Metro PCS’s First Android Phone (Motorola) Comes Out From Hiding
On Friday, we entertained a rumor that originated at Android Guys regarding an unnamed (and – at the time – unseen) Motorola Android-based device. They promised us that we’d be seeing some shots of the device soon afterward and they delivered with haste.
It’s said to have a 600Mhz processor and will be powered by Android 2.1 and the latest version of MOTOBLUR. It also has a slideout QWERTY keyboard akin to the one found on the CLIQ (sans the blocky directional pad for precise navigation). The face of the device looks very ordinary except for the Home button which stands out like a sore thumb compared to the other capacitive buttons on the right of it.
If the Home icon weren’t on that area, it would make sense if the button turned out to be a directional utility of some sort. The fact that the Home button is reserved for specific functions within the Android OS completely rules that possibility out, though. I know some of you Metro fans are excited to be getting an Android device on your very affordable network, but will this fill your hunger?
[More pictures over at Android Guys]