The good folks of Cnet have been reviewed about Motorola IC520. It’s the first phone on the network to features both iDEN and CDMA frequencies, and support Walkie-Talkie, 1900 MHZ CDMA that making calls in Sprint network or CDMA roaming. The handset that is rugged design has gets good point. There is included with ability to access Nextel’s Direct Connect network and the call quality of the handset were impressed.

Its low resolution display and interface called “jarring”. They didn’t was the limited feature set.

Motorola IC502 comes with a 64k colors TFT (128×160) display, and an external white STN 96 x 32 displays. Includes with GPS enabled, SMS Java Direct Send, and 210 minutes talk time.

Motorola IC502 is successfully phone that is combining the Sprint and Nextel network. But the limited feature set and the design peculiarities make it poor choice for Nextel loyalists.

Specifications for the Motorola ic502

• Band CDMA 1900MHz, iDEN 800MHz
• Data 1xRTT
• Size 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.66″ x 2.05″ x 0.87″)
• Weight 115g (4.06oz)
• Battery Life 2.8 hours talk time
• Unknown standby time
• Main Display 65k color TFT LCD, 128×160 pixel resolution
• Sub-Display Monochrome LCD
• Camera No
• Video Unknown
• Messaging SMS
• Email No
• Bluetooth No
• Infrared No
• Java Yes
• Polyphonics Yes
• Memory Unknown
• Availability Now
• Other Ruggedized to Military Standard 810 F