Motorola Mobility and Movistar’s MOTOSMART™ Flip Arrives in Argentina

The new device is the first one to combines a compact design with a touch screen flip cover and the intelligence of a smartphone

June 13, 2012  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – June 13, 2012 – Say “hola” to MOTOSMART Flip™, a new cell phone from Motorola Mobility of Argentina S.A. and Movistar that will really surprise you. With its pocket-friendly design and smartphone intelligence, MOTOSMART Flip gives you the best of both worlds in one mobile device. With its transparent and touchscreen cover, you will never have to open this smartphone flip to see who’s calling and answer it or reply if you have a new message. With its crystal-clear 3.2-inch touchscreen display, managing and browsing through your phone is very easy.

Capture all of your favorite future memories perfectly with the phone’s 5-megapixel auto focus camera with flash included. Then instantly share them with friends and family using the phone’s pre-loaded social networking apps. And, thanks to MOTOSMART Flip’s GPS technology, you will always get wherever you go.

With a smart and stylish black design with a touchscreen display and transparent cover, MOTOSMART Flip stands out from the rest. And will never get bored with instant access to thousand of games, applications, music, books and movies available on Google Play ™.

“With MOTOSMART Flip, we are launching a device format that historically differentiates us from the first phones,said Germán Greco, marketing product director, Motorola Mobility. "Our new MOTOSMART Flip gives the brain of an Android™-powered smartphone in a super compact and attractive design."

What else does MOTOSMART Flip have under the hood?

• Android 2.3
• 800Mhz processor
• HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps and Quad-band EDGE
• Front-facing VGA camera for video chatting with friends and family
• 3.2 "HVGA touchscreen
• Bluetooth®-compatibility
• 512 MB RAM
• Wi-Fi b/g/n
• 1540mAh battery for up to 9 hours of Talk Time and 500 hours of Standby Time
• 5MP camera with capture and video playback and front camera for video calls.
• Music player
• 2 GB Micro SD Memory included (expandable up to 32 GB).
• 3G Connection and GPS with Google Maps™

Availability
As an offer launch, Movistar offered a promotional price of $849 pesos with $199 pesos Full Plan, that comes with unlimited Internet and the benefit of every day free talk to all Movistar Community. Meanwhile, for the rest of the plans from 149 pesos - including Mail Chat and unlimited social media, 700 MG to navigate and the benefit of weekend’s free talk during three months with all the Movistar Community - the cost is $999 pesos.

With these release, Movistar continues to present innovative products, making reality challenging ideas that contribute to enrich the sector with a greater plurality of initiatives breakthrough capable of transforming people's lives through the latest technology.

About Movistar in Argentina
Movistar is the operator of Telefónica Group's cellular market inArgentina, a country with more than 16.7 million customers, giving it leadership in the domestic market and a leading position in the launch product and service innovations in mobile telephony.

About Telefónica Group
Globally, Telefónica is the first company in Latin America, the second integrated telecommunications company in the world andthe third by market capitalization in the industry, serving more than 295 million customers in 25 countries.
In Argentina has more than 16.7 million mobile lines, 1.5 millionbroadband accesses and 4.6 million fixed lines.

Media Contacts (for media and analysts only):

• Ariel Perez
  +5411-4317-5200
  Ariel.Perez@motorola.com
  Motorola Mobility