As a former Samsung BlackJack user, I was looking forward to Samsung's newest member, the BlackJackII, but I was also quite interested in the Motorola Q9, you know, the GSM version of the Q recently released. Well, these two very similar phones were matched up, comparing every detail so that you, the consumer, can make a more informed decision when you walk in that at&t store (or go to at&t's website) . Lets get to the similarities:

• Integrated GPS
• QWERTY Keyboards
• Windows Mobile 6 Pro
• 2 MP Cameras
• 3.5 G connectivity

Now, here is where it gets ugly, the differences

Signal: The Q9 wins. "Really nothing to complain about, the Motorola Q9 holds a 3G signal like Britney is trying to hold on to her kids…"

Keyboard: The Q9 wins again the layout was found to work great, plus, the Q9 is a bit wider than the BJII, alowing more room for keys.

Navigation: The BJII takes it with the d-pad that also doubles as a scroll wheel.

Screen: Hello Moto! The Q9 has a much brighter and overall more impressive screen than the BJII

Speaker loudness / Quality: The Q9 takes this one, yet again:

Hate to say it, but best speakers on any Windows Mobile device we’ve ever heard. Period! Volume and sound clarity and quality overshadow anything else. Just Blaze, back me up on this one!

Call quality: Tie

Built-in apps: The BJII takes this one due to a built-in RSS reader, a nice Windows Media skin, a world clock and"one of the best searching programs".

Speed: The Motorola was found to be a bit speedier, but no benchmarks or other tests were performed.

Battery life: The Q9 takes this on again, probably due to the extended battery. Again, no formal testing was made, so its really hard to judge.

Connector: The Q9 wins: Motorola is adhering to the miniUSB standard, which is easier to find.

Look: Kind of a tie. The BJII is slimmer and sleeker making it more pockatable, but the Q9 a sharper, has cool looking blue lights and a back lit keyboard.

Read [BoyGeniusReport]
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