Verizon debuts Motorola Q Black

We've still got our eyes on Sprint's Q-with-extra-sexy they've been prepping, but for now Verizon continues to bogart Moto's slim smartphone, and has just released the new medium-sexy Motorola Q Black as expected. The new Q bears the same $199 pricetag of its silver counterpart, but features a $50 rebate instead of the $100 rebate of its sibling, giving Black a $50 premium over its drab companion. Instead of the original's holster, the Black features a carrying case, and there's that "MOL2" update to enjoy, but otherwise there isn't much new to see here. The black coloring apparently isn't only skin deep, so scratches shouldn't reveal anything embarrassing, so that's good news. While you can snag this thing right now online, it won't be showing up in retail until January 12th, according do our tipsters last week. We should also be seeing that MOL2 software update, which irons out a few kinks and improves battery life, rolled out to those gen 1 Qs shortly.

[Via Qusers]

[Dae @ Dec 12th 2006 10:17AM]

i want a slim touch screen Smart phone. is that hard? DAMN!

[Phil @ Dec 12th 2006 10:17AM]

meh

[ferrell @ Dec 12th 2006 10:52AM]

Verizon?

So is the cost $199 or $19,900?

[Sergio @ Dec 12th 2006 5:52PM]

lawl Verizon doesn't know the difference between .01 dollars and .01 cents =D

[Tim in Augusta @ Dec 12th 2006 11:04AM]

Let's see if RIM likes them calling this BlackBerry-esque phone "Black"
http://cellphones.engadget.com/2006/12/10/blackberry-versus-blackjack-rim-sues-samsung-for-trademark-infr/

[akijikan @ Dec 12th 2006 11:07AM]

so why did the sprint version have a smaller, off-center screen?

[Spoon Man @ Dec 12th 2006 12:13PM]

Wait, is the screen really bigger?

That's certainly worth $50. How come no one has mentioned this before, or did I just miss it?

Does this mean Sprint's will also have the bigger screen? I can't tell from the pictures.

Extra-sexy.

[SL @ Dec 12th 2006 11:33AM]

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHICH ASIAN LANGUAGE SUITE WORKS ON Q?

[Ross @ Dec 12th 2006 11:36AM]

I just saw a guy in the customer service line at my Verizon store with the black Q. I guess he found a way around the wait.

[CTG @ Dec 12th 2006 11:37AM]

The screen is now centered? When did that happen?

[Tom @ Dec 12th 2006 11:52AM]

this explains why they were so pissed about the BlackJack trademark

[Rocky @ Dec 12th 2006 12:43PM]

Verizon's site has both screens listed as the same size (2.4"), but they look different in the pix.

[saq @ Dec 12th 2006 1:11PM]

I wish Motorola would stop making shoddy Windows Mobile devices, they really give the rest of the bunch (well, HTC) a bad name by association. The other Motorola Smartphones of the past have been very rushed, very poor reliability, and just overall poor in general compared to any other smartphone. The Q (and Black Q) is no different. Extremely high failure rates (out of 30 Qs in service, 20 of them had been returned at least once in the first 60 days of owning) and just overall poor design and software implementation really doesn't improve my opinion.

[CTG @ Dec 12th 2006 1:14PM]

It looks like the screen should be slightly bigger.

[cortez @ Dec 12th 2006 5:48PM]

could be that they moved the screen to the left an eight-inch or so... i'll know in a couple of days when i replace my broken case with the black case i ordered on the web.

[Eric Magidson @ Dec 12th 2006 6:07PM]

so what about the Q Pro? Is this worth getting or should I wait for the Pro?