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Tech Review: Motorola CLIQ

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3 Comments Posted November 3, 2009 - By Moye Ishimoto

Motorola CLIQ Phone Review »


Chris Hardwick and Olivia Munn ponder the return of Motorola with the new Android-powered CLIQ with its touch screen, sliding keyboard and new MOTOBLUR interface for $200.

Check out the full Attack of the Show review after the cut.

What You Need to Know

  • The phone is about 0.6” thick, which is actually thicker than the Droid.
  • It weighs almost as much, too.
  • This is the first phone with Motoblur, which consolidates all of your social networking profiles onto one screen, so you don't have to worry about loading up each app.
  • Each app auto-updates so you can see everything at a glance.
  • There's only room for one update per widget (like a new tweet or Facebook status), but it's still cool to have them all in one place.
  • As for the touch screen, it works just like we'd expect from an Android phone, though the constant updating may make it lag a little.
  • The keyboard is great; big, raised keys make it easy to type with, easier than the Droid for sure.
  • Overall, it's a great Android experience with the added bonus of Motoblur.
  • The web browser is pretty good, though it doesn't have the double tap to zoom like Droid, because it's not Android 2.0, but other than that, it's solid.
  • The 5 megapixel camera is good too, though it doesn't have a flash; it doesn't blur easily which is a nice change from most phone cameras.
  • E-mail integration is a part of Motoblur as well, and this makes it easy to see all of your inboxes at a glance.
  • There are more than 10,000 Android apps (second only to the iPhone).
  • It accepts Micro SD up to 32 GB.

Price

  • $200 with a contract on T-Mobile.
  • We feel this is more of a $100 phone, since it feels like it's designed for teens, and the iPhone 3G is $100 with a contract.

Overall Rating

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