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 (96x80pixels).  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.