Motorola W220 Flip Phone mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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Score: 7.0/10

164 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This mobile phone scores high on battery life. - It scores very poorly on features. “If you are after a basic phone with out all the gizmos, this is prefect, slim and…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 164 real customer reviews

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164 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
67% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (162)
Battery life7.8
Design7.8
Ease of use7.2
Features6.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)7.6
Overall rating7.0
 

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Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ If you are after a basic phone with out all the gizmos, this is prefect, slim and stylish and easy to use.

- Reviewer left no comment

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28 of 28 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 5.0/10

+ radio

- Sooooo slow to text. It wouldn't keep up with me

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20 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ For the price, this phone is amazing! What it lacks in features it makes up for in design...The front panel indicator makes it very clear when you receive a text or call, and the battery life on this thing is amazing!! If your on a budget, and not too bothered about fancy features....Just a nice looking, good quality phone, that hardly ever needs charging, look no further!!

- The predictive text is a bit slow, and if your a fast typer it can get confused.... Also, no bluetooth or infared. But then again, it is cheap as chips!

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “independent hate useless gadgetry”

Score 7.0/10

+ texts-phones-plays radio and thats pretty well it BLISS

- Crap instrucions (yes I know its cheap and simple ...wouldn't take much to up the instructions OR how about a web address with full details)

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Simple phone required”

Score 10.0/10

+ This is a simple phone that goes 'ring ring' which is just what my husband wanted. He can't ring anybody by accident becayse of the flip mechanism. It's great if you want a down to earth no fuss phone

- There are no bad points for us, but if you want an all singing all dancing phone then this isn't the one for you

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Its small and sound quality is good

- navigation is a bit fiddley - good job ive got small fingers

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 3.0/10

+ Nice looking phone, lightweight and I like the icons that light up on the front when its closed.

- It is a poor quality phone, freezes up often, texting is an absolute nightmare.You have to text really slowly else it gets itself all confused and jumbles the whole text up. I mainly text so this is a big problem, so much so i'm considering replacing the phone. I've had severa; Motorolas now and have liked them all, but this is the worst phone I've had to date.

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 4.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The battery life is very poor

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Apr 2008

Clare, Dungannon

Score 10.0/10

+ Great value for money. V.easy to use. Love the radio

- None

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ Simple & easy to use.

- Screen is a little small which makes it difficult to see some of the text especially with some of the wallpaper

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Dec 2007

chantal, croydon

Score 5.0/10

+ Its a standard phone. you can make calls with it, send and recieve test messages. There is internet if you want to use it and it is fairly simple to operate, when making a call and sending a text.

- It hasnt got bluetooth, i dont know how to get pictures onto my phone and i cant work out how to listen to sound.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Jan 2008

David, Loughborough

Score 7.0/10

+ A tactile and compact design that feels good in your hand.

- Lack of camera and bluetooth.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “no interest in camaras”

Score 7.0/10

+ sturdy and compact. ruberised case and good radio

- small keypad for chunky fingers

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purchased 05 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Small, easy to use, cheap, effective and the radio's a bonus.

- None really for me.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Apr 2008

Rachel, Surrey

Score 3.0/10

+ It looks and feels good - as long as you don't want to use it!! It's absolutely fine if you just want to speak on the phone and will regularly top up your battery but no good for texting.

- Messaging facility if awful. There is no option to add words to a dictionary so you have to come in and out of predictive text to spell words which is very frustrating. The predictive set up is not clear and the keypad is not very sensitive to touch so you often have to go back and start again. The keypad is not clear for which buttons to use and when messaging I have regularly lost messages when trying to scroll along the predicitve words. The manual is useless and does not give any useful amount of information. Battery life is poor and you cannot use the phone when it is plugged into the charger - it seems to block all facilities.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Feb 2008

Caroline, Warrington

Score 7.0/10

+ Robust, and small enough without being unusable.

