MOTOROLA Q 8

The Motorola Q is a Windows Mobile smartphone first announced in the Summer of 2005 as a thin device with similar styling to Motorola's immensely popular RAZR. Motorola in a partnership with Verizon Wireless released the Q on May 31, 2006. A version for Sprint was released early in January of 2007 and one for Amp'd Mobile in April of 2007.

The Q differs from Verizon's flagship Windows Mobile phone, the Treo 700w, in that it is very thin, runs the Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone Edition OS (lacking touchscreen support), and has a landscape 320x240 screen. It also employs a thumbwheel on the right side of the unit, similar to the industry-leading BlackBerry. Motorola hopes to position the Q as an attractive alternative to the BlackBerry.

The Q was first released in Canada on June 15, 2006 with Telus Mobility. Bell Mobility began offering the phone later that year (September 22) and then became the first North American carrier to offer a black version of the Motorola Q on November 13, 2006.

In late July 2007, a new model of the Moto Q, the Motorola Q 9, was released. The Motorola Q 9h was released in Italy and across Europe and in November in the US through AT&T. In August, the Motorola Q 9m was released in the US through Verizon. In November, Sprint offered the Motorola Q 9c. All Q9 models run Windows Mobile 6.


SPECIFICATIONS:

Network
GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900

Size
Dimensions: 116 x 63 x 11.5 mm
Weight: 115 g

Display
Type: TFT, 65k colors
Size: 320 x 240 pixels, 36 x 48 mm
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- 5-way navigation button
- Downloadable wallpaper and screensavers

Ringtones
Type: Polyphonic
Vibration: Yes
- Dual stereo speakers

Memory
Phonebook: Yes, Photo call
Call records: Yes
Card slot: miniSD, 128 MB card included
- 64MB internal memory

Data
GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD: No
EDGE: Yes
3G: No
WLAN: No
Bluetooth: Yes, v1.2
Infrared port: Yes
USB: Yes, miniUSB

Features
OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
Games: Yes
Camera: 1.3 MP, 1280x960 pixels, video, flash
- MP3/AAC music player
- MPEG4 video recording & playback
- Voice memo
- Voice dial
- Built-in handsfree

One Year Manufacturers Warranty.

The Motorola Q has the ability to synchronize via USB or Bluetooth to a Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Exchange Server database via Windows Mobile Device Center in Windows Vista or via Microsoft ActiveSync in Windows XP and below, allowing the user to synchronize contacts, emails, tasks, and calendar appointments to the Motorola Q. Microsoft Office files may also be synchronized, but Windows Mobile only supports reading them, not editing them.

It had now been launched in India as well. The blackberry market is not too big here, but it does have its own customers. The Moto Q has been launched for a decent price of Rs. 19,990 so its in the sub Rs. 20k range.