Comments on: UPDATED: Motorola Tao (Sholes) Screen And Battery Pics Leak

By: Izzyd

Izzyd — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:10:00 +0000

FYI folks the device WILL NOT have MotoBlur that is a given. It is being sold as a Gooogle Experience device so it will have the Andriod 2.0 and the updated UI in Eclair. MotoBLur is Motos UI they designed for there Andriod device but can not be used on devices that fall in the Google Experience category. A Google Exp device means fully unlocked and no content restriction by the mfg or carrier, and will be fully integrated will all Google apps.

Secondly the video posted is one of the older pre-production units and is not what is in the device some of the folks over at Hofo currently have in hand and are using. And yes the video does have and is running Andriod 1.6 but that is not what the current production units have. Secondly if I had to guess that is the GSM model getting worked on that is suppose to be out in early 2010. CDMA and VZW do not use 3G on there digital phones it is always displaying either EV or 1X depending on the phone. Othe CDMA carriers just display as D for digital

As for anyone wondering if the info is good by the 2 fellows being mentioned here, yes all of it is. As for pricing word is traveling $199 on a 2 yr contract. Full retail will be in the area of $500+

By: M3Cosmos

M3Cosmos — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:48:50 +0000

@tke… If I’m not mistaken, multitouch is not enabled in Google Maps, but is in the browser and other select apps, so I couldn’t worry about that. I cannot imagine a beast like this not having multitouch at this juncture.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:22:11 +0000

@BKdroid
I’ve watched the video a couple times.. I think it’s a myTouch.

By: KBlack

KBlack — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:21:28 +0000

Notice the 4 “standard” android hardware buttons on the face of the phone. There were only 3 on the CG renders.

By: todd

todd — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:45:30 +0000

@TeKNoTroNiK multitouch? this is make or break at this stage in androids evolution. and i too am curious about the ui, will we see mmotoblur ui? any idea on a price?

By: StephenSaurusRex

StephenSaurusRex — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:15:32 +0000

@Rob, I know, I commented on the Samsung’s Phone’s garbage battery. Rubbish! But what if the battery turns out to be this phone’s Kryptonite?

By: BKdroid

BKdroid — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:14:58 +0000

also, if it is the Tao, it verifies what bill23 said about page loading times. crazy fast

By: BKdroid

BKdroid — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:11:28 +0000

there’s rumor that the Android 1.6 market demonstration video is also the Tao(Sholes).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ma9Xh67Eyo
Look at the screen border size, and especially the silver(ie. Metallic) rim around the phone, which no other android phone, that I know of, has.

By: tke789

tke789 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:50:15 +0000

Per Motorola’s website (http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola-CLIQ-US-EN.alt) the Cliq, which has Motoblur, has all the Google services integrated. Just because this phone is running Google maps does not mean it will or won’t have Motoblur. We will all have to wait to see.

By: matty

matty — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:47:28 +0000

@Tochi- your right… its two years old… so why is it ok for it to still be laggy?

By: Jacqueline

Jacqueline — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:09:50 +0000

The pictures look great. I’ve seen 1400 for the battery for a while, so 1390 is right there as expected.

I like the looks of motoblur, but the google apps integration is more important to me. I’m sure there will be similar apps to choose from at the app store if motorola doesn’t make it available.

So far this phone looks like it has everything I need, except a release date!

By: steven

steven — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:30:10 +0000

No motoblur? Will we be able to load a Motoblur/Sense Rom on this phone?

By: Tochi

Tochi — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:50:40 +0000

What a bunch of pessimists most Andriod fans are. Always complaining / moaning / whining like little kids- grow up already!!.

The battery is this, its ugly, screen is too big, its laggy etc – Android is less than 2 yrs old for crying out LOUD – give it a break !!

An aspiring Android developer.

By: Rob Jackson

Rob Jackson — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:57:24 +0000

@StephenSaurusRex – if you think that is bad, check out the battery on the Samsung Behold 2 http://phandroid.com/samsung-behold-2/
1000 mAh

By: StephenSaurusRex

StephenSaurusRex — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:36:10 +0000

So, wait. This thing is supposed to be a Stock Android, Google Powered Phone? No Motoblur apps? Please tell me I can load the Hero Roms on it! Also, can we then saw that its coming w/ Android Market & not JUST some crap Verizon Reroute Market?