But we're sure the design isn't for everyone-- just as there are those of us who crave novel designs, there are those who hate oddball phones. And though Motorola says the keyboard is sturdy enough to survive life in your pocket, phone conservatives will worry.
If you hate Twitter, avoid Facebook and think MySpace is for your kids, not you, then look elsewhere You're still left with Motorola's added MS Exchange support and a few other goodies. Motorola's MS Exchange support is better than average for Android and you can sync email, calendar and contacts two-way via Exchange Activesync.
The phone has caught some early flak from the likes of Engadget and Gizmodo for not being a super phone like the Nexus One and Motorola Droid. To be fair, those sites cater to technology addicts and early adopters, so their target audience likely craves high end devices. But to the rest of the world, the Backflip is a pretty cool phone, in fact a great one for the price. The build quality is solid and the phone looks nice.
While the Cliq looked plasticky and cheapish, the metal alloy and plastic Backflip looks like a nice piece of tech granted not as high end as the metal-clad Moto Droid and Nexus One. It's not a phone that would embarrass an adult, though its social networking features should appeal to teens as well as cyber-social adults.
The Moto turns into a desk and alarm clock in the 90 degree position, and the screen stays powered on if the phone is plugged in to AC power.
It can also do an impersonation of a photo frame via slide show and it handles media playback. And that's a sore point: power users and upgraders won't be getting a new version of Android if they purchase the Backflip since it's running the original 1. That said, if you're an Android newbie or even a moderate user, the difference between Android OS releases is subtle. The 2. For example, Motorola adds MS Exchange support that's better than the fairly weak Google implementation in 2.
That said, we miss the updated OS' convenience features such as favorites for calling and more features in the Android Market. It's cluttered if you turn everything on, but you do have 5 screens to spread things out and you can remove any widget that bugs you. That pad on the back behind the display panel is a trackpad which works quite well though we don't see why one is needed with a touchscreen phone.
It's just slightly slower than the Motorola Devour. But we find it tolerable enough. The phone has megs of RAM which is enough to run Android 2. The card slot is under the battery door. Web pages load quickly thanks to the fast connection rather than the slowish CPU and apps download quickly on the Android Market.
Voice quality is loud and clear via the earpiece, though on some calls we could hear our own voice transmitted back. Our callers said we sounded very clear and the phone's DSP did a good job of whacking background noise. The speakerphone is fairly loud and fuller than average, and made for clear calls on both ends. The phone worked well with the Plantronics Discovery Bluetooth headset as well as the Jawbone Hero and as you'd expect music sounded good with the Motorola S9 HD stereo Bluetooth headset.
The phone has a 3. The Backflip has both speed dialing and voice dialing. The x pixel capacitive display is very sharp, clear and bright. There's no auto-brightness setting but the phone does have a proximity sensor no cheek dialing and an accelerometer which you can turn off if you one want the phone to switch orientation when the keyboard is deployed.
The 3. Display The Motorola Backflip features a 3. It's not quite as vibrant as some other Android devices we've seen, and it's a bit on the smaller side. Back view The Backflip's design is the most interesting thing about the phone. The QWERTY keyboard is actually on back of the phone, and you can see the camera lens and flash tucked into the corner there.
Though Motorola says the keyboard is strong enough to endure being exposed like this, we're curious to see what it will really look like after months of use. Keyboard The keyboard swings down so it sits right below the touch screen. The buttons are a good size and the layout is quite spacious, so we had minimal problems typing messages. We only wish that the keys were slightly more domed like the Cliq's so they're easier to distinguish and press.
It is worth noting that the OS is upgradable to version 2. We currently have no information regarding the processor that powers the handset. But there are reports that it would cost the same as Cliq and it will be available to consumers this first quarter of All things considered, I think the Backflip will defy expectations and will help further increase the popularity of Android-powered smartphones this year.
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