Motorola Flipout Disadvantages

Motorola Flipout review: Fair and square

Introduction

Motorola is banking heavily on QWERTY droids. The Motorola Flipout does look a bit of a shocker but fits squarely into the lineup. It’s tiny, yet offers better features than the Backflip, and social networking is its element.

Key features

• Exceptionally compact QWERTY messenger
• Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G support (7.2 Mbps HSDPA; 2Mbps HSUPA)
• 2.8" 256K-color 320x240 pixel capacitive touchscreen; multitouch support
• Android OS v2.1 with MOTOBLUR UI v1.5
• Excellent social networking integration
• Five-row QWERTY keyboard
• TI OMAP 3410 600MHz processor; 512 MB of RAM
• 3 MP camera with geotagging
• CIF (352 x 288 pixel) video recording @ 30fps
• Wi-Fi b/g/n; stereo Bluetooth v2.1
• GPS chip, A-GPS
• microSD slot, bundled with a 2GB card
• Accelerometer, proximity and ambient light sensors
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• microUSB port (charging)
• CrystalTalk PLUS noise-cancellation with a dedicated microphone
• Office document viewer
• Flash support in the web browser
• XviD support (but no DivX)

Main disadvantages

• Poor display quality
• QVGA resolution limits the choice of apps
• Unacceptable camera issues from a retail test unit
• Uncomfortable grip for taking pictures
• 17mm thick is a bit much
• No smart and voice dialing
• microSD slot under the battery cover
• No secondary video-call camera