Motorola announces FLIPOUT with MOTOBLUR

Motorola today announced the Motorola FLIPOUT, its latest MOTOBLUR smartphone. It features a unique squarish design where the display rotates out to reveal a QWERTY keyboard.

Motorola FLIPOUT with MOTOBLUR is a compact smartphone with a touch screen that rotates, exposing a full QWERTY keypad. And while everyone’s talking about its cool design, its insides will be busy using MOTOBLUR, a service that syncs your friends, messages and more with continuous updates and backup-ups.

Motorola FLIPOUT specifications:

  • Operating system: Google Android 2.1 with MOTOBLUR
  • Connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band WCDMA/HSDPA
  • Other connectivity: A-GPS, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
  • Input: Five-row QWERTY keypad with a separate number row
  • Display: 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen
  • Memory: 512MB internal memory
  • Storage: microSD (up to 32GB) / 2GB card included
  • Camera: 3MP
  • Connectors: 3.5mm headphone jack,
  • Battery: 1170mAh
  • Dimensions: 67.00 by 67.00 by 17.00mm / 120 grams

The Motorola FLIPOUT should be available starting in Q2 in certain regions (North America does not appear to be one right now). Pricing was not revealed.

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