Motorola i465, iDEN with a QWERTY keyboard

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Motorola i465 iDEN

If you are a texting fiend on an iDEN carrier, Motorola has an upcoming phone that will provide relief for your tired T9 typing fingers. Sometime in 2009 Motorola is expected to release the i465, an iDEN handset with a full front facing QWERTY keyboard. The inclusion of a QWERTY keyboard gives the candybar phone a slight bulge at the bottom but the ease of typing presumably outweighs any un-attractiveness this extra girth provides. The i465 runs a plain jane feature phone OS with Bluetooth 2.0 and a VGA camera. The specific release date, specs, pricing and potential carriers are still unknown but Sprint looks to be preparing to make a run with Boost this year so don’t be surprised if the i465 pops up.

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20 Comments
  • Kimberly

    Damn that’s hideous .

  • red014

    GOOO!!!

  • RAS

    How tiny is that screen?! Looks like a postage stamp. A small screen on a mobile designed for messaging = FAIL. Just a stupid design decision.

  • MadMike

    That has to be one of the ugliest phones I have ever laid eyes on. Motorola is still in business? Shocking, truly shocking.

  • ucfgrad93

    Man, that thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down!

  • veks

    Its ugly! Does anyone else see a little similarity to palm keyboard?

  • Rick V.

    How is Motorola still producing this type of cr@p – it is no wonder they’re struggling for market share.

    What happen to the Motorola that was always ahead of the curve (mpx300, mpx220, Q, etc)?

  • Mike

    LOL GR055.

  • vietalogy

    why would they release this when iden sms sucks?

  • killa killa

    GROSS.

  • killa killa

    AND I MEAN, LIKE, GRODY TO THE MAX!!!

  • modis mo

    and looks even dumber next to the Curve 8350

  • wega

    this passed FCC today

  • anonymous

    our boost rep is testing the i465 “Clutch” for boost mobile. It has 3.1 camera and a WAP browser :-(

  • Average Jo Consumer

    OOh its ugly. Shoot, its that old IDEN crap…Oh man, no contract, unlimited service for 50 smackers a month….just beat out my T-Mobile and Verison plans. Coverage dosent drop out as much as the pink T and is almost exactly consisitant with my Verison phone. I think Sprint hit the proverbial gold mine on this. Two or more years now with a network that it looked as though they would have to drop….now everyone I know is clamoring for that great 50 dollar service. Awesome..and in an economic decline too. Go whoever was the mastermind behind this coup.

  • MaxB

    I’m gald I did a review on this phone I I kind of thought the screen was going to be small ass all ways.. I notice they don’t have AIM corney, besides it’s boost mobile what do you expect… huh!! I wont be buying this fone…. hehe….

  • EddieS

    I just bought one. Nice phone, super fast browsing which surprised me coming from Boost.
    My main problem,s wioth it is, there is no facebook app or popular IM chat clients.
    I am really hoping there will be software updates to include them. Weak camera, but I like the keyboard

  • IB

    I just had to spend a month with mom in hospital so no access to internet except on phone. For those disappointed about no facebook, im chat etc, I downloaded opera mini to my phone before I left. It isn’t as fancy as an iphone but it is not that technology but I could use facebook and YIM when I needed it. Wouldn’t want to do that everyday but it is better than nothing. Could also use hopstop when I was in NYC.

  • DaddyKevin13

    I bought this texting phone… it’s definitely NOT a smart phone, back about October 2009. It is now Feb. 2010. After that long of using the phone… don’t expect much!
    $50 unlimited everything is a reason to buy… unfortunately the phone doesn’t measure up to the service.
    Call clarity is great, texting is easier than you’d think, but not as good as say…. a Blackberry, or iPhone.
    The menu is confusing. The interface is often sluggish. The Browser is a piece of sh*t, it works at speeds that reminds me of old 56K dial-up modems!!

    The worst part is the lack, or rather the blocking of customization. If you like spending $6-7 per app, $4 per ringtone, and $3 per wallpaper… knock yourself out. Because you can ONLY buy upgrades and customizations through BOOST. I have bent over backwards trying to USB or Bluetooth ringtones & pictures onto this phone to no avail. I destroyed images down to 120×120 using GIMP 2.4 and the i465 refused to accept them.
    I use DJToneXpress to slice out my own 30 second 8-10K ringtones. I have tried multiple formats… MP3, WAV, MIDI, and always get a “format not supported” message. Freeware games in .JAR format?? Forget it. You have to buy only the APPS that BOOST offers. I tried to replace the OpenWave browser with OperaMini 3…. = FAIL. What kind of a phone doesn’t accept OperaMini?? My MotoRIZR Z8 came with it preinstalled!! I’ve not been able to “not install” it on any phone until I came across the i465.
    The BOOST Navigator feature finally gave me driving directions as I was pulling into the parking lot of my DESTINATION!!! That cost me $1.99 for the day!! Certain features are not included in the unlimited $50/mo plan!! Watch out.

    • tom

      you can putOperaMini on the boost i465 just go to and put in your phone number and they send it to your phone http://boostapps.com/

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