Motorola W218

  • Released 2007, March
    78g, 15mm thickness
    Feature phone
    500 KB storage, no card slot
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  • 1.6"
    128x128 pixels
  • 0.3MP
    No video recorder
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  • 850mAh
    Li-Ion

Motorola W218 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800
GPRS No
EDGE No
Launch Announced 2007, March
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 109 x 45 x 15 mm (4.29 x 1.77 x 0.59 in)
Weight 78 g (2.75 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 1.6 inches, 8.3 cm2 (~16.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 128 x 128 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~113 ppi density)
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook 500 entries, Photocall
Call records 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Internal 500 KB
 750 SMS messages
Main Camera Single VGA
Video No
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Polyphonic ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth No
GPS No
Radio Stereo FM radio
USB No
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS
Browser No
Games Yes
Java No
 Predictive text input
Calculator
Stopwatch
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 7 h
Misc Colors
SAR 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.64 W/kg (body)    
Price About 30 EUR

Motorola W218 - User Reviews

  • hi, please could you help me? how can i put my sms on telephone memory because on sim it is full! [email protected]

  • I 've been using the phone for more than 8 years.it is very handy and smooth functioning. now its battery is rather weak.but i use to make call from it .i'm satisfied with it.

  • I have been using in 7 years. This Mobile is No Compliant in that time. this is slim and very cute.

  • it is very good mobile phone

  • I have been using this for four years...and i am happy with its performance. Even fell in to water..But still working...

  • I have been using this phone for more than five years ,it portable and never gave me any priblems and I am still using in. Thats the reason why I do not have Blackberry. I dont know how many time It has been fallen but dont brake , COOL NHE ,

  • I think the Moto W218 is ideal for its price. What's more, it is a rugged phone; I have used mine for three years now and still going strong. Low income earners will appreciate a phone that lasts for such an affordable price. I do think Moto could have made the manual more detailed.

  • I have found this link Hopefully this will solve the problem

  • Try a company called Mobile Action. They have handset management software and one of their older versions should connect to this phone.

  • I have the cable. Does anyone have the software to download the pictures? Is this possible?

  • I have been able to get a cable thats been the easy part mow I am trying to finf the right software to download the pics', thats been the hard part. Iam still investigating.

  • the fm radio on this model work without handsfree. cool!

  • phone is hacked:3

  • phone is hacked:3

  • It is useless phone idon't why iam purchesh it

  • This is a useless phone,from now i stick to nokia! I would not recommend anyone to buy this phone. The least they could've done was put infrared or evenUSB connections.

  • this is the worst fone i have eva had (the only 1) i have had it now for a year and i am soo sick of it idont use im looking 2 get the kp500 lg touch

  • good handphona but can't print foto

  • a sophisticated phone at the lowest cost possible.not for the greedy but for the needy.

  • Is there a way to print the photos taken off this phone?

  • I have been using this phone for two months with no sense of options like btooth ,IR atleast GPRS but it gives me satisfaction for calls and msgs could anyone can tell me how to connect via usb

  • in my hp dont have any nice ringing tone,hw can i have it..no bluetooth no infared

  • nice phone o k ! but how can I retrieve the taken photos to my computer ?

  • how can i compose close to you- carpenters- ringtone

  • you should consult to service senter

  • I won this phone. Am i using it now, it look hat is does not have much features, but it is a simple phone and it light with a cool design. I like it.

  • I can't believe everyone is complaining about the features on this phone. I bought this phone for $50 new - You get what you pay for! If your going to be cheap like me you get a cheap features!!! If you want to take photos - buy a camera. If you want to listen to music - buy an ipod. If you want to watch movies - buy a tv.

  • I read that you can export the pictures. How do you do that?

  • great feat. for an affordable prices. I get it 32$ cam res quality are fair compare to L7 ... wasting money. 500Kb memo ? says 1pic=30kb for 16pics, hmmm ... again its fair for me personally I think You.

  • You're totally right. It makes no sense to have a camera if you cannot use the pictures for anything else. Besides, changing some features takes more work than previous simpler versions

  • bought this to my little brother, its gr8, cheap, no fear children will connect to unwanted stuff via gprs/3g, good battary only limited ringtones but perfect for up to 10 years old children, or to poor :D

  • can someone tell me how to compose ring tones for this model?

  • hi people i wanted to ask why such a nice phone dosent have an mms and gprs and has camera if u want download photos or ringtones phone should have this staff i saw on market i wanted to get but now i find out that dosent have tose 2 important staffbut at least it good have fm radio and it good for people who want budget phone for calls and sms.chhers

  • I never had a problem with battery life. usually last 5 to 6 days standby. For a alternative for those that are on a budget definatly get it.

