Look, Design, Feel.....................7/10
Motorola Backflip consists of a really unique design which causes it to be fashionable and sought after inside the smartphone industry nowadays because its keyboard is situated on its back. It's a switch phone, not really a slide phone. It features a rectangular and rounded edges however it features a somewhat more compact footprint having a dimension of four.25 inches long by 2.08 inches wide and .6 inch thick. It really looks nearly the same as the Motorola Cliq initially.
Features.....................8/10
As being a switch phone, the laptop keyboard is distinctively situated on the rear of the smartphone, then when you swing it open, the laptop keyboard sits right underneath the display. The laptop keyboard and also the screen are generally faced outwards when closed. It may be turned flat or it may get up on a table as you're watching a film, and may even be the digital picture frame or perhaps an noisy alarms.
However, some customers be worried about the sturdiness from the keyboard around the switch phone, although Motorola has continuously assured its customers the keyboard about this switch phone can withstand for any definitive time period. The laptop keyboard is spacious and it is square buttons are exceptional simply because they minimize mistakes when pressing the incorrect buttons when typing. The amount and symbol secrets that are marked in blue are bending track of the letters marked in whitened, and it is vibrant backlight helps make the secrets very visible particularly in a dark room. With this particular switch phone, cutting corners towards the bottom row and left side give quick links to web access, search button, messages and also the home and menu screens. Your camera lens and expensive is positioned on the laptop keyboard.
Once the backflip is open, a track pad or even the backtrack navigation pad situated on the rear of this smartphone may be used in scrolling through photos, menus, lists, and residential screens without touching the three.1-inch HVGA (320x480) screen.
Around the right side from the phone is really a volume rocker, a Micro-USB expansion port that supports as much as 32GB cards, along with a camera put on an activation and capture button. The energy/lock button are available on the top from the phone, in addition to the earphone jack.
The Backflip is operated with a easy to customize Android 1.5 including AT&T Navigator, AT&T Radio and also at&T Mobile 'hang-outs'. The Android feature includes a 5. megapixel camera with zoom and expensive, 2GB pre-installed memory and it has great accessibility Motorola Phone Portal which incidentally, allows you to definitely support, edit and remove all files out of your pc once the smartphone is linked to it
Connectivity.....................8/10
The telephone props up new HSPA 7.2 network that AT&T is putting into position, based on Motorola reps and also the phone's spec sheet the spec sheet states it just creates AT&T's 3rd generation band, not T-Mobile's. Other specs include 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2., along with a 2GB memory incorporated with as many as 32GB. MicroSD cards are supported, based on the device spec sheet. The 2GB memory allows storage of the limitless quantity of contacts within the phonebook and limitless calls on its call records, along with its photo calling option.
The Backflip also features voice calling, a speakerphone and noise reduction technology apart from its 3rd generation support, Wi-fi compatability connectivity, Bluetooth and Gps navigation.
Using its Android operating-system together with Qualcomm MSM 7210 A 528 MHz processor, the connectivity from the Backflip is super meaning it may browse any kind of website. It arrives with EDGE and GPRS for continuous network connectivity together with the 3rd generation technology. The phone's browser supports HTML and xHTML formats so internet browsing is going to be smooth-sailing. Its Bluetooth 2. feature makes data and multimedia file-discussing easy. The JAVA and Gps navigation options that come with the smartphone causes it to be trouble-free to find any location.
Using its MotoBlur software, it's the only smartphone where your Facebook updates, Twitter feeds, Google, Yahoo, Exchange, and Picasa contacts and messages are synchronized towards the desltop. Motorola Backflip is powered with MotoBlur software to merge information from various email options and causes it to be noticeably functional for social networks. Motoblur allows the consumer to stream contents for example updates on RSS newsfeeds right to your house screen.
With Motorola Backflip, you will find the Android Webkit HTML browser, Android Market, Amazon . com MP3 Store, Gmail, Google Talk, Google Maps, and Youtube. However, the default engine with this smartphone is Yahoo.
Performance.....................8/10
Its Texting keyboard rocks ! and spacious, however, it will get so uncovered once the phone is closed.
Unfortunately, despite the fact that this really is AT&T's first Android phone, the Backflip runs the Motoblur Android which assumes the Android Operating-system and shuns the conventional, power grid-like desltop in support of a gadget-based interface. However, these icons are easy to customize and performance very well. Browsing this news and weather sites, or search engines like google and social networks is impressive.
The phone's 528-MHz processor will get sluggish because of a number of icons functioning concurrently. Motorola tries difficult to address this by showing multiple homepages, that are accessible through left-and-right hands whisks, however, there's very little that you can do having a screen 3.1 inches in dimensions.
Call quality is fairly good, its audio performance is crisp and obvious using AT&T service because the phone blocks noise throughout talk-time. Its speakerphone performance has additionally good seem quality.
On its 5-megapixel camera, photos are usually murky, despite the fact that it's expensive and autofocus features. Watching videos or movie clips is rather decent except for a few seconds for many videos to buffer. Its effective loudspeakers give a lot enjoy watching movies or videos.
Even though the Backflip is powered having a 528-MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A processor, it features a difficult time maintaining using its performance because it lags sometimes despite quite simple tasks like being able to access email or toggling using the desltop.
Its 1400mAh lithium-ion battery existence is very short having a ranked talk-time of 6 hrs and standby duration of 13.five days.
Good value.....................7/10
It is extremely pricey for any phone with limited technology. However, if you would like your phone mainly because you need to be constantly linked to social networks like Facebook, then your Motorola Backflip is a great choice.
Pros
+ 350 minutes talk-time, 315 hrs standby time
+ MotoBlur to support info, sync with social networks
+ Gps navigation
+ Wi-fi compatability connectivity
+ Music works with itunes and home windows media player
+ Its 2G memory enables limitless storage of contacts in phonebook
+ MicroSD expansion slot allows storage of music and photos from pc to phone
+ Texting keyboard makes texting and intern
+ Its Bluetooth 2. makes data and multimedia discussing fast and easy
+ 5. camera with expensive and autofocus
+ Internet connectivity is continuous particularly when browsing Facebook accounts
+ It features a track pad that may navigate lists or messages fast without needing the touchscreen
+ Notification menu bar at the surface of the screen is helpful and well-situated
+ It vibrates on touch mode
Cons
+ Texting keyboard and touchscreen are uncovered when phone is closed or otherwise being used
+ It is sometimes sluggish when delivering a text or email
+ Autocancels user from programs when web connection is slow
+ Low quality of photos
+ Poor battery existence might be better
+ Uses Old Android Operating System (Android 1.5)
+ Camera causes phone to reboot
+ Finicky backtrack and touchscreen
