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Motorola Citrus review: 2010 eco-friendly entry.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2010·$130
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#12 of 17
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Motorola Citrus.

Citrus was Motorola's 2010 eco budget Android — 25% recycled plastic for Verizon prepaid.

01Display

56/100

56/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for budget phones of 2010.

TypeTFT touch
Size3.0"
Resolution320 x 240

02Performance

44/100

44/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2010 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetMSM7627
RAM256 MB
Storage150 MB + microSD

03Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2010.

Main3 MP

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for budget phones of 2010.

Capacity1,130 mAh (removable)

05Software

60/100

60/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for budget phones of 2010.

What works
  • Made from 25% recycled water-bottle plastic.
  • Verizon prepaid Android.
  • 110 g compact.
  • Bottom row touchpad.
What doesn't
  • QVGA tiny.
  • MSM7627 weak.
  • 150 MB storage.
  • Verizon-only.
Cross-shop it against
LG Optimus One P500
$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 17-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .