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V550 and V551 MPx and E1000  

Another hot phone on the horizon is the long-awaited MPx Pocket PC device. The device is still slated to hit the global market by the end of the year, but just barely, and the U.S. release won't come until 2005. This is consistent with what I was told the last time I talked to Motorola about the MPx.

 

In testing, one issue that has come up with the MPx is battery life. The device is jam-packed with battery-intensive features, like a huge touchscreen display, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. To account for this, Motorola has designed a new extended battery, which some carriers may ship as standard. The comparison shot above shows how this affects thickness.

And finally, when asked about future 3G phones for the US, a Motorola representative mentioned that there was a chance the E1000 would see a U.S. version. An E1000 prototype was on hand as well, which curiously had "mMode" listed in some of the menus...

 

The E1000 is one damn impressive phone. The feature list is never-ending, including a fantastic QVGA display, megapixel main camera, secondary video-calling camera, TransFlash memory card slot, Bluetooth, and MP3 player. And most importantly, it's dramatically smaller than first-generation 3G phones like the A845.

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