In short, the Motorola CLIQ XT is a Motorola CLIQ upgrade without the keyboard. The CLIQ was the first set Motorola phones to use the Google Android operating system. Many of the original features of the CLIQ can still be found on the CLIQ XT. A HVGA touch screen, touchpad, and 5 megapixel camera with and LED flash, as well as a two-way mic to help cancel out outside noise.

The CLIQ XT also utilizes Adobe Flash Lite, making it compatible with the flash content on the majority of websites, a feature that most phones don’t have yet. It also contains ‘MotoBlur’, which is Motorola’s new step to try to sync web posts, contacts and email messages by creating a type of unified mailbox for your different mail and social accounts to go to.

Like most new smart phones, it comes with 3G internet and easy search for pictures, videos and music. The camera is works surprisingly well, delivering fairly good quality photos, the phone also has a cropping and geo tagging tool for them.

The 320×480 touch screen for the phone also comes with zooming/pinching features. It is also able to support Swype technology. Swype enables you to input text by dragging your fingers across the keyboard or touch screen, instead of having to press each individual button. This may take a bit of practice if you’re not used to it, but you’ll be able to type quite fast once you have it mastered.

Like the previous CLIQ, the CLIQ XT has been well designed and is easy to use for chatting, SMS, and checking mail. A more common name for the Motorola CLIQ unlocked XT is Quench, the exact price have not yet been confirmed as the phone is not yet in production, although it is set to launch sometime in March.