Tech Shout!

Motorola has announced the availability of the latest W215 mobile phone.

The new W215 is a slim looking candy-bar handset that incorporates features such as a VGA camera with 4x zoom; 65K TFT color display; and integrated stereo FM radio with speaker phone, offering up to 14 hours continuous playback and the option to preset 9 FM channels.

In addition, the Motorola W215 phone also features a large internal phonebook with up to 500 contacts, the ability to store up to 750 SMS, downloadable ring tones, iTAP predictive text messaging, IMB of user storage, and extended battery life with talk time of up to 470 minutes and standby time of around 300 hours.

Interestingly, the Motorola W215 phone comes with Hindi read and write capability, and menu color personalization apart from add-ons like lantern functionality, currency converter, etc.

The Motorola W215 phone seeks to deal with the multi-tasking needs of aspiring Indian consumers for whom affordability and features are essential, without compromising on style and design, said Lloyd Mathias, Director of Marketing, Motorola South West Asia Mobile Devices.

The Motorola W215 phone is available on shelves right away for around Rs 4,000.

Features of the Motorola W215 phone are:

Sleek candy bar form with large clear 128×128 65k TFT display

GSM coverage for international roaming

Integrated VGA camera with 4x zoom

FM radio

1 MB of user memory

500 entry internal phonebook

750 SMS message storage

Polyphonic ring tones

iTAP 5.5 predictive text entry for messaging

Handset Manager support for downloading/uploading pictures & ringtones via headset jack (requires optional cable & software)