Motorola Pro+ 4G announced for Bell Canada

By Tyler Lee on 10/27/2011, filed in Home > CellPhones

Motorola Pro+ 4G announced for Bell Canada Enterprise users looking to get their hands on an Android smartphone will be pleased to hear that Motorola together with Bell Canada have officially announced the Motorola Pro+ 4G. The device is expected to make its debut on the 7th of November and will be available for subscribers on Bell Canada for $350 off contract.

In terms of hardware, the Motorola Pro+ 4G will sport a 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, a 3.1” 640×480 display, HSPA+ connectivity and will run on Android’s Gingerbread 2.3. All of which will be packed into a candybar shaped phone with a QWERTY keyboard reminiscent of Blackberry smartphones.

Granted that the 3.1” display may not be the most ideal to edit documents, but for those who travel frequently, it would the encryption capabilities of the Pro+ 4G that will sell it for enterprise customers. It will come with QuickOffice Connect and should you lose your device, it appears that the Pro+ 4G will support a remote wipe of your device and the SD card. It will also feature a variety of accessories designed for the business person on the go, such as a Bluetooth headset, Bluetooth enabled car kit, portable power and a car charger.

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

HSPA+: is also known as Evolved High-Speed Packet Access. It is a mobile broadband protocol that was defined by the 3GPP standard, release 7. In Theory, the HSPA+ data rate can go up to 84 Mbps (Megabits per second) downstream (to the mobile), and 22Mbps upstream (back to the tower). These numbers are achieved by using multiple streams, so they should be considered theoretical and peak performance numbers. The HSPA+ specifications support up to 168Mbps of theoretical peak rate. Although many HSPA+ carriers call it 4G, it is very different from 4G LTE.

Motorola: Motorola is an American telecommunication company that has been split in two: Motorola Mobility (now a Google company) and Motorola Solutions. Motorola Mobility now focuses on handsets and set top boxes, while Motorola Solutions works on infrastructure and enterprise products. Motorola Mobility's best products are the Motorola RAZR M, RAZR HD, and RAZR Maxx HD. In Europe, Motorola has partnered with Intel to build the Motorola RAZR i.

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