Motorola announces PRO+ Android phone; likely headed to AT&T, T-Mobile [video]

By on Aug 30, 2011 at 11:30 PM
mobile August 30, 2011

Motorola on Tuesday unveiled a new Android smartphone that is likely soon headed to both AT&T and T-Mobile here in the U.S. The Motorola PRO+ runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features a candy bar form factor with a full QWERTY keypad. The BlackBerry-like QWERTY sits beneath a 3.1-inch VGA touchscreen display, and spec highlights include a 1GHz processor, a 5-megapixel camera, 4GB of internal storage, microSDHC support, 512MB of RAM and a 1,600 mAh battery. “The Motorola PRO+ is built for people who want to take the pressure off and consolidate their work and personal lives with an efficient smartphone that acts like your personal assistant,” said Alain Mutricy, Motorola’s senior vice president, portfolio and device product management, in a statement. “Today, with our demanding 24/7 lifestyles your smartphone should make your complex life easier and give you an edge at work and at play.” Pricing and availability have not yet been announced for AT&T or T-Mobile. Motorola’s full press release follows below along with a video.

Motorola Mobility Delivers the Smartphone that Works and Plays as Hard as You Do: Motorola PRO+

A powerful smartphone optimized for business but fun enough to use for your personal life – Motorola PRO+ is your personal assistant and best friend

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Aug. 30, 2011 – Life is full of demands, and we all could use a little extra help. With the sleek and sophisticated Motorola PRO+, brought to you by Motorola Mobility Inc., you can have your own personal assistant that fits right in your pocket. Motorola PRO+ gives you the power to edit important documents on the go, multitask when every second counts, and encrypt sensitive work information so your IT manager can sleep at night. This supreme blend of touch screen, full QWERTY keyboard and Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread) makes this smartphone ready for anything. The Motorola PRO+ will be available in Asia and Europe starting in October.

Motorola PRO+ has a super quick 1GHz processor and physical QWERTY keyboard for more efficient typing and texting when you need to update a client on the fly, for browsing for really important information, or multitasking as necessity demands. The device is also packed with productivity features to make your life easier and to help you impress your boss or your friends, including the pre-loaded Quickoffice Connect for accessing, creating and editing documents on-the-go. We know that in a fast paced world, going in and out of apps wastes precious time, so now key apps such as your calendar and email are scrollable direct from your home screen.

Motorola PRO+ merges all of your personal and business information for you in a convenient system designed to make your life easier. Take the pressure off knowing Motorola PRO+ syncs services from multiple sources, so all your contacts are viewable the way you want them, calendar options are available to arrange, edit, and respond to meeting invites, there are direct dial conference options, and intuitive email solutions that can anticipate who you may be sending an email to before you do. Its 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities enables you to connect multiple devices, such as a laptop or tablet, for quick access to the Web, corporate email and calendar syncing. Plus, it features scratch resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass so tossing your phone in your bag or pocket doesn’t have to be a disaster.

“The Motorola PRO+ is built for people who want to take the pressure off and consolidate their work and personal lives with an efficient smartphone that acts like your personal assistant,” said Alain Mutricy, senior vice president, portfolio and device product management, Motorola Mobility. “Today, with our demanding 24/7 lifestyles your smartphone should make your complex life easier and give you an edge at work and at play.”

Motorola PRO+ knows how to have fun too – it is ready for full customization to bring you the games and applications most important to you. With Music, Motorola’s unique music player you have a dashboard for music discovery. You have easy access to all your favorite artists and song lyrics. Plus, you receive live, personalized recommendations for songs and videos as well as news and event updates from the world of music. With Gallery, you can aggregate all your photos from social networking and photo sharing sites like Facebook and Picasa for easy viewing. Plus, with Adobe® Flash® Player 10.3, you’ll be able to access the online content you love. Motorola PRO+ is also preloaded with the latest *Google mobile services including Google Maps™ 5.0, Google Talk™ and more than 250,000 apps from Android Market™.

Motorola PRO+ is a smartphone that you and your IT department can agree upon. Nothing says business ready better than the leading security features; whether it’s remote wipe of your device and SD card, password expiration and history, or full encryption, your IT manager will breathe a sigh of relief. Motorola PRO+ comes loaded with 25 Exchange ActiveSync security policies – including PIN lock, auto-discovery of Exchange Servers, Extended Device Management API’s and 3LM integration. Your sensitive information – your career – is guarded in this virtual vault with Motorola PRO+. It’s fully loaded with support for Exchange and Gmail for business, including corporate directory options. With these leading features your IT manager just might give you a smile.

Smart Accessories

A suite of smart accessories ensures users get the most from the Motorola Pro+. Available accessories include a Bluetooth® headset, Bluetooth car kit, portable power, and car charger.

Motorola PRO+ Features and Specifications
Form Factor Touch Screen, QWERTY
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Size 62 x 119.50 x 11.65mm
Display 3.1” VGA, 640 x 480 pixels, scratch resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass
Weight 113g
Processor 1GHz
Battery 1600mAh
Talk and Standby Time1 Up to 8 hours of talktime and 13 days in standby
Bands/Modes Dual-band WCDMA 850/1900/2100, 850/1700/2100, 900/2100

Quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900,

HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 2Mbps,

EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12
Connectivity 3.5mm headset jack, USB 2.0 HS, BOTA, PC Sync

3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities – Allows customers to connect up to five other Wi-Fi®-enabled devices and laptops
Messaging/Web/Apps MMS, SMS, Email, IM (Dwnld Java, Embedded)
Camera 5MP auto focus with LED flash
Audio FM Radio Receive, AAC, AAC+,

AAC+ Enhanced, AMR NB, MIDI, MP3, RA, WAV, WMA
Video Capture/Playback/Streaming, H.264, MPEG4
Storage & Memory 4G internal storage, expandable up to 32GB

512 RAM
Location Services aGPS (assisted)
Pre-loaded Applications Access to Google Maps™ with Navigation, Google Talk™and Web browsing
Sensors eCompass, Accelerometer, Light and Proximity Sensor
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  • http://twitter.com/SeanKelleher Sean Kelleher

    What a familiar looking keyBOard motoroLa useD.

    • Anonymous

      -wow i cant believe this!! me and my sister just got two i-pads for $42.77 each and a $50 amazon card for $9. the stores want to keep this a secret and they dont tell you.
      go here, EgoWin.cöm

  • Serge

    Okay, I wasn’t sure whether this was as Blackberry clonish as it looked until I clicked on the video.  Now I’m sure.  That is faintly weird.

  • http://twitter.com/BeanTNT Bean

    I’ll give up my Nexus S for this

  • http://www.allegrotechie.blogspot.com Allegrotechie

    Wow, Sprint has the XPRT, Verizon has Pro and now AT&T&T have the Pro+.
    Why not just one version!!?? WTF

    • http://www.droiddoes.com/ Norm

      Fragmentation keeps people coming back with a subpar product.

      • zacamandapio

        :)

  • Clarkbartontx

    This phone looks 100% exactly like the Motorola XPRT which is utilized for Sprint.  BGR didn’t you even think to compare the phone looks to the Motorola XPRT?  

  • stranger

    I’d take the BB 9900 over this.

    • Anonymous

      I already took the 9900 over this, as well as everything else.  Nothing beats it!

      Yes my little spec/app whores…. nothing beats it!

    • zacamandapio

      I got mine last night before release date (today 8/31/11).
      Oh man, this is a very nice piece of equipment.
      Very responsive.

  • JeffreyAlba

    1GHZ is not enough for any Android device.  Android phones are too process intensive.  1.2 GHz dual core sounds beastly but it’s actually the bare minimum that should be offered on all Android phones.  

    Other platforms can get away with less because they are optimized to perform better with less. 

    I would love to offer this as an alternative to the BlackBerry line at work but I can already foresee complaints over device freeze ups, poor battery life constant “force close,” errors from my staff.  And I’d hate to lock down a device like this with a super strict IT policy or other MPM solution just to maintain security.  

    • Mikesg

      1ghz not enough? My G2 doesn’t agree.

      • JeffreyAlba

        Android is not a very efficient OS.  It’s fun and cool as in:  ”you can do a lot.” but being efficient in terms of CPU waste or in terms of battery life aren’t. 

        Android phones crap out, stall and freeze even with dual core Tegra 2 processors.  People who use Android and start to learn about the OS realize there are a ton of cool apps they’d like to try out.  Once they start to do this on their underpowered version of an Android phone really starts to show its true colors.

        I’ve owned 10 different Android phones.  They always start off super smooth and fast but after a few weeks the overheating, random reboots, system crashes etc. show their ugly heads.  

        I’d go as far as to say that anything less than dual core for Android is not worth the expense.  Other mobile OS’s seem to do okay with less but Android phones need more power just to perform as well.  

      • Jayhammy

        You, sir, must be running it wrong. LOL. Seriously, I’ve had 5 Android phones and seldom have I had issues with performance, freezing, etc. And I run mine pretty hard with things running in the background, flipping between screens, etc. however, I must admit, that when I rooted and put a custom senseless ROM on my Thunderbolt, it ran better than with Sense. That’s because the Sense overlay is a hog, not Android itself. Pure AOSP Android such as CM7 runs extremely well on today’s devices.

      • http://www.droiddoes.com/ Norm

        I’ve had 20 DROIDS and I agree with your assessment. However, I’d rather get a new DROID every couple months and keep trying than settling for something that works like the iPhone or a WP7 device.

  • Victor

    Those specs are terrible! If it was a Blackberry everyone would be calling it DOA. This will have to be bottom of the barrel price-wise. What a shame. Imagine today’s standard Android specs in a Blackberry form. They could have given RIM a run for their money.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSO3NC5B5EPKYG4PZAQCGJ3GD4 Dave Graves

      Now that’s the spirit.@Guest, i cant believe this!! me and my sister just got two i-pads for $42.77 each and a $50 amazon card for $9. the stores want to keep this a secret and they dont tell you. go here BidsOut.com

  • Weakphonesux

    Business people do more than just email nowadays.  We want to make use of all the apps that make our business life easier and better managed.  This phone has weak specs.  This is the type of phone that will freeze up if I’m trying to use an app to set my travel itinerary while receiving an inbound phone call.  I can tell just by the specs alone. 

  • Jayhammy

    Isn’t this just the same old Droid Pro that came out on Verizon last DECEMBER???? And on Sprint as the XPRT this spring? The keyboard is definitely nice, but that’s where it ends. I had the Droid Pro and hated it.

    • Philbert

      I actually had the droid pro and liked it (although I’m back to the droid 2). The chief complaint with that phone was the screen, and motorola addressed that by doubling the resolution.

      The problem is the phone world hasn’t stood still, and it has been nearly a year since the droid pro came out. it seems stupid that they didn’t move to omap4, but stuck with year-old guts.

      I guess no one takes these phones seriously. I actually use swype instead of flipping out the keyboard on my droid 2, and it’s faster than the thumb board.

  • Dingo

    Processor? OMAP or Snapdragon?

  • stranger

    Hmmm….where are all of the “these would have been good specs 2 years ago”?  Oh right, it’s not a Blackberry, so let’s just keep quiet.

    • Anonymous

      The Android spec whores won’t be chiming in on this post.  Comical.

  • zacamandapio

    These are left overs from the ones that Verizon and Sprint did not sell.

  • Anonymous

    Wish RIM would put the bigger style screen on their keyboard phones; I’m thinking when QNX is out they’re going to need it.

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