The Motorola Q9M cell phone is…OK. The ‘M’ in Q9M is supposed to stand for ‘music’ but, quite honestly, this phone does nothing for my musical needs. I bought it thinking that it was the next best thing to IPhone…a cool smartphone that would allow me to listen to my music. If you just want a phone with a keyboard and don’t care about the extras..this phone’s for you. Otherwise I’d suggest staying away.
THE GOOD
- Cool design.
- Not a bad cost if you get it with renewal/new contract. I think mine was $70 with a mail in rebate.
- Can keep tabs on your own file system with ‘File Manager’ (move files around, etc).
- QWERTY keyboard.
- Use MP3s as ringtones (but not all will work)
- Bluetooth
THE BAD
- The headphone jack at the top is not a 3.5mm (normal headphone) jack but instead is a headset jack (for talking into, not listening to music).
- Although it has a Mini SD slot, there is barely any harddrive space for music/video storage.
- Unless you have the newest version of Windows Mobile (I couldn’t ever get my phone to download it) text messages are not in conversation format…but in single text format. Annoying.
I’d try another phone if I were you. The Motorola Q9C is a little bit better (I got it from warranty when my Q9M broke) But then again, most people end up hating their phones after using them for long enough. No phone is perfect…with the IPhone making a possible exception.
Posted July 13, 2009 by Sensible PC under Cell Phone Reviews