Motorola DEXT MB220
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- tomtom
- nq3
- 09 Nov 2009
The DEXT is Motorola’s first Android handset, so we were keen to get a closer look at it to see how it compares to the other handsets using the OS that are currently ambling onto the market. That’s just what we got when we attended the phone’s launch.
Going against the current trend of touchscreen-only Android handsets, the DEXT packs in a slide-out Qwerty keyboard to go with its 3.1-inch screen. Thankfully, both perform pretty well. The touchscreen is the capacitive type, making it very responsive to even the lightest of pokes. We didn’t notice much lag either, putting the DEXT touchscreen navigation up there with the best from HTC.
The keyboard’s buttons have a fairly satisfying click to them too, while each key is contoured, making it easy to use without constantly looking at the thing – once you’ve got used to its dimensions at least. It doesn’t take up the full length of the device as there’s also D-pad to the left of the Qwerty.
As you might imagine with a keyboard of this stature, symbols and numbers are inputted by holding down an ‘Alt’ key rather than having their own dedicated keys. The top Qwerty line is reserved for numbers, which is arguably a little under-optimised, but is at least intuitive in its conventionality.
Other than being Motorola’s first Android phone, the DEXT is also a showcase for the company’s MotoBlur system, which is essentially the manufacturer’s take on Android. The tweaks it brings are simple, but should be useful for those with a bit of a thing for social networks.
MotoBlur harvests information from all the major social networks – including Facebook and Twitter – and sets up all your friends as contacts. If your friend’s phone number is listed on their Facebook profile, for example, it’ll be stored on the DEXT automatically. MotoBlur even keeps track of any changes too, so you can essentially just let it work its magic in the background.
If your Facebook friends list is just too voluminous to handle, you can just refer to the phone’s standard contacts list too. After all, who hasn’t got social networking friends they’d never dream of contacting in the ‘real world’?
Widgets for these networks are included as standard on the phone. Drop one on one of the DEXT’s home screens and you’ll be able to keep up with the latest gossip right from your mobile.
MotoBlur steps in once more here too. The last update, say the last Twitter post on your feed, shows up as a speech bubble over the widget itself, giving you even more instantaneous social networking fix.
As long as you don’t mind having you home screens filled with this speech bubbles, it means that MotoBlur is at least level-pegging with HTC’s Sense, the tweaked version of the Android OS used in the HTC Hero. Of course, the DEXT’s Qwerty keyboard means it’s got features above this rival too.
It comes with a cost though. The DEXT is a fairly weighty device, and reasonably chunky too. While the slide-out mechanism seems solid enough, there’s actually a tiny gap between the keyboard and screen sections, so it doesn’t look quite as slick as some slide-out handsets. Mind you, it looks better than the Qwerty-packing Android G1, with its genuinely wonky slide-out mechanism.
There are a few nice design touches too. You don’t need to remove to battery to access either the SIM or microSD slot, for example, and with the keyboard hidden, it’s a pleasantly simple-looking device.
With MotoBlur’s additional functionality sure to appeal to a good number of those looking for an Android phone, the DEXT seems a good entry to the market, especially with the Qwerty seeming, at least on first impressions, pretty decent
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- motofan.ir
- nsC
- 09 Nov 2009
T-Mobile makes Motorola CLIQ preorder and pricing official, $199 with contract
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- Jeff
- RX%
- 09 Nov 2009
Awesome Phone for Tmobile USA!!! I used to have an Iphone 3G Unlocked then bought the Moto Cliq..Man, the speakers are so loud and clear.. I love it!
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- Anonymous
- w98
- 09 Nov 2009
surpassed by milesstone
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- droid lover
- 33V
- 08 Nov 2009
Motorola Dext (aka Cliq) is doing extremely well in the UK as well as in the US market and it seems to be the first phone after the hugely popular Razr
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- Anonymous
- YaZ
- 08 Nov 2009
does the camera have a flash?
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- motofan.ir
- nsC
- 07 Nov 2009
thancks to gsmarena for too review about moto phone
thancks for review milestone first android2 at world
thancks for review dext first moto android phone
thancks for this attention and justice
thanck youuuuuuuuu !
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- Anonymous
- Sbg
- 07 Nov 2009
dext is very beter than se x2
well done moto
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- 100 Moto
- Er2
- 06 Nov 2009
Nico, 06 Nov 2009If anyone who has this phone please confirm - Does this ... moreUnlike phones by the almighty brand, who only offers the micro-USB "plug" but not charging via micro-USB, ALL Moto phones using micro-USB support charing by USB.
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- Nico
- vb$
- 06 Nov 2009
If anyone who has this phone please confirm -
Does this Play Xvid files & MP4 files (Eg. TV Shows, movie rips available on **rrents?)
If it does then what's the maximum resolution of a particular Xvid file it supports?
Or it needs conversion to play the files?
Also does this thing have TV-Out?
Can you charge via the USB port as well like the RAZR phones?
Thanks.
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- Anonymous
- p3L
- 05 Nov 2009
the N900 or the motorola DEXT?
dext is better=200 dollar
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- Anonymous
- 3Pq
- 05 Nov 2009
well done moto
this phone is best android v1.5
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- Anonymous
- 0FR
- 04 Nov 2009
i realy like android and use htc android but now want to get this phone for great features and recommend you fet it with beter price than other android at market
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- Anonymous
- TuJ
- 04 Nov 2009
i choice dext for beter price and same features and beter display and motoblure and android
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- Anonymous
- 3Pq
- 04 Nov 2009
MOTO Ruby gets official as MOTO Klassic in Korea
a 5MP autofocus camera, GPS, Bluetooth, MicroSD card
the external one being touch-sensitive-CDMA Ev-DO connectivity.
... .
realy realy nice phone
moto must make ruby for world wide
http://www.unwiredview.com/2009/11/04/motorola-ruby-finally-gets-official-as-moto-klassic-in-korea/
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- motofan.ir
- nsC
- 04 Nov 2009
Are you counting the seconds to the official release of the Motorola DROID? Or, perhaps you are a proud owners of the Motorola CLIQ? You must be wondering if there is an easy way of transferring music, images and videos from a computer to your cell phone? And you certainly think it´s high time we stopped beating about the bush and told you what this is all about?
Well, here is what the Motorola Media Link is - in a nutshell, it´s an application to synchronize your Motorola-made Android-based handset to a normal computer. It allows you to transfer pictures, videos and music as well as organize these files into proper albums and playlists. It also permits people to directly share multimedia content on popular social networks, edit images and create their own ringtones. The program is available via the source link below.
We would like to congratulate Motorola on their ingenuity and the release of Media Link, because it´s the first manufacturer to roll out such a program. Owners of Android cell phones made by another companies will still have to rely on third party applications like doubleTwist. It´s not that the latter doesn´t really fit the bill, it does, but the Motorola-made software comes with quite richer functionality, not to mention it has been specifically developed for the manufacturer´s range of devices.
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile+Phone+Accessories/Software/Motorola-Media-Link-US-EN
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- Anonymous
- P@Q
- 04 Nov 2009
of cuz android is better thn winmo
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- Anonymous
- qKC
- 04 Nov 2009
Which one should i get people?
the N900 or the motorola DEXT?
Will I looking forward to the android phones?
Is android even better than maemo phones?
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- Anonymous
- 3Pq
- 03 Nov 2009
i realy like this phone features and very nice display
not too big or too little
good
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- uni
- mg{
- 03 Nov 2009
this is best android phone after awsome mileston
but if u have not money to get mileston i recomand you to get this super phone just 400$