Motorola's so-called
Calgary has found itself on a lengthy, fascinating journey from rumor to retail -- a journey that began
way back in 2008. Finally, here we are a whole bunch of months later, the high-end
Droid having been released back in November and Verizon still without a midrange choice for Android hopefuls -- but that's about to change. Right, Verizon?
Right? The latest intel from
Android and Me suggests that the Devour (as it'll almost certainly be known to the public) will feature a Qualcomm MSM7627 -- the same next-gen entry-level core being used by the
Pixi that's designed to replace the aging MSM7600 series, very likely a chip that we're going to be seeing a whole lot of over the next 12-18 months in devices that manufacturers don't deem worthy of
Snapdragon. Meanwhile,
Android Central seems to have scored a shot of some promotional material for the Devour suggesting that it's not far off -- the site says we're looking at a retail box here, but considering how small and narrow the Droid's box is, this could actually be some in-store signage or something to that effect. We'll know soon enough, hopefully.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Update: And look at this, Motorola's
support documents for the Devour are now live (we count 10 pages' worth, total). Not too much interesting in here, but we can confirm that the name will be Devour, it's
got WiFi, and
there'll be a car kit available. Thanks, Stormdancer!
posted February 1st 2010 4:49PM
@k2 Sort of -- 5 megapixels will become more of a midrange spec in 2010 than it was in 2009 and prior.
@Chris Ziegler Ahhhh. Yesterday's midder is today's entry-level. How do we keep up?
I think the names should've been switched...especially since Verizon referred to the DROID as a "Robot"...this thing is almost like a toy carrying the name "Devour"
Looks like a decent keyboard compared to the DROID. But I do not like MotoBLUR. Looks cluttered.
Is anybody else not feeling white? i think if they made this a more appealing color i would definitely be interested. The keyboard looks better than the droids.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn263/IRokUrWorld123/0206001016.jpg This was a picture of the Calgary from a friend who is a Phone Tester for Motorola. Apparently he said that they will not be making a black version of the Calgary, and when becomes available, will only be in Silver.