The Motorola i1 is one such handset–it’s the first Google Android phone for Boost Mobile, and it’s also the first Google Android smartphone to run on Nextel’s iDEN network. It’s quite a rugged device–for a touch screen phone anyway–and it’s also the only Android phone to support push-to-talk, which is a big deal if you’re a Boost or Nextel customer. However, the i1 is saddled with Android 1.5, which is a relatively obsolete version of the operating system, and the iDEN network doesn’t have fast data speeds. However, Motorola may release a software update in the future, so we’ll keep hoping for improvements on that front. Overall, it’s certainly not the best Android phone we’ve seen, but it makes for a serviceable touch-screen smartphone, especially if you’re an iDEN die-hard. The Motorola i1 is available for 9.99, but bear in mind that price without a contract from Boost Mobile.

9 Comments

  1. SEDILEXRE5 says:

    HORRIBLE PHONE, NICE NAILS! LOL

  2. xjunior87x says:

    when is the phone coming out.???

  3. cKlutcHJ21 says:

    @xjunior87x

    It came out June 20, 2010.

  4. diegocamp says:

    What’s a “5 megapixel camella”?

  5. foleyboy251 says:

    Badass phone had mine about a month now

  6. KiNgDaDdY2o9 says:

    Will that black button on the bottom of the phone fall off like the rest of Motorola phones? Like the Sliver and Razor?

  7. kukulalalu89 says:

    @SEDILEXRE5 she needs to fix her nails… lol

  8. xxnickpwnsxx says:

    if it was cdma it would be nasty, why make it iden?

  9. ghetto2ube says:

    @xxnickpwnsxx i know cuz iden text messageing has to download and stuff i got a cdma fone idens be messing up i hope they make that fone cdma

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