Remember that touchscreen Motorola Blaze
we'd mentioned a while back that was on the hook to get Verizon's visual voicemail service? It may not be in Verizon stores yet, but it's all up in Boy Genius Report's labs with a dark red body,
MING attitude, and almost limitless mediocrity on board. The touchscreen apparently requires ridiculous amounts of effort to actuate, and that problem is compounded by a lame on-screen keyboard that makes texting tricky at best. EV-DO Rev. A is cool and all -- and the visual voicemail support should be a pretty popular add-on feature -- but that giant Motorola logo up front with the red ring and three pounds of chrome leaves the Blaze with a face only a mother could love. Let's hope Verizon's positioning this one as its low-end touchscreen offering, because we're not seeing it cha-chinging many registers otherwise.
posted Jun 28th 2008 6:24PM
Wait... is that the front, or the back?
That's the front with the translucent lid closed.
Okay. That makes sense.
FAIL @ me
So, it's a candy bar that you still have to flip open?
@wormboat: no, it's a clamshell that doesn't need a second screen, as the cover is translucent
here are some more accurate photos that show the phone
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/motorola-blaze/?pid=2350#picture_nav
it doesn't look half bad whit the lid open
Motorola=FAIL
Palm=FAIL
Palm+Motorola= 2xFAIL
where did you got palm from?
you = fail
the post right before this one
It looks good. (thereIsaidit)
Yeah, Chris ripped on this one way too hard. Maybe its because I really hope Motorola will pull itself together, but this one looks like it could be pretty nice. This does not look like a low-end offering.
You have to keep in mind that anyone considering this phone is not also considering the second coming - rather, they are considering some random garbage from LG.
@ engadgeter
LG makes alot of decent phones that are far from garbage, if you want a touchscreen phone from LG and your on verizon though i would wait for the
LG DARE
Shitty front...
that thing is fugly!
i kinda like it....IF the touchscreen works well and if the translucent cover could fold back 100%. that way there is no way i can accidently answer or make a phone call.
iPhone reference in...3...2...1...
"iPhone reference in...3...2...1..."
You do realize you made your reference before you even began your count.
you fail ace
...FAIL!
I currently have the Ming a120 and having this phone locked just for verizon is a real shame. I love this phone, but i dont think it will do great on verizon's network.
Besides the new ming will be out soon, with Dual SIM slots and its unlocked to use anywhere in the world.
Ugly as sin
LG >>>>>>>> Moto
So is this the A1800 or the A1600?
A full touch screen Moto! Lol!!
This could be an another Glyde disaster.
No thanks, I’ll pass.
i have 2 friends with glydes and they love them but i cant really see the point to a touch screen if it is so small.
all i can see is some Trekkie's painting the phone gold and black
Any physical buttons?
That thing looks like it could do some damage if you were ever cornered in a dark alley.
My guess is it might just be meant for the retards who don't applaud when The One demonstrates how 3G is faster than EDGE.
RIP "limitless mediocrity". Who needs it? Get rid of the not-so-rich and the non-geeks and the world would be perfect.
I am outta here. Time to get onto the bandwagon.
Are there any other nuggets of wisdom you'd like to impart upon us, Mein Fuhrer?
None for you. You seem ready :P.
Youd have to be Blazed to buy that thing
That's not true...I'm blazed and you couldn't pay me to use that phone.
The transparent flip cover form factor is intriguing. A touch screen with flip functionality and protection hasn't been tried yet AFAIK. For those of us who don't work in the flower shop or forget and put our keys in the same pocket, this design might have legs. But no Wi-Fi or 3G? And a protected screen should have a very easy touch, haptic or not.
If Moto doesn't have a Razor type hit soon, they are done.
it has ev-do which is 3.5g moron
if the cover is removable than this is like a 80% success but the ginormous logo ruin it.
F@#$ Verizon.
"If we can't cripple it, or disable it, we won't sell it."
honestly, I think this is pointless. I wouldn't buy it unless it looked awesome, which it doesn't. Great concept, but it just doesn't seem right.
I sincerely think that Moto tried to make a touchscreen phone that did not look like a certain other ubiquitious, media embraced phone and they just went too far.
It's clear they tried. But it's even clearer they've failed.
Nope- it's based on another Moto phone that's only sold around China. The original ran GSM, though, but has been selling for at least a year (maybe two) before the phone you think it's copying.
You're talking about the MING, and I get that this is the updated for VZW version. For one, I never said they were copying any other phone. Regardless, I am positive while they were updating it, they were sure not to make it look like "the other phone." Any phone with a touchscreen released today will surely be compared against "the other phone."
As an aside, it think it's ridiculous that people are flamed anytime they type the word iPhone. If the the comment is relevant, then say the damn phone's name. The people who mindlessly flame are the ones that need to be corrected.
iPhone! There, I said it. *flamed*
ZOMG VOWELS!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!
Motorola isn't really doing too well as of lately. I remember when their phones use to be the ones to get, now they seem to be fighting to stay in the market. Wonder if this will be anything special, I doubt it since we haven't heard much about it.
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No more clak?!?! Someone try this before me... I dont wanna break my comp...
WTF is up with BGR? Their site is so freaking flakey lately. Half the time nothing works...
The lg dare from verizon is amazing. Forget about this trash.
This phone is a clamshell with a large touchscreen (for a clam-shell). The logo on the back of the flip is on the speaker. The speaker is for the flip and used for the speaker phone (I believe). The Flip actually protects the screen, but still lets you see the entire screen which allows for video viewing, clock visibility, wall paper, etc... No other form factor offers that with a protected screen. MING has been very successful in China I understand.
Don't know if this phone performs well or not, but the form factor is nice IMO....