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Motorola V551 Mobile Phone Review

Company:

Motorola, www.motorola.com

Price:

Approximate retail price is $209.99 US without service contract.

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Getting Started

A step up from the Motorola V180 is the Motorola V551. This phone offers basically the same features and functionality as the V180. The menus are almost identical between the two phones. The real tangible differences are in the external case and display. The V551 case is much more rugged and durable. It would be a great flip phone for an on the go person or teenage kids. The best part of this phone though is the 65,000 color display. Never will you see a better display on a phone at this price level. It is easy to look at in all lighting conditions. The phone is just very well built.

Specifications and Features

Specifications

• 4.3 ounces - weight of phone with standard battery
• 3.5" x 1.9" x .9" (excluding antennae) - size of phone with standard battery
• For use on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz Networks
• WAP 2.0 (WSP/HTTP 1.1, WTCP/IP, xHTML Mobile Profile, WCSS, Cookies, WTLS class 2, TLS 1.0/SSL 3.0)
• MMS, EMS 5.0, IM Wireless Village, Email: POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
• J2ME™ MIDP 2.0 / CLDC1.0 plus API's
• CE Bus connector
• Video Record and Playback (MPEG4/h.263)
• EDGE Class4 (1U/3D)
• GPRS Class 10 (2U/4D)

Highlighted Features

• Video capture/playback
• High speed data exchange (EDGE)
• Large, active color display (176x220, 65K TFT)
• GSM Quad-band global roaming
• Voice Dialing
• enhanced User Interface
• Preloaded and Downloadable Wallpapers and Screensavers, MP3 Ringtones and Games
• up to 5 megabytes of end user memory
• Software Skins
• Built-in Hands-Free Speaker
• Phonebook ID and Picture Caller ID
• Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Enabled
• Dedicated carrier and camera key
• Wireless Village IM Client
• SyncML Device Management and PIM Synch
• Integrated digital camera (VGA 640x480)
• 22 KHz polyphonic speaker

Talk Time Features

• Provides up to 220 to 425 minutes of talk time
• Provides up to 179 to 235 hours of standby time

Display

• Internal Display: 176 x 220 65k TFT
• External Display: 2 line external w/blue backlight

What you get

• Motorola V551 phone
• Standard Slim Battery
• Travel Charger
• User Manual

Pros:

• 65k TFT Color Screen
• Very durable case
• Excellent Speakerphone

Cons:

• Even though the phone was rugged and sturdy, it feels heavy to use.

Adding It All Up

The Motorola V551 is one of the best phone upgrade options available. The phone is sturdy yet still has a trendy look. The color display is a good size for reading information or making calls or taking pictures or even playing games. For just a little more money, you get a lot more phone with upgrading to the Motorola V551.

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Check out the links below to see reviews of the phones from Samsung and Motorola.

Motorola V180
Samsung E315
Motorola V551
Samsung E715

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