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Motorola Cliq 2 MB611 review: 2011 T-Mobile QWERTY MotoBlur.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2011·$200
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#21 of 31
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Cliq 2 MB611.

Motorola's 2011 T-Mobile Cliq 2 brought HSPA+ + slide QWERTY with MotoBlur UI for $200.

01Display

68/100

68/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2011.

TypeCapacitive TFT
Size3.7"
Resolution480 x 854

02Performance

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

ChipsetTI OMAP 3620
CPU1 GHz Cortex-A8
RAM512 MB

03Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Main5.0 MP AF + flash

04Battery

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Capacity1,420 mAh (removable)

05Software

64/100

64/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2011.

What works
  • T-Mobile HSPA+ 4G.
  • Slide-out QWERTY.
  • Froyo at launch.
  • 5 MP AF cam.
What doesn't
  • 176 g heavy.
  • MotoBlur unloved.
  • 512 MB RAM.
  • No D-pad.
Cross-shop it against
HTC Desire S
$450 · score 72/100

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 31-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .