With HSDPA for high-speed networking and a 2-megapixel camera, the new Motorola Q q9 offers Windows Mobile in a more-rounded package.
Editor's note: We've confirmed that the Q q9 will definitely be a Windows Mobile 6 device.
Motorola today announced the Motorola Q q9, an update to its class-defining Motorola Q, the EV-DO smartphone that was beginning to lag behind competitors such as the Samsung BlackJack and T-Mobile Dash. The most significant update is the HSDPA radio, which will provide up to 3.6Mbps downloads (though your speed may vary), which probably gives us a good idea as to which carrier will release this phone, since AT&T is the only U.S. carrier with HSDPA. AT&T recently released their first 3.6Mbps HSDPA handset, the Motorola RAZR V3xx.
With a more rounded shell and a new set of keys, the Motorola Q q9 provides more than a new face and a more confusing name. The phone now features a 2-megapixel camera, up from 1.3-megapixels, and can handle A2DP for stereo Bluetooth headphone support. The camera can capture video at up to 30fps, which is nearly DVD quality, but Motorola hasn't provided details about video resolution. Video and music will be stored on microSD cards. Data connections to your PC will be handled over USB 2.0, and with high-speed networking and USB capabilities, presumably tethered modem support will also be included.
Though Motorola has provided no details about which version of Windows Mobile the phone will run, whether 5.0 or the newer version 6, the official press screenshots and the second quarter release date are in line with what we know about Windows Mobile 6. Motorola says the phone is the second handset produced on their SCPL platform, which we previously believed to be Linux-based, though press photos clearly show Windows. The thin phone hasn't shed much of its size since the Motorola Q, but still remains a thin smartphone, even by this month's standards.
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