Motorola MB501 Cliq XT GSM Unlocked SmartPhone with Android, 3.1-Inch Touchscreen

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.6 x 0.5 x 2.3 inches ; 4.3 ounces


• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)


• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.


• ASIN: B004LVYMWQ


• Item model number: MB501
  

By : Motorola
List Price : $179.99
Price : $151.51
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Product Description

The Motorola CLIQ XT weighs 4.2 ounces and measures 4.6 x 2.4 x 0.49 inches. Its 1400 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7 hours of talk time, and up to 432 hours (18 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies, as well as T-Mobile's 3G network (1700/2100 MHz)

Technical Details

• 3G-enabled, Google Android OS-powered smartphone with MOTOBLUR social networking; 3.1-inch touchscreen with pinch and zoom capabilities


• Compatible with T-Mobile's 3G network; Visual Voicemail;


• Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g); 5-megapixel camera/camcorder with flash; Bluetooth stereo music streaming


• Up to 7 hours of talk time, up to 432 hours (18 days) of standby time


• Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g); 5-megapixel camera/camcorder with flash; Bluetooth stereo music streaming;


• Compatible with T-Mobile's 3G network; Visual Voicemail; GPS-enabled for use with Google Maps and pre-loaded Telenav GPS Navigation (trial version)


• Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g); 5-megapixel camera/camcorder with flash; Bluetooth stereo music streaming; microSD expansion to 32 GB; personal and corporate e-mail


• microSD expansion to 32 GB; personal and corporate e-mail; GPS-enabled for use with Google Maps and pre-loaded Telenav GPS Navigation (trial version)

 

Motorola MB501 Cliq XT GSM Unlocked SmartPhone with Android, 3.1-Inch Touchscreen, 5 MP Camera and QWERTY Keyboard - US Warranty - Black

 

Customer Reviews

overall, a pretty good phone, esp for the price (approx $150 w/out contract).
a few important things: doesn't work w/ ATT 3G, it's frequencies are only T-mobile's 3G bands (note, in order for 3G to work, the phone must have a "3G on a particular band" - though ATT and Tmobile's freq spectrum overlaps, the each have specific 3G bands).
the android operating system isn't the newest or best, some websites don't work well - others not at all.
the phone is ONLY wireless (wifi) G... my home network is N, and the phone recognizes it, but can't join.
it's a very solid, comfortable to hold phone. Probably the best i've ever had (far better than iphones and slippery and/or brick-like droids). The (very slightly) textured rubberized back works great and it's not cheap feeling at all.
all in all, a solid phone - but not the cutting edge, esp for the price.
and it does NOT have a keyboard as some pictures show!

You should only buy this phone if your aim is to get a good deal on first-gen hardware. By hardware I literally mean just the phone, software not included. The extras that came in the box are obviously used (battery, useless quickstart guide, wall usb adapter), but the phone itself seems brand new as advertised.
Hardware:
This is what you should be interested in, and it's great!
-it's thin
-can overclock CPU to about 700 MHz
-great battery life (I can go 3 days without charging with standard dumbphone-type usage)
-extremely bright "torch" (camera LED)
-256MB of RAM of which I'm usually able to keep about 40% free
-decent amount of internal storage for apps (never had a problem)
-the D-pad is awesome for selecting tiny links in browser
-5MP camera
-can't really get a higher screen resolution on a 1st gen phone
-wifi works well (I don't have 3G)
-GPS receiver works pretty well, and you don't even need data if you start the trip from a wifi hotspot and let it cache everything.
-standard headphone jack on top
Software:
The included software is Android 1.x and Motorola will not support an upgrade even to 2.1, however, I bought this phone specifically because Cyanogenmod supports it. Rooting and upgrading the ROM is pretty quick and easy, and after you do it will run the equivalent of Android 2.3 almost flawlessly. The animations stutter here and there, but I didn't expect much better on a 1st gen CPU without any GPU.
Music:
This phone will work pretty well as an ipod replacement if you give it a huge microSD card. My experience with a class 4 SD card and overclocked CPU is that you still have to use the PowerAmp app because all other music-playing software will skip here and there. PowerAmp uses a more advanced decoder and has thread priority and buffer options to eliminate the skipping.
A few random things:
Skype didn't work for me over wifi (sound is choppy). The screen is kind of tacky such that your finger doesn't slide over it as well as it does on more expensive phones. I'm planning on getting a screen protector to solve that. Also, the battery on this phone is spec'd at 1420 mAh, it's advertised here at 1400 and what you actually get is 1390. It's still a lot though.