Motorola Calgary to be Verizon's second Android phone?
(Credit:
Boy Genius Report)
While the Motorola Droid might be hogging the spotlight at the moment, rumors of Verizon's second Google Android device are starting to bubble to the surface.
According to the Boy Genius Report, a handset code-named the Motorola Calgary will be the carrier's other Android smartphone. It'll be a lower-end device than the Droid and have a lower-resolution touch screen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that BGR calls "workable."
Below the display, there will be three touch-sensitive buttons while the traditional d-pad will be replaced by an optical trackpad. Other reported features include a 3-megapixel camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a microSD expansion slot.
At this point, it's not clear whether the Calgary will ship running Android OS 2.0 like the Droid, but unlike the Droid, it will apparently use Motoblur software, which we first saw on the Motorola Cliq. Also unclear is pricing and release dates, but Verizon has promised to ship both Android phones by the end of the year.
(Source: Brighthand)
Bonnie Cha is a senior editor for CNET, covering smartphones and GPS. When she's not testing the latest gadgets, you can find her chasing after her crazy lab or surfing in the chilly waters of Northern California. E-mail Bonnie.
Moto is a proven leader in creating new hardware and software solutions; they have the brains and prior succesful history to develop and invent the correct technology into sturdy and durable handsets.
I know that Motorola makes quality products in use worldwide by all wireless firms and I believe this latest phone model will not disappoint users.
I guess the pricing will be a fraction of the Droid and the iPhone.
I think the iPhone was priced high by design to create a desire by consumers and it surely worked. This who paid $600 for the 1st lame generation iPhone were in the vanguard and paid to be there. Now their original iPhones are like last Sunday's paper.
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by it22923
November 6, 2009 4:39 PM PST
- um, i am trying for find information on the moto calgary. do i go to motorolacalgary.com?
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