I've written an opinion about the Motorola V60c, which applies, almost in total, to the V120c, except for a few items.

First, the V120c really is the "big cousin" to the V60c. The only missing feature of value is the calendar, which may be important for those of you requiring full PIM capability. Unlike the V60c, the V120c is bigger, with respect to length. Not a surprise considering it's a candy bar styled phone, and it weighs about an ounce more. Let's face it, if you prefer a flip style phone, this is not the phone for you.

The V120c is a solid phone, with an intuitive menu system. It's battery life is better than the V60c, and has provided me with about 5 days of usage, and about 20-30 minutes of talk time per day. That's not bad.

The real difference between the V60c and the V120c is about $330.00. You're paying this difference to have the V60c's aluminum housing, styling, and size. If appearance means everything to you, then consider the V60c and the hefty price tag attached to it. Otherwise, for $330 less, you have the exact same phone on the inside (almost, minus the calendar).

My primary qualm with the V120c phone is the occasional, choppy call quality. Every now and then I'll run into a phone conversation where the person on the other end has to ask me to repeat what I just said. For some reason, this didn't happen on the V60c. This annoyance is making me think twice about this phone, despite the fact that it has the requisite features I'm looking for.

Update (10/12/2001): After having just purchased the Motorola Timeport 270c, I'm convinced the 270c is a better phone, especially w/respect to call quality and reception. I don't have the choppy sound quality w/the 270c as I did w/the V120c, and my reception is much better. The kinks Motorola had in the V120c are ironed out in the Timeport 270c. Althought the 270c is more costly, it's worth the extra investment if you want one of Motorola's signature quality phones.


Recommended: No

Amount Paid (US$): 69.00