Engineering:Motorola Flipout

Short description: Android-based smartphone

Motorola Flipout

Manufacturer	Motorola
First released	June 2010
Availability by region	17 October 2010 (United States ) 16 June 2010 (United Kingdom ) 26 January 2012 (Botswana)
Form factor	Swivel smartphone
Dimensions	67 mm (2.6 in) (h) 67 mm (2.6 in) (w) 17 mm (0.67 in) (d)
Mass	120 g (4.2 oz)
Operating system	Android 2.1 (can be upgraded to unofficial CyanogenMod 7.1 (Android 2.3.7 "Gingerbread")
CPU	720 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP3410 processor
Memory	512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Removable storage	Supports up to 32 GB microSD
Battery	1170 mAh Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion battery
Data inputs	capacitive touchscreen display, QWERTY keyboard
Display	320 x 240 px, 2.8 in (71 mm), QVGA, 256k color LCD
Rear camera	3.2-megapixel
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.1, MicroUSB, A-GPS Quad band GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz GPRS/EDGE Dual band UMTS 850 1900 MHz (US), UMTS 900 2100 MHz (UK) HSDPA/HSUPA (7.2/2 Mbit/s)

The Motorola Flipout (Model Number MB511, also styled FLIPOUT) is a phone made by Motorola and released in June 2010. Its touchscreen is 2.8 inches in size. It also has a 3.2-megapixel camera and comes in a wide variety of colors such as "Poppy Red", "Brilliant Blue″, "Licorice Black", "White", and "Saffron". However, in Australia, only "Poppy Red" and "Licorice Black" are available. The Flipout runs on Android 2.1 (codenamed Eclair). Its square-shaped body has two parts that rotate near the bottom-right corner to reveal a five-row QWERTY keyboard below the screen. It has an accelerometer and includes a web browser with Adobe Flash Lite 3.0. It also has a 720 MHz processor with a QVGA 320x240 pixel display.

General features

• The phone is built on Android 2.1, and features Motoblur, which integrates multiple social network service sites on the homescreen.

Specifications

The Flipout replaces the bigger Backflip. The specifications according to the Motorola website as of October 2010 are:

• Model MB511
• Screen size: 3.1-in.
• Screen resolution: QVGA (320 x 240 pixels)
• Weight: 4.2 oz (120 g)
• Size: 53.0 × 108.0 × 15.3 mm
• Input devices: QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen
• Battery: 1170 mAh Lithium-Ion 3.7 V Motorola BT60
• Processor: 720 mHz
• RAM: 512 MB
• ROM: 512 MB
• Memory: up to 32 GB microSD
• Wi-FI: 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth: 2.1 + EDR and A2DP
• GPS receiver, accelerometer
• Dual microphone with noise cancellation
• 3.1 megapixels

Applications

Users may customize the phone by installing apps through the Android Market; however, some carriers (AT&T) do not give users the option to install non-market apps onto the Flipout (a policy they have continued with all of their Android phones and which was already in effect with the Backflip). Users can circumvent this limitation by manually installing 3rd party apps using the tools included with the SDK while the device is connected to a desktop.

System upgrades

Android 2.3

Since Motorola won't provide further updates for the Flipout, CyanogenMod 7.2 (Android 2.3.7) is used to update the device beyond official releases. Work was carried out at Xda-developers to update the Flipout to Android Gingerbread.

Root access

The Flipout was successfully "rooted" (manipulated to provide Superuser access). This allowed installing and launching custom software, and root access on the phone using a Terminal emulator. Later on, the Flipout was rooted using APK applications such as Superuser Permissions.

Gallery

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  Motorola MB511 running CyanogenMod 7.2

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  Motorola MB511 running CyanogenMod 7.2

See also

• List of Android devices
• Motorola