Motorola’s MING Series: We’re Here Too!

June 23, 2008 in Handsets, Motorola

Coming on the heels of Motorola’s biggest announcement in far too long, comes the quiet release of updates to the MING series. Certainly among the more interesting designs in the industry the MING series can, technically, be considered a clamshell (although a somewhat eccentric one). The MING never found popularity in North America but has been a success in China, so in many ways this update is just as important to Motorola as the ZN5.

Announced as a MING series addition today was the A1600, which runs on Linux OS, and features a 2.4 inch QVGA touch-screen, a 3MP camera with continuous autofocus and card reader mode, microSD slot, stereo Bluetooth, a microUSB port, built-in FM radio, and GPS receiver. As with most Motorola products the A1600 falls just a little short, offering neither WiFi nor 3G connectivity. It does however feature quad-band technology (EDGE only), which means it will work well for us North Americans.

The A1800 adds both CDMA (1x only) and triband GSM support (GPRS only) but still lacks WiFi and 3G. We think this will prove an interesting possibility for either Sprint or Verizon should they choose to release it, given that both carriers have recently brought out other hybrid phones (ahem, 8800 series).

[Via GSMArena]

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