Motorola Q Global

PDA’s are having a stronger foothold in the mobile market, now more than ever. Motorola, one of the leading manufacturers of PDA’s, rode on the success of its multimedia-friendly Q 9m. It now has a newer PDA, the Q smart phone that comes in with Windows Mobile 6 and perfect for business travelers. It has international roaming via a quad-band GSM radio.

The Q Globals design looks so much like that of a Blackberry. It weighs around 4.6 ounces and measures at 4.6 inches high, 2.6 inches wide, and just under half an inch thick, it sports a landscape-format 320-by-240-pixel screen.

Features of the Q Global include 3G, HSDPA/UMTS network and is very travel-friendly. It even has a TeleNav GPS navigation software that users will have to download to install and pay a monthly fee for as a service. However, this doesn’t really work when you are abroad. But, Q Global did provide its very own GPS-enabled mapping apps such as Google Maps to see where you are and find nearby businesses.

Furthermore, the Q included a 2-megapixel camera with lots of settings and tweaks. This includes image resolution, brightness, white balance, flash, and up to 8X digital zoom. However, don’t expect to get great images with this camera. It might look good on the Q’s screen, but it will look terrible when downloaded to a PC.

As it is targeted to travelers and businessmen on the go, Q features multimedia playback which does sound and look very good. With its Windows Media Player, videos are very good and sound great too. The video was stored on a microSD Card that slipped easily into a slot on the Q’s left side, a much more convenient location than the slots that sit under the battery on other smart phones.

Overall, the Motorola Q Global might appeal to travelers seeking a Windows Mobile smart phone with a good keyboard, 3G data, and solid multimedia support.

Sources:
http://www.mobiletechreview.com
http://www.laptopmag.com
http://www.phonescoop.com