Motorola’s big ‘08 splash
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Filed in BG's Corner, Handsets, Exclusives, Motorola
We had a nice long talk with one of Motorola ninjas, and they let us in on some pretty big secrets. Most of our conversation is below, and we’ve got a good grasp on Moto’s whole ‘08 lineup!
- The Motorola Z10 should be out by Christmas this year.
- Motorola is reducing their Linux support and transitioning to UIQ (since they now own 50% of UIQ, it makes sense, huh?)
- There will be a 3G QWERTY entry-level smartphone that runs Windows Mobile 6, it might possibly be called the Q10, and it will have a touch screen. The first for a Motorola Windows Mobile device, not counting the ill-fated MPx.
- One of Motorola’s more high-end phones will feature an NVIDIA chip processor for smooth 3D gaming and video playback. This processor will be superior to the Nokia N95’s ARM 11 processor. This device is said to be their flagship ‘08 model
- The ELBA device — well, it’s 3G running UIQ, has a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, and that oh-so-cool-but-possibly-crap morphing keyboard. In addition, there is a new version of ELBA which is codenamed KEYWEST. That device uses the updated MOTOMAGX platform of 7.3, compared to the RAZR 2 that runs 6.2.
- There’s a touch-screen slider in the works with a 5 megapixel autofocus camera, GPS, 16 million color screen with a 320*240 size which is rumored to be 2.8 inches, running UIQ 4.0 — this is the Nokia N95 competitor, people! We’re told to expect an announcement on or before 3GSM and a June ‘08 release.
To recap: there will be 9 UIQ devices next year from Motorola, 2 of them with 5 megapixel cameras, and the remaining 7 with 3.2 megapixel cameras. The first 3G-packing MOTOMAGX phone might be the KEYWEST device mentioned above. It looks like Moto has their hands full…
On Oct 16, 2007 @ 2:17 pm, TrueDis Said:
Weak!
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 2:22 pm, J Said:
Lemme guess… ALL of these will make their way to AT&T and narry a one to Verizon…sigh
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 2:37 pm, Nathan Said:
@J: most motorola phones go to everyone not just AT&T. Look at the RAZR 2 where Sprint and Verizon were the first to get it.
any more details on this morphing keyboard that was mentioned?
and aside from that it looks like a good lineup in text and i hope it is cause motorola really needs t get something going.
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 2:38 pm, Hacksaw Said:
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 2:39 pm, Hacksaw Said:
I mean I Heart Motorola
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 2:43 pm, Cap'n America Said:
I would rather see them pull an “N95″ and just release it to the open market rather than signup with a carrier. This crap with the q9h and AT&T not signing off on it is killing me.
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 5:19 pm, marvONE Said:
WM6(standard) is pure garbage and should not be used past this year, why not just have all phones run pro?
(My two cents)
BG Party 7 days and counting!!
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 5:27 pm, J Said:
@Nathan:
RAZR2 on Verizon… Certainly that’s what was promised and now after almost all of the other carriers have launched Verizon still doesn’t have it…
The big V is losing, period.
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 6:47 pm, Jeff B. Said:
But Moto still can’t make phones that last or don’t have software problems or don’t come busted or don’t bust easily or….
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 9:05 pm, RogueX5 Said:
@Jeff B.
Cause every phone out in the market is absolutely flawless? The other makers must have godlike software coders if their phones come to market perfect.
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 9:24 pm, ... Said:
Nathan,
Niether Sprint or Verizon got the RAZR2 first, Europe did.
Unless you’re just talking about the US.
Then that’s true.
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J,
Verizon does have the RAZR2, they have for a while.
They got it like a week ot two after Sprint.
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 9:30 pm, Jeff B. Said:
Rogue,
The other makers aren’t absolutely flawless but Moto is the company I have had most of my cellular problems with since I have had an e120 (Verizon), V505 (old, by old I mean real, AT&T), and a V3i (Cingular), and some other one that sucked bad too and they have all, but the V505 (awesome still have it), have gone back and forth with multiple problems along with poor battery life, again except for the V505, and that kept happening over and over again. So from my experience, Motos are the worst.
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 9:48 pm, Big D Said:
Actually, South Korea got the RAZR2 before anyone else in the world.
