Motorola preparing A1210, another blast from the past

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Across the ocean in a land far, far away, the Motorola A1200 “Ming” was a pretty big hit for Moto back in 2006. So what happens when Moto has a hit on its hands? Exactly. iDNES has seemingly managed to get its collective hands on a round of mockups and preliminary specs for the upcoming Ming sequel, the A1210. The design of the handset is unmistakably Ming, as is the Linux OS and the transparent flip. Other reported specs include a slightly beefed up 2.8-inch 240×400 TFT touchscreen, 3.1 megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth, 64MB of internal memory, a microSD slot and a TI OMAP850 processor under the hood. Dimensions are said to be 102 x 53.8 x 20.5 mm, slightly bigger than the A1200 which came in at 95.7 x 51.7 x 21.5 mm. The Ming was imported into the US pretty often but if this report pans out, lack of the 850 MHz GSM band will surely keep it abroad for the most part. Then again, maybe Moto has a US version in mind. Either way, the handset lacks 3G and, well, we like 3G. Hit the jump for a few more shots of the back and sides of the handset.

[Via Unwired View]

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8 Comments
  • John

    I had my Ming and it was great while it last…

  • http://palfrei.blogspot.com palfrei

    One of my friends has it. It’s ok. I couln’t play with it too much to say anything else.

  • info

    The Ming was one of Motorola huge marketing mistakes, it should have been in the US. A touchscreen phone in 2006, a year ahead of Apple. Plus it had a business card scanner.

    Now, it is just a relic of a missed opportunity.

  • secretmanofagent

    It was kinda brought over with the ZN4 Krave.

  • boogereater

    Yeah, looks like the Krave. Too bad the Krave doesn’t run Linux instead of Verizons dumb phone OS.

  • MotoMania

    Motorola Ming A1200 is masterpiece of Motorola A1600, Motorola A1800, Motorola Krave ZN4 and now Motorola A1210.

    Motorola Ming A1200 can modification from OS Linux Java to be OS Android.

  • Eric in Cupertino

    Ming sales where incredible in PRC. My lady has a China Mobile branded A1200. Where can I find the SDK and some cool non J2ME apps?

    Yea, if this is Android that’s incredible. Kind doubt it though.

  • BM

    The MING was not a Motorola marketing mistake at all. The carriers did not want it. It was their mistake. Motorola made the Ming available via retail outlets like CompUSA and TigerDirect.

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