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News, Reviews and Accessories of the Motorola Q:

Flush off the success of the Motorola RAZR, Motorola gets ready to battle head to head with the popular RIM Blackberry. The new Motorola Q launches the end of May 2006, and take Motorola into the realm of smart phones - the combination of cell phone, email device, web browser, and PIM. The Motorola Q has a built in mini-QWERTY keyboard and runs the Microsoft mobile software platform. RIM has captured most of the corporate email space, and Motorola wants to claim a piece of that real estate -- in fact this one has been given the nickname "RAZRBerry" as people have speculated about its capabilities..



Motorola hopes to create an entire of Q style phones based on the success of this model, as they have done with the RAZR, regaining a lot of market share from leader NOKIA. Motorola has ascended to the number 2 spot of cell phone manufacturers. Their goal is to push into the consumer email and web market with the Q phone, moving beyond the traditional business user attracted to the RIM Blackberry. Verizon will offer the Q phone effective May 31, with delivery as of June 5. Price is estimated at $199 after a $100 discount for a 2 year contract.

Motorola Q Pictures Mobile Phone

Motorola bills the Q as the world thinnest QWERTY (keyboard) cellphone, at just 11.5mm. The Windows Mobile Software sets the Q apart from the RIM Blackberry which uses its own operating system and interface. From the Motorola website: "Q leverages Microsoft’s familiar and trusted Windows Mobile software and is among the first devices to run on the new Windows Mobile 5.0 platform which delivers scalable and cost-effective mobile messaging support with Exchange 2003 out of the box. This enables the device to work overtime to leverage existing corporate investments in infrastructure, training and support while continuing to protect office networks, data and applications." Like the Blackberry, the Q has a thumbwheel for one-hand control and navigation, a 1.3MP camera, a web browser, and MP3 audio capabilities. It also functions as a speakerphone for hands-free use. Includes Bluetooth compatibility as well as a mini-USB port for PC connectivity.

Motorola Q specs:

The specs for the Motorola Q are as follows:
  • Network: CDMA 800 / CDMA 1900
  • Large, high-resolution display (320 x 240 pixels, 65K TFT)
  • 1.3 mega pixel camera with photo lighting
  • PIM functionality with Picture Caller ID
  • Advanced speech recognition and speakerphone
  • Audio formats supported: iMelody, MIDI, MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, WAX, QCELP
  • Image formats supported: GIF87a, GIF89a, JPEG, WBMP, BMP, PNG
  • Dimensions: 117 x 64 x 12 mm (4.6 x 2.5 x 0.45-inches)
  • Video formats supported: H.263, MPEG-4, GSM-AMR, AAC, WMV
  • Battery Type: 1130 mAh Li-Ion
  • QVGA (320 x 240) wide-format display
  • Memory: 64 MB
  • Main Screen: 65000 colors, 320 x 240 px

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