Motorola Alexander = Android Phone ?

June 25, 2008 in Motorola

Motorola’s struggling handset division has been the subject of spinoff/sale rumors for quite awhile now. But with the launch of the new Motozine line and  its first phone, the Motozine ZN5, Motorola seems to have a lot more up its sleeve.

The story of the codenamed “Motorola Alexander” was scooped by BGR and described to him as, “Motorola’s Last Stand.” The Boy Genius has a knack for leaking soon-to-be-proved-true rumors and he claims, “this is said to be Moto’s last big attempt at getting back their market share and reclaiming victory. If this doesn’t work out, we’re told it’s all over for them and they will sell the company.”

Meanwhile, Daniel Roth from Wired Magazine dropped a gem of an article about Android in the publication’s July issue titled, “Google’s Open Source Android Phone Will Free the Wireless Web.” Besides being a darn good read, check out what he has to say about Motorola and Android:

The company’s handset business, slated to be spun off, is on life-support, and it’s counting on Android for a comeback. It has assigned its top designers — the people who crafted the Razr — to create new must-have models. Engineers from Good Technology, the BlackBerry competitor Motorola purchased in 2006, are now writing applications for Android. For Motorola, Android has to work.

Could the Motorola Alexander be an Android Phone?

Based on the alignment of these articles, it would certainly seem that way. And, it would make a lot of sense. We’ve also got some rumored specs for the phone:

  • 8 megapixel camera
  • Built-in NVIDIA chip which will handle both video and 3D graphics
  • GPS Enabled
  • Possibly a touch screen
  • It’s called a “Dark Project” phone because of the secrecy surrounding it.
  • The phone is rumored to run UIQ as the OS, “probably version 4.0 or higher.”
  • Release right now is set for October, but as always, that could change

Hmmm… but the OS is already said to be UIQ? This seems to be somewhat of a paradox. How could the Motorola Alexander be the “last stand” and happen around October and Android also be a “last stand” that happens late 4th quarter? It doesn’t seem to make sense.

Of course if the Motorola Alexander ISN’T an Android Phone than what IS it? How about the Motorola Blaze or Motorola Utopia? Both of these brand new phones were leaked when information about Verizon Visual Voicemail dropped on Engadget:

Something is fishy. Maybe the Alexander is an Android Phone… maybe it isn’t. But if it ISN’T then we can probably assume that it also isn’t the company’s last stand. Unles… they wait for Android and make their “last stand” a barrage of sick handsets so that if they go out, they go out in style.

What if the Alexander IS an Android phone AND its named the Motorola Utopia, which would mean its on the Verizon Wireless 700MHz open network for which at least one handset has already been approved.

The possibilities intrigue us… don’t let reality disappoint, dear Moto. If you’re looking to hit a walk off grand slam or go home as losers, you’d better have some pop in your bat. Cork it for all we care. Or better yet, take some anabolic androids.

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