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Product Age Average review date: Oct 10, 2007

Rank 2670 

alaScore 66

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419 reviews

May, 2012

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"Worst Nightmare"

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It is supposed to be a smart phone but the pe... 

It Looks good but it doesn't serve the purpose by looking good. It is a big disappointment to have a phone in your hand and not being able to use it the way you want to use it

The phone turns itself on and off.The battery meter keeps fluctuating and the battery life is very bad. Replaced the battery nothing changed. No firmware. You have to have your stylus ready all the time unless you have tiny fingers to navigate

May, 2010 2010-05-17   2.5

Motorola MOTOMING A1200 Smart Phone

By Twordsdiverged (pcworld.com) Read the full review

After my first Moto I swore of Motorola forever. When I had problems with my carrier replacing my phone I needed a new one in a pinch. I first bought a Nokia since they had always served me well. The Nokia 3230 was terrible. I next found this one and...

ReceptionCall qualityScreen qualityBuild qualityBluetooth stereo

Flip can be tough to openSoftware not easy to upgrade like windows mobileNot the easiest phone for people not tech savy

Jan, 2010 2010-01-01   4

Motorola Ming A1200 (Unlocked)

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It is supposed to be a smart phone but the people who designed it weren't as smart.

It Looks good but it doesn't serve the purpose by looking good. It is a big disappointment to have a phone in your hand and not being able to use it the way you want to use it

The phone turns itself on and off.The battery meter keeps fluctuating and the battery life is very bad. Replaced the battery nothing changed. No firmware. You have to have your stylus ready all the time unless you have tiny fingers to navigate

Jan, 2010 2010-01-01   2.5

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Manufacturer's Description

Motorola A1200, a clamshell phone with Linux software, bears an innovative clear flip-cover and an antenna-free profile, combines svelte design, business features, and a high-resolution two mega pixel camera into a package designed to appeal to users who don't mind looking good while getting things done. Motorola A1200 also deepens Motorola's handset portfolio based on the Linux OS - further demonstrating Motorola's commitment to driving Linux innovation across the company's mobile device...

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 419 reviews from magazines and websites. Views about the usability and design are generally positive, but the features and connectivity get negative reviews. Opinions are divided on the battery.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Motorola A1200 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 66/100 = Good quality.

May, 2012 2012-05-15 alaScore 66 3.3

Motorola Ming A1200 (Unlocked)

By Kent German (cnet.com)

The Motorola Ming A1200 is a functional smartphone with a stylish, compact design and satisfying call quality. The feature set offers a decent range of options, including stereo Bluetooth, world phone support, a business card reader, and a media player

The Motorola Ming A1200's interface was occasionally sluggish and the call volume tended to be low. Its virtual keyboard is tiny and the microSD card slot is in an inconvenient location. Also, it lacks 3G and Wi-Fi, and the internal memory is quite low

Though it lacks some key data features, the Motorola Ming A1200 is a unique and user-friendly smartphone that delivers on call quality.

Oct, 2007 2007-10-15   3.5

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Motorola Ming A1200 (Unlocked)

By Kent German (zdnet.com)

The Motorola A1200 (also known as the Ming) is a Linux-based smart phone with 2.4-inch 320x240-pixel touch-screen display. Features on the GSM handset include quad-band world phone support, handwriting recognition, a speakerphone, polyphonic sound,...

The Motorola Ming A1200 is a functional smartphone with a stylish, compact design and satisfying call quality. The feature set offers a decent range of options, including stereo Bluetooth, world phone support, a business card reader, and a media player.

The Motorola Ming A1200's interface was occasionally sluggish and the call volume tended to be low. Its virtual keyboard is tiny and the microSD card slot is in an inconvenient location. Also, it lacks 3G and Wi-Fi, and the internal memory is quite low.

Though it lacks some key data features, the Motorola Ming A1200 is a unique and user-friendly smartphone that delivers on call quality.

Oct, 2007 2007-10-15   3.7

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Motorola A1200

By Joni Blecher (letstalk.com)

The Motorola Ming is one of those cell phones we couldn't wait to get our hands on, and once we got to use it, we knew why. It's just that fun and cool to use. Although this is an unlocked cell phone and some of its menus are in a foreign language, we...

In short, the Motorola Ming is a real head-turner with a ton of features that are easy to execute and fun to use.

Dec, 2007 2007-12-19   4.5

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It can be called a phone with added features. It can be operated mostly without the stylus and easily responds to a single hand. It may look like one smartphone, but, it is still a phone per se.

A1200 or Ming is awesome to look at, feels very comfortable in a pocket and enhances your Brand Image for sure. It is intuitive and has a lot of features. For someone that wants a great looking phone, this is definitely it. Looks and feels great,...

It's a rockstar! But if you want a PDA that accompanies a phone, forget about this one. Babagsak pa din siya sa category ng pagiging handset phone at hindi sa pagiging PDA accurate.

May, 2007 2007-05-01   3

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Motorola Motoming A1200

By Shayne Rana (tech2.in.com)

They never fail to surprise me, this company. Their phones are techno marvels when it comes to design and innovation. The Motorola MOTOMING A1200 is certainly no exception – it is a full-featured business smartphone, but it looks stylish enough to...

