Motorola Morrison specs purportedly leak out

Hopefully Motorola's cooking up a super-special custom UI for the Android-powered Morrison, because the purported spec list that just leaked out is looking pretty average -- Moto's newest slider will apparently sport a 528MHz Qualcomm processor with 256MB of RAM, or basically the same setup as the HTC G1, myTouch, and Hero. Yeah, we know this is supposed to be a lower-end set, but isn't it high time we saw some fundamentally different Android hardware?

[Via I4U, image from Phandroid]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 10th 2009 12:55AM]

Most of the early Android phones will have this Qualcomm setup, that is the reference design from Google.

Wait for the Motorola Sholes, it is a step up in hardware.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 10th 2009 1:55AM]

This looks like a toy phone

[MotoZine Posted Aug 10th 2009 5:01AM]

This is the other level Motorola Android; Motorola Sholes.

The Motorola Sholes should include:

* OMAP3430 – 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8 + PowerVR SGX 530 GPU + 430MHz C64x+ DSP + ISP (Image Signal Processor)
* Dimensions 60.00 x 115.80 x 13.70 mm
* Weight 169 g
* Battery Li-ion 1400 mAh.
* Standby 450 hours, talk time 420 minutes
* 3.7-inch touch-sensitive display with a resolution of 854×480 pixels, 16 million color depth. Physical screen size is 45.72 mm by 81.34 mm.
* 512MB/256MB ROM/RAM
* microSD / microSDHC expansion slot
* Camera: 5.0 megapixel with autofocus and video recorder
* Connectivity: USB2.0, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi
* Supported audio formats: AMR-NB/WB, MP3, PCM / WAV, AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, WMA
* Supported video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, WMV
* GPS

It had been hoped that the Sholes would include the Snapdragon processor for even higher speeds, but 600 MHz is still a highly competitive and workable spec for a first-gen Android device. According to Android and Me, “Native support for OpenGL ES 2.0 + hardware acceleration from the PowerVR SGX 530 = mobile gaming device more powerful than a Sony PSP or Nintendo DSi.”

That’s HUGE. And we can’t wait to see future devices with even more powerful processors.

All of the other specs look great though. While no exact release date is rumored, it is anticipated to show up in time for Thanksgiving at a $199 price point.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 10th 2009 9:02AM]

"isn't it high time we saw some fundamentally different Android hardware?"

Not if it's Fisher-Price-inspired. Aimed for Sprint's mental-midgets, eh?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 20th 2009 10:18AM]

When is it coming out ? and how much do u think it will be ?