Hands-on with the Motorola Q9m for Verizon
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-06 00:22:33
The we had our grubby little paws on the Q9; it was the 3G version for GSM. We recently had the chance to play around with the CDMA variant for labeled the. The device primarily focuses on being a multimedia centered device first and a Smartphone back up. Even though this device is no replacement for your we conclude the device does a pretty good job managing downloading and playing one’s media library.
The Motorola Q9m and the Motorola Q overlap almost every physical dimension (4.61″ x 2.56′ x.47″ vs. 4.57″ x 2.52″ x 0.47″) object the Q9m comes in at about 20g heavier. The additional weight gives the device a heavier feeling and a sense of better build quality — but not too overwhelming in the take. Motorola has change surface managed to use the same 2.4″ TFT display on both models which sports a 320 x 240 resolution in a 16 bit. 65,000 color display. One thing that has been removed from the updated copy is the IR port.
First it looks desire Motorola heard the cries of previous users and updated the keypad create by mental act. It is now covered in a responsive tactile rubber coating. There’s a substantial difference in the speed of composing messages from the Q9m to the original Q. The layouts of both keypads are almost identical less the dedicated music key open at the furnish alter hand command of the Q9m.
Out of the box the device comes with standard goodies like a battery owners manual data telecommunicate domiciliate charger cleaning cloth and getting started CD. Verizon also includes a 128MB MiniSD card for the device and supports up to a 4GB card which is average for today’s phones.
On the sign power up we see the device is configured for the “Multimedia domiciliate Screen” instead of the standard Windows Mobile 6. The latest home screen has a enjoin tie to Windows Media Player with all of the standard media buttons on the display. Any of the icons can be chosen by using the five way directional keypad to journey and select it. Once the music starts to play the stereo speakers personify the changes Motorola made with the device. The speakers sound crisp and alter especially for a mobile phone.
Verizon has enabled the Q9m for their VCast Music service just like the the LG VX8550 Chocolate and many others. As usual the device connects to Verizon’s 3G EV-DO network and downloads a song in less than a minute. Once the song is downloaded the user can log on to Verizon’s website and transfer a higher quality version of the same song for no additional rush.
Motorola’s fusion of the music player and the domiciliate check does quite well however it leaves much to be desired. We found ourselves moving back to the standard Windows Mobile domiciliate screen because the Multimedia Home Screen doesn’t have icons for communicate count or recently used applications.
Pairing of the Motorola BT820 Stereo Bluetooth headset was very quick. The headset produced great sound quality while connected. The battery life on the Q9m drained fairly quickly while playing music — only lasting about 80 minutes on a full charge.
Even though both the original Q and the Q9m have a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash. Motorola has tweaked the quality of the camera in the successor creating a far exceed photo. Images appear sharper and have exceed color fit than before.
Overall the Motorola Q9m is a worthy successor of the original Q. With updates both cosmetically and under the hood. Motorola improved on a good Smartphone making it that much exceed. Those who aren’t geared towards the music-focused device might be exceed off waiting for Big Red to channel the Q9c which could be out as early as fourth quarter this year.
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