Motorola Motoroi Might Be Destined for T-Mobile USA

A recently announced Android OS-based smartphone with an odd name and an unusual design is definitely going to be released in the U.S., and may be headed for T-Mobile.

The Motorola Motoroi was unveiled last week, and will soon debut in South Korea. But it won't stop there...  it will reportedly be launched in the U.S. in March.

The Evidence for T-Mobile
There has been no official word on what carriers will be offering this model, but evidence points to T-Mobile USA. 

First off, a leak from Motorola several months ago said that a version of the Motorola Droid without a sliding keyboard is headed for this wireless carrier. The Motoroi fits the description -- both it and the Droid have identical displays and run Android OS 2.0, but the upcoming device will be a tablet, not a slider like the Droid.

The code-name for the Motorola Droid is Sholes, and the information that leaked out of Motorola in November described this upcoming model as the "Sholes Tablet T-Mobile US".

More recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a phone which will also have the code-name Sholes. The documentation that was part of the FCC filing shows that this model will have support for T-Mobile USA's unique 3G network and a tablet shape.

All this adds up to one thing: if the Motoroi isn't the Motorola product on its way to T-Mobile, another very similar model is.

An Overview of the Motorola Motoroi
This upcoming smartphone will have a slightly irregular tablet shape dominated by a 3.7-inch, WVGA (480 x 854 pixel) touchscreen. As there will be no hardware keyboard, all text will be entered with on-screen virtual keyboards.

The Motoroi will also sport an 8 megapixel camera with Xenon flash and a 720p HD camcorder.

As mentioned earlier, this phone will launch with Android 2.0, which means it will come with a suite of applications that wirelessly synchronize with Google's services, including Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and Maps, as well as Microsoft Exchange Server. In addition, it will reportedly offer MotoBlur: software that gives easy access to consumer and business e-mail accounts, as well as social-networking services like Facebook and Twitter.

The Korean version of the Motoroi will be bundled with an 8 GB microSD card.

The wireless capabilities of the U.S. version will start with support for T-Mobile's GSM and HSDPA mobile broadband network, and include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0.

The Motorola model will also sport GPS, an electronic compass, a 3.5 mm headset jack, and a 1390 mAh battery.

 Source: CellPhoneSignal, Korea Herald