Motorola's W220: A RAZR For Tight Budgets

Motorola W220

Motorola W220

Motorola W220

Motorola W220

In a Spanish language release dated Tuesday the 14th, Motorola announced the name of the FM radio equipped entry-level handset that they eluded to at their press event on Monday. The new handset, called the W220, is meant to be a RAZR for the masses, bringing the RAZR form factor and good looks at a lower price point. Of course, the only way to do that was to drop features from the original design, which accounts for the lack of an external display and the use of a smaller 1.5" 128x128 pixel CSTN display on the inside.

In lieu of the external display Motorola has chosen to place three light-up icons that give power, battery, and message information. Other features include a speakerphone function, a WAP 2.0 browser, MMS support, and the ability to download new wallpapers, ringtones, and games. The internal storage capacity of the device will allow for up to 600 contacts to be added to the W220's phone book, while the large 880mAh battery should be good for around 8 hours of talk time, or up to 12 days of standby time.

The W220 measures up at 46mm x 95mm x 16.7mm (1.8" x 3.7" x 0.66"), which is a wee bit thicker than the RAZR v3 that it emulates. The W220 weighs 93g (3.28oz) and will be available in two versions, one for the 850 and 1900MHz GSM bands in the Americas, and one that supports the 900 and 1800MHz bands for the rest of the world.

Motorola expects the device to be available in Q3 of this year.

 

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