By We don’t see a ton of rugged, push-to-talk Androids flooding the streets. In fact, the only one that comes to mind is the Motorola i1 which launched mid-2010. It looks like that phone may finally have a successor as a GrupoAndroid member has uncovered pictures of what they claim is the Motorola i1Q:
As you can see it adds a full QWERTY keyboard much in the spirit of the Motorola Droid Pro. Unfortunately it’s got a low powered processor and only runs Android 2.1. The upside is that it’s got a sturdy build, and for folks in the field, this is probably their main priority.
How many of you out there in the field would settle for these less than stellar specs if indeed, like the i1, it came with PTT functionality?
thats a very ugly phone
Dat keyboard… yuckkk
This phone is not for emo kids who want to look cool. It’s a business phone.
Thanks dilbert i didn’t know a phone couldn’t look good and have a function or look good unless its for emo kids?
“Yo I1Q, I’m really happy for you and I’mma let you be #1 nextel phone, but the EVO is one of the best phones of all time!”
Isn’t the i1 still running Android 1.x?
Probably no plans for motorola to maintain these phones.
Awful Suspect to me…how come the only Motorola phones for Sprint are Nextels???
dilbert….
*FacePalm*
All cool looking phones are for Emos?
*sigh*
Wander what sprint will unveil next month.att has some nice phones coming soon. I may switch
And this is the only way you’ll see a Motorola Android on Sprint. Beautiful.
Hmm, I don’t think Mr. Droid was the father of this phone. Seems Mrs. Droid has been sneaking off with Mr. Blackberry. :P
it’s a rugged phone for people who work in construction and such, and it has to run on the ancient nextel network that’s really slow (with push to talk)…so if you need a rugged smartphone this is your only choice, otherwise get something else, end of story
Sprint, give us another EVO to be proud of…
OMG i love it!!!<3 i got the motorola i1 from sprint!
i want this but is it boost mobile
This phone is perfect, unless its iden!!!!!!! According to Hesse Sprint is phasing out iden in favor of a CDMA workaround (Qchat2? The name of the phone is i1″Q”!!!!!)for its ptt customers. If in fact its 2.1 only thats fine cuz im gonna get honeycomb tablet to compliment my style!
Awesome phone!
wen will this phone be at th sprint stores?????