Review: Motorola W220

Motorola W220 Review

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Best buy: On Pay as you Go for £19.95 from the Carphone Warehouse (choice of black or pink).

The Motorola W220 is a budget addition to the popular RAZR clamshell family. Featuring Motorola's now familiar flat keypad with cool blue backlighting, the W220 is a bargain basement phone with limited features. There's no camera, no music player and the screen is a basic colour display with a low resolution. However, there is an FM radio that can be listened to via the speakerphone, or using optional stereo headphones. For someone looking for a basic phone with an attractive design, the W220 could be a good choice. This is virtually the only clamshell phone in this price range. Be aware that this is not a superslim phone like the Motorola RAZR, but it's still compact and lightweight. The closest competitor is probably the Nokia 2310, which comes in a traditional candy bar shape rather than a clamshell.

The W220 is an excellent first phone and is cheap as chips - the Carphone Warehouse have it for just £19.95 on Pay as you Go in a choice of colours, including pink.

Features of the Motorola W220 include:

• Display: CSTN, 65,000 colours, 128 x 128 pixels
• FM radio
• iMelody ringtone composer
• Speakerphone
• Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS
• Downloadable Games
• Calculator, Calendar, Currency Converter, Alarm
• Web browser
• WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 8
• Memory: 0.5 Mbytes
• Dual band
• Size: 95 x 47 x 17 mm
• Weight: 93
• Talktime: 500 minutes
• Battery standby: 290 hours

Motorola W220 Consumer Reviews

Average rating from 100 reviews:

Please, do not submit any more reviews of the Motorola W220 - 100 reviews is enough!

Reviewed by bob from england on 29th Oct 2007
this is a great simple phone. the screen and memory sucks but all a phone needs is texting or ringing and that is glory of this phone texting is easy to do and fast sending call quality is 5 stars its clear loud and easy to here great mobile simple but simply gr8
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Reviewed by jeffry from uk on 28th Oct 2007
this phone is realy cheapenough said
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Reviewed by Salma from India on 25th Oct 2007
As my cell had been stoled i needed a new cell, so i was thinking of buying another Nokia cell, but when i was this one i couldn't switch to any other cell.. Its very very reasonable n very friendly user. Radio is excellent..Ringtones are quiet attracting. N the most inportant thing is the SMS memory its excellent i mean in such a rate we wont get so much space.......right. Overall its an superb cell
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Reviewed by Charlotte from UK on 19th Oct 2007
Needed to replace my phone as stolen and just wanted something to call/ text on! It does lack extras that many phones these days such as camera, MP3 etc! However I carry my camera and my ipod with me so I didn't need these! Looks good and seems to work well... Only had a week so can't comment too much! The only downside is that it does tend to pick up grease..I have the black so not too bad but I don't think I would suggest pink or silver for this reason. Also radio is great!
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Reviewed by Emma from UK on 17th Oct 2007
I think this was ok. I bought it cause someone nicked my old fone(I feel sorry 4 them)but i didnt realise it didnt have a camera or video camera. All in all i was happy when i bought a new phone
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Reviewed by akd from uk on 7th Oct 2007
it is jusy okey nothing much to say but it is just basic`
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Reviewed by Graham from UK on 21st Sep 2007
I found this web site because I wanted to see if anybody else was suffering the problems that I have. On the whole, the phone performs excellent and I get over a week between charges even with reasonable call usage. But it has inexplicably powered down a couple of times when I have tried to answer a call (really annoying!!); and a couple of times I have flipped it open to see the message "Enter PIN code", as though it has done a reset. Since only one of the comments below hints at anything like these problems, I think I just have a bad one. Other minor gripe: I sometimes find that the battery cover starts to slip off by itself. But overall, great for the price.
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Reviewed by heena shah Kiritkumar from India (Vadodara) on 18th Sep 2007
I have had this phone for several months, and found it to be really good. Although this phone doesn't have a lot of fancy extras like a camera or mp3 player they my old phone had, I have found that I actaully use the fm radio more than I ever used the more advanced functions on my other phone! The battery life seems fine to me, it has a nice looking design (several people have commented about how nice it looks, and are always surprised when they hear how cheap it is!) It also seems to be pretty robust! It's survived me dropping it many times. The only downside is that is it rather slow to text with. If you try to text too quickly then it gets confused and can't cope. Other than that, I would say that for the price it's really good, and cheap but stylish phone, then this is a great choice.
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Reviewed by Andrew from UK on 13th Sep 2007
I bought this phone as a cheapie to replace my daughter's lost Samsung. I am very impressed. It is solid, small and neat, looks good and is easy to use. Sound quality good with lots of ringtones. It does not have a camera or bluetooth and the screen is low res, but the phone is under £30. I would n't mind one myself! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BASIC PHONE
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Reviewed by Andrew from India on 11th Sep 2007
The screen could be bigger.
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Reviewed by borat from kazakhstan on 6th Sep 2007
Hello my name a borat! This phone very nice! If you want a camera on this phone put it on the table then put a camera ontop of it!
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Reviewed by jemma from uk on 5th Sep 2007
i think this is amazing i have this phone it is a hit !!
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Reviewed by sumantra from india on 31st Aug 2007
cool enough for such a small price ! downsides are very limited memory (.5MB) & lacking of bluetooth, camera or MP3!! however display color is good ,fm & ringtones really rocks...
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Reviewed by Adam from UK on 30th Aug 2007
I think its design is good, but the only problem is tht it doesnt have a camera!!!!
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Reviewed by Avery from Cuba on 29th Aug 2007
It is a good phone but tends to get greasy/dirty too easily in pocket. Very cheap and reliable I like it.
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Reviewed by Claire from UK on 27th Aug 2007
I'm sick of buying gimmicky phones that barely last days until they break, so i chose a nice simple phone that was good looking. Had it.. 9 months now still works as good as the day I got it and despite not being incredibly careful with it, it has resisted scratches and chipped paint, (which all my friends expensive *good quality* phones have) Would recommend this phone to anyone, easy to use and for the £20 odd quid I paid its flippin good quality!
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Reviewed by Niteesh from India on 24th Aug 2007
i m havingw220.. it is good ...
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Reviewed by andrew bowater from england on 24th Aug 2007
reasonable phone but lacks memory and some styles not too good
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Reviewed by ian hibbert from England on 22nd Aug 2007
Firstly lets get one thing straight. All the morons that BUY this phone and then criticise it, then some daft female says "its only fault is it dont have a camera" Then why buy it???? You want a good reliable fone thats fuss free, makes calls (well it is a phone) texts and has a few other useful bits. LOOK NO FURTHER, it's a great little phone thats not pretending to be a £200 phone that some morons who buy it want it to be. A good honest little phone.
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Reviewed by Ruth from UK on 15th Aug 2007
I have had this phone for several months, and found it to be really good. Although this phone doesn't have a lot of fancy extras like a camera or mp3 player they my old phone had, I have found that I actaully use the fm radio more than I ever used the more advanced functions on my other phone! The battery life seems fine to me, it has a nice looking design (several people have commented about how nice it looks, and are always surprised when they hear how cheap it is!) It also seems to be pretty robust! It's survived me dropping it many times. The only downside is that is it rather slow to text with. If you try to text too quickly then it gets confused and can't cope. Other than that, I would say that for the price it's really good, and cheap but stylish phone, then this is a great choice.
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Reviewed by peter from slovakia on 15th Aug 2007
THIS PHONE IS VERY GOOD!!!!!!great looks!
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Reviewed by Anand from India on 13th Aug 2007
This a very good phone fo those who want an additional phone(like spare one).It looks stylish,and u can use it just for calls and messaging,anyway its cool and cheap
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Reviewed by Sue from UK on 10th Aug 2007
Love my pink phone. Excellent value basic phone. If you need all extras you have to pay for them. I just want a phone to call my friends, which it does. Battery good, but is in car charger available
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Reviewed by lola from uk on 9th Aug 2007
this phone is good! the annoying thing about it is that it doesnt have a camera!
