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Manufacturer: Motorola Part number: Q9h
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- Though not the sexiest or sleekest device on the market, the Motorola Q9h Global is an all-around solid smartphone that offers mobile professionals good messaging, clear call quality, and GPS and HSDPA--all for a great value.
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CNET editors' review
Motorola Q9h (AT&T) price range: $189.99
- Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
- Reviewed on: 10/31/2007
- Released on: 11/02/2007
The good: The Motorola Q9h is a great messaging device with a spacious QWERTY keyboard, and also offers decent call quality and multimedia performance. The Windows Mobile 6 smartphone features HSDPA support; Bluetooth; GPS; world roaming; and a 2-megapixel camera.
The bad: There are occasions where the Q9h can be sluggish, and its battery life drains quickly. Some users may not like the lack of a scroll wheel.
The bottom line: Though not the sexiest or sleekest device on the market, the Motorola Q9h Global is an all-around solid smartphone that offers mobile professionals good messaging, clear call quality, and GPS and HSDPA--all for a great value.
Like the Motorola Q9m for Verizon Wireless, the Q9h doesn't boast the same sexy, slim form factor of its predecessor. It's slightly wider and heavier, but in return, you get a better QWERTY keyboard and more features, such as built-in GPS, HSDPA, and a 2-megapixel camera. The Windows Mobile 6 smartphone also excels at messaging and offers solid call quality and multimedia performance. That said, all these capabilities seem to take a toll on battery life, and the system can sometimes get bogged down. Overall, however, we think the pros outweigh the cons, and when you factor in the $199.99 price tag (with a two-year contract), the Q9h is a pretty sweet deal. The Motorola Q9h will be available starting November 2.
Design
Breaking from the sleek-and-sexy trend that the company set with the original Q, the Motorola Q9h features a more robust body that has both perks and downfalls. At 4.6 inches high by 2.6 inches wide by 0.4 inch deep and 4.7 ounces, the smartphone is still relatively thin overall but wider than the first Q (4.5 inches high by 2.5 inches wide by 0.4 inch deep; 4 ounces)--you can notice the difference when you hold it in your hand. Admittedly, the extra width makes it's slightly awkward to use as phone, but the Q9h is comfortable to use as a messaging device, and the handset features a nice soft-touch finish for a better grip. For comparison, the Samsung BlackJack measures 4.4 inches high by 2.3 inches wide by 0.6 inch deep and 3.5 ounces, while the RIM BlackBerry 8800 comes in at 4.4 inches high by 2.6 inches wide by 0.5 inch deep and 4.7 ounces. You should be able to slip the Q9h smartphone into a pants pocket, though it may make for a tight fit.
On the front, you will find the same 2.5-inch QVGA screen (nontouch) of the original Q and Q9m. Given the larger size of the phone, we think Motorola could have increased the display size just a wee bit, as it seems engulfed by the rest of the device. Still, with a 65,536-color output and 320x240-pixel resolution, images and text looked sharp and vibrant. In addition, it features an adaptive technology that adjusts the backlighting of the screen depending on your environment (for instance, outdoors, in a dark room, and so forth). The feature worked well, as we didn't have any difficulties reading the display even under bright sunlight, but the screen does have the tendency to hold smudges and fingerprints.
Beneath the display, you have a revamped navigation array that consists of two soft keys; the Talk and End buttons; shortcuts to the Web browser, your message in-box, and Home page; a back button; and a five-way navigation toggle with a central select key. This last key is raised above the phone's surface and is easy to use, although we still struggle with the other keys, since they're flat and stiff to press.
The Motorola Q9h's full QWERTY keyboard is one of the best we've seen and used to date. Although there isn't much spacing between the individual buttons, they're large enough that even users with larger thumbs shouldn't have too much of a problem. The bubbly keys are tactile and brightly backlit for typing in darker environments. For easier dialing, the number keys are highlighted in blue, and there are also new shortcut keys on the bottom row to quick-launch various apps, such as the camera, the calendar, and your contacts.
