Motorola Devour

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Motorola Devour
Manufacturer Motorola
First releasedMarch 25, 2010
Type Slider smartphone
Dimensions115.5 mm (4.55 in) (h)
61 mm (2.4 in) (w)
15.4 mm (0.61 in) (d)
Mass180 g (6.3 oz)
Operating system Android 1.6
CPU 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7627
Memory512 MB ROM
256 MB RAM
StorageRemovable: 8 GB; expandable up to 32 GB
Battery1400 mAh
Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion polymer battery
Display480 x 320 px, 3.1 in (79 mm), 3:2 aspect ratio, HVGA
Rear camera3.0 megapixel with fixed focus
Connectivity USB Micro-B
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR,
US Version: Dual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800 1900
Data inputs capacitive touchscreen display, QWERTY keyboard

The Motorola Devour is an Internet and multimedia enabled smartphone designed by Motorola, which runs Google's Android operating system. In the United States, the handset is distributed exclusively by Verizon Wireless. The Devour has a Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) rating of M4/T4. [1] Although it runs Android, the Devour was not branded or marketed as part of Verizon's "DROID" series of Android smartphones.

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MOTOBLUR

The Devour marks the second smartphone from Motorola to feature MOTOBLUR. MOTOBLUR provides contact sync from email services like gmail and social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook etc. [2] MOTOBLUR is a re-branded interface developed by Motorola for the Android OS. It replaces both the Google Experience skin and application stack.

MOTOBLUR's primary function is to enable the user to receive various updates from a variety of sources such as Twitter, Facebook, and Email clients directly on their phone's main screen.

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