The Motorola Ming () is a series of
smartphone
A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, whic ...
s from
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. () was an American Multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, the company split into two independent p ...
, sold in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
and
mainland China
"Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...
only. It is one of the series in the
4LTR
The Motorola 4LTR line refers to series of mobile phones from Motorola
Motorola, Inc. () was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to ...
line.
A1200i
The A1200 came in December 2005. Although initially the A1200i was slightly towards the expensive side, with the advent of the
ROKR E6 and other phones, the cost of the A1200i has been considerably reduced.
Technical specifications
* Application CPU:
XScale
XScale is a microarchitecture for central processing units initially designed by Intel implementing the ARM architecture (version 5) instruction set. XScale comprises several distinct families: IXP, IXC, IOP, PXA and CE (see more below), with some ...
PXA270
processor
Processor may refer to:
Computing Hardware
* Processor (computing)
**Central processing unit (CPU), the hardware within a computer that executes a program
*** Microprocessor, a central processing unit contained on a single integrated circuit (I ...
315 MHz
* Baseband CPU:
Freescale
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. was an American semiconductor manufacturer. It was created by the divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola in 2004. Freescale focused their integrated circuit products on the automotive, embed ...
ARM
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CPU with a
Motorola 56000
The Motorola DSP56000 (also known as 56K) is a family of digital signal processor (DSP) chips produced by Motorola Semiconductor (later Freescale Semiconductor then NXP) starting in 1986 with later models are still being produced in the 2020s. The ...
DSP
DSP may refer to:
Computing
* Digital signal processing, the mathematical manipulation of an information signal
* Digital signal processor, a microprocessor designed for digital signal processing
* Yamaha DSP-1, a proprietary digital signal ...
handling radio traffic
* Talk time: 2–4 hrs
* Standby time: 14–48 hrs
* Browser: native Opera, WAP 2.0, WML, xHTML, HTML, JavaScript, simple Ajax
* Messaging: MMS, SMS
* E-mail:
POP3
In computing, the Post Office Protocol (POP) is an application-layer Internet standard protocol used by e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. POP version 3 (POP3) is the version in common use, and along with IMAP the most common p ...
,
IMAP4
In computing, the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is an Internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve email messages from a mail server over a TCP/IP connection. IMAP is defined by .
IMAP was designed with the goal of per ...
,
SMTP
The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet standard communication protocol for electronic mail transmission. Mail servers and other message transfer agents use SMTP to send and receive mail messages. User-level email clients typical ...
with
SSL-encryption
* Applications:
Java ME
Java Platform, Micro Edition or Java ME is a computing platform for development and deployment of portable code for embedded and mobile devices (micro-controllers, sensors, gateways, mobile phones, personal digital assistants, TV set-top ...
,
M3G
The Mobile 3D Graphics API, commonly referred to as M3G, is a specification defining an API for writing Java programs that produce 3D computer graphics. It extends the capabilities of the Java ME, a version of the Java platform tailored for em ...
(JSR 184), MIDP 2.0; native applications supported with use of special packaging software
* Synchronization: SyncML, OTA
* Security: Voice Print, OMA DRM 1.0
* Music:
MIDI
MIDI (; Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and re ...
(40),
MP3
MP3 (formally MPEG-1 Audio Layer III or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III) is a coding format for digital audio developed largely by the Fraunhofer Society in Germany, with support from other digital scientists in the United States and elsewhere. Origin ...
,
WAV
Waveform Audio File Format (WAVE, or WAV due to its filename extension; pronounced "wave") is an audio file format standard, developed by IBM and Microsoft, for storing an audio bitstream on PCs. It is the main format used on Microsoft Wind ...
,
AMR,
WMA,
aacplus
High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (HE-AAC) is an audio coding format for lossy data compression of digital audio defined as an MPEG-4 Audio profile in ISO/IEC 14496–3. It is an extension of Low Complexity AAC (AAC-LC) optimized for lo ...
Upgrading latest firmware, it supports the EDGE network. The latest version of Ming already supports EDGE.
Other features
* Integrated stereo FM tuner (use of wired headset required)
* Document viewer (
PDF
Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. ...
,
Word
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,
Excel
ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House area of Newham, East London. It is situated on a site on the northern quay of the ...
,
PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program, created by Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin at a software company named Forethought, Inc. It was released on April 20, 1987, initially for Macintosh computers only. Microsoft acquired PowerPoi ...
)
* High performance personal information manager
* Hands-free speaker phone with 40 channel polyphonic speaker
* Speaker independent voice dial
* Cursive handwriting recognition
* Bluetooth wireless technology with support for these
profiles: HSP, HFP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, BPP, and DUN
A1200e
* Operating system: Motorola EZX Linux
* Browser: native Opera 8.00 for EZX
User guide
A1600
The A1600 first appeared in June 2008.
