Verizon seems to be readying its second Android smartphone, Motorola Calgary, a handset we’ve found out about from last year. It’ll follow Motorola Droid, as the Big Red’s second Google OS phone and, just like Moto CLIQ, it’ll use the MOTOBLUR interface.
Calgary should pack a full QWERTY keyboard, 3 touch sensitive keys, a digital magnetometer, GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, 3 megapixel camera, microSD card slot and support for Wi-Fi connectivity. Word has it that Motorola Calgary will be launched by Verizon this quarter, probably under a different name.
Price and official list of specs have yet to be confirmed or announced.
T-Mobile has started taking pre-orders for the Motorola CLIQ handset, that should be shipped around November 2nd. You have to know that Moto’s Android phone is already on sale under the name DEXT in the UK, while the US customers that already have a T-Mobile will be the first to benefit from the pre-order offer.
Pricing starts at $199.99 with a 2 year agreement and for this amount of cash, you get a cool QWERTY keyboard, support for Facebook, MySpace and Twitter (straight from the Home Screen), the MOTOBLUR UI, Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity, a 5 megapixel camera and a full HTML web browser.
KDDI au has just revealed its winter lineup to the world, including a bunch of Casio’s latest cameraphones: Exilim CA003 and the CA004 model. Casio Exilim Ca003 features a 12.17 megapixel camera, while Casio Exilim CA004 packs an 8 megapixel camera.
The better specced cameraphone also comes with a 28mm wide angle lens with 3x optical zoom, autofocus and a 3.3 inch WVGA OLED display. Casio Exilim CA003 is able to shoot 20 pics per second with a single quick burst and among its features there are also a microSDHC card slot, GPS, support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity plus FM radio.
CA004 should pack a microSD card slot with support for cards of up to 2GB, a 3.1 inch WVGA OLED screen and much the same features of CA003.
Verizon Droid promises to be one of the hottest upcoming Android devices, specially if we take into account that it comes with a very bold advertising campaign. There’s even a TV ad mocking Apple iPhone’s features, behind the iDon’t idea, as you can see below:
Too bad we have no info on Verizon Droid, although speculations claim that it may in fact be Motorola Sholes, or some other Moto phone. Drawing some conclusions from the clip above, we can say that the handset should pack a physical QWERTY keyboard, multitasking, a camera with night shot mode, customization via widgets and interchangeable battery.
Looking forward to a confirmation of the device and maybe a bunch more details…
AT&T has just made available HTC Tilt 2, for $299, after rebates and you have to know that this is the second Windows Mobile 6.5 device offered by the carrier, after AT&T Pure (HTC Pure). As you can see by looking at its design, HTC Tilt 2 resembles HTC Touch Pro2, considered a remote cousin of the handset.
Tilt 2 features a full duplex speakerphone, a 3.2 megapixel camera, a 5 row QWERTY keyboard and a tiltable WVGA display. As mentioned above, this HTC models is available online or in retails stores for $299.99, after a $50 mail in rebate and with a 2 year agreement.
KT is a South Korean mobile carrier, as you might already know, but the really interesting information here is that the operator will be launching a WiBro handset, Samsung SPH-M8400. This is the second handset with WiBro support that KT launches, after the M830/M8300 model.
There’s even a term for the new phone, since Samsung SPH-M8400 sports WiBro, Wi-Fi and WCDMA, all of these gathered under the umbrella of the “3W” name. Such a type of connectivity insures full 3G and 4G support, but only in South Korea, since WiBro is available over there alone.
Boost and Nextel have got a cool iDEN flip phone coming, Motorola i410, a clamshell that recently made it to the FCC with the Nextel logo on it. The handset comes with two displays, one external and one internal, plus large side keys and no photo camera.
Motorola i410 also features push to talk functions, MMS, GPS and Bluetooth. Strangely enough, it turns out that Boost Mobile should have made this device official back in September, but somehow that didn’t happen. The mystery goes on and we’ve yet to find out if this is a ghost or a real phone.
Vodafone is gearing up to launch Samsung 360 H1 on October 30 and you should know that this is a LiMo phone with support for the Vodafone 360 service. Expect it to hit the UK first, 4 days after the BlackBerry Storm2 9520 smartphone goes live.
You can pre-order Samsung H1 right now, via Vodafone’s website and know that the handset comes with a 2 year contract, for free and with a minimum monthly plan of £30. The first Vodafone 360 phone features a 3.5 inch AMOLED display, a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, 16GB of internal memory and a GPS.
It also comes with HSDPA and Wi-Fi support and the smartphone will be followed another LiMo model, Samsung 360 M1, available by the end of 2009.
Bell’s got a handful of HSPA phone ready for launch in the following weeks and the list includes hot handsets, like BlackBerry 9700, iPhone 3GS, Samsung Omnia 2 and LG Xenon. All of these devices should be available with 36 month contracts and in store rebates. Prices are available after the break.
LG Xenon will go for $89.95 with contract, or outright for $289.95, while Samsung Impact will be yours for $79.95, with contract or for $279.95, without commitment. Samsung Omnia 2 costs $349.95 if you’re willing to go with the monthly plan or $549.95 for those free of contract. The Apple iPhone 3G 8GB will retail for $399.95 or $599.95, depending on the presence or lack of 36 month contracts.
You’ll buy its follow-up, the 16GB iPhone 3GS for $100 more added to the prices above and an extra hundred for 16 more gigs of memory. BlackBerry Bold 9000 and BlackBerry 9700 will both be available for $399.95 with contract, or $599.95 without it. Finally, Nokia 2730 will hit Bell for $29.95 or $115.95, while Nokia 6350 will be bought for $49.95 or $249.95.
China Mobile will launch a special version of the Samsung Omnia II phone, known as i8180, specially customized by the handset maker for the Chinese consumers. This special version comes with WAPI, the local type of Wi-Fi and TD-SCDMA radio, instead of HSPA/EV-DO.
There’s also support for CMMB (China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting) on the specs list, plus the rest of the features from the classic Omnia II we’ve come to know and love. The most important of them is the 3.7 inch AMOLED touchscreen display and you should know that Windows Mobile is the OS of choice for the phone.
The device will also be known as Samsung i810 Chai or Samsung i8180c.
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