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Motorola YUVA W270
By: Shayne Rana   |   May 21, 2008
  • 3.5
Good-looking handset
Music player is loud and clear
FM radio has recording option
Keypad is difficult to use
FM radio reception not too great

Not everyone has the need for a mobile with everything in it. There are lots of people who simply need a phone to make and receive calls and messages. Of course, having some entertainment features isn't a bad thing. Motorola’s W270 is the perfect example of simplicity and style – with a few extras thrown in.

Form Factor

The W270 is quite a stylish phone for the entry level segment. Its shiny, reflective black exterior looks quite cool. Beneath the cool exterior lies a subtle alert in the form of 3 icons. A green icon that flashes when a call comes in or if you have a missed call, a blue icon for messages, and an orange icon for battery status. The W270 has a small 1.6 inch display that looks even smaller considering the empty space around it. Its resolution is 128 x 128 pixels with 65K colors.


While the keypad is large with a 5 way nav-pad and dedicated keys for the music player and FM radio, it also proved the biggest problem. For some strange reason, the keypad is so much slower than my fingers. To elaborate – I could type faster than the phone could process. And even then it gave me more errors than I care to talk about. The space key didn’t seem to function half the time. As you can imagine, messaging was a real b*tch! Of course, I'm willing to give Motorola the benefit of the doubt that the issue is only with this particular piece.

On one side of the W270 is a 2.5mm handsfree socket and on the other side is where you’ll find the standard miniUSB connector that doubles for PC connectivity as well as the charger. Just above is a dedicated key that will take you right to the multimedia menu. The volume keys are also on the same side. Unfortunately, the handset doesn’t come with a hot-swap slot for the microSD card, so you will have to remove the battery.

Features and Performance

As I said, the W270 is an entry-level handset with a few tweaks. It has a stereo FM radio, but lots of entry-level handsets (including Motorola's own W220) has it too. The pickup is just about okay. You can expect some static in a few places if you’re a daily commuter. The music player is actually quite good. It lacks options for music control, but the sound quality is better than average.


Other features include the usual – alarm clock, stopwatch, calculator and a calendar to save tasks or appointments. Thankfully the ringer and speaker phone are quite loud so you’ll always hear the alarm or phone even if you’re in another room.


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this mobile is waste one , no battery back up.i fed up with this does any one say how much it worth for its battery..
koli @ Nov 03, 2009
This mobile is waste no battery back up
nancy @ Nov 02, 2009
dont buy i have this mobile hard keypad worst screen above all worst battery its coming only for 1 day even if i didnt use it if u use player then just 2 hr max i think i say more 1 hr u can listen buy some other mobile
dil @ Nov 02, 2009
not bad but music players is good
ganesh @ Oct 02, 2009
For All Those who want to Connect Motorola W270 to the PC :

I had the same darn issue and raked my head over it. Downloading those drivers is not going to help you at all. Then I found out the reason why this was happening. This motorola has only a USB 1.1 which is dead slow; So even if u plug it into your USB drive of the PC using the cable, it will be shown only after 15 minutes!!!! Any way the only option is to use a memory card reader, pull out ur memory card and then use it
BEFORE THAT , AS SOON AS YOU BUY IT NEW AND PUT YOUR MEMORY CARD IN, GO TO MENU > SETTINGS > INTIAL SETUP> FORMAT ADDITIONAL STORAGE .Then only it will create default folders and you can transfer your files.
DJ Shaun @ Sep 23, 2009
cant download any games and softwares
gnani @ Aug 21, 2009
its stylish n good look but little weight
sadhu arun hutti @ Jul 09, 2009
good looking and a nice handset
dont knw about the key pad but the disadvantage is it is lacking of camera
abhishek @ Jun 01, 2009
it is a good type of mobile having 2gb of expandable memory.
RaghulSathish @ May 12, 2009
yes the sms and other types of texting options is a bit let down, but the phone has perfect loudspeaker and very satisfying music quality. so far the only truble has been its keypad, but i am still very happy with this phone and it is worth the cost it comes with
ashish @ May 02, 2009
please request recording and cam
ramakrishna @ Apr 16, 2009
O.K. anyone who's not able to get it working on their PC, download the USB charging drivers from Motorola's website. It's there in support section.
The handset is good, but as mentioned in the review, keypad is not up to the mark. I am moving in from a Nokia model so typing is a bit different too.
Apurav Khare @ Apr 16, 2009
my set is not supporting mp3 and not too PC also. when i use to open music player messae display on screen "No file in specific folders switch to folder file memory" whats wrong with my set plz confirm.
sudheer @ Apr 05, 2009
wats wrong with the battery...u charge this fully and it doesnt last a day
g50boy @ Apr 03, 2009
Man! This phone drove me nuts for over an hour.No possibility to connect to a pc.Its so worse with smsing and only thing for which you can buy this mobile is its flip model and its superb sound.FM is so so and what else are we left out with?
I bought it for the sake of mp3 and completely pissed off with it now!
ramya reddy @ Jan 18, 2009
tha audio output is good --- but the cell backup is poor & is to low compared to what is written in user manual. I cannot find a way to connect phone to pc for internet connection. The changing of song sucks.
vivek prakash @ Oct 31, 2008
the phone is not really bad.. its fine, it has is own category .. the phone does not have bluetooth ..and the battery getting heated up is quite bad.. but otherwise, its fine.. the phones sound clarity is good .. plays songs well and yes there is a continuous play option..
srijith @ Aug 28, 2008
hello please tell me that mine cell is moto yuva w270 and i want to know that there is a problem in ur company battery
that is yestarday morning at 11.30 am i charged it full and in the same day at 8 pm low battery .
i need to know that wat is the problem in ur company battery othen wise i will changed to take sonyeriction cell and i will announce in media or news paper about ur companies bad service
DEEPAK.N @ Aug 27, 2008
how i enter a new line in motoyuva w270 in messaging....?

