Motorola Q11 turns up in Brazil ahead of launch

We've already had a pretty clear indication that Motorola's Q11 was nearing a release in Brazil and, according to ZumoBlog, everything is now set to finally get official tomorrow. That, however, hasn't stopped the site from getting its hands on the phone today, and it's thankfully snapped a few pics of it to give folks a peek at what's in store. Of course, the pics of the Q9 lookalike don't exactly tell the whole story, as the big news is added WiFi and GPS, and, unfortunately, a lack of 3G. Still, if that's a trade-off you can get behind, you can keep watch on the site for a promised video hands-on, and set aside the 899 Brazilian reais (or just over $400) it'll cost you to get an unlocked version of the phone.

[CAHLITO @ Oct 6th 2008 11:56AM]

LMAO!
What a joke!

[tom @ Oct 6th 2008 12:03PM]

+1, definitely a joke

9 Benjamins for this piece of junk. No thanks

[Zelatio @ Oct 6th 2008 3:44PM]

tom,

I am glad to see you can read a one paragraph article and fully understand it!

[noyp @ Oct 6th 2008 8:31PM]

900 reais, 4 benjamins

[canoo @ Oct 6th 2008 11:59AM]

I think i just threw up a little.

[Colchao @ Oct 6th 2008 12:03PM]

R$ 899,00 OR 899 Brazilian reais or, about 450,00 US dollars!

A very good price for a smartphone in brasil...

[Alex @ Oct 6th 2008 12:05PM]

Has to be Brazilian Reais. There's no justification for such a high price on such a mediocre phone. Then again, Motorola has been crumbling and stupid ideas like these might be the culprit.

[Todd @ Oct 6th 2008 12:06PM]

$899 and no 3G?...oh Moto, so sad to see you in the gutter and all strung out like this. I urge you to re-consider Ryan Block's offer:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/motorolas-cellphone-business-needs-a-new-leader-okay-im-in/

[me @ Oct 6th 2008 2:30PM]

You fool, learn to read. 1 Real does not equal 1 Dollar.

[Alex @ Oct 6th 2008 12:07PM]

"com o preço sugerido de R$ 899 (desbloqueado) e será vendido inicialmente pelas operadoras Vivo e Claro."

"with a suggested price of R$899 (unblocked) and will be initially sold through carriers Vivo and Claro."

Engadget needs to get their facts straight.

[Sandeep @ Oct 6th 2008 12:08PM]

Does Brazil even have a 3G network to deploy it on?

[canoo @ Oct 6th 2008 12:15PM]

Doesn't matter. It isn't 3G.

[Rafael Rigues @ Oct 6th 2008 12:14PM]

Folks,

I'm also a journalist in Brazil, and i saw it today too (a few minutes after the guys from Zumo). Before reporting, please be aware of the currency exchange rate. R$ 899 is about US$ 420 according to Google. Keep in mind that we have high taxes on about everything here in Brazil, so the U.S. Price will likely be lower. I would guess about US$ 299.

[Rafael Rigues @ Oct 6th 2008 12:17PM]

Sandeep,

Not one, but three. All the major carriers (Claro, Vivo, Tim) have 3G Networks in place, with Claro being the biggest one. Another carrier, Oi (that means "Hello" in Portuguese), is readying their 3G network for launch on early 2009.

[giuliop @ Oct 6th 2008 12:22PM]

I've never heard do ZumoBlog, but I visit http://zombo.com daily.

[Najakwa @ Oct 6th 2008 12:26PM]

Man that's a great phone from 4 years ago.

[Gilberto @ Oct 6th 2008 12:41PM]

Yes, there is a 3G network in Brazil.

[w4rh34rt @ Oct 6th 2008 12:59PM]

This just looks like a bad version of Nokia's E71. Why anyone would buy this phone I don't know. Motorola, what happened to you? ¬.¬

[elchicoboy @ Oct 6th 2008 1:12PM]

LMAO! thats not portuguese, thats spanish. :)

[maxter @ Oct 6th 2008 4:19PM]

What?? Who's tought you that that's Spanish?

[Number_41 @ Oct 6th 2008 1:36PM]

Why would anyone get this...

sigh for 300-400 reais more you can just pick up the iphone in brazil

N41

[John Smith @ Oct 6th 2008 2:09PM]

I hate the look. May be some modification in the design make this good. :)

[Matt @ Oct 6th 2008 2:53PM]

What the... the screen is off-center. Were the designers of this drunk?

[haddiman1 @ Oct 6th 2008 3:23PM]

This is almost exactly like the HP iPAQ 910c.

[sithlord 24 @ Oct 6th 2008 3:29PM]

the only way i would pay that much for that phone is if it comes with one of the women from Brazil,,,,,, ummmmmmmmmmmm ummmmmmmmmm

[Paulinha @ Oct 6th 2008 3:55PM]

Guys, you need to keep in mind that everything in Brazil gets considerably bumped up in price because of government taxes on basically every imported electronic product.
Just for comparison sake, the 8GB iPhone 3G is selling for more than R$1,500 reais (around $750).... so, you cannot just simply convert currency when trying to translate the price of a gadget from Brazil...

And yes, Brazil's 3G networks in Brazil have been deployed by 3 companies already, way ahead of AT&T in the US.

[TrackSol @ Oct 6th 2008 4:19PM]

Paulinha,

You are correct. Converting the actuall price isn't easy because of the taxes.

About Brazil's 3G networks, I wouldn't say they're way ahead of AT&T in the US. Consider the physical span of the AT&T network. Rephrased in stereotypical American rhetoric: "Our country is much bigger than yours!".

I do think this Q11 looks funny with the screen not centered.

TrackSol - USA

[Edward @ Oct 6th 2008 6:03PM]

Actually the U.S isn't really much larger than Brazil:
US: 3,794,066 sq mi
Brazil: 3,287,597 sq mi

Though the population of the US is larger there are almost 190 million people in Brazil

[RiggsFanPE @ Oct 6th 2008 11:36PM]

Will this lock up and become unresponsive every few weeks like the Q9c?

[shimmy shimmy yah @ Oct 7th 2008 3:36AM]

this or an E71 i have to decide VERY soon... penny for your thoughts engadget community?

[Jr @ Oct 7th 2008 5:30PM]

It's funny how people saying that this phone is crap compared with the ones here in America, but why you don't say anything about the Japanese phones witch is years ahead of the ones here?

Don’t let your ego speak for yourself