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Q is a

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first announced in the Summer of 2005 as a thin device with similar styling to Motorola's immensely popular

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. Motorola in a partnership with

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released the Q on May 31, 2006. A version for Sprint was released early in January 2007 and one for

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in April 2007. The Q differs from Verizon's flagship Windows Mobile phone 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.

hoped to position the Q as an attractive alternative to the BlackBerry. The Q was first released in Canada on June 15, 2006 with

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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 of the same year, the

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was released in the US through Verizon. In November, Sprint offered the

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. All Q9 models run Windows Mobile 6.

Specifications

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model with 800/1900-MHz bands,

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1x and CDMA2000

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networks. *

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PXA272 312 MHz

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(Bulverde) * Runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone Edition; Optimized for Microsoft Exchange 2003 and a variety of third party email solutions * Depth - 11.5mm * QWERTY

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, 5-way navigation button and thumb wheel * Connectivity via Bluetooth, IrDA and mini-USB * Multimedia messaging (MMS) (except on Sprint) * Audio formats supported: iMelody, MIDI, MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, WAX, QCELP * Image formats supported: GIF87a, GIF89a, JPEG, WBMP, BMP, PN * Mini-SD removable memory card slot (maximum: 2gb) * Display: (320 x 240 pixels, 65K TFT) * 1.3-megapixel camera with LED flash * PIM functionality with picture caller ID * Speech recognition and speakerphone

Camera specifications and options

Camera

* 1.3-megapixel digital camera * Normal, burst, and timer camera modes * 7 brightness levels * 5 photo resolutions: 160x120, 176x144, 320x240, 640x480, and 1280x1024 * 4 zoom levels: 1x, 2x, 4x, and 6x * 6 white balance options: Automatic, Sunny, Cloudy, Indoor Home, Indoor Office, and Night * Camera "flash": a white LED on the back of the device (on/off; not synchronized with camera shutter)

PC synchronization

The Motorola Q has the ability to synchronize via

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to a

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database via

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or via Microsoft ActiveSync in

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and below, allowing the user to synchronize contacts, emails, tasks, and calendar appointments to the Motorola Q.

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files may also be synchronized, but Windows Mobile only supports reading them, and only editing Word. PowerPoint and excel are too advanced to edit.

Motorola Q support forums

The Motorola website includes a forum for user support. Topics include getting started, email setup, bluetooth technology, synching, multimedia features and third party applications.

Error reporting

As with most smartphones, an automatic error reporting function can be enabled by the user. Several Q users had found a minor malfunction with the first version of the Q which was exclusively sold by Verizon. The malfunction showed that after some time while the phone had been in use, that if text messaging/phone calls or internet/text messaging happened together, the phone would freeze for several minutes. Motorola and Microsoft discovered the error through the error reporting service and now offer an update you can find through Motorola.com. The update repairs the malfunction and resets the phone.

Black Motorola Q

released a new version of the Q in mid January 2007 in a new color, producing it in black to compete with the T-Mobile Dash and

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's Samsung Blackjack. The outer casing was made in a rubber compound to resist scratches. The new Q also featured 15% more battery life and an update to fix bugs.

Complete list of Q features and specifications

The complete Motorola Q list of specifications are:

References

External links

Motorola Q Support Forum

Specifications at Phonescoop
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