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Celebrating the likes of the Motorola’s Q series (e.g. Q9h and Q9c), the Q9m is a refreshing smart phone that offers a QWERTY keyboard (a newly-designed ones) and also runs in the Windows Mobile 6 Operating System. Q9m boasts a lot of improvements as compared to earlier mobile phones. Basically, it is the first Smart Phone to have to separate home screens for standard and multimedia, whereas the multimedia screen which allows easy access to music, videos, camera, pictures and others. Easily put, the Motorola Q9m is the perfect mobile phones for the young professionals, those who want to look for a way to detoxify with multimedia havens.

Weighing at 135 grams, with dimensions 4.64 x 2.63″ x 0.47 inches, the Q9m is slightly slimmer yet heavier than the Black Berry, the unit where the Motorola Q series is much compared to. The Q9m’s design has been judged as more professional-looking as compared to earlier Q models. It is constructed with a combination of metal, glass and plastic materials with red striping traveling around the perimeters and the sides of the keyboard of the phone. The lithium ion battery of Q9m can stand the test of time 212 hours untouched, while 4.55 hours in talk time.

Q9m has a standard 65K Color 320×240 Pixel QVGA Display. Just like Q9h, it also features a landscape display for better viewing of websites.

The screen is 2.4 inches, quite larger than the displays of normal cell phones. It’s quite problematic to use it in direct sunlight and there is no setting to adjust its contrast and brightness levels. The camera, although, was quite downgraded from the 2.0 mega pixel of the Q9h, to 1.3 mega pixel. It also includes a large-sized 5-way navigation D-Pod for answering. And although the keypads are smaller than earlier models, it is rounder and much easier pressed.

The phonebook is also an impressive feature, giving its users the chance to store a number of information for a contact. With this, you can input as much data to a single person (First Name, Last Name, Work Phone, Mobile Phone, Home Phone, Custom Ringtone, Picture, E-Mail, IM, Work 2, Home 2, Company Phone, Categories, Pager, Car Phone, Work Fax, Home Fax, Assistant Phone, Radio Phone, E-Mail 2, E-Mail 3, IM2, IM3, Web Page, File As, Company Name, Department, Job Title, Office Address, Home Address, Notes, Nickname, Birthday, Anniversary, Manager, Government ID, Account Name, Customer ID, Spouse, Children, and Assistant). Aside from the phonebook, it also includes the following features: alarm, calculator, calendar (Organizer), To-do list and voice recorder.

Q9m also features Bluetooth 2.0 and supports hands Free, personal network, stereo headset and keyboard input. An Internet Explorer program is preloaded in the program and it’s the only way of accessing the Internet. It also includes the Windows Media Player that can play MP3 and WMA audio files, as well as videos and the quality of music is impressive.

As a general conclusion, the Q9m is definitely one of the best smart phones available and its probably one of the most innovative ones, especially with the availability of the Multimedia Home Screen. Definitely, this is a must-have for multimedia lovers.

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With similar styling to the MOTORAZR, the Motorola Q9c is a Windows Mobile 6 Smart phone, and is the second generation Motorola Q. It was out in the market in November 2007 and has been hailed for being a more ergonomic version of the Q series. Basically, the slim Q9c is a big improvement of the earlier phones of its line.

The phone itself embodies a sophisticated slick appearance, sporting a black casing with nice chrome accent, and incorporates a slim dimension of 4.61 x 2.56 x 0.47 inches, Q9c weighs 135 grams. It doesn’t have a touch screen unlike other smart phones in the market, featuring a full QWERTY keypad instead, as well as side keys. It also includes a 2.5 mm headset jack for those who prefer accepting calls via the headset and microphone. The life of its Lithium Ion battery is somewhat impressive, with 212 hours of standby time and 4.5 hours of talk time. It also has an internal antenna.

The TFT LCD-type display boasts a 16-bit 65,536 colors and has a resolution of 320×240 pixels. The camera is able to take 1.3 mega-pixels photos and also includes an LED flash. In addition, it can also capture videos with 30 seconds the maximum length. Qc9 is also enabled with video streaming.

Data messaging with Qc9 includes SMS, MMS and E-mail and it also has support with AIM, Yahoo and MSN. It includes a music player which supports MP3, AAX, AAC+, WAV, XMF and Real formats and an external speaker. Application in Q9c enables its users to view and edit Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents via the Microsoft Office Mobile Suite. Other essential business features included in the Qc9 are the following: calendar, contacts, to-do list, alarm, calculator, voice recorder, and task and memory managers. The phone book includes features such as ringer ID, ringer profiles, voice dialing and photo caller ID.

An EV-DO handset, the Qc9 lets its users to enjoy data speeds as fast as 2.4Mbps. It offers Sprint TV support which enables you to watch live TV like CNN. Comedy Central, Sprint Exclusive Entertainment and the NFL Network, as well as live streaming music radio from MTV Mobile and VH1 Mobile. However, these services aren’t free and will require you to subscribe at $20 per month if you want to avail the service.

Just like other smart phones, it is Bluetooth and GPS enabled. The former wireless connectivity option can be used with mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets, objects exchange, file sharing and dial-up networking. The latter one can turn the phone into a handheld navigator which is very usable during business trips and other travels. Unfortunately, the phone doesn’t have an integrated WiFi, although one can attach a miniSD Wi-Fi card.

Although the phone has been praised by critics and ordinary users alike, the phone has been quite stashed out by the bulky extended battery and its stiff keyboard. With such minor glitches, the phone is still highly recommendable for its impressive performances.

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