Motorola and AT&T Unveiled the Motorola Tundra VA76r
Motorola has released the Tundra VA76r, a military approved rugged phone which meets 810F US Military Standards for drops, dust, vibration, humidity, severe temperatures and rain. One unusual feature with the VA76r Tundra is the external antenna, presumably to give better call quality in marginal reception areas. The Tundra also has a toughened casing and it certainly looks like it
could survive the outdoors.
A quick tour around the Tundra’s specifications show that underneath the tough exterior, this is a fairly standard device. It has a 2.2″ 240 x 320 pixel display, a multimedia player, web browser, email
client and push-to-talk support. The large 1130 mAh battery gives the VA76r Tundra up to 4 hours talktime on 3G and 5 hours talktime on GSM. Maximum standby time on 3G is 20 days.
The Motorola Tundra is a fully featured 3.5G device with GPS, microSD expandable memory, stereo Bluetooth and a 2 megapixel digital camera. Also, this device is able to run TeleNav Track and Xora Mobile Workforce Management Tools, features push-totalk, CrystalTalk Plus, a 2MP camera, an aGPS and quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band 850/1900 HSDPA 3.6Mbps.
Other features include voice activation, phone book locking for call restrictions, a rugged antenna and keys that can be easily pressed while wearing gloves – perfect for those who live in countries where there’s plenty of cold weather all year round. The Motorola Tundra has a multi-tasking operating system, allowing more than one application to run at a time. AT&T’s network also
allows for simultaneous voice and data use, so go ahead, answer the phone, surf the net – TeleNav Track, Xora or other applications will not be interrupted and will continue to run seamlessly in the
background.
Additionally, Tundra allows workforce managers to lock the address book of the device; ensuring investments in your mobile workforce are 100 percent devoted to work.
Motorola say that the Tundra is available at AT&T stores and online for a retail price of $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract.