AT&T Mobility has held out on offering Android-powered phones, presumably because of its exclusivity agreement with Apple vis-à-vis the iPhone.  But today the carrier begins offering its first Android smartphone, the Motorola Backflip. 

The Backflip is a Motorola CLIQ variant.  The two handsets share most of the same specs and features, but the Backflip has a somewhat novel design.  Rather than the traditional slide-to-hide QWERTY keyboard form factor, the Backflip’s keyboard is the phone’s back piece.  To use the keyboard, the screen folds out and back.

The Motorola Backflip is $99 with a two-year service agreement and a $100 mail-in rebate.

Visit the Motorola Backflip Information Center…

UPDATE: LetsTalk.com has the Motorola Backflip on sale free at checkout with a $50 mail-in rebate on top of that.