Verizon announces Motorola Devour Android phone, available in March

Verizon and Motorola today officially announced the Motorola Devour, an Android-powered phone set to be released for use on the Verizon network next month. The Devour, which runs Motorola’s custom-version of Android, MOTOBLUR, comes with a QWERTY slider and a 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen. The phone runs Android 1.6 and includes an 8GB microSD card to take advantage of the following specs:

• 3.1-inch touchscreen display with 320 x 480 resolution
• 3-megapixel camera
• EVDO Rev.A, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and aGPS
• Bluetooth with A2DP
• HTML5 compatible browser
• Speakerphone
• microSD card slot
• Talk time: Up to 340 minutes, Standby time: Up to 440 hours
• 4.55 x 2.4 x 0.61 inches, 6.35 ounces

Verizon announced that the Devour will appear in store beginning in March. Unfortunately, that debut will include the relatively stale Donut build of Android rather than the newer, fresher Eclair. Motorola has said that it will upgrade its MOTOBLUR social-networking system to Android 2.0, but it seems they won’t be able to do it soon enough to get their new phone with the latest version of Android. Let’s hope that they’ll be able to make an adjustment quickly and push out the update soon.

The Motorola Devour requires a Verizon Nationwide Talk plan of at least $39.99 and a data plan of $29.99.

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