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It may not be the EX112 / EX115 they seem to be getting down in Brazil, but the Motorola Grasp isn’t far off, proving that Motorola’s still committed to delivering non-Android phones in market segments where… well, Android might kinda be overkill. The CDMA / EV-DO phone is capable of operating both on 800 / 1900MHz and on AWS bands, meaning we wouldn’t be surprised to see it land on regionals like MetroPCS where AWS has started to play a prominent role. It’s got a 1.3 megapixel cam, 3.5mm headphone jack, AGPS, stereo Bluetooth, microSD expansion to 8GB, and — something Moto has been playing up since the Renew — an eco-friendly design with a completely recyclable shell when you’ve finished texting on that QWERTY keypad for the last time. Look for it to launch this quarter.

Motorola Grasp reminds us company still does Android-free gear originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

If Boost Mobile’s latest from Sanyo — the so-called Juno — looks familiar, it damn well better: it’s nothing more than a rebranded SCP-2700. We’re still having a hard time getting used to the fact that Boost is back into the CDMA game yet again (in a big way) with Sprint’s acquisition of Virgin Mobile, and needless to say, the Juno doesn’t have a trace of iDEN compatibility coursing through its electronic veins. The fairly light spec sheet includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, QVGA display, GPS, Bluetooth, speakerphone, and an address book capable of swallowing up to 600 contacts; it’s available today for $99.99 contract-free in your choice of pink or blue.

Sanyo Juno lands on Boost Mobile, channels Sprint’s SCP-2700 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

We don’t typically post FCC filings we can’t identify or link to a product we’re expecting, but this odd Nokia filing caught our eye. It’s got a CDMA radio with EV-DO and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, which means it’s likely headed to Verizon considering how chummy those two have gotten over the past couple years — nothing unusual there. What is odd, though, is the outline of the device. Nokia’s FCC filings that are still under confidentiality typically show an ID label with a correct outline of the phone, and if this particular outline is correct, we’ve got a doozy on our hands. The model code of RM-687 is consistent with Espoo’s handsets, so we guess this is something that would be sold to consumers — but what is it? It almost looks like a walkie talkie, but is it an ultra-rugged model designed to give the G’zOne series a run for its money, or are we just looking at some internal portion of the phone like a circuitboard or battery cover?

What is this Nokia with CDMA? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.