The Motorola Ming () is a series of

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only. It is one of the series in the 4LTR line.

A1200i

The A1200 came in December 2005. Although initially the A1200i was slightly towards the expensive side, with the advent of the ROKR E6 and other phones, the cost of the A1200i has been considerably reduced.

Technical specifications

* Application CPU:

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PXA270 processor 315 MHz * Baseband CPU:

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handling radio traffic * Talk time: 2–4 hrs * Standby time: 14–48 hrs * Browser: native Opera, WAP 2.0, WML, xHTML, HTML, JavaScript, simple Ajax * Messaging: MMS, SMS * E-mail:

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with SSL-encryption * Applications:

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, M3G (JSR 184), MIDP 2.0; native applications supported with use of special packaging software * Synchronization: SyncML, OTA * Security: Voice Print, OMA DRM 1.0 * Music:

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, AMR, WMA,

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Upgrading latest firmware, it supports the EDGE network. The latest version of Ming already supports EDGE.

Other features

* Integrated stereo FM tuner (use of wired headset required) * Document viewer (

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, Excel, PowerPoint) * High performance personal information manager * Hands-free speaker phone with 40 channel polyphonic speaker * Speaker independent voice dial * Cursive handwriting recognition * Bluetooth wireless technology with support for these profiles: HSP, HFP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, BPP, and DUN

A1200e

* Operating system: Motorola EZX Linux * Browser: native Opera 8.00 for EZX
User guide

A1600

The A1600 first appeared in June 2008.

Overview

MotoMing A1600, offers access to email, messaging and browsing in a user-friendly and stylish design. The full touchscreen simulates a traditional keypad, to give users a familiar experience, while a simplified user interface offers one-handed access to the most often used applications. Bluetooth 2.0 allows for simple pairing with enabled accessories, and enhances A1600's download speed and improving battery life.

Technical specifications

* Application CPU:

Intel XScale XScale is a microarchitecture for central processing units initially designed by Intel implementing the ARM architecture (version 5) instruction set. XScale comprises several distinct families: IXP, IXC, IOP, PXA and CE (see more below), with some ...

PXA270 processor * Talk time: 2–4 hrs * Standby time: 14–48 hrs * Browser: native Opera, WAP 2.0, WML, xHTML, HTML, JavaScript, simple Ajax * Messaging: MMS, SMS * E-mail:

with SSL-encryption * Applications:

, M3G (JSR-184), MIDP 2.0 * Synchronization: SyncML, OTA * Security: voice print, OMA DRM 1.0 * Music:

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, AMR, WMA,

Other features

* aGPS support for turn-by-turn navigation * 3.2 MP with autofocus, scan ability, panorama, GIF animation for MMS * Camera scanner with talking dictionary and business card reader * Fuzzy

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handwriting recognition * Integrated stereo FM tuner (use of wired headset required) * Document viewer (

A1800

The 1800 came in May 2009, and featured a 3.15 MP camera.

A1680

The A1680 arrived in Q3 2010. It was given major improvements, including a better camera, a larger screen with better pixels, higher memory card limit and came installed with the

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1.6 Donut operating system (OS).

External links

*
English User Manual Download

A1200 article
on the

OpenEZX OpenEZX was a project active from 2004 to 2008, which gathered information about the Linux based Motorola EZX phone platform. It tried to provide a 100% free software stack for those phones, especially a way to avoid any proprietary filesystem an ...

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