Motorola display Clutch i465 push-to-talk phone

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Motorola has recently revealed specs of its first push-to-talk handset that has a full QWERTY keyboard, the Clutch i465. Boost Mobile will be the carrier to offer the new phone, but Moto didn’t say for what price.This phone is tough. It meets military-grade specs and can stand up to solar radiation, vibration, shock and even dust. The Clutch supports messaging of all kinds including IMs, e-mails and text messaging

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Motorola’s first device that combines the power of push-to-talk and the convenience of QWERTY. With a familiar design and military-tough durability, Motorola Clutch satisfies the messaging needs of even the most serious texters and talkers.

Instant Gratification
Clutch is the first Motorola iDEN, full QWERTY device with push-to-talk technology designed for easy texting and talking so you have multiple ways to get the word out. A full QWERTY keyboard with shortcut keys and software upgrades such as IM-style texting1 helps you multitask like a champion.

Mega Messaging
IM-style texting1 makes it easy to respond and follow the message stream.

With a familiar QWERTY design and solid handling, Clutch is made to be gripped even when you play hard.

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Specification :

Motorola Clutch i465:

• Talk and Standby Time:205 minutes/100 hours3
• Bands/Modes: 800/900 MHz
• Weight: 96g/3.4oz
• Dimensions:
  • 54 mm x 112.8mm x 14.9 (mm)
  • 2.1” x 4.4” x 0.6 (inches)
• Battery:1130 mAh
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 1.22; micro USB; 5-pole, 2.5mm audio jack (mono)
• Display: 1.79” 64k TFT; 128x160
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (POP3), message threading, predictive text1
• Audio:MIDI, WAV, MP3, ring tones
• Video:Capture/Playback, H.263
• Camera:300k resolution with 4x zoom
• Memory:20 MB user available memory

Motorola today announced the i465 Clutch. The handset is a new iDEN phone with full-QWERTY, PTT (push-to-talk), threaded SMS, MMS messaging, POP3 email support, Bluetooth 1.2, VGA camera, video capture, microUSB for charging and data transfer and is semi-ruggedized. The Clutch will be available second quarter of 2009 and will be sold by Sprint is compatible with Sprint's Boost's iDEN network.