Motorola Q9h Review

Interface:

The Motorola Q9h is a Windows Mobile 6 Standard edition smartphone, which is the version for phones with non-touch-sensitive displays. The original Q was one of the first phones to offer Windows Mobile 5 and here it is logically upgraded to the newer version.

This means the Motorola Q9h will share many things with other devices using this OS, even ones not made from Motorola. The OS is not proprietary and looks the same on all phones, with small exceptions due to personalization. If you are not familiar with the OS, please check the review of the HTC Vox S710, which also is WM6 Standard phone and can be used in landscape orientation. In the review below we will mention only some things and the unique features for the Moto Q9h.

The HomeScreen is what you can expect but due to the landscape orientation, the items are slightly rearranged. The main menu visualizes in two rows with four icons per each and with scroll to more options. Motorola has personalized the icons of some menus like the Settings and File Manager for example in order to look up to date, but this doesn’t change the functionality in any way. A WM customer won’t find any surprises.

Phonebook:

The phonebook is absolutely the same as on any other WM6 Standard phone, and searching of a name is that flawless and extra fast, thanks to the QWERTY keyboard, typing the name directly from the home screen. This fast name search is something we love in WM phones without touch-displays and should act as an example to all phone manufacturers.

Voice recognition is getting more and more advanced and popular, but still Windows Mobile don’t offer a system built-in. If your WM smartphone has one than the manufacturer has added it is its personalization of the OS. In our case, Motorola has included VoiceSignal system, which is a speaker-independent one. It starts for about a second after the shortcut key is held and allows you to Call or send a message to name of the contact list or to a number you enter by voice, to send an email to a name, to lookup for one or to open an application.