Motorola releases CDMA 1X phone
By: Oliver Thylmann, 08.01.02 09:36
Motorola has has introduced the 120x, their first mobile phone for the Americas that supports CDMA 1X, and the company's fourth CDMA 1X product offering globally.
Motorola's new 120x mobile phone for the high-speed CDMA 1X packet data wireless network is based on the Motorola V120c, which was released in mid-2001. The customizable and compact phone also provides users with phonebook and scheduling features, will be available later this month, and is expected to retail for less than $100 USD.
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The 120x is also compatible with Motorola's new MP3 Player accessory enabling users to take their favorite MP3 music files with them. Adding MP3 players to the line of accessories is seemingly becoming increasingly popular among mobile phone vendors with Nokia and Siemens also having introduced their own MP3 Players this year. When using the MP3 Player, an incoming call is recognized by a pause in the music, which can be accepted or sent to voicemail with the touch of a button. If the call is accepted, users simply speak into the microphone included on the cord of the MP3 Player headset. The MP3 Player is powered by the battery in the phone, with one hour of music listening utilizing the equivalent of only 20 minutes of talk time.
"The 120x is an exciting addition to our portfolio, providing a multi-functional tool for consumers who want reliable mobile phone functionality and a wireless music solution with the simple addition of the optional MP3 accessory," said Ron Garriques, senior vice president, Personal Communications Sector, Motorola Inc. "By equipping subscribers with Motorola's 120x mobile phone that includes the CDMA 1X technology, CDMA operators should be able to increase voice capacity on their networks."
During 2001, Motorola introduced its first three CDMA 1X handsets in Korea. To date, the company has been awarded 11 commercial contracts to provide CDMA 1X network solutions in Japan, the United States, Brazil, Malaysia and the Ukraine.
Some of the general features of the 120x includes text messaging, PIM functionality (phonebook, date book and alarm) including support for synchronization with a PC, voice recognition & voice recording, call control, numerous alerts (32 customizable and 32 pre-programmed alerts), a WAP browser, several games and an enhanced phonebook capable of storing up to 500 phone numbers. Accessories for the 120x include an MP3 player, a clip-on FM Radio stereo headset, interchangeable PhoneWrap covers and a clip-on speakerphone.
The accessories for the 120x also reveal signs of current trend, partly started by Nokia. Nokia was the first mobile phone vendor to introduce exchangeable covers some time ago, and other companies have begun viewing this as a very valid way of expanding their revenue. Additionally, more and more companies are offering radios as accessories or even integrated into the phone, which might be due to the multimedia touch a radio gives, while coupled with probably very low manufacturing costs.
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