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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Sprint

Motorola’s iDEN-powered i776 flip is at this time available through Sprint’s website, capping off a round of high-visibility launches with a black sheep in every sense of the word. Well, every sense except one — the i776 is actually a bizarre combo of brushed metal and brown, an acquired taste to say the least (not unlike the network on which the i776 runs). There’s no cam in this place, but it packs GPS, Bluetooth, speakerphone, and that retro-fabulous stub antenna that’ll make all your friends wonder why they’ve been unceremoniously obsoleted on virtually every other phone sold today. Get it at this time — if you dare — for $79.99 on contract.

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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE

The MOTOZINE ZN5 is no surprise to the world at large, but it will be just that to unsuspecting T-Mobile customers early next month. The definitely middling handset will arrive with its distinctive 5-megapixel camera (with Xenon flash and video capture), 150MB of internal memory, a 1GB microSD card, stereo Bluetooth capabilities, WiFi, FM radio, multimedia player, CrystalTalk technology and a voice recorder. Mum’s the word on pricing, but that tidbit should be cleared up by November 3rd (read: the release date) at the latest.

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, Verizon Wireless, CDMA

Alright, so maybe this non-3G crapshell isn’t the phone that the world has been waiting for; maybe not by a long shot. Be that as it may, the VX5400-replacing VX5500 isn’t looking half bad, featuring (if you can call these “features”) a VGA camera, Bluetooth, and count ‘em — not one, but two displays. Looks like it’s still tracking for a lat. October release, so get your wallets out, but don’t plan on pulling out more than a few crisp bills because it’ll run a mere $49.99 on a two-year setup.

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