Motorola MPx100
Cancelled 26th
February 2004
Motorola phones are a bit of a mixed
bag. On the one hand, they have some brilliant clamshells
like the V300,
and V600
- but on the other they make hugely unattractive handsets
like the C550
which just look outdated when compared with the competition.
Then there's the chunky, ugly but powerful handsets
being produced for the 3G market such as the interesting
A925 and A835.
Just to make life more complex, there's
the MPx range. The MPx200
is a nice looking phone but critically short of features.
The MPx / MPx300 is a
strange beast, and the MPx220
is still under wraps. So, the MPx100 is another addition
to the slightly odd lineup of Windows Smartphones in
the Motorola range, but it's a welcome addition and
shows that perhaps others in Motorola should pay attention.
At first glance, the Motorola MPx100
looks a little like the Sony Ericsson T630
in terms of physical layout. There's a large 176x220
pixel screen and a built-in digital camera, but this
time it's a high-resolution 1.3 megapixel device. It's
a tri-band GSM phone supporting GPRS plus wireless ethernet
(WiFi) as an optional add-on.
Software is a key selling point for
this type of device, and the MPx100 offers good integration
with Microsoft Office applications, plus it supports
up to 512Mb memory, Windows Media player and all the
other usual features we've seen in Windows-based Smartphones,
but some interesting features like an add-on QWERTY
keypad.
The MPx100 is pitched pretty clearly
against the likes of the Orange
SPV e200, offering better features in a more stylish
package. We think the MPx100 firmly establishes Motorola
as the leading provider of Windows Smartphone handsets
with these latest releases.
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Motorola
MPx100 Provisional Specifications
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Available:
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Lated
2004
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Network:
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Tri-band
GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels
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Camera:
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1.3
megapixels
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Size:
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Standard
to large "candy bar"
size Approx 120x50x24mm
/ 135 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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Yes
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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No
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Battery
life:
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Unknown
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OS:
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Windows
Smartphone 2003
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