Motorola Expands Android Portfolio With QUENCH
Motorola
announced its eighth Android-powered
device today. Called the Motorola QUENCH, this new smartphone features a
touch-screen design with navigational features such as pinch and zoom and a
touch pad. The QUENCH also comes with Adobe Flash Lite and a 3.1-inch
high-resolution display. In the U.S.,
the QUENCH will be known as the CLIQ
XT. It will be available next month exclusively through T-Mobile.
Another key feature of the QUENCH is its MOTOBLUR technology. This Android-powered content delivery service can synchronize contacts, posts, messages, photos, and more from social networking sources such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, email accounts, and Last.FM and display them on the phone's home screen.
To help ensure the phone provides clear calls, the QUENCH offers dual microphones and noise cancellation technology. The phone also has a connected media player and a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and a LED flash. Other features include voice-activated search, 3G and Wi-Fi access, aGPS, and stereo Bluetooth.
"As we continue to expand Motorola's portfolio of
Android-powered devices, we remain committed to delivering more of what people
want from their handheld devices in easier ways," said Sanjay Jha, co-CEO
of Motorola and CEO of Motorola Mobile Devices and Home business. "QUENCH
with MOTOBLUR showcases Motorola's design heritage by offering a compelling
differentiation from the traditional Android experience, giving people an
easier way to have more messaging, more Web and more music."
MOTOBLUR is Motorola's Android-powered content delivery service created to make phones more personal and socially smart. It is the first solution to sync contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more — from sources such as Facebook®, MySpace, Twitter®, Gmail™, work and personal e-mail and Last.FM — and automatically deliver them to the home screen. Content is fed into easy-to-manage streams allowing you to spend less time managing your life and more time living it.
Messaging is made easier on QUENCH with the combination of MOTOBLUR features, a palm and pocket-friendly design and Swype, a new feature that makes responding to messages and entering text easier than ever. MOTOBLUR keeps happenings, messages, news feeds and more readily available for browsing and responding on the customizable home screen. Contact information, such as email addresses, profile pictures and phone numbers, is automatically synced whenever the details change online, so there's no need to manually update.
QUENCH delivers a complete Web experience on a full touch-screen device with pinch and zoom capabilities. Navigation is enhanced with a front-facing, centrally-located touch pad, so it's easier and more intuitive to flick through the Web. Adobe Flash Lite enables rich media content such as banners and videos to be displayed and fully enjoyed on the 3.1" high-resolution display.
The innovative new connected media player on QUENCH is not only connected to the Internet but your social networks as well. QUENCH connects you to your music with a new style of media player that lets you buy and instantly download music from an MP3 store while integrating third-party apps such as TuneWiki, SoundHound, GoTV, and YouTube™. The music search feature makes finding your songs easy while synchronized lyrics in any language you choose make learning songs easier than before. Share your favorite tracks, discover new ones, find lyrics, watch videos, and stream FM radio.
QUENCH enables clear calls using dual microphones and noise cancellation technology, while crystal clear pictures are enabled by a 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash. Finding information online or within the device is made even easier with voice-activated search (English only). Simply say what you are looking for and QUENCH will find contacts, serve up Google™ Web search results based on location, or launch applications. Android Market™ provides fast access to more than 20,000 apps and widgets for limitless customizations and enhancements to QUENCH. Extras such as 3G and Wi-Fi® access, aGPS and stereo Bluetooth® make QUENCH a solid Android-powered device.
Finally, MOTOBLUR provides end-users with convenience and peace of mind, as lost devices can be located from a secure personal information portal and even remotely erased if necessary. Then, one user name and password brings back your contacts, messages and connectivity to your previously configured networks and email providers. Plus, with over-the-air updates, Motorola has the ability to improve current features and add new ones to QUENCH, ensuring the overall experience is continually enhanced.
Availability
QUENCH with MOTOBLUR will be available in multiple regions around the globe beginning in Q1 2010. In the U.S., the device will be called CLIQ XT with MOTOBLUR and will be available exclusively through T-Mobile USA beginning next month.
Another key feature of the QUENCH is its MOTOBLUR technology. This Android-powered content delivery service can synchronize contacts, posts, messages, photos, and more from social networking sources such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, email accounts, and Last.FM and display them on the phone's home screen.
To help ensure the phone provides clear calls, the QUENCH offers dual microphones and noise cancellation technology. The phone also has a connected media player and a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and a LED flash. Other features include voice-activated search, 3G and Wi-Fi access, aGPS, and stereo Bluetooth.
