Motorola Dext Android Smartphone
Motorola’s Dext mobile phone still compares favourably with the others in the range. Released last year and the first Motorola to incorporate Android technology, it still stands out as an excellent touch-screen phone. One of only a few touch-screen phones to include a physical keyboard, when compared with the T-Mobile G1 it comes off better.
Motorola have really come through for the social networkers with the Motoblur system that the Dext pioneered. This allows for users to simply integrate all of their favourite network sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace into the phone’s system and receive instant updates and messages.
Security is a great part of the Dext and lost phones can be tracked and remotely wiped if they are stolen or irretrievably lost. Having a physical QWERTY keyboard does make the phone a little heavy and its poor back lighting means using it in dim light can be difficult.
The Motorola Dext comes complete with a 5-megapixel camera, a good quality all round video/audio player and 3.5 mm jack. It has a decent level of connectivity and supports USB, GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
Like many smart touch-screen phones that run updateable apps, the battery life is a little limited and needs to be watched when away from a socket. The Motorola claim is that it has a 6 hour talk life and up to 135 hours when left on standby.
For those who prefer a physical keyboard, the Dext is probably still the best Motorola on the market and its vast array of downloadable apps and appealing contract mobile phone offers make it a very viable choice.
