Motorola Admiral XT603

  • Released 2011, October
    134g, 12.2mm thickness
    Android 2.3.4, not up to 4.1
    4GB 512MB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 3.1"
    480x640 pixels
  • 5MP
    480p
  • 512MB RAM
    Snapdragon S2
  • 1860mAh
    Li-Ion

Motorola Admiral XT603 - Specs

Network Technology CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2011, October. Released 2011, October
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 119 x 62 x 12.2 mm (4.69 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
 MIL-STD-810F compliant salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches, 29.8 cm2 (~40.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 640 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~258 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.2 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 480p@30fps
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
Document viewer
Photo viewer/editor
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1860 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 79 h
Talk time Up to 9 h
Misc Colors Black
SAR 1.06 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    
Price About 160 EUR

Motorola Admiral XT603 - User Reviews

  • please help me to find the sim card location of motorola xt603..

  • I have a problem with my phone..no network

  • Stuck in cool down mode for 6weeks please help me Sprint, my phone # 2149314389 , Terry Lynn Payne

  • I can't stand this phone, can't get this phone out of Cool Down Mode, it has been stuck in cool down mode for 6 weeks, What can I do..Terry PAYNE

  • I am in Nigeria and i can't get my Motorola XT603 to work. Just holding the phone for nothing and i really like this phone. I cant use it to call or message because it keep saying no DC network. Is there any solution?

  • My motorola phone does not have a network. Im in the philippines. What can i do to have a network or signal. im only using wifi to use Internet

  • My camera does not work on my Motorola 603 I just got it today

  • My camera does not work on my Motorola 603 I just got it today

  • I like my phone but all of suden is locked and does not turn on. What can I do to unlock it?

  • Carefully take the back off the phone and its right there

  • didn't you not read on the top of the specs list:this is not a gsm phone it will not work on any gsm network worldwide!!!

  • I need to remove the sim card to trade in the phone, and I can't find it!

  • i cant find where to place the sim card.Im confused pleASE direct me

  • i have all of these prob. to and if you go to sprint they say well cant really help you out unless you want to buy a new phone. been there numerous amount of times usually they have back up phones you can choose from if ur not satisfied they say they cant even do that only replace with the same phone... wtf.

  • Frequent reboots, sometimes takes extremely long to place a call, takes 15 seconds to open the stock Android browser. I don't understand why this phone has so many hardware problems -- I have very few apps installed.

  • This is a joke. A toy. It convinced me that attempting to stuff computer functions into a handheld device is not always a good idea. The screen is too small. The phone will inadvertently reboot at any given time as if it's being remotely controlled (it probably is) ... I gave it away and got a $30 clamshell phone and I'm THRILLED to have a simple and reliable system again. The Motorola Admiral pfffft....Admiral DOOFUS....this droid is trash. What a waste of resources.

  • This really is the worst phone I have ever owned. If you ear touches the face you drop calls all the time. it continues to turn itself off and on. It's slow! trying to make a call and it takes a long time to connect the call. it's not a good phone to buy. I would not waste my money on it. The thing I really don't like about it now is that it turns itself off all of the time. WHY?

  • This has to be the worst phone I ever had EVER. There is nothing good at all to say about it. It hangs up in mid conversation and goes to standby mode frequently. The direct feature marginally works at all. The e-mail is slow and 50% of the times doesn't work either sending or receiving. The battery life is horrendous. I am lucky if it lasts 4 hours with out a recharge with minimal use. The touch screen seems to have a mind of its own, works when it wants to. I complained to Sprint and they put an update on the phone which all it did was waste my time and changed nothing on the phone. The only good thing about this phone is it is better than two cups and a string.

  • i added my coporate email and i cant get outgoinf mail or incomeing it keeps on telling me i have a error

  • Well at least they are helping you. They left me high and dry! Won't admit to their techs not knowing how to work on them and too scared to call Motor for help

  • Had three in four months always dropping calls and was never able to roam. Kept taking it back to sprint but the tech kept refreshing updating or resetting the P O S I was not satisfied with it . Sprint can claim allot wants on how good that junk is but I had one and left for other network and phone

  • not bad for .99 cent if u want a cell that dose it all go buy urself iphone for $600 bucks

  • Does it support for GSM service

  • it is a very good phone i like this phone very much

  • Disgusting...have everything except front camera..what they think...?

  • This phone is as good as you're going to get if you want Android functionality and Sprint / Nextel Direct Connect. Yes, there are many other options out there, but if you have to have Direct Connect as I do, this is a great phone. It is a hybrid, and beats the heck out of my previous BlackBerry Curve with Direct Connect. If you don't need Direct Connect, don't buy this phone. As far as battery life, you need to learn to manage the settings such as auto display shutoff, that is the most important. Set it to 30 seconds or 1 minute after no activity and you should get a full day's use out of the battery, like 9 - 10 hours tops. My only complaint is that I wish it had a secondary forward-facing camera so I could video call on Skype.

  • Not happy with this phone. I drop so many calls ,I do not have very good service and the battery life is very short . I am not sure if it is just the phone or it is sprint itself. Not the type that wants to complain but dropping some very importanting calls makes me wonder about sprint itself. However every time I call sprint they are very helpful to me.

  • I have just bought this phone, not sure if others are having trouble with battery life but i'm getting about 7hrs of good use before having to recharge. not something i'm use to. wish the battery lasted longer but over all the phone is ok.

  • It is a terrible phone ! Speed is low features are for low end and old! i don't understand that ranking!

  • sprint

  • Actually. This phone has been successfully rooted. My Motorola Admiral is rooted itself.

  • Don't buy this flop of a phone. Before and after root, this phone is a non-functioning piece of garbage. CONSTANTLY reboots itself (at least once per day), the cheap touchscreen functions worse than the Droid Pro, the extra keys on the phone are a gimmick, and it's not supported by developers OR Motorola themselves. In addition, the app selection is TERRIBLE because of the odd screen resolution (I can't get GTA game app, Sketchbook Mobile, Polaris Office, Oregon Trail, Push Ups Pro, etc.! Swype isn't even supported!) People, STAY AWAY from Motorola Android phones, please. Me and many others have had the same software problems with EVERY SINGLE ONE (inc. Droid Razr, Droid X, Droid Pro, etc.) Motorola offers nothing but garbage low quality "MotoBlur," a pile of crap. Performs horribly, looks ugly, and is a joke of a smartphone. Buy Samsung or HTC if you must go with the buggy, fragmented Android OS (which I'm sick of). This phone will probably end up "stolen" and I may get a Windows Phone soon.

  • That's what I'm looking for. But GSM pls ..

  • Finally got a fone for my cdma network, love you MoTo..

  • Now that I found what I needed (On of The Best QWERTY Android phones), I see I doesn't work with GSM ...

  • That's what it says on Motorola's website. Battery life is pretty good on this phone.

  • Stand-by Up to 79 h Talk time Up to 9 h ???????

  • I just got this phone a few days ago as an upgrade from my 7 month old Droid Pro. It's alright as a mid-range device. The only impressive thing is the keyboard, hardware buttons, and battery life. The keyboard is amazing. Better than the Droid Pro because it's more Blackberryish and slightly wider. The keys aren't stiff like the Droid Pro's, instead they are soft and very clickable. Besides the awesome keyboard, the volume keys are MUCH improved, the Direct Connect button can serve as a convenience key shortcut for any app you'd like, and there is a dedicated camera button, finally (although the stock camera app takes a few seconds to open). Also, they include a speaker changing button on top (to switch from the main loudspeaker to the phone speaker). Battery life is pretty good. With moderate use -- a few phone calls here and there, some internet use, app downloading, music listening, etc. -- the phone lasts me at least a full 24 hours before getting low. And that's on max performance mode. VGA screen, 720p video recording, average picture quality. As for the screen, colors are more vivid and accurate than the Pro, however they are washed out and dull in comparison to the super AMOLEDs of the most current phones. I may write another short review about the camera quality later if there's anything significant to say. Fast shutter speed and decent quality pics is all I will note for now. The processor improves by 200 Mhz but everything else is pretty much the same as the Pro. Motorola's MotoBlur software lags as usual and the screens are not pretty or impressive. Compared to the current TouchWiz, MotoBlur is a joke and there are barely any added features (I found myself going through pretty much the same menus). The phone's performance is good. Good sound quality and speakers are louder than the Pro's. Feels good in the hand and it's easier to type on than the Pro. The phone is actually slightly wider and shorter than the Droid Pro, giving it more of a landscape screen by a few millimeters. Looks nicer too. The LED notification is bright and colorful, which is a plus compared to the Pro's dull LED. The keyboard seems to light up sporadically and sometimes stays on even when I'm watching a video. Charging port lights up brightly when plugged in like the Pro. Overall this phone addressed the main problems I had with the Droid Pro (mainly hardware issues), but there are still some minor problems. For example, the phone is still somewhat top heavy (improved though), and I still despise the capacitive menu buttons and wish for send/end keys. In terms of speed there is a SLIGHT performance over the Droid Pro, but I am disappointed Motorola did not aim for higher specs. Needs an FM radio. I would've liked a dual-core processor and a good, crisp, colorful screen, at least. As for the MotoBlur, I am disappointed as usual and wish I could root this phone and get a custom ROM. Lastly, this phone is rugged. I haven't dropped it and don't plan to, but it seems sturdy and could probably take a lot of abuse. Unfortunately it seems that this phone will be outdated very quickly because of the meager specs. I only recommend it if you NEED a portrait keyboard on your phone that is Blackberryish in feel, if you don't care for superb camera quality, and if multimedia or apps are NOT your priority (a few apps don't work with the odd resolution of the screen). Otherwise, it is a good mid-range phone and just that.

  • its a piece of floating crap without edge and radio to me! make it GSM!

  • best design ever!! and specs are awesome!!!! gsm it pleaaaase and get it to the middle east it should kill the stupidity of bb

  • moto please get gsm for this piece of innovation

  • gsm please

  • Motorola should announce GSM in this model, it can kill BB and all other phones with qwerty keypad..nice design!

  • GSM please.... many ppl will buy it with GSM and GPRS & EDGE When got GSM model?

  • Damn, this phone is for army, Navy Seals or adventure lovers. It is shock, water & dust resistant and updated with USMS Military Standard MIL-STD-810G.

  • if it had GPRS, EDGE and RADIO, i'd have bought it

  • Nice phone but without HSDPA & HSUPA If can search internet with faster speed will be best

  • 79 hours of standby? Are you kidding me? Or it's just mistyped?

  • realy i like it and i will try to buy one

  • where to buy?

  • Great phone, Wish it was a GSM. :(

  • gsm version please moto

  • great job

  • - Shock, water and dust resistant (MIL-STD-810G) awsome

  • great phone sadly not gsm !!

  • woaaw - Shock, water and dust resistant (MIL-STD-810G)

  • great phone sadly not gsm

  • does anyone know if we will ever see a gsm version of this handset?

  • good