Rumor site Boy Genius Report has posted images of a new Motorola Q9 code-named Napoleon.
The device has several remixed functions, including a new keyboard and directional pad. In addition, the device features a fingerprint scanner, targeting it squarely at the corporate user marketplace. The device is otherwise identical to the Motorola Q9c, with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard.
More importantly, the device is a CDMA world phone, featuring EV-DO Rev A, as well as quad-band GSM/EDGE. If launched by a CDMA carrier in the United States, it would mark the first phone that supports both American CDMA and GSM frequencies, ever sold by a US carrier.
While it is highly unlikely that a CDMA carrier would engage in roaming agreements with domestic GSM networks, it does open the door for an unlocked version of the device to support inserting an AT&T or T-Mobile SIM card, and using a GSM network as a fallback for when CDMA service is not available.
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when will motorola napaleon q9 be available
Ditto!
I would love to upgrade to this phone. When will it be released?
umm. acctually this is wrong. there is a phone that can do both gsm and CDMA already its on verizon. its the world phone.
Richard, you are correct there are multiple world phones on Verizon Wireless. However, none of them have quad-band GSM.
i thought the first cdma/gsm phone was the blackberry World Edition??
that is a nice phone though
Either way, wont the blackberry storm be coming out before it. So that makes the blackberry storm the first CDMA + Quadband GSM phone. And do you know when the Motorola Napoleon Q9 will be coming out? I really need to find out because if it isn’t coming out like this month, I am going to get the Motorola Q9c.
i love this phone but does anyone know what the price will be?
[...] – bookmarked by 4 members originally found by jdm1967 on 2008-12-27 Motorola Q9 Napoleon First to Offer CDMA & Quad-band GSM http://www.phonenews.com/motorola-q9-napoleon-first-to-offer-cdma-quad-band-gsm-3702/ – bookmarked [...]
Wiil we be required to purchase an additional service plan through Verizon for this phone? I know that Verizon is making some of its PDA’s to require a data package but none of the previous Motorola Q’s have ever required it through Verizon.