14 DAY TRIAL // Schaumburg, Illinois-based mobile phone maker Motorola has been rumored a while back to plan delivering two Android-based handsets to Verizon. While the first of them is already available, in the form of Motorola DROID, the second is still unannounced, namely the Motorola Calgary, but its name has recently been spotted on a Verizon's authorized partner's web site.
Neither Verizon Wireless nor Motorola have yet stated anything about the possibility that the phone would emerge in the near future, but a USB Data Cable that is showed on the partner's website says that it is meant to be used with the Motorola A555 Calgary. What this may suggest includes the fact that the handset is real and that it will arrive at Big Red soon, though probably not as soon as one would like to believe.
As for what the Motorola Calgary might deliver to users when launched, the previously leaked specs showed a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 3.5mm headset jack, built-in GPS receiver, 3-megapixel photo snapper, Wi-Fi connectivity, microSD memory card slot for additional storage space, touch-sensitive Android keys on the screen and an optical joystick for navigation. Since it will sport Android, Calgary might also come with the MOTOBLUR UI, though no details on it surfaced.
The year 2009 is almost gone, and there are little chances that the two companies would plan launching Calgary in the little time left before 2010 arrives. However, the $19.99 USB Data Cable present on the said website shows clearly that we're to expect for a launch in the following few months, if not weeks. Most of you might already know that accessories tend to appear before the actual device becomes available, sometimes even months before.
One way or the other, Verizon's customers should soon have the chance to choose from between two appealing handsets from Motorola, even is Calgary seems to shape up into a more affordable version of DROID. We'll keep an eye on the news regarding this handset, so watch this space for further updates on the matter.