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The Motorola Rival, a brand new side-slider handset from Motorola. Rival A455 is to be launched by Verizon with a price tag of just $99. a 2.2 inch display, EV-Do connectivity, 2 megapixel camera with dedicated camera/video key, Verizon V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Videos, Chaperone Parent/Child, Media Centre, Mobile Web, Mobile Email, Corporate Email, Mobile IM, & Chat, Bluetooth, special keyboard backlighting, text, picture, video & voice messaging with threaded messaging feature.

Motorola Rival™ A455 is a loaded messaging machine that lets you get the first, last and every other word in. Stay ahead of the social curve and never get thumb-tied again with one touch access to IM-style texting and emoticons, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a touch dial pad and fast EVDO connectivity¹. Whether talking or texting¹, Motorola Rival keeps you connected at a price you can afford.

New Features Motorola Rival:

Keep it Going: Out-thumb your friends with IM-style texting that organizes messages by contact, displaying them in a chat-like format¹. Messaging is made even faster with a backlit QWERTY keyboard that shows only the characters and numbers you need to use while texting in the dark¹. One-touch access to text message composition, emoticons, symbols and IM or email lets you quickly chime in and contribute to the chatter¹. Keep all of your important conversations handy by holding up to 500 text messages in your inbox and outbox¹.

Stay in Touch, In Style: Motorola Rival is designed to be pocket-friendly but begs to be shown off, and comes in two stylish colors: Tin Silver and Purple.

Lip Service Just One Touch Away: Use the touch dial pad on the vivid 2.2” display to quickly make and take calls, without opening the slider.

Always Online: Instantly connect with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, Windows Messenger and Yahoo Messenger¹. Or use Mobile Email to access popular email services including Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and Windows Live to stay connected while on-the-go¹.

Motorola Rival™ A455
Talk and Standby Time	Up to 320 min./510 hrs2
Bands/Modes	CDMA 800/1900, CDMA 1X/EV-DO Release 0
Weight	4.4 oz
Dimensions	20. x 3.8 x .71 inches
Browser	WAP
Battery	940.00 mAh
Connectivity	Bluetooth +EDR3, 3.5mm, USB 2.0 FS
Display	2.2” 176×220 65K
Messaging	MMS, SMS , EMS, IM, Email, WAP browser1
Audio	AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, MIDI, MP3, WMA
Video	Capture/Playback/Streaming1, H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV
Camera	2 megapixel, 7x Digital Zoom, Fixed Focus
Memory	130MB end user; up to 8GB expandable
Form Factor	QWERTY Slider
Navigation	GPS/VZ Navigator1