Motorola V860 Barrage – the Rugged Push-to-talk Clamshell Handset

Currently available from Verizon Wireless, the Motorola V860 Barrage is a solid clamshell phone that brings out its best even under extreme environments. By integrating Motorola’s push-to-talk (PTT) technology and a set of functional elements into a rugged form factor, it guarantees Verizon customers both durability and versatility.

The highlight of the Barrage is no doubt its push-to-talk function, as it is one of the few Motorola handsets to offer PTT outside Nextel’s network. By pressing the dedicated PTT button, you can turn the phone into a walkie-talkie and make group calling instantly.

The flip phone sports with a dual-screen design. While the 2.2-inch internal display supports 65k colors and 176x200 pixels, the external one measures 1.6 inches and shows 65k colors. The latter one works with the touch-sensitive music controls underneath for accessing the music player. Playable formats include AAC, MP3, MPEG-4, WAV, WMA, WMV and more.

As for messaging features, apart from SMS, MMS and instant messaging, its Mobile Email connects to services like Yahoo, MSN Hotmail, AOL and Windows Live. You can attach video clips to multimedia messages after shooting with the 2.0-megapixel camera and camcorder, which has 8x digital zoom and brightness adjustment capabilities but no flash.

In addition, the Barrage supports Verizon’s full range of 3G services, including V CAST Video on Demand and V CAST Music with Rhapsody. The phone is also preloaded with GPS-based VZ Navigator and the Bing search application. Other useful functions include stereo Bluetooth, WAP 2.0 Web browsing, USB mass storage, PC syncing, voice commands, a 2.5mm jack and a 1,000-entry phone book. It offers 125MB of user memory and accepts an external microSD card up to 16GB.

The Barrage has a solid and sturdy construction, which is tested to resist shock, drop, vibration, solar radiation, extreme temperatures and other tough conditions. Its waterproof quality even allows it to survive when submerged in water. It may be a little bit big by measuring 2.09 by 3.78 by 0.96 inches, but is still portable at 4.2 ounces.

In general, the Motorola V860 Barrage is an affordable, functional and most importantly, solid media phone that not only matches your toughness, and also helps you get through unfavorable situations.

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