Strange designed and bring a bit inconvenient to use, but BackFlip MB300 is a good mid-range smartphone, running smoothly. At CES 2010, this facility was awarded the best smartphone.
BackFlip is designed with a unique QWERTY keyboard, turn back, and trackpad below the screen. This design has its own disadvantages that I would say Chemistry in greater detail later.
Some notable points of the Motorola BackFlip.
- Design strange but surely, neat.
- Runs on 4-band GSM, 3G connectivity with HSDPA 7.2 Mb / sec.
- Screen 3.1 inch, 256 thousand color, 320 x 480 pixels, the capacitance sensor, but does not support multi-touch.
- Android 1.5 OS interface widgets MotoBlur and updates directly. Machines will be upgraded to 2.1 in the fourth quarter of this year.
- Full QWERTY keyboard with 4 buttons in the back turned out.
- Backtrack touchpad acts as a rear screen.
- For MSM7201A 528 MHz Qualcomm processor, 256MB RAM.
- 5 Megapixel Camera, support auto focus, LED flash.
- Connect to Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS.
- Port microUSB, 3.5 mm headphone jack, microSD card slot, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP.
About Design
BackFlip is a remake from the Dext - early Android phone by Motorola, the company sold last year, with curved contours drink, tarnishes the surface. However, unlike Dext machines look pretty and more fashionable.
When played back in the form of audio device, this model is the front screen, while the rear is a QWERTY keyboard. This is a design when folded to store the device in your pocket. To open, turn the machine will open up, allowing the keyboard under preparation, while at the top of the screen, looking at common angles such as the folding smartphone or sliding smartphone. Disadvantages in this design is that when put on the table, the contact button below can be scratched.
However, in return, BackFlip looks very solid, straight lines and flat-edge machines. This model owns a 3.5 mm headphone jack on top, microUSB port on the right.
Keyboard of machine with flat buttons, manufacturers have made seamless buttons, no holes to put into dust by computer keyboard flip out. This design makes the draft a little bit embarrassed, but users can type well, not by confusion about how the keyboard is quite large.
Immediately after the screen surface, Motorola designed a small square, low-down is called Backtrack. This is a sensitive area for navigation on the touch screen to move.
Actually, Backtrack was not a bad idea, but when used, users must enable the keyboard. In addition, as a moving cursor, which makes it run through the order-touch screen, a little time.
Other descriptions include design of BackFlip 3.1 inch touch screen, resolution 320 x 480 pixels, clear, bright and detailed. Below the screen are three buttons are Menu, return to screen Home and Back keys.
Features
BackFlip MotoBlur use interface. Besides the screen, users can put the widgets, Facebook, Twitter is the application that allows updates and information by calling your friends directly.
MotoBlur a friendly interface, go to support rapid application, this software shows undergo quite scientific and Home screen, keeping the details of Android, not much as changed on the Sense of HTC.
BackFlip run on Android 1.5, low platform upon which recent versions use 2.1 or 2.2. Motorola said the device is part of the increase by 2.1 in the near future.
Along with MotoBlur interface, the device also comes as browser applications Webket, but not multi-touch support and flash point, a machine with Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk, Quickoffice version of office (read support text) as well as YouTube or install software from the Android Market.
In fact, unlike many other mobile Android, organize and sync the contacts from Twitter, Facebook is the perfect device. For those who have previously used Android, contacts are automatically backed up on a Google Gmail account, so will not need to take time to transfer to your machine.
BackFlip full support from 3G to Wi-Fi. Better browsing speed and stability. Interface of machine simple browser, but to enter the site name materials, steam time, by right clicking on the movie pop-up menu to this section.
Device does not support multi-touch points, instead, have a browser icon and - allows zoom, zoom web page faster. The pull up and down relatively smoothly thanks to the device using the capacitance sensor technology.
GPS works well on machines, as with Google Maps that allows fast positioning, load the image just right, not fast.
5 megapixel camera of this device for image quality is acceptable when the sun, however, the process of taking a little bit slow. BackFlip supports custom colors, image quality on camera.
Performance
Like many phones running Android touchscreen another, for the time BackFlip average battery life. 1.4000 mAh battery capacity of the machine for about 2 days of use, but if the regular connection, web browsing, e-mail synchronization is shorter.
Qualcomm 528MHz processor and 256MB RAM for basic speed, not fast as the high-level Android, but the handle for smooth operation. Time to open software, as well as back transfer closed with no difficulty.
BackFlip is quite in speakerphone and smooth as the other Motorola phones. Similarly, on a good conversation, and in clear language, even in noisy environments, this is where Motorola has done very well with many of its phones in the past.
Compared with rivals
BackFlip is a cell phone with a durable, neat feeling when holding, as well as use. Designs unique and strange, but it will cause a little inconvenience for those who want to better protect the keyboard on a table.
With sale price 400 USD, there are many competitors BackFlip same price range, but many property styles and designs of different operating systems. Here are a few models of competition.
With Sony Ericsson W995, BackFlip more impressive because this is a smartphone. While the cost of equipment with allies Japan - Swedish focus on personal entertainment, photography, the move from Motorola stable than in the ability to connect, install the applications and participate in social networking.
For ordinary users, will find easy to use W995 and watch movies, take photos more beautiful. But BackFlip back towards the customers prefer to communicate on social networking as well as to try and explore the features from Android.
Like the W995, BL40 New LG Chocolate model is also strong on entertainment. Mobile display is LG's touchscreen interface to 4-inch wide, 21:9 ratio, very long, allowing a better movie. In addition, this model also supports loud and clear, bars and designer fashion. The BackFlip BL40 mainly competes with the ability to communicate through social networking.
Xperia X10 Pro Mini
Meanwhile, the Xperia X10 Pro Mini is a difficult opponent, "click" of BackFlip. The Android Sony Ericsson has just sold 400 USD, running Android 1.6 and possess a full QWERTY keyboard.
The advantage of the Sony Ericsson phone is in fashion design, compact, though slightly thicker. Machine though have keyboard , but still supports a better entertainment. Meanwhile, the BackFlip easy to use thanks to large screen and spacious keyboard. However, choosing one of these two models is tough with customers who are wondering.
Nokia E72 is better BackFlip opponent the match. Both the White version of the E72 and often have lower rates of new Motorola smartphone, running Symbian devices from Nokia, slim design, offers many traditional features and more customer choices.
BackFlip advantage of the touch screen, keyboard and weird social networking well. Meanwhile, the E72 is really easy to use and stability is equally stylish. However, all customers of E72 from young people are choosing to be entrepreneurs, while BackFlip a younger customer.
HTC Wildfire lower cost and a rival of many Android medium, not private BackFlip. This is the lowest form of the HTC Android, equipment design rods, Android interface and many good connections. However, this model can display less than BackFlip.
So the interface MotoBlur and Sense, a part of the HTC software more convenient. In addition, devices running Android 2.1 Taiwan from the beginning, during the fourth quarter to be BackFlip.
Customers choosing Wildfire BackFlip or her needs based on whether necessary use actual QWERTY keyboard.
You can see more detail technical this smartphone in here : Motorola MB300 BACKFLIP GSM Unlocked Smart Phone With Android, 3.1-inch touchscreen, 5MP camera and QWERTY keyboard. (Black)  | |