Motorola CLIQ coming to T-Mobile next month for $200 on contract
By Darren Murph 
posted September 29th 2009 3:18PM
posted September 29th 2009 3:18PM
T-Mobile Announces Upcoming Availability of Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR
CLIQ Registration Begins Today; Customer Pre-Sale Begins Oct. 19
BELLEVUE, Wash. -Sept. 29, 2009 - T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced the Motorola CLIQ™, the first Android™-powered device from Motorola Inc. and the first device to feature the innovative MOTOBLUR™ solution, will be available for pre-sale for existing T-Mobile customers starting Oct. 19 at http://www.t-mobile.com/CLIQ.
Customers who order the CLIQ during the pre-sale period, Oct. 19–Nov. 1, will have an opportunity to be one of the first in the U.S. to experience T-Mobile's latest Android-powered phone, which automatically syncs and streams social messaging updates, text messages, and work and personal e-mail directly to the home screen. Devices ordered during pre-sale will be shipped to customers as orders are received and will include a complimentary car charger. The CLIQ will be available exclusively to eligible T-Mobile customers for $199.99 with a two-year service agreement.*
Beginning today, customers can visit http://www.t-mobile.com/CLIQ to register for CLIQ updates, learn more about the phone and check out a demo of MOTOBLUR. Those that register to receive CLIQ updates are entered into a grand prize sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip with five friends to one of four select destinations. In addition, those that register before Oct. 19 will also have the opportunity to instantly win a new CLIQ.
"T-Mobile customers text message and access social messaging on mobile devices more than those of any other carrier," said Wendy Piñero DePencier, vice president of brand marketing, T-Mobile USA. "That's why we're excited to give them the first opportunity to purchase the CLIQ, and then in early November offer the CLIQ prominently at T-Mobile stores nationwide in time for the holidays."
About Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR
CLIQ is Motorola's first Android device and the first to feature the innovative MOTOBLUR solution that manages and integrates communications - from work e-mail to social messaging activity - all to your home screen. Updates to contacts, posts, messages, photos and more are streamed together and synced from sources including Facebook®, Twitter™, MySpace®, Gmail™, and work and personal e-mail. MOTOBLUR automatically delivers these updates to the home screen in easy-to-view streams so there is no need to open and close different mobile applications to keep up with the latest content.
In addition to the unique MOTOBLUR experience, the CLIQ features a premium design with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 3.1-inch HVGA full touch-screen display. The phone delivers a powerful mobile Web experience by harnessing the strength and speed of T-Mobile's 3G network and Wi-Fi. Additional CLIQ features include a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with video capture, a 3.5mm headset jack, a music player with pre-loaded Amazon MP3 store application, Shazam, iMeem Mobile, AccuWeather, MySpace Mobile, Quickoffice and a pre-installed 2GB microSD memory card with support for up to 32 GB of removable memory. TeleNav GPS Navigator is also preloaded on the device with a free two-week trial, including voice-activated turn-by-turn directions.
With integrated Google technology, CLIQ brings one-touch access to the popular Google™ mobile services millions use every day, including Google Search™ by voice, Google Maps™ with Street View, YouTube™ and Picasa™. CLIQ also provides easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, calendars, and contacts supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. E-mail is also supported by Yahoo!, Windows Live Hotmail, and other POP3 and IMAP e-mail service
T-Mobile's 3G network is currently available in 222 cities nationwide and covers more than 160 million people. By the end of 2009, T-Mobile USA expects its 3G network to be available to approximately 200 million people across the U.S.
Pricing and Availability
Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR will be available exclusively to T-Mobile customers in both Titanium and Winter White beginning Oct. 19 at http://www.T-Mobile.com/CLIQ or by calling customer care. CLIQ will be available in stores nationwide and online beginning Nov. 2 for $199.99 to eligible customers with a two-year agreement.* Customers can visit http://www.T-Mobile.com/CLIQ to learn more about CLIQ and MOTOBLUR and register for updates.
Wow, the G1 was only $180 when it came out, and it's pretty much on par with this phone.
I'm not sure if I'd say that, since this phone has some major plusses over the G1, but considering that the G1 came out a year ago, ya, $200 is way too much. Plus there's the fact that the iPhone 3GS, which has MUCH better hardware is the same price. T-Mo: you're crazy.
