Upcoming 2009 handsets from Motorola pose for BGR on their way to Verizon
Well lookie here. Motorola apparently has a few tricks up its sleeve that might just surprise us in the coming year. Well they would have any way, if our trusty ninja didn’t come through with the goods! Moto fans, feast your eyes on four sexy handsets coming your way in what is shaping up to be Motorola’s final shot at survival. For the time being details are slim; in fact pretty much all we have are images, the knowledge that they’re all hitting Verizon Wireless, code names and a 2009 time frame (though we do know the RUSH 2 will be out during Q1, likely early in the quarter). We’re seeing some big changes here in terms of common styling cues from Moto – just look at the FLASH, pictured above. Sharp angles and raised, blended buttons – it actually looks pretty hot! There’s plenty more where that came from of course, so hit the jump for shots of the other three handsets.
RUSH 2:
CALGARY:
INFERNO:
Good Scoop hunting BoyGeniusReports! As always you deliver the goods first!
nasty!!!! good nasty just to be clear
Back 2 the future!
CALGARY looks like it has a chance as long as they don’t ruin the UI…
And they forgot the one thing that worked for them; making it thin. Nice work, confirmation they suck.
but why verizon and not GSM???? Why moto would you do this to me!
The FLASH and CALGARY look mighty fine. Bravomoto!
Fernando: Probably because there is a huge gap in the CDMA iphone-killer market.
I just hope that one of these runs Android/Linux.
they all look nice. what i dont get is why verizon??
they better have some goods for t-mobile!
right when i leave verizon’s sorry asses too….o well come on vzw-alltel merger lol…lols like the lg scoop and quickfire
in response to “fernando” i have to point out that Motorola just got a HUGE contract with China Mobile to expand their CDMA network, and that a lot of their phones have been heading toward the CDMA carriers lately. Looks like they may have found what might save the company.
Good stuff!
@FSOD – no scoop for this site, been on HoFo for hours…
Android please, please, please…
Why Verizon? Because Verizon has NOTHING in their current stable except for the addled Storm. TMobile has the G1, AT&T has Bold & iPhone!
Chris Said:
Actually Chris I gave it to BoyGenius First, then Hofo!
Ohhh hell yes! finally a sexy (sexier than dare) touch phone for vzw. let’s keep it up moto
Ya just got the G1! shush!
no sprint so sad
Windows logo on the Flash might mean a proper WinMo device or (dare I dream) a Tegra WinMo device?! Now if only their data plans weren’t so hideous….
The Flash is a larger HTC touch diamond. HTC does phones right, and unless they have a super sensitive touch screen that works nicely, thats going to be to little to late, so the story of motorola. Rush 2 looks like a solid POS. the Calgary is a dumbphone, so much for that, maybe some android love to that could make it a buyable device, and last and least the inferno. A new version of a failing verizon dumbphone. Horay moto, if this is your last stand, i think your only business will be walkie talkies for police.
WOW! They have the WOW that you see only from unique device destined to make it.
Why CDMA? No the question is why not a universal phone for any provider and any technology?
Wasn’t that what happened with the Razr?
Hello!! Palm… Hello!! RIM… Are you going to keep the same form factor for another 15 years?
Wow, it kind of looks like Motorola might actually be trying!
I don’t know if I like the red keyboard on the RUSH 2, though, it’s rather strong for my tastes.
Stop b%&$?ing,CDMA has a short lived stay here in the states,well as far as the big player in the game that’s called verizon….they’re rolling out LTE in a little over a year,well that will be the starting point anyway & for all you fake tekkies out there that’s a GSM(!)4G launch so just kool out cause your probably under contract @ least until then anyway;lol
Were is the camera in calagary ???
Motorola is basically DOMINATING the smartphone market in China right now
These devices are HOT off the press. Seriously digging the calgary.