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Finding the best deal on the AT&T Motorola Backflip

March 8th, 2010 Ben Marvin Comments off

The Motorola Backflip is now available to AT&T customers as their first Android phone. If you’ve been waiting for some Android love, your wait is over, but don’t be so quick to run down to your nearest AT&T store and plunk down the $199, then wait on that $100 rebate. We’ve looked high and low for the best deals on Motorola’s latest Android offering. If you’re cautious about 3rd party resellers, you can always go straight to the source and get it from AT&T. Wirefly has it for free with a new contract, and also can upgrade you if you’re a current AT&T customer, log in for your upgrade price. But the best deal we found yet, it WalMart subsidiary LetsTalk.com, where you can score it for FREE on a new contract, plus a $50 rebate, essentially getting paid to take the phone. LetsTalk.com also can upgrade your current AT&T plan, with prices as low as free, with free shipping. And if you want to go the unlocked, no contract route, you’ll pretty much get the same price of $419 to $449 wherever you look right now.

Now, aren’t you glad you waited an extra day to shop around?

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock the past month or so, here’s the run down on the Backflip’s specs:

The Motorola Backflip is a touchscreen phone with 5MP autofocus camera, Wi-Fi, physical QWERTY keyboard, MotoBLUR feature, and Android OS. Full specification list:

  • Web Browser: Android Webkit full HTML browser for “PC-like” web browsing
  • Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g and AT&T Hot Spots for instant Wi-Fi access at over 20,000 locations
  • 3G: Broadband data speeds on the nation’s fastest 3G network
  • Touchscreen: 3.1-in. HVGA (320 x 480 pixels)
  • Touch pad: BACKTRACK™ navigation tool behind screen
  • Camera: 5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash
  • Messaging and Email
    • Text and multimedia messaging (SMS, MMS)
    • POP3/IMAP (embedded), Corporate email synch, Push Gmail
    • Google Talk™ and IM (AIM, Live, Yahoo)
  • Music and Video
    • PLAYABLE FORMATS: AAC, H.263, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, WAV, MIDI, AAC+
    • Video capture rate at 24 frames per second
    • 3.5 mm headset jack
  • PC Connectivity: USB 2.0 (High Speed) standard micro USB connector
  • Location and Orientation: aGPS, Accelerometer and E-compass
  • Bands/Modes: WCDMA 850/1900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (category 7/8), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12, aGPS, v2.0
  • Expandable Memory: microSD slot, 2 GB preinstalled (Up to 32 GB)
  • Physical
    • Weight: 4.7 oz.; 133 grams
    • Size: (H X W X D): 53.0 x 108.0 x 15.3 mm
  • Power
    • Battery: 1400 mAh
    • Talk time: up to 350 minutes (6 hrs)
    • Standby time: up to 315 hours (13.5 days)