- Predictive text is a huge weakness. E.g. a single press on the 'abc' key in any other phone I've used will put and 'a' up - this one gives either c or b, and it offers an apostrophe (surely an under used character in the world of text) as its first offering on the punctuation button. Can't find car accessories easily.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 6.0/10

+ It has all the basic features you would need to keep in touch with other people. It would be perfect for a young child (that it for their first phone).

- Does not allow you to change text tone. Limited space and choice of ring tones.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Dec 2007

gill, bradford

Score 2.0/10

+ nice size & easy to use

- can't see who's calling till open phone to answer

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Dec 2006

Yasser , North Finchley / London

Score 9.0/10

+ what do I need from a mobile phone is to receive and make calls efficiently with good sound and reliable design, also this mobile has a nice looking , excellent built-in FM radio and huge memory to store contacts I like it very much

- the the only thing is the navigation button maybe because I have a big finger.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ it looks good and its easy to use

- battery soon runs out

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Mar 2008

george, gourock

Score 9.0/10

+ price

- no blue tooth facility

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jan 2008

dave, leamington spa

Score 10.0/10

+ i can't slate the phone,it looks good and every function is good

- no bad points

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Dec 2007

Elizabeth, Edinburgh

Score 10.0/10

+ Ideal for my use easy to carry about as I work outdoors and perfect for me.

- Sometimes I press the volume button on the outside of the phone by mistake when the phone is in my pocket( my fault I have to remember not to touch the phone when its in my pocket!)

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ In general I find it compact light and fairly easy to use.

- Not enough ringtones for either the messages or calls. The message one is particulary bad.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Mar 2008

bernard, prestatyn , “ I would not”

Score 5.0/10

+ small compact and light with good battery life

- I personally found it difficult to text and even add other names and numbers . much more difficult to use than my old Nokia

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Feb 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ The phone is quite user friendly, with nice screen and design and rich in features if u want a non-camera phone (which I wanted).

- Though it has predictive text, it is quite different from other brands when it chooses the default word, so will have to take some getting used to.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Dec 2007

Julie, Runcorn

Score 9.0/10

+ Very convenient size and easy to use

- screen is a bit small and keyboard is a little small for fingers

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ it's small and convenient to hold

- the keypad is very sensitive and hence difficult to use

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Feb 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ so easy to use swift and excellent operation

- none that i have encountered

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Dec 2006

Howell, Swansea

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to use basic phone for those people that don't need a camera, MP3 player, etc

- None to speak of.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Good looking and easy to use - especially good for an older person who doesn't need all the extras

- Basic phone - no camera/Music download etc so will probably not appeal to the younger market

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 May 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Simple to use to texting and calls. FM Radio works well

- None

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Mar 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 2.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- terrible operating system and layout. constantly opening battery cover, inaudible ring tones

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Apr 2008

Phil, Appleby

Score 7.0/10

+ simple to use and looks good

- a bit flimsy

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Mar 2008

Lynn, Thatcham

Score 8.0/10

+ Good battery life; phone was cheap.

- Tiny keypad; rubbish games.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jun 2008

Alan, Bell

Score 6.0/10

+ Simple to use

- Takes too long to load memory.
Often says for emmergency use only, when it is in a poor signal area

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Aug 2007

James, Worksop

Score 7.0/10

+ Flip phone design protects screen, and prevents accidental button pressing. A compact and pleasing appearance, with good battery performance. Good radio feature. Very cheap price, and good value if only a basic phone is needed.

- A basic phone without any of the bells and whistles of more sophisticated models, but performs well on what it does.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jun 2008

Roy, Ballyclare Co Amtrim , “Pensioner very happy always”

Score 10.0/10

+ Ring Ring Instead of music it really sounds like a real phone

- None i can think off

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ I love the style of this phone, looks great and the compact folding design means it fits in my pocket perfectly. The FM Radio is brilliant.

