Motorola Debuts First Dual SIM Phones In India

[rajanmehta 4,056]

Source: Techtree

Remember the twin dual SIM handsets from Motorola that were released in Europe a few weeks ago? Just as we thought, these handsets have now arrived in India - one of the world's fastest growing mobile phones market.

The new handsets are the Motorola EX115 and the Motorola EX128. The former is a QWERTY keypad laden device while the EX128 boasts of a touchscreen

Let's see what these new devices have on offer for you.

We start with the EX128. The device is a touchscreen handset which is just 12.8mm thick. The screen on the device measures 3.2 inches across and is arguably one of the largest screens you would find on a dual SIM phone in the country as of now.

Apart from the screen, it also has a 3-megapixel camera with digital zoom and support for video recording. Its memory is expandable up to 32GB and it offers a talk time of up to 300 mins and standby time of up to 350 hours.

The EX 115, on the other hand, is more of a messaging handset boasting of a full QWERTY keyboard. Like the EX 128, this too boasts of a 3 megapixel camera at the rear. It also supports up to 32GB of external memory. The EX 115 offers up to 200 minutes of talk time and a standby time of up to 250 hours. The screen measures 2.3-inches across and boasts of QVGA resolution.

Both the phones come with a 3.5 mm audio jack and support for FM radio as well as Bluetooth 2.0.

Both, the Motorola EX128 and EX115, are available at retails outlets in India. The Motorola EX128 and the EX115 are now available at best buy prices of Rs. 5,990 and Rs. 4,990 respectively. The MRP of the EX128 is Rs. 6,990 and EX 115's MRP is Rs. 5,990.

[raccoon 53]

EDGE at class 10 and 65 k colour screen. Quite a deal breaker. I'd expect better from Motorola.

[parin 857]

SO Motorola Planning for a comback

[KanagaDeepan 1,084]

EDGE at class 10 and 65 k colour screen. Quite a deal breaker. I'd expect better from Motorola.

Also add the 930mAh battery to the list Raccoon bhai...

[::Hitesh:: 1,763]

CDMA main kuch hota to maza aata !

Edited October 4, 2010 by ::Hitesh::

[xuketo 7]

though the battery capacity is low; the quoted talk times are pretty good.

I think these are reasonably prices, given the applications they carry.

[raccoon 53]

though the battery capacity is low; the quoted talk times are pretty good.

I think these are reasonably prices, given the applications they carry.

Claimed talk time for EX 115 is just 200 minutes (3.3 hours)!! Is this good? And this will most likely be in ideal conditions, so expect significantly lower talk/standby time depending on network and while on the move. Also, battery performance declines with time, so you will get still lesser with time.

Anyway, lets see how they perform on the field.

Edited October 4, 2010 by raccoon

[rajanmehta 4,056]

Atleast this Motorola models specifications and looks are way better than the trash dished out by Nokia in the name of Dual Sim.

So Brothers, we are making progress and can expect better Dual Sim handsets from Branded Manufacturers.

The manufacturers may have a wrong notion that Dual Sim handsets might be used only by Budget Conscious people and so they may want to restrict features and price point only upto a certain limit.

But in India we see many premium customers also who use two handsets and will be willing to pay for higher priced dual sims if they take care of their feature requirements.

[raccoon 53]

Atleast this Motorola models specifications and looks are way better than the trash dished out by Nokia in the name of Dual Sim.

+1 to that!

And if manufacturers think 2 SIMs are used by budget conscious people only, they are very wrong. Most people I know these days seem to be using at least 2 SIMs. One is usually a work/business phone or given by company and other is personal.

[faizca 5]

why this topic is being discussed here as these two handsets are not motorola cdma handsets....i req admin to move this topic to appropriate place...

it shud be retained only if these handsets support cdma.....