subject: Fresh For 2010 Motorola's New Handset The Flipout [print this page] Summer 2010 sees the launch of the new handset from Motorola, the Flipout. Innovative in its design, the phone is the perfect combination of looks and specification for the average phone user.
The Motorola Flipout hosts a number of features designed to make using the phone both fun and efficient. The incorporation of MotoBlur technology will appeal to social networking fans as its groups together updates from all of your friends on sites such as Facebook, Twitter and mySpace in one easily manageable location. The fully customisable home screen offered by MotoBlur allows the user to place their most frequently used apps and widgets all immediately available. These widgets can also be resized to fit your homescreen perfectly. Three battery modes are available to the user to enable you the most power saving option according to your usage. A handy memory manager has also been included so you can keep an eye on exactly how much memory your eating into. Running on Android 2.1, the Motorola Flipout boast a great range of connectivity features, making sure whether on the move or at home you always have the best connectivity available. WiFi ensures the ultimate browsing experience when connected to a personal network. This is backed up by 3G, EDGE and GPRS, offering the user superb web usage whilst on the move. Locally Bluetooth is supported with compatible products and a micro USB allows synchronisation with your personal computer.
Taking a look at the design aspect of the phone, and the immediately striking aspect is the unusual shape of the Flipout. The handset weighs 120 grammes and measures 67 x 67 x 17 mm. Looking at these measurements and what jumps out at you is the fact that the handset is square. Given its compact dimensions this does mean the unit fits perfectly in the palm of your hand. The fascia is dominated by the TFT 2.8" screen which shows a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The screen itself is a pivoting design and when put in to action a full 5 line Qwerty keypad is revealed beneath it. The obvious attraction of this is to aid the composition of e mails and SMS, taking over where people may find the screen a little to time consuming. A 3 mega pixel camera with a zoom facility and geo-tagging is included in the unit, with the capability to also shoot video footage at a rate of 26-30 frames per second.
All things considered, the Motorola Flipout grabs your attention with its great looks. A glance under the bonnet however reveals a high specification phone boasting great connectivity and a host of useful functions.
