Motorola Q9m Reviews

11 Sep 2007

Motorola Q9m Review

The Motorola Q9m is currently one of the best SmartPhones available by Verizon. It does everything that is expected of it, and then some. The Multimedia Home Screen is an added bonus that many users will enjoy. The Call Quality and Reception are top-notch, despite the Speakerphone sounding a little distorted at higher volumes. The QWERTY keypad is designed well and is easier to use than that of the enV or the pervious Q model, since the keys are closer together and require less thumb movement. We highly recommend the Q9m for anyone that is looking for a Windows Mobile SmartPhone with added Multimedia capabilities.

Good

8

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11. The Verizon Q9C

7 Jul 2008 by Benjamin

92%9.2out of 10

The first thing you will notice about the Motorola Q9C is that it is a VERY slim phone. It's very pocketable, and very slim. The keyboard is one of the strongest features of this device, as it is very comfortable (although smaller than an EnV or Voyager, so it'll take a bit to get used to.)

Overall the design of the device is very tight and functional. There is a scroll wheel on the side, but I haven't found it all that usefull. The silver directional pad on the front is quicker and offers more control.

what more can really be said? This phone is good for multi-tasking. You can listen to your MP3 collection while browsing the web and texting people. You can run the GPS program in the background and get directions while you chat via Windows Live Messenger.

but I have a feeling you're not hear to read about the GOOD things about this device. It should be noted that the shortcomings of this device are more inherent to Windows Mobile itself. I've outlined my complaints here:

1. Performance: This phone can multitask rather well, but running too many intensive applications will slow the phone down. You will notice quickly that monitoring your running processes is the key keeping the phone running well

2. Windows Mobile: Overall most of the annoyances with this device are with Windows Mobile. In its current state, Windows Mobile is more like a giant hunk of clay... it's only as pretty and functional as YOU MAKE IT. You will need to download 3rd party applications to make Windows Mobile do a lot of things you need it to do.

3. No Get it Now: Lots of things that Sprint's Q has, Verizon's Q just ditched. Verizon's mobile TV service isn't supported, their automatic backup agent isn't supported, none of that is. MobileIM and VZNavigator aren't up-to-date like their Get-it-Now counterparts, but are functional enough. Many of Verizon's software and services are not supported by the Q9C, which some see as a pro... but I was slightly disappointed. Give us SongID!

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12. im a pro at Q9m hard reset

24 Jun 2008 by Kimberly

40%4out of 10

Have to say that those who have nice things to say about this phone must work a completely windows integrated system. I use a mac and a sunray and i have had to hard reset 6 times. talked to verizon and it is a known problem that they cannot support because i am not a windows user. supposedly i have not gotten all the required software updates. this phone is 3 months old, how often will i have to update it? according to verizon, i should have never bought the phone since it is not compatible with my other electronics... thanks! problem "comes from customer' and they will not even let me have a new phone without a new 2 year contract. to me they are selling a bad product and they are not being responsible for its errors and mistakes. they know that it has problems and they are still selling them! long story short, can't wait to be fully mac person with an iphone and a more friendly (hopefully) service carrier. my worst 250 dollar investment.

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13. juany

15 Jun 2008 by juan

30%3out of 10

i know this is for the verizon phone but i had it for sprint n ive went trought atleast 7-9 phones in my life time n im only 15 =p but i absolutly hate this phone it worked perfectly well for the first 2 months n then all of the sudden it toook longer to sedn a text or to go toa website n than later if i was at the home screen n try to click on something it woulnt go to it n it pissed me off o so much ugh so ive had to do a hard reset 5 times for this phone. im switching to the blackberry curve

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14. my review

7 Jun 2008 by PJ

86%8.6out of 10

Well i have to give motorola credit for pulling this out fo there sleeves because they arnt doing so well right now. i like this phone because its just a nice phone that i wouldnt mind having and carieing around with me. and i like the design of the phone alot . i hope that motorola can pull them selves out of the hole and get more nicer phones out

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15. music to my ears~

2 Jun 2008 by Yo!Gurt

100%10out of 10

i upgraded from the q9c, since i love music! the q9c is not that different... it does have V-Cast, but this phone has Broadband Access, meaning I can download many more songs, and it has song ID, so you play a song and it says the name. This phone also has an updated Windows Mobile 6 UI. I've noticed that there's an updated IM/Myspace feature, where the q9c doesn't have it availible.

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16.

9 May 2008 by Anonymous

94%9.4out of 10

I love everything about this phone. If u love ur music make sure u get the motorola S9 bluetooth stero headphones. I promise u they will blow u away!!!

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17. Nice smart phone

28 Apr 2008 by Kevin

70%7out of 10

The Q9M is a very nice smart phone. The sound quality is great. The speakerphone is awesome. Has a lot og great features. Not as slow as Windows mobile 5. Design is a bit wide and not very comfortable when holding the phone. Keyboard is layed out nicely. Battery life is normal for a motorola phone...defintely not the best battery! Overall its a decent phone.

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18. Phone Crashed

27 Apr 2008 by rachel

52%5.2out of 10

I had this phone for 4 days until it got stuck at the startup screen, when I returned it I was told this was the same problem with the older q

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19. Just alright

19 Apr 2008 by cory

66%6.6out of 10

I bought this phone expecting such a great phone but it really is not that great. First off the battery life on this phone is horrible. The volume for music when played on the speaker phone is so low you can barely hear it.i also don't like the fact that when your online and you get a call it kicks you off??? whats up with that????? If you want a cell phone that is good for email and or texting then this phone is for you but if u want a phone that you can actually use all day which includes texting your girlfriend and talking on the phone with your girlfriend then this phone is DEF not for you. Because if you think you can text periodically during the day then talk foe a hour or two then your def wrong cuz the phone dost even last a day.

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20. Q9m

29 Mar 2008 by Mike

90%9out of 10

I've had this phone for about 2 weeks and so far I really like it.
The keyboard is excellent and the D-pad works well and is finger-friendly. The power/home/back/soft keys have a somewhat cheaper feel but no worse than previous Qs. The screen has good colors and is bright but is slightly off-center as you can see in the photo. The red trim looks very nice and the phone has a good build quality. Signal strength is fine but battery life is on the short side unless you set the display to turn off very quickly. The wheel on the side is a bit stiff and somewhat pointless. I never use it or the side back button. My biggest complaint is probably that the camera is only 1.3MP. I mean really, 1.3? It seems to work well as an MP3 player but I haven't tried the Bluetooth yet.

The only serious complaints I have are regarding WM6. I added Facade and Papayrus which greatly improve the interface and home screen. It's a bit slow but not enough to be frustrating. I tried the BlackJack II which seems a bit quicker than this Q.

Overall I think this phone is a good value and my complaints about it are mostly minor.

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