T-Mobile Motorola Renew
Motorola Renew Review
Motorola Renew W233
Another environmentally
friendly phone is out in the market and this one is from Motorola.
The Motorola Renew W233 comes to the green world by using recycled materials
for phone build and packaging. It also uses lesser energy, making
long talk times possible.
The Motorola Renew
W233 has a candy bar design and is highlighted by 3 color tones.
The top and the keypads are cream-white in color, sides and navigation
arrays comes in a shade of lime green, and black on the phone??™s back
panel. Phone is lightweight and slim which is perfect for many pockets.
It feels solid when held although the case is entirely plastic.
The Motorola Renews
display is small and measures a mere 1.4 inches. Images are rendered
with low resolutions. It only supports 65,000 colors so don??™t expect
to see sharp graphics. However, text messages can be easily read with
the sharp fonts. Phone menu and interface can be changed from icon-based
to list type. User interface is very simple and organized.
The navigation array
has a four-way circular toggle that can be set to four user-defined
functions. In the middle of the four-way toggle is a confirmation key.
There are also two soft keys for the music player and browser, the Talk,
and End/Power key. The toggles are not flushed and the navigation
array is not cramped which is very nice.
The keypad is very
spacious and is raised above the surface. The buttons are separated
from each other but spacing is not adequate. The buttons have a bright
backlight so you will not have any problems when accessing the phone
in dark environments.
On the right spine
of the phone, you will see a mini USB/charger port while on the left
spine is a 2.5 mm headset jack. You will not find a volume rocker anywhere
on this phone so you will have to take it off from your ear during a
call to adjust the volume level through the toggles on the navigation
array. Accessing the microSD could be inconvenient; the memory
card is located behind the phones memory.
Phone book has a capacity
of storing 500 contacts. Each contact can have six phone numbers
and email address. You can assign a contact to a caller group
and a polyphonic ringtone for easy caller recognition. Other basic features
include: vibrate mode, text and MMS, speakerphone, calculator, alarm
clock, USB syncing, and stopwatch. There is no Bluetooth or any other
trendy features on the phone.
For multimedia, the
music player is very basic and simple. It does not even offer
quality settings for sound or music but does not sound that bad either.
The screensaver, wallpaper,
colors and greetings can be changed and you can download more options
and ringtones through the WAP 2.0 Web browser. Demo games are
installed and you can download more if you want.
The Motorola W233 is
a dual band phone. The CrystalTalk feature from Motorola comes
standard with the phone making call quality very impressive. Surrounding
noises are blocked so you will be able to understand the caller even
in noisy environments. On the other end of the line, the sound
is also great without static or interference. The speakerphone
is not that good but it is not that bad either. You can have a
talk time up to 9 hours and a standby time of less than 3 weeks before
charging the battery.
Overall, if you want just a basic phone but at the same time help the environment, then the Motorola Renew is a good phone to buy. There are not that much advance features available and the display has a low resolution but it is just alright for a phone of this caliber.
