Motorola Backflip hands-on
By
Chris Ziegler 
posted Jan 6th 2010 9:19PM
Feature Hands-On 
We're not quite sure what to make of the Backflip just yet -- closed,it looks almost exactly like a CLIQ, but the keyboard (which rests onthe outside of the device) is allegedly rugged enough to withstand abeating. Rugged or not, we're worried about feel -- believe it or not,it has even less tactile response to it than the Droid, putting it adistant third in Moto's QWERTY Android efforts so far. Obviously we'llneed a good deal more time to gel our opinion, but out of the gate,we're not encouraged.
The touchpad on the back of the screen is... well, interesting, butthat's about all we can really say about it at this point -- as Sanjaysaid during the keynote, it'll be up to devs utilizing Moto's API to dothe really awesome stuff with it. In the meantime, it acts exactly asyou'd expect a trackball or optical pad to work on Android -- justupside down.
In terms of the screen and the Blur experience, it's a dead ringer forthe CLIQ, for better or worse -- the big difference, of course, is thefact that the screen can be tilted. The phone's got a sensor so it candetect when the screen's at a 45-degree angle, putting it in a mediamode and making it particularly useful as an alarm clock. Would we buyone? We're not sure -- it's no Droid, certainly -- but maybe it doesn'thave to be.
Motorola Backflip hands-on
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