Motorola Mirage/Shadow Emerges with 4.3-inch WVGA Display

December 31, 2009 By Dena Cassella

Details on the Motorola Mirage/Shadow handset were leaked today.

Motorola is making itself very comfortable in the Chinese mobile market. A Chinese source leaked today that Motorola is getting ready to release another high-end Android handset. Our guess is that this handset, dubbed either the Mirage or the Shadow (take your pick), will push the Droid out of the limelight due to its grandiose 4.3-inch screen. Aside from its titan of a display, this new touchscreen device is packing some truly delightful features like a HDMI port, 8MP camera and HD (1080p) video playback and all in a 9mm thin case. Basically it would be a larger, slightly slimmer Droid—which makes us very excited.

If the rumor-mill is accurate and this sleek handset is real, then the Mirage/Shadow will most likely be Motorola’s flagship for 2010. Unfortunately this shabby 3D rendering is the only image being passed around among mobile-techies. Still, it’s something to look forward to from Motorola.

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leniamonio at 4:18am 8th June 2010 Love the part when the phone was found on a company gym. Could be great if they will explain more about its procs.

If this is correct (4.3 screen size) then this phone could have the largest screen for all android phones (even larger than Xperia X10)
John at 6:58pm 4th January 2010 Pick any brand, and I'll show you a bunch of duds. Iphone? Lots of returns and hardware issues (check the Apple forums). Blackberry? The storm is considered one of the biggest POS to ever come from that company and the trackballs on many of their models die prematurely. Tons of Blacberry users are now Motorola Droid users. Nokia? Lots of issues with loose batteries and on and on. No brand is without issues. I've had Motorola in the past and never had a problem. I guess I was just lucky. Have had the Droid for almost 2 months and all I can say it's one hefty phone that feels solid. Only time will tell. I had an iPhone 3g and it was probably the most unreliable phone I've ever owned. Go figure.
Ian Bell at 6:55pm 31st December 2009 Agreed. For me, I just want a reliable phone with good reception. I have had a ton of phones in the past, but have stuck with Blackberry the past few years because they work great (at least in my experience). Motorola has lost their edge, but I do think they are coming back, we will have to wait and see how the Droid does.
BugBear at 5:53pm 31st December 2009 Very nice.

I've got a drawer full of motos that were all cutting edge, or so we thought. Estimate above 15 for a family plan of 6, which include the 3 doa. Most were sent back or chucked.

They all, ALL, were buggy and died much earlier than their similar phone counterparts. Not one of my motos has run the distance, but forced me to upgrade early.

Let moto develop and sell front running technology while more reliable brands get my money. The public wants phones that turn on, do what you want, and won't give you guff.

Hate to sound like a troll, but moto could announce the first neural interface and I'd just yawn.