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Video Tour: Motorola Rival

Jul 21, 2009, 5:41 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Here is Phone Scoop's quick take on the new Motorola Rival for Verizon Wireless. Solid hardware and a slight refresh of the Verizon user interface make it a decent messaging pick.

Here is a video tour of the Motorola Rival, a new messaging phone for Verizon Wireless. The hardware is solid and it combines a full QWERTY keyboard with a resistive touch display for improved usability. Watch the video here:

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About the author, Eric M. Zeman:

Eric has been covering the mobile telecommunications industry for 17 years at various print and online publications. He studied at Rutgers Newark and University of Kentucky, and has a degree in writing. He likes playing guitar, attending concerts, listening to music, and driving sports cars.

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Motorola Rival A455

2.2" display 176 x 220 pixels
940 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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mikeanthony01

Jul 26, 2009, 12:28 AM

Motorola Rival difference ?

Besides, having a touch screen, how different is this phone from lets say a Pantech Matrix ?

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