Six new clamshells from Motorola
14th October 2004
Motorola officially announced six
new clamshell handsets, the specifications for some
of which have been leaked for some time. Essentially,
the new handsets are upgrades of the popular V-series
clamshells, which were already pretty good handsets
so most of the improvements are limited but welcome.
Motorola
V620
An upgrade to the mid-market flagship
V600 handset, the V620 has an improved screen, new games
and photo editing software. Like the previous model,
the V620 comes with a VGA resolution camera, quad-band
GSM and Bluetooth. The V620 should be available on most
major networks. For more information click
here.

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Motorola
V620 provisional specifications
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Available:
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Q4
2004/Q1 2005
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Network:
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Quad-band
GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels, 262,000 colours
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Camera:
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640x480
pixels
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Size:
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Medium
clamshell 88x48x24mm
/ 114 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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7
hours talk /12 days standby
|
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Motorola
V550
An enhanced version of the V525, available
exclusively to Vodafone, with new games and video recording
functionality. Like the V620, this is a quad-band GSM
phone with Bluetooth.

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Motorola
V550 provisional specifications
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Available:
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Q4
2004/Q1 2005
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Network:
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Quad-band
GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels, 65,000 colours
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Camera:
|
640x480
pixels
|
Size:
|
Medium
clamshell 89x49x25mm
/ 120 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
|
Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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Not
specified
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Motorola
V545
Exclusive to Orange, the V545 is an
upgrade of the V500 and is technically almost identical
to the V550 handset, featuring the same large 176x220
pixel screen, Bluetooth and VGA resolution camera.

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Motorola
V545 provisional specifications
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Available:
|
Q4
2004/Q1 2005
|
Network:
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Quad-band
GSM
|
Data:
|
GPRS
|
Screen:
|
176x220
pixels, 65,000 colours
|
Camera:
|
640x480
pixels
|
Size:
|
Medium
clamshell 89x49x25mm
/ 120 grams
|
Bluetooth:
|
Yes
|
Infra-red:
|
No
|
Polyphonic:
|
Yes
|
Java:
|
Yes
|
Battery
life:
|
Not
specified
|
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Motorola E550
Although this is officially an "E" series
phone, the E550 is the replacement for the V300 handset
and is exclusive to T-Mobile. Reported to be a tri-band
phone, it still features Bluetooth and the same large
screen as the other V-series handsets, but has
some enhanced media playback capabilities. The E550
is already available on T-Mobile througout Europe.

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Motorola
V545 provisional specifications
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Available:
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Now
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Network:
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Quad-band
GSM
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Data:
|
GPRS
|
Screen:
|
176x220
pixels, 65,000 colours
|
Camera:
|
640x480
pixels
|
Size:
|
Medium
clamshell 89x49x25mm
/ 120 grams
|
Bluetooth:
|
Yes
|
Infra-red:
|
No
|
Polyphonic:
|
Yes
|
Java:
|
Yes
|
Battery
life:
|
Not
specified
|
|
Motorola
V547
This V5xx series handset features EDGE
data support in addition to Bluetooth, VGA resolution
camera and 176x220 pixel display. Since EDGE data support
is one of the most distinctive elements of the V547,
it's likely that release will be restricted to those
countries with carriers who support EDGE.

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Motorola
V547 provisional specifications
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Available:
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Q4
2004/Q1 2005
|
Network:
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Quad-band
GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE
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Screen:
|
176x220
pixels, 65,000 colours
|
Camera:
|
640x480
pixels
|
Size:
|
Medium
clamshell 89x49x25mm
/ 120 grams
|
Bluetooth:
|
Yes
|
Infra-red:
|
No
|
Polyphonic:
|
Yes
|
Java:
|
Yes
|
Battery
life:
|
Not
specified
|
|
Motorola
V535
Early photopgraphs appear to show that
the V535 is identical to the V300, but it comes in a
"tactile" blue or black colour. Video capture
and Bluetooth are included, and functionally the handset
is similar to all the other V5xx series phones, except
the V535 isn't tied to a particular carrier and should
be available on general release. More details here.

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Motorola
V535 provisional specifications
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Available:
|
Q4
2004/Q1 2005
|
Network:
|
Quad-band
GSM
|
Data:
|
GPRS
|
Screen:
|
176x220
pixels, 65,000 colours
|
Camera:
|
640x480
pixels
|
Size:
|
Medium
clamshell 89x49x25mm
/ 120 grams
|
Bluetooth:
|
Yes
|
Infra-red:
|
No
|
Polyphonic:
|
Yes
|
Java:
|
Yes
|
Battery
life:
|
Not
specified
|
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