Laptopmag reviews the Motorola MOTO Q and says: “Just like Verizon Wireless’ silver and black versions, Sprint’s MOTO Q measures a very slim 0.5 inches thin and weighs a mere 4.1 ounces, but it sports a dark-gray color scheme. We prefer Verizon’s black MOTO Q, which has more of a rubberized feel, but this device is still attractive. Unfortunately, the keyboard on the Sprint version does not offer a backlight, a feature we came to appreciate on the Verizon version. You do get the same scroll wheel and back button on the right side, as well as the miniSD Card slot, IR port, and USB charging/syncing port on the left.

Other features the Sprint and Verizon Q’s share include a bright 2.4-inch screen, a 312-MHz XScale processor, 64MB of RAM, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and Bluetooth 1.2 (with stereo support). The Sprint version also runs the latest version of Motorola’s software, which addresses some bugs and helps better manage battery life. The MOTO Q ostensibly supports e-mail-attachment viewing, but as with all other Smartphone Edition WM5 devices, you must zoom in and pan around to read documents.

We wish Sprint would have added support for its Sprint TV and Sprint Music services to help sweeten the deal. Those enhancements would have made this device an attractive alternative to both the Verizon MOTO Q (which doesn’t support V CAST) and the Samsung BlackJack (which taps into Cingular Music and Cingular Video). At least Sprint charges the least amount for unlimited data: $15 per month versus $40 for Verizon and $39 for Cingular.
   
Sprint customers looking for a smart phone won’t find a better option for the money. If your contract is up, however, look at the better designed and more fun BlackJack.”

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