Motorola announced the release of their two new Linux powered smartphones. The Motoming A1600 and Motoming A1800, are two powerful business devices with, GPS, touchscreen and a handful of other features. There have been rumors that these phones have already been available in china, but now it is official that these two phones do exist.

Motorola Ming A1600

The Motorola Ming A1600 has a 2.4-inch 262K color TFT display with a QVGA resolution. It is a touchscreen and there is also a stylus to help you navigate around. The MING semi-transparent plastic active cover protects the display and aids in call management.

Motorola MING A1600 runs on the Linux OS, much like the predecessor MING A1200, and has quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support but no 3G functionality. There is a 3-megapixal camera with continuous autofocus. A really unique feature is the business card scanner that also allows you to photograph a sign or text and have it translated by the on-board dictionary.

The Motorola Ming A1600 also has a microSD card slot (up to 4GB), Bluetooth capability, a microUSB port, and a stereo FM radio. Unfortunately, there’s no Wi-Fi connectivity as it was rumored. This phone comes in at 98.9×53.5x 19.6 mm and weighs 128g, is certainly not among the most compact devices.

No information regarding pricing and availability plans yet.

Motorola Ming A1800

The Motorola Ming A1800 is almost a twin of the A1600 - they share the 2.4-inch QVGA touchscreen display, the 3 megapixel camera, the microSD memory card slot (up to 4GB), and the stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), and also the built-in GPS and the Linux OS. There’s no Wi-Fi support again.

The Motorola Ming A1800 however packs two radio transceivers - that means it offers simultaneous connection to two networks. But there’s even more to that - the Motorola Ming A1800 can hook up to both GSM and CDMA networks. The GSM support covers tri-band GSM and GPRS (no EDGE or 3G), while the CDMA support covers the CDMA 1x standard.

There’s no info on the Motorola Ming A1800 availability and pricing.

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