Motorola Android Phones Coming to T-Mobile, Verizon
myTouch 3G Android phone
Ailing phone maker Motorola has stated it will be looking to Android to help it recapture the lofty position it once held in the phone market. Android has the tools that Motorola can use to build phones that far surpass the old RAZR days. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that “according to people familiar with the matter” (those who will get fired if they get outed), Motorola will be producing Android phones for both T-Mobile and Verizon.
T-Mobile jumped on the Android train last year with the G1 and will soon be launching the myTouch 3G. They know all too well how Android can help rejuvenate a 3G offering, so this is no surprise. A Motorola Android phone would be a first for Verizon and will be interesting to watch.
WSJ is reporting that the Motorola Android phones for T-Mobile and Verizon will sport slide-out keyboards, which is surprising as the upcoming myTouch 3G loses the keyboard on the original Android phone, the G1.
There seems to be several leaked pics of some of these upcoming phones if you want to replace the HTC one.
I’m bot surprised that the new phone will have a keyboard. Some people like virtual keyboards, some don’t. There should be choice and there is.
I’d kill for an Android phone in the Pre’s body.
But really all I want is an Android phone with a keyboard that’s not as ugly as my G1.