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FCC Reveals iDEN Motorola i9 with ModeShift
The FCC has revealed the first images of the RAZR V9-alike for iDEN networks now known as the i9.
The phone features an internal antenna, external QVGA touchscreen display, internal QVGA display, ModeShift enabled keypad with dynamic controls depending on functionality (Music, Camera), microSDHC expansion slot, media player, GPS transceiver with NMEA output through the microUSB port, speakerphone, Bluetoooth with stereo audio support, and Push-to-X support for one-touch information exchange such as coordinates, MMS, text, or email.
Neither Sprint nor Motorola have announced the phone at this time.
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Great looking phone
Great info thanks Humberto for posting correct info….
Finally! Nextel customers such as myself can talk in style. When is it available?
It appears to be the fabled Motorola Cabo i9 phone. Initially it was supposed to be launched near the end of November/early December, 2008, but it appears now that Nextel subscribers won’t see the Cabo until March, 2009…at the earliest. Rumors are that SprintNextel is asking Motorola to add in WiFi, while other sources say WiMAX, and then there are still other sources that claim that the phone simply isn’t working and that’s what the real delay is about. Who knows. Retail price for the Cabo is estimated to be $499.99 MSRP, but a 2-year contract would drop it down (after rebates) to a cool $199.99. Still far from cheap, but at least it would be ALMOST reasonable….but ONLY if it comes with WiFi or (better yet) WiMAX…if you ask me.