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The Motorola i1 — the first Android smartphone with Nextel’s Direct Connect (aka push-to-talk) service — is now available at Sprint for $149.99 after two-year contract and $50 rebate. [Watch our hands-on demo.] It’s available online, business sales …
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When we said the Motorola i1 was coming to Boost Mobile in the coming weeks, we meant it. Because this morning Sprint announced that it’ll be available starting June 20 at all Boost Mobile retail stores, Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile.
Pricing wasn’t announced, but you’ll get unlimited voice and data for $50 a month. The Motorola i1 (see our hands-on) has a 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera with flash, WiFi, 2MB microSD card, runs Android 1.5 and has push-to-talk. [Sprint]
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The Motorola i1, the first push to talk Android-powered phone, is now available on SouthernLinc Wireless. We had expected Sprint to be the first carrier to carry the Motorola i1 but we guess a little carrier no one’s heard about beat them to the punch. And it looks like Boost Mobile is hot on its heels, with MobileCrunch scoring confirmation that the i1 is on the way to the MVNO.
The Motorola i1 is actually a rather decent phone for those in the iDEN market — it packs a 5-megapixel camera, gorilla glass screen, and is Military Spec 810F certified for blowing rain, dust, shock, vibration, temperature extremes, low pressure, salt fog, humidity and solar radiation. Now that’s a spec list for you. The i1 also comes preloaded with Opera Mini 5 (and the native browser too) and Swype, so in all, a pretty decent option for those looking for a rugged handset. [via southernlinc and MobileCrunch]
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The good news is that those of you who have to have Nextel’s push-to-talk service and have been dying for an Android phone can now have it in the Motorola i1. Otherwise, there’s not a whole lot to get excited about here.
It’s a pretty basic candybar-style phone, running Android 1.5. It feels just fine in the had, through the software runs a little slow (that could just be a demo thing) and feels a little underpowered. But, again, it’s the first iDEN Android phone (or the "World’s only," depending on who you ask), and that’s no small thing. But unless you absolutely have to have push-to-talk, you’ll likely be looking elsewhere.
Hands-on video and pics after the break.
On the eve of CTIA (translated: While we’re all on planes headed to Las Vegas), Motorola announced the Motorola i1 (aka the Opus One), bringing you the very first push-to-talk Android-powered smartphone.
The i1 sports a 3.1-inch touchscreen at 320×480 pixels, WiFi and Opera Mini 5 with Flash Lite, a 5-megapixel camera and 2GB microSD card included. The Swype keyboard also is included.
Exact pricing wasn’t announced, and availability is listed only as the second quarter. So look for it in the next three months. Full presser after the break, if you’re into that sort of thing. [Motorola]
