Motorola Cliq 2

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

4
Average:

0
Bad:

2

Pros:

Ships with Android 2.2; decent battery life; solid build quality; nice, bright screen; great price tag.
Excellent business and entertainment features, Superb keyboard.
Excellent business and entertainment features, Superb keyboard.

Cons:

Thick and bulky; stiff physical keyboard; skinned with MOTOBLUR; poor camera.
HSPA is spotty, Camera is average.

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Last revision on August 22, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Ships with Android 2.2; decent battery life; solid build quality; nice, bright screen; great price tag
Excellent business and entertainment features, Superb keyboard
Excellent business and entertainment features, Superb keyboard
Great but somewhat unusual keyboard, Nice Form, Durable SpringLoaded Keyboard Slideout, Android 2.2, works as a WiFi hotspot
Large high res display, hardware keyboard, great call quality
Fine design & construction, Unique looking keyboard, Highres display

Reviewers Didn't Like

Thick and bulky; stiff physical keyboard; skinned with MOTOBLUR; poor camera
HSPA is spotty, Camera is average
Display could be better, phone occasionally gets very hot, speaker is on the back of the phone
Weird Spider Man keyboard wastes space
Takes subpar photos, Poor battery life

Expert reviews and ratings

Overall the Motorola Cliq 2 ranks in as an 'Average' phone in today's highly competitive market. Motorola has been on a rampage launching some amazing smartphones but the Motorola Cliq 2 would not be considered a part of that machine. The...

By BrightHub on May 19, 2011

100

Video Review: The Motorola Cliq 2 features a slide-out keyboard, a MOTOBLUR interface, 1 GHz processor and 4G connectivity, meaning it can browsing the web, running apps and keeping in touch with you friends with incredibly fast speeds. Kevin Pereira...

By G4tv.com on March 28, 2011

We’ve got a new phone to check out today, and it’s the Motorola Cliq 2 from the folks out at T-Mobile. You’ve been hearing about this one quite a bit lately, but will it be worth your time if you’re looking for a new smartphone?...

By MobileWhack on January 26, 2011

The Cliq 2 is an excellent follow-up to the original Cliq with a superb keyboard and some very useful features, but if you take a lot of pictures with your phone, you’ll be disappointed with the mediocre camera....

By PCWorld on January 20, 2011

The Motorola Cliq 2 is a pleasant surprise: we didn't expect much from the Cliq line, but the new Cliq 2 is in a league of its own with a large, high resolution multi-touch display, Android OS 2.2 and Froyo. If you're looking for a well-made...

By MobileTechReview on January 19, 2011

First and foremost, we're glad to see that the Motorola CLIQ 2 received some reasonably upgraded specs over its predecessor – like its high resolution display and 1GHz processor. Secondly, it's far better in terms of design and...

By Phone Arena on January 17, 2011

It's T-Mobile's turn for a power-packed Android business-conscious smartphone, and the brand new Motorola Cliq 2 is a major emergence from within the depths of the professional mobile device arsenal. A sizable departure from its predecessor, the...

By infoSync World on January 15, 2011

In 2009 Motorola launched the Cliq -- an entry-level slider -- debuting Motorola’s social networking centric Motoblur user interface. Unfortunately, the original Cliq was plagued by complaints of a poorly designed keyboard, cheap plastic build...

By Android Central on March 09, 2011

The Motorola Cliq 2 is by far a vast improvement over the original Cliq. It seems odd that T-Mobile did not include the hardware for the Cliq 2 to access their 4G network. The MotoBlur user interface is either a hit-or-miss with Android users,...

By Pocketnow on February 20, 2011

The CLIQ 2 may not be the best of the best, but it is a good device and competitively priced. Bordering both mid-range and high-end, it is a viable option for both smartphone newcomers and repeat users that don't want to spend a fortune on a great...

By PhoneDog on February 01, 2011

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