Updated 13 Feb, 2012, 6:30 pm IST

REVIEWS / MOBILE PHONES / MOTOROLA MOBILITY INDIA PVT LTD

Motorola YUVA W270

21 May, 2008, 3:18 pm IST | Shayne Rana | Mobile phones

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.

Tags: MOTOYUVA

Would you buy it?

With five new Motorola phones.<br />

Music and Radio Mobiles Under Rs. 3,500

Motorola Adds W396 to MOTOYUVA Line Up

Motorola Launches The MOTOYUVA W270

Motorola Motoyuva W230

Motorola Launches the MOTOYUVA W230

Motorola Launches FM Phone MOTOYUVA

How We Test

What do the ratings mean?

Ratings are simple - higher the score, the better the product. A brief listing of the features and what they mean are given below.

1 - 3

The product is bad in almost every aspect. We strongly advise against purchasing this product.

4 - 6

An average product that isn't the best you can buy, but isn't the worst either.

7 - 8

Product with this rating is highly recommended because it's priced sensibly, has a good set of features and performs well.

9 - 10

Exceptionally excellent product with features and performance unlike any we've seen in the past. A must-have for everyone!

What is the Average User Rating?

We at Tech2 take product reviewing very seriously and every product is tested with the utmost care and level of objectivity. The end user who buys a particular product and uses it over an extended period of time has his own take on a product and there might be nuances that he or she can shed light on. The Average User Rating is present to help readers get the complete picture of how good or bad a product is. The Average User Rating is calculated by averaging the ratings by the thousands of readers visiting Tech2.com every single day. To record your own rating of a product, simply click on the user rating bar. If you disagree with our ratings or our community's product rating, please don't hesitate from voicing your opinion in the comments section below the review.