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If you lost interest after seeing the picture, we can’t necessarily say we blame you — trackballs are so 2009 — but be that as it may, Motorola still hasn’t declare or released its long-rumored Quench XT5 model. The slate has popped up on Cellpassion today with an apparent diagram (from a user’s manual, it would seem) along with a bunch of specs that would place it squarely in the low- to midrange of the crowded Android arena: Eclair, integrated FM radio, DivX compatibility, and 3.2-inch HVGA display stand out to us, as does triband 7.2Mbps HSDPA radio. Interestingly, 850MHz isn’t one of those 3G bands, which let’s us safely rule out a US launch — logical, of course, considering that the original Quench was a European CLIQ XT in the first place. Around back, you’ve got a 5 megapixel cam with flash, so not all’s lost — but needless to say, it better be priced aggressively to get any traction at this point.

Motorola Quench XT5 diagrammed, spec’d? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Brazil’s CelularCafe looks to have scored a four-pack of fresh leaks out of LG, most notably a new Android handset being called the C710 that looks suspiciously like Verizon’s Ally but apparently lacks a QWERTY keyboard, steps up to a 5 megapixel cam, and includes 802.11n WiFi, a new spec sheet line item that’s been picking up steam with higher-end smartphones as of late. Next, there’s the T300, a low-end full touchscreen device with a 2 megapixel cam that the site has taken to calling the Cookie Light; next to it lies the slightly-spiffier T310 (pictured) with a larger display and irresistibly cute styling. Finally, there’s a forgettable A130 clamshell with EDGE data and an FM radio with recording capability — needless to say, not the most exciting of the bunch. No word on when, or where, we might see any of these for sale.

Orange’s UK outpost has fessed up to the Galaxy Apollo’s existence just as it started showing up on an official Samsung site, saying that the Android-powered phone — a handset that looks a bit like the South Korean market M120S — is “coming soon.” Beyond that, we don’t have much to go on, but we at this time know that it’ll have a 3 megapixel cam with autofocus, FM radio, 3.2-inch display, and “up to 1GB external memory,” which we’re pretty sure is a typo or misunderstanding of some sort; in all likelihood, they mean it’s got 1GB internal and it can support up to 32GB external. Or so we hope, anyhow. No word on price or a release date just yet.

Orange slips out a few Samsung Galaxy Apollo details originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.