Googles Androids: Motorola Heron Phone Review

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Motorola Heron aka The Iron Man, it is definitely a different name. Well, The Heron looks like a combination of the Blackberry and the Palm Pre.  The keyboard looks a lot like the Palm Pre. But, it does fulfill all the features of a smart phone. According to news, the Heron was slated for a Windows Mobile but later was turned into an Android. The sleek looks and handy feel will definitely make it a popular tool among youngsters. Also, the 3 megapixel camera is definitely the point of attraction.

 It appears that AT&T's reserved enthusiasm for Android will come to an end as the company prepares to fully back the open source operating system with its first ever Android Phone - the Motorola Heron.

Also known by the codename "Motorola Ironman", the Motorola Heron appears to be a lower-end Android Phone. But isn't that the beauty of Android? Even the lowest end Android Phones are still packed with a world of potential, capabilities and features thanks to the beloved Google's Android Market.

The Motorola Heron could come as early as July 2009 but that date is in limbo. It was initially prepared for a different operating system. As you can see in the picture below, the original pictures of the phone - when it was leaked as the Motorola Ironman - had only one external button. It has since adopted the necessary exterior hardware (home, back, call, end, menu) to support the normalized Android OS:

There seem to be many other changes as well, but remember, as of now these are just rumored. Furthermore, the change of Operating Systems could put the Motorola Heron through a series of snags that would prevent it from seeing the light of day at all... an unfortunate reality in the mobile world.

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Datasheet State:               Preliminary specifications
Expected Release Date:     April, 2010
Project Codename:            Iron Man
Dimensions:                      57.5 x 104 x 17.9 millimetres
Mass:                               125 grams (battery included)
Embedded Operating System:     Google Android 2.0.1
CPU Clock:                       528 MHz
CPU:                                Qualcomm MSM7225
RAM capacity:                   128 MiB
ROM capacity:                   256 MiB
Display Type:                    color transflective TFT , 65536 scales
Display Diagonal:              2.8 "
Display Resolution:            320 x 240
Microphone(s):                 Mono
Loudspeaker(s):               Supported
Audio Output:                   3.5mm
Cellular Networks:            GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900,             UMTS850, UMTS1900
Cellular Data Links:         CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
Call Alert:                       40 -chord melody
Vibrating Alert:               Supported
Speakerphone:               Supported
Positioning Device:         Touchscreen
Primary Keyboard:         Slide-out QWERTY-type keyboard
Directional Pad:              5 -way
Scroll Wheel:                  Rotary full area roller
Expansion Slots:             microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash
USB:                             USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s
Bluetooth:                      Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Wireless LAN:                 Not supported
Infrared Gate:                Not supported
Multimedia:                    Telecommunication
Analog Radio Receiver:   Not supported
Broadcast Tuner:            Not supported
Built-in GPS Module:       Supported
Complementary GPS Services:     Assisted GPS
Main Camera:                3.1 MP
Optical Zoom:                1 x
Built-in-Flash:                mobile light (LED)