Who needs a traditional QWERTY keyboard again? Not the Motorola Quench, a new Android-powered smartphone that wants to change the way you input text.
The biggest update here is the loss of a standard onscreen QWERTY that you control with taps. In its place, you get a QWERTY that supports Swype, a new technology that uses finger-sweeps on the touchscreen to help you roll out your messages. Also called the Cliq XT (in North America), the Quench will come with the Motoblur UI, which integrates various social and messaging services into a single interface.
Details of the handset include a 3.1-inch HVGA display, aGPS, Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, dual microphones (for improved noise cancellation) and a 5.0 megapixel camera module (with autofocus and LED flash). Phone dimensions are 116.7 x 59.4 x 12.3 mm.
It will support quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band 3G with download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. Other notable features include tight Google apps integration, pinch-to-zoom browser support, a navigation touchpad, voice-activated search, a 1420 mAh battery that's rated for up to 6.5 hours of talk time and an updated media player (which boasts integration with TuneWiki, SoundHound, GoTV and YouTube). The handset will ship with Android 1.5.
Motorola Quench, the company's eighth Android release, will begin selling in Europe before the first quarter is over and in the US by March. Price was not announced.
Sounds impressive. Seem Motorola are fast catching up in with its latest technologies in the cell phone market. This new phone is quite striking.
Finally Motorola brings in something majestic. I liked this new phone immensely. I am definitely gonna get this one for me.
I feel this Swype technology used in it will be more eye catching for the users. Typing on touchscreen phones has always been a big hassle. This technology will surely be of great use.
Very impressive and a power packed cell phone. Swype technology, 5.0 megapixel camera, GPS, wi-fi all in one sounds great. Eagerly waiting for its launch.
I agree. This phone will hit the market like a star. This is one of the best touch screen phones that I have come across in the recent past. Completely packed in with all features, its will surely be a hit. I wonder what it would be listed at initially. Waiting for more news on it.
Phone looks attractive. Its features are exciting as well. Hope it has a good battery life even though they claim of a 6.5 hr talk time. No mention is however being made regarding its weight. I’d be disappointed if it turns out to one of those heavy tough machines like some of its counterparts.
This new method of text input called SlideIT
You can download for Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile. on the Market and OVI or in there site : http://mobiletextinput.com/