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Is this boat taking us to the AT&T store?

Looks Are Important...
There’s no disputing AT&T’s Motorola Flipout is adorable and spunky. If it were a person, it’d be the most popular girl in school.

Hardware Deets Include:

  • A sturdy little square phone that flips sideways and fits in any clutch 
  • Interchangeable colored backplates for flava 
  • A bright touchscreen 
  • A good-sized QWERTY keyboard with dedicated number row – or five-row QWERTY keypad with a separate number row
  • Height: 2.63 inches 
  • Width: 2.63 inches 
  • Thickness: .66 inches 
  • Weight: 4.2 ounces 
  • Display Screen: 2.8 inches square 
  • Memory: 512 MB of internal memory storage with up to 32 GB expandable storage

 

 

I’m flipping out right now

...But It’s What’s Inside That Counts

Operating on the Android 2.1 platform, the Flipout allows you to flip between seven screens you can fully customize with widgets. You can make one screen your favorite contacts, keep one for photos and your camera, keep one reserved for Twitter and Facebook, etc. Each widget gives you a little window into that app, and can be resized to show more or less of the app. At any time, you can also hit the circle-shaped button that opens your whole menu of applications.

Features include:

  • 3G High-Speed Data
  • Multitasking
  • Full Web browsing on an HTML browser
  • Quad-Band World Phone with Call Waiting, Caller ID, Voice Dialing and hands-free speakerphone
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • A 3 megapixel camera with zoom
  • Live video capture and playback
  • Live news, sports weather and more
  • Mobi TV- Mobile TV
  • Music player- supports WMA9, AAC, MP3, AMR NB, eAAC+, AAC+
  • AT&T Mobile Music
  • Streaming radio & built-in FM radio
  • Text messaging with photos, video and sound clips
  • Instant Messaging
  • Mobile E-mail with Direct Push
  • Calendar, Alarm and Personal Organizer

Extra Goodies:

  • Accelerometer
  • eCompass
  • Crystal Talk Plus
  • Ambient light and proximity sensors
  • Google Voice Search 
  • Live Wallpapers 
  • AT&T Maps

So what do I think? Read on to find out the best and worst feature...