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MotoMagx was a Linux kernel -based mobile operating system developed and launched in 2007 ^{[1] [2]} by Motorola to run on their mid-to-high-end mobile phones . The system was based on MontaVista 's Mobilinux . Originally intended for 60% of their upcoming devices, ^[3] it was soon dropped in favor of Android and Windows Mobile operating systems. ^[4]

MOTOMAGX was only compatible with Motorola's GSM/UMTS devices (as shown below). This was due to the lack of an implementation compatible with Qualcomm CDMA2000 devices. As a result, Motorola often sold multiple device variants with radically different firmware. For example, the Motorola RAZR2 on T-Mobile shipped with MOTOMAGX, whereas the RAZR2 on Verizon Wireless shipped with Motorola's P2k firmware.

This created significant confusion for customers, ^{[ citation needed ]} as the user experience varied widely between two otherwise identical devices, simply based on which carrier they were on.

Devices [ edit ]

Phones based on this OS are:

• Motorola EM30
• Motorola i856
• Motorola ROKR E2
• Motorola ROKR E8
• Motorola ROKR/RIZR Z6
• Motorola U9
• Motorola RAZR2 V8
• Motorola VE66
• Motorola ZINE ZN5
• Motorola Tundra V76r
• Motorola ROKR EM35
• Motorola ROKR ZN200

References [ edit ]

• Introducing MOTOMAGX
• MOTODEV > Technologies > MOTOMAGX

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