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One of the most frustrating things about Motorola's iDEN phones (Nextel) has always been the size. They're just not small phones. That's about to change. Although it hasn't officially been announced yet, Motorola was showing off the new i830 in its CTIA booth this year.

The i830 is by far the smallest iDEN phone to date. In terms of volume, I'd guess it's about half the size of the i730. The copper finish is a little bit strange, but I have no doubt that some people will like it. And if history is any indication, Nextel will probably offer special editions in other colors. The i830 is expected to be available in May.

 

Another new Motorola Push-To-Talk phone is the v65p for CDMA networks. A color display, a larger external display, BREW, and 4-way navigation are the key upgrades over the v60p. While it retains the same general design of previous v60-series phones, it's a good measure thicker.

 

And finally, here is one the most stylish phones in Motorola's global portfolio. Known as the MS280 in Korea, and the A890 in China, this sleek swivel phone sports a large 262,000-color display and dual VGA cameras. It's a CDMA 1xRTT model, with support for MPEG-4 video streaming and video clip recording up to 1 hour. Motorola executives have previously promised to bring this design to other markets around the world in 2004, a statement that was repeated at presentations given at CTIA this year.

 
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