  • how do i get a USB cable to upload my pics please replay on my email [email protected]

  • I got this phone for the simplest use: Calling and Messaging, but it still failed at that. PROS - Nice and slim design. - Buttons are thumb friendly. CONS - Battery lasts 1.5 days (with almost no use)! - It doesn't have a direct access to the Volume controls. You need to go deep to the settings just to change it or mute it. - It doesn't ring or notify you of new messages if you're inside a menu. You ONLY get messages/notifications until you are at the main screen. Really easy to miss things. - Sometimes it doesn't even ring to notify you. - Writing text is harder than in any other motorola cellphone. You can't end words with "_" but you need to press "Accept" for each word. Yes, that means your thumb going all the way up, making the messaging really tiring. - No MMS - It has a camera but no way to export the images. Waste of money in a useless feature. I have used motorola for years and I can't believe that in 2008 there's a NEW model that works even worse than any older model. Don't trust in this phone if you need SMS messaging.

  • When you evaluate a device's specs, you need to consider its price group. As you can see here, this device is a low cost device, that's why no btooth nor infrared are integrated. You should consider to pay more for a phone if you're willing to have these functionalities.

  • What about the battery life? How long battery backup? What about the ringtone volume? Can we listen the ring in a very noisy environment like heavy traffic jam? Can we listen the speaker phone in a very noisy environment like heavy traffic jam? Please tell me. Thanks in advance. [email protected]

  • how can you build this cellphone with no bluetooth and infrared that's not i like this phone this suck

  • what is this phone w218, dont know if my phone is broken or what!. i cant view may existing msg. somebody help me?

  • This fone sucks like hell, you cant even switch pics 4rom other fones

  • it doesn't even have bluetoooth

  • The fm radio is good, but the camera is not good, i dont even know how to send them to a friend a user's manual hadly say a thing.

  • motorola's website says it's triband, who has this phone? please let me know about its frequency range..tnx..

  • nice phone but it could have been better if it had web access.

  • how can i tranfer the pictures to my pc?

  • this cellphone is like an angel ...... beacuse you dont put som blootooth its like a simple ..........

  • This fone is good and it works good in radio,and other features.How can i upload files from internet?I have seen as if no browser.help me please.

  • this phone is need bluetooth and 30 meg memory..........thanks Hellomoto

  • Yello Nice phone

  • IT has good features but in todays world you need bluetooth and memory in every phone. If these two features were in this piece - this would have been an excellent handset.

  • It's a very good phone with a stylish design and it has very good features and an excellent camera and it also has an FM radio and that's something very good in this phone. !!!! THANKS

  • Motorola w218 is a phone you can be proud of, but i was suggesting if it had a GPRS it can be more and more great.

  • a very good phone ideal for students not fancy but decent.

  • This set motorola w218 is xcellent in 1 word . Camera, F.M., Video Capture , Games, Polyphonic Ringtones gr8 quality . Its a full fledged Camera Mobile with f.m. The memory however is bit low !!!!!!! Dosent matter though as memory is only 4r images . Ringtones separate .

  • i have a motorololaw218 that is a goood mobile but this mobile don�t have bluethoot

  • This is an excellent phone. The best thing is its design. It is very stylish and provides entertainment too as it has got FM radio. An excellent entry level phone. Although it has got very little memory. But it is really worth buying. It provides quality and style in this price range.

  • I bought this phone today and assumed by the standard of the day that I had a full featured camera phone. To my greatest dissappointment I learnt that I can take photos but can't transfer same to external storage by bluetooth, cable or infared. I think it was an absolute waste of my money. What good is the pictures if I can't export them for use however I desire across various devices?

  • Please I need a user manual in English language to enable me programme my Motorola W218 phone. It's urgent. thanks

  • My Motorola W218 is in Chinese language which I'm not familiar with. Could you direct me how to translate into English language and programme the functions well? It's urgent. thanks

  • My motorola w218 when buy this phone there is no hands free earpiece

  • y have a problem whit transfering foto of the phone in my pc.i c'ant instal hands set...

  • this is a good phone but friends i am in a problem as i took some very important pictures from this phone but now i want to transfer it to my computer.. and i dont know how to do it... can anyone please help me out of it...???? i'd be so grateful... my Email Address is '[email protected]' Regards,

  • i think is good,the design,the color its so nice,good for sending sms and calls.for other people complaining check the price not the specs.

  • i want to change the language of my fone motorola w218 but i couldn t understand anything because my fone on china laguage. plz anyone can help me by some stips

  • i want to change the language of my fone but i couldn t because my fone on china laguage. plz anyone can help me by some stips

  • good phone

  • how cn u sy its costly u r gttin cam n fm n usb chargn jst in 2800 n lot of features its amazin

  • Hi I paid IN RS 2800 for this mobile is it costl;y?

  • the motorolaW218 is just like a downgraded nokia3200 since they took out the infrared and gprs and mms capabilities and whats worse is the measely 1mb memory! makes you wonder what are they so proud about this particular model? lame-o!