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Reviewed by GTE from RO on 1st Aug 2007
First of all i'd like to say FU for everyone who used the word "rubbish" in their reviews. What is wrong with you people? You can all see the specs, but you can also see the price! So why criticize the thing so much? It's veeeeeeery cheap => no cam, mp3 and other bull. Looks awesome and battery life doesn't disappoint. I own it, I'm proud of it and i warmly recommend it if you're looking for a phone, not some expensive toy.
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Reviewed by Debarox from India on 31st Jul 2007
all over a nice phone but not for smart ppl. it has literally got nothing that a teenager would want. although with excellent battery life, the sound quality really sucks
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Reviewed by Fran from UK on 22nd Jul 2007
This is an excellent phone if all you want to do is to make and receive calls - plus it looks stylish. I don't understand why people moan about it not having a camera and bluetooth, etc, why didn't you do some research first. I know this isn't the same for everyone, but I've found the battery life to be excellent.
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Reviewed by Kim from England on 22nd Jul 2007
Absolutly Rubbish! It had no memory, no bluetooth and no camera. It cant be anymore rubbish! I think even the first Nokia to made was probally better than this one! Yes it is quite a good looking phone just you cant do anything with it! Dont buy this, its not worth it!
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Reviewed by Tom from UK on 19th Jul 2007
HOT STUFF!
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Reviewed by edge09 from pinas on 12th Jul 2007
i have this in black. i use it as an extra fone. the finish is cool, rubberized man! for the black one though.. downside is the smudges!
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Reviewed by Stacey from UK on 8th Jul 2007
I'm liking the W220. It looks good, offers good features for it's price tag and has a good battery life.
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Reviewed by em from england on 8th Jul 2007
Great price, Nice handset but mines gone back to the retailer!! The battery was useless! One day on standby after a full charge a 6 minute phone call, 3 texts and an hour later in died on me whilst on a camping holiday and no charger! Maybe there was something wrong with it!!! That said if you don't mind charging it all the time it has good volume on calls and nice to handle good cheap phone if you want something easy to use with a clear display
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Reviewed by joe from india on 7th Jul 2007
it is rubbish it has no camera no bluetooth and no memory it sucks
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Reviewed by abhinav from india on 6th Jul 2007
I ve been using this phone for about six months now . Everything is good but da battery back up is quiet low. Good value for money
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Reviewed by Sharon from Northern Ireland on 5th Jul 2007
Love the fact that it is not a razr which in my mind is too metal. Love the flip mode. Although no camera - you can send pics and load them as screensavers. Only downsides - slow predictable text and you have to open it to see who is calling as there is no visible screen on outside - for the price - it is a great wee phone.
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Reviewed by jon from scotland on 28th Jun 2007
this is a good phone and looks good but the buttons are hard to press as they are small.
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Reviewed by MEHRAN MHY from I.R.IRAN on 27th Jun 2007
its amazing ,is so beauty and very good,i like it.
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Reviewed by deep from india on 24th Jun 2007
although the phone is good but red button to cancel the call and switch it off is over sensitive . press ing slightly more switches it off instantly. is it noticed by any one else......
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Reviewed by aliseea from england on 24th Jun 2007
the motorola w220 is very good no camra small screem and has got a lot of the things to do on it like alarm
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Reviewed by Faz from U.k on 23rd Jun 2007
Good phone, but wont really last in todays world, in a way its a cheap knock off for the motorola krzr k1 beaause they have the same degsign except for the front screen, the only diffrence bet it and a knock off is that this is more reliable, if all your after is a phone and nothing fancy this is for you.
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Reviewed by Nikhilesh from India on 23rd Jun 2007
Its very good in black.It has an excellent.I just love it........... I brought it for Rs.3200/- from, Nicky(India)
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Reviewed by milan tyagi from india on 18th Jun 2007
yes it realy great
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Reviewed by Albert from UK on 16th Jun 2007
Great phone for those looking for a phone to simply make and receive calls and messages. Motorola has developed a phone for a specific target audience and it delivers. Solid build quality and good battery life. It is also small and light. Big, clear text and keypad, which is great for old people such as my grandmother, who really loves her W220 I bought for her. Being a flip-phone, it is handy for those who forget to push a button to hang up or leave the phone in their pocket/bags and don't realise a button is accidentally pushed (yes, grandma, that refers to you too). Menus are kept simple although Motorola still need to work on user-friendliness. It is also rather sluggish.
