There have been many rumors floating about regarding a odd-looking Motorola phone, called the MOTO QA30 and coming as the first QWERTY slider built by Motorola. With sales of their top RAZR line sagging badly, they need to branch out a bit, needless to say.
Today, the phone became official, under the tag Motorola Hint QA30. The handset is presented as a full social messaging phone, and planned to be marketed that way. And it seems its engineered to be just that: full keyboard, one-touch SMS access, threaded messaging with storage for up to 300 messages, quick access to email and Instant Messaging programs at the touch of a button. It sounds pretty solid.
Specs include: CDMA EV-DO network support, Bluetooth, 2MP camera, 128MB RAM, and 4.5 hour talk time. Not earth-shattering, but solid enough for its intended purpose.
Reports have this coming out by the end of the year, and prices were not disclosed. US Cellular and Alltel will be the early adopters of the phone. It’ll be interesting to see if this props up Motorola in the long run.
Press release is here: Link
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