Android Mobiles

Our latest podcast, #39, is in the can and available for downloads and streaming.  Joining me this week was resident AndroidGuy Sam Herren, Nick Gray (HTC Source), and Andrew Kamika (Androinica).  Also, Nicole stopped by for a few minutes near the end to share are few newsworthy items of her own! [Topics after the jump]

Topics for this week:

• Zeppelin to Arrive as Motorola Cliq XT
• HTC Scorpion to offer 1.5GHz Processor, WiMAX, Android 2.2
• HTC Legend spotted in wild ahead of MWC
• HTC Incredible shows up in the real world
• T-Mobile myTouch 3G Released
• Droid Details for Android 2.1
• T-Mobile Cliq to See Android 2.1 in March
• Dropbox Coming to Android
• Seesmic Sees update, adds features
• Nexus One Channel on YouTube Shows Concept to Release
• T-Mobile Launches Voice Plus Beta
• Google Offers Phone Support for Nexus One
• Google Advertises on Super Bowl
• Motorola Uses Megan Fox for Ad

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The Motorola handset we’ve recently been reporting on, the Zeppelin, will be arriving next month on T-Mobile.  A leaked T-Mobile roadmap that covers the next few months shows the Zeppelin launching March10th with the new name of Cliq XT.

Everything we’ve seen lately indicates the phone is virtually identical to the Cliq, save for the physical keyboard.  While it’s likely to arrive with Android 1.5 under the hood, Motorola probably readying the same 2.1 update they’ll be pushing out to the Cliq.  We don’t know of any prices yet, but we’re pretty sure it will be in the same $180-$200 ball park that most of T-Mobile’s lineup of Android phones – at least initially. We’ve seen pictures of this phone in both black and titanium, so it’s likely the Cliq and Cliq XT will share the same colors.

The rumored/expected specs include:

• 3.1- inch touch screen HVGA (480×320)
• 5 megapixel camera with autofocus
• Qualcomm MSM7201 528 MHz processor
• 512 MB flash ROM, 256 MB RAM
• WiFi 802.11 b/g, GPS, Bluetooth
• MOTOBLUR (Android 1.5)

The Motorola handset we’ve recently been reporting on, the Zeppelin, will be arriving next month on T-Mobile.  A leaked T-Mobile roadmap that covers the next few months shows the Zeppelin launching March10th with the new name of Cliq XT.

Everything we’ve seen lately indicates the phone is virtually identical to the Cliq, save for the physical keyboard.  While it’s likely to arrive with Android 1.5 under the hood, Motorola probably readying the same 2.1 update they’ll be pushing out to the Cliq.  We don’t know of any prices yet, but we’re pretty sure it will be in the same $180-$200 ball park that most of T-Mobile’s lineup of Android phones – at least initially. We’ve seen pictures of this phone in both black and titanium, so it’s likely the Cliq and Cliq XT will share the same colors.

The rumored/expected specs include:

• 3.1- inch touch screen HVGA (480×320)
• 5 megapixel camera with autofocus
• Qualcomm MSM7201 528 MHz processor
• 512 MB flash ROM, 256 MB RAM
• WiFi 802.11 b/g, GPS, Bluetooth
• MOTOBLUR (Android 1.5)

The full list of specs for the Droid Devour from Motorola have unearthed and they are remarkably unremarkable.  On paper, the next Android-based handset from Verizon looks much like the Cliq and Backflip.  Don’t get us wrong; we’re not saying that’s a bad thing.  Everyone has a form factor that speaks to them and the Devour offers another ‘look’ for Verizon customers.

Most of today’s smarthphone buyers are just graduating from features phones and aren’t too concerned with the specs.  As time goes, that may change.  The bottom line is this – If you are looking for a high end device, the Devour is not it.  On the other hand, if you are new to Android and like the idea of MotoBlur on your Verizon handset… well you get the picture.

The full specs, according to a document received by Android Central:

• 3.1-inch touchscreen at 320×480.
• Dimensions: 4.55×2.4×0.61 inches
• Android 1.6 with MOTOBLUR
• Weight: 6.35 ounces
• Talk time: Up to 340 minutes
• Standby time: Up to 440 hours
• Horizontal slider keyboard.
• 3-megapixel camera.
• EVDO Rev. A., WiFi b/g, aGPS
• Bluetooth with A2DP
• 8GB MicroSD card, expandable up to 16GB.
• Speakerphone.
• VCAST music with Rhapsody.