World Lightest QWERTY Smartphone

Motorola has just announced the launch of Moto Q, which they claim is the world’s thinnest and lightest handset with a qwerty keypad. The Moto Q is expected to be available in Q1 of 2006.

Moto Q is designed to deliver a mobile office experience, like what its close rival Blackberry does. Moto Q combines quality voice, data, and multimedia in one amazing “RAZR-thin” package (13.9mm thin!!). Hence, Motorola believes Moto Q helps make mobility = productivity.

Quoted:
Q leverages Microsoft’s familiar and trusted Windows Mobile software and is among the first devices to run on the new Windows Mobile 5.0 platform which delivers scalable and cost-effective mobile messaging support with Exchange 2003 out of the box. This enables the device to work overtime to leverage existing corporate investments in infrastructure, training and support while continuing to protect office networks, data and applications.


Something really amazed me is the thickness of Moto Q - it’s only 11.5mm - even thinner than the famous RAZR !!

Let’s have a look of the summary of Moto Q’s key features :-

One of the first devices to run on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0; Optimized for Microsoft Exchange 2003 and a variety of third party email solutions that enable a broad set of corporate email capabilities
Thinnest QWERTY device in the world – 11.5mm
Full, ergonomic QWERTY keyboard, 5-way navigation button and thumb wheel
Video clip capture and playback
Connectivity via Bluetooth, IrDA and mini-USB; compatible with Motorola’s line of Bluetooth-enabled wireless headsets
Multi-Media Messaging (MMS)
Dual, stereo-quality speakers
Audio formats supported: iMelody, MIDI, MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, WAX, QCELP
Image formats supported: GIF87a, GIF89a, JPEG, WBMP, BMP, PNG
Video formats supported: H.263, MPEG-4, GSM-AMR, AAC, WMV
Mini-SD removable memory card slot
Large, high-resolution display (320 x 240 pixels, 65K TFT)
1.3 mega pixel camera with photo lighting
Personal Information management (PIM) functionality with Picture Caller ID
Advanced speech recognition and speakerphone