- No camera but to be expected at this price.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jan 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 5.0/10

+ Radio
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- Bad internet browsing, hard to obtain music etc. no bluetooth

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ It works well.

- Keypad is too small for large fingers. There is no camera or the facility to recieve picture messages.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jul 2008

Joseph , Bolton, Lancashire , “Grandfather”

Score 10.0/10

+ It is a mobile phone that I believe has everything one needs to be to make a call or send a text, if I to take a photo I use a camera. I don't need anything to play games on, I can find better things to occupy myself, such as reading.

- As a phone I cannot thing of one.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 5.0/10

+ its a nice colour pink, i like the flip design, i like that it has a message light on the front of the phone

- its very basic,

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 4.0/10

+ looks

- lack of anything

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jun 2007

kalman, newport wales

Score 10.0/10

+ i like because the battery is perfect i love it

- no camera in the phone

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purchased 21 Nov 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ simple, compact, easy to use, you close it & its locked & in resting mode-you open it & its ready to use

- tricky to switch between predictive & non-predictive text
numbers in contacts dont stay on the screen long enough to dial on a land line

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 4.0/10

+ size

- sound, navigation, battery life.

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purchased 07 Nov 2007

Charles, Bournemouth

Score 7.0/10

+ Compact and easy to use.

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jun 2008

Lincoln, London

Score 7.0/10

+ sound quality is good.

- battery life seems a little short, and it needs a radio that can play AM as well as FM.

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purchased 26 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Small and compact but easy to read.

- Navigation not very straightforward at first.

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purchased 16 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ its a good looking phone for the money

- screen is small

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purchased 09 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ ease of texting

- cant always hear ring tone

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purchased 25 Jul 2008

Steve, Lymington

Score 8.0/10

+ Its no fuss, easy to use, incredible value. Does exactly what I want. I am over 35 and have no interest in mp3 or digital camera on a phone so this little gem is perfect, especially if you are still trying to suss out how to programme the VHS

- One annoying little thing is when pressing the right nav key you can easily hit the return key and end up at the default screen. Apart from that there are no bad points and even that is probably over come if you dont have big clumsy fingers like mine!

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purchased 06 Jul 2008

Dominic, Roche

Score 5.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- 'The key pad design is very poor - the directional button is too small. And I still haven't had my free air time!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Simple to use, excellent for people who just need a phone for calls and texts. Battery life is pretty good, and the screen is protected when closed so you don't have to worry about breaking it.

- When you switch on the phone it takes a while before you can use the contacts list. Game is difficult to use, but if you have this phone you probably have a good phone as well anyway so nothing really to complain about.

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purchased 05 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Reception on radio stations is poor and have actually given up listening to the radio through the phone.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 1.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Everything - probably one of the worst phones I've ever bought

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jul 2008

chris, mitcham

Score 3.0/10

+ user friendly

- texting is slow

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purchased 16 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 2.0/10

+ nothing!!

- No camera. barely holds any messages... just a crap phone

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purchased 04 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Nice and compact, user friendly

- No bad points

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Jul 2008

Jo, Kingsbridge , “Energetic grandma”

Score 9.0/10

+ Great size - fits in a small handbag ... good for anyone who just wants a simple phone

- Keypad is a bit on the small side but still manageable... takes a fair amount of time for memory to access contacts list ...

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purchased 04 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ good basic phone

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 23 Jun 2008

val, essex

Score 9.0/10

+ small,neat,easy to use

- the volume switch is badly placed as it can be pressed inadvertently

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purchased 29 Jul 2008

Wei chu, Taiwan

Score 8.0/10

+ battery life is really good.

- The screen is too samll. It's would be even better if can be used in Chinese.

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purchased 11 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 3.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Very basic and too small screen

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purchased 30 Jul 2008

Bob, Mortimer / Berkshire , “ Grumpy but converted”

Score 9.0/10

+ For a nop nonsense straight forward easy to use mobile (especialy for a couple of old technophobes like us) my wife and I started to share this phone but there is now fearce competion as to who gets to operate it first. It has no frills and makes communication a joy.

