Motorola i856
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Posted: 02 Sep 2009 Announced: 02 Sep 2009
Market Status: Released
Release date: 02 Sep 2009
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US carrier availability: Southern LINC - Discontinued Sprint - Discontinued as Motorola Debut i856 Boost Mobile - Discontinued
Links: Motorola i856 manual Motorola i856 Official Page Motorola Debut i856 Review Southern LINC phones

Motorola i856 is an iDEN slider phone that features 2.2" color display, 1.3MP camera, stereo Bluetooth, 3.5 mm audio jack, music player and speakerphones.

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Motorola i856 specifications

also known as Motorola Debut i856

Pros

No pros

Cons

Low resolution display (176 x 220 pixels)
Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Low-resolution video capture
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
- Slider
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.19 x 1.97 x 0.59 (106.5 x 50 x 15 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 2.99 oz (85 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.20 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 176 x 220 pixels
Pixel density:
- 128 ppi
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.50 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 4.0 days (95 hours)
  the average is 16 days (390 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1100 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, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 1.3 megapixels
Camcorder:
- - 352x288 (CIF)

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Openwave 7.21

Technology

iDEN:
iDEN - iDEN (Integrated Digital Enhanced Network) is a wireless network standard developed by Motorola and used by Nextel Wireless. It operates at 800Mhz, 900Mhz and 1500Mhz frequency bands and it is a mixture of TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) and GSM arhitecture. It allows the use of one mobile device as a digital phone, pager, two-way radio and fax/modem.
- 800, 900 MHz
Satellite system:
- GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 600 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 2.1
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M3
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, Push-to-Talk

Availability

Officially announced:
- 02 Sep 2009

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