Motorola Q GSM

Motorola Q is a Windows Mobile smartphone, running on version 5.0 (Magneto). It features a smartphone functionality and a full QWERTY keyboard in only half inch thickness. On its back it has 1.3-megapixel camera with LED flash

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Motorola Q GSM specifications

also known as Motorola Q8 gsm

Pros

No pros

Cons

  • Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Too little RAM memory (64 MB RAM)
  • Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

  • Device type:
    • Smart phone
  • OS:
    • Windows Mobile Standard (5.0)
  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Candybar
  • Dimensions:
    • 4.57 x 2.48 x 0.45 (116 x 63 x 11.5 mm)
  • Weight:
    • 4.06 oz (115 g)
      the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

  • Resolution:
    • 320 x 240 pixels
  • Technology:

    Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.

    • TFT
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 65 536

Hardware

  • System memory:

    System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.

    • 64 MB RAM / 128 MB ROM
  • Storage expansion:
    • Slot Type:
      • miniSD

Camera

  • Camera:
      • 1.3 megapixels
    • Flash:
      • Yes
  • Camcorder:
      • Yes

Internet browsing

  • Browser:
      • Yes

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.

    • 850, 900, 1800, 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.

    • EDGE

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Notes
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
  • E-mail:
      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:
      • Yes
  • USB:
      • Yes
    • Connector:
      • miniUSB
    • Computer sync, Infrared

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
    • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 26 Jul 2005

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