Motorola MOTO Q9h beats iPhone (ease of text messaging)

Motorola MOTO Q9h beats iPhone (ease of text messaging). A recent study found that Motorola MOTO Q9h beats iPhone in SMS text messaging prowess, among other things. The Good Housekeeping Research Institute took 11 QWERTY keyboard-packed handsets with subsidized (after 2-year contract) retail prices of $300 or less and pit them against the $400 iPhone in a test of text messaging ease, speed of delivery, battery life, voice quality, and ease of placing a voice call.

The study reported that T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve ($250) scored top billing as the fastest to send and receive SMS text messages. The battery life of the BlackBerry Curve was also noted as top notch. But while testers found typing to be pretty easy, some complained that the keyboard buttons were small.

Interestingly, The QWERTY and Windows Mobile 6.0-powered Motorola MOTO Q9h beats iPhone in terms of text messaging ease, the study noted that users liked the Moto Q9h's large, easy to read display and voice quality. However, some testers complained that the Moto Q's bulky width made holding it to the ear less comfortable.

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