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Reviewed by Damien from UK on 15th Jun 2007
For a simple functional phone this is excellent. Good ergonomic design and pretty much covers the bases for a deecnt basic phone. I tend to use an ipod for my mp3s and an SLR for my photos, the lack of extras therefore don't bother me. The long battery life and ease of use make this excellent. Highly recommended if you just want to buy a mobile phone and not have to pay for functions you don't use.
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Reviewed by rob from england on 14th Jun 2007
i hav a w220 and i personly dont like them. dont get me wrong they look alright and i like the way that when u get a message or a call. A icon lights up on the front(which when is not lit up is invisible). But i want a phone such as the sony ericsson w810i that can be connected up to your pc and can play lots of songs. Which is not as expensive as the nokia 8800.Overall the w220 is a stylish and cool but does not contain enough. It is good for the price, but they could of at least contained a basic song player. I give it 3 stars because it is not amazing for gadgets but looks quite attractive.
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Reviewed by bob from rugby on 13th Jun 2007
this phone is cheap but it is ok for ur every day use eg work or skl
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Reviewed by laura from somerset on 12th Jun 2007
this phone is cheap... so dont expect wonders form the features. personally i think it looks good and the radio rocks. it doesnt have a camera and it doesnt have bluetooth but for £14.95 or whatever that is to be expected. If ur lookin for fantastic features ull have to spend more money but for a cheap stylish phone i reckon it fits the bill.
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Reviewed by vamsi from india on 10th Jun 2007
this is really good phone for the price its wap browser is is excellent its only hitch is it does not have downloadable games and the avilalable games are rubbish its quite stylish and is very good when compared to nokia phones at that price i would advice teens to buy this phone
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Reviewed by zero from over the rainbow on 8th Jun 2007
alright i suppose
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Reviewed by welscua from philippines on 4th Jun 2007
I used to have nokia 6230i love this pone so much however, when you are working in an oil and gas plant in abu dhabi UAE they don't allow any camera inside the plant hence i started looking for a camera-less pone with radio (good when your travellin) and i found this pone good enough compare to other brand, not to mention the price (really cheap). Suit my needs perfectly.
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Reviewed by josh from england on 31st May 2007
iv had this phone, and basicly, its so simple and basic ov switched to 3310!! good looking tho, but back can get damaged really easy.
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Reviewed by ashley from jamaica on 23rd May 2007
this phone is for old people very simple
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Reviewed by jonathan from united kingdom on 19th May 2007
rubbish.....
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Reviewed by Vivek Sinha from India on 18th May 2007
Recently I purchased a W220 at Kolkata. I am getting a talk time of 100 minutes and stand by time of 72 hours. This is well below the advertised rating. Motorola should do some thing to rectify the shortcomings.
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Reviewed by omixoxo from australia on 17th May 2007
i got this fone 4 my bday im really disapointed!! IT DONT HAV BLUE TOOTH!!!! i was like ahhhhh!!!the only good thing is it txts yay!! i duno how to change the speaker tone wen ya talk its on speaker fone and its embarrasin!!!
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Reviewed by kim from india on 17th May 2007
when i first saw this phone its like a dream come true really..slim, black, simple nothing fancy yet stylish,fits my hands perfectly,and comes with a radio,and the GPRS and MMS, WAP it works perfect on my phone, the only thing is that the keypad isnt as fast as NOKIA..its rather slow and especially when i'm in a hurry...other than that..its what i've always wanted...
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Reviewed by lorraine from ireland on 12th May 2007
I think this is a great little phone for the price- looks lovely and is easy to use. one draw back is finding a replacement charger or in car charger for this model.
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Reviewed by varun from india on 7th May 2007
A quite sylish phone for its price.Nice feel to it and fits into the pocket quite well.If you do not want all the technical stuff then this phone is worth l;ooking at
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Reviewed by Sam from UK on 29th Apr 2007
A good phone if you want something simple that still has style without costing a fortune.
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Reviewed by rumahn from england on 22nd Apr 2007
rubbish fone style.....rubbish facilaties.......rubbish and overall.........rubbish
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Reviewed by Malik Umair from Pakistan on 21st Apr 2007
hi to all I am a Pakistan and I am useing Motorola W220 it is a good cellular fone.
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Reviewed by Nasim Rana from pakistan on 27th Mar 2007
if u need realy & only a cell for calling a call reciving then it is a very god to use other wise lot of hight rate phone r available at markit i like it to use simple but looking castly
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Reviewed by Ritesh Modi from India on 26th Mar 2007
Its a great deal low cost and very useful mobile, it is good for mature audiance who want to use mobile as a mobile.
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Reviewed by nuria from catalunya on 12th Mar 2007
The motorola w220 is the best!
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Reviewed by Buddy from New Zealand on 10th Mar 2007
Want a phone? Buy this one. Want an all in one device? Spend five times as much. A great little phone, looks good, does everything you need if you just want a decent cellphone. No camera, no MP3 player, only an FM radio. If you need a camera and the ability to play MP3s, then get the RAZR. Great phone nonetheless.
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Reviewed by Abhra from India on 9th Mar 2007
Excellent features, handy and smart (best feature - FM radio and Multimedia) but yet reasonable value for money!
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Reviewed by Nigel from UK on 5th Mar 2007
A quite sylish phone for its price.Nice feel to it and fits into the pocket quite well.If you do not want all the technical stuff then this phone is worth l;ooking at
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Reviewed by sophie from mauritius on 5th Mar 2007
the first time i saw it on the computer(google) i fell in love with it!!! n now its makes 3months and a half that i've got it and i can't live without it.... its just..... my style!! thanks a lot for the person who created it!
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Reviewed by sam from uk on 3rd Mar 2007
it what a phone should be and a radio!
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Reviewed by Kaynmantis from India on 1st Mar 2007
Finally a phone that looks good, modern and well built. A phone that works as a phone should without camera, MP3 etc. thank you moto, thankyouthankyouthankyou.
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Reviewed by herly from New Zealand on 26th Feb 2007
I've got it and it's very good
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Reviewed by john from New Zealand on 14th Feb 2007
it's ver good ans I like the looks of it..
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Reviewed by Kieran Miller from Scotland on 13th Feb 2007
My dad bought me this phone, and i think its brill, it has a sleek design and long battery life what more do you want well done moto
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Reviewed by CHRIS from UK on 12th Feb 2007
Bought two of these on clearance and not very happy with them. Turns it self off for no reason can't hear the other caller when you are calling or receiving from indoors, well sometimes you can if you stand really close to a window ! !
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Reviewed by Andy from uk on 10th Feb 2007
I love the Motorola W220. My Wife bought it me this Christmas. As I asked for a basic but stylish phone.
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Reviewed by Tom from England on 9th Feb 2007
I love this little phone.. I bought it to replace a Samsung D600, which had all the extras but a poor battery life. It let me down once too often. The W220 (in black anyway) is a smart, elegant looking phone and a refreshing change from the usual bling. I had intended to buy a RAZR but the W220 looks a lot smarther IMHO. I can live without the VGA camera. The user interface is highly configurable, battery life is good and the FM radio is a bonus. Highly recommended.
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Reviewed by sam greeve from scotland on 6th Feb 2007
terrible phone absolutely terrible dont buy this phone
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Reviewed by ALI ABBAS from UAE on 2nd Feb 2007
This phone is the best because one has to always check the SAR (specific absorption rate) of mobile before buying. Eureka this phone is with low SAR unlike other mobiles and the rating is 0.6 it means this affects less on ones health.If you are looking for long conversations on mobile always do buy this brand. [Editor's note: the SAR rating for this phone is actually 0.81. See our SAR values page for more information.]
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Reviewed by Stoneford from Scotland on 1st Feb 2007
I've had all sorts of phones, was one of the first to buy a 3G phone (never even tried it - all I'm after is a phone that phones and the cheapest possible calls). Don't need an mp3 or camera, just want something thats 1. stylish 2. light & slim 3. good on battery life. I've found that with the W220. 1 thing that marks it down slightly is the lack of external display. All in all just what the doctor ordered!!!
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Reviewed by frozenfire from india on 31st Jan 2007
awful plz i beg dont buy it
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Reviewed by liu from UK on 30th Jan 2007
Generally this phone is excellent and everything is just what you need. I like the feeling of touch, the slim design and the radio is most useful when I go anywhere by walk. Only issue is I didn't find how I can use speaker during the talking.
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Reviewed by Kim Jin Ho from South Korea on 30th Jan 2007
Rubbish! Rubbish! Rubbish!
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Reviewed by Pall from Russia on 27th Jan 2007
This phone stinks!
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Reviewed by brad from australia on 25th Jan 2007
this phone is really bad the outside screen of mine just started peeling off the night that i got it i advise not to get this phone
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Reviewed by PAYAL from INDIA on 24th Jan 2007
VERY KOOL PHONE!
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Reviewed by roky from bangladesh on 21st Jan 2007
nothing special bt only has FM fadio. sound quality and resoloution r quite bad
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Reviewed by Ashley from United Kingdom on 18th Jan 2007
I bought this phone for my wife at Christmas. Personally phones with camera and bluetooth are the type of thing that I look for in a phone. For my wife, on the other hand, the simpler the better and for this purpose the W220 is the best phone I have come across. The price, size, easy to use menu and battery life are all excellent. The only thing I have to moan about is the alert tones. You have only a few preset ones to choose from and they are quiet and short. Quite often my wife fails to hear a text when it’s in her handbag or in a public place, It would have been nice to select one of the many loud ring tones for a text alert. If you want good looks, simplicity, reliability, this is the phone to go for.
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Reviewed by Richard from England on 17th Jan 2007
I've been looking for a few mths for a "value" phone, - as I have "drowned" several out sailing in the Solent. This is a really great little phone. No camera/MP3 etc.... so what!!!!!!!!!1 It has ex. large keyboard, great FM radio thru good earphones or the phones own speakers. If you just want a fairly cool looking, light & easy to use phone - look no further. I can't believe the price. Look at the spec. & it has WAP. BUY ONE
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Reviewed by vin from united kingdom on 16th Jan 2007
the motorola w220 is a very good phone,it is well worth its money,easy functions,audio, visual and durable good
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Reviewed by Ian from Australia on 13th Jan 2007
first i would like to delete what i said last time, but i cant. ok this phone is cheap right and works quite well. when i first bought it (1 month ago) i was really impressed, but now i am seeing that you can get better phones for the same price or less. this phone has no camera, mp3, bluetooth or other features, all it has is a "radio". i would recomend getting the nokia 6101 instead or the motorola l6.all in all if you want just a phone get this.
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Reviewed by darren from england on 11th Jan 2007
got a w220 for my wife and am very impressed for the price. Feels really solid and buttons are easy to use. screen isn't very high resolution but is more than clear enough. only reason i won't be getting one is the lack of bluetooth and thats only due to having a car kit. unless you need a camera or mp3 phone the only useful thing i can see missing is the outside screen so you can see who's calling.
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Reviewed by Bill from Australia on 9th Jan 2007
Although this is a basic phone I find I am using it more than my K1 or N73. I have not used the camera feature on any of my camera phones nor am I interested in listening to music from a cellphone. What I want is a phone to be used as a phone and the W220 fits into this excellently. You can also set the SMS delivery report to be always "on" which I am surprised is not capable in the K1. For a basic phone it should be able to have at least a week's standy time like the Nokia 2610 which is the other phone in this category. I have always used Moto, Nokia and the old Ericsson phones and find that generally Nokias have longer standby time while Motos have clearer and louder voice.
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Reviewed by peter michaels from norway on 6th Jan 2007
this phone is basic and severely lacks in technology compared to modern phones
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Reviewed by Ian from Australia on 25th Dec 2006
I bought this phone quite recently and am very impressed everything is great about it!!! its easy to use and the icons he back are cool,IT HAS GREAT BATTERY LIFE!!! the only reason i gave it 4 stars is the fact that it dosnt have a camera :(, but hey ITS CHEAP!
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Reviewed by Renso from Philippines on 23rd Dec 2006
I bought this fone last two weeks and it works very well...sometimes one specific key is not functioning properly but all you need to do is to turn off the phone and press it 500 times (lol, that will make sure no rust or dirt will be in the way when you press the specific key. Feature wise, this fone is not at far but it has a decent RADIO and Battery Life. It lasted for about 4 days with minimum usage. What good about this is that it has looks eventhough it's inexpensive...I've got it for 5,500 pesos here in the PH. It gets strong signals and the voice quality is the same as Nokias. Buy the black one...it looks more professional and people sometimes think that you are holding a V3...looks can be deceiving...my fone...girls find it cute and sexy. Buy it...you will not regret it. By the way, this is my first Motorola fone and find the fonts very unique...they looked like handwritten and not robotic unlike Nokias and SEs. If you are on a tight budget and only needs a phone that is reliable for calling and texting...then go for this one.
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Reviewed by karl from haagn on 22nd Dec 2006
The most simple phone i have ever owned, but yet a stylish and modern phone in looks. I purchased this phone for 30 pounds and i must say what a deal. I asked myself do i realy need a camera?,do i need a mp3 player?. Well no you dont; i have often thought a radio would be good, I have owned all the mp3 players on phones and a few weeks later a new one comes out. This phone is yet modern and stylish the led light work lovely. For 30 pounds a great but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a must for all people and with a radio buy buy buy.
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Reviewed by kamsk from uk on 21st Dec 2006
got this for £25 pay as you go, and it is a very good phone for the price. slim, light, nice looks, FM radio, decent battery life. i am only giving it 3 stars cos i actually wanted a phone with a speakerphone - and read here that it has one - but as mentioned below: THERE IS NO SPEAKERPHONE. you also have to plug the headphones in for the radio to work, and unfortunately it takes a 4-pole 2.5mm jack so you have to plug in the headphones provided, which is kind of annoying - anyone know a phone with radio that works without headphones plugged in and/or takes a 3.5mm jack (or at least just a 3-pole 2.5 mm jack)
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Reviewed by shobha from india on 21st Dec 2006
slim, excellent in looks, with FM ,w220 is outstanding for those who click on to mobile phones under 5k.
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Reviewed by Alan from Singapore on 16th Dec 2006
W220 does NOT come with Handsfree Speakerphone!!! its speakerphone is only for FM Radio use provided you plug in the handsfree headphones first!!!
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Reviewed by David from UK on 16th Dec 2006
This is a basic phone - you need to think about what you use your phone for before you buy this, as most of the gizmos are missing. So: no camera, no mp3, no java, no real external display, no bluetooth or IR, etc etc. The last phone I had, a Sony W300i, had all those things and was a great phone but when I thought about it, I rarely used the camera or the bluetooth or the java stuff, I never used the mp3 player, and abover all it was bulky (to my mind). I wanted a small, functional phone that looked stylish and did the basics well. The good: - It is a lovely looking phone (i have the all black one - very nice), it is really slim and is barely noticeable in your jeans pocket. - The battery life seems good. It went 3 days without needing a charge for me when I was calling for a couple of hours each day. - It has sensible ring tones! - The call quality is excellent - several people have noted that I sound clearer then when I was using the Sony or the Samsung I had before that (all on t-mobile). - It is very easy to use - none of the stupid Samsung menu craziness. Still not as good menus as the Sony though. That was awesome. - and it has that certain "hey, nice phone!" factor when you get it out in public (oo-er!). very important when you're as shallow and pointless as me :) - the external display is cute, with little LEDs that light up when you get a txt msg or miss a call. Not so good: - the external display cant show who's calling, so you have to open the flip to see. which means unless you switch off "open flip to answer" you are going to answer every call, or reject every call. if you see what i mean... - the display is small so WAP browsing is a chore, because a few lines of text take up the whole screen. Overall though I love it. Given the price (I paid £40 for mine SIM free) it's a great great basic phone. Certainly the best "simple" phone I've ever owned. I'm almost tempted to buy another one just to keep as a spare.
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