Motorola Expands Android(TM) Portfolio: Introducing QUENCH(TM) with
MOTOBLUR(TM),
a New Touch-screen Smartphone
QUENCH with MOTOBLUR streams together messaging and contacts so you can
tap into your
social scene using a full virtual QWERTY and front navigation touch pad
"As we continue to expand Motorola's portfolio of
Android-powered devices, we remain committed to delivering more of what people
want from their handheld devices in easier ways," said Sanjay Jha, co-CEO
of Motorola and CEO of Motorola Mobile Devices and Home business. "QUENCH
with MOTOBLUR showcases Motorola's design heritage by offering a compelling
differentiation from the traditional Android experience, giving people an
easier way to have more messaging, more Web and more music." MOTOBLUR is Motorola's Android-powered content delivery service created to make phones more personal and socially smart. It is the first solution to sync contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more — from sources such as Facebook®, MySpace, Twitter®, Gmail™, work and personal e-mail and Last.FM — and automatically deliver them to the home screen. Content is fed into easy-to-manage streams allowing you to spend less time managing your life and more time living it.
Messaging is made easier on QUENCH with the combination of MOTOBLUR features, a palm and pocket-friendly design and Swype, a new feature that makes responding to messages and entering text easier than ever. MOTOBLUR keeps happenings, messages, news feeds and more readily available for browsing and responding on the customizable home screen. Contact information, such as email addresses, profile pictures and phone numbers, is automatically synced whenever the details change online, so there's no need to manually update.
QUENCH delivers a complete Web experience on a full touch-screen device with pinch and zoom capabilities. Navigation is enhanced with a front-facing, centrally-located touch pad, so it's easier and more intuitive to flick through the Web. Adobe Flash Lite enables rich media content such as banners and videos to be displayed and fully enjoyed on the 3.1" high-resolution display.
The innovative new connected media player on QUENCH is not only connected to the Internet but your social networks as well. QUENCH connects you to your music with a new style of media player that lets you buy and instantly download music from an MP3 store while integrating third-party apps such as TuneWiki, SoundHound, GoTV, and YouTube™. The music search feature makes finding your songs easy while synchronized lyrics in any language you choose make learning songs easier than before. Share your favorite tracks, discover new ones, find lyrics, watch videos, and stream FM radio.
QUENCH enables clear calls using dual microphones and noise cancellation technology, while crystal clear pictures are enabled by a 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash. Finding information online or within the device is made even easier with voice-activated search (English only). Simply say what you are looking for and QUENCH will find contacts, serve up Google™ Web search results based on location, or launch applications. Android Market™ provides fast access to more than 20,000 apps and widgets for limitless customizations and enhancements to QUENCH. Extras such as 3G and Wi-Fi® access, aGPS and stereo Bluetooth® make QUENCH a solid Android-powered device.
Finally, MOTOBLUR provides end-users with convenience and peace of mind, as lost devices can be located from a secure personal information portal and even remotely erased if necessary. Then, one user name and password brings back your contacts, messages and connectivity to your previously configured networks and email providers. Plus, with over-the-air updates, Motorola has the ability to improve current features and add new ones to QUENCH, ensuring the overall experience is continually enhanced.
Availability
QUENCH with MOTOBLUR will be available in multiple regions around the globe beginning in Q1 2010. In the U.S., the device will be called CLIQ XT with MOTOBLUR and will be available exclusively through T-Mobile USA beginning next month.
|
QUENCH™ with
MOTOBLUR™ |
|
|
Talk and Standby Time |
6.5 hours / 13.5 days |
|
Bands/Modes |
WCDMA 850/1900/2100 (for Global) WCDMA 900/1700/2100 (for
US), GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Category 7/8), EDGE Class 12,
GPRS Class 12, AGPS |
|
Weight |
123.5g; 4.4 oz |
|
Dimensions |
59.4mm x 116.7mm x 12.3mm |
|
Size |
~ 790cc |
|
OS |
Android 1.5 |
|
Battery |
1420 mAh |
|
Connectivity |
Bluetooth1 2.0, 3.5mm, USB 2.0 HS, Over the Air Sync
(OTA); Wi-Fi |
|
Display |
3.1 inch display 320 x 480 pixels (w x h), 65k TFT |
|
Messaging/Web/Apps |
MMS, SMS, Email (POP3/IMAP embedded) IM (Embedded), |
|
Audio |
AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, AMR NB,
MIDI, MP3, WAV, WMA v9 |
|
Video |
Playback - H.264, H.263, MPEG at 24fps at HVGA resolution;
Capture - H.263, MPEG at 24fps at HVGA resolution |
|
Camera |
5 megapixel, auto-focus, digital zoom, LED flash |
|
Browser |
Android HTML Webkit |
|
Memory |
Removable Micro SD card (included); Supports 32GB MicroSD
(optional) |
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Form Factor |
Touch screen smartphone |
|
Antenna |
Internal / Antenna diversity (2 antennas to enhance
reception) |
|
Address Book/Calendar |
MOTOBLUR (content delivery service) aggregates Facebook,
MySpace, Twitter and Gmail; Syncs your work contacts, email and calendar |
|
Location Services |
aGPS, Turn by Turn directions, Google Maps, E-Compass |
