Motorola's Symbol MC35 coming to AT&T

Motorola and Symbol bring us a new device that fits solidly in the would-have-been-way-cooler-last-year segment. While this device packs a huge array of features into a fairly compact 185 gram device, the feature set is lacking any 3G connectivity, ROM capacity is 128MB rather than 256MB, and it comes flavored with Windows Mobile 5, not 6. Featuring a 416MHz CPU, touchscreen, quad band GSM plus EDGE, WiFi, USB 1.1, Bluetooth 1.2, 2 megapixel cam, and integrated GPS, the handset does pack the goodies -- but with a couple tweaks it could have become a showpiece for AT&T. We do, however, love the fairly big 2.8 inch display and that sweet-looking QWERTY keypad, but it just isn't enough to make our hearts sing. This handset is aimed solidly at the business set, but with other kicking Windows Mobile devices in the stable, is it a case of too little, too late? There is no word on pricing, but we can expect this handset to appear sometime in April.

[Via MobileTechReview]

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 10:18AM]

my motorola mc35 have a temporary password ????? ican remove it????

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 5th 2007 11:33AM]

looks good, but no 3g means i'm not getting it (since my area is 3G)

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 5th 2007 7:35PM]

If it's a symbol it'll be about 10 times more rugged and reliable than anything else available in that market.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 11th 2007 1:27PM]

I have had the good fortune to use a pre-release MC35 unit for evaluation where I work. The keyboard feels and sounds very clicky, yet keypresses often don't register (especially when typing quickly) even though they can be heard. Also, you can't read the screen when the backlight is off, so there may be times when you think the device is off, even if it is not. It is, however, a very rugged phone (Symbol is good at making devices survive falls) but probably not the best choice for the average user.