This thin flip style iDEN phone sits between the i856 and i9 in the lineup. The Motorola i890 key features include a, large outer display with contextual touch controls, 2.0 megapixel camera, memory card slot, speakerphone, GPS navigation and a hinge that opens with the push of a button.
Phone Specifications| Camera | Connectivity | Data | Display | Input | Messaging | Multimedia |
| 2.0 MP | Bluetooth | Flight Mode | Color | Predictive Text | Instant Messenging | Music Player |
| Video Camera | USB | GPS | External Display | Side Keys | MMS | Video |
| | WAP | | | Text Messaging | |
| Operating System | Sound | Storage Card | Technology | Type |
| Java Enabled | Hearing Aid Compatible | MicroSD | IDEN | Flip Phone |
| Video Camera | Proprietary Slot | GPS | External Display | Side Keys |
| Push-to-Talk | WAP | | |
| Speakerphone | | | |
| Voice-Activated Dialing | | | |