Motorola Tundra VA76r Phone

Always ready to work, Motorola Tundra VA76r brings rugged design and feature-rich functionality to AT&T customers with Push to Talk (PTT) technology and 3G speeds for lightening fast connectivity. Ideal for industry tradesmen and active outdoor enthusiasts1, Tundra is durable and designed to perform under the most strenuous conditions, meeting official U.S. Military Standards for harsh conditions. Buy Tundra VA76r Now

Use it
Tundra VA76r is durable enough to withstand all types of abuse and disruptive environments. Designed to last, the rugged Tundra meets 810F US Military Standards for drops, dust, vibration, humidity, severe temperatures and rain.

Track It
Whether it’s finding your way or following your team, Tundra VA76r is designed to work as hard as you do. Tundra’s multi-tasking operating system allows the user to run more than one application at a time. This is ideal for mobile resource management applications, such as TeleNav Track and Xora Mobile Workforce Management Tools2. Now locating and tracking your team is more efficient and productive than ever before. Equipped with AT&T Navigator, Tundra enables you to find where you are and where you need to go with incredible speed and ease2.

Hear It
Calls are crisp and clear with superior call quality, even on loud job sites or outdoors. With Motorola CrystalTalkTM Plus technology, Tundra VA76r amplifies your conversations and helps reduce background noise so virtually nothing comes between you and your calls. Tundra’s PTT technology enables instant communication with one or more person at the touch of a button. Built for business, Tundra features PTT keys easily pressed with gloves, as well as available on-device call restrictions to keep the team focused on the job.

Tundra is expected to be available via AT&T in North America beginning in Q1 09. For more information regarding pricing and product availability in your region, please contact your local Motorola representative.

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2 Network and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas. Airtime, data charges and/or additional charges may apply. Push to Talk connectivity requires Push to Talk compatible phones.
3 All talk and standby times are quoted in Digital Mode, and are approximate. Battery performance depends on network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, features selected, and voice, data and other application usage patterns.
4 This device supports Bluetooth A2DP and AVRCP profiles. In order for Bluetooth devices to communicate with one another, they must utilize the same Bluetooth profile. To determine the profiles supported by other Motorola devices, visit www.motorola.com/bluetooth. For other devices, contact their respective manufacturer.
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5 Available user memory varies due to the configuration of the phone, which varies by service provider..

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While many tough phones such as the Sonim XP3 tend to be quite simple handsets underneath their robust exteriors, the Motorola Tundra is a fully featured 3.5G device with GPS, microSD expandable memory, stereo Bluetooth and a 2 megapixel digital camera.

When we say "tough", we mean that the Motorola Tundra complies with the US MIL-STD-810 standard which effectively means that the device is tough enough to be used by the US military in the field. So, the Motorola Tundra should survive most hard conditions including humidity, cold, heat, shocks and splashes.

One unusual feature with the VA76r Tundra is the external antenna, presumably to give better call quality in marginal reception areas. The Tundra also has a toughened casing and it certainly looks like it could survive the outdoors.

A quick tour around the Tundra's specifications show that underneath the tough exterior, this is a fairly standard device. It has a 2.2" 240 x 320 pixel display, a multimedia player, web browser, email client and push-to-talk support. The large 1130 mAh battery gives the VA76r Tundra up to 4 hours talktime on 3G and 5 hours talktime on GSM. Maximum standby time on 3G is 20 days.

Motorola launched the Tundra VA76r, a military approved rugged phone, at CES, and we published quickly about it. It meets 810F US Military Standards for drops, dust, vibration, humidity, severe temperatures and rain, is able to run TeleNav Track and Xora Mobile Workforce Management Tools, features push-totalk, CrystalTalk Plus, a 2MP camera, an aGPS and quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band 850/1900 HSDPA 3.6Mbps. It will be available through via AT&T in North America. More specs on the Motorola website.

Motorola unwrapped the Tundra VA76r for AT&T today at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. This ruggedized clamshell features MilSpec shock, dust, and moisture resistance as well as a 2 megapixel camera and an accompanying microSD card slot that can work with cards as large as 4GB in capacity.

The Tundra VA76r packs in quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and dual-band UMTS (850/1900MHz) with HSDPA for high-speed data transfers. The Tundra VA76r also features aGPS support, for AT&T Navigation voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation. The VA76r is also one of the first Motorola handsets to feature its improved CrystalTalk+ noise reduction system, which uses dual microphones to quiet background and wind noise, making it ideal for outdoor use.

The Tundra is planned to be available January 13th from AT&T, though pricing has not been announced.

Specifications for the Motorola Tundra VA76r:

Band : GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz UMTS 850/1900MHz
Data : GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA
Size : 98mm x 53.8mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.1" x .9")
Weight : 107g (3.8oz)
Battery : 1130mAh
Battery Life : Estimated 20/14 days (WCDMA/GSM) standby time
Estimated 4/5 hours (WCDMA/GSM) talk time
Main Display : 2.2" 262k color QVGA (240x320 pixels) TFT
External Display : 1.5" color (96x80 pixels) CLI
Camera : 2 megapixel
Video : Record/Playback
Messaging : SMS/MMS/IM
Email : POP3 and Web-based
Bluetooth : Yes, with A2DP
Memory : 100MB internal, microSD card slot
Availability : Planned January 13th, 2009
Other : MilSpec shock, dust, and moisture resistance, speakerphone, aGPS