Motorola's Sexy Linux Smartphone

Ever since the first RAZR handset swept imperiously onto the scene, professional Motorola fans have been clamouring for a smartphone version.  The QWERTY-blessed Q went some way to satisfying those lusts, but the broad body needed to accommodate all those keys meant however much EL-backlighting Motorola put in, it wasn't quite the same.  Now the company has decided to sweep the board again, this time eschewing keyboards altogether and instead going the touchscreen route.  The MOTOROKR E6 is a combination music/smartphone, running Linux on its 2.4-inch QVGA screen and making the most of a 2-megapixel digital camera for photos and video.  SD storage means up to 2GB of space.

The downsides?  Well, leaving the main disappointment for last, it's tri-band rather than quad-band, has no 3G capability (mobile data tops out at GPRS) and – most frustratingly – is likely to be Asia-only, currently on sale in China and with Motorola remaining tight-lipped about release in further markets.

Review: Motorola MOTOROKR E6 [MobileBurn]