Replacing the scroll wheel found on previous Q models, there are up and down keys, as well as select and back buttons, on the right side of the smartphone that you can use to navigate through the various menu items. It's certainly not as smooth as the jog dial, and those who are used to the wheel may take issue with it. In the end, however, the new controls achieve what they're supposed to do. On the left spine, there's a sole micro USB port, which is a slight annoyance since this format isn't widely used. Finally, the camera lens and flash are located on the back along with the microSD expansion slot, which can accept cards as large as 32GB (when available).
The Motorola Q9h comes packaged with an AC adapter, a USB cable, a 3.5mm headset adapter, a desktop software companion CD, and a reference material. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.
Features
Unlike the Motorola Q9m, which focused on multimedia, the Motorola Q9h is more about messaging and productivity. The smartphone still runs Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition, so you get Microsoft's Direct Push Technology out of the box for real-time e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server. The Q9h also works with other e-mail solutions, including AT&T Xpress Mail and Good Mobile Messaging. (BlackBerry Connect will be available as a downloadable client later this year.) You can access POP3 and IMAP accounts as well; a handy wizard is on board to walk you through the process, and it really just requires entering your user name and password. You also have the option of choosing how frequently you want the device to retrieve messages. We configured our review unit to access our Yahoo Plus and Gmail accounts, and the setup process was a snap--we were up and running within a matter of a few minutes. Finally, we're happy to see that several of the popular instant-messaging clients, including Yahoo, AIM, and Windows Live, are preinstalled on the Q9h.
As for productivity apps, interestingly, Motorola opted to forgo the Microsoft Office Mobile Suite in favor of Dataviz's Documents to Go. We really have no complaints about this decision, as it's a great suite for not only viewing and editing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, but creating them as well. This should be a huge boon for those constantly working from the road. In addition, you get a PDF viewer and a Zip manager. Other personal information management tools on the Motorola Q9h include a calendar, a task list, a notepad, a voice recorder, and a calculator. With the purchase of the Q9h, you will be able to download a "My Q Pak" bundle, which includes various apps. Of course, you can download more programs to personalize the device to your needs; in fact, the Q9h comes with downloadable versions of MySpace Mobile and McAfee VirusScan Mobile already on the handset. For more ideas, check out the mobile software section of Download.com.
Voice features on the Motorola Q9h include quadband world roaming, a speakerphone, three-way calling, conference calling, speed dial, and text and multimedia messaging. The phone book is limited only by the available memory, and the SIM card can hold an additional 250 contacts. Each address book entry can hold multiple numbers; e-mail, Web, and street addresses; company information, and more. For caller ID purposes, you can assign a picture, a group ID, or any of 39 polyphonic ringtones.
You should be pretty pleased with the wireless options on the Q9h. There's integrated Bluetooth, HSDPA, and GPS. Supported Bluetooth profiles include those for use with wireless headsets, hands-free kits, wireless synchronization, peripherals, and A2DP for stereo Bluetooth headsets. And you don't have to worry about getting an optional Bluetooth GPS receiver, as the radio is already built into the smartphone. This allows you to turn the Q9h into a handheld navigation device with which you can get color maps, driving directions, and points of interest with the help of a location-based service or nav software, such as TeleNav GPS Navigator or Google Maps for Mobile.
Now, while the lack of Wi-Fi is a disappointment, we aren't all that heartbroken since HSDPA is there to fill the void. This 3.5G technology brings data speeds of as fast as 2Mbps, though they'll average more around 400Kbps to 700Kbps--still, this equals pretty swift downloads and Web browsing. Speaking of which, Motorola decided to do its own thing again and chose Opera as the default Web browser for the Q9h. Once again, we're not complaining as Opera does a great job of optimizing Web pages for mobile devices.
To piggyback the 3G capabilities, the Motorola Q9h works with the carrier's AT&T Video and AT&T Music services. AT&T Music is a full-featured service that allows you to purchase songs from independent music services, such as Napster to Go and Yahoo Music, but also includes streaming XM satellite radio, music videos, MusicID for identifying song titles and artists, and more. Unfortunately, not all features of the service were enabled on our review unit, but we were able to listen to XM satellite radio and enjoyed smooth streaming audio. Meanwhile, AT&T Video gives you access to streaming video from various channels such as Comedy Central, CNN, ESPN, and HBO Mobile. Of course, you can import your personal library of MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, MPEG-4, and WMV files via microSD card, thanks to Windows Media Player 10 Mobile.
Finally, the Motorola Q9h is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera with a digital zoom up to 8x, a flash, and video-recording capabilities. For still images, there are several shooting modes, and you have your choice of four resolutions. You can also adjust the picture with white balance and brightness settings. Video mode is a bit more limited when it comes to editing abilities, but you do get two quality options, 4x zoom, and white-balance adjustment.
Picture quality was a bit disappointing. While images were clear, there was a grayish tone to them. On the other hand, video clips looked pretty decent; there wasn't as much murkiness. As with most camera phones though, the Q9h is fine for quick snapshots to send via multimedia message or if you need to capture something in a pinch, but it certainly isn't anything print-worthy.
Performance
We tested the quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900; HSDPA) Motorola Q9h in San Francisco using AT&T service, and call quality was excellent. We were impressed by how clear calls sounded without any hint of any background noise or disruption, making it easy to converse with our friends and interact with our bank's automated voice-response system. Our callers also praised the audio quality and added that they couldn't tell we were using a cell phone. We're happy to report speakerphone quality was also good, thanks to the dual-speaker system. There was plenty of volume, so we could hear conversations even in louder environments. We also were able to successfully pair the Q9h with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset.
There's been work done under the hood from previous Moto Q models. The Motorola Q9h is powered by a 355MHz TI OMAP processor and with about 120MB of user-available storage and 39MB of available memory, general performance felt snappier overall. There was still some delay in response, particularly once we started working on multiple tasks, but it's much improved over the original Q and didn't experience any system crashes during our test period. We'll continue to run the Q9h through its paces to see how it fares over the next couple of weeks and report any good or bad news.
Thanks to the HSDPA support, browsing the Web, viewing streaming media, and downloads were fast. Multimedia performance was also great. The smartphone's dual-speaker system does a lot to improve the quality of sound. Music playback sounded richer, and there was certainly plenty of volume. The Q9h is able to play video at 30 frames per second, and in our opinion they did look pretty darn good. We watched a couple of MP4 and WMV clips from our personal collection, and audio and images were always synchronized with no hiccups. We also checked out some short episodes from AT&T Video but noticed that when we switched to full-screen mode, the image remained in its original size. We're still a bit peeved that the Q9h employs a microUSB port, but at least there's a 3.5mm audio adapter included in the box so you can plug in regular headphones.
The Motorola Q9h's standard battery has a rated talk time battery life of 5.5 hours and as long as 19 days of standby time. An extended battery is also included in the package and has a rated talk time of 9 hours and up to 30 days of standby time. In our battery drain tests on the standard battery, we were able to get 4 hours of continuous talk time on a single charge. We will say that during our review period, we noticed that the battery tended to drain quickly just in everyday use--surfing the Web, watching video, e-mail, and working on Office documents. We realize that everyone uses their device differently, but this is still a concern. According to FCC radiation tests, the Q9h has a digital SAR rating of 1.29 watts per kilogram.
User reviews
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This is THE BEST all-around phone out in the US. Period. Read this...
by jmaggard on November 28, 2007
Pros: Great Price ($199 after rebate), Great sound quality, NEVER FREEZES, great qwerty keyboard, 3G speed, great multitasking (without freezing), stereo bluetooth, expandable, great speaker , etc, etc
Cons: not many adaptors, chargers available
Summary: I have tried many phones, including all of cnet's top rated phones. none of them worked for me. the curve: no fast data (3G), which is so... nice to ...
Summary: I have tried many phones, including all of cnet's top rated phones. none of them worked for me. the curve: no fast data (3G), which is so... nice to have. The 8925 tilt, freezes up a lot, hated touch screen, not a one-handed device, keyboard is slow b/c it is spread out too far (and a pain to slide out to get to!), and it was heavy as hell/large; blackjack-keyboard sucks! bad! and froze up constantly! I could go on, but not enough time.
-In summary, I have used all OS's (Treo's, Blackberry, 8925, etc, etc, and all have shortcomings. this device has it ALL (see PROS in my title). It is also expandable with apps, and NEVER FREEZES (this is so key for a smartphone, and all other smartphones I have use freeze up, which is absolutely unacceptable for me for my primary business phone!).
