The Motorola Backflip will add a little quirky, and even a little buoyancy to your mobile experience

Check this out; a compact, touch screen, messaging smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard

, possible? Motorola seem to think so, the Backflip is a unique messaging based Android smartphone with Motorola's brilliant MotoBlur interface. It utilises a receptive 3.1 inch touch screen as a primary navigation software tool and sports a delightful digital camera. Motorola have included social network integration and e-mail for alternative communication and a full multimedia player supports FM radio and podcasting.

As looks go, the Backflip leaves alot to be desired, but as your girlfriend may tell you, ugly is in. The Backflip will add a little quirky, and even a little buoyancy to your mobile experience. The form factor allows you to use the phone has a desktop media tool as well as a capable messaging tool. While using the phone in landscape mode users will benefit from the intuitive "backtrack" navigation pad located on the back of the keyboard; it basically means you can navigate the interface without hindering your view of the screen.

MotoBlur is a very sophisticated software package which enables the Backflip to consistently communicate with your social networks and translate the information it collects into streams of messages, status updates and tweets, this is also, partly thanks to the phones 3G network coverage. E-mail compatibility has also been thrown in and as you could have guessed, he phone has already been calibrated to handle Gmail, but it is also compatible with other providers including Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail. Some Instant messaging (IM) facilities are in place so users can hold live conversations with friends; sites like GoogleTalk and MSN can be used.

Along with 3G connectivity the Backflip also benefits from a Wi Fi connection. Despite its compact size, the phone is a very capable web browser and it also allows users to share videos and pictures online with sites like YouTube and Facebook. The digital camera has a 5MP lens and comes well equipped with a flash, auto focus and 4x digital zoom. Still images come out rather nicely, while videos are full of clarity and run smoothly on the bright, HVGA display. Motorola have also pre-loaded a multimedia player into the phones system with audio and video playback options.

Motorola are running the Backflip on the Android 1.5 OS, users have the choice of upgrading however, with the 2.1 version now available for download. Having an Android phones exposes users to a number of Google treats; Full YouTube integration, Google Maps and GM with StreetView. But the cherry on top of the icing, on top of the cake is the availability of the Android Market; home to thousands upon thousands of useful, fun and wacky applications, users ca enjoy an app rich user experience which they can build for themselves.

One of the most controversial phones of 2010 is upon us, and many in the mobile phone industry have been itching to try one for themselves. The device is packed full of smartphone functionality, including a full touch controlled interface, social networking and web facilities. The Motorola Backflip is not over priced and will be suitable for experienced smartphone users and newbie's alike.

The Motorola Backflip will add a little quirky, and even a little buoyancy to your mobile experience

By: lee thornton

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