Paul Martin
12-05-2008, 12:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/24/motorolas-attila-is-even-more-cruel-in-the-wild/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/24/...el-in-the-wild/</a><br /><br /></div><p>"<em>That's some beefy phone Motorola's got there. Assuming, of course, we're not looking at a KIRF which is entirely possible in the three months since the initial leaked Attila (or is it Atila?) image -- that iPhone looking UI / theme pictured after the break doesn't help with the legitimacy either. Regardless, it's not like you're holding out for this 320 x 240 pixel WinMo 6.1 candybar anyway, right? No matter how many HSPA frequencies (three, ok) it supports. Embarrassing Moto, embarrassing. One more shot after the break just to rub it in</em>."</p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/ppct/auto/1228449709.usr251.jpg" /></p><p>Perhaps it's a good thing the Attila's shipment has been <a href="http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/f352/motorolas-alexander-attila-shipments-postponed-91571.html">pushed back</a> from Q4 2008 into the next quarter, as some specs posted in a <a href="http://board.phonehk.com/viewthread.php?tid=256739&extra=page=1" target="_blank">Hong Kong enthusiast site</a> don't seem to be that impressive. It's not that it seems to be a bad phone...just not an especially good one either. Maybe it's a form of mobile oatmeal: it tastes OK and seems to get the job done; that or it's an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/kirf" target="_blank">engadget KIRF</a>.</p>