Motorola Citrus to hit Verizon Wireless

As we touted earlier about Motorola Citrus(aka Ciena) to hit Verizon soon, it is official now, One of the Low-Budget Android OS powered mobiles, the Motorola Citrus is going to release on Verizon Wireless carrier officially with a model name Motorola WX445 Ciena.

This new Entry level Citrus candybar has been making news since July. Motorola Citrus runs on Android 2.1 OS Eclair(which is a bit old at present), with 528MHz Qualcomm processor with BACKTRAK & a MOTOBLUR-inspired UI in curved design. But according to sources,Citrus may be upgraded with Android 2.2 OS ( Froyo) soon.

Motorola Ciena features 3.0” QVGA TFT Capacitive Touch, On screen Qwerty keyboard, 3 megapixel fixed focus camera with digital zoom, 528 MHz Qualcomm processor with 256 MB RAM & 512 MB ROM, 100 MB memory of user built-in storage with 2GB microSD card inserted and microSD card slot for 32GB expansion, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G,CDMA 1X/ EV-DO Rev 0 connectivity.

Cheapest Android powered Motorola Citrus made from 25-percent post-consumer recycled plastic, and is PVC & BFR free. So there’s a little green halo around it too.

Motorola Citrus WX445 Motorola Citrus Back

Full Technical Specifications of Motorola Citrus

Network
Bands / ModesCDMA 1X EV-DO Rev 0
CDMA dual band (800/1900 MHz)
Form FactorFull Touch Candybar
Dimensions
L x B x H, Vol104 x 59 x 15 mm, 92 cc
Weight110 g
Display
TypeTFT QVGA capacitive touch
Size3.0 inch
Resolution240×320 Pixels
Input/ User Interface
InputPredictive Text Input
Double Tap
Pinch to zoom
BackTrack
System Properties
Operating SystemAndroid 2.1 OS (Eclair)
CPU528 MHz Processor
256 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM
Storage Capacity
Memory100 MB user storage & 2GB microSD Card pre-installed
microSD card slot support up to 32GB
Browser & MessagingHTML, Google Webkit Browser
MMS, SMS, Email, Google Talk, Mobile IM
Camera
Still– 3 Megapixels
– Digital Zoom, Fixed Focus, Geo tagging, White balance
SecondaryNo
Video RecordingYes
Video Playback up to 24 fps
Connectivity
Bluetooth & USBBluetooth v2.0 stereo & v2.0 micro USB
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Headset3.5mm stereo headset jack*
GPSA-GPS
3Gcapable
Music, Image & Video
Music FormatMP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, OGG, MIDI, WMAv10
Video FormatH.263, H.264, Mpeg 4
Image FormatBMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG
Battery
TypeLi-Ion 1150 mAh Standard battery
Standby TimeUp to 300 hours (13 days)
Talk Time(WCDMA)Up to 6.3 hours
Other FeaturesGoogle talk, Gmail, Google search byVoice
YouTube
Verzon’s VZ Navigator
Facebook, MySpace pre-loaded
Proximity, e-Compass Sensors
ColorsBlack

Motorola Citrus Side

Verizon has liberally preloaded with Bing search & Bing maps over the Citrus, and it also has a ‘BackTrack’ trackpad on the back of the smartphone for easier navigation, which is quite similar to the previous releases Motorola BackFlip & Motorola Charm over T-mobile.

Motorola Citrus comes with seven home screen panels that can be tailored with an array of available shortcuts, applications and pre-loaded widgets such as sticky notes, weather, messages and calendar.

Price & Availability

Motorola Citrus will be launching over Verizon Wireless carriers in Q4 of this year 2010. Pricing info is not known yet.

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