Aside from the rather disappointing battery life and the fact that it’s not too easy to 'write' messages, I have to say, WOWZERS! This is a great phone. It’s packed with features and its user friendly as well. That's most important. At around Rs....

Why it called the Ming? Well, in Mandarin, it’s supposed to mean clear and bright. Let's find out how true that is.

Apr, 2007 2007-04-07   4

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Motorola Ming / A1200

By Jonathan Cheah (mobile88.com)

The A1200 equipped with a 2 megapixel camera and just weighs 95 grams! It has a big 2.4?240?20 pixels QVGA TFT screen, 8MB built-in memory and support T-flash memory expansion.

On the minus side, except for the fancy transparent flip and rubberised feel of the casing, there was little to differentiate this device from preceding models. In other words, it is getting a little boring to keep looking at the same old devices with...

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Motorola A1200 Ming

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Announced last December 2005 and available for quite some time now, the Motorola A1200 Ming, also known by its nick name as the Motorola Ming is a Linux based smart phone from Motorola. It utilizes the flip design albeit with a transparent cover giving...

If you are the business type who still knows how to have fun and want to project a very unique individuality, then the Motorola A1200 Ming is the perfect smart phone for you. Young urban professionals will especially delight in its useful...

Targeted for the business type consumer, it also features a very useful business card reader.

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Motorola A1200 / MING Cell Phone Review

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Motorola A1200 is a Linux operating GSM phone with transparent front cover. It has QVGA color Touch display and a 2-megapixel camera with Macro Mode. The internal memory is extended through microSD memory cards, which can store music in various formats...

Touch screen, design,

Applications a bit tricky,

The A1200 also supports internet browsing and email client.

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Motorola Motoming A1200

By Shayne Rana (tech2.com)

The Motoming is equipped with plenty of features all wrapped up in a sleek, sexy package.

Vivid display, Sleek and light weight, Business card reader, Picture editor, A2DP compatible

Antenna stays off if battery dies and left to charge, Only 8Mb internal memory, Battery life not too good

Aside from the rather disappointing battery life and the fact that it's not too easy to 'write' messages, I have to say, WOWZERS! This is a great phone. It's packed with features and its user friendly as well. That's most important. At around Rs....

Apr, 2007 2007-04-07   4

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Motorola MING (Motorola A1200)

By Oleg Kononosov (mobile-review.com)

Motorola pioneered in the market of Linux-based devices by releasing a range of solutions running eZx operating system, specifically these were Motorola A760, Motorola A780, Motorola A910, ROKR E2. The E2, though, stands apart from the rest of the...

The manufacturer positions this handset as a smartphone, which is seemingly the right thing, due to it carrying Linux onboard, however it's almost impossible to find and install extra software. I have to mention, though, that such software does exist,...

But the most earthshaking offering in this range would be Motorola A1200 renamed in MING in the middle of March, 2006, when it made it to Hong Kong. The hieroglyph œming comprises characters standing for the sun and the moon, and thus is striking...

Mar, 2007 2007-03-08 No rating -0.1

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 145 user reviews of the Motorola A1200 from cnet.com. The user reviews were collected from May, 2006 to May, 2010. The average user rating from cnet.com is 80 out of 100.

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"Worst Nightmare"

It is supposed to be a smart phone but the pe...  It Looks good but it doesn't serve the purpose by looking good. It is a big disappointment to have

Motorola Ming A1200 (Unlocked)

It is supposed to be a smart phone but the people who designed it weren't as smart. It Looks good but it doesn't serve the purpose by looking good. I

"Looks great, almost unusable due to software problems"

Enjoy looking at this phone, but don't buy it...  It's a good-looking phone. Screen quality is good Serious software problems. Handwriting recognitio

"Cutest and strangest yet coolest phone ever!"

I currently own a dare but previously owned a...  Awesome design (love the red one) hard to text (not impossible) without stylist

  123 Users positive 22 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of the Motorola A1200 from pcworld.com. The user reviews were collected from Jan, 2002 to Jan, 2010. The average user rating from pcworld.com is 80 out of 100.

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Motorola MOTOMING A1200 Smart Phone

one of the best phones i have used so far...Wow!! i love the look of it and its got a great interface....Its a good PDA phone and the best thing for m

Motorola MOTOMING A1200 Smart Phone

After my first Moto I swore of Motorola forever. When I had problems with my carrier replacing my phone I needed a new one in a pinch. I first bought

Motorola MOTOMING A1200 Smart Phone

Phone is small not that Small but when close its smaller than the blackberry pearl. and its a little thicker than Blackberry pearl. It would be great

Motorola MOTOMING A1200 Smart Phone

Appearance wise its too good.All my friends liked this phone.The flip and touchpad screen of it makes it look smart.Shipping was also perfect and on t

  8 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Motorola A1200 from shopzilla.com. This user review was collected in 0000-00-00, with a rating of 100 out of 100.

