Motorola FLIP W220

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Applications
The W220 comes with a few interesting features, such as a 'Notepad' feature which lets you type in a number—as you would when you want to dial—and simply clicking the red ‘no’ button. The typed number gets saved and is available in the 'Notepad' application under the ‘Recent Calls’ list. This is a really quick way of saving a number – you don’t have to type in a name or decide where to save the number if you’re in a hurry. Just type and click ‘no’ and give the number a name sometime later. I find this very convenient.

The calculator comes integrated with the currency converter. You need to update the exchange rate manually, but it’s a simple two-click affair to get the converted rate. The phone also comes with a 'Lantern' application that blanks the display to only white, letting you use it as a torch, exactly like the Series 60 Torch application).

Multimedia
There is an FM radio tuner in this phone, which is probably the single deciding factor for most of its users. As usual, it needs the headset to use as an antenna, and the reception quality of the radio signals is great. Even the built-in loudspeaker of the phone works wonderfully. The phone comes with a standard 2.5mm stereo mini-jack handsfree, so even if you lose or break it, you can buy a third party replacement off the shelf, saving you money.

The phone doesn’t support playback of MP3s, neither can you use MP3 ringtones, but you have AMR and the iMelody format. Or you can compose your own using the built-in composer. The ringer is LOUD, but unfortunately, the preset ringtones aren’t very interesting. I couldn’t get myself to use any of those, so I kept the basic conventional ring. There’s one thing I couldn’t figure out here: a lot of the ringtones are short – making them excellent options for message tones—but you can’t use them for message alerts. You can only choose from a set of 5 preset tones, none of which sound interesting.

The W220 doesn’t have an integrated camera. That’s obvious since this is a budget phone, but I thought it appropriate to mention!