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So the Motorola Flipout falls into the not-so-smart phone category but somehow manages to keep its cool.  The sleek, futuristic design sets it apart from the run-of-the-mill touch screens and the square footprint gives it a quirky edge that geeks and girls are just going to love.  It’s only 2.8” square–and all of that’s screen—so you won’t have anything trouble toting it around.  To top it off, the Flipout flips out with the two clamshells swiveling on a single pivot point at the bottom.  Quirky design aside, the phone is worth the money, but only just.
The device runs on a Cortex A8 (TI OMAP 3410) 600MHz processor and currently operates on Android 2.1.  While it’s nothing spectacular or “Incredible,” like HTC’s new Droid device, it gets the job done.   The full QWERTY keypad is easy to use and not at all cramped even though some of the phone’s other features tend to be.  It’s a bit weird that the device comes equipped with 512MB of RAM and the same of ROM but users only have access to 150MB.

Motorola Flipout

One of the major drawbacks is the 320 X 220 display—it’s tiny and the image details are lost in translation.  Also, the 3 megapixel camera isn’t that great.  It can only record video at 352 X 288 which is about the equivalent of a web cam—ten years ago.
So if you need a decent phone that fits easily into your pocket and doesn’t have all the flash and useless pizzazz of some other higher-end devices, this is the phone for you.