Motorola W396
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- Posted: 14 Aug 2008
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 10 Dec 2008
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Motorola W396 is a dual-band GSM clamshell featuring 65k color TFT display, VGA Camera, microSD slot for memory, Music Player and FM Radio with RDS support.
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Motorola W396 specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.67 inches)
- Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.74 x 1.77 x 0.67 (95 x 45 x 17 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.32 oz (94 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.32 oz (94 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 1.80 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 128 x 160 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 114 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 9.16 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 9.16 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
the average is 16 days (390 h)
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 940 mAh
Hardware
- Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
- microSD
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 0.3 megapixels VGA
- Features:
- Digital zoom
Multimedia
- Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Features:
- Music recognition
- Features:
- Radio:
- FM, Stereo, RDS
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- WAP 2.0
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 1900 MHz
- Other version supports GSM 900/1800 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- GPRS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
Connectivity
- USB:
- USB 1.1
Other features
- Notifications:
- Service lights, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration
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