  • this is good if we r getting camera in few bucks

  • totally agree with your post what was the designer thinking!!!

  • The phone comes with VGA camera 4X zoom feature just like the one found in RAZR V3. This is a plus feature. You can use it to snap any photos you like and share with your friends... Wait! I just found out it doesn't have bluetooth feature. Oh well, I might as well post it to my friend via mms... Wait a minute! It does not have a mms feature as well! Oh well, I just export the photo to my laptop via cable... What? It does not have that feature as well! Hmm... How odd... I wander what the designer is thinking?

  • useful phone...for everyday use. for those who just use it for calling or messaging, why not use our money somewhere we are more interested in. Dont know why people have the time to post rubbish and mention things like bluetooth, infrared....or even just a camera.

  • i m sure . this is good phone for basic use

  • good phone good battery back up

  • its better if we r getting camera in 2300 rs in india love this phone

  • good phone in 2400 in india

  • how can i compose a tones in my moto w218??

  • Jen just go to a store and ask for a USB cord that connects from you phone to your computer. That's what a cell phone guy told me.

  • how can i get the pictures from to fone to my pc ?

  • I think this model is lacking some serious features such as a common thing like bluetooth! I can still live with one but I can't live without a "mp3" tones phone which at similr price, i can get an alternative model from Nokia - with bluetooth, mp3 functions and FM as well

  • do not expect MORE if u want to pay LESS!!!..wat a stupid ppl shouting here n there wanting blutooth memory card slot and watsoever..why not just ask for 3G,3.2mp camera and WIFI oso!!Think la weyy...

  • u can get the photos out of the phone.it comes with a data cable and CD with software.plus the radio works without the headphones,that's great.the camera has exposure,quality and size options.cool phone for it's price.

  • What is the point of a camera if you cant do anything with the photos? now that is crazy...anyway the phone looks nice as always from moto but its just weird to have a camera and no way of getting the photos off the phone...crazy motorola as usual!

  • this is the best phone for only few bucks! cheap but consider it rich in features!

  • i think motorola is not getting crazy,it,s the people who r becoming crazy and mad,they don't even have brains to think that this is a low end phone,and its price shows us that we will get what we will pay for.y y y u people r shouting for bluetooth,good camera,card slot,irda.can u give me name of single phone of other famous brands which r giving these bluetooth,card slot,irda all in one phone with in the price this phone i mean w218 is offered.

  • u gets for what u pays,this phone is great, features wise it has all the things which normal person who just need sms,calls needs.i love u moto.

  • what a stupid phone with camera without a usb-port,infrared or even a bluetooth it must have one of these in absence of an MMS function or it must have atleast cardslot, motorola goes crazy and low minded in releasing their new models....whew!

  • i agree old age pests phone . will sell for a low price with its horrid cam .

  • I think it is a perfect phone for old peoples. They just use it to call somebody, sometime listen to the radio. WAP, GPRS, MMS, ringtone, MP3 are useless to them ! Four band is great for traveling ! They can even take a few of their grandchildren pictures with the VGA camera and watch it with the phone. No need to tranfer picture to computer.

  • i only look the design. the other are suck for handphone

  • At $70 what all u want guys ???

  • And how the hell am I supossed to transfer the pics to the PC? It doesn't have BlueTooth, infrared or USB :S Stupid Moto

  • its a budget phone you noobs

  • + >4band >tft 65k - >memory crisis >no card slot >can't mms ? >price ! >waste the money

  • to: abc I have to agree with you. Like flinstone era hahaha...

  • motorola laucnhed this phones for those who cannot afford high tech terminals =))) so do not wonder why is it so....primitive=)))

  • This (sorry for the mistake) phone is not something for the tech guys, don�t you get it is for different kind of people get that! I guess is impossible for some people here to be able to understan this is FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE! they need something to comunicate for a low price! please get the point!

  • looks like my old 3310 who ever designed this phone was stuck in the stone age lol

  • All motorola designer is old man.... old design, old features... i think all motorola designer should move to cave and stay inside there...

  • No connectivity IrDA & BT.

  • Those comments like boring or whatever makes me .. let�s say anxious , because again THESE ARE AFFORDABLE PHONES, i will repeat these again and again come on, get the point!and yes there are still people "poor" now on the 21st century , affordable phones again, is it clear?, this is not a powerful phone ok! is for people that they need something for a good price, come on!

  • Guys, first understand one thing; this is a sub $70 hand set. Now tell me which Nokia/SE phone under $70 has comparable features!

  • Are we in 2007? Moto is still in 2004/2005

  • yeaa im third. moto is facing time lag.

  • what the hell is motorola thinking??? HELLOOOOOO!! were in the 21st CENTURY MOTO!!!!

  • whooo im first