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4.0 stars
"Darn Good Phone"
Pros: Screen is a knockout. Construction appears solid and feels firm in the hand. Email is terrific and fast.
Cons: Limited to the CDMA network. No spell check for email or word capabilities. No capability of overseas use if not on ATT. Sprint customer service is extremely poor.
Summary: Over the years I have tried many, many phones, from Treo, to Samsung, to Blackberry, Nokia and the Razor. However, after being frustrated with both Sprint's lack of quality customer satisfaction with high cost for Blackberry service, I switched from Sprint's Blackberry 8830 to the Moto Q 9c.
First off, let me say the Moto Q 9c's screen is terrific and clear. Even though the Blackberry has been posted with a 320x240 screen, the Moto Q 9c?s 320x240 screen clarity wonderfully separates it from the Blackberry 8830. Design wise, the Moto Q 9c captures a similar Blackberry feel by having both a "click-wheel" and "thumb-pad?, where the Blackberry surpasses the Moto Q 9c via a Trackball.
The QWERTY keyboard is curved, but solidly built. The Moto Q 9c QWERTY keyboard is similar to the Blackberry. The Moto Q 9c QWERTY space bar is a little smaller, but overall it is fairly easy to adapt. One minor difficulty is that Motorola placed the Capital Lock key is on the right side of the QWERTY keyboard. Thus, initially making an adjustment proves frustrating at times, but not an impossible obstacle either.
The Moto Q 9c has 64 Meg of RAM with a flash memory of 128 RAM. This is offset with the ability to store data via a Micro SD card. The Moto Q 9c?s data storage is easily accessible, versus the Blackberry 8830. The Blackberry?s MicroSD is located inside the unit next to the battery and is equivalent to performing a miracle if one can access the MicroSD and replace it within 10 minutes. The Moto Q 9c?s data storage is located outside the battery compartment and is much more accessible.
Active Sync was installed and the unit synchronized on the first attempt. Both the Moto Q 9c and Blackberry 8830 have no built?in MS Word or Office capability. However, one can purchase DocsToGo for the Moto Q 9c. Additionally, one really neat feature Blackberry has that the Moto Q 9c does not have is Email SpellCheck. The Blackberry has the ability to spell check email prior to sending, whereas the Moto Q 9c apparently does not.
The only other drawback I have seen on the Moto Q 9c is that it lacks overseas capability. The Moto Q 9c is limited to the CDMA network, whereas the Blackberry does has the capability of reaching beyond the US/Canadian/Mexican borders. If you do not travel overseas, then the Moto Q 9c is an excellent replacement for the Blackberry 8830. If you travel overseas frequently, the Blackberry 8830 or the Moto Q 9 offered by ATT is the way to go.
Personally, since I do not travel overseas frequently, the Moto Q 9c beats the Blackberry 8830 in many ways, cost, email, applications and quality.
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