The Motorola Backflip Has Some Stiff Competition In Its Own Ranks From The Motorola Flipout!

This new Smartphone released from Motorola, the Backflip has a unique form factor;

the full QWERTY keyboard is hinged to the back of the phone and flips out from the back for messaging support. The phones facia is covered primarily by the very responsive 3.1inch HVGA touch screen with built-in accelerometer and though the Backflip runs only the 1.5 version of Android it can be upgraded to the 2.1 version. As expected the MotoBlur overlay supplies various outlets for social networking and the phones speedy web connectivity delivers brilliant support to the web browser.

The touch QWERTY back flip form factor has been introduced by Motorola to create a user experience unique to there phones, the Flipout offers a similar experience. The Backflip has a distinctive navigation panel on the back which can be used in landscape mode when messaging or browsing; it is called BackTrack; it allows you to navigate around the screen with an unobstructed view of what is going on. The intuitive interface allows you to customise the widgets and applications made readily available from the home screen, widgets representing social networking and messaging, widgets for news, media and web services, they can all be brought to the surface for instant access from the home screen.

The Android operating system which is powered by Google brings a number of Google perks with it; navigation and location services are covered by Google Maps and the phone comes with YouTube integration so you can view and upload videos at your leisure. Other Google services scatter themselves throughout the Backflips messaging features; Gmail is just one of the compatible e-mail accounts you can manage from the device, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail are also in the collection and with Exchange Synch compatibility you can handle your business inboxes too. Instant Messaging has been taken care of also, Google Talk and Windows Live are a couple of the compatible IM providers you can use.

Along with the Backflips messaging and e-mailing capabilities the MotoBlur user interface supplies some pretty good social network coverage; MotoBlur gathers together and neatly streams all of your communications; Facebook updates, tweets from Twitter buddies, messages and e-mails this application is called Happenings. Your MySpace account can also be managed and you can upload photos taken on the in-house 5 mega pixel digital camera to any and all of your online social networks. Both Facebook and Twitter can be managed from the web browser, profile updates, status updates and tweeting are all made easy on the mobile optimised sites. The Google based web browser is assisted by both Wi Fi and 3G network technologies, they both deliver brilliant signals and high speed connections, and the general browsing experience is pretty good with the basic browsing controls being easy to master.

The Motorola Backflip as mentioned has a digital camera with a 5 mega pixel lens; it will take photos and videos to a reasonable standard and you can take advantage of the sharing features so you can show the world your work. The media player can tackle many audio and video formats with mp3, mpeg-4 and wav just a few, the 3.5mm jack lets you plug in your own headphones for personal listening and the Bluetooth technology means you can share your stuff with friends via wireless connectivity.

The Motorola Backflip boasts many great features and with the Android Market available you can add to these with apps for games, gizmos and other useful software. The Backflip has some stiff competition in its own ranks from the Motorola Flipout but it should do well as it is a little more accessible.

by: Lee Thornton

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