Motorola Unveils Third Android-Based Phone, 'Backflip' (MOT, GOOG)
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Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced at CES that they will be bringing a third Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android-based phone to the U.S. market.
The new 3G phone will be called the “Backflip” and is named so due to its unique reverse QWERTY design. When the phone is folded horizontally shut a 3.1 inch OLED screen appears on one side and a QWERTY keyboard on the other.
When the phone is opened the QWERTY keyboard is below a touch screen as if the phone were a traditional slider. This design allows the phone to have a larger keyboard making typing on the phone easier for the consumer.
The company said that the phone is expected to be made available in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia in the first quarter.
In America the phone looks to be destined for the AT&T Inc.’s (NYSE: T) network because it operates within the specifications for the wireless carrier’s 3G network and international bands. The phone will also include quad-band EDGE for international roaming.
The Backflip will run the Android 1.5 OS similar to Motorola’s Cliq, and less advanced as the Android 2.1 OS that is on the company’s flagship phone the Droid for Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Google’s Nexus One.
The new 3G phone will be called the “Backflip” and is named so due to its unique reverse QWERTY design. When the phone is folded horizontally shut a 3.1 inch OLED screen appears on one side and a QWERTY keyboard on the other.
When the phone is opened the QWERTY keyboard is below a touch screen as if the phone were a traditional slider. This design allows the phone to have a larger keyboard making typing on the phone easier for the consumer.
The company said that the phone is expected to be made available in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia in the first quarter.
In America the phone looks to be destined for the AT&T Inc.’s (NYSE: T) network because it operates within the specifications for the wireless carrier’s 3G network and international bands. The phone will also include quad-band EDGE for international roaming.
The Backflip will run the Android 1.5 OS similar to Motorola’s Cliq, and less advanced as the Android 2.1 OS that is on the company’s flagship phone the Droid for Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Google’s Nexus One.
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