Motorola aimed at Blackberry with this new 115gram, 116x63x11.5mm phone - the MotoQ. This is the thinnest QWERTY phone till date. It has got dual stereo speakers, a 1.3MP camera with flash (not at all bad for a business phone).
Summary of Key Features - Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0; Optimized for Microsoft Exchange 2003 and a variety of third party email solutions that enable a broad set of corporate email capabilities
- Thinnest QWERTY device in the world – 11.5mm
- Full, ergonomic QWERTY keyboard, 5-way navigation button and thumb wheel
- Video clip capture and playback
- Connectivity via Bluetooth, IrDA and mini-USB; compatible with Motorola's line of Bluetooth-enabled wireless headsets
- Multi-Media Messaging (MMS)
- Dual, stereo-quality speakers
- Audio formats supported: iMelody, MIDI, MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, WAX, QCELP
- Image formats supported: GIF87a, GIF89a, JPEG, WBMP, BMP, PNG
- Video formats supported: H.263, MPEG-4, GSM-AMR, AAC, WMV
- Mini-SD removable memory card slot
- Large, high-resolution display (320 x 240 pixels, 65K TFT)
- 1.3 mega pixel camera with photo lighting
- PIM functionality with Picture Caller ID
- Advanced speech recognition and speakerphone
This phone lacks Wi-Fi and 3G support which is really a minus for today's business phone. Though this phone is announced in July, 2005, there are no indications of its release till the end of 2006!
