| The Motorola Q has lost some of the luster it had at | | | | improvement just the same. |
| its introduction last year, but it's still a good choice for a | | | | Since we're talking about an Amp'd Mobile handset |
| smart phone. | | | | here, it's no surprise that the real star of the show is |
| Since the Motorola Q was released, some smaller | | | | the phone's content. The Amp'd TV channel lineup is |
| WM handsets like the T-Mobile Dash and the | | | | pretty impressive, with multiple selections for news, |
| Samsung Blackjack have hit the market. But the Q still | | | | sports, entertainment, and so on. There are four main |
| looks good nearly a year after its introduction, and, with | | | | entertainment packages you can purchase: Amp'd |
| its slim 0.5-inch design, remains among the thinnest | | | | Overload, Amp'd Overdose, Amp'd TV, and Amp'd |
| smart phones available. The 4.1-ounce Amp'd Q | | | | Radio. Prices range from $10 to $20 per month and |
| continues the tradition and also comes with Motorola's | | | | can include over 40 live TV channels and 10 streamed |
| new, rubberized housing. It's essentially the same model | | | | radio channels. |
| as the black Verizon Motorola Q, complete with blue | | | | Unfortunately, video quality isn't up to snuff. The main |
| backlit keys, but with a charcoal-gray case instead. | | | | window is only about half the width and height of the |
| Amp'd's new Adobe Flash Lite interface looks nicer | | | | Q's screen. Left at its default size, it looks like an |
| than what you get on standard-issue Windows Mobile | | | | animated GIF thumbnail rather than real television. |
| 5.0 smart phones. The Start menu layout and | | | | There is an option to blow it up to full-screen size, |
| applications are left untouched, aside from a coat of | | | | which you have to do in order to watch TV at a |
| new background wallpaper. But the home screen, | | | | comfortable distance from the phone, though you end |
| menu backgrounds, and Amp'd section are all glossed | | | | up with a disappointing amount of pixilation this way. |
| over with a colorful sheen and animated buttons. The | | | | Find that phone at phoneandbeyond. |
| new interface isn't a revolution either, but it's an | | | | |