Motorola V547
The Motorola V547 is another clamshell offering from the makers of the RAZR series. Unlike the thin handsets like the aforementioned RAZR and the ROKR, this little mobile is a bit bulky and hefty. That being said though, this phone is quite cheap and may turn on a lot of consumers looking for a call and messaging solution with a few extras features without having to resort to extravagant handsets. Even compared to other devices of its class, the Motorola V547 still trumps the competition when it came to price.
Cheap as this mobile phone may be, it does not mean that Motorola held back on features. Fact of the matter is, the V547 has a few tricks under its sleeves that makes this phone a little more than what you bargained for.
First thing that you might like about this handset is the support for Bluetooth connectivity. It is quite a very useful feature that lets the user connect to other Bluetooth enabled devices such as computers or headphones, thus eliminating tangles of cables when transferring files to and from your data storage. In the end you save a lot of time and energy for such minimal though tedious tasks.
The V547 is also a quad band phone which means that frequent travelers will have no problem moving around the globe as you are surely to have local network support. Now that is the epitome of mobility.
This handset also comes preloaded with two games and may be just quite what you need when the need to pass the time arises. When you get bored with these games 
though, you can always download new ones. Although with the small memory offered with this unit and the lack of an expansion slot, there is barely space for a couple of more games.
Or if games are not your cup of tea, then a little bit of music might be in order. Although again, with the V547's limited storage capacity, the user's listening pleasure would not last very long. You may resort to transcoding your MP3 files (meaning to encode the files in a much lower bit rate, like 64 kbps perhaps rather than the standard 128 – 192 kbps) to make the file size smaller, therefore letting you fit more songs. Listening to music with this phone is not very advisable anyway as the battery life tends to be short at just a measly 140 hours on stand by and a shameful 2 hours of talk time. But for the business type who would probably hang around offices most of the day though, the short battery span should not be an issue.
Motorola V547 Camera and Display
The integrated VGA camera of the V547 is rated at below one mega pixel and can take photographs at 640 x 480 pixels. Of course one can not compare the V547's output with high end camera phones and should be judged accordingly. The images captured with the V547 is nothing special but indeed fared better than expected as I have been preparing for the worst. The images looked decent enough for you everyday fun but is of course nowhere near professional. And perhaps it would be wrong to demand this as the V547 is a mobile phone first and foremost. It does have a 4x digital zoom but it is never advisable to use it because the images become too pixilated. If there is any chance of physically moving closer to you subject, then that would be the way to go. And video recording is no better as well, especially with its very limited memory capacity. And if you must do so, the maximum recording for video is limited and quite short anyway. But again, just for its fun factor, then by all means try it.
With the lackluster picture and video quality in mind, it comes as a shame that the V547's display screen won't reach its full potential. Because although at only 176 x 220 pixels and can display only 65,536 colors, the display is clear and vivid but does nothing to present your pictures any better.
Motorola V547 Design and Accessories
Not to be outdone with the looks department, the Motorola V547 does indeed look stylish with clean lines and overall nice curves. As this is a clamshell like mentioned earlier, it comes across as a very professional looking phone. Plus with the handset in its closed position, there is not much “button clutter”, with only the secondary external display being prominent. With the phone flipped open, one will find the keypad's design clean and ergonomically placed together.
But as beautiful as this phone might be, it does have the tendency to scratch easily. So when putting this phone inside your pocket, you better be sure nothing is in there with it as even a tiny coin can give the cover a mighty scratch.
Summary of Motorola V547 Features
- Weight: 114 g
- Width: 49 mm
- Height: 89 mm
- Thickness: 24.6 mm
- Network: 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- Screen Resolution: (Main Display) TFT, 65K colors, 176 x 220 pixels / (Secondary Display) mono OLED display (96 x 32 pixels)
- Data: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps, EDGE, Bluetooth v1.1
- Connectivity: Bluetooth v1.1, EDGE, GPRS
- Web Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML
- Music: MP3, Streaming Multimedia
- Camera: VGA, 640x480 pixels, video
- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
- Expansion Slot: None
- Tones: Polyphonic (24 channels), MP3, Composer, download, Vibrating Alert
- Software Features: Java Midp v2.0, Downloadable games
- Other Features: Picture ID, Voice dialing, Video recording
- Battery: Lithium Ion, 800 mAh, Up to 2 hours talk time, Up to 140 hours stand by time
PROS: Bluetooth connectivity is so useful and is a nice feature on the V547. The stylish look of this phone also makes this a viable choice for consumers. Quad band makes it versatile and well suited for frequent travelers.
CONS: Battery life is one of the shortest I have experienced in a mobile phone. Plus the memory could have been spruced up a lot more, especially with the absence of an expansion slot for a higher capacity memory card.
Overall: All in all, if what you are looking for is a no frills phone with a very small price tag, then the Motorola V547 would be the right choice for you.