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At CeBIT today, Motorala announced the pricing for two upcoming smartphones, the MPx and MPx100, that the company first introduced at the 3GSM World Congress earlier this month.

It looks like the MPx, the most unique implementation of the Windows Mobile for Pocket PC platform we've come across, will sell for 749 euro or about $920. While the MPx100, a Windows Mobile Smartphone will go for 469 euro or around $575. As with all mobile phones, pricing should also depend on the wireless carrier that offers it, as handsets are often subsidized to get customers to sign up for service plans.

MPx

Unlike most Pocket PC phones, the MPx is a dual-hinge device that opens both lengthways as a clamshell phone and in landscape mode with a wide screen and full QWERTY keyboard. By opening the device in landscape mode, Internet browsing, streaming video and access to corporate applications are possible.

The tri-band GSM/GRPS Motorola smartphone features both built-in 802.11b Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and is similar in basic design to the Symbian-based Nokia Communicator series. The MPx has a 2.8 inch, 16-bit (65,536) color and 320 x 240 pixel resolution display, which is the standard resolution for a Pocket PC screen. The outside of the top half of the clamshell phone features a second, smaller display for time, date, phone info and audio control. With it, you can use existing and upcoming Pocket PC and Java applications. Windows Mobile for Smartphone devices, for example, such as the Motorola MPx100, are far more limited in what applications they can run.

The device also includes a Secure Digital slot for memory expansion and a 1.3 megapixel digital camera with a flash. The MPx supports a variety of input methods, including a numeric keyboard, a thumb QWERTY board and stylus and touch sensitive screen.

MPx100

As mentioned above, the MPx100 runs Microsoft’s flavor of Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphone, that has been designed for devices that are to lean more heavily towards the phone side of the PDA/phone equation. And unlike Motorola's current Windows Smartphone, the MPx200, the MPx100 isn't a clamshell device but uses a more traditional candy bar design.

The tri-band GSM/GPRS MPx100 combines the familiar Windows Mobile user interface with email, messaging, multimedia, and Bluetooth connectivity. The Motorola MPx100 includes Pocket Internet Explorer supporting HTML, and a WAP 2.0 browser. It also has the standard Windows Mobile PIM and synchronization features and a joystick for navigation.

It includes 64MB or RAM, a Secure Digital slot, up to 512 MB, an integrated 1.3 mega pixel camera with a flash and 3x zoom, Java support, and a color display. As a Windows Smartphone handset, its display has a 176x220 pixel resolution. The unit also has an integrated MP3 player and an optional QWERTY keyboard will be available. It features embedded Multi-Media Messaging Service (MMS) capability.

Both the Motorola MPx and MPx100 are expected to be available in the second half of the year.