The second upcoming Android-powered phone from Motorola is the Motorola Sholes. In summary the Motorola Sholes is slider phone with stylish QWERTY keyboard will come with a large 3.7 inch touchscreen with the resolution of 480×854, 16GB flash memory with expansion slot up to 16G and 5 megapixel camera. The phone will be available from Verizon Wireless USA and running on standard CDMA, EVDO Rev A network. However the option for 3G version is said to be available as well.

The Motorola Shole is reported to have have the following specifications:
- Dimensions 60.00 x 115.80 x 13.70 mm
- Weight 169g
- Battery Li-ion 1400mAh.
- Standby 450 hours, talk time 420 minutes
- Display 3.7-inch touch-sensitive with a resolution 480×854 pixels, displays 16 million colors. Physical screen size is 45.72 mm by 81.34 mm.
- 16 GB Memory (FLASH / RAM): 512MB/256MB memory card microSD / microSDHC up to 16 GB
- SMS, MMS, E-Mail Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-Mail
- Complete embedded HTML browser
- Camera: 5 MP autofocus and an outbreak of
- Connectivity: USB2.0, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR 1, Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11g)
- Supported audio formats: AMR-NB/WB, MP3, PCM / WAV, AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, WMA
- Supported video formats: MPEG-4, H263, H264, WMV
- GPS navigation
- Package Contents: Phone Motorola Sholes, battery, charger, USB cable, memory card 8GB MicroSD and other literature.
The Motorola Shole is expected to hit the market in October 2009 but the price is not yet available.
[via: motofan.ru, Engadget]

Thu, Jul 30, 2009
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