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The Motorola Q (left) and the Palm Treo P (right)
"Can you hear me now? Good!"

The Motorola Q has finally landed. After about a year of hype and rumors spread around the web, the 0.45" thick device which has been billed as "The World's Slimmest Smartphone" has been officially announced. The "Q" will go on sale at Verizon's online store on May 31st and will be available in Verizon retail stores on June 5th. The phone will be priced at $199 after a $100 credit if customers sign up for a qualified 2-year service agreement.

As many of you already know, the Windows Mobile 5.0 based "Q" has EVDO wireless capabilities, a QVGA screen, Bluetooth 1.2, 1.3MP camera, QWERTY keyboard and thumbwheel scroll.

Verizon is also offering the new Treo 700p at its online store. The 700p will be $499 with a 2-year agreement. The Treo 700p uses Palm OS 5.4.9 and features an Intel X-Scale processor. PC Magazine has a take on the service plans that will be offered on the two phones:

Verizon's service plans for the Q will be the same as their new plans for the Palm Treo 700p: $79.99/month for 450 minutes plus unlimited data, $109.99 for 1,350 minutes plus unlimited data, and $169.99 for 4,000 minutes plus unlimited data. All three plans also include unlimited in-network calling and unlimited nights and weekends.

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Smartphone not pda phone
By jkresh on 5/22/2006 4:22:15 PM , Rating: 2
I don’t really see the benefit of a Smartphone, pda phones I understand but having a windows mobile device without a touch screen and which cant really work with a lot of windows mobile software (as most of it expects a touch screen) just doesn’t make sense. I guess if it was about the same size as a regular phone it would be interesting but even though the q is thin, with a screen that big and a full keyboard it might as well be a full pda.




RE: Smartphone not pda phone
By gdillon on 5/22/2006 4:29:45 PM , Rating: 2
Uh, the Treo's do have touch screens.


RE: Smartphone not pda phone
By jkresh on 5/22/2006 5:02:19 PM , Rating: 2
True, I was talking about the Q.


RE: Smartphone not pda phone
By brystmar on 5/22/2006 4:36:44 PM , Rating: 2
my SMT-5600 Smartphone is by far the best phone i've ever used. i love that i can sync my contacts and email with outlook, i love having WMP so i can play mp3s & movies, i love charging my phone from my laptop's USB port, and i love my 1gb mini-SD card.

i cannot see myself purchasing a phone that isn't a Smartphone in the forseeable future.


RE: Smartphone not pda phone
By jkresh on 5/22/2006 5:05:30 PM , Rating: 2
your smartphone looks more like a normal phone and as such would be fine, my point was the Q is almost a pda phone in form (though obviously a lot thinner then most) but only a smartphone in function and as such seems to fit a much smaller niche then if it was a full pda phone.


RE: Smartphone not pda phone
By bearxor on 5/22/2006 10:32:16 PM , Rating: 2
I know someone has already answered this already, but a SmartPhone is for someone who needs a phone, not a PDA. They want to be able to read their email and type a response fairly good, and still have a little more flexibility, but still be in possesion of a phone. SmartPhones have longer battery life and smaller form factors.

SmartDevices, OTOH, are for people like me, who barely use 50 minutes of talk time a month, but want basically a handheld computer. I can't imagine buying anything other than a SmartDevice ever again. I don't think I could step down to a SmartPhone even.


The Q
By DukeN on 5/22/2006 3:48:52 PM , Rating: 2
I wonder if this thing will be as buggy and glitchy as moto's previous smartphone offerings (a'la MPx series). Heck even the RAZR had more bugs than the amazon at launch.




Decent Web Surfing?
By feraltoad on 5/22/2006 4:36:22 PM , Rating: 2
I just hope it can navigate the web tolerably well. My RAZR besides being touted as "web capable" is better described as "web incompetent". A friend's old Danger Sidekick would bring up the Google Webpage easily, and you could do an honest to god search, I might have gotten one but no blue tooth and size are issues. I don't need all the features of a smartphone but it should be small, play mp3s, have a GD expansion slot for SD, and I want something that I can use to occasionally find information on the go. i.e. directions to a place everyone thought everyone else knew how to get there, or settling arguments, "Denmark does not touch FINLAND!".




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By shabby on 5/22/2006 5:57:49 PM , Rating: 2
"The fingers you have used to dial are too fat. To obtain a special dialing wand, please mash the keypad with your palm now."




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