• GSMA2008

    Motorola Debuts the W161 and W181, a Pair of Dull-Ass Candy Bar Cells

    Well, it's Monday morning at WMC 2008 in Barcelona and Motorola has come out of the gate with a... saunter. The W161 and W181, which should be available sometime in the next month or so, look like they are aimed at the cellphone markets in Africa and India. I mean, 465 hours' standby? Full specs for both are below the gallery.

    Motorola W181


    110 x 45 x 15 mm
    GSM 900/1800 and GSM 850/1900
    Weight 80g
    Up to approximately 590 minutes of talk time and 465 hours of standby time
    128x128 65K CSTN display screen for an enhanced viewing experience
    Clear communication even in noisy environments with CrystalTalk technology
    One key access to SMS
    500 internal phonebook and 750 SMS inbox storage for messages and phone numbers
    Built-in FM radio with stereo support and enhanced FM radio user interface
    Messaging via SMS and iTAP™ predictive text entry
    Access to 40 downloadable iMelody ringtones
    USB 1.1 for charging
    Office-quality speakerphone
    Rich applications such as 3 pre-loaded games, currency converter and calendar
    Sleek licorice and sterling blue candy bar form factor
    Chrome navigation wheel
    Features 7 African languages for all menu content
    Hinglish predictive text for writing combined Hindi and English text messages
    70 KB on-board user memory

    Motorola W161


    114 x 43 x 14mm
    GSM 900/1800 and GSM 850/1900
    Weight 85g
    590 minutes of talk time
    465 hours of standby time
    Large B&W 128x128 display screen provides enhanced viewing experience
    CrystalTalk technology
    Built-in FM radio with stereo support and enhanced FM radio user interface
    200 internal phonebook and 60 SMS inbox storage
    iTAP™ predictive text entry for messaging
    Optimized ringtones and access to 10 downloadable iMelody ringtones
    Office-quality speakerphone
    3 pre-loaded games, currency converter and calendar
    Chrome navigation
    modified ribbed key design
    7 African languages on all menu content
    Hinglish predictive text for writing combined Hindi and English text messages
    20 KB on-board user memory
    USB 1.1 for charging

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