Verizon’s Motorola Q9m official spec sheet, drops August 22nd
You want it, we got it. Following the lead of the recent spate of Verizon releases, we’ve got a bit more in depth information on one of the carrier’s most hotly anticipated fall drops. The Motorola Q9m is the successor to the "mighty" Q, and looks to be an improvement in just about every way. Verizon seems to really be pushing this as a V-Cast/music centric device (hence the "m" in the model number). What will it all cost, you ask? $349.99 on a two year contract, $399.99 on a 1 year contract, and $469.99 outright. These numbers are before a $50 mail in rebate, so you can have a new Q9m in your hands for around $300. Not too bad. The box will include the handset, a 128 MB miniSD card preloaded with a phone tutorial and some exclusive Fergie content, a wall charger, phone sleeve, data cable, manual, and more. Expect this to drop on August 22nd through the carrier’s business and web channels, with full retail availability coming a week later on the 29th. Check out more shots after the jump.
Thanks, Omie, our Verizon ninja!
So beyond vcast & WM6 we pay more for the same phone as the original Q. Same memory, same camera, same processor. Yes the current Q works (I own one) but still its not worth paying much more for FERGIE.
Looks like a BB 8830 minus the trackball and the stable OS. If this thing ran on Linux instead of the buggy Win Mobile, I would consider it.
It’s currently showing up as $299 w/2-yr contract and a $100 online discount on the testman site, bringing the price down to $199.
http://testman.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=3176
I waited so long for a new PDA from Verizon (My Q sucks) that I just paid the ETF and got an iPhone.
I don’t think I’ll be back.
Wait wait wait…. is the back side of this thing RED? Really? Or are just the sides?
I would say the price is a bit too high, for someone who has the original Q, there is no way I am paying $300 for a keyboard upgrade.
i dumped vz for the iphone too…love it
For those of us who have been waiting for the Q9h with bated breath for almost a year, it’s discraceful that Verizon beat AT&T to the Q9 punch. Final units of the Q9h have been out for weeks. Am I the only one who is bothered that AT&T is just sitting on the units while they become outdated?
The phone details tab on the Verizon site says it is miniSD and the overview tab says MicroSD.
Anyone know which format it actually is?
Just picked up a BB 8830 and love it but very interested in the new Q – more just to see if the Win Mobile bugs have been fixed. The phone looks stunning, Moto always makes a quality product, hopefully the battery life is improved & maybe (maybe!!) WM6 is the real deal.
AT&T may be sitting on the Q9 (no longer called Q9h) but the Q9m is NOT the same thing, its a lesser Moto Q9 and that is a clear fact.
One more quick one – RustyS’s post above with the link to the testman site is awesome. Nice to see the trackwheel is in fact there – some rumors had it gone but no word of EV-DO Rev A?!?!?
You gotta be kidding me with the red.
Q9m my ass – it’s the Q9gin.
I cant honestly see this going for more then 249 with a 2 year contract. Hardware wise, its pretty much the same as the original Q and it has a nicer design and Windows Mobile 6. I think the 199 on the test site is more what it will be. Looks nice though…
Nope, AT&T is still releasing the Moto Q 9h, it’s the GSM/UMTS version. This Verizon Q 9m is the same hardware as the original Q, it’s just a different body and it runs WM6. The AT&T 9h is a completely updated phone. Check http://www.qusers.com
gblandon -
We’re on the same boat. At&t is simply sitting on their pot of gold. They aren’t doing their customers or product justice.
We already know the Q9h has been ready for quite some time, they need to move along with the release.
I will admit, after seeing the price for the Q9m for Verizon, I am a bit disappointed.
I knew I’d be paying a good price for the Q9, but I was hoping it would be less than $500.
Seeing as to how At&t has the pimped out version of the Q9, I can only assume (in fact I will) that the device will be even more [costly]. I hopeing it won’t quite be as steep as the European models price (import). If so, I’ll have wasted my time waiting.
Previously Motorola has this announcement about the Q9h http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/motoq9h/ then on May 15th they had this announcement http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail.jsp?globalObjectId=8154_8083_23 which clearly updated the name Motorola Q 9 (no longer Q9h) now AT&T may call it the Q9h, I don’t care as long as its out next week as leaked or pretty darn soon.
Either way, the Q9m is just not worth it, but the Q9 (aka Q9h) is worth paying my ETF to move over. Oh Yeah.
The camera could have definitely used an upgrade. And the color scheme is a bit annoying.
But for those who are considering the iPhone what are you thinking???? I would jump on an iPhone however i use my Q for my biz and the thought of having to return my iPhone to the factory every time the battery needs to be replaced (every 300 charges) is just nonsense. I can’t afford to be without a phone for my business for a week. What are they thinking? Now i have 2 extra batteries all charged and ready to go with me when i’m on the road. My laptop i have 2 extra batteries too for those long flights when I won’t be near an outlet. I could never consider buying an iPhone under those terms.
Anyway, back to the Q, I’m hoping WM6 is greatly improved in terms of file management and overall user experience. I do make great use of my Q hack with pdaNEt that turns my Q into a modem. I hope the Q9 will allow this as well.
quser774 -
I thought one of the features of the Q9h was its capability to be used as a modem (with your laptop). :-/
I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure it should work right out of the box as a [3g] modem
jj,
I will def. look into that. I do have a preference for Verizon even though they don’t offer 3G, and even though they don’t have the Q9h, which i feel looks much better than the Q9m and has more memory & a better camera.
Seems Verizon got the short end of the stick with this Q9 series.
quser774 -
I wanted to make sure for myself that tethering was possible (built in).
The feature is listed as “modem-link”ing in the Q 9h User-Manual.
You can read the manual here –> http://direct.motorola.com/ENG/q-home.asp?Country=GBR&language=ENG&productid=30722
awesome, thanks for the info. This might sway me if it’s not avail. in the q9m.
You guys are just hating on Verizon. If the phone is 300 or 200 dollars, its still worth the money. You get windows mobile 6.0, stereo bluetooth, SDHC memory card slot(which means Secure Digital High Capacity so when the 8g micro sd kit comes out you can use it and samsung just release a 16gb). True the camera could have been better. And it also has documents to go. Which means you can veiw and edit word, excel and power point. Remember the old Q could not do that.
Its a Mini SD. But they dont carry Mini SD in retail stores anymore. You have to get a Micro SD kit that comes with a Mini SD adapter the 4gb is 99 dollars at verizon.
And the Q9h been ready to release it looks almost like the q9m. I played with the q9h at a best buy wireless tech tour almost 6 months ago. So people like to say how verizon takes to long to release phones, cingular is no better.
The at&t version looks much much better! Color wise, and under the hood with an added 2 mega pix camera. I’d give the GSM version a whirl, but doubt it could replace my Curve!