i465 to be first Motorola iDEN phone with QWERTY

by Chris Ziegler posted Jan 27th 2009 at 9:03PM

A year ago, "innovation" and "iDEN" were two words we wouldn't dare use in the same sentence -- but in the age of i9s and 8350is, the landscape has changed just a bit. That's not to say we'd dare consider switching from CDMA or GSM to the old-school PTT airwaves, but hey, it's good to know the Nextels and Mikes of the world are still getting theirs in 2009. This year should see the release of the Motorola i465, the very first iDEN Moto to score a QWERTY keyboard -- and no, it's not Windows Mobile or anything fancy like that. Instead, it seems they'll be taking the low-tech route by grafting a full keyboard onto a dumbphone, a strategy that's really caught on with many of the world's carriers in the past year as they've looked to boost messaging revenue with cool, affordable phones geared toward a younger segment. It's got Bluetooth 2.0 and a lowly VGA cam, but other than that, specs, release dates, and target carriers are all a mystery to us -- so if you're in that curious group of folks who text and push-to-talk like monsters and can't tolerate anything out of Waterloo, keep your eyes peeled.

Gallery: i465 to be first Motorola iDEN phone with QWERTY

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, iDEN

Tags: i465, iden, moto, motorola, qwerty

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Hey Ya @ Jan 27th 2009 9:30PM

Is there some reason iDen phones always have to have crappy LCDs?

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egloskerry @ Jan 27th 2009 9:35PM

Why do ANY phones have VGA cameras in 2009? Are 1.3 and 2.1MP sensors really that expensive? VGA cameras are useless for anything except taking a picture for your background.

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D @ Jan 27th 2009 10:19PM

Oh man that thing's fugly!

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zephyr @ Jan 27th 2009 10:50PM

ugliest phone ive ever seen in mah liiiifeeee

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Javy @ Jan 27th 2009 11:08PM

i really think that theses two phones are for nextel here in the us the model on the right is the nextel I877 which is already in our computer systems, The i877 is a nice phone and even if the i465 is ugly it will still sale regardless for nextel.

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Jack @ Jan 27th 2009 11:32PM

That is one pigeon-hole. It's not the first QWERTY iDEN phone, not the first motorola iDEN phone, not the first motorola QWERTY phone, but the first Motorola QWERTY iDEN phone. Way to make history, guys...

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Matt S @ Jan 28th 2009 12:37AM

y'all got them type n chirp phones!?

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lejupp @ Jan 28th 2009 4:27AM

That thing looks kinda bizarre. Who buys this stuff?

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miggy @ Jan 28th 2009 2:36PM

This phones is for Boost Mobile.

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Kurt @ Jan 28th 2009 8:53PM

You say "old school" but tell which of the current, i would assume "new school" phones that can send and email anywhere in the world with the push of 1 (count them ONE) button. iDEN STILL the fastest, still the best, and oh yes. If it is so old school why do the other two guys keep trying to come up with at system to compete.

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ekimagem @ Jan 29th 2009 2:46PM

Im quite Sure that Boost is Gonna Clean Up The Colors and The Button Design. Ignore all that and there isnt any other Prepaid on the market that looks like a Smartphone. If they clean it up ill buy one for Sure