Motorola Q9h

In the US, BlackBerry style devices with full Qwerty keyboards that run the Windows Mobile operating system are among the hottest phones on sale. Among the most popular are Motorola's Q range, of which the most sophisticated is the 9h. Motorola seems to have got the basics right: the 9h not only looks good and is very slim at 11.8mm, but is very simple to use, with an excellent full Qwerty keypad with very responsive buttons. There are also seven one-click buttons so users can access staples such as browsers, the calendar and the speakerphone without having to open the main interface. If it has a weakness, it is the battery, which didn't live up to the claimed 510 hours of standby. The 2-megapixel camera is a little throwaway and a scrollwheel would have been easier to use than the rocker switch. Nevertheless, this is Motorola's best smartphone so far.

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