Review Of Motorola Q9c (Sprint)
REVIEW:
These days all the carriers (well, except for T-Mobile) are going for their second helping of the Motorola Q. Verizon Wireless has the Motorola Q9m; AT&T has its Motorola Q9h and now Sprint has its Motorola Q9c. it’s always and it will continue to be a strong messaging device and offers mobile professionals the tools to get work done on the road. Overall, the smartphone brings some great additions, built in GPS and Windows Mobile 6. As all people say that nobody is perfect similarly it’s not perfect of course, and there are things that bother us. For example speaker quality could be better, and the keyboard is a bit stiff to say the least. And there is a bit of sluggishness in it that seems to plague Windows Mobile devices. The price of the Q9c is easily affordable for the users.
Motorola Q9c looks as same as the other Q models from the front. Sprint ships the Q9c with an extended battery, which we appreciate and love so much. It’s not going to easily slip into a pants pocket as t adds an awkward and bulky bump to the backside of the device. The wider body and extended battery make the Q9c a bit cumbersome to use as a phone. But at the same time it’s comfortable to use as a messaging machine.
The Q9c has a 2.4-inch diagonal TFT non-touch screen that supports 65,000 colors at a 320×240 pixel resolution. There’s display features adaptive technology that automatically adjusts the backlighting depending on your environment. The text and images looked sharp and vibrant. With Windows Mobile devices, you can customize the Home screen with different background images, themes, and layouts. You will find navigation array and full QWERTY keyboard below the display. You get Talk and End buttons, a home-page shortcut, five-way directional keypad with a center select button and two soft keys. Overall, the controls are easy to use. But at the same time they are slick and set flush with the phone’s surface so they’re not the easiest to press and don’t give as much tactile feedback as we typically like.
The Motorola Q9c’s keyboard features large buttons that are spacious. The keys are stiff and there isn’t enough tactile feedback, which doesn’t make for the best typing experience. There is a mini USB port and miniSD expansion slot on the left spine. And there is a customizable launch key and a scroll wheel on the right side.
You can’t underestimate the value of actually talking to a person and the Motorola Q9c is still first and foremost a phone. Although these days messaging whether it is e-mail, text, or instant messages is increasingly becoming the preferred method of communication. The Q9c’s phone book is limited only by the available memory, and each entry can hold as many as 12 phone numbers, addresses for home and work, a job title and three e-mail addresses. Voice features include voice dialing and commands, text and multimedia messaging, a duplex speakerphone, three-way calling and smart dialing.
Q9c’s messaging capabilities are great and we don’t mean to downplay its capabilities. As it’s one of the main draws of the device. It ships with Microsoft’s Direct Push technology, so you get real-time e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization with your tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server and Outlook calendar with all the latest Windows Mobile 6 smartphones. The Moto Q9c is also an EV-DO handset, which means you can enjoy data speeds as fast as 2.4Mbps. To make the most of the 3G speeds, you can enjoy Sprint TV on your device, which gives you access to programming from a variety of channels, E, Sprint Exclusive Entertainment, Comedy Central and the NFL Network. You can also listen to talk radio from Sirius, VH1 Mobile, live streaming music and MTV Mobile. Other wireless options on the Q9c include GPS and Bluetooth 2.0. The Bluetooth can be used with hands-free kits, object exchange, mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets, dial-up networking and file sharing.
The camera of the Q9c and it takes pictures in five resolutions with three shooting modes, white-balance settings and brightness. In video mode, there are only three quality settings. The picture quality is good. You can watch other video as well as listen to music with the standard Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, In addition to the aforementioned Sprint TV. There is also an Audio Enhancement utility found under Start > Accessories where you can tweak the sound settings for the phone speaker as well as for your headset.
GOOD FEATURES:
1 Construction appears solid.
2. Great call quality.
3. Email is terrific and fast.
4. Sound quality is good.
5. Excellent full QWERTY keyboard.
BAD FEATURES:
1. No spell check for email or word capabilities.
2. Battery life is low.
3. No flash in camera.
4. A bit bulky handset.
MAIN POINT
The Motorola Q9c offers a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade as well as GPS, Bluetooth, and EV-DO support. It also has great camera, solid messaging capabilities and a great call quality. But on the downside extended battery adds an awkward and bulky bump to the back of the smartphone. So I give 3 stars out 5 stars to it.