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Posted: 16 Mar 2009 Announced: 23 Jun 2009
Market Status: Released
Release date: 29 Jun 2009
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US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued
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Motorola Karma QA1 is a quad-band GSM and a dual-band 3G slider. In addition, the socializing users will also find something of interest in the this phone, including a full QWERTY keyboard, an integrated Facebook app and a Single Click Blogging option.

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Motorola Karma QA1 specifications

also known as Motorola Sawgrass

Pros

No pros

Cons

It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.70 inches)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Slider
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.46 x 2.52 x 0.70 (88 x 64 x 17.9 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.97 oz (141 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.50 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 320 x 240 pixels
Pixel density:
- 160 ppi
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.50 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 15.2 days (366 hours)
  the average is 16 days (391 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1170 mAh

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 100 MB
Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
  Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
  - microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 2 megapixels
- Flash:
  - LED
- Features:
  - Digital zoom
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - HTML, WAP 2.0

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
Satellite system:
- GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Tip calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 2.0, EDR
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M3
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

Officially announced:
- 23 Jun 2009

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