Dr.Sanjay K Jha, the Motorola CEO announced Motorola’s first ever Android based phone – the Motorola Cliq, while speaking at the GigaOm’s Mobilize 09 conference. Formerly known as Motorola Morrison,this handset will also be the first to use MotoBlur, which is a custom Android UI from Motorola.
Moto Cliq will feature a 5 mega-pixel camera, a slide-out QWERTY keypad, HDSPA/Wi-Fi connectivity, 3.5mm jack, and GPS.
MotoBlur UI will allow the users to update their “status” across a number of social networking sites directly from this application, along with contacts, photo syncing, feeds and messages.
MotoBlur is “the first and only solution to sync contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more – from sources like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, work and personal e-mail, and LastFM – and automatically deliver it to the home screen.”
Specs of Motorola Cliq:
* 114 x 58 x 15.6 mm (4.49 x 2.28 x 0.61 in)
* 163.00 grams (5.7 oz)
* 320 x 480 pixels touchscreen display
* Android 1.5 OS
* 5MP autofocus camera
* 2GB MicroSD card in the box
* WCDMA 900/1700/2100, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
* GSM 850/900/1800/1900
* GPS, Turn by Turn directions, Google Maps with Street View, E-Compass
* Wi-Fi
* Android HTML Webkit browser
* Bluetooth 1.5 (really? 1.5?)
* 1420 mAh battery
* Standby time: up to 13.5 days
* Talk-time: up to 6 hours of continuous talk time
The Motorola Cliq will be a exclusive for T-Mobile US. It is expected that this device will be launched before Christmas. This phone will also be launched in the UK as Motorola Dext.
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