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MOTO VU204 Profile: Simplicity on a Low Budget

Clamshell won’t impress technophiles, but might satisfy basic users

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MOTO VU204

MOTO VU204

Image © Motorola
In selling the MOTO VU204 for Verizon Wireless, Motorola uses words like “ergonomically sleek,” “soft-touch paint,” “begs to be touched” and “draws just the right amount of attention” to say that this is your basic, blend-into-the-crowd kind of clamshell.

While there isn’t one standout feature found in the MOTO VU204, it’s designed to be a low-cost phone with most of the features needed by a basic user without any of the more stylish sophistication of its more advanced brethren.
Need a touch screen or GPS for satellite-based driving directions? If so, the MOTO VU204’s not for you. Need simplicity and most features on a low budget? Read on.

Price

With an online discount from Verizon Wireless, the MOTO VU204 is priced very affordably.

Feature List: General

  • Bluetooth short-range wireless (i.e. for a wireless headset)
  • Alarm clock, calculator, calendar, stop watch, world clock and notepad
  • 2.5-millimeter headset jack
  • Emergency contacts
  • Embedded ringtones, vibrating alerts and silent mode
  • Voice commands
  • Speakerphone
  • Bilingual interface (English and Spanish)
  • Phonebook up to 1,000 contacts
  • TTY compatible for the deaf or hard of hearing
  • Hearing aid compatibility (M3/T4)
  • Handset insurance is available

  • Feature List: Camera

  • VGA camera with 4X digital zoom
  • White balance (auto, sunny, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent or darkness)
  • Color effects (normal, antique, black/white or negative)
  • Dedicated camera key
  • Picture ID
  • Resolution adjustment (to 640x480 or 320x240)
  • Timer (off or 3, 5 or 10 seconds)
  • Brightness adjustment
  • Shutter sound selection
  • Multi-shot mode
  • Fun frames
  • Zoom, rotate and crop pictures
  • MOTO VU204

    MOTO VU204

    Image © Motorola
    Feature List: Services

  • Mobile Web access (“VZ Navigator”), mobile email and chat
  • Picture messaging, text messaging and instant messaging
  • Software upgrades over the air
  • Voicemail

  • Battery

    The MOTO VU204 is rated in the middle of today’s average battery range at 238 minutes of talk time (or 3.97 hours).

    It’s rated at the longer-than-usual standby time (if you’re not using it at all) of 447 hours (or 18.63 days).

    Size, Weight

    This clamshell measures in at a height of 3.65 inches, a width of 2.09 inches and a diameter of 0.76 of an inch. The MOTO VU204 weighs in at a relatively light 3.4 ounces.

    Differentiation in the Marketplace

    The MOTO VU204 doesn’t have a single standout feature to differentiate itself in the marketplace. It blends in with a sea of other budget cell phones with similiar feature sets.

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