-by the way, killer speakerphone, holy crap, this thing is LOUD for a phone! I listen to mp3's and audio books alot, via stereo bluetooth, which works great!
-I gotta run, but even though this site rates this phone mediocre compared to other phones, believe me, it is not, especially for a "power user" like me. Go to phonescoop.com, and see user reviews there, and you will see many, many reviews, which rate the phone the best they have ever used, which is why I took the plunge and bought it. Trust me, I am so thrilled to have found this phone, and my search is over, thank goodness. Last, I get constant compliments on this phone, so the comments about mediocre looks is subjective, and in my opinion very inaccurate!
-PS, this phone is sooooo cheap, for $350, with $150 rebate, $200 net cost for this phone is a GREAT deal, I would pay almost any cost (within reason) for a phone with great voice quality (for business use), 3g data, great keyboard, multimedia (headphones), and fast qwerty keyboard like this has.
-enough of my rant, but wow, this phone rocks, you will NOT be disappointed!19 out of 21 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Right on the mark for business users
by sdankert on November 15, 2007
Pros: Clear display, thin, good keyboard for typing
Cons: Delay when launching apps and USB headphone adaptor
Summary: I am writing this review based on two days of use. As a business user, my primary needs are real-time push of my corporate email to my smart-phone, great cell ...
Summary: I am writing this review based on two days of use. As a business user, my primary needs are real-time push of my corporate email to my smart-phone, great cell phone charracteristics, and ability to review MS Office docs in email attachments. For these things this phone is excellent. My last phone was a Treo 650 (Palm OS). After two years of use it had become very unstable (even after a hard reset back to original configuration). I often had to endure multiple auto restarts when I attempted to make a call or at times where I was receiving a lot of email pushes. Further, that phone was really bad with dropped calls (Verizon was my carrier). With my Moto Q I have experienced none of these issues. Signal strength is great (no dropped calls yet) and I haven't had a single auto restart. I waited for the AT&T model to come out so I could get Windows Mobile 6 (Verizon is ver 5). I miss my touch screen from my Palm and it does take longer to switch from one application to another on my Moto but these are minor trade-offs for the much improved timeliness of email pushes (I get them on my phone within seconds of seeing them in my laptop inbox) and the stability of the calls and phone itself.
As a last note, if I was going to use this as my primary portable music device I might reconsider...I don't like having to carry around the USB to headphone adaptor...of course if I was using this for music I could just buy bluetooth headphones.Updated
My opinion of this product continues to improve. This phone is a huge improvement over my old Treo 650. Battery life is astounding...I spent the holiday weekend at a home with poor signal strength...my 650 would die after less than a day. With my Moto Q9h I lasted more than 3 days! In addition, my email synch with my corporate server is blazingly fast...my emails hit my phone within 10 seconds of seeing them in my inbox. The keyboard is a dream, way easier to type on than the old 650's cramped keys. I would rate this phone a 9 if I were doing it today.8 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great phone for the price
by dgrumich on November 19, 2007
Pros: Docs to Go over Office Mobile, great keyboard, slim design
Cons: where's the scroll wheel?
Summary: I've been using this phone for 4 days now and it's been great. Battery life has actually been better than advertised as I have only had to charge ...
Summary: I've been using this phone for 4 days now and it's been great. Battery life has actually been better than advertised as I have only had to charge it once since I've had it. Documents to Go is a much better mobile document editing solution than Office Mobile so I was happy that they included it. I've been using IE over Opera as the browser since Opera just seemed sluggish loading pages. The keyboard buttons are rounded so it's very easy to use. I've only made a few typo's, which is pretty good on a PDA QWERTY keyboard. All in all, a great phone for the price.
5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great Keyboard But One Complaint
by triver83 on December 3, 2007
Pros: Keyboard is Awesome, Sound Quallity is good. Speaker Phone is loud
Cons: Back Space Buttom Placement needs getting use to
Summary: Love the phone sound quality is awesome. The speakerphone is loud and will freak you out a couple of times when the phone rings.
The backspace button leaves a little ...Summary: Love the phone sound quality is awesome. The speakerphone is loud and will freak you out a couple of times when the phone rings.
The backspace button leaves a little bit to be desired took a little to get use to.