Overview
MotoMing A1600, offers access to email, messaging and browsing in a user-friendly and stylish design. The full touchscreen simulates a traditional keypad, to give users a familiar experience, while a simplified user interface offers one-handed access to the most often used applications. Bluetooth 2.0 allows for simple pairing with enabled accessories, and enhances A1600's download speed and improving battery life.
Technical specifications
* Application CPU:
Intel XScale
XScale is a microarchitecture for central processing units initially designed by Intel implementing the ARM architecture (version 5) instruction set. XScale comprises several distinct families: IXP, IXC, IOP, PXA and CE (see more below), with some ...
PXA270
processor
Processor may refer to:
Computing Hardware
* Processor (computing)
**Central processing unit (CPU), the hardware within a computer that executes a program
*** Microprocessor, a central processing unit contained on a single integrated circuit (I ...
* Talk time: 2–4 hrs
* Standby time: 14–48 hrs
* Browser: native Opera, WAP 2.0, WML, xHTML, HTML, JavaScript, simple Ajax
* Messaging: MMS, SMS
* E-mail:
POP3
In computing, the Post Office Protocol (POP) is an application-layer Internet standard protocol used by e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. POP version 3 (POP3) is the version in common use, and along with IMAP the most common p ...
,
IMAP4
In computing, the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is an Internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve email messages from a mail server over a TCP/IP connection. IMAP is defined by .
IMAP was designed with the goal of per ...
,
SMTP
The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet standard communication protocol for electronic mail transmission. Mail servers and other message transfer agents use SMTP to send and receive mail messages. User-level email clients typical ...
with
SSL-encryption
* Applications:
Java ME
Java Platform, Micro Edition or Java ME is a computing platform for development and deployment of portable code for embedded and mobile devices (micro-controllers, sensors, gateways, mobile phones, personal digital assistants, TV set-top ...
,
M3G
The Mobile 3D Graphics API, commonly referred to as M3G, is a specification defining an API for writing Java programs that produce 3D computer graphics. It extends the capabilities of the Java ME, a version of the Java platform tailored for em ...
(JSR-184), MIDP 2.0
* Synchronization: SyncML, OTA
* Security: voice print, OMA DRM 1.0
* Music:
MIDI
MIDI (; Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and re ...
(40),
MP3
MP3 (formally MPEG-1 Audio Layer III or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III) is a coding format for digital audio developed largely by the Fraunhofer Society in Germany, with support from other digital scientists in the United States and elsewhere. Origin ...
,
WAV
Waveform Audio File Format (WAVE, or WAV due to its filename extension; pronounced "wave") is an audio file format standard, developed by IBM and Microsoft, for storing an audio bitstream on PCs. It is the main format used on Microsoft Wind ...
,
AMR,
WMA,
aacplus
High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (HE-AAC) is an audio coding format for lossy data compression of digital audio defined as an MPEG-4 Audio profile in ISO/IEC 14496–3. It is an extension of Low Complexity AAC (AAC-LC) optimized for lo ...
Other features
* aGPS support for turn-by-turn navigation
* 3.2 MP with autofocus, scan ability, panorama, GIF animation for MMS
* Camera scanner with talking dictionary and business card reader
* Fuzzy
Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...
handwriting recognition
* Integrated stereo FM tuner (use of wired headset required)
* Document viewer (
PDF
Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. ...
,
Word
A word is a basic element of language that carries an semantics, objective or pragmatics, practical semantics, meaning, can be used on its own, and is uninterruptible. Despite the fact that language speakers often have an intuitive grasp of w ...
,
Excel
ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House area of Newham, East London. It is situated on a site on the northern quay of the ...
,
PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program, created by Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin at a software company named Forethought, Inc. It was released on April 20, 1987, initially for Macintosh computers only. Microsoft acquired PowerPoi ...
)
* High performance personal information manager
* Hands-free speaker phone with 40 channel polyphonic speaker
* Speaker independent voice dial
* Cursive handwriting recognition
* Bluetooth wireless technology with support for these
profiles: HSP, HFP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, BPP, and DUN
A1800
The 1800 came in May 2009, and featured a 3.15 MP camera.
A1680
The A1680 arrived in Q3 2010. It was given major improvements, including a better camera, a larger screen with better pixels, higher memory card limit and came installed with the
Android 1.6 Donut operating system (OS).
External links
*
English User Manual DownloadA1200 articleon the
OpenEZX
OpenEZX was a project active from 2004 to 2008, which gathered information about the Linux based Motorola EZX phone platform.
It tried to provide a 100% free software stack for those phones, especially a way to avoid any proprietary filesystem an ...
wiki
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Ming
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...
Smartphones
Mobile phones introduced in 2006