Motorola Flipout

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Motorola Flipout
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Manufacturer Motorola
First releasedJune 2010
Availability by region17 October 2010 (United States)
16 June 2010 (United Kingdom)
26 January 2012 (Botswana)
Form factor Swivel smartphone
Dimensions67 mm (2.6 in) (h)
67 mm (2.6 in) (w)
17 mm (0.67 in) (d)
Weight120 g (4.2 oz)
Operating system Android 2.1 (can be upgraded to unofficial CyanogenMod 7.1 (Android 2.3.7 "Gingerbread")
CPU 720 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP3410 processor
Memory512  MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Removable storage Supports up to 32  GB microSD
Battery1170  mAh
Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion battery
Rear camera3.2-megapixel
Display320 x 240 px, 2.8 in (71 mm), QVGA, 256k color LCD
Connectivity Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.1, MicroUSB, A-GPS
Quad band GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz GPRS/EDGE
Dual band UMTS 850 1900 MHz (US), UMTS 900 2100 MHz (UK) HSDPA/HSUPA (7.2/2 Mbit/s)
Data inputs capacitive touchscreen display, QWERTY keyboard

The Motorola Flipout (model no. MB511, also styled FLIPOUT) is a swivel-style smartphone designed by Motorola, announced on June 2, 2010. [1] Its square-shaped body has two parts that rotate near the bottom-right corner to reveal a five-row QWERTY keyboard below the screen. The Flipout has a 2.8 inch touchscreen display (QVGA 320x240 pixels) and runs on Android 2.1 (Eclair) with the Motoblur interface. [1]

Contents

The Flipout came in a wide variety of colors such as "Poppy Red", "Brilliant Blue″, "Licorice Black", "White", and "Saffron", although availability depended on region. [2]

Applications

Users may customize the phone by installing apps through the Android Market; however, some carriers (AT&T) do not give users the option to install non-market apps onto the Flipout (a policy they have continued with all of their Android phones and which was already in effect with the Backflip). [3] Users can circumvent this limitation by manually installing 3rd party apps using the tools included with the SDK while the device is connected to a desktop.

System upgrades

Android 2.3

Since Motorola won't provide further updates for the Flipout, CyanogenMod 7.2 (Android 2.3.7) is used to update the device beyond official releases. [4] [5] Work was carried out at Xda-developers to update the Flipout to Android Gingerbread. [6]

Root access

The Flipout was successfully "rooted" (manipulated to provide Superuser access). This allowed installing and launching custom software, and root access on the phone using a Terminal emulator. Later on, the Flipout was rooted using APK applications such as Superuser Permissions. [6]

Specifications

The Flipout replaces the bigger Backflip. The specifications according to the Motorola website as of October 2010 are: [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Motorola Flipout gets official announcement; will have enhanced Motoblur, Android 2.1". ZDNET. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Motorola Flipout with Motoblur". Motorola. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  3. ↑ "AT&T blocks non-market apps from Motorola flipout". FierceMobileIT. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  4. ↑ "CyanogenMod Downloads". download.cyanogenmod.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  5. ↑ "Motorola Flipout - cyanogenmod 7 (2.3.7)". www.htcmania.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  6. 1 2 "[HOWTO][CM7] Install 2.3.7 GB on MB511". XDA Developers. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  7. ↑ "Motorola" (PDF). Motorola_US. Retrieved 2015-09-06.


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