Verizon to launch the Motorola Rival A455 for $99

By on May 28, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Exclusive May 28, 2009

We scooped the launch date for the Motorola Rival A455 yesterday and now our trusty ninja is back with the skinny on the pricing and a full run down of the specifications for this QWERTY side-slider. This colorful phone packs plenty of tween-friendly functionality — hit the jump for all the details:

  • 1X EV-DO connectivity
  • 2.2-inch, 176×220 display
  • External touch dial pad
  • Up to 8GB microSD optional removable memory
  • Bluetooth (Headset, Handsfree, DUN, A2DP, Phonebook Access, Basic
    Printing, Basic Imaging, Object Push for VCard & VCalendar and File Transfer)
  • 2 megapixel camera/camcorder with dedicated camera/video key
  • Text, Picture, Video & Voice Messaging with threaded messaging feature
  • GPS (VZ Navigator capable)
  • Visual Voice Mail capable, Mobile Broadband Connect capable
  • One-touch access to Text Message composition, emoticons, symbols and IM or email
  • Special keyboard backlighting
  • OTA device software update
  • Verizon Services including V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Videos, Chaperone Parent/Child, Media Center, Mobile Web, Mobile Email, Corporate Email, Mobile IM, & Chat
  • Dimensions: 2.0(w) x 3.8(h) x .71(d) inches; Weight: 4.4 oz
  • Usage Time – Up to approx. 320 minutes OR Standby Time – Up to approx. 510 hours

The Motorola Rival will launch in purple and tin silver for a reasonable $99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and 2-year contract, $169 after a $50 mail-in rebate and 1-year contract and $269 for full retail.

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  • Laz

    VZW will sell a ton of these phones at this price point!

  • 26er

    I agree with the above poster, the phone isnt my style but I can see it being pretty big for teens

  • 5th

    FIRST!!!!

    good phone

  • Nate

    At that price, even retail isn’t bad.

    I could see picking this thing up as a secondary device, for when I don’t want to use one of my smartphones. A compact QWERTY device that’s cheap is sure to be a big seller, and having Moto call quality doesn’t hurt.

  • grrr

    i looked better for some reason in december or whenever the mockups leaked. 99 bucks isn’t bad though. TUH tuh TUH tuh TOUR. WE WANT IT.

    • http://www.yahoo.com shelly

      ok please dont come on here saying stupid stuff and i bet u look terrible:)

  • grrr

    IT not I. TOUR please.

  • Jeremiah

    I’m confused…does it have a touchscreen or not? What the heck is an “External Touch Dial Pad”??

  • Danger

    @Grr

    We went through this yesterday buddy, different target market..ie not you or any other RIM fanboys.

    @Jeremiah

    There is a button that activates the dail-pad which is touchscreen, I don’t beleive this is considered a full touch device

  • rafzy

    I’m so glad that this is coming june 10. That’s the day before I get me phone and its looking nice I’m gonna get it in prple even though I’m a guy.yay me first ever phone.

  • amanda

    This looks like i really nice phone and i like it in purple i think i will get it!:)

  • Sam

    how do you buy it?

  • Heather

    This phone is compact and I like the qwerty key pad. Its a cute phone but….do not waste your money on the Rival. I purchased it. Had it 7 days and it started messing up. Repeating text, saying message failed, even though someone responds to the text and froze up for not apparent reason. I turned it off to see if maybe that was the problem, it wasn’t. Took it too Verizon on the 9th day that I had the phone they re programed it. I thought that helped well, it didn’t the following day it messed up again. So now I am trading it in for and Env 3.

    • http://www.yahoo.com shelly

      you need to shut ur mouth it is a awesome phone:) so can u like stopm dising it:( thanks

  • EDDie

    I BOUght it and it was messin up shortly. well the touch screen messes up. it presses by itself! i replaced it and same problem.it gets annoying. cant even finish writing a txt bfore it sends it by itself.i DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PHONE ESPECIALLY IF YOUR EASILY IRRITATED.

  • Nova

    I want this phone!

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