It's a nice alternative for customers who want something sleeker than the Cliq and can do without a physical keyboard, but this is all contingent on pricing. As of this writing, T-Mobile has not released pricing or a specific availability date for the Motorola Cliq XT, though we do know it will be sometime in March.
We'll update this review as soon as we receive official details about price and availability. Design Some have described the Motorola Cliq XT as the Cliq without the physical keyboard, but it's not quite that simple.
In fact, we'd say there are more differences than similarities between the two models in terms of design. For one, the XT is taller, wider, thinner, and lighter than the Cliq at 4. Without the slide-out keyboard, the XT's slimmer profile makes it easier to slide the smartphone into a pants pocket and is lightweight while still feeling solid. In addition, the back of the phone has a textured pattern that feels a bit like the leatherette backplate on the RIM BlackBerry Bold to give it that extra bit of durability.
However, if that doesn't suit you, T-Mobile and Moto throw in an extra back cover in the box that has a smoother, soft-touch finish and comes in a metallic purple color. The Cliq XT shares the same 3. It's sufficiently bright and clear, but doesn't have the sharpness and vibrancy as some of the higher-end devices, such as the Motorola Droid and Nexus One. We understand the Cliq XT isn't in the same class as those devices and there will be trade-offs, but that said, we wish the screen was bigger.
The onscreen keyboard is also pretty cramped, so composing even the quickest text message required extra time and more concentration. Fortunately, there is an alternative to the standard Android keyboard and that's Swype.
We first saw Swype on the Samsung Omnia II and the software basically allows you to spell out words by dragging your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard. If you're skeptical, we totally understand; we were, too. However, Swype works surprisingly well and is quite accurate. It gets a little tricky when you're spelling out longer words, and we wish there was a dedicated.
On the upside of things, the Cliq XT offers multitouch capabilities, so you can use the pinch-to-zoom gesture in the browser and picture gallery. Unfortunately, it doesn't work in Google Maps, so you'll have to use the onscreen magnifying glass icon if you want to get a closer look at anything.
The display also has a built-in accelerometer and proximity sensor, and a small LED above the screen glows intermittently to alert you to notifications for missed calls, calendar appointments, updates, news messages, and so forth. Below the screen, you get the usual home, menu, search, and back buttons found on most Android smartphones but the Cliq XT also offers a navigational touch pad. With it, you can scroll through lists and menus and switch home screen panels and press on it to select an item.
It works perfectly fine, but we often just ended up using the touch screen. One helpful tip: if you hold down the Home key, it will bring up a small window of all your running apps so you can easily switch between them.
These are mechanical buttons that go "click" rather than touch sensitive buttons: a relative rarity on Moto Android phones. Once you become accustomed to a good touch sensitive button implementation, it's hard to go back to mechanical buttons, especially ones with lots of travel like the XT. The trackpad works like a tiny version of a laptop trackpad, and given the small size, it's not that easy to use but easier than the super-tiny trackpads we've seen on some Samsung Windows Mobile phones.
You can download free and paid applications via the Android Market application on the phone and it has support for Amazon's MP3 store. We particularly like the custom music and video application that can download album covers and lyrics on the fly. Given vanilla Android's bland handling of multimedia, the Music app is a blessing. Motorola knows how to make a phone, and by that we mean a product that's good for calling you do still use your smartphone to talk to folks, don't you?
The Cliq XT has excellent incoming and outgoing voice quality and it sounds a bit better than the Cliq and markedly better than the Nexus One. Voice is land line clear with no significant background noise and no voice feedback. The DSP and dual mics do an excellent job of canceling ambient noise, even in cacophonous big box stores.
Volume through the earpiece is a bit louder than average and the speakerphone is loud and clear it's great for voice navigation using Telenav in the car. If calling is important to you, the Cliq XT scores big. Reception on 3G is something of a disappointment, especially for a Motorola phone. If you live in a weak coverage area, keep this in mind. If you have moderate to strong coverage, the phone works fine and we had no problems with dropped calls or overly slow data. Motorola has enhanced the stock Android web browser with pinch zoom support and Flash Lite.
Both a textured black back and a purple back are included with the phone. Here's our video review of the Motorola Cliq XT covering physical design, comparisons with other phones, Telenav, the Music application and more:.
The 5 megapixel camera with autofocus lens takes nice shots, though they're a bit over-sharpened. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Necessary Necessary. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website.
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