But besides this I would recommend over anything.3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great Phone but...
by projectnation on November 26, 2007
Pros: GPS(!) and WM6
Cons: Battery life, size and no GPS cradle
Summary: As a major BlackJack fan and road warrior, I scooped up the Motorola Q9h because I wanted a similar product with Windows Mobile 6 and -- more importantly -- GPS....
Summary: As a major BlackJack fan and road warrior, I scooped up the Motorola Q9h because I wanted a similar product with Windows Mobile 6 and -- more importantly -- GPS.
As a road warrior, I spend an extra $10/day on GPS for the car, so I really wanted something that could save my company money. The integrated GPS and TeleNav software is very solid and speaks the words through the speaker or even your bluetooth device.
If you want a QWERTY keyboard phone, clean interface and integrated GPS, this is a great phone (note: I am waiting to see the BlackJack II that has the same features).
So here are my gripes first:
1) Just like the BlackJack, these companies sell you on the wow factor of a "thin" device. In reality they sell you a cheap power-less battery and you need to use the bigger battery that adds a larger case on the back.
2) Although some people complained about the BlackJack's keys being too close together, I never had a problem with this and was disheartened by the larger size of the Motorola which seems to be as a result of larger keys. This is bad for me and maybe better for you.
3) If you want to use TeleNav (and trust me road warriors, it is worth it) the software has a fee of about $10/month. Although worth it, I was really frustrated that yet another fee was added to the phone and that was not really clear to me (it was probably in that all-too-familiar fine print).
4) If you are using the AT&T unit (I don't know about other carriers), you will find the Opera browser front-and-center and Internet Explorer buried under a folder. This is not good because the Opera browser on WM6 is horrible. I just visited a bare-bones website that had a drop-down menu and the page would refresh to show details of what you selected. I got error messages from the site. The IE browser is superior in my opinion.
And here are my good comments:
1) Despite what others say about how the phone looks, I do get eyes from people about how nice it looks.
2) I don't know where this improvement lays but text messaging is really fast as compared to the 2125 or BlackJack.
3) Windows Mobile 6 greatly improves sync with Exchange and when used with Exchange 2007, the feature list is quite significant. If your company uses Exchange/Outlook, this is really the best product.
Overall, I am happy with the phone. Note to Motorola and Samsung: just develop the darn thing with the battery size in mind so I don't feel misled by the phone's size.4 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Major Smartphone User, This one is worthy & fantastic
by golfjonz50 on September 16, 2008
Pros: Great Functionality and reliability with full exchange sync. Windows 6.1 free download greatly increases functionality of media player and the like. Great keyboard, form, surprisingly solid battery life (slim) w/ heavy use. Great screen & voicedial.
Cons: Smaller screen than iPhone and not nearly the cool tools available via app store. Media player ridiculous compared to iPhone/iPod interface. More Business first and Play second. No fast scroll capablity (wheel or touch like iPhone).
Summary: I owned the 1st Verizon Q, (really liked function, hated the battery), several Treo's and the ATT Tilt (worst hunk ever, unless you are connected to power the battery ...
Summary: I owned the 1st Verizon Q, (really liked function, hated the battery), several Treo's and the ATT Tilt (worst hunk ever, unless you are connected to power the battery dies. Plus phone freezes). Anyway I would have loved the iPhone but with trepidation because of non removable battery and sketchy exchange sync. I settled for another Q hopping get better battery life from an originally great device. I got it. I have had the phone for 8 weeks. Heavy use 3 hours of talk and 70 emails a day, some texting and fair amount of surfing, battery will last from morning til night. That my friend is significant. Weekends (2-hours phone and 20 emails/text) lasts Sat morning to Sun night with 1 to 2 bars left. Extended battery included is an added bonus particularly for the road warrior professional like me thought I have never needed to pull it out of the breifcase. No chargers needed for most travel and if I do the micro attachment (included) lets me bring one charger for multiple devices...nice. The iPhone with 3G and WiFi turned off probably would be better preformance but I could not take the chance of being stranded away from power on the while traveling. Ever hear of Flight delays and being stuck on the tarmac?
