Motorola Glam: India’s First Android Dual Sim (CDMA+GSM)

In an attempt to increase its market share in a country like India, Motorola finally appears to take steps towards some innovation and hence launched the first ever Android phone with Dual sim (CDMA + GSM) technology known as the 'Milestone XT800' or simply Motorola Glam. The phone is a touch-screen and supports almost all features a user might be looking for in a smartphone.

In an attempt to increase its market share in a country like India, Motorola finally appears to take steps towards some innovation and hence launched the first ever Android phone with Dual sim (CDMA + GSM) technology known as the ‘Milestone XT800’ or simply Motorola Glam. The phone is a touch-screen and supports almost all features a user might be looking for in a smartphone. The price tag is around Rs. 32000 which might look big initially though it’s a great new comer for users of both CDMA as well as GSM. However now, the phone will be exclusively sold by AirTyme Communications in India.

Features at a glance

Camera: 5 Mega-pixel [autofocus, digital-zoom, dual LED flash]

Operating System: Android 2.1 [a bit disappointing though]

Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email (includes push email)

Storage: 2GB card [expandable up to 32GB]

Connectivity: USB 2.0, Bluetooth [wireless Bluetooth stereo included]

GPS: Assisted GPS support [Google maps included]

Multimedia: Video playback/capture/streaming [HDMI output included], Audio formats supported [includes WAV, WMA, AMR, MP3, AAC and lot more]

Office: Support for viewing / editing documents [Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF and ZIP]

I think this is going to be a great buy for users who are not even willing to leave the strong CDMA network as well as want to have a nice Android phone. However you need to compromise on the Android version. Think and then comment, “are you gonna buy it?”