We wouldn't recommend the Q if your primary purpose is e-mail and texting, unless you really want to save some dough.
Introduction
There's a reason why the Motorola Q has enjoyed widespread popularity. With its slim form factor (it's actually a hair thinner than the RAZR) it is undeniably sexy. But choosing the Q for your Smartphone requires a bit more than aesthetic attraction.
The Q runs Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone Edition software, which is not as fully-featured as the Windows Pocket PC OS found on specialized PDA’s and does not have e-mail functionality as rich as those found on the Blackberry. However, discussing the pros and cons of Smartphone software is best left to another time and another venue. From a purely logistical and ergonomic point-of-view, the Q (available exclusively from Verizon) is, at its primal level, fun. And at $199.99 with the usual contractual strings, its $100 less than the other obvious Verizon options, the Palm Treo 700w and the Blackberry 8703e.
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by Matt on May 5, 2008:
“I purchased this phone 2 months ago and am mostly unimpressed. The battery life is horrible. The internet is okay but does run a little slow. This is the second Motorola phone I've had and I say the same thing about this phone that I said about the...” More...