A super secret document made its way into the hands of Taylor and company over at AndroidAndMe which outlines the plans for Motorola's Tao handset. We're being treated to some insider information that sheds light on what to expect from both Motorola and Verizon. This phone definitely plans to deliver the goods.
Rumored to drop December 1st, the Tao is being billed as the world's thinnest slide QWERTY phone at 13.7mm thick. Other details include a 3.7" touch screen with 16:9 ratio, 16GB on board storage, Flash and a little something called Android 2.0, whatever that is.
There's mention of a dock that transforms the phone into a beside clock, digital picture frame, or bedside clock.   From the sounds of it, the Tao will come with it in the box.  There are tons of little goodies in the document - Too many to list out here. If you're into things that get Android fans excited, then might we suggest reading it for yourself?
If you're looking for the full-on spec list, we have that for ya. Here's what we have so far. You'll note that some of it is a little conflicting.
Specs:
- OMAP3430 – 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8 + PowerVR SGX 530 GPU + 430MHz C64x+ DSP + ISP (Image Signal Processor)
- Dimensions 60.00 x 115.80 x 13.70 mm
- Weight 169 g
- Battery Li-ion 1400 mAh.
- Standby 450 hours, talk time 420 minutes
- 3.7-inch touch-sensitive display with a resolution of 854×480 pixels, 16 million color depth. Physical screen size is 45.72 mm by 81.34 mm.
- 512MB/256MB ROM/RAM
- microSD / microSDHC expansion slot
- Camera: 5.0 megapixel with autofocus and video recorder
- Connectivity: USB2.0, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi
- Operating System: Android 2.0 (with Eclair, no Motoblur)
- Package Contents: Phone Motorola Sholes, battery, charger, USB cable, 8GB MicroSD memory card and other literature
36 Responses to “Motorola Tao Gets Release Date, Full Specs Coming Together” Leave a reply ›
How many times can they repeat themselves. That article could have been about three paragraphs as opposed to the 11. Sounds good but to bad the phone looks like a Supersized Dare
"...this is about to get really fun!"
Well, maybe. I don't believe every leak I see, and I dont' think everybody should. Look at the history of Verizon and Motorola:
How often does Verizon carry an industry leading phone?
How often does Motorola build a phone that people enjoy using?
You are not doing your readers a favor by hyping leaks and rumors. You are doing Verizon's job for them.
looks like a winner with the non-Cliq crowd.
esp if the $199 after rebate price is true (also mentioned on Howardforums).
CLIQ is way. way overpriced.
Shame it's not coming to T-MO - they'll miss out on all the people who bought G1's for at least another year. By then, it won't be the hottest thing on the block anymore.
Well, this year there were 2 rumored updates (one minor, and one major one by Q4). Since Donut turned out to be 1.6, then it's safe to assume that 2.0 will come with Eclair.
The only problem i have with Moto is their battery...it sucks. I hope its gonna change this time around
I hate the way this phone looks but with specs like that I would pick it up in a hearbit (if only it could run on T-mo
I agree with Chuksy. Slim is great, but that also means a slim/small battery. It's a shame that battery technology is not progressing as rapidly as the devices they power.
But processor tehcnology had (read: Tegra)
which is why I'm holding out...
Omgz! i hope the specs are true... we'll see i guess..
good reason to believe this phone will be out before December, by or before Nov 21st even, check my research..
http://androidandme.com/2009/10/news/no-adobe-fla...
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this is cool man.. go moto..