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Full specs: Motorola CLIQ Android phone with 'Motoblur' for T-Mobile

By | September 10, 2009, 11:10am PDT

Summary: Motorola on Thursday announced its touchscreen CLIQ smartphone for T-Mobile, running on the Google Android platform with a feature it calls “Motoblur.” Here’s a comprehensive rundown of the handset’s specs.

Motorola on Thursday announced (techmeme) its touchscreen CLIQ smartphone, running on the Google Android platform with a skin it calls “Motoblur.”

The handset will be available on T-Mobile in time for the holiday season. Internationally, it will be called “DEXT” and appear on Orange, América Móvil, and Telefónica.

[ZDNet Image Gallery: Motorola Cliq]

The phone will offer 3G/HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, a full HTML Web browser, 6 hours of active battery use, POP3/IMAP and Microsoft Exchange support.

Full specs, after the jump:


  • GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12, WCDMA 900/1700/2100, 3G, Wi-Fi
  • 3.1-in. HVGA (320×480) display at 187 ppi
  • Google Android 1.5 (Cupcake)
  • Slide-out QWERTY keyboard (also has virtual touchscreen keyboard)
  • 5.0-megapixel camera with autofocus, picture editing, geotagging
  • Battery: 1420 mAh lithium polymer: up to 6 hours continuous usage; 325 hours (13.5 days) standby time
  • E-mail support: POP3/IMAP embedded, Microsoft Exchange support
  • Messaging: SMS, MMS, IM
  • Imaging: BMP, PNG, GIP, JPEG
  • Standard and Visual Voicemail support
  • Stereo Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
  • Wireless: 801.22 b/g
  • MicroUSB 2.0 high-speed up to 32GB
  • GPS with Google Maps and an e-compass
  • Audio support: AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, AMR NB, MIDI, MP3, WAV
  • Video playback: H.264 , h.263, MPEG 4, YouTube
  • Video streaming: MPEG 4, 3GP
  • Video capture: MPEG 4
  • ShazamID song finder, Amazon Music Store, Last.fm
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • Full HTML Webkit browser
  • Dual-mic noise cancellation
  • Mute button
  • Accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
  • Google Mail, Maps, Street View, Android Market, Search, Voice Search, Talk and YouTube
  • Quickoffice with Document Viewing
  • Accuweather
  • Colors: Titanium, Winter White
  • Weight: 5.6 oz.
  • Dimensions: 2.28 in. wide by 4.49 in. tall by 0.62 in. thick

The “Motoblur” modification offers the following capabilities:

  • the ability to see a caller’s name, number, status and profile picture
  • Syncs personal and work contacts and connected social networks
  • Photo sharing with MySpace, Photobucket, Picasa, Facebook
  • Customizable home screen (status, messaging, RSS widgets)
  • Facebook, MySpace and Twitter direct messaging

Availability is “fall” and no pricing details were announced.

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RE: Full specs: Motorola CLIQ Android phone with 'Motoblur' for T-Mobile
coolfx35 15th Sep 2009
Im from the Netherlands and still waiting for the launch of the Motorola Cliq. It will probably be available in a fourtnight. However the Dutch version will be white. But I think the Samsung will be the most appealing Android phone up till now (Amoled display, battery, etc).

I'm a webdesigner and love internet and it's possibilities. And Android/Google will make the future different. Hopefully it will be a better place, but surely it will be fun.

Hope to receive my Galaxy soon. Then I will post my experiences on http://www.Motorola-Cliq.com Also hope to learn a lot here of the Samsung and Android.
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How does it charge?
bmgoodman 10th Sep 2009
I'd like all cell phone articles to list what type of connector is used to charge the phone. Mini USB, Micro USB, or something proprietary? I've heard cell phone makers for the European market have agreed to voluntarily begin using Micro USB on *all* their phones starting in 2010. I'm hoping this common-sense approach makes it to the U.S. soon, and highlighting the connector type in *all* articles should make this more than just an afterthought. Imagine having one charger for all your phones....
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It looks like Micro-USB
markharris 11th Sep 2009
The full specs show a Micro-USB V2.0 port running up to 32GB transfer speed. That port undoubtably is the charging port as well.
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What about flash?
dave@... 10th Sep 2009
A smart phone needs lots of storage. A multimedia capable smart phone all the more. What's the internal flash size? Is there a microSD slot?

