MOTOSPLIT gets spied again in another leaked rendering. Making progress MOTO…

AT&T has so far been the sole loner of the big 4 US carriers in regards to Android adoption. The reasons are unknown though many have formulated their own opinions from AT&T simply not caring all the way to them purposefully waiting until their iPhone exclusivity ends (or close to it) as to not cannibalize iPhone sales. Whatever it may be, we can all agree that AT&T needs some Android love.

A new leaked image of the so called “MOTOSPLIT” may be just Big Blue’s ticket seeing as the only Android phone in AT&T’s immediate future is the Backflip — which is utter garbage. If you recall, a couple of weeks back there was another leaked image of the MOTOSPLIT. Although, this image showed a completely different rendering. That rendering wasn’t looking to hot with it’s 8-10″ wingspan when both keypads were open though.

As far as specs go, we don’t know anything at this point. From the image and AndroidCommunity’s source (below), we do know that it will feature a unique dual slider design. Such designs aren’t too common, though if done correctly has the potential to be pretty cool.

Per AndroidCommunity Source:

The keyboard keys are inset and probably have no tactile feedback, however, they should be quite easy to use. It looks like the cutouts are pretty finger-friendly, as they contour to the shape of a standard finger. Under those cutouts is a low-resolution monochrome touch screen, one for each side of the keyboard. This is where the finger presses. The contact area is small, but the plastic grid that surrounds it contours to the fingers. The label and function of each key can be changed to suit certain layouts and applications.

The keyboard has multiple orientations. The keyboard can be pulled from side to side for typing on a surface. A small kickstand angles the phone when typing in this manner. The keyboard can also be pulled to the left for a standard landscape layout. There is also a dial-pad layout.

The specifications are slightly different than previously posted. The MOTOSPLIT uses the same processor as the BACKFLIP. Every other spec is almost the same as the BACKFLIP.

For now, the slated time frame for the SPLIT’s release is Q3 2010 on AT&T. I’m excited to see Motorola getting back into the groove of designing good phones as well as just eager to see how this dual-sliding design works out. Now if only they would make the internal specs match the visual appeal of the bodywork…

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