Motorola went with google and the both of them have come out with a phone designed for the connected person. Take a look at the Cliq, also called the “Dext” in regions other than the United States.

The first thing to notice about the Cliq phone by Motorola is that it has a great keyboard. It slides out fromt the side. It is a full QWERTY board with D-pad. For calling, the dialing numbers of this smartphone are included in the normal locations starting with the letter “Q”. The board has good tensile feedback and will not disappoint you.

Is it fast ? Yes, it is fast ! You can do the now-famous “swipe” and a host of applications blaze to the screen to do your bidding. The processor runs at 528 megahertz. The Cliq also has a good amount of internal memory ( 256 megabytes of RAM ), plus flash memory and 256 megabytes of user storage available in this model. If this is not enough, you can add your own microSD card with a maximum capacity of thirty two megabytes.

You can use the Cliq screen and feel the quality that Motorola usually builds into all of their handsets. It feels solid. The screen does not “give” when you are using it. The physical resolution of the screen is 320 by 480 pixels. This works out to be a HVGA class resolution. The folks at Motorola were astute with the homescreen. On some models of this smartphone you can get five different versions. If you lose track of which one you are on, you have an icon in the corner that reminds you. Pretty cool.

All the regular assets ( read: toys ) of the high-end phones are included with the Motorola Cliq. You get the acceleromter ( the screen will rotate three different directions for you ), the magnetometer, the proximity sensor and the ambient light sensor. The magnetometer is simply a compass. You get a 3.5 millimeter audio plug for the music or for privacy. You get all the messaging services including email. You have video capability, a five megapixel camera, Wi Fi also called “WLAN”. The people at Motorola included their Motoblur version of the Google Android operating system to integrate all your popular Social Networking sites including gmail and twitter.

Overall, this Cliq is one big deal. You have a great phone and great tool for connecting to the world around you if you are the owner of a Motorla Cliq.