Boost's Motorola i776 leaked, Target style

by Chris Ziegler posted Aug 25th 2008 at 7:43AM

The FCC got first dibs, but now it's Target's turn to show off Motorola's latest iDEN debacle. Don't get us wrong, it's not that bad looking now that we get a better glance -- but still, that hulking external antenna sets off a gag reflex for us that's hard to suppress. Anyhoo, Target's product page reveals that it'll be a prepaid device for Sprint's Boost division, offering 600-contact capacity, 3.5-hour talk time, GPS, and oh yeah, did we mention a giant stub protruding from the top? It's claimed here that the i776 can be found in stores, but without an official announcement from Boost, it might be a little tricky to come across just yet.

[Via PhoneNews]

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Boost Mobile

Tags: boost, boost mobile, BoostMobile, clamshell, flip, i776, iden, moto, motorola, target

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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- Z - @ Aug 25th 2008 9:38AM

Now they know that it ain't an iden phone if it ain't ugly. Actually that antenna is pretty helpful for pulling in the signal when you are surrounded by walls.

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Dead_Rebel @ Aug 25th 2008 12:45PM

Notice the picture with the phone open, conveniently has the antenna photoshopped out.

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Felipe @ Aug 27th 2008 12:59AM

Nice one. I hope it's less crippled in features than the i855 (ie. BT). My only complaint with Boost handsets is that they replace the nice Nextel PTT button for a cheap silvery one.

I'd be interesting to find the price out, since the i855 is selling for $60 (Walmart & Bestbuy have it for $50), but when the higher end handsets like the i875 and i885 came they were retailing for like $350 or so.