Motorola Rival A455 appeared in blury picture with the specs of the device leaked out last month. Yesterday Verizon has launched the Motorola Rival A455and this new messaging phone will be on sale starting June 10. Motorola’s Rival A455 is a slider phone with backlit landscape QWERTY keypad capabilities for easier texting and several functions more common to smartphones, such as a GPS unit, visual voicemail, and threaded video/photo messaging.
Specifications:
*1X EV-DO connectivity;
*2.2?, 176×220 display;
*External touch dial pad;
*Up to 8GB microSD optional removable memory;
*Bluetooth (Headset, Handsfree, DUN, A2DP, Phonebook Access, Basic Printing, Basic Imaging, Object Push for VCard & VCalendar and File Transfer);
*2Mpix camera/camcorder with dedicated camera/video key;
*Text, Picture, Video & Voice Messaging with threaded messaging feature;
*GPS (VZ Navigator capable);
*Visual Voice Mail capable, Mobile Broadband Connect capable;
*One-touch access to Text Message composition, emoticons, symbols and IM or email;
*Special keyboard backlighting;
*OTA device software update;
*Verizon Services including V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Videos, Chaperone Parent/Child, Media Center, Mobile Web, *Mobile Email, Corporate Email, Mobile IM, & Chat;
*Dimensions: 2.0(w) x 3.8(h) x .71(d) inches; Weight: 4.4 oz;
*Usage Time – Up to approx. 320 minutes OR Standby Time – Up to approx. 510 hours
Prices range, depending on what deal you choose, with a two-year contract and mail-in rebate lowering it to $99, while the normal tag reads $269.