Full FeedMotorola Cliq releasing in October?
This past week Motorola announced it’s new Cliq, its first Android phone, and yet another great use of the open platform. It seems to be following in the footsteps of the HTC Hero, being an Android phone that does something new and interesting with a platform that allows for just about anything. When Motorola announced the phone it was said that it would be coming to T-Mobile, there was no word on when the phone would be released.
Now, there’s still no set release date, but based on internal PowerPoint roadmap slide and an internal source from T-Mobile obtained by Boy Genius Report, it looks as if the Cliq will be releasing sometime in mid-October (BGR claims the slide is actually old and there is a newer one now). There’s is still no real word on price, though Engadget was able to find the phone listed on the T-Mobile website for free with a 2-year contract. According to the screenshot, it would retail for about $400 without the 2-year agreement, which seems fairly plausible.
It’s worth noting that these are both leaks; though they may have validity, they could also be wrong. What is for sure is that it’s highly unlikely the phone will retail for more than $199 with a 2-year contract and it will be released in the near future. It would make sense for T-Mobile to want to get the Cliq out before Sprint releases the Hero or at least in the same general time period, since the MyTouch 3G, while a good phone just doesn’t hold up to the awesome features of either of these Android phones.
Read [Boy Genius Report]
Read [Engadget]
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Im from the Netherlands and still waiting for the launch of the Motorola Cliq. It will probably be available in a fourtnight. However the Dutch version will be white. But I think the Samsung will be the most appealing Android phone up till now (Amoled display, battery, etc).
I’m a webdesigner and love internet and it’s possibilities. And Android/Google will make the future different. Hopefully it will be a better place, but surely it will be fun.
Hope to receive my Galaxy soon. Then I will post my experiences on http://www.Motorola-Cliq.com Also hope to learn a lot here of the Samsung and Android.
on September 15, 2009 at 09:04 PM - LINK