Motorola MPx200
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Mobile phone Motorola MPx200 is a clamshell-style smartphone introduced on September 15, 2003<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> as a joint venture between Motorola and Microsoft. It runs on the Windows Mobile Smartphone 2002 operating system and on the GSM/GPRS network (triband 900/1800/1900). The device was notably also the very first Microsoft Windows smartphone released in the United States,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> where it was carried by AT&T Wireless,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> although the Samsung SCH-i600 for the CDMA network was released at the same time, carried by Verizon Wireless.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In European territories the Motorola MPx200 was carried by Orange.<ref name=":0" />
Motorola MPx200 combined the PDA features of Pocket PCs with the popular 'flip phone' form factor and cellular capabilities while remaining relatively small and light (Template:Convert). It integrates many of the known Windows Mobile features such as Microsoft Office, MSN Messenger, and other email and Internet services.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The MPx200 lacked Bluetooth connectivity, however, but did have IrDA.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It also had no camera, although an add-on camera called Viewtake CM35D is compatible through the device's SD card slot.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A common complaint eventually was that it could not be upgraded to the newer Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphones version<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> whereas competing products like Samsung's at least offered an official upgrade path. Enthusastic users reportedly managed to unofficially upgrade the device software to WM 2003.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Motorola MPx200 was Motorola's first Windows based mobile device and it was launched not long after reports that Motorola would divest its share in Symbian Software.<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was considered the next generation of Windows smartphones following the first generation Orange SPV that launched in Europe earlier in 2002.<ref name=":3" /> The Motorola MPx200 sold relatively well.<ref name=":1" /> It was succeeded by Motorola MPx220, released in late 2004, running Windows Mobile 2003 software and adding both a camera and Bluetooth.<ref name=":2" />
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