Motorola announce VA76r Tundra

Posted by Jen

January 7, 2009

The third of Motorola’s latest mobiles is the VA76r, nicknamed Tundra.

Let’s define the word ‘Tundra’ (just for fun…) A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil… Right. I get that.

The Tundra is a somewhat rough and tumble clamshell handset with toughened casing. It’s certified to MIL-STD 810F US military standard for resistance to rain, humidity, salt fog, shock, vibration and extreme temperatures.

Unlike previous hardy handsets, the Tundra has some good features. It’s a 3.5G handset with GPS and AT&T Navigator. It has Bluetooth with A2DP, a media player, web browser, email client, instant messaging and a 2.0megapixel camera with auto focus.

The Tundra has a 2.2inch QVGA display (240 x 320 pixel) and a 1.05inch external display (96×80pixels). Its li-ion 1130 mAh battery gives the handset up to 4 hours talktime on 3G/5 hours talktime on GSM and maximum standby time on 3G is 20 days. It has a 100mb internal memory and a microSD card slot for expansion. Oh and it has an external antenna, something I’ve not seen for quite a while!

The Tundra is exclusive to the US AT&T network and will be available after January 13th for around $200.

Gadget Gift Ideas

If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter here. Lucky readers will win some fantastic gadget prizes!

Also, check out our recession busting gadgety money saving ideas.