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Motorola Backflip review: 2010 reverse-flip Android.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2010·$100
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#12 of 12
Tier
Specialty
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Motorola Backflip.

Backflip's reverse-flip design hid the QWERTY behind the screen — Moto's 2010 oddity for AT&T.

01Display

56/100

56/100 trails the 61-point cohort average for specialty phones of 2010.

TypeTFT
Size3.1"
Resolution480 x 320

02Performance

44/100

44/100 is one of the weaker performance results among specialty phones of 2010 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetMSM7201A
RAM256 MB
Storage512 MB + microSD

03Camera

56/100

56/100 trails the 60-point cohort average for specialty phones of 2010.

Main5 MP

04Battery

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 66-point average for specialty phones of 2010.

Capacity1,400 mAh (removable)

05Software

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for specialty phones of 2010.

What works
  • Reverse-flip design unique.
  • Backtrack touchpad behind screen.
  • QWERTY + touch.
  • AT&T US.
What doesn't
  • Android 1.5 Cupcake aged.
  • MSM7201A weak.
  • 256 MB RAM.
  • Confusing form factor.
Cross-shop it against
Xperia Play
$200 · score 64/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 12-phone cohort of specialty devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .