Another Look at the Motorola Q Global

The Motorola Q Global Now and What it Could Be
I was reading the issue of Fortune, with Melinda Gates on the cover and noticed the AT&T cell phone deal with the MOTO Q Global. Priced at $299, The Q Global is a steal.

If Motorola and AT&T went for a $100 rebate instead of $50, the MOTO Q would be a no-brainer. The AT&T Tilt has more features but a poorly designed keypad. The Blackberry 8820 has no camera or Video/3G.

Compared to other AT&T smartphones, aside from paying a newness premium, the Motorola Q Global is on par or it exceeds. After reading the specs you will see that the Global Q is solid.

This leads me to believe that the Motorola Q Global is a good foundation for the team at Motorola to build upon. Aside from adding more technology, a few minor design changes would improve the Motorola Q significantly.

Without a logo or name, no one knows that you have a Motorola Q, but having both steals screen size. Previous Motorola Q models have only the logo, and it gives a much cleaner appearance.

Motorola could eliminate branding from the screen area completely and delegate it to a logo placed on the navigation wheel. This would give the Q a sleeker design and allow for a larger screen.

With the new space, MOTO can improve on the QWERTY keypad and navigation area. As it stands Q navigation and QWERTY do not stand up to other smartphones on the market.

Here is the Motorola Q Global

Here is the Palm Treo 750

Here is the RIM Blackberry 8820

Aside from suggested improvements, Motorola can use the Q Global as a launch pad for future smartphones. With exceeding buyers expectations and designing great devices, Motorola can turn things around.