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Motorola QA30 Hint hides a QWERTY keyboard
Snapshot by Ricky Cadden on Tuesday November 25, 2008.
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The Motorola QA30 Hint was officially announced today. This new messaging phone sports a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and 2.5" landscape oriented QVGA (320x240 pixel) resolution display. The Hint also features EV-DO support for high-speed data transfers and a built-in GPS receiver for navigation.
The Motorola Hint's 2 megapixel camera allows you to snap a quick photo or video, and there is a microSD card slot for extra storage. Bluetooth is also on board, including A2DP support for stereo headphones, as well as a standard 3.5mm audio port for easy music enjoyment.
The Motorola QA30 Hint is set to be available through Alltel on November 28th (Black Friday) for US$99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate.
| Specifications for the Motorola QA30 Hint | |
| Band | CDMA 800/1700/1900/2100MHz |
| Data | 1xRTT/EV-DO |
| Size | 81.3mm x 61mm x 17.8mm (3.2" x 2.4" x .7") |
| Weight | 119.1g (4.2oz) |
| Battery Life | Estimated 15.6 days standby time |
| Estimated 4.5 hours talk time | |
| Main Display | 2.5" 65k color QVGA (320x240 pixels) TFT |
| Camera | 2 megapixel |
| Video | Record/Playback |
| Messaging | SMS/MMS/IM |
| POP3/IMAP/SMTP | |
| Bluetooth | Yes with A2DP |
| Memory | 256MB, internal microSD card slot |
| Availability | Planned Q4 2008 |
| Other | Speakerphone, built-in GPS receiver, QWERTY keyboard |
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Lota @ 4:22:35AM EDT on Sunday May 3, 2009
Hey does anyone have this phone w-metro PCS service? Do you like it or do you feel you should of got the samsung finesse or blackberry curve instead?