Motorola Cliq 2 Images Surface. #cliq2 #motorola #android

Before you settle in for the night, there’s one more treat for the mobile-loving crowd out there. Cellphone Signal managed to snag some pre-release shots of a new Motorola Android device. The phone displayed above is said to be the Motorola Cliq 2 (previously the “Begonia”). While it is in fact a “new” phone, the hardware is rather old news â€" 5-megapixel camera, wifi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and the revamped Moto BLUR UI.

One thing that has caught our eye, however, is that funky honeycomb-esque keyboard. While it certainly looks cool in pictures, I can’t help but wonder how it actually performs. And then there’s the realization that a lot of potential keyboard space is wasted on the design â€" not good on a mobile device.

As for shipping software, anything from Android 2.1-2.3 is possible. Once Motorola goes official with this phone at CES we’ll update accordingly. But if we’re to go out on a limb now regarding potential Android 3.0 rumors â€" the mid-January release date is too soon to snag the next version of Android. Not to mention, the Cliq 2 isn’t exactly a “flagship” device worthy of an exclusive launch of Android’s latest and greatest.

Gallery after the jump…

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Via: CellphoneSignal

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