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Motorola BACKFLIP now available at TELUS

By on April 28, 2010 at 7:28am in Mobile News, Motorola, Reviews - Carrier, Reviews - Manufacturer, Reviews - Videos, Telus Mobility, Telus Mobility News, Various News

Another Android-powered device has landed in Canada – this time it’s the Motorola BACKFLIP. This can be yours on the following plans through TELUS:
3-year contract: $99.99 (Promo with a min. $50 voice & data plan)
2-year contract: $299.99
1-year contract: $349.99
No-contract: $399.99

The BACKFLIP currently has Android OS 1.5 (possible an upgrade to 2.1 in the future) and has Motorola’s MOTOBLUR, a 3.1-inch HVGA display (resolution of 320 x 480), 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and video, music player, 3.5 mm headset jack, WiFi, full HTML Browser, aGPS with Google Maps, Google Latitude, Google Maps Street View and access to the Android Market. The overall dimensions are 53.0 x 108.0 x 15.3 mm with a weight of 133 grams.

We’ve played around with it for a bit… here is a review of the hardware and a look into MOTOBLUR:

More here at TELUS

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Discussion

12 comments for “Motorola BACKFLIP now available at TELUS”

  1. sweet! Now I can get rid of my diamond

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    Posted by Qball | April 28, 2010, 7:53 am
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  2. 399.99$ is not very expensive for a smartphone but Android 1.5, seriously?

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    Posted by Mathieu | April 28, 2010, 7:54 am
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  3. No point in getting this when it is running v1.5. There is no excuse for releasing new Android phones using that version of the OS.

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    Posted by theninjasquad | April 28, 2010, 8:00 am
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  4. it says it’s $249.99 3 year on TELUS website..
    Backflip is more expensive than the Milestone??? WTF?? and it’s running on OS 1.5!
    outrageous

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    Posted by david | April 28, 2010, 9:13 am
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  5. Is it neutered like the AT&T version? Or can you install non-market apps and do Google searches?

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    Posted by Charles in Vancouver | April 28, 2010, 9:20 am
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  6. For people who say “no point getting this when its running Android 1.5″ – this phone is meant for social networking and a fast way to communicate with friends. Android 1.5 is sufficient to do that. If you are looking for a more media richer device, then get the Motorola Milestone, which is on Android 2.1. Stop hating on the MOTOBLUR devices just because it is on Android 1.5.

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    Posted by Emily | April 28, 2010, 10:49 am
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  7. @Charles – that is indeed the $64,000 question. Did Telus cripple it like AT&T did?

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    Posted by Jim R | April 28, 2010, 6:16 pm
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  8. FUCK OFF TELUS YOU STUPID SCUMBAGS. YET ANOTHER OVERPRICED PHONE!

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    Posted by Annoying | April 30, 2010, 6:39 am
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  9. I would say the no-contract price is decent *if* Telus hasn’t crippled/neutered/boinked the phone the way AT&T did.

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    Posted by Jim R | April 30, 2010, 2:09 pm
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  10. Does it play 3d games?

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    Posted by Stephanie | May 4, 2010, 12:44 pm
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  11. I think some people need to do a little more research before posting comments. The Backflip has a UI ontop of the android OS and it is not compatible with 2.1 OS yet. Motorola is working on that now. Also, the Backflip is actually $49.99 on a 3yr contract which is $100 less than the Milestone.

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    Posted by Lily | May 22, 2010, 3:38 pm
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  12. can you tell me the price of the motorola backflip with out contrat please I really want one to take to another country but if its to expensive I wont be able to afford it

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    Posted by chris | October 21, 2010, 8:46 pm
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