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Motorola DROID PRO Specifications
Nov 21st
About the Motorola DROID PRO
Motorola DROID PRO is a candybar device with a candybar form factor and features a portrait oriented QWERTY keyboard underneath its 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen color display. Inside, we find a 1GHz processor as well as a 5MP camera with autofocus and flash. The Motorola DROID PRO comes with Android 2.2 with Adobe Flash Player 10.1 (Flash support). Find the Motorola DROID PRO specs below.
Motorola DROID PRO Specifications
- 1GHz TI OMAP3620 processor
- 3.1-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display
- 2GB internal memory
- 2 GB microSD (max 32 GB)
- 5MP auto-focus camera
- Connectivity: Wifi, Bluetooth
- Battery: Li-ion 1420 mAh
- OS: Android 2.2 with MOTOBLUR
- Weight: 134 grams (4.73 oz)
Motorola A1200 Games
Aug 23rd
The Motorola A1200 Ming can play advanced games. It supports Java games with 3D. However, the A1200 is not an ideal gaming device because it has very limited analog controls, as most of the navigation is done via the touch sensitive screen. Because of this, the latest games might not be ported to the Motorola A1200.
Download Motorola A1200 Games
There are quite a few quality game titles for the Motorola A1200 Ming. In the download package we offer below, are the following A1200 games:
- Worms 3D
- Burning Tires (3D)
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted (3D)
- Puzzle Bobble
- The Sims 2
- Worms
Download: A1200_Games.rar
How To Enable EDGE On Motorola A1200
Aug 10th
This article will show you how to enable EDGE for free on your Motorola A1200 Ming. To do so, you will first need to download RadioComm and install it. You will also need the script Edge.tcs (download and extract it anywhere).
What is EDGE?
EDGE, short for Enhanced Data GSM Environment, is a faster version the GSM wireless service designed to deliver data at rates up to 3 times faster (at 384 Kbps) and enable the delivery of multimedia and other broadband applications to mobile devices. EDGE upon the GSM standard, using the same frame structure and existing cell arrangements.
Enabling EDGE on Motorola A1200
In order to turn on Edge you need to follow the below instructions.
RadioComm 11.1.0 Download
Aug 5th
RadioComm is Motorola’s own phone service software and is used by their technicians to troubleshoot and edit the firmware of Motorola phones.
RadioComm can be used to enable new features, such as EDGE on Motorola phones and is often used by Motorola enthusiasts to customize their phones. Find the download link below.
You will need Microsoft .NET Framework to run RadioComm. If you don’t already have it, you can download it here.
Download RadioComm 11.1.0
Motorola A1200 USB Drivers
Jul 30th
The Motorola Driver Installer was developed to ease the installation process of the Motorola A1200 drivers on Windows PCs. This installer is designed to pre-install the INFs and drivers on the target machine to let the devices connect over USB.
The installer is also designed to clean the machine of all Motorola USB devices that were connected and installed on the system. This is accomplished by searching the registry and removing the device instances as well as parsing through the INF directory looking for any INFs that have the Motorola MDB USB Vendor ID in the INFs. If this is found in the directory the INF and the PNF file that was created is deleted.
Download A1200 USB Driver
Motorola A1200 Case
Jul 22nd
There are basically three types of cases for the Motorola A1200 Ming phone; the silicone case, the crystal case and the leather case. Each solution have their pros and cons and are suitable for different people. Let’s have a breakdown on what case suits you the best. If you are interested in any of these cases, you will find links at the bottom for these products for a good price on eBay.
- Silicone Case: The silicone case is soft and wraps around your A1200 protecting it. However, it does not wrap around the entire phone, leaving the front exposed to damage. Silicone cases come in many different colors to suit any taste.
- Crystal Case: The crystal cases are made of hard transparent plastic and can cover most of the phone. This case adds quite some bulk to the phone and also hinder the access to some buttons.
- Leather Case: The leather case for Motorola A1200 covers the entire phone, and can be attached to a belt. It is usually in black and offers a whole new style and way of use compared to the previous two solutions.
These Motorola A1200 cases can be bought the cheapest on the auction site eBay. Below are links for Motorola A1200 cases from there.
Motorola A1200
Jul 17th
The Motorola A1200 Ming is a sleek looking Linux-based smartphone. Features on this GSM handset include document reader, handwriting recognition, MP3 player, external speakers, polyphonic sound, Bluetooth and USB connectivity, an FM radio, a 2-megapixel camera with digital zoom and macro mode, video recording and playback, and a MicroSD card expansion slot.
This phone was created for both business and pleasure.
Motorola A1200 Ming Size and Weight
- Height: 95.7 mm / 3.4 inches
- Width: 51.7 mm/ 1.8 inches
- Depth: 21.55 mm / 0.9 inches
- Weight: 122 g / 3.3 pounds
The phone is pretty small and lightweight when folded.
Motorola A1200 Screen
The Motorola Ming comes with a vivid 2.4-inch 256k color touch-screen capable of displaying 240×320 pixels.
When the flip is closed, you can see the screen through the flip and operate the phone using the side buttons.
Motorola Ming Operating System
The Motorola A1200 runs on Montavista Linux. This enables developers to develop third-party applications and games to be used on the phone.
Network Capability
The phone is quad band phone and supports the bands GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and GPRS Class 10. It has been reported that with the proper firmware and patches, it can support the EDGE network. Connectivity through Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support is also available.
Camera
The Motorola A1200 has a 2.0 megapixel camera that snaps photos at 1600×1200 with support for up to 8.0x digital zoom and a useful macro mode.
Supported Files
The A1200 can read the following file types: Real Media, MIDI (40), MP3, WAV, AMR, WMA, AAC+, WAP 2.0, WML, xHTML, HTML, SMS, MMS, POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, J2ME, JSR184 (3D) and MIDP 2.0.