Motorola Q11 - notice the indicator lights along the left-side of the display
While we’re not sure if the Motorola Q11 will help Motorola drag itself out of the hole that it’s dug for itself over the past couple years, the evolutionary successor to the Motorola Q9 is definitely worth a mention. The Motorola Q11 has been popping up here and there lately, and it’s finally been caught on video by our friends at Zumo!
With a 3 megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, and quad-band GSM/EDGE radio, the Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard-powered Motorola Q11 is apparently being aimed at the younger demographic. We have confirmation that the Motorola Q11 rocks a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, making it that much easier to listen to your favorite tunes on-the-go. There’s also a microSDHC card slot that comes stuffed with a 1GB microSD card, courtesy Microsoft – the microSD card slot can support up to 32GB microSDHC cards for uber storage expandability. And, with an MSN Messenger client integrated into the Motorola Q11, we can definitely see the Motorola Q11 capturing a substantial market-base among its Q-loving constituents.
Notice that the Motorola Q11’s display is slightly offset from center. Aside from looking a bit awkward, the display’s rightward-bias makes room for some indicator lights adorning the left-most edge of the display bezel. If you look closely, you might be able to make out the GPS-lock and (presumably) the Bluetooth icon that seem to light up from beneath the display bezel.
The Motorola Q11 isn’t exactly the innovative leap forward that Motorola needed to bring to the table to save their struggling handset business. But, with a decent feature-set and a muted, yet attractive, design refresh, the Motorola Q11 will likely win over the hearts and minds of at least some customers when it launches sometime before the end of 2008.
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[Via: Zumo]