Motorola CHARM™, a touch screen smartphone that packs a social networking punch with Android™ 2.1, MOTOBLURTM enhancements, a compact design and a BACKTRACK™ feature that makes screen navigation even more intuitive.
Motorola CHARM is expected to be available this summer exclusively in the U.S. for customers of T-Mobile USA, Inc.
“Motorola strives to provide an increased customizable user experience, which is enabled by our latest enhancements to MOTOBLUR and featured on the new Motorola CHARM,” said Jean Pierre Le Cannellier, vice president, Americas Marketing, Motorola Mobile Devices. “Combine that with a compact design, easy handling and all the features you would expect from a smartphone, and we believe that CHARM with MOTOBLUR adds the social ability and workability consumers are looking for.”
Motorola CHARM provides consumers all the features of a smartphone with the intuitive navigation of a 2.8 inch touch screen – all in a compact, pocketable design that makes messaging a snap using the combination of a full QWERTY keyboard and touch screen. The BACKTRACK navigation pad, located on the back of the smartphone directly behind the home screen, is similar to a laptop touch panel and enables an unobstructed view of the Web, texts, e-mails and news feeds. Plus, with Android 2.1 and enhanced MOTOBLUR features, CHARM offers new customization and filtering options.
“Being social with friends and family comes naturally for T-Mobile customers, and we think mobilizing their social experiences should be effortless,” said Saj Sahay, director of product management, T-Mobile USA. “With the new Motorola CHARM and enhancements to the Android and MOTOBLUR experience, we’re bringing more social skills to our broad portfolio of Android-powered smartphones.”
Motorola CHARM will be the first device in the U.S. to feature an enhanced version of MOTOBLUR built on Android 2.1, which syncs contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more in easy to manage streams — from sources such as Facebook®, MySpace, Twitter™, Gmail™, work and personal e-mail. MOTOBLUR now allows for even greater customization, providing users more options to follow who and what really matters.
CHARM also comes with an enhanced version of MOTOBLUR offering more features than ever, including: customizable filters that organize your messages and happenings specific to your needs. You also have the ability to move and resize widgets, and use the remote locate and data wipe if your phone is ever lost or stolen.
ANDROID™ PLATFORM
Android™ 2.1
MULTIPLE NETWORKS
WCDMA 1700/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps (Category 5/6), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12
QWERTY BAR
CAMERA
MEGAPIXELS
3 MP
CAMERA TYPE
DIGITAL ZOOM
Yes
FOCUS
Fixed
CUSTOMIZABLE HOME SCREEN
Widgets can be moved and resized to further personalize your seven (7) home screen panels. Enjoy access to more apps, games and widgets from Android Market™.
MESSAGING
Sync and merge emails, texts, social networking messages, posts, feeds and status updates in two widgets called Messages and Happenings. Enjoy the ability to filter the content your Messages and Happenings widgets receive.
MOTOBLUR ENABLED
PHONEBOOK
Your work, personal and social networking contacts all in one place.
PHOTO SHARING
MySpace, Photobucket, Picasa™, Facebook™
MUSIC ENABLED1
MUSIC PLAYER
Connected Music Player: Integrated Amazon’s MP3 store, SHOUTcast, Midomi, GoTV, Last.fm, TuneWiki, YouTube™ and SoundHound. Shop, share, find lyrics, search for videos, or stream FM and internet radio.
VIDEO CAPABLE
VIDEO CAPTURE
PLAYABLE FORMATS
AAC, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, WMA9, ACC+ Enhanced, WMV v9, AMR NB, AAC+
STREAMING MEDIA
Video, Internet Radio
VIDEO CAPTURE RATE
24 fps
VIDEO PLAYBACK RATE
24 fps
WCDMA up to 300 min.; GSM up to 405 min.
USAGE TIME (CONTINUOUS)2
BATTERY TYPE
1170 mAh Li Ion; with MOTOBLUR Battery Manager
STANDBY TIME3
WCDMA up to 334 hrs.; GSM up to 267 hrs.
EMAIL4
Corporate (Exchange), Gmail™, IMAP, POP3, attachment and browser document viewer (Microsoft Office® and pdf), HTML email composer
MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING (MMS)4
TEXT MESSAGING (SMS)4
INSTANT MESSAGING (IM)4
Gtalk™, Yahoo!® Messenger , AOL® IM, MSN
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BLUETOOTH® TECHNOLOGY5
Stereo Bluetooth® technology 2.0 + EDR (supports profiles A2DP, AVRCP, BPP, HID, HSP, OPP, PAN)
WEB BROWSER
Android HTML WebKit w/ Flash Lite
SYNCHRONIZATION
MOTOBLUR
WIFI
802.11 b/g/n
DATA ACCESS6
USB 2.0 (High Speed)
CONNECTOR TYPE
Micro USB
GPS AND LOCATION SERVICES1
Turn-by-Turn Directions with Google Maps™, eCompass, Assisted GPS
HEADSET JACK
3.5 mm
WEB ACCESS
ANDROID MARKET™
TEXT TELEPHONE (TTY) COMPATIBILITY
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SPEAKERPHONE
CALLER ID4
On main display, Picture ID, Ringer ID
ADVANCED SPEECH RECOGNITION
NOISE REDUCTION
CrystalTalk™ PLUS technology
PHONE BOOK7
MOTOBLUR syncs personal and work contacts, and connected social networks
VOICE DIALING
Dual microphones with noise cancellation
MyAccount, Audio Postcard, Visual Voice Mail, My Album, Slacker Radio
GMAIL™
GOOGLE MAPS™ NAVIGATION
GOOGLE SEARCH™8
GOOGLE TALK™
GOOGLE TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS
YOUTUBE™
NAVIGATION TOOL
Integrated 5-way navigation,
OPERATING SYSTEM
Android™ 2.1
QWERTY KEYBOARD
LIGHT-RESPONSIVE DISPLAY
KEYPAD LOCK
DEDICATED KEYS
Volume control, Camera, Back, Search, Menu, Power/Lock, Home
CUSTOM NAVIGATION
BACKTRACK™ navigation pad behind screen
PINCH TO ZOOM
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TOUCH SCREEN
VIRTUAL KEYBOARD
RINGTONES4
Preloaded and downloadable
WALLPAPERS4
Preloaded and downloadable
DISPLAY TYPE
TFT
COLORS
Golden Bronze and Cabernet
FORM FACTOR
QWERTY Bar
WEIGHT
110 grams
SIZE (H X W X D)
67.2 x 98.4 x 11.4 mm
DISPLAY SIZE
2.8-in.; 320 x 240, QVGA
ANTENNA TYPE
Internal
MATERIALS AND FINISH
Corning® Gorilla® Glass display resists impact and scratch damage
CALCULATOR
CALENDAR
MOTOBLUR™ widget calendar - sync corporate calendar, email, and contact list.
CLOCK
Alarm clock
FLIGHT MODE
MEMORY9
2 GB removable MicroSD included
ACCELEROMETER
Yes
NETWORKS4
WCDMA 1700/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps (Category 5/6), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12
REMOVABLE MEMORY10
up to 32 GB MicroSD
SENSORS
Ambient light and proximity sensors
