Motorola Q9

A smartphone with the name ‘Motorola Q’ is not exactly new &mdash; ran a preview of a device with this name back in <a href="http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/mobilephones/0,1000000685,39212783,00.htm">August 2005</a>, which launched in the US last year. But the <a href="http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/motoq9h/">Motorola Q9</a> is the first Q-branded handset to make it to the UK, and one of the first smartphones to run Windows Mobile 6 Standard (the version of the OS for devices lacking a touch-sensitive screen). And as if one Q is not enough, Motorola has launched another at the same time &mdash; rather unimaginatively named the Q8 &mdash; with less advanced specifications. At the time of writing, it's not clear which network operators will take the Q9, or what the final pricing will be. We'll update this review with that information as soon as we get it.