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Motorola V phone
The Motorola V phone (officially V Series and also known as the Vader or Wings) is a compact mobile phone designed by Motorola as a successor of the StarTAC line. It was originally released in October 1998 as v3620 on the analog AMPS network in North America, followed by a digital GSM release in other territories as v3688 or v998 (China) in early 1999. Based on a clamshell design like the StarTAC series, its body is 25% narrower by comparison and at 2.7 ounces was the lightest and smallest cell phone at the time. Because of its physical characteristics, it became highly popular for being fashionable.
In 2000, a GSM variant for the North American market was released as the v3682, while a cdmaOne variant was released there as v8160/v8162 ("Vulcan"). The original V phone was succeeded by two updated versions: first the v3690 then the v50, before they were majorly succeeded by Motorola V66 and the flagship Motorola V60 in 2001.
Officially the V Series (later stylized to V. series), both the analog V3620 and digital V3688 were also called by the media and individuals as simply the "V phone", and had initially also been affectionally referred to by some as the "Mini StarTAC" or "Baby StarTAC". It was also referred to as the "Vader", which was the development code name for the V3620 model. This nickname has also been used collectively for the V3688 and all other similar models afterwards, as they all look almost the same from a distance. In Italian the V phone was also nicknamed "dattero", the word for dates.
Motorola also marketed the 2001 V60 and V66, and candybars like the V120 and V2260 as the 'V series', intended to be a series for stylish handsets. With the Motorola V600 in 2003 the old V series ended and a new wide range of V-prefix clamshell handsets were released, although not named 'series', and some of which morphed into new lines such as the Razr or Pebl.
The V Series was announced in July 1998 and were the first Motorola cell phone products designated with the V prefix. Up until this point, flip phones were still a rarity other than Motorola's own StarTAC series. Motorola's V phone further popularized the form factor across the industry going into the new century. It also came out during a time when miniaturization was trendy in the industry. The V phone was the first clamshell phone in the west with the conventional flip phone design of a display in the top part and keypad in the bottom part. However, Motorola had already designed such a device and in this small light body for the PHS network in Japan, released in January 1998, from which the V3620 and V3688 borrowed the concept from.
Motorola V3620 debuted in October and November of 1998 sold for approximately $600 on contract or between $900 and $1200 without. The phone attracted considerable attention in American media because of its compact size. In a press release about the phone, Motorola named several famous actors who were actively using the V series phone, with Jennifer Aniston and Brett Ratner among the names listed. In a Rolling Stone interview of the Wu-Tang Clan in fall 1998, Cappadonna is mentioned as using the V series phone and the author compared its size (when folded) to a "pack of Bubble Yum" while Cappadonna himself praised the size, comfort and cell reception.
The Motorola V3688, which is the digital GSM (900/1800) model, was released at the beginning of 1999 in Europe and some Asian territories, and was presented at the CeBIT expo. Motorola once again stated in a press release its use by celebrities, for example naming here Liz Hurley. The V3688 was also sold in China as the V998. Motorola V3682 was the long-delayed GSM 1800 specific model for American markets. Expected to have come out at the beginning of 1999, it did not release to market until the summer of 2000, initially carried by Cingular and Pacific Bell Wireless.
An updated version of the V3688 was released as Motorola V3690 in early 2000 for GSM networks. It adds a memo function and voice command similar to the Timeport models L7089 and P7389.
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Motorola V phone
The Motorola V phone (officially V Series and also known as the Vader or Wings) is a compact mobile phone designed by Motorola as a successor of the StarTAC line. It was originally released in October 1998 as v3620 on the analog AMPS network in North America, followed by a digital GSM release in other territories as v3688 or v998 (China) in early 1999. Based on a clamshell design like the StarTAC series, its body is 25% narrower by comparison and at 2.7 ounces was the lightest and smallest cell phone at the time. Because of its physical characteristics, it became highly popular for being fashionable.
In 2000, a GSM variant for the North American market was released as the v3682, while a cdmaOne variant was released there as v8160/v8162 ("Vulcan"). The original V phone was succeeded by two updated versions: first the v3690 then the v50, before they were majorly succeeded by Motorola V66 and the flagship Motorola V60 in 2001.
Officially the V Series (later stylized to V. series), both the analog V3620 and digital V3688 were also called by the media and individuals as simply the "V phone", and had initially also been affectionally referred to by some as the "Mini StarTAC" or "Baby StarTAC". It was also referred to as the "Vader", which was the development code name for the V3620 model. This nickname has also been used collectively for the V3688 and all other similar models afterwards, as they all look almost the same from a distance. In Italian the V phone was also nicknamed "dattero", the word for dates.
Motorola also marketed the 2001 V60 and V66, and candybars like the V120 and V2260 as the 'V series', intended to be a series for stylish handsets. With the Motorola V600 in 2003 the old V series ended and a new wide range of V-prefix clamshell handsets were released, although not named 'series', and some of which morphed into new lines such as the Razr or Pebl.
The V Series was announced in July 1998 and were the first Motorola cell phone products designated with the V prefix. Up until this point, flip phones were still a rarity other than Motorola's own StarTAC series. Motorola's V phone further popularized the form factor across the industry going into the new century. It also came out during a time when miniaturization was trendy in the industry. The V phone was the first clamshell phone in the west with the conventional flip phone design of a display in the top part and keypad in the bottom part. However, Motorola had already designed such a device and in this small light body for the PHS network in Japan, released in January 1998, from which the V3620 and V3688 borrowed the concept from.
Motorola V3620 debuted in October and November of 1998 sold for approximately $600 on contract or between $900 and $1200 without. The phone attracted considerable attention in American media because of its compact size. In a press release about the phone, Motorola named several famous actors who were actively using the V series phone, with Jennifer Aniston and Brett Ratner among the names listed. In a Rolling Stone interview of the Wu-Tang Clan in fall 1998, Cappadonna is mentioned as using the V series phone and the author compared its size (when folded) to a "pack of Bubble Yum" while Cappadonna himself praised the size, comfort and cell reception.
The Motorola V3688, which is the digital GSM (900/1800) model, was released at the beginning of 1999 in Europe and some Asian territories, and was presented at the CeBIT expo. Motorola once again stated in a press release its use by celebrities, for example naming here Liz Hurley. The V3688 was also sold in China as the V998. Motorola V3682 was the long-delayed GSM 1800 specific model for American markets. Expected to have come out at the beginning of 1999, it did not release to market until the summer of 2000, initially carried by Cingular and Pacific Bell Wireless.
An updated version of the V3688 was released as Motorola V3690 in early 2000 for GSM networks. It adds a memo function and voice command similar to the Timeport models L7089 and P7389.
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