Motorola announces the 3.5-inch XT531 Android smartphone

Motorola Mobility today announced the "budget-friendly" XT531 Android smartphone. The 3.5-inch phone will be available in China, which is a wee bit unfortunate because it's also pretty sexy looking for a mid-level phone.

Full specs? Here 'tis:

• Runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Dual-band HSDPA/Quad-band EDGE
• 3.5” HVGA display with capacitive multi-touch
• 5MP camera with auto-focus and built in flash
• Front-facing VGA camera for video call, chat and sharing
• Moto Switch UI allows users to shift to different modes
• 800MHz chipset
• 512MB onboard memory
• MicroSD card slot expandable up to 32GB
• Access to Google Apps (Mapping, Voice Turn-by-Turn Directions, 360 Mapping, Google Talk™, Browsing)
• FM Radio with RDS support
• Wi-Fi b/g/n
• E-compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, accelerometer
• GPS/aGPS
• LED notifications
• 3.5mm Audio Jack
• 1540mAh battery, up to 8 hours of talk time and 28 days in standby in 3G mode

The XT531 will be available this month in China, and in Hong Kong, Taiwan and select nations in Europe and Latin America this fall.

Source: Motorola Mobility