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Motorola mr20

Released in 1996

Network = GSM 1800MHz

Weight = 250 g

Dimensions = 142mm x 59mm x 37mm

Battery Life = 60 mins talk time and 720 mins standby

The Motorola mr20 was introduced in 1996 and was a version of the Motorola DCS fLaRe specifically tailored for use on the Orange Network. In that respect it succeeded the Motorola mr1.

The fLaRe family of which the mr20 forms part utilised the main Motorola Micro-TAC phone body, but dispensed with the flip. These were basic featured phones that had an LCD screen that could display 2 rows of 12 alphanumeric characters and additional icons. The phone's address book could store up to 100 telephone numbers and associated names. Call logs recorded the last 10 calls made and received and call meters recorded duration of a call and a running total of all calls made. Finally, the fLaRe could receive but not send SMS text messages.