Motorola W230: World’s cheapest music phone to date
February 20, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Cell phone, Motorola, Portable Audio
Skeptical as I was, I did try it and boy were my reservations put aside. The W230 is the cheapest mobile phone with good (read: LOUD) MP3 audio playing capability. The W230 is capable of playing up to 2GB of music via microSD card. Perhaps the closest reservation I had was the fact that it doesn’t use a 3.5mm audio jack for audio. Instead it used a 2.5mm jack for audio accessories. I realize that the inclusion of a 3.5mm slot is reserved only for the ROKR series, the latest one being the ROKR E8. Hence, this is why it is called the “W” of “wow so cheap!!” series.
More features after the jump!
The special feature of the W230, apart from the very loud and crisp audio is sharing your FM radio station via SMS to others. You can also record 1 minute worth of FM radio and turn it into your alarm or SMS alert.
Oh and last but not least, the Motorola W230 is priced at PHP 2,490.00 or roughly USD $50.00. That’s without a subsidy plan!
Though it may look a bit cheap (heck it really is cheap!), it still delivers in terms of performance. Motorola’s consumer studies show that in terms of features, the camera has been moved down to number 3 with a preference for music as the second most important feature on a phone. First of course is the calls and SMS.
Features:
MP3 Player (Motorola MP3 player)
FM Radio
128 x 128 65,000 color screen
Long 10 hour battery life with 19 days of standby
File transfer Drag and Drop software
WAP 20 Dual Stack / GPRS Class 10
Impressive! Where can I get one?
a very tempting cheap mp3 phone!
I like! The idea of sharing radio through SMS is very innovative. My phone is seriously under-performing as an mp3 player, but something tells me we won’t see it up in Canada for a while.
sn po pwdeng bumile!??
Is this available in the Philippine market already?
wow. i would really opt for this one than buying Nokia 1200 for 1500.
hey, when will this be released? any news so far?
From what I heard, there seems to be a tie up with Smart Phils. re: the W230, so the 2,490.00 PhP cost is applicable to their (most likely SIM-locked) prepaid promo.
i went to smart wireless last week and they told me that they this phone will release in store today (march31)
Its cheap in cost……and in its disastrous features too!!!
Meu celular eu acho que tá com virus…
i have one.. and it works very fine.. astig talaga mp3 player.. kaso walang equalizer.. dun lang nagkatalo.. at walang java support..
dowload nhac ve may thi lam the nao?
Hallo,,…
I need w270 driver.
Pleaseeee,………………
guyz pwed ask?pano maging storage device ung w230?kc ung akin d xa pwed iconnect sa computer eh..d ko alam kung bakit!kylangan pb ung driver?pno ko masave mga songs sa w230 ko?
bro, how to install mp3 in a w230 phone???
please tell me step by step please thnx..
how can i receive MMs in my W230 phone, it says download but it always says “try later”.
hi! does anyone here know how to play the fm radio in a w230 w/o plugging in the headset?
mana game nya
bos kirimin almat bwt download pc to motorola w230 please kirim ke email gw heruvodka@yahoo.co.id
What about the battery performance? How many days of standy by?
i have motorola w230, actually i need software for transfer the data like mp3 and photos threw data cable. please provide software for data transfer .
thanks
sudhir kumar gupta
let me know that can i transfer my sms to cart memory with my w230, and can i access phone memory of it ?
Hiii
can i listen fm song throgh laptop, throgh attached w230 cell.
Hey,
YOU CAN RECORD VOICE IN W230…!!!
Goto Messages > Create Msg > MMS
Then press “Insert”, then “Voice Record”.
NOW YOU CAN TALK & RECORD!!!
Save that message in Drafts folder to listen later.
how to add new games to my motorola W230
can i upload games in motorolla W230 sets if it is possible then how can i add games in my set