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.
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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
- 4 Seals of Approval out of 5 (How do we rate gadgets?)
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coolfx35
Just picked up my Motorola Cliq about a week ago. I was trying to decide between MT3G or the CLIQ and I went with the motorolla product. I had an iPhone and shadow previously and figured it is time to abandon HTC even though I have never had their touch screen before. I like the CLIQ for 5MP, voicemail player (no need to dial voicemail to listen to messages), qwerty keyboard (spacious, solid, comfortable after week of use), great interface and believe it or not its weight (i like my phone to be slightly heavier because I like to feel it in my hand). Compared to the MT3G the things I mentioned are not common characteristics for them both. I also like it better than myTouch because it is expandable to 32GBs of storage vs 16GB max for the myTouch which is a huge deal for me because I store a lot of files and music on my devices Smiley. I also like the fact that when you slide it out, the top part in the back has a sexy Moto logo and is lined with some sort of brushed metal I guess.... or w/e that is, but all I know it is metal and adds quality to the phone. The only things I am not happy about is its screen. It is 3.1 and is slightly smaller compared to the MT3G. The newest Motorolla (DROID) for Verizon does come with a bigger screen and the new 2.0 OS.
But because of all the other specs and parameters it makes CLIQ stand out more in my opinion, opinion based on device capabilities. As far as the OS of course I would like 2.0 or even 1.6 instead of 1.5 better. But I am certain the update will come sooner or later and willing to wait for it. This phone came out 3-4 weeks ago for god's sake and people need to chillax with some negative comments and other forums online. It will be worth waiting for the update, and some hacks/mods even better, so developers take your time please but deliver quality to me. Find me at http://www.Motorola-Cliq.com I share everything there.
darkuest
Im going more towards the Droid too, if i was with T-Mobile i would have got the Cliq
Galen20K
Its a Nice phone I like both droid and Cliq for different Reasons but both of Great Quality. Congratulations Moto please keep it up.
sukTHEfacc
looks cool, but im still going with the Droid + Verizon
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