Motorola flips a Backflip

Having been surpassed by Googles Nexus One, Motorola tries hard to stay ahead. Its third Android phone has some nice surprises up its sleeve..

Backflip doesn’t get bigger, as previously assumed, but more versatile. It is more compact than Motorola Droid, still sports a physical keyboard of good size and quality. Yet it is neither a slider nor a traditional clamshell.

Actually the keyboard is reverse flipped so it is on the back of the closed phone. This means it can open into “tabletop” mode and present itself like a digital picture frame or an alarm clock.

Another surprise is a touch sensitive trackpad on the display’s backside. It allows to surf the web or the phone’s home screens without obscuring the display. Sounds a bit awkward but seems to be quite useful as seen in PhoneScoops hands-on video.

The screen is 3.1 inch, accompanied by all the goodies in this Android class: Wi Fi, 3G, 5 megapixel cam, GPS, Bluetooth stereo, microSD slot, 3.5mm headset jack. Motorola didn’t want to disclose the chip and its speed yet.

Backflip is to debut in the first quarter of 2010 in Europe, Asia and North America.

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Credits: Motorola

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