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Status: Available November 6th, 2009 on Verizon Wireless
Touchscreen: 3.7-inch/480×854 Full Touchscreen with Full QWERTY Slider
Dimensions: 60 x 115.8 x 13.7 mm; 169 grams
Camera: 5.0 Megapixels with AutoFocus
Battery: Li-ion 1400mAh
Standby Time: 450 Hours
Talk Time:7 Hours
Processor: OMAP3430 processor
Internal/External Memory: 512MB Flash, 256MB RAM/MicroSD (16GB capacity)
Extras: 3.5mm Headset jack, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS enabled; Android 2.0
Price: $199

Motorola has finally launched its most advanced and technically complete phone in the name of DROID. With every second manufacturer launching an Android phone, it was inevitable for Motorola to launch an Android stunner to sustain itself in the market. After disappointing everyone for so many years with not-so-great phones, finally it seems Motorola has delivered.

The Motorola DROID is beautiful in a different sense. It looks like a robust factory phone with a manly appeal to it. The phone has a huge 3.7 inch display and has a dedicated slider QWERTY keypad attached to it. The keys are well positioned and are comfortable to use. The onscreen keyboard is also comfortable to use for shorter messages. The full glass display ensures an awesome experience while surfing websites

The 256RAM inside the DROID provides a robust performance and gets all the basic tasks done without any lag. The multitasking performance of the phone is also very good. The phone has a 5-megapixel camera with flash and so imaging is a good experience in the day time as well as during the nights or dim lights. The focus feature of the phone is a bit slow so you have to be patient while taking snaps. The videos on the phone are very clear and full marks to the phone for its video clarity. The phone also rocks in the multimedia department with awesome sound quality and an excellent music player.

All the applications on the phone are responsive, although some third party applications are not supported by the phone. There is a handsome dock that comes with the phone that adds to the style quotient of the phone. The battery life of the phone is not so great but goes for around 24hrs without any hassles. A definite winner on all grounds for sure. The Motorola DROID is here to stay.

Status: Upcoming on Verizon
Touchscreen: 320 x 480 Full Touch, Horizontal Slider with Full QWERTY Keyboard, and an optical joystick
Dimensions: Unknown
Camera: 3.1 MP with Autofocus
Battery: Li-Ion
Standby Time: Unknown
Talk Time: Unknown
Processor: Unknown
Internal/External Memory: 256 MB/MicroSD
Extras: Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth Enabled w/ a 3.5mm headset jack
Price: Unknown

Motorola has reputation to bring product of 6 sigma standard that is 1 defect in a million. The company was facing hard time on the mobile front with no phone of the company which could compete or at least could be categories as a Smart phone but finally Motorola has come up with its offering in Smartphone segment with Calgary.

Calgary is Motorola’s first Smartphone which runs on the Google’s powerful mobile operating system Android. This Phone has a lot of promising features which make it very attractive. The phone has an elegant and vibrant touch screen. Calgary has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard quite similar to the Moto RAZR phones. It is dual band CDMA phone with two communication Bands are CDMA (1900 MHz), CDMA (800 MHz). Calgary is equipped with 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and digital zoom. This phone provide some unique features like Multiple Numbers per Nam , Predictive Text entry , Picture id , Ringer ID, To do list . This phone supports 3g and gives you a good experience of internet on your mobile phone with real fast download and upload and HTML Browser. For connectivity it has USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0. It also has a In built GPS system for the navigation purpose which gets power from a powerful chip. This phone includes WI-FI connectivity. The battery back up of the phone is reliable. The external memory requirement can be filled out by microSD expansion slot .Undoubtedly it’s a good purchase to invest in.

Motorola Heron/Iron Man

Status: Rumored to be available in November from AT&T
Touchscreen: 2.8″ 240 x 320 pixels QVGA TFT Touchscreen with Vertical QWERTY slider
Dimensions: 57.5 x 104 x 15.9; 125 grams
Camera: 3.0 MP w/ fixed focus and Flash
Battery: Li-Ion
Standby Time: Unknown
Talk Time:Unknown
Processor: Qualcomm® MSM 7225 528MHz processor
Internal/External Memory: 128 MB RAM/microSD/microSDHC (up to 32G)
Extras: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS enabled.
Price: Unknown

The Iron Man, definitely a different name. Now, will it actually create a different place for itself in the market, only time will tell? It looks like a lower end Android phone. But, I suppose that is the whole beauty of Android, even the simplest of phones are fully packed to give high level performance.

The Heron ahs a 2.8” TFT Touch Screen and a QWERTY Keyboard. Now, a unique thing which strikes at the first look would be the confusion with buttons. When the touch screen is closed and the keyboard is pulled behind and hidden, there doesn’t seem to be any buttons to deal with. Also, this piece doesn’t actually look like an android.

The Heron looks like a combination of the Blackberry and the Palm Pre.  The keyboard looks a lot like the Palm Pre. But, it does fulfill all the features of a smart phone. According to news, the Heron was slated for a Windows Mobile but later was turned into an Android.

The sleek looks and handy feel will definitely make it a popular tool among youngsters. Also, the 3 megapixel camera is definitely the point of attraction.

The largest American carrier AT&T and Motorola both need a desperate success and id it can come in form of the Iron Man both will accept it with open arms. Also, a non- I phone device will surely help to spice up the situation for both these giants.

Status: Available October 19th, 2009 on T-Mobile and Orange UK
Touchscreen: 3.1-inch/320 x 480 pixel Full Capacitive Touch Screen w/ QWERTY side Slider.
Dimensions: 58 x 114 x 15.6 mm; 163 grams
Camera: 5.0 Megapixels with AutoFocus
Battery: 1420 mAh Li-ion
Standby Time: 325 Hours
Talk Time:6 Hours
Processor: Qualcomm MSM7201A, 528MHz
Internal/External Memory: 256MB/MicroSD (32GB Capacity)
Extras: 3.5mm Headset jack, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS enabled
Price: $199

Motorola, once a trendsetter and now just a back marker in the cellular and electronics industry, has finally come up with a device to ensure that its place still holds in the competitive market. The Motorola CLIQ MB200 is a pleasure to watch and is equally powerful and easy to use device and most importantly has the latest Android OS setup in it, all features essential for a smartphone to be successful in today’s market.

The Motorola CLIQ has a dedicated slider QWERTY keyboard which is very comfortable to use and does not put much strain on the fingers. The phone is a bit thicker and heavier thanks to the dedicated keyboard but considering the features it provides, you can compromise on the weight bit. The Home button on the keypad is quite comfortable and not as hard as it looks.  MotoBlur, Motorola’s own user interface on top of the Android OS, integrates Facebook, Twitter, Picassa, MySpace, your email and Gmail contacts and all other important applications into a single unit. Emailing from this phone is a wonderful experience although you cannot copy paste while reading an email.

The camera has a good picture quality in day light but is not so great in dim light or in the dark. The music quality is good and simple and plays almost all formats of music. All other features like Mapping, processor performance, security and entertainment are upto the mark with no flaws and right up there to compete with the other Android phones in the market. Overall, a very refreshing phone and definitely has the capacity to sustain in today’s market. All other manufacturers watch out, Motorola is still in the game.

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