Motorola Renew Specs in Detail
| UPC | 9 |
| Brand | Motorola |
| Model | Motorola V750 |
| Battery Type | Li - Ion |
| Battery Capacity | N/A |
| Battery Talk Time | 3.50 hours |
| Standby Time | 110 hours |
| GSM Bands | 900/1800/1900 |
| CDMA Bands | N/A |
| Operating System | N/A |
| OS Version | N/A |
| Processor | N/A |
| Memory | N/A |
| Unveiled on | N/A |
| Display Type | Color |
| Display Technology | TFT |
| Display Size | 120 x 160 pixels |
| Display Colors | 65 536 |
| Display Physical Size | N/A |
| Display Features | N/A |
| Additional Display Type | N/A |
| Additional Display Size | N/A |
| Additional Display Colors | N/A |
| Additional Display Physical Size | N/A |
| Multiple SIM Cards Support | N/A |
| Design Form Factor | Clamshell |
| Design of Antenna | Stub - Nonretractable |
| Dimensions | 3.70 x 1.93 x 1.06 (93,53 x 48,76 x 26,87mm) |
| Weight | 3.88 oz (109,45 g) |
| Global Roaming System | Yes |
| Accelerometer | N/A |
| GPS | N/A |
| TTY TDD Enabled | N/A |
| Camera and Video Camera Type | Built-in - Immobile |
| Camera and Video Camera Resolution | 0.1 megapixels CIF (288x352) |
| Camera and Video Camera Video Capture | N/A |
| Camera and Video Camera Flash | N/A |
| Camera and Video Camera Features | N/A |
| Camera and Video Camera More | N/A |
| Camera and Video Video Playback Protocols | N/A |
| Camera and Video Video Playback Features | N/A |
| Connectivity Data More | GPRS |
| Data Max Speed | N/A |
| Internet Browsing Protocols | WAP 1.2.1 |
| Internet Browsing Features | N/A |
| Infrared Port | N/A |
| Bluetooth Version | N/A |
| Bluetooth Profiles | N/A |
| Bluetooth Features | N/A |
| Wireless LAN Type | N/A |
| USB Type | N/A |
| USB Version | N/A |
| Proprietory | N/A |
| SyncML | N/A |
| Computer Synchronization | N/A |
| HeadSet Jack 2 5mm | N/A |
| Head Jack 3 5mm | N/A |
| TV Out | N/A |
| External Antenna | N/A |
| Pop Port | N/A |
| Full Keyboard | N/A |
| Touch Screen | N/A |
| Side Keys Left | N/A |
| Side Keys Right | N/A |
| Predictive Text Input Support | N/A |
| Predictive Text Input Type | iTAP |
| Memory Expansion Slot Type | N/A |
| Memory Built in | N/A |
| Message Text Send Receive | Yes |
| Message EMS | Yes |
| Message MMS | Yes |
| Message Instant Messaging More | N/A |
| Message Instant Messaging Services | N/A |
| Message E mail Protocols | N/A |
| Message E mail Features | N/A |
| Music AND Audio Music Player Protocols | N/A |
| Music AND Audio Music Player Features | N/A |
| Music AND Audio Radio | N/A |
| Music AND Audio FM Transmitter | N/A |
| Voice Dialing | N/A |
| Voice Commands | N/A |
| Voice Recording | Yes |
| Voice Speaker | N/A |
| Voice VoIP | N/A |
| Regulatory Approval SAR Head | N/A |
| Regulatory Approval SAR Body | N/A |
| Regulatory Approval SAR Measured in | N/A |
| Polyphonic Rings Voices | N/A |
| Notifications Polyphonic Rings Features | N/A |
| Vibration Alert | N/A |
| Alarm | Yes |
| Calendar | Yes |
| Calculator | Yes |
| TO DO | N/A |
| Stopwatch | N/A |
| Flashlight | N/A |
| Organizer Other | N/A |
| Document Viewer Support | N/A |
| Document Viewer Supported formats | N/A |
| Book Features | N/A |
| Book Capacity | 500 |
| Book Multiple Numbers Per Contact | N/A |
| Book Picture ID | N/A |
| Book Ring ID | N/A |
| Personalization Faceplates | N/A |
| Personalization Profiles | N/A |
| Games | Yes plus downloadable |
| JAVA Profile | N/A |
| JAVA Configuration | N/A |
| Wireless LAN Support | N/A |
| Messaging E mail More | N/A |
| Software JAVA Support | N/A |
| Connectivity Internet Browsing Support | N/A |
| Connectivity Bluetooth Support | N/A |
| Connectivity USB More | N/A |
| Battery Talk time 3G | N/A |
| Battery Stand by time 3G | N/A |
| Battery Video call time | N/A |
| Battery Music playback | N/A |
| Battery Video playback | N/A |
| Battery Gaming | N/A |
| Battery GPS usage | N/A |

