Motorola unveils the Hint QA30 sliding QWERTY mobile phone

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Motorola has unveiled a new mobile device, the Motorola Hint QA30. The Hint features an increasingly popular sliding design which reveals a full QWERTY keyboard neatly tucked beneath a 2.5 inch 320x240 display. The device also features 128MB of RAM and 256mb of onboard memory, which can be expanded to over 8GB via the available microSD slot. There's also the mainstream standard 2.0MP camera with digital zoom and aGPS included. The Hint QA30's battery will let you talk to your friends about how amazing your new phone is for about 4.5 hours per charge.

While the Hint QA30 is not a smartphone, it does offer access to many Google services including Search, Maps, News, YouTube and Blogger. How well these integrated services work is still yet to be seen, but an unlimited data plan is strongly recommended.

The Motorola QA30 is expected to land with US cellular provider, and recent Verizon acquisition, Alltel by mid to late December. Details regarding the price are still unknown.

#1 LTD on 25 Nov 2008 - 15:54

*yawn*

(2 replies) #2 SoCalledChaos on 25 Nov 2008 - 15:57

And us Canadian's will have to wait 2 years before we get it

#2.1 LTD on 25 Nov 2008 - 16:03

SoCalledChaos said,

There are plenty of other cheap, simplistic phones on the market that look good. This one is really not all that special.

#2.2 MightyJordan on 25 Nov 2008 - 20:15

You won't be in a hurry to get this one. The specs are laughable by today's standards. It's only got a 2MP camera, and the talk time is only 4.5 hours. My HTC Touch Diamond can get 5 hours on 3G!

#3 +techbeck on 25 Nov 2008 - 15:58

Looks cool. Glad Motorola is still making simple phones that a lot of people still like and dont have to shell out $400+. I dont need access to the internet 24/7 or to my email even though I am in the Information Technology field. The things I look most for in a phone is reception and battery life.

#4 nmesisca on 25 Nov 2008 - 15:59

why would you want it ????
cause its shiny and new?

(2 replies) #5 Krome on 25 Nov 2008 - 16:34

"While the Hint QA30 is, in fact, a dumbphone, it does offer access to many Google services including Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube, Google News, and Blogger."
Wow... excellent writer. So many commas. And what is a "dumbphone"? A definition would be nice.

#5.1 bangbang023 on 25 Nov 2008 - 16:41

Fixed. Love the attitude, by the way.

#5.2 +Smigit on 25 Nov 2008 - 17:49

haha dumbphone.

Makes me think of my friends one which dropped the connection every 30 seconds, had all the keys faded, barely working screen and about a days battery life. That was the definition of a dumbphone

(1 reply) #6 +trag3dy on 25 Nov 2008 - 17:09

It looks nice, but the qwerty keypad looks like it might be a tad to small. Oh well for me, I just renewed my phone contract so that's not something I have to worry about for about 2 more years.

#6.1 bangbang023 on 25 Nov 2008 - 17:22

It looks about the same size as the keyboard on my Q9H. If it is, it's very spacious and very easy to type on.

(4 replies) #7 Vezineth on 25 Nov 2008 - 17:42

Why on earth would there be querty if there it is not a smartphone ?

#7.1 bangbang023 on 25 Nov 2008 - 17:43

Man dumbphones are coming out with QWERTY keyboards, now, as text messaging and mobile IM'ing are becoming increasingly popular.

#7.2 +Smigit on 25 Nov 2008 - 17:47

sms heavy users I suspect. It may have some form of browser too.

#7.3 +trag3dy on 25 Nov 2008 - 20:30

Not everybody who likes to text message wants to spend $200+ on a smart phone and then data charges every month.

#7.4 bangbang023 on 25 Nov 2008 - 20:40

The data chargers aren't required, but to take advantage of all the Google feature, you'd definitely be wise to pick one up.

(1 reply) #8 anamas101 on 25 Nov 2008 - 18:13

The keys don't look spaced out! That's gonna cause problems; it is how spaced out the keys are not how small they are that effects how easy it is to use them, i think.

#8.1 bangbang023 on 25 Nov 2008 - 18:47

There is no room between keys on my Q9H. They are rounded up in the middle, though, which makes it easy to discern between the different keys. I can type very accurately without even looking at my phone. If this keyboard is like that, and it looks to be, then it's going to be fine.

#9 +Dakkaroth on 25 Nov 2008 - 18:19

Well, they could have at least designed it to not look like s---... Seriously, I would have expected better from them.

#10 sibot on 25 Nov 2008 - 18:32

Ew. Looks ugly, its like a cigarette case!

#11 Soldiers33 on 25 Nov 2008 - 19:50

ive been using my phone for as long as i can remember, and wont be chnagin it until it dies.

(1 reply) #12 mclaren05 on 25 Nov 2008 - 21:46

WiFi?

#12.1 bangbang023 on 25 Nov 2008 - 22:00

Not in a dumbphone, no.

#13 LTD on 25 Nov 2008 - 22:17

Reminds me of the Logitech G9 gaming mouse. Very similar colour scheme, red accents, and a boxy look.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/images/reviews...itech_g9_07.jpg

#14 +Ely on 26 Nov 2008 - 00:05

I just got my new Q9c and I wish they come up with a real new Q smartphone generation next year.

#15 Albert on 26 Nov 2008 - 06:14

wow. gee. i thought my nokia n96 was good, but this freaking thing is great!!! in fact, i am dripping saliva with excitement ...

oh wait. it's not saliva, but my sarcasm.

#16 Nashy on 26 Nov 2008 - 09:08

Motorola is a steaming pile of fail.

They have produced two phones in the past 20 years that have done well. The rest, no one cares.

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