Motorola Releases New Moto CLIQ 3G Smart Phone on T Mobile:Specs

Motorola has unveiled its latest 3G smart phone, Moto CLIQ  to be powered by Android and its own software Motoblur that syncs all social net working modus operandi in one interface. Moto CLIQ will in the rest of the world be the constant companion of Moto lovers and assume the name Moto Dext. The CLIQ has a roving eye of 5 MP with Auto Focus . The CLIQ does not seem to be Wi Fi enabled though and comes with 2GB internal memory which is extendable up to 32 GB. The CLIQ is the first of the brands from Motorola that would be courting Android and it appears to be a serious relationship and faithful one too. The specs and the press release are below.

GENERAL

3G

GSM, 3G, WiFi, EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12

DISPLAY

320 x 480 pixels, 187 PPI; 3.1 inch HVGA screen

OPERATING SYSTEM

Android 1.5 (Cupcake)

SLIDER

Side slider

CAMERA

• CAMERA
• FOCUS
  Automatic
• IMAGE EDITING TOOLS
  Picture editing, Geo Tagging
• MEGAPIXELS
  5.0

MOTOBLUR

• CALLER ID
  see the caller’s name, number, status and profile pic
• PHONEBOOK
  MOTOBLUR synchs personal and work contacts, and connected social networks
• PHOTO SHARING
  MySpace, Photobucket, Picasa, Facebook
• CUSTOMIZABLE HOME SCREEN
  MOTOBLUR’s Happenings, Status and Messaging widgets deliver status posts and more. Customizable RSS news widgets keeps you up to date.
• MESSAGING
  Facebook, MySpace and Twitter Direct Messaging

MUSIC & VIDEO

• MUSIC ENABLED¹
• MUSIC PLAYER
  AAC,  AAC+,  AAC+ Enhanced,  AMR NB,  MIDI,  MP3,  WAV,
• VIDEO CAPABLE
  Playback – H.264, H.263, MPEG 4, YouTube; Video Streaming: MPEG 4, 3GP
• PLAYABLE FORMATS
  AAC, MP3, WAV, MIDI, AMR NB, AAC+
• SONG FINDER
  ShazamID
• VIDEO CAPTURE RATE
  MPEG 4

POWER

up to 360 min / 6 hrs
USAGE TIME (CONTINUOUS)²

• BATTERY TYPE
  1420 mAh lithium polymer
• STANDBY TIME²
  up to 325 hrs / 13.5 days

MESSAGING

• EMAIL³
  POP3/IMAP embedded, Support for MS Exchange
• MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING (MMS)³
  Animated GIFs
• TEXT MESSAGING (SMS)³
  Compose messages using rich text
• IMAGE FILE FORMATS
  BMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG
• INSTANT MESSAGING (IM)³
  supported
• VOICE MAIL³
  Standard Voice Mail, Visual Voice Mail

CONNECTIVITY

• SYNCHRONIZATION
  Support for MS Exchange
• BLUETOOTH® TECHNOLOGY⁴
  2.0+EDR, stereo Bluetooth
• WIFI
  802.11 b,g
• DATA ACCESS⁵
  Yes
• CONNECTOR TYPE
  MicroUSB 2.0 high-speed
• GPS AND LOCATION SERVICES¹
  GPS, Google Maps with Street View, E-Compass

CONNECTIVITY

• MOTOROLA MEDIA LINK

INTERNET AND GAMES

• WEB BROWSER
  Full HTML browser, Android Webkit

ACCESSORY COMPATIBILITY

• HEADSET JACK
  3.5mm audio jack

CALLING

• AUTOMATIC ANSWER
  Auto answer
• AUTOMATIC REDIAL
• CALL LISTS
  Recent calls, frequent call
• CALL TIMER
• CALL TRANSFER
• CALL WAITING
• CONFERENCE CALLING³
  Group call
• EMERGENCY DIAL
  911 dialing

CALLING

• MUTE CALL
  Mute button
• NOISE REDUCTION
  Dual mic noise cancellation
• SPEED DIAL
  Quickstore Private IDs, Quickstore Phone Book, Group IDs, SDG Lists
• VOICE DIALING

CARRIER FEATURES AND SERVICES

• T-MOBILE
  Audio Postcard, Visual Voice Mail, MyFaves, Telenav

GOOGLE MOBILE SERVICES

• GMAIL
• GOOGLE MAPS
  Google Maps
• GOOGLE MAPS WITH STREET VIEW
• GOOGLE MARKET PLACE
• GOOGLE SEARCH
• GOOGLE VOICE SEARCH
  English only
• GTALK
• YOUTUBE

INCLUDED APPLICATIONS

• BUSINESS⁶
  Quickoffice with Document Viewing
• ENTERTAINMENT⁶
  YouTube
• LIFESTYLE⁶
  Accuweather
• MUSIC AND AUDIO⁶
  Amazon Music Store, imeem, Shazam, LastFM

INTERFACE

• OPERATING SYSTEM
  Android 1.5 (Cupcake)
• QWERTY KEYBOARD
• TOUCH SCREEN
• VIRTUAL KEYBOARD

PHYSICAL

• DISPLAY TYPE
  187 DPI
• COLORS
  Titanium and Winter White
• WEIGHT
  5.6 oz; 163 grams
• SIZE (H X W X D)
  2.28 x 4.49 x 0.62 inches; 114x58x15.6
• DISPLAY SIZE
  320 x 480 pixels
• FORM FACTOR
  Slider

TECHNOLOGY

• ACCELEROMETER
  Accelerometer and proximity sensor
• NETWORKS³
  WCDMA 900/1700/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Category 7/8), EDGE, GPRS Class 12, AGPS
• REMOVABLE MEMORY⁷
  MicroSD up to 32GB
• SENSORS
  Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor

Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO – Sept. 10, 2009 – T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced the upcoming availability of the Motorola CLIQ^TM with MOTOBLUR^TM, the first Android-powered device from Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and the first device to feature the innovative MOTOBLUR solution. The CLIQ will be available exclusively in the U.S. from T-Mobile later this fall.

Developed by Motorola, MOTOBLUR is an innovative solution that manages and integrates communications – from work e-mail to social networking activity – on your CLIQ. Updates to contacts, posts, messages, photos and more are streamed together and synced from sources including Facebook®, Twitter^TM, MySpace®, Gmail^TM, and work and personal e-mail. MOTOBLUR automatically delivers these updates to the home screenin easy-to-view streams so there is no need to open and close different mobile applications to keep up with the latest content. A 3G-capable smartphone featuring a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a full touch-screen display, the CLIQ is designed to keep the conversation moving, enabling fast messaging on the fly and easy navigation through MOTOBLUR’s streams and widgets.

Cole Brodman, chief technology and innovation officer with T-Mobile USA, jointly unveiled CLIQ with MOTOBLUR today with Sanjay Jha, co-CEO of Motorola and CEO of Motorola Mobile Devices, at GigaOM’sMobilize 09 conference.

“T-Mobile’s highly social and always-connected customers have a natural affinity for mobile social networking, and we’re excited to feature the Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR prominently in what’s shaping up to be our most innovative holiday product lineup ever,” Brodman said. “The CLIQ lives up to Motorola’s tradition of great design and quality, and to our history of working together to create products that enhance the lives and the relationships of our customers.”

Jha said, “We’re pleased to announce our first Android-powered device in partnership with T-Mobile USA. Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR differentiates the Android experience for consumers by being the onlysmartphone that automatically syncs conversations, contacts and content, and delivers a solution that’s instinctive, social and smart.”

The CLIQ expands T-Mobile’s compelling lineup of Android devices and underscores T-Mobile’s commitment to the open, highly customizable platform that gives developers and manufacturers the opportunity to create truly unique experiences. This continued first-mover advantage with Android lets T-Mobile customers have access to incredible innovation in the Android Market^TM.

The CLIQ delivers a reliable mobile Web experience by harnessing the power and speed of T-Mobile’s 3G network and Wi-Fi. Additional CLIQ features include a 3.1-inch HVGA touch-screen display, a 5 megapixel auto focus camera with video capture and playback at 24 frames per second, a 3.5mm headset jack, a music player with pre-loaded Amazon MP3 store application, Shazam, iMeem Mobile, and a pre-installed 2GBmicroSD memory card with support for up to 32 GB of removable memory.

CLIQ also features multitasking capabilities and one-touch access to the Google^TM mobile services millions use every day, including Google Search^TM by voice, Google Maps^TM with Street View, YouTube^TM and Picasa^TM. Easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, calendars, and contacts is supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. E-mail and contacts are also supported by Yahoo!, Windows Live Hotmail, and other POP3 and IMAP e-mail services. It also combines instant messaging support for Google Talk^TM, as well as AOL®, Yahoo! Messenger® and Windows Live Messenger.

T-Mobile’s 3G network is currently available in 200 cities nationwide and covers more than 150 million people. By the end of 2009, T-Mobile USA expects its 3G network to be available to approximately 200 million people across the U.S.

Link

http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/Motorola-CLIQ-U