New Virgin phone, Motorola Triumph | JULY19 | $300

[overthinkingme]

I will drop my V for this.
Live from Sprint and Motorola's press event in New York City!

Virgin Mobile welcomes 4.1-inch Motorola Triumph, brings Froyo to the prepaid side -- Engadget

HANDS ON
Link

SPECS

KEY FEATURES:
? 5MP back-facing camera and VGA front-facing camera
? HD video capture and playback in 720p, both on device or over HDMI
? Massive 4.1" display (800x480 WVGA) and ultra-thin at .0.4"
? 1400 mAh battery
? 512MB RAM with 2GB ROM and SD card slot for extended
? Froyo (Android 2.2) with Flash support for enhanced browsing
(download from Android Market)
? Soft touch design for comfort in hand

SPECIFICATIONS:
? Software Platform: Android - Froyo
? Messaging/web/apps: MMS, SMS, email
? Camera: 5MP AF with flash, VGA front facing
? Video: 30 fps @ 720 p decode
30 fps @ 720 p 14 Mbps encode
? Connectivity: microUSB, 3.5mm , HDMI port
? Browser: Android Webkit Browser
? Bluetooth: BT V2.1 + EDR
? Memory: 512MB RAM/ 2GB ROM, uSD Slot
? Location Services: aGPS
? Form Factor: Tablet
? Experience Category: Media Centric
? Baseband: Qualcomm MSM8655
? Weight: 143g
? Dimensions: 4.8" x 2.5" x 0.4"Display: 4.1" 800 x 480 WVGA
? Battery: 1400 mAh
? Bands/Modes: CDMA 1900 MHz EVDO RevA, 802.11 b/g/n

I'll post a picture once there's one available, the live press conference is going on as I type this.

Photos:
Motorola Triumph - Motorola Triumph hands-on (photos) - CNET Reviews

 

[sdxben]

I'm so excited. I wonder how fast the processor is? Price? Release Date? Unlockable Bootloader?

 

[pcp135]

Looks pretty good. I wonder how much Moto is locking this one down.

 

[sdxben]

It's laughable that the "form factor" is a tablet.

 

[overthinkingme]

I'm so excited. I wonder how fast the processor is? Price? Release Date? Unlockable Bootloader?

Virgin Mobile teases 4.1-inch Android phone with Snapdragon in survey -- Engadget Mobile

that link shows an old VM customer survey mentioning that the proc is same as Nexus/EVO..so I'm going to bet on 1Ghz at least

As far as price..gah. I hope it's <= $300.... we'll see I guess, summer availability I think
Unlockable bootloader...I wouldn't count on it. Motorola is the worst on that.
We should try to donate a phone like this to aosp. >.<

 

[sdxben]

Virgin Mobile teases 4.1-inch Android phone with Snapdragon in survey -- Engadget Mobile

that link shows an old VM customer survey mentioning that the proc is same as Nexus/EVO..so I'm going to bet on 1Ghz at least

As far as price..gah. I hope it's <= $300.... we'll see I guess, summer availability I think
Unlockable bootloader...I wouldn't count on it. Motorola is the worst on that.
We should try to donate a phone like this to aosp. >.<

Good find. I guess that pretty much answers the question. I would think it would be more like the build of a DroidX. on the inside. Qualcomm?s new Snapdragon MSM8655 Processor - Droid Forum - Verizon Droid & the Motorola Droid Forum Possibly 1.2ghz

 

[ceejay83]

Nice, might get this just for the bigger screen

 

[overthinkingme]

Same proc as the Thunderbolt, 1.2Hgz maybe?
Link

 

[sdxben]

Same proc as thwe Thunderbolt, 1.2Hgz maybe?
Link

Thunderbolt has been overclocked up to 2Ghz!

 

[easyguy]

I need a time/date of release so I can sell my V!!!!

Maybe they will charge extra for this phone like they did with the BlackBerry.

 

[zedorda]

From what I have seen of the summer release line up this lands squarely in the midrange field almost lower midrange. Every single stat is 1-2 steps under most everything being release. The clear watermark is the Android 2.2, everything being release as upper and high end are being released with 2.3. With the mass amount of tablets being planned for Honeycomb with releases from late summer to dec. simply blow this thing away. Its a nice phone but its all last years tech along with the fact that Moto is on avg hell to deal with to get rooted and ROMed I cant say I am looking forward to this phone as an ownership item but I see this being a phone to change our $25 plan since this phone will be a huge draw of costumers and bandwidth with functional flash. So this phone may be the demise of the $25 plan...

 

[overthinkingme]

I need a time/date of release so I can sell my V!!!!

Maybe they will charge extra for this phone like they did with the BlackBerry.

I would pay a little extra for some faster and reliable 3g..

 

[overthinkingme]

From what I have seen of the summer release line up this lands squarely in the midrange field almost lower midrange. Every single stat is 1-2 steps under most everything being release. The clear watermark is the Android 2.2, everything being release as upper and high end are being released with 2.3. With the mass amount of tablets being planned for Honeycomb with releases from late summer to dec. simply blow this thing away. Its a nice phone but its all last years tech along with the fact that Moto is on avg hell to deal with to get rooted and ROMed I cant say I am looking forward to this phone as an ownership item but I see this being a phone to change our $25 plan since this phone will be a huge draw of costumers and bandwidth with functional flash. So this phone may be the demise of the $25 plan...

Will be midrange or less by release lmao
I fear where my V will rank by then :/

 

[easyguy]

I would pay a little extra for some faster and reliable 3g..

That is not happening, I dont think. I would too, but they seem to be playing catch up or just simply telling us, we get what we paid for.

 

[easyguy]

Good thing with pre-paid and non contract, we can sell or just toss our Optimus V when this phone is release. No need to wait for two years for a new phone.

 

[mmarz]

Good thing with pre-paid and non contract, we can sell or just toss our Optimus V when this phone is release. No need to wait for two years for a new phone.

You may want to wait until the darn thing is rooted before you toss your Optimus into the trash

While this looks good on paper, so did the Intercept, at least comparable to Optimus. The Intercept and the Optimus are like night and day in terms of bugs, stability, and usability.

I hope it turns out well.

 

[Eollie]

Nice looking phone.

I like it has two cameras. Finally.

However it is a Motorola phone therefore the chance of me buying it is very slim.
The bootloader will be locked down. Simple as that. How many new Moto phones have a unlocked bootloader?

I will keep my eye on this phone just because it is a step up from the V, but I would rather step up to a much better phone for what I think the price on this is going to be.

 

[r00t]

Virgin Mobile seems to offer a low price of the initial launch of their new phones.

 

[overthinkingme]

hands on video is available
Motorola Triumph for Virgin Mobile hands-on (video) -- Engadget

looks nice, I am hoping root won't be too much trouble. I know there are thriving moto android communities out there. Crossing fingers.

Virgin Mobile seems to offer a low price of the initial launch of their new phones.

Hopefully but this means I'll risk jumping the gun for a lower price. Makes this harder.

 

[thexxoffspring]

i want this so badly lol.