The Motorola Debut i856 also known as the Sprint Motorola Debut i856 is touted as the first slider phone that offers consumers push-to-talk service, and is supported by Nextel Direct Connect® push-to-talk services via Sprint. It is also said to be the first device to offer the upgraded ability to switch from an active push-to-talk call to an interconnect voice call at the touch of a button. There’s a 1.3 megapixels camera featured on this phone with a resolution of 352 x 288 pixels. It has a digital zoom. The camera can be used to capture images as well as shoot videos.
Specifications
Name Facts
The Motorola Debut i856 is also known as Motorola i856 or Sprint Motorola Debut i856.
Design
The Motorola Debut’s compact slider form factor provides user with gliding action for one-handed operation, which keeps the keypad secure when not in use and offers access when needed for instant communication between two people or a group of people, next door or in the next state. This slide phone is available in the colors black and red. The phone network is iDen with the service of 800, 900. It weighs 3oz. and measures approximately (HxWxD) 4.2×2x0.6 in.
Display, Power and Memory
Its main display is color TFT. The 2.2-in display comes with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. The standard Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery comes with a standby time 95 hours and talk time 3.5 hours. The external memory can support cards of up to 8GB (MicroSD, MicroSDHC).
Camera
The handset also supports a 1.3 megapixel camera that features up to 4X digital zoom and video capture, picture enhancement with advanced imaging features to create a variety of image styles – from full color on the vivid 176X220 color display to sepia tones to black & white, GPS to tag images to document exactly where a picture was taken and a variety of other applications to edit photos and manage video content.
Networks
The Sprint Motorola Debut i856 is powered by Nextel Direct Connect which offers sub-one second call set-up, connection to the world’s largest push-to-talk community and integrated business solutions, including one of the largest selections of GPS-solutions. When connected to the Nextel National Network, the Motorola Debut lets users manage conversations, musical tastes and visual creativity. Nextel Direct Connect users can also bring friends and business associates into a conversation on the fly with Group Connect® which is a productivity tool on the job and a way to coordinate family and social activities. It has Bluetooth (v2.1 with A2DP). It features a USB slot (MicroUSB v2.0).
Media
It also features built-in MP3 player and external music controls, stereo music experience through wired headphones or Bluetooth® wireless technology and built-in 3D Audio equalizer to create special musical effects. Its media player supports audio formats such as AAC, AMR, MIDI, MP3, WAV and WMA. There’s also a video player.
Phone Features
The Motorola Debut allows users to send and receive messages, calendar events, pictures, location information and more, all without interrupting a Direct Connect call; play music while texting or talking and supports threaded texting messaging to view entire conversations all on one screen. This phone can vibrate. It provides photo ID. It has ringtones such as polyphonic tones among many. For messaging options, it has SMS and MMS. It features T9 text function. Email as well can be sent on this phone as long as a connection to the internet is made. With internet connection on this phone, its users can browse the web. The Debut i856’s organizer features alarm, calendar, calculator and voice command/dial.
Other Features
The phone comes pre-loaded with applications like Sprint Mobile Email & SME-W, TeleNav Navigation, NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile and NFL Mobile Live, and supports downloadable games, wallpapers and real music ringtones. It comes with an expandable memory supporting up to 8 GB MicroSD card, speakerphone with Voice-Activated Dialing, Direct Connect button that backlights when a push-to-talk call is received, and Multimedia Messaging Service for sending audio, images, text, or all three in the same message to or from email addresses and other capable users with the ability to wirelessly store multimedia on the Sprint Web site. There’s also GPS featured on this phone. There’s also a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Reviews
“If you want to save over $100, the $59 Motorola i335 is a simpler, candy bar-style phone that gets voice quality right and goes very loud. But its budget 130-by-130-pixel LCD and archaic UI look more 2004 than 2009. Buyers with extra cash on hand should check out the $299 Motorola Stature i9. While it’s a more traditional flip design and lacks a standard-size headphone jack, the Stature i9 includes a nicer, higher-resolution LCD screen, a more powerful 3.1-megapixel camera, and a more comfortable numeric keypad.” (PC Mag, 2009)
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