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Wednesday March 28, 2007
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Nextel's iDen network isn't dead, Motorola says. To prove that they're still innovating in iDen phones, they showed a surprise new handset today at CTIA: the i876, the first iDen phone based on Motorola's new Linux/Java platform.
Motorola reps were careful to say the i876 is an "international" phone, meaning Sprint hasn't committed to picking it up. But they should. The i876 has the 2-megapixel camera that Nextel's current high-end phones have, along with a super-bright 176x220 screen, a new music player that supports A2DP Bluetooth stereo headphones, a mini-USB charging and sync jack (hurrah!) and the usual iDen call quality. The model I looked at didn't have the final software, but the phone will have a new main menu with new, flashier icons. And it has that Linux core -- which means better stability, more innovative third-party applications and more multimedia, at least in theory.
The phone should be appearing somewhere in the world during the fourth quarter of this year. Lots o' photos after the jump.
On these shots of the Linux-powered i876, check out the new main-menu icons - and how, on this software build, lower level icons look just like ordinary Nextel stuff once you drill down. Remember, this isn't a Nextel phone ... yet.
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April 29, 2007 5:55 PM
I hope Nextel releases the i876 soon, because the phone looks good and I do not like the setup, limited features or the appearance of Sprint's sub-par hybrid phones. I also hope someone buys Nextel from the horrid Sprint but that's another story. It's nice to see that Motorola has not abandoned iDen yet and I hope they figure out how to upgrade network capacity and performance so I don't have to suffer making calls on Sprint's decent, but sometimes very unreliable, network. I plan to get the i876 if it's released, even if I have to get one on Ebay.
June 6, 2007 10:37 AM
This phone looks NICE. This is prob. one of the ONLY phones that could ever make me want to put up with Nextel again. And that is saying A LOT.
June 9, 2007 8:10 PM
it's going to be hard to wait for this phone,but the first week it comes out i'am going to have it
August 21, 2007 4:43 PM
i already have one!!!!!yea boi!!my uncle sent it to me for my birthday.......and i like it alot!!!its coo.....lot of features on it...but yea u ppl should go get it.....its nice!
September 16, 2007 10:51 PM
Is this phone out ready to buy cause i really want one ASAP!!!???
October 9, 2007 11:29 PM
SoLinc is rumored to release this phone in the Q4.
December 5, 2007 11:59 PM
I would still keep up with my i885 n my t mobile wing I like them both. I don't think I need this phone. I already seen this phone. it has almost all the same features that the i880 has. PPL thers more plenty of phones out ther dat have better features dan dis fone. I still think the i930 is better dan dis fone.
January 7, 2008 11:19 PM
this phone is gayyy i hate it.... everything sucks about it there is much better stuff on the market now like the ericsson and the blackberrey
March 7, 2008 5:10 PM
THIS PHONE IS so cool i cant wait until it comes out
motorola is really stepping up there game. nice going.
i'm going to save up for this phone!!
June 4, 2008 12:45 AM
we have nextel i876 oem flex cable in stock
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