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Duh, how are you Moto? I hope you’ll always be just fine. Two days ago, this America’s largest cellphone manufacturer had launched their two mobile phones; a low-entry music-mobile phone W388 series and a social networking cellphone VE538 series in Singapore.

So how can we missed it? I’m sure that this must be because HTC Dream Android or iPhone’s debut in Asia.

Moto W388 Series

This is a cellphone that I really want to having fun with. Believe me I’m not kidding. It is a candy bar cellphone, comes with music player and the old VGA camera – who want to use this last feature anyway. Oh yeah, the price is the most significant part of this dual band handset, less than $100. I’m waiting for this one in Indonesia.

Moto W388 features and specs:

1. Connectivity: GSM 900/1800 and GSM 850/1900
2. Talk Time: Up to approximately 550 minutes, approximately 9 hours¹
3. Standby Time: Up to approximately 400 hours¹
4. Battery: BQ50/940 mAh
5. Weight: 86g
6. Dimensions: 46 x 109 x 14.7 mm
7. Display: 1.8” 128 x 160 65k TFT
8. Audio: iMelody, MIDI, MP3, AMR
9. External Memory: Up to 2GB external memory with optional removable microSD card
10. Crystal Talk: Yes
11. Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, SMS Chat
12. Entertainment: Integrated MP3 player and dedicated music key
13. Radio: FM radio with RDS and stereo support, record FM radio for the phone’s alarm, share favorite stations with friends through text messaging

Moto VE538 Series

Motorola call this candy bar as a mobile social networking cellphone. But how come? Well, it comes with one-click button to do that. As you might get it from one-click music cellphone out there. Unlike W388, VE538 will be more expensive. It’ll cost you about $250. No doubt about this since this series may support 3G networks for blogging and Flickr-ing.

Moto VE538 features and specs

1. Phone type: Triband
2. Networks: GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3. Connectivity options: 3G, GPRS, WAP, Java, Bluetooth, A2DP, USB
4. Form factor: Candy bar
5. LCD display size: 2.0-inch 240 x 320-pixel
6. Color LCD: Yes
7. Max. standby time (in hours): 160 hours
8. Internal memory: 10 MB
9. Expansion slot: TransFlash / microSD
10. MMS: Yes
11. Camera: 2 MP

So, which one you’ll choose? I think I’ll choose the W388 Series. It’s just perfect except that VGA camera.

Source: Information Week | CNet