@Mark how do we know the hardware is much better? Does anyone know the specs to the CLIQ yet?
Yes, we know the specs of the CLIQ and htey are exactly the same as every other Android phone.
@kibbled_bits: Via the official developer page. As DR said, the chipset is the exact same, but it has more RAM, the whole array of sensors and some other bits I'm unable to recall now. It is superior, but just not superior ENOUGH to justify it costing so much.
It has a D-pad, some sensors, and a bit more RAM, Still doesn't explain why it's MORE than the G1 was a year ago. And besides, I'm sure the ROM will be leaked very soon, and I'm sure it will find it's way onto the G1, so I'll get to play around with MOTO's version of android...for free.
They should start discounting it now since nobody will be buying it. It's already been said that no user will be able to figure out how to use it since the interface is too complicated. Too bad. Motorola put a lot of man hours into it for it to be a failure before it's even sold one. Looks kinda nice, though. Motorola is just cursed with bad luck and worse management.
Well, you can't say the iPhone 3GS has better hardware when this has a keyboard and the iPhone doesn't. This hits a market segment that the iPhone isn't capable of. Subjective, I know, but nonetheless true.
I'm sad. Because of iPhone, Almost fresh and smart phone is opened by challenger like T-Mobile.
Processor and memoryProcessor Qualcomm MSM7201A
Processor Clock Speed 528 MHz
RAM 256 MB
Flash ROM 512 MB
User Storage Available (max) 256 MB
Memory Card Type FAT32
microSDHC, Class 6
Memory Card Size Supported (max) 32 GB
No
Fail.
People were saying in reviews how Motorla has a track record for solid build quality. I say to them, remember the RAZR dust under screen mess, the RIZR buttons falling off, etc? If you buy this, be prepared for it to decompose in about 6 months.
All that was what, 3 years ago. Have you seen the new ROKR build quality? RAZR v9? ZN50?
LogicFail.
Even the "lower end" Karma feels like a solid piece of metal when you hold it - moto's build quality has been fantastic recently.
Moto Q's are some of the most sturdy phones iv ever used
I have a MotoQ for work. The button inbetween the d-pad fell off after a month. They may feel solid, but feeling solid and actually being solid are two different things. I'm just not a fan of motorola. To each his own, I guess. $200 is still too much for this think, IMO.
My old Moto L2 is still running like new despite being well over four years old and being used by my friend who is notorious for destroying gadgets (gave him the well-used L2 two years ago after he destroyed an SE and Nokia in just over a year each).
It might only be one model, but that particular Motorola is easily one of the best-built devices of any kind I've ever used.
I still say fail. This thing isn't really appealing to me. The only reason anyone likes it is because it's Android with a keyboard. It looks too complicated, too cluttered, and I personally dislike the hardware, as solid as Moto has allegedly become. I don't see this one doing well. I'll hang on to my overclocked MyTouch and wait for a 1ghz+ processor with Android. That's going to be awesome.
brrr....brrrrr...Hello Moto...
Moto makes great hardware just a terrible OS, I still see people using the RAZR , so with android, its a sure win
That price is for existing customers.
What price is it for new customers?
And why wasn't that "existing customers" part mentioned?
even if it is, still garbage.
(thinks back, remembers G1 being $324 after tax)
(slinks away from keyboard)
$449 i think
HTC Leo, T-Mobile. Please do it.
+1
With the exception of the iPhone, AT&T hasn't a single phone I would like to own. Why can't any of these nice Android phones or anything nice in general come to this mess of a network. And before someone bestows such wisdom upon me: I can't switch networks.
Because ATT is afraid to offend Apple. Look what happened with O2 in Euro. Apple dropped em. I can't wait til' Apple drops ATT. Maybe we'll get some good choices then.
I live in the UK and Apple has hardly "dropped" O2. They have simply ended their period of exclusivity. It is good for Apple, Other Carriers, and most of all Consumers. It is most probably also good for O2, I would bet that as exclusivity expires some of Apple's extravagant reimbursement requirements from network providers will be lowered, furthermore O2 will be bringing other promising phones to market as well
Yes, exclusivity agreement that I'm sure O2 didn't come up with. If it were up to O2 they'd probably keep the iPhone as long as they could. But Apple "dropped" em. Sorry that's the way I see it. I may be wrong. But I can't believe with how popular the iPhone is today that any carrier would want to not offer it.
still waiting for a good competition to iPhone.
