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Motorola Flipout
Android-based smartphone From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Motorola Flipout (model no. MB511, also styled FLIPOUT) is a swivel-style smartphone designed by Motorola, announced on June 2, 2010.[1] Its square-shaped body has two parts that rotate near the bottom-right corner to reveal a five-row QWERTY keyboard below the screen. The Flipout has a 2.8 inch touchscreen display (QVGA 320x240 pixels) and runs on Android 2.1 (Eclair) with the Motoblur interface.[1]
The Flipout came in a wide variety of colors such as "Poppy Red", "Brilliant Blue″, "Licorice Black", "White", and "Saffron", although availability depended on region.[2]
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Applications
Users may customize the phone by installing apps through the Android Market; however, some carriers (AT&T) do not give users the option to install non-market apps onto the Flipout (a policy they have continued with all of their Android phones and which was already in effect with the Backflip).[3] Users can circumvent this limitation by manually installing 3rd party apps using the tools included with the SDK while the device is connected to a desktop.
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System upgrades
Android 2.3
Since Motorola won't provide further updates for the Flipout, CyanogenMod 7.2 (Android 2.3.7) is used to update the device beyond official releases.[4][5] Work was carried out at Xda-developers to update the Flipout to Android Gingerbread.[6]
Root access
The Flipout was successfully "rooted" (manipulated to provide Superuser access). This allowed installing and launching custom software, and root access on the phone using a Terminal emulator. Later on, the Flipout was rooted using APK applications such as Superuser Permissions.[6]
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Specifications
The Flipout replaces the bigger Backflip. The specifications according to the Motorola website as of October 2010 are:[7]
- Model MB511
- Screen size: 3.1-in.
- Screen resolution: QVGA (320 x 240 pixels)
- Weight: 4.2 oz (120 g)
- Size: 53.0 × 108.0 × 15.3 mm
- Input devices: QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen
- Battery: 1170 mAh Lithium-Ion 3.7 V Motorola BT60
- Processor: 720 mHz
- RAM: 512 MB
- ROM: 512 MB
- Memory: up to 32 GB microSD
- Wi-FI: 802.11b/g
- Bluetooth: 2.1 + EDR and A2DP
- GPS receiver, accelerometer
- Dual microphone with noise cancellation
- 3.1 megapixels
Gallery
- Motorola MB511 running CyanogenMod 7.2
- Motorola MB511 running CyanogenMod 7.2
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References
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