Motorola Moto Q 8 and Moto Q 9h launched in India

Motorola has launched two new phones, the Moto Q 8, which is the GSM version of the original CDMA-based Moto Q; and the Moto Q 9h, the quad-band 3G Qwerty in India.

Motorola Moto Q 8
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Both phones are based on the Windows Mobile OS, leverage Motorola's expertise in RF technology, and work well as messaging machines. In both phones, consumers can choose from eight messaging in-boxes for corporate and personal email. Besides, the phones are equipped with instant messaging capability.

Motorola Moto Q 9h
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The MOTO Q 9h smartphone features TI OMAP 2420 processor, 96MB of RAM, pre-loaded document editing and ergonomically redesigned keyboard, 256 MB on-board flash memory and a 2.0 mega pixels camera with 8x digital zoom and video play back at 30 frames per second (fps).

With 2GB of optional removable microSD storage and 256MB4 of on-board flash memory, MOTO Q 9h lets users to store approx. 1,000 songs and over 10 hours of video (MPEG4). Thanks to integrated Bluetooth wireless technology stereo profiles (A2DP and AVRCP) users can enjoy premium sound and voice quality wirelessly via a compatible Bluetooth-enabled stereo headset and take calls all at the same time with just the touch of a button.

The dual-processor HSDPA/UMTS engine enables broadband-like over-the-air downloads at up to 3.6Mbps. Consumers will be able to download their favourite music tracks directly onto Q 9h in approx. 30 seconds. MOTO Q 9h is claimed to be one of the fastest smartphones in the world today

The 9h's full color screen incorporates adaptive display technology, whereby light sensors on the front and back help automatically adjust screen and keyboard brightness for optimum usability and readability.

The phone comes with a default Opera browser that includes Small-Screen Rendering (SSR) technology for re-formatting Web page content to match the size of small mobile screens.

The 9h supports Java, and plays host to applications like WorldMate (for checking flight schedules/updates), Splash (for storing credit card and other information), Yahoo! Go (for checking Yahoo! News and Yahoo! Mail, and uploading pictures to Flickr accounts), and Sudoku.

The MOTO Q 8 GSM and MOTO Q 9h will be available at all Indian MOTOSTOREs and participating retailers. MOTO Q 8 GSM is available at Rs 17,359 (best buy price of Rs 16,499) and MOTO Q 9h at Rs 20,720 (best buy price Rs 19,499). MOTO Q 8 and Q 9h come with 1GB mini SD Card and a portable charger and MOTO Q 8 has an additional high-capacity battery.

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