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The Motorola w490

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Motorola w490

The Motorola w490

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The Motorola w490 sports airplane mode, Bluetooth as well as a speakerphone system.

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Motorola w490 Specifications And Features

Basics:
 • Weight: 3.77 ounces
 • Dimensions: 3.89 x 1.89 x .68
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 • Form Factor: Flip
 • Frequency Band(s): 850,900,1800,1900

Technologies:
 • Cellular System: GSM
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Telephony Features:
 • Built-in Speakerphone: yes
 • Push-to-Talk: yes
 • Silent or Vibrating alerts: yes

Memory:
 • Phone Book Entries: 1000
 • Internal Memory: 5 MB
 • Memory Expansion: MicroSD

Display:
 •  Color Display: yes (262000)
 • Display Technology: TFT
 • Display Resolution: 176 x 220
 • Includes An External Display?: yes
 • External Display Resolution: 96 x 80

Customization:
 • Custom Ringtones: may not be free
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Communications:
 • Bluetooth: yes
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 • FOTA Capable: yes
 • wap: yes
 • Wireless Data Protocol: GPRS Class 10

Entertainment:
 • Included Games: yes
 • File Formats Accepted: H.263, MIDI, MP3, mpeg4, AAC, I-Melodey

Photos And Video:
 • Camera: 1.3 MP
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 • Camera Options: 8x Digital Zoom
 • Streaming Video Or TV: yes
 • Video frames per second: 15

Music:
 • Music enabled: MP3, AAC enhanced digital music player
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 • Stereo: yes

Messaging:
 • Predictive text input: yes
 • SMS: yes
 • MMS: yes
 • EMS: yes
 • Picture messaging: yes
 • Instant Messaging: yes

Tools:
 • Calculator: yes
 • Voice Memo/Sound Recorder: yes
 • Alarm clock: yes

Accessibility:

Battery Performance:
 • Stand-by Time:350.4 hours
 • Talk Time:450 minutes
 • Battery Type: Li - Ion
 • Battery Power: 880 mAh

Other Features:
 • Airplane mode: yes
 • Speech Recognition: yes

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