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.
Full Technical Specifications of Motorola Citrus
| Network | |
| Bands / Modes | CDMA 1X EV-DO Rev 0 CDMA dual band (800/1900 MHz) |
| Form Factor | Full Touch Candybar |
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H, Vol | 104 x 59 x 15 mm, 92 cc |
| Weight | 110 g |
| Display | |
| Type | TFT QVGA capacitive touch |
| Size | 3.0 inch |
| Resolution | 240×320 Pixels |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | Predictive Text Input Double Tap Pinch to zoom BackTrack |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Android 2.1 OS (Eclair) |
| CPU | 528 MHz Processor 256 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Memory | 100 MB user storage & 2GB microSD Card pre-installed microSD card slot support up to 32GB |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML, Google Webkit Browser MMS, SMS, Email, Google Talk, Mobile IM |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 3 Megapixels – Digital Zoom, Fixed Focus, Geo tagging, White balance |
| Secondary | No |
| Video Recording | Yes Video Playback up to 24 fps |
| Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth & USB | Bluetooth v2.0 stereo & v2.0 micro USB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack* |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | capable |
| Music, Image & Video | |
| Music Format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, OGG, MIDI, WMAv10 |
| Video Format | H.263, H.264, Mpeg 4 |
| Image Format | BMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion 1150 mAh Standard battery |
| Standby Time | Up to 300 hours (13 days) |
| Talk Time(WCDMA) | Up to 6.3 hours |
| Other Features | Google talk, Gmail, Google search byVoice YouTube Verzon’s VZ Navigator Facebook, MySpace pre-loaded Proximity, e-Compass Sensors |
| Colors | Black |
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.