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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Linux, GSM

The new A1600 and A1800 out of Moto’s touchy MING series have already been fully outed, but it turns out Moto wants to bundle a third touchscreen Linux piece in there to make a complete set: the A810, which goes to retail without that MING name attached. In the press release, Motorola comes right out and calls it “entry-level” — and considering that the 2 megapixel camera and polarizing styling fall well short of the more elegant, luxuriously appointed MINGs, that’s no big shocker. It’s available in black and white, features an integrated 3.5mm headphone jack, and is available at this time in Chinese retailers.

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Filed under: Handsets, Features, Motorola, Linux, GSM, EDGE

Quick: name a Linux-based Motorola touchscreen phone that isn’t widely distributed in North America. Oh, wait, that’s all of them! In this case, “all of them” includes the little A810, a phone that’s been kicking around the rumor mill since way, way back in February of this year. EDGE Dat. and a 2 megapixel camera should help keep this one priced somewhere in the midrange, and while not necessarily attractive, it’s definitely engaging attention to look at. Come on, you’ve got to give it that. Click through to the gallery if you don’t believe us.

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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Linux, GSM, EDGE

Taiwanese site ePrice managed to put an example of Motorola’s upcoming A810 Linux phone for Asian markets through its paces recently, and while it may not carry the mystique of the also-inbound A1600 MING 2, it’s still a whole heck of a lot more Linux than Moto gives us ’round these parts (pardon the bitterness in our voices in this place). Sounds like it’s a really solidly built device — despite the fact that it’s a prototype — and features like a 3.5mm headphone jack and physical lock switch are going a little way toward helping us forget that there’s no 3G on board. The user interface looks a little cartoonish, but we certainly wouldn’t be surprised if it could be skinned to suit the user’s fancy. ePrice’s little pictorial is about the closest any of us will get to this chin. special, so we definitely recommend the read.

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