Motorola DEXT
Motorola has resurfaced in the mobile scene in Singapore
today with their launch of the Motorola DEXT in Singapore. It is the first
Android phone from Motorola. This phone will be carried by Singtel exclusively.
The Motorola DEXT is a 3.1 inch QWERTY slider with touch screen capabilities. It
comes with a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and connected to Facebook,
Picasa, Photobucket or MySpace for easy uploading.
The phone also comes with a 3G and WIFI connection for speedy web browsing and
downloading. It also has Bluetooth and GPS for your navigation needs. As it is a
Google Andorid phone, it comes with a feast of google apps from Gmail, Maps,
Talk etc. It comes pre-installed with a 2GB MicroSD card (supports up to 32GB
MicroSD card).
Although based on the CupCake 1.5, the DEXT has it's own custom interface known
as MOTOBLUR. MOTOBLUR basically ties in all your social media tools onto the
main desktop. You get all the latest facebook status updates, tweets realtime.
All the accounts added will also be Synchonised. In case you lose your phone,
all informatoin is not lost as it can be retrieved from the MOTOBLUR secure
server.
The phone is slightly smaller than the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 but a bit heavier
at 163g. I particularly like the keyboard as it is pretty good for SMS and
texting. I tried the touch screen and find it be a bit laggy and sometimes not
too responsive. Perhaps new revisions of the Android would correct all these.
According to the speaker, upgrades to 2.0 or later will happen by mid of this
year.
There is also no Divx playback support. For Chinese text
input, you would need to download third party applications from the Android
Market.
The Motorola DEXT will be available from this Saturday, 23 January 2010. Price
will range from $0 to $348, depending on the price plans. You can also sign up
for SingTel’s newly created value-added service, mSocial, priced at $5.35 per
month, to enjoy unlimited local mobile data using the MOTOBLUR platform.
Specifications
General
Phone type
Slider
Operating system
Android
Dimensions (H x W x D)
114 x 58 x 15.6 mm
Weight
163g
Expansion slot(s)
microSDHC
Additional functions
MotoBlur UI integrates social-networking services into contacts
Connectivity
GSM frequency bands
Quadband
Connectivity options
3G, GPS, EDGE, GPRS, HSDPA, USB, Bluetooth, WLAN
Display and Text Input
Display size
3.1-inch screen
Touchscreen
Yes
Keypad
QWERTY
Performance
Max. standby time (in hours)
325 hours
Battery capacity
1420 mAh
Max. talktime (in hours)
6 hours talktime
Multimedia
Maximum camera resolution
5 megapixels
Imaging features
Autofocus
Sound features
MP3 playback, Stereo sound, Built-in speakers
Audio jack type
3.5mm
