MobileTechReview Forum, News and Reviews: AT&T to Offer the Motorola Karma QA1 Phone Next Week

Motorola and ATT today announced its latest social messaging slider, Motorola Karma QA1. Karma is designed for 24/7 mobile socializing and following multiple conversations. From the homescreen of Karma you have one-click access to Facebook and MySpace for easy status updates, checking out friend profiles and picture/video uploads. The phone has a slider out QWERTY keyboard and aGPS that works with AT&T Navigator. Motorola Karma QA1 will be available beginning June 28 at select AT&T stores and www.wireless.att.com

Here is more info on the Motorola Karma QA1:

"You can?t help it that you?re popular. Actually, you can, with Motorola Karma QA1. This curvy and compact device helps you slide your way up the social ladder with an effortless social networking experience and conversational messaging capabilities over 3G speed1.

Supersized Social Status
Keep your favorite social networks close with one-click, home screen access over amazing 3G speed1. Use Facebook to connect and share with features that allow you to update your status, comment on activities, or post pictures and video. Or click onto MySpace1 to keep your page updated with what you?re doing so your social circle is always looped in.

Multi-Texter
Keep track of conversations with an all-in-one view of messages and easy scroll navigation1. IM-style texting on the slide-out QWERTY keypad makes it easy to follow the conversation flow from morning until night. Instant message friends and read texts on the front screen while the phone is closed. Join multiple chats across your favorite IM communities including AIM, Yahoo! and Windows Live Messenger.

Find Yourself
Locate your friends or that hot new restaurant using on-board aGPS1 that speaks turn-by-turn directions. A high-speed connection1 brings you the info fast, so you can make your fashionably late entrance on time.

Watch This
Media is clearly seen and heard with a vibrant 2.5? display and high-quality speakers. Motorola Karma is designed to be propped on its edge when watching TV shows or movies, so you can easily see the screen and hear crisp audio.

Motorola Karma QA1 Specs:

Talk and Standby Time-
GSM TT: 312 min
WCDMA TT: 217 min
GSM ST: 347 hrs
WCDMA ST: 366 hrs3

Bands/Modes-
3G 850/1900 Dual Band; GSM Quad Band 850/900/1800/1900; GPRS / EDGE Class 101

Weight
141g/4.97 oz

Dimensions
64 x 88 x 17.9 (mm)
2.52 x 3.46 x .7 (in)

Battery
1170 mAh

Connectivity
Stereo Bluetooth2 w/ A2DP, USB 2.0 Full Speed, 3.5mm Headset Jack

Display
2.5? QVGA 240x320 262k

Messaging
SMS, MMS, IM w/ presence, Email (POP3, IMAP4, SMTP), Message Threading1

Audio
MIDI, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, RealAudio, XMF

Video
Capture/Playback/Streaming, 15 FPS, H.263, MPEG4, Video Share1

Camera
2.0 megapixel w/ 8x digital zoom

Memory
100MB user available memory, MicroSD up to 16 GB

Form Factor
Full QWERTY Slider

For more info visit wireless.att.com "

-----------------------------------------------------

To read our latest phone reviews please visit:

Samsung Jack
iPhone 3G S for AT&T
Palm Pre for Sprint
HTC Touch Pro2
Samsung Trance for Verizon
Nokia E71x for AT&T
Samsung Impression for AT&T
Samsung Instinct S30 for Sprint
Sanyo SCP-2700
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Touch Screen Phone

More News. . .

-----
MTR News