14 DAY TRIAL // It looks like Motorola ADMIRAL will be the first Android-based smartphone to be delivered with Sprint Direct Connect service.
Motorola ADMIRAL will go on sale on October 23 in Sprint direct ship sales channels, including Sprint Business Sales and online.
Customers will be able to order the smartphone beginning this Sunday for $99.99 (73 EUR) with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement, after a $50 mail-in rebate via reward card.
According to the carrier, Motorola ADMIRAL will be available through all Sprint sales channels starting November 13.
“Motorola ADMIRAL will be the flagship smartphone of Sprint’s all-new Sprint Direct Connect portfolio. It is designed to offer mobile professionals instant communications and mobile broadband data access when it matters most while being able to withstand the toughest environments,” said David Owens, vice president – Product Development, Sprint.
The ADMIRAL is a rugged Android smartphone, as the device is designed to meet Military Standard 810G for dust, shock, vibration, solar radiation, low pressure, as well as high and low temperatures.
In addition, the phone comes with a 3.1-inch VGA capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors support, which is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass.
The smartphone is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread and embeds a single core 1.2GHz processor.
Furthermore, the handset features full support for Sprint's 3G (EVDO Rev. A) network and push-to-talk capabilities via Sprint Direct Connect.
QWERTY keyboard. It will use the Sprint 3G (EVDO Rev. A) network to provide the gold-standard push-to-talk capabilities of Sprint Direct Connect.
“Motorola is excited to bring the first Android-powered smartphone to the Sprint Direct Connect portfolio. With Motorola ADMIRAL, Direct Connect customers can enjoy the instantaneous connection they have come to expect from a push-to-talk device, along with the speed, durability and security needed to get the job done, wherever the work day may take them,” said Jeff Miller, corporate vice president of sales, Motorola Mobility.
Software-wise Motorola ADMIRE comes pre-loaded with Quickoffice to view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, PDF reader, as well as the full suite of Google mobile services, including Google Maps, Google Talk, Gmail, Google Voice and YouTube.
