T-Mobile Charm

It's small, it's square, it's the Motorola Charm. Featuring a 2.8-inch screen and full QWERTY keyboard, the Charm brings a little, well, charm into a world full of black-slab phones. It has Android 2.1 with Motoblur, a 600MHz processor and a 3MP camera.

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Announced Date:

October 7, 2010

Carrier:

T-Mobile

Android Central Reader Rating:

Average: 2.1 (13 votes)

Once you get your Charm, you're going to want to deck it out. Cases provide protection. Chargers and batteries keep your phone juiced while you're on the go. Bluetooth headsets keep you safer while driving. Check out our T-Mobile Charm accessory guide.

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Microsoft tries to keep Motorola from importing phones it's no longer selling anyway

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 23 Aug 2011 9:46 am

Look at the list of Motorola smartphones that Microsoft has dragged out before the International Trade Commission in hopes of blocking future imports, and you can't help but chuckle. Oh, there are a couple of high-enders there -- the Droid X and Droid 2 -- but everything else is an also-ran -- the Charm, Cliq XT, Backflip and Devour. And considering most of them either have gone the way of the...

Motorola Charm about to get an update, but it still won't be Froyo

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 9 Mar 2011 10:52 am

Manufacturer's looking for 500 beta testers this weekJust because the Motorola Charm isn't going to be updated to Android 2.2. Froyo doesn't mean it's going to be left to die. Motorola's actually prepping an update that's expected to start pushing soon. Here's what you can expect:Added Wifi callingAdded SlackerRadio and NABImproved phone stabilityCalendar bugfixesImproved calendar...

Motorola Flipout, Charm won't get Froyo, manufacturer says

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 3 Mar 2011 8:51 am

If you've got a Motorola Flipout or Motorola Charm and are staying up nights waiting for a Froyo update, time to pour yourself a glass of milk, fluff the pillows and head to bed. It ain't gonna happen. Motorola just updated its increasingly less popular update timeline chart and broke the bad news -- the Charm and Flipout "will remain on Android 2.1." It's not that big a surprise, we suppose,...

T-Mobile announces all phones free for Valentine's Day

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 7 Feb 2011 3:55 pm

T-Mobile wants to share a little love this Valentine's Day, and they are trying to win your heart with free phones. On Feb. 11 and 12 (hey, that's this weekend!) all phones on T-Mobile will be free. This includes their high end Android phones like the MyTouch 4G, the T-Mobile G2, and the Samsung Vibrant.Of course free really means you're tied to a two year agreement, and if you dig a little...

T-Mobile bringing 'affordable' Android phones this holiday season

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 1 Nov 2010 10:37 am

T-Mobile is bringing a quartet of sub-$100 phones to market in time for the holiday season. They are:T-Mobile Comet: Also known as the Hauwei Ideos, available Nov. 3 for $9.99 after $50 rebate and two-year contract. Also available at Target, Radio Shack and Best Buy for less than $200.LG Optimus T: Available Nov. 3 for $29.99 after $50 rebate and contract.Motorola Charm: $49.99 after $50 rebate...

Apple sues Motorola over multitouch on its Android smartphones

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 30 Oct 2010 4:04 pm

Another day, another patent lawsuit. And this time around it's Apple suing Motorola over multitouch on nearly all its Android phones -- basically everything up to and including the Droid X. In addition to the multitouch infringement claims, there's also:Object-Oriented System Locator SystemTouch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Determining Commands by Applying...

Motorola Charm review

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 6 Oct 2010 10:39 am

The Motorola Charm is the embodiment of the "smart-messaging phone." It runs Android, but make no mistake -- it's not what you would expect from your typical Android phone. It has an excellent qwerty keyboard, a small screen well designed for messaging applications (but little else), and a price point that makes sense. Hit the break to see my impressions of Android's version of the Kin.

Motorola Charm -- hands on with T-Mobile's tiny messenger

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 4 Sep 2010 4:40 pm

That little bitty phone you see in that big meaty paw is the new Motorola Charm from T-Mobile. The form factor is a first for Android, and one many of us (myself included) have been looking forward to. While it may not be running the latest and greatest hardware, and many would say that MotoBlur hinders it, I'm going to go forward and be optomistic about what it can, and does bring to the table...

T-Mobile Charm available today

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 25 Aug 2010 8:12 am

You can have it in golden bronze, or you can have it in cabernet -- but either way, you can have the Motorola Charm on T-Mobile today for a mere $74.99 after contract and rebate. With it you get this little (that's a 2.8-inch screen, folks) square monster with a full QWERTY keyboard. There's a 3MP camera, Adobe Flash Lite, Motoblur, Android 2.1 and the back of the phone doubles as a trackpad. So...

T-Mobile confirms Motorola Charm for Aug. 25 release for a mere $75

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 18 Aug 2010 6:35 pm

T-Mobile has confirmed via Twitter that the Motorola Charm will be available on August 25. We were pretty sure this was the date, as we saw a leaked T-Mobile document a few weeks back with the same date, but it's always nice to get confirmation from the carrier instead of riding the coattails of a rumor. We also have pricing: $75 after the usual contract and rebate stuff.While the Charm doesn't...

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