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The box and accompanying art for Verizon’s upcoming Devour have made their way online, leading us to believe we should be hearing something official before too long.  Based on the picture, we can see that the final color appears to be the silver finish that was spotted a few weeks back. There seems to be a heavy focus on MOTOBLUR’s features with the Devour.  It’s not too surprising though seeing as how this will be Verizon’s first handset with the user experience. So now we know the look, most of the specs, and what the box looks like.  All we’re waiting for now, is an announcement as to price and release.

Source: Android Central

It’s hard to believe, but back in August it actually came as a surprise to us when we heard Samsung claim there would be Android handsets under $100 in 2010.  With most phones hovering around the $180-$200 price point, it seemed like a stretch to imagine new phones coming out at lower cost.

One of AndroidAndMe’s sources passed along some information regarding Motorola’s yet-to-announced Devour (Calgary) handset.  It seems that the processor chosen for this model might help drive costs down on the handset.  As it turns out, the Qualcomm MSM7627 600MHz chip is the same one being used in the Palm Pixi.  That device goes for $99 on a two-year contract.  Factor in a 3 megapixel camera, a 3.1-inch screen, and presumably a lower end memory card, and we could be looking at $100 Android phones.

Other specs rumored for the Devour are 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM, an optical trackpad, and 3.5mm headphone jack, powered by MOTOBLUR on top of Android 1.6.

Granted, we already have some phones dancing at or below the $100 price, but that’s generally after someone takes a rebate off the top.  Could we see a phone like the Devour going for $50 or free at places like Walmart?