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Motorola MING Cell Phone

  1 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of the Motorola A1200 from jr.com. The user reviews were collected from Jan, 2009 to Sep, 2010. The average user rating from jr.com is 100 out of 100.

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Awesome Phone !

So easy & practical to use. Stylus makes it easier to text. Attractive Design","Brilliant Display Flat Sound","Not Sensitive","Poorly Made","Too Much

I cant believe this phone actually works

i love the touch screen, blue tooth and handwriting recognition, connectivity. Browser is limited to Opera mini, otherwise everything about it is okay

  2 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Motorola A1200 from newegg.com. This user review was collected in 2006-12-12, with a rating of 100 out of 100.

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A1200

Great form factor, battery life good. Touch screen works well as well as handwriting program. English instruction book is complete. Great PDA phone. I

  1 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analyzed 139 user reviews of the Motorola A1200 from amazon.com. The user reviews were collected from Apr, 2006 to Feb, 2011. The average user rating from amazon.com is 79 out of 100.

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Great little phone

I chose this phone because I had a RAZR3 I really liked, but it stopped working after several years of use. I tried a slide phone (Motorola ZN300) and

Ming A 1200

The Motorola Ming is a awesome cell phone that has great reception and a great phone book memory. The downfall to this phone is the texting which is v

nice phone

nice phone Nice phone, be aware because mine only came with two language: English and Chinese. the systems that this phone uses is linux, you have to

nice phone

Nice phone, be aware because mine only came with two language: English and Chinese. the systems that this phone uses is linux, you have to be a power

  118 Users positive 21 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Motorola A1200 from epinions.com. This user review was collected in 2007-03-17, with a rating of 80 out of 100.

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The good looking smart phone

Good battery life ; Good looks ; reliable bulky

  1 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of the Motorola A1200 from pricegrabber.com. The user reviews were collected from Oct, 2006 to Dec, 2007. The average user rating from pricegrabber.com is 68 out of 100.

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incompetent seller

I have not received it yet, the seller is very incomptetent and keeps giving me the run around the issue of why I have not received it yet. none don'

Solid Phone with some minor issues

After my first Moto I swore of Motorola forever. Reception Call quality Screen quality Build quality Bluetooth stereo Flip can be tough to open Softw

motorola A1200

Phone is small not that Small but when close its smaller than the blackberry pearl. Nice shape. Good looking. Like the touch screen. Simple to use. (

Beautiful case, but very bad software with many bugs and owfull user interface

Don't be lead by the beautiful appearance of this phone and by the fact that it is using Linux-based operating system. Beautiful, touchscreen, small

  5 Users positive 3 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of the Motorola A1200 from pricerunner.com. The user reviews were collected from Jun, 2006 to Jul, 2006. The average user rating from pricerunner.com is 80 out of 100.

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Motorola gets trendy

It is a trendy phone. It has a slick, new design. The camera quality is quite good. The MP3 player is really amazing. The battery life is absolutely o

cool new moto

it is a great phone, but a bit on the bulky side for my taste. This new installment gaines a FM tuner, a 2MP camera, a business card scanner, a higher

Hold your breath!

Since it uses Intel PXA270 the battery life is simply outstanding. Touch screen and handwriting recognition are its main features. The camera is quite

  3 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Motorola A1200 from reviewstream.com. This user review was collected in 2009-06-10, with a rating of 80 out of 100.

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Motorola A1200 (moto ming) phone

My black Motorola A 1200 is now two years old. I am very happy with this phone. It has got fantastic looks and performs really well. It's the first Sm

  1 Users positive

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Motorola A1200

Motorola A1200: product specifications

Battery
Capacity
850mAh
Standby Time (PB)
170hours
Talk Time (PB)
450minutes
Technology
Lithium ion
CE Input Device
Type
Touch sensitive screen
Cellular
Band
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)
Combined with
With digital camera / digital player
Integrated Components
Digital camera / Digital player
Phone Form Factor
Flip
Service Provider
Not specified
Technology
GSM
Type
Smartphone
Vibrating Alert
 Yes
Voice Recorder
 Yes
Wireless Interface
Bluetooth
Communicator Features
Operating System
Linux
Dimensions & Weight
Depth
0.9in
Height
3.8in
Weight
4.3oz
Width
2in
Display
Diagonal Size
2.4in
Diagonal Size (metric)
6.1cm
Type
LCD display
Flash Memory
Supported Flash Memory Cards
microSD
Header
Manufacturer
Motorola
Model
A1200
Packaged Quantity
1
Product Line
Motorola
Miscellaneous
Color
Black/Red
Optical Sensor
Sensor Resolution
2Megapixel

Manufacturer's Description


Motorola A1200, a clamshell phone with Linux software, bears an innovative clear flip-cover and an antenna-free profile, combines svelte design, business features, and a high-resolution two mega pixel camera into a package designed to appeal to users who don't mind looking good while getting things done. Motorola A1200 also deepens Motorola's handset portfolio based on the Linux OS - further demonstrating Motorola's commitment to driving Linux innovation across the company's mobile device spectrum.

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