Motorola Alexander gets pictured: WinMo 6.1, NVIDIA graphics, Q4 release

[rudeboy]

i am with Paco... i don't like the way it looks.

[spork27]

I surely can't be the only one that sees this but what is with Motorola naming phones after famous people? First the Napolean now the Alexander? What's next the Charlamagne, or better yet King George III? It looks like an interesting phone, but honestly a sliding phone is not that great. I used to own the Kyocera slider which was a good phone, but started glithing after a couple of months. I took it in and it was the design flaw that required a new phone. Don't get me wrong. Sliders are unique, but they really aren't my ''cup of tea'' anymore.

Just make sure you pass on any phone named the 'Custer'.

[Technician]

I know with the new music phone they are releasing and slider, a flip and a candy bar version.

Maybe there be different versions for the Alexander too, slider and candy bar style with a Q9 type of keypad???

WiFi would be nice.

[jhoff80]

Just make sure you pass on any phone named the 'Custer'.

That'll be Palm's eventual new device that runs their new OS ;)

[valeriereneep]

I dont like it either. the sliding action is just gonna be a problem tho I do love touch screen. thats one thing i miss from my palm.

[sniffs]

I wonder if they will leave out the indicator light again? Having to turn on the screen and press buttons to check when activity has happened would certainly eat more battery life than a small LED blinking for a set interval letting you know that you need to check your phone..

[keitai]

Did Moto fire their design team or something? Its really fugly specially the sliding keypad. I don't really see anything upgrade worthy from Moto's lineup, I'll most likely jump to Bold or iPhone 3g sooner or later, at least both have WIFI goodness. But right now, I'm pretty satisfied with my Q9h. :3

[darkdomino]

I'm curious if the Alexander is the future of Motorola's smartphone line or is it merely a branching off into the whole highly-desirable touchscreen market that every phone company seems to be latching onto?

I am inclined to believe otherwise because the new Moto Q for Verizon, as well as the fuzzy shot of this "Ghengis" lead me to believe that the PDA phone isn't going anywhere.

Maybe I'm wrong though, time will tell I guess.

[PacoJr67]

although, we haven't heard anything of the genghis since september. the touchscreen smartphone is a neat idea (seems to work well for the treos) and the slider concept is interesting (if touchy). the alexander could work well, but I don't like the aesthetic.

[darkdomino]

although, we haven't heard anything of the genghis since september. the touchscreen smartphone is a neat idea (seems to work well for the treos) and the slider concept is interesting (if touchy). the alexander could work well, but I don't like the aesthetic.

personally, I don't like the aesthetic either. On top of that, I have owned several slider phones in the past and I can tell you right now that they do *not* last... anything that flips or slides is eventually going to wear out after use and have to be fixed or replaced. That's one of the reasons why I like the Q... no moving parts, nothing that is gonna break on me in a year... that's just my .02