Motorola CITRUS for Verizon unveiled

In addition to the DROID PRO, Motorola and Verizon have also unveiled Motorola CITRUS at CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010. Unlike the Droid Pro which is optimized for business use, this Android mobile phone is apparently designed for entry-level users. It comes with Android 2.1 with MOTOBLUR, CDMA 1X/ EV-DO Rev 0 connectivity, a 3-inch QVGA touchscreen display, 3MP fixed focus camera with digital zoom, 100MB on board storage, 2GB microSD card (up to 32GB supported), Bluetooth, and aGPS.

Motorola CITRUS Features and specifications:
+ Curved design
+ Easy-to-use, on-screen QWERTY keyboard (available in landscape and portrait modes) for quick messaging
+ Full HTML Web browser – Preloaded with Bing Search and Bing Maps and delivers a PC-like Web browsing experience with quick access to Web apps and services such as Facebook; Google services such as Gmail, Google Talk and YouTube
+ Equipped with BACKTRACK, a touch panel located on the back of the device that enables users to navigate and scroll through websites, home screens, e-mails, music and more without obstructing the display
+ Full capacitive touch screen display delivers fluid flick, swipe and pinch-to-zoom navigation
+ Seven home screen panels that can be tailored with an array of available shortcuts; applications; and pre-loaded widgets such as sticky notes, weather, messages and calendar
+ Android Market – Choose from thousands of downloadable apps, many of which are free
+ CITRUS has a housing made from 25 percent post-consumer recycled plastic, is certified CarbonFree® through an alliance with Carbonfund.org, and is PVC and BFR free. The packaging is made from 80 percent post-consumer recycled paper, and the user manual is made using 100 percent recycled paper and soy-based ink.

Motorola CITRUS will be available at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in Q4 2010.