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The MING A1600 phone has been circulating in rumors previously, and a little over a month ago, it was approved by the FCC. Also, Motorola has announced the MING A1800, which is set to accompany the A1600. The A1800 is pretty much the same as the A1600, however the main difference is that it comes with a one key difference - it can connect to both GSM and CDMA networks simultaneously.

To recap, the Motorola MING A1600 comes with a 2.4-inch TFT touchscreen display, comes with a stylus, runs on Linux, has quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support, a 3-megapixel camera with auto focus, Bluetooth, microSD expansion up to 4GB, microUSB connectivity, an integrated FM radio and of course one of the more notable features, integrated GPS.

As previously mentioned, the MING A1800 offers the same features as the A1600, and also allows for GSM and CDMA to be used at the same time. No word on exact pricing or availability, but the A1800 shouldn’t cost too much more than the A1600, and both of these phones are set to first hit the Chinese market.

Via [NaviGadget]

The FCC is one good source of phones that have yet to be made public. Such in the case of this Motorola phone, rumored as the Motorola A1600 MING 2, the phone is a Linux smartphone that looks simply like an upgrade of the original MING. Only, a 3.2-megapixel camera and a few other goodies have been added.

Other rumored features of this leaked phone include Wi-Fi and quadband EDGE. While this report may excite fans of Motorola in the US, it looks like the A1600 will only be available in the Asian market, what with the “Asia/EMEA” mark written on the page. However, don’t lose hope since anything is possible now.

Read [FCC] Via [Engadget]