Motorola Debut i856 – the Music Walkie-Talkie from Boost Mobile

Motorola and Boost Mobile, a division of Sprint, together have launched the Debut i856, which is Motorola’s first push-to-talk iDEN phone to come in a slider form factor. Apart from the push-to-talk technology, the Debut boasts a complete set of mid-tier multimedia features, including a music player, threaded messaging, emailing, GPS and a Web browser.

With Motorola’s nationwide push-to-talk feature, users are able to talk to up to 20 friends at the same time through group calling, plus short-range conversations outside network areas. The phone supports POP3 email, text and multimedia messaging, and IM-style threaded messaging for you to view entire conversations. For wireless Internet surfing, it also comes equipped with the Openwave 7.2.1 web browser.

Another highlight of the Debut is no doubt its music features. Music lovers will appreciate the dedicated music key for instant music access, the 3.5mm standard audio jack and Bluetooth 2.1 with stereo support. The integrated music player offers twelve preset equalizer settings, plus an enhanced 3D audio mode with fourteen 3D reverb effects. It supports files in various formats, including AAC, AAC+, eAAC, eAAC+, MP3, MPEG-4 and WAV. The phone also allows you to play music as the background while using other functions.

In addition, there are also features like stereo speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, a micro-USB port, a 600-contact phone book, a GPS receiver, and a basic 1.3-megapixel camera 2x zoom, geo-location tagging and video recording capabilities. There is 70MB built-in memory and extra storage can be added with a microSD memory card of up to 8GB. You can purchase and download wallpapers, ringtones, games and applications via the Web browser to personalize your phone.

As for the physical appearance, the Debut has a slide-out T9 numeric keypad and a 2.2-inch TFT display with 65,536 colors and 176x220-pixel resolution. It measures 4.19" high by 2.0" wide by 0.59" thick and weighs 2.99 ounces, making it quite a thin device that fits comfortably in a pocket.

The Motorola Debut i856 is a stylish mid-range music phone that also gives you quick family, social and business communication. If you are a Boost Mobile’s customer who simply enjoys mobile music listening, you may want to give it a shot.

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