Motorola, has announced its new mass-market handset, the Radiomoto W209, that comes with a specially designed feature set, adapted to the unique needs of emerging markets.
Radiomoto W209 features a stereo FM radio with speakerphone and includes a stereo headset. It also incorporates Hindi read and write capability and offers storage capacity for upto 500 phone numbers and 750 SMS messages. The handset has a large 128 x 128 65K TFT colour display and menu colour personalisation, as well as increased battery life allowing up to 469 minutes of talk time and 307 hours of standby time.
The GSM handset comes in a candy bar form factor and includes other features such as calendar, currency converter, alarm clock, auto keypad lock, stop watch and polyphonic ringtones. The handset also includes 'lantern' functionality to illuminate dark environments.
Malcolm Dawe, Vice President and General Manager, Motorola India Mobile Devices said, "Motorola is continuing to deliver on must-have design and must-do experiences across all technologies and price tiers. Our new Radiomoto W209 broadens the field to suit every individual and provides an even greater first experience for the next billion handset users."
Radiomoto W209 is now available at Rs. 2990.
The battery life doesnt seem to be as high as marketed. I have been using this mobile for past 1 month and it never lasts for more than 3 days with a usage of 5 - 10 minutes of talk time per day + 2 hrs of FM. Probably the parameters against which "469 minutes" talk time was tested should also be made clear 
