At least in the business world things are coming full circle as India and other emerging markets are now viewed as THE critical segment for industry growth; a fact acknowledged by Motorola with the launch of the Motorola Radiomoto W209. Tailored specifically to the needs of Indian consumers, the Radiomoto W209 is enabled to read and write in Hindi, and stores up to 500 phone numbers and 750 SMS messages. It also comes included with stereo FM radio, speakerphone, and stereo headset; and is equipped for 469 of continuous talk time.

Costing only Rs. 2999 or about 70 dollars, the Motorola Radiomoto is being marketed as an entry level cell phone.

It has a small but legible 128x128 pixel resolution display with 65k colors

The Motorola Radiomoto W209 also offers increased battery life allowing up to 469 minutes of talk time and 307 hours of standby time using Li-Ion 850 mAh standard battery

W209 has an integrated FM radio. It took around 15-20 seconds to find and store presets of the various radio stations and the pick up was great even while traveling. Another good thing about the W209 is the speakerphone that may not be extremely loud but it’s clear and does the trick. The sound quality of the radio is good for the price.

Motorola Radiomoto W209 mobile phone comes with 1-MB of internal storage (no memory expansion slots) which allows storing of up to 500 phone numbers and 750 SMS messages.

Radiomoto W209 mobile phone also offer support for hindi language charachers as alternative user interface to the default english user interface like Nokia 23xx series handsets which intent to promote wider usage across country.

The Motorola W209 mobile phone comes with a built in calendar feature which also features an built-in events reminder facility where reminders can be set to remind the user of an appointment, birthday or events or important holiday dates.

Some other features of Motorola W209 mobile phone includes calendar, currency converter, alarm clock, auto keypad lock, stop watch and preloaded polyphonic ringtones with composing option. These is no option to either download or transfer contents into handset. The phone also includes vCard feature which can be used to keep a track of all their work colleagues.