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Tweet Find Coverage: Release Date: Q2 2009 Released For: Verizon - Discontinued Released for Verizon Wireless, the Motorola Rival is designed for quick and easy messaging. It has a 2.2-inch screen and a backlit QWERTY keyboard that lights up either red or green depending on entry mode. The handset comes with IM-style texting that organizes messages by contact and displays them in a chat-like view. Users can also access emoticons, symbols, IM and email with one press of a button. The Rival integrates a 2.0-megapixel camera, 3.5 mm headset jack, and up to 8GB optional microSD memory.

• Backlit QWERTY keyboard for faster messaging; keyboard lights up either characters, numbers or symbols based on entry mode while texting in the dark
• touch dial pad on the vivid 2.2-inch display quickly makes and takes calls, without opening the slider
• IM-style texting that organizes messages by contact, displaying them in a chat-like format on AOL Instant Messenger, Windows Messenger and Yahoo Messenger
• Use Mobile Email to access popular email services including Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and Windows Live to stay connected while on-the-go
• VCAST Music with Rhapsody service to choose from more than 4 million songs to download over the air
• VZ Navigator to get audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest and share the directions with others
• Up to 8GB optional removable memory to satisfy any music appetite (microSD card is sold separately)

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Technical
Network:	CDMA 800 / 1900
Form Factor:	Slide
Dimensions:	97 x 51 x 18 mm
Weight:	125 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	QWERTY Keypad / 5-Way Keypad
Battery Type:	940 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time:	5.5 hours
Standby Time:	18.8 days
Memory:	130.0 MB
Expandable Memory:	microSD / TransFlash
Safety
Radiation (SAR):	(1.59 W/kg)
Imaging
Main Screen:	TFT 65,000 colors (176 x 220 px)
External Screen:
Camera:	2.0 MP / 7X Zoom / Video Recorder
Audio
MP3 Player:	VCAST Music
FM Radio:
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	176 x 220 px
Screen Savers:	176 x 220 px
Ring Tones:	MP3
Themes:
Games:	BREW
Streaming Multimedia:	VCAST Video
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:	POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
Chat:	AOL / Windows Live / Yahoo
Predictive Text:	T9
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	2.0 (A2DP / HFP / HSP)
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	cdma2000 1xEV-DO
Wi-Fi:
GPS:
PC Sync:	USB 2.0
More Information
Website:	Product Website
Discussion:	Motorola Forum

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