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Release Date:
Q3 2004
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The Motorola V810's stylish compact design will catch everyone's eye as users answer an incoming call that rings to the tune of your favorite song, take a picture using its integrated camera with built-in flash, or play a game on the color screen capable of supporting up to 260K colors. With a range of communication and entertainment features to complement its sleek look, the V810 is an ideal phone for stylish tech-lovers.
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Motorola V810 User Reviews |
| 1. Posted by Tobyus |
Fri Mar 11, 2005 5:36 pm |
This would be a good phone if...Motorola had not made deals with US Cellular and Verizon to lock the phone (or PhoneTools) down so much that you cannot transfer pictures from the phone or ringtones to the phone using the "$59.99" software/cable package from Motorola. The only way to get pictures off of the camera is through MMS, which will cost you money (easyEdge + PictureMessaging) in the case of US Cellular will add $9 per month to your bill just to be able to send 20 MMS messages. To get ringtones, games, wallpapers or anything else to your computer it will also cost you money. Ringtones and wallpapers can be sent to the phone but it will also have the same cost implications as retrieving pictures from your phone. Games can only be purchased through the "BREW"/"Get it now" method (easyEdge) in US Cellular's case once again. They will either cost you a per use or subscription fee of $2-$10 depending on the application. The same goes for downloading ringtones and wallpapers through easyEdge.
Unless you like paying lots of money for any personalization of your phone or the ability to get photos from your phone, save your money and yourself frustration and buy a phone that actually lives up to its feature list. (a v600 would be a good alternative from what I hear)
If you just want a phone, this one will work, but if you want features on your phone go with a v600 or v710. The v710 is also locked down pretty tight, but it at least can record video and play mp3 ringtones. The v810 cannot do video, mp3, voice ringtones cannot be used unless purchased through BREW...MMSing them to your phone just stores them as a voice memo. The screen and images on the v710 are much better looking and it's feature list is much more appealing.
Of the 3 I would still pick the v600 for the fact that it is the only one that can be used with a data cable to retrieve and send images/ringtones/etc.
I hope Motorola and these service providers see that this was a mistake and that taking away the freedom to personalize such a modern phone without paying alot of money was a bad decision. I just wish I could get rid of this phone and this 2 year contract. 
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| 2. Posted by ffej14 |
Sun Oct 09, 2005 3:10 pm |
I had this phone about 1 1/2 years ago. I liked it but there were alot of things that could have been better. The outside screen is really cool looking, but a little hard to see. Also, the camera could be better. Another thing is that there could be more ringtone choices. Some good things are that it was extremely light weight and very small. It was also very durable and rugged, which i absolutley didn't expect from this particular phone. I slid it down a driveway and dropped it down a metal stairway and still worked great! I then gave it to my sister when i was done with it but she lost it. I wish i hadn't because i would have loved to have used it as a spare phone when my others broke.
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| 3. Posted by gringacho1 |
Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:24 pm |
I got this phone 4 months ago. I do not reccomend this phone to any serious user. It's great if its primary job is to show off, but if you intend to make lots of phone calls, you may want to look for something else. If you see a phone as a tool, not a toy, give this to your teenage son/daughter, and get something else.
- This phone ended up "breaking" as a result of the battery and charging issues. (see below) They are so bad the phone annoyed me to the point where somehow it encountered a desk at speed. My thoughts were correct on the flimsy-ness of the flip-top, as it rapidly changed direction and was subsequently separated from the main body. I switched back to an ancient Nokia 8260, a very well designed, quality telephone.
Pros:
-Neat ringtones.
-Neat camera.
-Neat backgrounds.
-Neat voice recognition.
-Neat looking phone.
-Neat external screen for caller id.
-Nice sound quality.
Cons:
-No dedicated alarm clock.
-Too many buttons (28 to be exact)
-Chunky and thick.
-Large antenna sticking out.
-Flip-top is flimsy.
-Often side volume button adjusts ringer to silent setting inadvertently. (causes missed calls)
-Poor battery life (Full charge can talk for 2 hours max and a couple days standby max)
-Wastes precious little battery on silly shutdown and startup animations.
-Camera flash is not a "real" flash.
-Camera is poor quality (OK, this is my first camera phone, so maybe they're all like this, but in 4 months I never used the camera for anything useful)
-Navigation is difficult
-Navigation doesn't have numbered menus for quck access.
-Battery takes hours to charge.
-If you start typing a number, and take too long, it clears the screen.
-On a USCellular plan, you cant get pictures off the camera unless you pay $10 a month to do so. Is this why they offer camera-phones? just to sell this service? Thanks.
Consider this: for a two year contract, (24months x $10/month) you can save $240, and get yourself a very good real digital camera of about 4 megapixels. Then you can have a real flash, better quality, and you can take as many as you want.
-  Fatal blow: Charger connector is horrible, it uses a two-prong spring loaded connector which connects to the bottom of the phone by two catches. There are SEVERAL problems with this:
- Sometimes you find your phone not charged.
- It may randomly disconnect.
- It doesnt make a good connection, so the phone bleeps all the time as it disconnects and reconnects.
- If you talk on it while its plugged in (low battery) you have to hang onto the cord with your finger so as to not move the connection prongs.
- If you do move the cord, the phone quickly goes to its shutdown animation and disconnects your call.
- You have to wait through another startup animation before you can call back to apologize.
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Technical Specifications |
| Network: |
AMPS 800 / CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| Form Factor: |
Clamshell |
| Dimensions: |
84 x 43 x 22 mm |
| Weight: |
85 g |
| Antenna: |
Stub / Extendable |
| Navigation: |
4-Way Keypad |
| Battery Type: |
750 mAh Li-Ion |
| Talk Time: |
3.75 |
| Standby Time: |
285 |
| Memory: |
5.0 MB |
| Expandable Memory: |
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Safety |
| Radiation (SAR): |
(1.48 W/kg) |
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Imaging |
| Main Screen: |
260000 colors (TFT)
128 x 160 px |
| External Screen: |
2 colors (OLED)
96 x 32 px |
| Camera: |
0.3 MP / 640 x 480 px / Flash / Multi-Shot |
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Audio |
| MP3 Player: |
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| FM Radio: |
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Multimedia |
| Wallpapers: |
128 x 160 px |
| Screen Savers: |
128 x 160 px |
| Ring Tones: |
40 chord |
| Themes: |
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| Games: |
BREW |
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Messaging |
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| Chat: |
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| Predictive Text: |
iTAP |
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Applications |
| Phonebook Capacity: |
500 |
| Calendar: |
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| WAP: |
2.0 / Openwave |
| Voice Commands: |
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| Calculator: |
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Connectivity |
| Bluetooth: |
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| Infrared Port: |
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| High-Speed Data: |
cdma2000 1xRTT |
| Wi-Fi: |
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| GPS: |
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| PC Sync: |
Starfish TrueSync |
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More Information |
| Website: |
Product Website |
| Discussion: |
Motorola Forum |
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