Motorola unveiled not only its first device to run Google Android today at a press event. The device will be known as the Motorola CLIQ in the U.S. and as the Motorola DEXT everywhere else. It also introduced its MOTOBLUR interface.
With MOTOBLUR, all conversation threads, friend updates, stories, links, photos and more are automatically delivered to live widgets on the home screen. There is no need to open and close different applications or menus. Motorola will also offer MOTOBLUR on future Android devices and will help the company “create phones that are instinctive, social and smart.”
The Motorola CLIQ will be powered by Google Android 1.5 with the MOTOBLUR interface. It will come with quad-band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band (900/1700/2100MHz) WCDMA/HSDPA connectivity, with a 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, built-in GPS/aGPS with a digital compass, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a microUSB port, a 5MP camera with auto-focus and geotagging, a 3.5mm audio jack, a microSD card slot (supporting cards up to 32GB), and a 1,420mAh battery. It will measure 114 by 58 by 15.6 millimeters (2.28 by 4.49 by 0.62 inches) and weigh 163 grams (5.6 ounces).
The Motorola CLIQ will be offered exclusively by T-Mobile and will be offered later this quarter (likely before Thanksgiving). The Motorola DEXT with MOTOBLUR will be offered by Orange in the United Kingdom and France, Telefonica in Spain and America Movil in Latin America. Pricing has yet to be revealed.
Motorola will also unveil a second phone that will be available before the end of the year in the next few weeks.