Motorola Rival
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Posted: 09 Mar 2009
Market Status: Released
Release date: 10 Jun 2009
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US carrier availability: Verizon - Discontinued
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Motorola A455 is a CDMA/EV-DO phone, a side-slider, incorporating a full QWERTY keyboard. This element of the device offers some additional goodies for texters, as it sports dedicated chat keys, including an emoticons one.

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Motorola Rival specifications

also known as Motorola Rush 2, Motorola A455

Pros

No pros

Cons

It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.71 inches)
Low resolution display (176 x 220 pixels)
Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Side-Slider
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.82 x 2.01 x 0.71 (97 x 51 x 18 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.41 oz (125 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.20 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 176 x 220 pixels
Pixel density:
- 128 ppi
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Touchscreen:
- - Resistive

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.33 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 21.2 days (510 hours)
  the average is 16 days (391 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 940 mAh

Hardware

Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
  Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
  - microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 2 megapixels
- Features:
  - White balance, Digital zoom, Frames, Effects, Self-timer
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - WAP 2.0

Technology

CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EV-DO
Satellite system:
- GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Tip calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 2.1
USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M3, T3
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

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