Motorola i88s Technical Analysis

This technical analysis outlines the strong and weak points of the Motorola i88s. The strongest points are listed with a (+) sign while the weakest points have a (-) sign before them. This Motorola i88s analysis is generated automatically based on our specifications for that phone and considering that manufacturers do not always detail technical specifications clearly, some information may be missing.

(-) Camera: It doesn't have a camera, which is certainly not necessary but may be useful and make your experience better.
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(+) Phone Book: It can store 250 phone book entries

(+) Built-in Speakerphone: It has a built-in speakerphone, which can prove useful in a car or in other situations where you need to use your hands while talking.

(-) Battery Performance: It has only a maximum rated standby time of 71 hours and a talk time of 165 minutes, and it may be too low for your needs, especially if you travel a lot and plan to use your cell phone often

(-) Color Display: The Motorola i88s doesn't have a color display but if the phone doesn't have a camera, color is not a necessary feature, except that it can help browsing the wireless web or playing games.

(-) Analog Roaming: It doesn't support analog roaming. Analog is the older North-American cellular technology, however North-American networks are increasingly converting to large digital-only networks, which makes analog a not-so-useful feature (check coverage maps for your area to discriminate on that aspect).

(+) Push-to-Talk (PTT): . The Motorola i88s supports Push-to-talk (PTT), a technology that allows you to instantly talk to other people owning a PTT phone on the same network, just by the push of a button, as with a walkie-talkie. This may be interesting to shop with your lover or work on a special project, etc.

(-) Bluetooth: It is not Bluetooth-enabled. Bluetooth is not really necessary but may be handy if you want to use a wireless headset or exchange data with your (Bluetooth-enabled) laptop, for instance.

(-) Infrared: It doesn't feature an infrared port. Infrared is convenient, especially if you own a laptop (most laptops are infrared equipped), you can then use your computer to transfer contacts, ringtones or pictures (if the phone supports these functions) to the Motorola i88s.

(+) Text Messaging: It features a special way of typing text, either a full keyboard or some predictive text entry method such as T9 or iTAP. This will be useful if you need to send short messages: it's much faster.

(+) Voice Note: It features voice notes . A voice note system is pretty useful to make quick notes and reminders while on the road.

(-) Free Custom Ringtones: . We don't have sufficient information on the Motorola i88s to determine if it supports custom ringtones in a free do-it-yourself manner so you may not be able to add custom ringtones yourself and for free, you may be stuck with using ringtone service of your cellular service provider. If that is an important issue for you, please be aware that many other phones allow you to do it yourself and for free, which makes a difference if you're serious about personalization. To help assess this phone's behavior with ringtones, check out the ringtone compatibility list.
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