Business uses far outpace iPhone and work flawlessly. Any heavy user knows about resets and over 8 weeks I have had to power off two times. Acceptable but not thrilling. These devices are not miracles but in the realm of all of them Motorola hit a home run for an all around device. Voice dial is excellent and missing from iPhone.
Media Player is solid for tunes. Awesome screen and camera is solid for pics. Browsing is really good with either browser. One thing I love over iPhone is my Blue tooth stereo headset, awesome and Q9h is easy to sync with all devices.
Windows Mobile 6.1 is really nice free upgrade (via hellomoto.com) and increases multimedia functions significantly. Unbeatable keyboard and form factor.
In two years when iPhone is perfect for both (battery, GPS, MMS, 3MP Camera, Video, Voice dial) probably look in that direction unless because it is a great device but you never know what Moto will have then.
For now there is no comparison to an overall device for a Business first and Heavy Play second. This Q comes with everything you can think of both in software and extras in the box. BTW if you want WiFi use a computer WiFi is horrible on these devices. Your supposed to be free to roam not jailed in a Starbucks or small office.
Look it ain't gonna do your taxes or shine your car but it is a really really solid phone and one that I am happy with.2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Godd PDA, Phone So-So
by tomc1965 on February 5, 2008
Pros: PDA, all around package, Qwerty Key board
Cons: Slow, finding everyday things (Buried in layer after layer), phone sounds hollow
Summary: I would really rate this a 7.5 but you can't choose that on the scale.
The good: Runs Quicken, great speaker phone, voice dialing, bluetooth is actually easy ...Summary: I would really rate this a 7.5 but you can't choose that on the scale.
The good: Runs Quicken, great speaker phone, voice dialing, bluetooth is actually easy to use and to connect up, camera is ok (Has 8x zoom but it gets grainy when you use this), has a bright led light as a flash, easy to hook up to your email (I have hotmail and use outlook with an exchange server at work), 3G, comes with an extended battery and a standard battery, comes with all kinds of adapters, comes with data cable, with unlimited data plan you can run windows live messenger and not worry about too many text messages, can use as an XM Radio, plays mp3's, can use with mobi TV, and battery life is great (Mixed use all day and it still shows full charge).
The Not so good: Windows 6.0 is only so-so, everything you want to personalize is buried in layer after layer and difficult to find more than once, when picking a different background you have to choose one than close that session so you get out to the main screen before you can see what it looks like (If you don't like it you have to go in through 3 layers to get back A Royal Pain), needs all kinds of adapters to use, sometimes there is a lag in doing things, froze on me once in less than a week, gets really really really really (Did I say really slow) bogged down when hooked up to the data cable, placing new ringtones in the sounds directory like the manual says and they still don't show up, place ringtones in the ringtone directory might not work either, You may need to place ringtones in the windows directory for the phone to see them, rindtones must be 300kb or less to use, didn't see my ringtones from my other phone (LG CU500), must use keyboard lock or you will place calls when you place inside of case or when you lean on phone (Speed dialed several calls and didn't know it), voice dialing doesn't work with bluetooth hooked up (It didn't pick up my voice), It doesn't come with a case or a car adapter, It costs tooooooo much, I received several calls and the phone didn't ring but I was in a full signal area (Don't know why either), contacts are a pain to keep organized (For some reason it adds the v-card plus an email for the same person) and I am afraid to delete contacts off the phone for fear it will mess up my contact list, and the owner manual is only accessed online (Maybe on the CD) instead of giving it to you with the phone. The owners manual doesn't help you very much. It just doesn't contain everything needed to use windows 6.0. It just covers the basics of the phone use. So I have trouble finding where things are located like when I had to look for the keyboard lock (It took me 20 minutes to find it in the manual).
The transfer of the contact list from my old phone turned all my contacts into sim contacts and I had to add them again as outlook contacts to see multiple numbers and emails for each person. It will be easier for me to delete all my contacts and add them again myself (What a royal pain in the arse).
So far I like the phone over all but it is not perfect. I will keep it for my 30 day tial and decide before then if I want to trade it in for something else. I did find out how to lock the keyboard and I checked the commonly used items so they now come up at the top of the screen all the time. I found out (accidently) all the symbols are accessed by using the FN key then the caps key (Arrow up).2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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best smart phone out today
by rip24_a on December 9, 2007
Pros: 3G WM6, great key board, fast, reliable 2meg camera
Cons: wont make you coffee in the morning
Summary: best smart phone out today, great upgrade over previous model, there is no reason that this phone is rates lower than the RIM pearl.