plz any one help me out.....
raj @ Aug 26, 2008
is there is bluetooth tell me now.
radhika chawla @ Aug 25, 2008
this hand set does in keep charge for longer
thivaskar @ Aug 10, 2008
kindly iimproveing fm radio qualities and es specially the key pad operation is not quite convenient.
model information is not much clear
k.govindarajan @ Aug 06, 2008
is it possible to download voice recorder software in moto yuva w270?
gagan dixit @ Jul 27, 2008
plz tell me which size of wallpaper is fit in this mobile
rohan @ Jul 19, 2008
hey is there any possibility to turn off the network service in MOTO W270 while traveling ?????
Raghunath @ Jul 07, 2008
what is the secret code for motorola YUVA W270.............
vallavan @ Jul 02, 2008
i am planning to buy this cell, can somebody tell me that the music player play`s songs continuously or stops after other song...

and want to know da sound quality....... of mp3 player.............

plz help me................
bohrmia @ Jul 02, 2008
hmm....good sound quality.
had a few problems in the beginning while connnecting to the pc....
ya battery does get heated up quckly....a big reason for a no no....
average it's a gud phone.....for music....and bit of msging and calling
coz msging sucks a bit...
anjani @ Jul 01, 2008
im unable to connect to the system
ganesh @ Jun 28, 2008
nice handset but wanna know athat modem is there or not ?
gobind singh @ Jun 25, 2008
ya i agree with all of these i m also use this handset when i put my phone on charging then its heated up very early....but on the otherside i m not satisfied with its battery backup while i play music .......but its sound quality is gud ........so my ratings to this mobile is 70 out of 100//
Avtar Singh @ Jun 20, 2008
wat s d difference between w220 n w270...y r u introduce same version...........
azam @ Jun 14, 2008
There buletooth is there please tell me now
amirtha @ Jun 09, 2008
THIS IS THE WORSTEST MOBILE I EVER USED IN MY LIFE. TECH2 TEAM BEING SO GOOD IN GIVING RATINGS TO NEW TECH TOYS SURPRISED ME GIVING 3.5 TO THIS LITTLE S@&T!!! THIS MOBILE GETS HEATED UP SO SOON PLUS IT GETS SWITCHED OFF IF THE USER IS PLYING A GAME OR MESSAGING WHILE THE PHONE IS KEPT FOR CHARGING. FOR PEOPLE HAVING A GF OR BF THIS CELL IS A BIG NO NO COS MESSAGING SUCKS BAD!!! MY RATING TO THIS IS A BIG ZERO YES ITS ZEEEERRROOO!!! AS SHOWN IN TV AD THIS MOB MIGHT LOOK GOOD TO UR DAD!! HE CAN BE A MACHO FOR ATLEAST!!! LOLS!!!
SUDHIR KAMATH @ Jun 03, 2008
my motorola phone is not able to connect its modem with windows vista
mayank gupta @ May 28, 2008
I am using this phone its not bad as u say only the music player lacks some options everything in nice.
i think motorola has done a good job
Muthu @ May 24, 2008
since it works on 4 bands abhishek.. isnt it obvious that it is quad band?
PB @ May 24, 2008
is this phone a quad band one??
Abhishek @ May 23, 2008
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