14 DAY TRIAL // Motorola and Bell have has just announced the upcoming availability of the Motorola PRO+ 4G smartphone starting November 7.
Although the price options have yet to be officially confirmed, the folks over at MobileSyrup claim that the PRO+ 4G will go for $350 (250) off-contract.
Touted as the ultimate business smartphone, Motorola PRO+ 4G provides users with a wide range of features, including the option to edit and view documents while on the move, multitask and fast and accurate typing.
Given its bar form factor, the smartphone comes with a full portrait QWERTY keyboard, but also offers the advantages of a virtual keyboard via its 3.1-inch VGA scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass display, which supports 640 x 480 pixels resolution.
“The Motorola PRO+ 4G delivers the security and productivity tools that businesses require, but all the fun things consumers want. For professionals looking for a smarter smartphone, the Motorola PRO+ 4G offers robust features that work hard and play hard,” said David Petrou, director of sales, Motorola Mobility Canada
Motorola PRO+ 4G runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and offers access to more than 250,000 apps via Android Market.
Furthermore, the smartphone is powered by a single core 1GHz processor and packs 4GB of internal memory, 512MB of RAM, as well as microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).
Given the fact that the phone targets business customers, the handset offers an average 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, which should be enough to meet most demands.
It is also worth mentioning that the device supports dual-band WCDMA 850/1900/2100 and quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks.
Software-wise, Motorola PRO+ 4G comes packed with productivity features such as QuickOffice Connect, 25 Exchange ActiveSync security policies, and support for Exchange and Gmail for business.
In addition, Motorola PRO+4G is pre-loaded with the latest Google Mobile Services, such as Google Maps 5.0 with Navigation, Google Talk, YouTube and Google Search.
Motorola also announced several accessories for the Motorola Pro+4G, which will probably be sold separately: Bluetooth enabled headset, Bluetooth enabled car kit, portable power, and car charger.