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Boost Mobile repaints Motorola Stature i9 in red

by Chris Ziegler, posted Jun 10th 2009 @ 10:41AM

Boost Mobile's i9 stands head and shoulders above the rest of the carrier's line as its clear-cut hero device, but there's a problem -- the launch color, kind of a dark bronze, was a little bland. That's not cool for an iDEN flip this far up into the rare air, is it? Of course not, so we're glad to see that they've partnered up with Moto to bring out the so-called Stature in a second (more fitting) color, red. It's available now for exactly the same price as the original that's been available since February, $299.99.

Sprint puts the Motorola Stature i9 on sale, too

by Chris Ziegler, posted Mar 17th 2009 @ 6:52AM

Following its earlier launch on subsidiary Boost, Sprint Nextel proper has now seen fit -- as expected -- to launch the hottest iDEN phone ever created, Motorola's Stature i9. $199.99 on contract after rebate will buy you a 3.1 megapixel cam, GPS, Bluetooth, microSD expansion, and all the iDEN-powered Direct Connect action you can handle; why these guys opted to push this thing down to Boost first is totally unclear to us, but hey, it's available to the traditional Nextel cats now too, so no hard feelings.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Motorola i9, others coming to Sprint this week?

by Chris Ziegler, posted Mar 9th 2009 @ 3:52PM

We've seen a number of launch date leaks for Sprint courtesy of partner Brightpoint in the past; generally, they tend to be pretty accurate, so we're going to go ahead and put some weight to this latest one. Looks like we can expect Nextel to pick up the Motorola i9 on Wednesday -- Boost got it a little over a month ago, you might recall -- along with the ancient i580 in yellow. Brightpoint also reels in the Palm Treo Pro a few days earlier than Sprint's official date, while the LG Rumor 2 launches a few days later on the 15th or the 29th; Brightpoint's wording is a little odd here, so it's hard to tell exactly how it'll shake out. Finally, we have a camera-free version of the BlackBerry 8350i in the works, a logical product for RIM to be taking on considering the phone's all-business roots.

[Via phoneArena]

Motorola's i9 gets shown off on video

by Darren Murph, posted Feb 12th 2009 @ 8:02PM

So, you already know all there is to know about Motorola's i9 (on paper, at least), but wouldn't you like to see it toyed with on video? If you've found yourself shaking that noggin' to and fro, we'd recommend that you have a look past the break. There, you'll find a three minute walkthrough of the flip phone on Boost Mobile, and while no surprises await you (no shower scenes or anything of that nature), it's still a worthwhile use of your time if this one's on your "maybe" list.

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Motorola i9 "Stature" gets real on Boost Mobile

by Sean Cooper, posted Feb 2nd 2009 @ 11:07AM

We caught sight of the iDEN Motorola i9 Stature a week or so ago, but it was sitting comfortably in limbo until today. The Motorola i9 Stature will be arriving for your walking / talking pleasure at Boost Mobile by the end of February and sliding into Sprint shops shortly after that. Touted as the thinnest phone in the Direct Connect line (a tiny 15mm) it comes equipped with a 3.1 megapixel camera with flash and auto-focus, GPS, up to 8GB of memory, haptics, and Bluetooth. Pricing on Boost will be $299 and $199 on Sprint if a two-year carrier commitment is more your thing.

[Via phonescoop]

Boost Mobile touts Motorola's i9 iDEN as coming soon

by Sean Cooper, posted Jan 23rd 2009 @ 6:50PM

Remember the Motorola i9 iDEN set destined for Sprint? Well, if the flyer above is anything to go by, Boost Mobile may well get it first. In the ad for Boost's unlimited $50 plan -- which is a killer deal by the by -- Motorola's i9 is listed as coming soon. How soon? Sadly, no word on that or what it'll cost, but we're confident if Boost has it up on the site, an announcement can't be too far off.

[Via TheBoyGeniusReport]

Motorola i9 gets detailed in official shots

by Chris Ziegler, posted Dec 16th 2008 @ 4:16AM

If this were anything but an iDEN phone, we'd be laying into it for looking like a circa-2007 RAZR 2 clone (which it essentially is), but for a Nextel Direct Connect piece, this is as good as it's ever gotten. Official pictures of the i9 are now available from Motorola, some of which clearly show Nextel branding -- not to say that we'd expect iDEN's single biggest customer to bypass Motorola's single awesomest iDEN phone, but it's a reassuring confirmation for potential buyers nonetheless. We don't have a release date handy yet, so let's hope we can get some hands-on time at CES, especially since it's been just about a year since we first saw this thing.

[Via Unwired View]

Gallery: Motorola i9 gets detailed in official shots

Sprint's Motorola i9 and BlackBerry 8350i team up for photo shoot

by Chris Ziegler, posted Nov 7th 2008 @ 12:58PM

It's hard to believe that iDEN's having a bit of a renaissance so late in its life, but if these two handsets aren't evidence of that, we really don't know what would be. The Motorola i9 and BlackBerry 8350i will represent the very best that Sprint's Direct Connect network has to offer when they're finally released; the i9 hasn't been officially announced in any capacity yet, but the 8350i is on track for a launch some time this quarter (and with the still-sold 7100i three frickin' years old now, that's a damn good thing). We've also heard that Moto's got an i465 in the works, too, but we don't know anything about it just yet. Check out a few shots below while you wait for Sprint to get its push-to-talk butt in gear.

[Thanks, Manny P.]

Gallery: Sprint's Motorola i9 and BlackBerry 8350i team up for photo shoot

Motorola's i9 in the wild, presumably chirping

by Chris Ziegler, posted Oct 27th 2008 @ 11:30AM

Okay, we're going to say this only once, so pay attention because you're not likely to ever hear it again: this is a good-looking iDEN phone. There, we said it. We feel good about it, no regrets. When are you gonna hit up Sprint for us, i9?

[Thanks, djSD]

Gallery: Motorola i9 in the wild

Motorola's iDEN RAZR-alike gets FCC approval: meet the i9

by Chris Ziegler, posted Oct 22nd 2008 @ 4:02PM

We broke this sucker in its codename form of "Cabo" at some point before the last ice age -- our memory's kinda hazy going back that far -- but it's just now getting around to reality, and it's looking every bit as good (by iDEN standards, anyway) as it did back in the day. The i9 (as it turns out the official branding will be) features a 3.1-megapixel cam, GPS, morphing touch-sensitive keys on the front that change based on the current application (say, cam or media player) and the phone's orientation, and of course, push-to-talk -- in other words, this could end up being the ultimate execution in Moto's long, storied iDEN line. A last gasp, perhaps? An opportunity to go out with a bang? No word on a release timeframe yet, but we're figuring Sprint is going to make a big stink about this one when it materializes, so we're not too worried about it sneaking under the radar.