HTC Leo not good enough for you? Or HTC Hero?
Reality distortion fields can make you wait forever.
What?
I should of said @vibhor goyal
This kid never seen the Omnia HD?
You still can't get a phone with as good a browsing experience as the iPhone. Android is close, but it just doesn't compare to the ease and fluidity of the iPhone browser. You can call me a fanboy, but its true. I think most people will agree. I do really like Android though.
@darbear5610: We're talking smartphones here.
@themonsteraria: HTC Leo still isn't out yet and the Hero doesn't even come close to the specs of the iPhone 3GS.
@everyone else: he's actually right. At the moment, there aren't really any phones out there that compare with the 3GS specs wise(except that one Toshiba WM phone, but from what I've read, the phone doesn't actually perform very well). Granted there's a few on the horizon that look amazing but nothing I've seen so far that's actually out compares favorably.
Palm Pre, Palm Pixi, HTC leo, HTC hero, Touch Pro 2, and on down the line, all viable options(granted some we're still waiting on) outside of the iPhone.
@What a surprise: There I completely disagree with you. The android browser(as well as some others including opera and skyfire) is every bit as good as Mobile Safari. It's a bit held back at this point in time due to crappy hardware it runs on, but the browser itself is at least as good.
@Mark
The Omnia HD IS a smartphone =\....
@N900: I was under the impression that it's a featurephone and not a full-fledged smartphone? If I'm mistaken then I apologize.
Well..the whole HD thing makes it look gimmicky, but yeah it's a smarthphone.
@Mark
The browser on the G1 is horrible. I've owned mine since Feb and it is awful. The phone is highly underpowered and the OS isn't all there yet. As much as I hate to admit it, the iPhone OS is much better and the hardware is still way ahead of many other phones for now.
I hate nothing more than browsing on my G1. Hopefully a huge boost in hardware specs makes android a better OS to use, sadly this QLIQ doesn't have the hardware I'm looking for.
Ok, whatever, maybe the software is just as good, but the EXPERIENCE isn't nearly as good, and that is what I am talking about. We are talking about PHONES here, and the fact of the matter is no one seems to be able to package software and hardware together to make as good a web browsing experience as the iPhone. Which is to bad, because I ain't payin' the crazy amount of money I would need to pay for an iPhone on AT&T, and I want a phone that has the same incredible browsing experience as my 1st gen iPod touch.
NO. GODDAMMIT.
I'm not paying $200 for this. If it was half that I would've been tempted, but disappointed. I was really looking forward to this, too.
Ditto.
It's a stupid price - shockingly stupid, as a matter of fact. Where is T-Mobile's head?
Pricing has gone way up on smartphones as of late. Except for the iPhone. The TP2 on TMO is 350. They probably thought at 200 it's a deal compared to that. But 350 for the TP2 is insane as well...
@000000: Considering that the industry is seemingly trying to move people to smartphones en masse, this isn't the way to do it. Offer them inexpensive phones, and then after everyone has moved over, kill off the dumbphones and rake in the cash - that's usually how these bait and switches are done, but for some reason they don't seem to have learned that. That's a good thing; still gives the consumer a chance to be more aware of what's going on.
I have an HTC Hero and although I also own a Nokia N97 and an HTC touchHD, and I have owned iPhone 3GS, Omnia(i900) and other (older) smartphones, I've never found anything so fast, smart, cool, easy, and plainly good as Android with its amazing free apps and Sense UI.
I have had it since 3 months now, and it's still a joy to use. Unfortunately I find the excellent capacitive multitouch screen, just a bit too small for media , browsing, and GPS, otherways this phone would be just about perfect.
As soon as an android phone will come out that will work as good as my Hero and have a screen over3" and maybe a physical qwerty , I know that I will jump on it.
Today I have put my tough HD for sale because the HTC HD2 (Leo) will come to my little country in just 2 weeks and I must get one, but if this motodroid would have been a possibility also here in Europe I would surely have considered an option.
I guess that even if I loved win mob with TouchFLO UI, without noticing it I have become an Android convert.
$149 for existing customer would be a sweet spot to convert more users...@ $199 is okay. Worst of all, this isn't a much upgrade to G1/MyTouch other than some software updates. Now, let's bring on the serious Android v2 phone already. Stop the rehash...please....