Motorola A780: Difference between revisions
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|valign="top"|The Motorola A780 is a Linux-based flip phone. When the flip is closed, the phone appears like a traditional candybar phone, with a portion of the display visible through a window in the flip and a keypad matrix below it. When the flip is open, a quarter VGA touch screen is revealed that can be used with fingers or a supplied stylus. |
|valign="top"|The Motorola A780 is a Linux-based flip phone. When the flip is closed, the phone appears like a traditional candybar phone, with a portion of the display visible through a window in the flip and a keypad matrix below it. When the flip is open, a quarter VGA touch screen is revealed that can be used with fingers or a supplied stylus. |
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<b>Controls</b> |
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Left side: up-down-select slider, voice record button, release for battery cover<br /> |
Left side: up-down-select slider, voice record button, release for battery cover<br /> |
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Right side: camera button<br /> |
Right side: camera button<br /> |
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Revision as of 03:57, 2 July 2006
MontaVista Linux has been used successfully in Motorola A780, the previous versions of this phone a768, a768i lacked of software availability as compaired it Symbian OS.
This version of the phone comes (at least in Europe) with a GPS software, the handsets will include ALK Technologies' CoPilot Live navigation software and Navteq 'street and places-of-interest' maps for European countries, installed on a memory card.
The Motorola E680 and A780 phones are built using Trolltech's Qt/Embedded technology, part of Trolltech's product line for Linux-based mobile devices.
Design
| The Motorola A780 is a Linux-based flip phone. When the flip is closed, the phone appears like a traditional candybar phone, with a portion of the display visible through a window in the flip and a keypad matrix below it. When the flip is open, a quarter VGA touch screen is revealed that can be used with fingers or a supplied stylus.
Controls
Left side: up-down-select slider, voice record button, release for battery cover |
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In the Box
External links
See also: List of mobile phones running Linux
- OpenEZX Project
- A780 entry in the OpenEZX Wiki with lots of hardware details
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