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Full Specifications September 2, 2026
Motorola · 2010

Motorola BACKFLIP

Motorola BACKFLIP Android smartphone. Announced Jan 2010. Features 3.1″ display, MSM7201A chipset, 5 MP primary camera, 1400 mAh battery, 256 MB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass.

Display 3.1"
Chipset MSM7201A
RAM 256 GB
Storage 512MB 256MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 5 MP
Battery 1400 mAh
Build 133g, 15.3mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2010, January. Released 2010, March
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 1.5 (Cupcake), upgradable to 2.1 (Eclair) in USA
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7201A
CPU 528 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 130

Display

Type TFT, 256K colors (65K effective)
Size 3.1 inches, 28.6 cm 2 (~50.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~186 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
displayother MOTOBLUR UI with Live Widgets

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 512MB 256MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video CIF@30fps

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

Body

Dimensions 108 x 53 x 15.3 mm (4.25 x 2.09 x 0.60 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother BACKTRACK touch panel

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 315 h
Talk time Up to 6 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser HTML
featuresother MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA9 player MP4/H.264/WMV9 player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Our Tests

Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -63.1dB / Crosstalk -59.9dB

Misc

Colors Platinum Silver
SAR 0.58 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2010, January. Released 2010, March
Status Discontinued
OS Android 1.5 (Cupcake), upgradable to 2.1 (Eclair) in USA
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7201A
CPU 528 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 130
Type TFT, 256K colors (65K effective)
Size 3.1 inches, 28.6 cm 2 (~50.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~186 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
displayother MOTOBLUR UI with Live Widgets
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 512MB 256MB RAM
Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video CIF@30fps
cam2modules No
Dimensions 108 x 53 x 15.3 mm (4.25 x 2.09 x 0.60 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother BACKTRACK touch panel
Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 315 h
Talk time Up to 6 h
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser HTML
featuresother MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA9 player MP4/H.264/WMV9 player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -63.1dB / Crosstalk -59.9dB
Colors Platinum Silver
SAR 0.58 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)
Price About 150 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
34.7/100
Entry-level

A specs-derived composite score, not a lab benchmark -- useful for ranking and comparison.

Processor 34.4
Display 42.5
Camera 32.3
Battery 31.1
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