The Motorola Q Smartphone Guide
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Introduction
The Motorola Q was one of the most anticipated Smartphones ever. Promising RAZR styling with Windows Mobile functonality and a QWERTY keyboard, this was one exciting device. Some people had even dubbed it the RAZRBerry, calling it a "BlackBerry killer".
When I got sent my review unit on June 21, I was very excited, and the excitement still hasn't worn off. Before I get to the good stuff, let me set out my biases. The Q is a triple whammy for me — my first converged PDA/phone, my first Windows Mobile Smartphone and my first Windows Mobile 5 device. This means that it may be hard for me to identify whether something was changed due to WM 5 or being a Smartphone, but I'll make educated guesses where I need to. Anyway, on with the important things.
Review Date: October 24, 2006
Picture Highlights
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| Here is the Front of the Q. | The Q and my Logitech Mobile Freedom headset. |
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| Start menu | Pocket Internet Explorer and PIE's address bar. |
Overall Impression
I really enjoyed the extended time that I got to use the Motorola Q, and I'd like to thank Verizon Wireless for that opportunity. I'm normally a fan of clamshell phones, but the Q's form factor was usable and the functionality was good. What I'd really like would be a Pocket PC Phone in the Q form factor (with dedicated softkey buttons and real application buttons), but my first experience with the Smartphone OS was generally positive.
I haven't had the problems with shutdowns and battery life that others seem to have had, the voice dialing issues mostly went away after I learned to use the scroll wheel to make a call and the product was definitely cool.
Is the Q the BlackBerry killer that some people thought it would be? Well, Research In Motion is still producing BlackBerry models, and Verizon Wireless is still selling them, so I'd have to say it's not. I don't know that companies with a large investment in BlackBerry infrastructure would switch, either.
However, from what I've heard third-hand, the BlackBerry is good for E-mail but not much else (not even as a phone). The Q is good for a lot more things, and companies with an Exchange infrastructure might want to consider it.
I think the real question boils down to this — would I buy one? After living with it for almost four months, I can honestly say that I would — and I did. It won't replace my Pocket PC, because it can't run many of the applications that I use, but it can coexist with it. The Motorola Q packs lot of function into a very small space.
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