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Motorola morphs the successful RAZR V3 into a 3G phone, announces a slew of entry-level handsets, and shows off three new fashion phones and wireless accessories, including a pair of Bluetooth Oakley sunglasses.
Hot on the heels of Nokia's announcement of seven new mobile phones, Motorola has unveiled a 3G clamshell based on the design of the successful RAZR V3 called the V1150. The US-based manufacturer also announced a wide range of lower tier products at CommunicAsia 2005 in Singapore this week that it hopes will bolster its position in the Asia-Pacific region.
Although not quite as thin as its svelte GSM counterpart, the V1150 looks quite similar to its predecessor with a beautifully etched similar keypad and vivid dual displays. It sports a 2-megapixel camera for stills and an additional camera on the inside for 2-way video calling on third-generation (3G) networks. The V1150 also ups the ante by supporting removable TransFlash memory cards. While the company was quiet on the much-anticipated iTunes phones, the V1150 holds its own with a multimedia player supporting AAC+, MPEG4, WMV, WMA, MP3 and Real media files.
Motorola, the worlds second largest phone maker, also hopes to capture more market share through low-tier customers with two entry-level 3G handsets and four GSM models. The C975 is a candybar-designed 3G phone with a VGA camera, MP3 player and expandable memory via removable TransFlash cards. The V975 has similar capabilities but is a flip phone with an external colour display.
The new entry- to mid-level GSM models also aim to bring mobile technology to the masses, especially in developing mobile markets in South-East Asia. Devices include the back-to-basics, monochrome-screened C117 and its big brother, the colour-screened C157. Moving slightly up the scale is the Bluetooth-equipped V360. It features push-to-talk, an MP3 player and a VGA camera. Another follow-on from the success of the V3 is the V280. It is a candybar phone measuring a super-thin 114 x 49 x 11mm and boasting a 262K-colour, 128 x 160-pixel display.
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Model |
Availability |
Features |
 Motorola C975 |
Now |
3G, VGA camera, CIF camera for video calls, MP3 player, MMS, e-mail, 2MB built-in memory, expandable memory (TransFlash), WAP browser, 24-voice polyphonic ring tones, speakerphone. |
 Motorola V975 |
Now |
3G, VGA camera, CIF camera for video calls, 1.9-inch 65K-colour internal display (176 x 220 pixels), 4K-colour external display, MP3 player, expandable memory (TransFlash), USB connectivity, J2ME games, MMS, e-mail. |
 Motorola V1150 |
Q4 of 2005 |
3G, 2-megapixel camera, additional VGA camera for video calls, Bluetooth, media player supports MP3, AAC+, WMV, WMA and Real video/audio files, voice recognition dialling (without pre-recording), WAP 2.0 browser, MMS, TransFlash memory expansion, supports 3D games and J2ME. |
