T-Mobile has finally announced just when the Motorola CLIQ will be available and for how much. Everything will kick off with a pre-sale for existing T-Mobile customers on October 19th.
Customers who order the CLIQ during the pre-sale period, Oct. 19–Nov. 1, will have an opportunity to be one of the first in the U.S. to experience T-Mobile’s latest Android-powered phone, which automatically syncs and streams social messaging updates, text messages, and work and personal e-mail directly to the home screen. Devices ordered during pre-sale will be shipped to customers as orders are received and will include a complimentary car charger.
The Motorola CLIQ will be powered by Google Android 1.5 with the MOTOBLUR interface. It will come with quad-band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band (900/1700/2100MHz) WCDMA/HSDPA connectivity, with a 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, built-in GPS/aGPS with a digital compass, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a microUSB port, a 5MP camera with auto-focus and geotagging, a 3.5mm audio jack, a microSD card slot (supporting cards up to 32GB), and a 1,420mAh battery.
The Motorola CLIQ will be available for US$199.99 with a two-year service contract during the pre-sale. On November 2nd, it will become available to all at the same price (and again with a two-year contract).