Updated 15 Feb, 2012, 9:40 am IST

REVIEWS / SMARTPHONES / MOTOROLA MOBILITY INDIA PVT LTD

Motorola Motoming A1200

07 Apr, 2007, 2:20 pm IST | Shayne Rana | Smartphones

Connectivity & Web
The web browser is one of the better features in the Ming. Not only does it have an option to view pages on the whole screen but I like the fact I can open more than 2 pages at a time. And it doesn’t slow the phone down at all. The Ming has email support for POP3, IMAP4 and CMCC Mail (China Mobile Communications Corp). The phone also has a built in option to use the phone as a modem via USB.

The phone has GPRS support, but no EDGE. It’s a bit odd that a smartphone in this price category doesn’t have EDGE. Here’s another big problem: the Ming is not compatible with BPL Mobile’s implementation of GPRS. Hutch and Airtel users will have no problem at all. If you’re on BPL Mobile (like Aalaap), don’t jump to buy this phone just yet.

Aside from Internet connectivity, the phone is equipped with Bluetooth and is A2DP compatible as well. Very Nice. I did try it with a set of Bluetooth headphones and quite enjoyed the experience of wireless connectivity. The Ming can be connected to the PC using the mini USB slot and files can be easily backed up or transferred as it shows up as a mass storage device.

Multimedia & Memory
The Ming uses RealPlayer as its default media player. Let’s start off with music. Oh… for want of an equalizer. But don’t misunderstand - the output may be a tad low, but the quality is excellent. Creating playlists of your favorite tracks is easy as pie. The player reads MP3, WAV, WMA, and AAC+ formats. Now on to video. The player supports MPEG4 and H.263 formats. The player utilizes the full 2.4-inch screen in landscape quite efficiently and the overall clarity is quite superb. Thank heavens! The phone is also equipped with an integrated FM radio and the pick up is great.

The phone only has 8MB of internal memory. Tsk Tsk. Too little. But thanks goodness for the 512MB microSD card that’s provided. Too bad the phone doesn’t allow hot-swap of the card though. So the painful ritual of switching the phone off and removing the panel and battery has to be conducted. But how many times would you really remove a 512MB card to begin with. It’s adequate to store plenty of music, videos and pictures. Besides, 1GB microSD cards cost less than 700 bucks now.

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