One of the newest models to arrive is the Motorola XT5. This is another mid-range phone that stacks up against the HTC Legend with its 3.2-inch/320×480-pixel capacitive screen and 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor.
But unlike the Sony Ercisson Xperia X8, the XT5 features Google’s Android 2.1 operating system and in this respect is a much closer alternative to the HTC Legend.
It comes with the Android Market app so you get access to over 100,000 apps as well as the usual Google apps built in (Maps, Gmail etc). It features all the usual sensors too, so proximity, light, magnetometer (digital compass) and accelerometer (G-sensor).
What’s impressive is the fact that this phone is going in Australia for $399 prepaid at Dick Smith stores. Given the Legend was selling in Australia for around the $550 mark. It’s a definite move in the right direction.
The only phone that’s likely to come close in terms of a similar combination of screen, CPU, features and operating system for this price is the upcoming LG Optimus One, expected to sell for $349 in Australia through Optus resellers. The Optimus One will include Froyo (Android 2.2).
| Model | Motorola XT5 |
| Operating system | Google Android 2.1 |
| Screen technology | |
| - Size (inches) | 3.2 |
| - Resolution (pixels) | 320×480 |
| - touchscreen type | Capacitive |
| Processor | 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 |
| RAM/ROM (MB) | NS/512MB |
| Expansion slot | MicroSD (up to 32GB) |
| Internal storage | None |
| Wireless data connectivity | |
| 3G (Mbps) | HSDPA ( up to 7.2Mbps) |
| GPRS (Kbps) | Class-12 |
| EDGE (Kbps) | Class-12 |
| Wi-Fi standard | 802.11g |
| Bluetooth standard | 2.0+EDR |
| Camera technology | |
| - image sensor | 5 |
| - video recording resolution/fps | NS |
| Codec support | |
| - audio | MP3, WAV, AAC |
| - video | H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 SP, DivX |
| Power technology | |
| - Battery type/capacity | 1270mAh Lithium-ion |
| - Runtime – WCDMA (talk/standby) | 5.7hrs/319hrs |
| - Runtime – GSM (talk/standby) | 6.5hrs/230hrs |
| Network coverage | |
| HSPA/WCDMA | 850/1900/2100MHz |
| GSM | 850/900/1800/1900MHz |
| Features included | |
| - tethering | NS |
| - GPS | Yes |
| - G-sensor | Yes |
| - Digital compass | Yes |
| - Proximity sensor | Yes |
| - Light sensor | Yes |
| - FM radio | NS |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| - weight (grams) | 143 |
| - size (w x h x d – mm) | 115x57x13 |