Motorola’s new handset is official and has a vibrant look to it. I wonder if the thought was to build a wallet size look alike. Giving the thougts some rest, Motorola seems to be setting a new trend here with QA30. Of late we have been seeing the QWERTY phones with horizontal sliders and Motorola QA30 might be the first to have a vertical sliding QWERTY keypad.
The set which comes in a shiny black color with a hint of red to it as seen here has a 2.5inch TFT LCD ( 240X320 ) screen, supports a 8GB MicroSD, stereo Bluetooth 2.0 plus integrated 3.5mm headphone jack and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. The QA30 will lend CDMA support, thread messaging support, have a 2 mp camera, HTML browser, Email, USB 2.0 and it is rumoured that it’s microSD/microSDHC card will support up to 32GB. The truth will be known only when the official specs are revealed to us.
The phone is being released in US alone. Reports state that the new ‘Q’ series device will be out in the US with Alltel as the operator. The dates and the pricing has not yet been revealed.
Blackberry Thunder and Storm puzzle got resolved when Thunder bolted out and Storm remained. RIM’s work of art comes with a brilliant touchscreen user interface. The screen size is massive and the 3.25 inches and its high resolution makes viewing web pages, photos and videos a delightful experience. The virtual QWERTY keyboard comes in two forms – the full and the SureType and switches depending on portrait or landscape positioning of the display screen. The touchscreen responds to the finger with such ease that one can’t help wondering if the phone is intuitive.
Storm uses a new innovation called “ClickThrough” which makes the screen respond to pressure allowing the feel of a real keyboard. The font sizes are user adjustable – a feature the user would love. Its multitasking feature, a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, video recording, a media player, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS navigation, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, 3G with HSDPA and 1GB of built-in memory plus the ability to expand the memory with a microSD card makes it a delight to have in the hands. But then when you feel the 155g weight in your hands, you feel a bit weighed down. This is said to be the heaviest smartphone currently on sale in the UK. The Battery life is quoted to be 5.5 hours talktime and 360 hours standby.
The Blackberry Storm 9500 and 9530, share similar features and specifications except that The 9530 supports 3G with HSDPA 2100 and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO while 9500 supports 3G with HSDPA 2100 alone.
The Storm launched in the UK at the beginning of November 2008. It is exclusive to Vodafone and is available free on a £35 per month tariff in the UK.