Motorola to Develop 2 Android Handsets

Motorola, not wanting to be left out of the Android race, is gearing up to launch two handsets this year. Reports are stating that these handsets could be out by the end of this year sometime, probably Christmas. The handsets in question are the Shoels and the Morrison. Rather catchy names wouldn’t you say?

Specs of the two handsets have also been making rounds. The Shoel features a large 3.7-inch touchscreen with an 845 x 480 pixel resolution and weighs in at about 170g which implies it’s going to be a rather large handset though it’s supposed to be about 13.70mm in depth. Other features would include -

• Support for microSD / microSDHC cards
• a 5 megapixel AF camera
• USB2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi
• 3.5mm audio jack
• GPS navigation

The second handset, images of which have recently been leaked, looks something like an iPhone with a slide out full QWERTY keypad. A few reports have also listed specs of this handset being called the Morrison that include features like –

• 256MB RAM with support from microSDHC cards up to 32GB
• A display resolution of 320×480 (size not mentioned) with an Accelerometer and a Proximity Sensor
• Ambient Light Sensor
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth with A2DP and AVRCP, USB 2.0
• 3.5mm earphone socket
• 5 megapixel AF camera with geotagging
• Standalone GPS with A-GPS and an E-Compass

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The handsets are apparently heading for T-Mobile for now, but you never know where else they’ll end up. We’re personally hoping they make their way here especially since Motorola has also got a unique UI running on the Morrison over the Android OS.

There’s a lot to look forward to so stay tuned.