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Motorola DEVOUR

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)

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 (390 h)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 1400 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
    • 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
    • Features:
      • Digital zoom, Geo tagging
  • Camcorder:
      • 640x480 (VGA) (23 fps)

Multimedia

  • 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

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
  • 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
    • DLNA, Computer sync, OTA sync

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

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