In April or May 2010

Dec 10, 2009 10:54 GMT  ·  By

Mobile phone maker Motorola has been long rumored to plan delivering to the market a great deal of handsets running under Google's Android operating system, and some of you might have learned already about devices like the Motorola Motus or the Sholes Tablet. According to the latest news around the web, the former might be set to make an appearance on the US market on AT&T's airwaves sometime in April or May next year.

The wireless carrier is said to plan the inclusion of Motorola Motus within the first batch of Android devices it will deliver to its users, something that most of you should agree is not the best news of the day. However, for the time being the rumor is unconfirmed, although it seems that the already unveiled specs of the Motorola Motus would be in line with the AT&T launch, at least this is what Engadget says.

The Motus, also named Backflip at a certain point, comes to the market with a keyboard that flips backwards, facing forward when the device is closed. “When it's open, the underside of the keyboard has a trackpad that allows you to scroll the screen while typing with your thumbs (it's unclear how well this'll actually work in practice). There's also a third hinge position that keeps the phone upright -- perfect for use as a video display or alarm clock,” the news site notes.

The phone's specs list is also said to include the presence of a 5-megapixel photo snapper with LED flash, which is said to have been mounted on the keyboard. At the same time, the Motus is expected to come to the market with Motorola's Blur interface loaded over the Android operating system, something that sounds great for fans.

Here are other 'specs' from Engadget: - The keys are backlit and said to be "domed" -- that's not really conveyed in this spy shot we've seen, but it's hard to say for sure. - It's said to be about three-quarters of an inch thick, "enough to be bulky in your pocket." - Our tipster says he thinks he was told it runs Snapdragon, which would run counter to our current intel that has it running the CLIQ's 528MHz MSM7201A. At any rate, he says it "seemed very responsive," which is a good sign.