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Posted: 22 Oct 2009
Market Status: Released
Release date: 26 Feb 2010
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US carrier availability: Verizon - Discontinued
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The Motorola DEVOUR is an Android smartphone for Verizon Wireless. It takes advantage of the manufacturer's social networking oriented MOTOBLUR user interface and packs a must-have features like Wi-Fi, GPS and microSDHC slot. In addition, a 3MP camera and a 3.5mm jack are also on board.

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Motorola DEVOUR specifications

also known as Motorola A555, Motorola Calgary

Pros

No pros

Cons

The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
Low-resolution camera (3 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Low-resolution video capture
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Lacks a proximity sensor that turns the display оff during a phone call

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Android (1.6)
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
- 4.55 x 2.40 x 0.61 (115.5 x 61 x 15.4 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 6.35 oz (180 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
Design features:
- Full keyboard, Optical Mouse (Touchpad)

Display

Physical size:
- 3.10 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 320 x 480 pixels
Pixel density:
- 186 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:
- - Capacitive
Features:
- Scratch-resistant glass

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 6.48 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 18.5 days (443 hours)
  the average is 16 days (391 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1400 mAh
Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion

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
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memo0ry expansion slot that can be added
  - 32 GB

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 3 megapixels, Immobile
- Features:
  - Digital zoom, Geo tagging
Camcorder:
- - 640x480 (VGA) (23 fps)

Multimedia

Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR, MIDI
Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
  - MPEG4, H.263, H.264
Streaming:
- - Yes
YouTube player:
- Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - HTML, Flash Lite
Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, Photobucket, MySpace, Picasa, Twitter

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 Rev.A
Satellite system:
- A-GPS
Navigation:
- Yes

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, World clock
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Instant Messaging:
- - AOL, Windows Live / MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk
Games:
- - 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.
- - 2.0
- Profiles:
  - Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Generic Access (GAP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Human Interface Device (HID)
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - 802.11 b, g
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
Headphones connector:
- 3.5mm
- DLNA, Computer sync, OTA sync
Charging connector:
- microUSB

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Speakerphone
Additional microphone:
- - for Noise cancellation
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M4, T4
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
  Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
  - 02 Dec 2009
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    IHDP56KW1 link
FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
  - 0.33 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 0.69 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz

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