Announced at Mobile World Congress 2010, the Motorola Quench is Moto's fifth Android offering in the US and T-Mobile's fifth overall. Some might be quick to dismiss the Quench as a slight revamp of the Motorola Dext, but we think that's a bit of a disservice to the device. After all, it offers a sleeker design with a capable onscreen keyboard courtesy of Swype, a more full-featured and connected media player, and thankfully better performance than the Motorola Backflip. That's not to say that the Quench doesn't have issues. The screen size is on the smaller side and it only runs Android 1.5, but we found much more to like than dislike about the device. It's a nice alternative for customers who want something sleeker than the Dext and can do without a physical keyboard, but this is all contingent on pricing.
As of this writing, T-Mobile has not released pricing or a specific availability date for the Quench, though we do know it will be sometime in March. The Moto Dext currently goes for US$149.99 with a two-year contract, so if the Quench is similarly priced or lower (US$99.99 would be the sweet spot), we think it'll be a good choice for social networking and music fans. We'll update this review as soon as we receive official details about price and availability.
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