Motorola V620
Discontinued 19th October 2004
The Motorola V620 replaces the Motorola
V600, and is one of a number of clamshells announced
at the same time. The V620 is significant because it
replaces Motorola's flagship mid-market clamshell and
is pitched slightly about the V500 series. The V620
is available in two variations of silver and black (see
right) and is certainly quite an attractive handset.
Motorola say that the covers on the V620 are changeable
too.
At Mobile Gazette, we quite like Motorola
clamshells in terms of design and technical features,
however most of the changes to the V620 seem purely
cosmetic and leave us wanting more. Part of the problem
we feel is that the V620 doesn't offer much of an improvement
over the new V500-series handsets recently announced.
Let's start with the screen. On the
V620 it's a good 176x220 pixel TFT display in 262,000
colours, up from 65,000 in the V600. Size and weight
are virtually unchanged, at 88x47x24mm and 116 grams.
There's a maximum of 7.5 hours talktime and 11 days
standby, which is perhaps a little better than the V600.
The
V620 features video capture and playback, missing from
the V600, and also MP3 and MIDI ringtones, another improvement.
Most specifications are the same, with a VGA resolution
digital camera, 5Mb of internal memory, email and instant
messaging capabilities, xHTML web browser, MMS, Java
and of course Bluetooth, plus quad-band GSM and GPRS.
The interior is almost identical to the V600 too.
Indeed, the V620 is so fundamentally
similar to the V600 that it's clear that this is only
a very minor upgrade, and although the improved screen
is welcome, there's no megapixel camera or removable
memory which is what we'd expect from this class of
phone. The Motorola V620 doesn't compare too well with
the Sharp GX30 in technical terms, for example.
Technical features aside though, the
V620 is a very attractive looking handset. The good
quality screen, built-in Bluetooth and MP3 ringtone
support all add up to make a good package that should
appeal to a large market segment. Motorola are backing
the V620 up with a campaign called "Motohip"
to play on the V620's strong points.
We feel that the V620 is a bit of a
missed opportunity. Although it's a pretty handset and
technically competent, it's certainly not a class leader.
Perhaps Motorola have something a little more impressive
in the works.. we certainly hope so.
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Motorola
V620 at a glance
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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, 262K colours
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Camera:
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640x480
pixels
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Size:
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Medium
clamshell 88x47x24mm
/ 116 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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3.5 - 7.5 hours talk / 11 days standby
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