SpecEagle
SpecEagle review · Motorola

Motorola Q (Windows Mobile) review: 2006 BlackBerry-style WM5 smartphone.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2006·$200
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#4 of 4
Tier
Business
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Motorola Q.

Motorola's 2006 Q was a BB-style WM5 smartphone for Verizon — first big Moto attempt at biz market.

01Display

64/100

64/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for business phones of 2006.

TypeTFT
Size2.4"
Resolution240 x 320 QVGA

02Music

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for business phones of 2006.

03Camera

56/100

At 56/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among business phones of 2006 — 15 points above the cohort average.

Main1.3 MP

04Battery

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker battery results among business phones of 2006 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity1,130 mAh

05Software

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker software results among business phones of 2006 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • BlackBerry-style QWERTY.
  • Windows Mobile 5 productivity.
  • Scroll wheel jog.
  • EV-DO data.
What doesn't
  • WM5 cumbersome.
  • 64 MB RAM tight.
  • CDMA Verizon only.
  • 1.3 MP cam.
Cross-shop it against
BlackBerry Curve 8300
$250 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 4-phone cohort of business devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .