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Motorola StarTac 7897 vs Motorola V100

Motorola StarTac 7897 Remove phone

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User Rating - 8.4

Posted: 01 Jan 2000
Market Status: Released US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued

Motorola V100 Remove phone

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User Rating - 8

Posted: 29 Aug 2000
Market Status: Released US carrier availability: T-Mobile - Discontinued

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Design
Form factorClamshellClamshell 
Dimensions6.50 x 2.00 x 0.25 inches (165 x 51 x 6 mm)3.70 x 2.80 x 1.10 inches (94mm x 71mm x 28mm) 
Weight3.45 oz (98 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)
5.60 oz (159 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)
 
Design featuresNumeric keypadFull keyboard 
Battery
Talk time2.10 hours
the average is 10 h (623 min)
3.33 hours
the average is 10 h (623 min)
 
Stand-by time6.7 days (160 hours)
the average is 18 days (434 h)
3.0 days (72 hours)
the average is 18 days (434 h)
 
TypeNi - MHLi - Ion 
Technology
GSM 1900 MHz 
AMPS

AMPS - Advanced mobile phone standard. Analogue standard used widely in North America.

800  
TDMA

TDMA - Time Division Multiple Access. A multiplexing technology used with satellites and cellular phones, in which multiple channels of data are interleaved (each signal is assigned to a different time interval, and the signals are transmitted by taking turns). . For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method. The GSM cellular system is also based on TDMA, but GSM defines the entire network, not just the air interface.

1900  
Phone features
Phonebook 100 entries 
OrganizerAlarmAlarm 
MessagingSMSSMS 
Games Yes 
Other features
NotificationsVibration, Phone profilesVibration 
Other Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording 
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Regulatory Approval
FCC approval

FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.

   
Date approved

Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission

 29 Aug 2000 
 FCC ID value: IHDT6AW1 link 
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