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functionally this device is solid,Summary: best smart phone out today, great upgrade over previous model, there is no reason that this phone is rates lower than the RIM pearl.
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functionally this device is solid, no lags, crashes, has everything you need, but the battery does drain quite quickly. there is an extended life battery which is nice but there is some added bulk. i rated it a 9 before but i would change it to a seven if i could go back. no juice, no use...2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Motorola continues to struggle...
by charleykim1 on November 9, 2007
Pros: Windows Mobile 6 OS, 3G enabled, good QWERTY keyboard.
Cons: Self shut off, bulky device.
Summary: I have had previous Motorola phones time after time and I do not know why I continue to even bother with Motorola. They have great ideas and great innovations, however, ...
Summary: I have had previous Motorola phones time after time and I do not know why I continue to even bother with Motorola. They have great ideas and great innovations, however, this is a company that struggles to produce reliable products. I had this phone for less than 24 hours due to one big problem. The device shuts off on its own at times. Within a 24 hour period of owning and using this phone, I have reached into my case or gone to my desk and the phone is shut off. Why, I do not know the answer. On the plus side, the 3G ability makes this phone pretty awesome along with Windows Mobile 6 as far as personal/corporate e-mail and internet browsing. But other than that, this phone doesn't beat the Samsung BlackJack, especially with size. Now, with the new Samsung BlackJack II coming out later this month, it seems like Motorola will strike out once again with the Q.
3 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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FYI US $50 at Radio Shack
by drb_1966 on September 18, 2008
Pros: Don't have it yet. Just ordered mine thru Radio Shack. Add a new line and its $50 delivered. Minimum service plan starts at $35
Cons: Don't have it yet.
Summary: Don't have it yet, just wanted to get the word out on the price.
Summary: Don't have it yet, just wanted to get the word out on the price.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Motorola
- Part number: Q9h
- Description: The MOTO Q 9h runs Windows Mobile 6 Standard. This sleek and robust device is packed with power, functionality and offers a cool design that satisfies the appetite of gadget lovers, business professionals and even fashion conscious consumers. The MOTO Q 9h is more than just a device - it's a statement of power and personality. Its precise and compelling form factor highlights the devices' visual appeal and feel. Within its lean form lies High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology for lightening fast speed and immediate downloading capabilities. The MOTO Q 9h offers a host of features such as access to corporate and personal. Personal and Corporate Microsoft Exchange instant messaging are also viewable from the home screen. With advanced imaging, music functionality, integrated stereo Bluetooth wireless technology and ample memory, the MOTO Q 9h is a mobile revolution at your fingertips!
General
- Product Type Smartphone
- Service Provider AT&T
- Width 2.6 in
- Depth 0.5 in
- Height 4.6 in
- Weight 4.7 oz
- Body Color Black
Cellular
- Technology GSM / WCDMA
- Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 / WCDMA 850/1900
- Phone Design Candy bar
- Phone Navigation Buttons Navigation button
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth 2.0
- Application Software Opera, ActiveSync, Calculator, Alarm/Clock, Windows Media Player Mobile, Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile
Communicator Features
- Operating System Microsoft Windows Mobile 6
Messaging & Data Services
- Mobile Email Yes
- Supported Email Protocols POP3, IMAP4
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
- EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) Yes
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 2 megapixels, this model will give you higher quality pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 2 megapixels
- Digital Video Formats WMV, H.263, H.264, MPEG-4
- Features Video recording
GPS System
- GPS Navigation None
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 320 x 240 pixels
- Diagonal Size 2.4 in
- Color Depth 16-bit (65000 colors)
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, AMR, MP3, WAV, MIDI, AAC +
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB
Battery
- Technology - Lithium ion
- Capacity 1100 mAh
- Talk Time Up to 390 min
Manufacturer info
- Motorola
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.motorola.com/
- Address:
600 N. Highway 45, Libertyville, IL 60048 - Phone: 847/576-5000
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