Motorola Q Cell Phone Review - Value And Comparisons
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Richard Baguley Published on March 08, 2007 Comment on this |
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Value (6.0)
The Q currently costs $299 with a two-year contract from Verizon, or $99 from Sprint (with $250 instant savings and $100 in mail-in rebates) with a two-year contract.. This represents good value for money for a smart phone: although the Q is not the cutting edge phone that it was at launch, it is a good value for what you get.
If you want to buy the Q without service, it will cost you a hefty $499 from both Verizon and Sprint.
Comparisons
BlackBerry 8700 -The Q lacks the business user focus of the BlackBerry 8700; the email, calendar and document features of the BlackBerry are far superior to those of the Q. But the Q may be adequate if all you need is simple email features, and it uses standard email services: you don’t need to subscribe to a monthly service to get and send email.
T-Mobile Dash -The Q is slightly larger than the Dash, and has a better keyboard. But both run the Windows Mobile 5.0 OS, and both have the same size screen and many other features in common. The Dash is much cheaper, though; T-Mobile are offering it for $199 after mail-in rebates with a two year contract. The Dash may be a better choice if you want to stick with T-mobile, but the larger keyboard of the Q make it a better choice
Palm Treo 700w - The Treo 700w has a number of advantages over the Q: the battery life is longer, the screen is a higher resolution (albeit a bit smaller), it has more memory and runs the more fully-featured Pocket PC OS, which has better software and supports the touch screen. But it is more expensive ($499 from Verizon with a 2-year contract) and is bulkier. The Q wouldn’t ruin the line of a good suit: the Treo 700w might.
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