Motorola Heron/Iron Man Review

Motorola Heron aka The Iron Man, it is certainly a different name. Well, The Heron looks like a combination of the Blackberry and the Palm Pre. The keyboard looks a lot like the Palm Pre. But, it does fulfill all the features of a smart phone. According to news, the Heron was slated for a Windows Mobile but later was turned into an Android. The sleek looks and handy feel will certainly make it a well loved tool among youngsters. Also, the 3 megapixel camera is certainly the point of attraction.

It appears that AT&T’s reserved enthusiasm for Android will come to an end as the company prepares to fully back the open source operating system with its first ever Android Phone – the Motorola Heron. Also known by the codename “Motorola Ironman”, the Motorola Heron appears to be a lower-end Android Phone. But isn’t that the beauty of Android? Even the lowest end Android Phones are still packed with a world of potential, capabilities and features thanks to the beloved Android Market. The Motorola Heron could come as early as July 2009 but that date is in limbo. It was initially prepared for a different operating system. As you can see in the picture below, the original pictures of the phone – when it was leaked as the Motorola Ironman – had only one external button. It has since adopted the necessary exterior hardware (home, back, call, end, menu) to support the normalized Android OS. There seem to be many other changes as well, but remember, as of now these are just rumored. Furthermore, the change of Operating Systems could place the Motorola Heron through a series of snags that would prevent it from seeing the light of day at all… an unfortunate reality in the mobile world. SPECS: Datasheet Views: 6647 views since addition of datasheet (May 29, 2009) Datasheet State: Preliminary specifications Expected Release Date: April, 2010 Project Codename: Iron Man Dimensions: 57.5 x 104 x 17.9 millimetres Mass: 125 grams (battery included) Embedded Operating System: Google Android 2.0.1 CPU Clock: 528 MHz CPU: Qualcomm MSM7225 RAM capacity: 128 MiB ROM capacity: 256 MiB Show Type: color transflective TFT , 65536 scales Show Diagonal: 2.8 ” Show Resolution: 320 x 240 Microphone(s): Mono Loudspeaker(s): Supported Audio Output: 3.5mm Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1900 Cellular Data Links: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA Call Alert: 40 -chord melody Vibrating Alert: Supported Speakerphone: Supported Positioning Device: Touchscreen Primary Keyboard: Slide-out QWERTY-type keyboard Directional Pad: 5 -way Scroll Wheel: Rotary full area roller Expansion Slots: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash USB: USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Wireless LAN: Not supported Infrared Gate: Not supported Multimedia: Telecommunication Analog Radio Receiver: Not supported Broadcast Tuner: Not supported Built-in GPS Module: Supported Complementary GPS Services: Helped GPS Main Camera: 3.1 MP Optical Zoom: 1 x Built-in-Flash: mobile light (LED)