If prevailing rumors can be believed, AT&T will finally (though half-heartedly) embrace Google’s Android platform in 2010 when it introduces the Motorola Backflip/Enzo.
According to reports at the Phandroid blog, the Backflip is an Android 1.5 handset that folds down to place the back of the screen against the back of the phone when not in use. Allegedly thinner, shorter and lighter than the T-Mobile G1, the Backflip features a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A processor, 512MB ROM, 256MB RAM, a 5mp camera and a 3.1″ 320×480 display. On the network front, the device is alleged to support UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz, which would make it compatible with both AT&T and T-Mobile, but it is unknown if there is only one version which supports all five bands.
For those who have expressed concern that AT&T is milking the iPhone for all it’s worth, your concerns once again bear out. The Moto Backflip, says Phandroid’s tipster, has been stripped of every Google Apps program except for Maps. AT&T has further customized the device by packing it chock full of the typical AT&T payware, and has dropped Google search in favor of a Yahoo! search widget. The device will be the first Motorola device offering the SENSE/BLUR package to not offer the complete Google Experience.
Despite the major platform drawbacks, Phandroid reports that the device is extremely responsive, particularly when it comes to scrolling and camera usage. It is unknown when AT&T officially plans to introduce the phone.
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