The phrase "MicroUSB 2.0 high-speed up to 32GB" implies a MicroUSB connector, which is good, in the sense this is now the agree-upon standard for phone charging, going forward. But bad, if it implies that, like the Palm Pre, the only add-on memory is via a USB "on the go" option.

That might have occasional value, but no one wants to juggle a flash module and cable plugged into a breakable connector in a pocket-sized device. The memory expansion needs to be inside.
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RE: Full specs: Motorola CLIQ Android phone with 'Motoblur' for T-Mobile
Art Spanjer 11th Sep 2009
What differentiates this product from the MyTouch Android
already available on T-Mobile? I have the first gen Android
and don't see a reason to upgrade from that phone, which is
quite excellent.
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Faster, thinner...
markharris 11th Sep 2009
Looks like faster CPU, thinner and more memory...
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RE: Full specs: Motorola CLIQ Android phone with 'Motoblur' for T-Mobile
travelfeet@... 11th Sep 2009
Full specs should include the processor type and speed, ram and storage memory. Is this information available?
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RE: Full specs: Motorola CLIQ Android phone with 'Motoblur' for T-Mobile
CaryRW@... 11th Sep 2009
Motorola has a nice site setup for CLIQ, but alas no core details (CPU, Mem, etc...) Here's the link:

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

This looks to be the phone that I'd love to get to replace my XV6800 (HTC Titan). It appears to be fantastic. Now I just need to see if the few apps I use daily have replacement apps for it!
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RE: Full specs: Motorola CLIQ Android phone with 'Motoblur' for T-Mobile
Art Spanjer 11th Sep 2009
That is the point of my question, thank you. I would like to see side by side comparisons of this Motorola phone which looks great, next to MyTouch.
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RE: Full specs: Motorola CLIQ Android phone with 'Motoblur' for T-Mobile
brewerb@... 11th Sep 2009
Does this mean T-Mobil is going with this instead of the Nokia N-900? *Sigh* I was sooooo looking forward to the 900 sad .
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No point in posing all "iPhony" if you ain't got multitouch
XXP 11th Sep 2009
Get a grip people. If a device doesn't have multitouch, then it can't make step one on the journey to iPhone-ness.

Period.

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RE: Full specs: Motorola CLIQ Android phone with 'Motoblur' for T-Mobile
boblachmaiya 13th Sep 2009
I think the idea should be 'go beyond' the iPhone. Apple went beyond everything else that was in the market at the time and it has worked. Nokia and others need to come up with the 'next phone' to get past iPhone - unless Apple does before anyone else again.
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Since the GSM Palm Pre don't arrive, I'll go with this one...
kok_warlock 15th Sep 2009
I was dying to get a GSM Palm Pre, but that phone seems Sprint CDMA locked since forever, so I'll go with this one, which looks to have better keyboard, memory, and a trade between WebOS for Android looks like trading 6 for half-a-dozen, eager for one.
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RE: Full specs: Motorola CLIQ Android phone with 'Motoblur' for T-Mobile
coolfx35 15th Sep 2009
Im from the Netherlands and still waiting for the launch of the Motorola Cliq. It will probably be available in a fourtnight. However the Dutch version will be white. But I think the Samsung will be the most appealing Android phone up till now (Amoled display, battery, etc).

I'm a webdesigner and love internet and it's possibilities. And Android/Google will make the future different. Hopefully it will be a better place, but surely it will be fun.

Hope to receive my Galaxy soon. Then I will post my experiences on http://www.Motorola-Cliq.com Also hope to learn a lot here of the Samsung and Android.

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