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 11:19 pm, owaief Said:
why everyone seems to have problems with their motos? my E2 is still working fine…doesnt crash like a nokia or se…my mom’s 2 year old V3i is the best phone she ever had, according to her… because it doesnt crash or hang or have software problems… she even find it easier to use than a nokia that she previously had, surprisingly…
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On Oct 17, 2007 @ 12:52 am, MotoMania Said:
The fact is “Motorola Razr 2 V8″ and “Motorola Razr 2 V9″ has processor 500 Mhz (the second faster processor for mobile phone, the fastest processor for mobile phone 624 Mhz in “Motorola Rokr Z6″). How about other slow processor other brand? Still slow? Don’t look the past of “Motorola” but look the future of “Motorola”.
The fact is “Motorola Razr 2″ doesn’t has any problem.
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On Oct 17, 2007 @ 1:13 am, yibo Said:
Hey BGR…
isnt the details in this report very similar to the rumor which you had quashed some days back..
you are contradicting one of you own articles…
what the truth man
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On Oct 17, 2007 @ 6:39 am, owaief Said:
maybe ppl who get faulty motos have really bad luck, or maybe the carriers keep selling faulty or reconditioned cellphones. coz i live in malaysia, and my E2 is still working fine (only crashed 3times in 11 months. yes, i actually counted). my mom’s V3i is even more stable, according to her, throughout her 2 year ownership of the cell, the phone never hanged or have software problems. she even find it easy to use eventhough the V3i uses the old software that so many ppl hate. she was so impressed by it that she now want her next phone to be a motorola. and yes, my mom had previously used nokias and samsungs before.
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On Oct 17, 2007 @ 6:08 pm, roninja Said:
I am not sure it will be an Nvidia processor rather an OMAP3430 using PowerVR SGX.
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On Oct 18, 2007 @ 12:39 pm, nicksti Said:
I notice more times than I can count that the people who complain about Motorolas interface and stability are talking about really old phones.
I look at the UI in the SLVR, RIZR/KRZR, E2/E6 and the only problem I have is the number of steps to get to bluetooth. Nokia’s UI in their non-smartphones to me is terrible and I never saw why people complain about Moto and embrace Nokia. Motorola’s categories seem intuitive to me. I own a ROKR E2.
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On Oct 19, 2007 @ 11:33 am, Mobile Phone Helpdesk Said:
A few days ago you used our photos to decline these phones and now you are still announcing them? You used our photos, banged them down and now we’re good enough?
I’d sure like to get in touch with one of you, since I cannot find a phone number. You’re not really telling the truth and using our info to make an article.
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On Oct 28, 2007 @ 5:40 pm, cowbot Said:
Article is wrong to compare Motorola nvidia gpu to n95 ARM 11 cpu. Do not compare a GPU on one device to a CPU on another device. N95 uses omap2420 which uses powervr mbx gpu, afaik.
Also, as a rule, high mhz = high power drain. For e.g. xscale cpu at 600mhz = high power drain and inefficient compared to omap2420 arm11 at 333-400mhz.
Otherwise, informative information - Thanks.
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On Oct 28, 2007 @ 10:37 pm, iamdigitalman Said:
I can do you one better. My old v180 busted both LCDs, my mom’s v180 died, my replacement v220 I got was waterdamaged (cingular’s fault), but it eventually died, then my mother had a v551 that fried, and it’s replacement (another v551) had worsening reception, so she finally broke down and bought a gold v3xx. After 6 months, besides a little paint flaking, it’s holding up OK.
But that is 5 Motorolas that have all died in 3 years. I think they need to improve their build quality if they have not already.
If I reflash the v551’s firmware, I hope I can get it working again. my LG CU500 broke, and I went and got an old Cingular branded Nokia 1100. It’s awesome and all, very durable, and awesome (2 weeks!) battery life, but I have gotten used to a color screen, camera, web browser, and all that other crap, so maybe I will start to use the v551 again. Love that blue backlight on the external LCD, and the brushed plate on the front.
I might just break down and buy a KRZR or something.
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On Jan 1, 2008 @ 8:31 am, Ed Said:
Does that mean Moto will no longer support linux or its MOTOMAGX?
I was expecting more software update from Moto with the use of Linux.
There are still many things they could work on with Razr v8.
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