- Stylish and ultralight VGA (640x480) camera phone with built-in speakerphone
- Features hyptics vibration and fun lights
- Java 2.0 capable and voice dialing ready right out of the box
- Downloadable themes, wallpapers and ringtones
- Includes phone and travel charger
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With video playback, gaming, multimedia messaging and a VGA camera with digital zoom, the Motorola V220 is an affordable and powerful way to get in on all the mobile fun. It's the perfect companion to Cingular wireless service. What's more, it's a quad-band phone with global coverage support.
The phone features a sleek clamshell design with a large 128 x 128 color display with 65,000 colors. The outside cover of the handset sports a supplementary 96 x 32 blue monochrome display that can display time, call information, battery and signal strength, and more. The VGA camera lens is housed below this display. A stub antenna is placed on the top right side of the unit. Volume buttons are placed on the left side, as is a USB port for data connectivity. Most of the phone's features and on-screen menus are controlled by a five-way center button on the handset's control pad. There's a standard jack to accept universal hands-free headsets on the bottom of the handset, next to the phone's charging port.
Design
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Calling Features
The V220 allows you to assign pictures to your most common callers. It also supports polyphonic ringtones as well as MP3 ringers, allowing you to use portions of your favorite songs to alert you to incoming calls. A number of ringtones come preloaded on the phone and more ringtones can be downloaded from Cingular's MEdia service. There's even an included application, MotoMixer, that enables you to mix your own ringtones.
Speed dialing, which allows you to call pre-programmed numbers with one button is built in, as is a vibrating alert. A built-in speakerphone makes it easy to talk without having the phone to your ear. Voice activated dialing makes calling your friends, family and associates as easy as saying their names.
Messaging, Internet and Tools
The V220 features support for instant messaging applications (Cingular messaging charges apply). There's also a built-in web browser for MEdia downloads and mobile web browsing. Cingular's MEdia service lets you receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. Traditional text messaging, as well as picture and sound messaging (MMS) are also supported by the phone. When used in combination with the phone's built-in camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. iTap text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit-- a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.
A number of handy software tools are bundled with the V220 including a voice memo recorder, a calculator with currency converter, a calendar and an alarm clock.
Imaging and Entertainment
The V220's USB connectivity can be used to transfer pictures, sounds and graphics to the phone's 1.8 MB memory from your PC. Screensavers, themes and wallpapers can be set to your tastes. The V220 is Java enabled, meaning it supports games and application downloads written on the Java platform. The phone ships with a single game, Bejeweled, and additional games are available via the MEdia service. For extra gaming fun, the phone is haptics enabled, meaning the phone's vibrate system is activated by crashes or other events in games. The V220 also supports MPEG4 video playback. Load video clips from your PC or download them from a wireless web provider and enjoy video on the go.
The phone's built-in camera features VGA (640x480) resolution and a 4x digital zoom for getting great shots on the go.
Vital Statistics
The V220 weighs 3.76 ounces and measures 3.29 x 1.73 x .94 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7.2 hours of digital talk time, and up to 380 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.
What's in the Box
Motorola V220 handset, lithium-ion battery, power supply/charger, user's manual.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
so far so good,
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This review is from: Motorola V220 Phone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)
I got this phone only about two weeks ago and so far I'm pretty impressed. The screen is slightly smaller than my previous phone (Samsung x427) but the memory capacity more than makes up for it. I ditched the Samsung because it quickly ran out of memory but I've downloaded a ton of stuff on the Motorola and all of it plays fine. Anyways, here are some pros and cons:
Pros: memory capacity, sharp screen resolution, using the camera and sending pictures is VERY easy, being able to switch ringer betwen volumes or vibrate without opening the phone is nice, downloaded ringtones sound much clearer than on other phones, the speakerphone works well also, games load fast and play well, the battery life is also pretty good Cons: although there are games available for download, the phone doesn't come with any preloaded, so don't be surprised, the outer display scratches a little too easy and would be better if it was more durable, the camera, while easy to use, doesn't have very good resolution and really needs a flash, the screen size is adaquate although it would be better if it was bigger Overall it's a very good phone. For people looking for a good phone for ringtones and games, it's great, but for the best resolution on the camera, it's nothing spectacular.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Overkill...,
By IHiJump "ihijump" (Arkansas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Motorola V220 Phone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)
I got this phone becuase it was free with an upgrade. I had read reviews and thought it would be worth the money (none) to upgrade to it. It's a good phone. I've had it two days and the battery is still going strong... they say it takes a few rechargings to get the full potential out of the battery.
On the plus side: I like the front screen that shows caller ID. It makes for a quick check to see if I want to answer or not. I also like the calendar. I can pull it up and quickly look at appointments. I haven't bought the data cable yet but plan to do so soon. I like the navigation disc... it's easy to get around in menus although the menus themselves are sometimes tricky... the cancel/exit/ok buttons switch sides on some menus. The Shortcut option is great... the menu on this thing is extensive so it's nice to be able to quickly get to often-used menu options. My biggest pet peeve people who let their phones go off in public places where they have no business answering a phone... so I love the vibrate option built into this phone. Speakerphone!! On the downside: I'm left-handed and the side buttons really are a pain. I can't hold the phone with my left hand for long. It'd be great to be able to disable the side buttons... or change their functions. The phone becomes very uncomfortable on my ear after awhile. I don't understand the need for the side button that allows for voice-calling since I must have the phone open to use that functionality anyhow. It's just in the way. The camera is pretty sad... I never understood the need for a camera on a phone in the first place and 640x480 is basically useless. Often times I've been entering contacts and I accidentally hit the hang-up button instead of the save button and PRESTO... I lose all my entered info! I want to be able to put my name on the front screen since my wife and I have identical phones... can't do it. Can't do it on the inside screen either (It'd be nice to take off my service provider's name too). I've been looking for a hack but haven't found one yet.
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Affordable item!! But no Motorola Support. =o(,
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This review is from: Motorola V220 Phone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)
This is a great phone for those on a budget (like me!) It's one step down from the v400. So if you can afford it, get the v400 instead! The v400 has a ton of included themes and photos, and more memory (5 MBs) compared to this phone, which is sort of "bare bones" (1.8mb). Both have the same quality camera and photos, although the v400 has a better screen. Both phones can have .mp3's playing as ringtones.
The v220 has very clear sound quality, great screen and excellent battery life. My only problem with it is that there is NO SUPPORT from motorola for a data link cable. The V220 connects via a small USB plug, but you have to order the datalink software & drivers from motorola before you can use it (another fourty bucks! And Cingular didn't stock it, only Motorola does, on a very remote part of their site). I got my software on a file-sharing program because I've NEVER heard of a company charging money just for DRIVERS!! All-in-all I'm loving my new phone (I've had it for several weeks). I've been able to get rid of my palm pilot because it holds 1,250 contacts (with the Simm Card). One note - if you add your contacts to the phone's memory (as opposed to the Simm's) you will have to set the ringer for each contact or else it defaults to no ring). The motorola software also allows you to sync to your Microsoft Outlook contacts and calendar, and it was truly easy to use! This phone is a great way to feel like you've got tons of money, because it's basically just a "baby" version of the v400 (which retails for about $150 more usually). It's a good buy, and on Amazon right now with their rebate, you actually get money BACK for buying the phone! If you have any questions about the phone that I haven't answered here, feel free to AIM me at WinterGetsMe. If you like my review please vote for it! ~ Michele
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