- Difficult to comment as this is our very first mobile phone, we had managed wthout this far but our family are now very pleased that we have it. 'THE MOST FREQUENT AND ANNOYING INTERUPTION IN YOUR LIFE IS A TELEPHONE CALL' but I guess The Motorola W220 softens the experience.

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purchased 20 Jul 2008

Kathryn, Knaresborough , “Normal working mum”

Score 7.0/10

+ Compact and easy to use

- When texting you can press wrong letter easily

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purchased 04 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “male thirty eight”

Score 4.0/10

+ small light

- no camera

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purchased 22 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 2.0/10

+ its pink and small and flip phone

- No bluetooth - very old fashioned screen and there is no great choice of ringing styles

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purchased 12 Jun 2008

Liz, Edinburgh , “technophobe mum”

Score 10.0/10

+ simple, cheap, lightweight. I only want to use my phone to make calls and text and that just what it does. Have found lantern tourch function quirky and have used Radio.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 02 Jul 2008

caz, essex , “i love pink”

Score 10.0/10

+ easy to use - easy to navigate even for the most technophobic people.
lve the colour of mine - yep i know it's facile but it's styling is great.
ideal second phone for me.

- no camera or gizmos so might not be for everyone.

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purchased 12 Jul 2008

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Product Features

3G No
Touchscreen No
Type Flip Phone
Band Dual
EDGE No
WiFi No
Screen Resolution (pixels) 128x128
Bluetooth No
XHTML Browser Yes
WAP Yes
FM Tuner Yes
Email Functionality No
SatNav No
MP3 ATRAC Playback No
Operating System Proprietary OS
Memory Card Slot No
Weight (g) 93
Talk Time (hours) 9
Standby Time (hours) 336
USB Port No
Video Recorder No
Instant Messaging No
Built-in Camera No
Dimensions (mm) 95x46.7x16.7
Java Yes
SAR (W per kg in 10g) 0.81
Games Yes
HTML Browser No
Phone book capacity (names) 600
Colour Multi
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Manufacturer's Description

Show off your individual style as well as your original moves. With a built-in FM radio and a colorful clamshell design, the affordable new Motorola W220 delivers a fun fusion of entertainment and communication features to keep you connected. Chat with friends, download* media content and share your favorite images via multimedia messaging (MMS). No matter your means for communication, the Motorola W220 provides ample battery life and the best of the basics to help ensure everyday communication is always at your fingertips.

Get What You Need
Less is more. The Motorola W220 offers only the best connectivity capabilities and up to 497 minutes of talk time
* to keep you in touch your way – no unnecessary features or fuss. Multitask while you send a holiday wish via text to family*, browse the Internet for movie times or download and share a funny image via MMS*. No matter what your need, the Motorola W220 provides a simple, user-friendly experience to make everyday communication a snap.

Groove is in the Hand

Experience entertainment on-the-go! The Motorola W220 features a built-in radio so you can tune in to your favorite DJ and listen in stereo via optional stereo headphones.

Cool Clamshell
Whether you want to chat with a friend or listen to a friend or live music, the Motorola W220 delivers all the latest features at an affordable price. And what’s more, with a chic color clamshell and a large, vibrant color screen, you’ll always step out in style.

SUMMARY OF FEATURES:
• Entertainment on-the-go with built-in FM radio
• Browser WAP 2.0 Compliant
• Downloadable media: Wallpapers, Ringtones and Games*
• Large, vibrant color screen – 128×128 CSTN display
• Messaging Services: MMS, SMS and NSM*
• Lantern

Network and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas. Airtime, data charges, and/or additional charges may apply.
*
All talk and standby times are quoted in Digital Mode, and are approximate. Battery performance depends on network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, features selected, and voice, data and other application usage patterns.

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