[Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android phone

Mon Aug 13 22:56:28 UTC 2012

Motorola's Photon Q arrives Sunday at Sprint
New smartphone features Qwerty keyboard for 4G LTE
By 
Matt Hamblen
August 13, 2012 04:41 PM ET
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Motorola Photon Q
The Motorola Photon Q features a slide-out Qwerty keyboard and a 4.3-in.
touchscreen display.

Computerworld - Sprint 
today announced
 it will sell the Motorola Photon Q smartphone for $199.99 and a two-year
service plan starting on Sunday.

The Photon Q has a 4.3-in. touchscreen display with a slide-out five-row
Qwerty keyboard. It runs on a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and Android 4.0.4.
Sprint
made it available for pre-order today online. 

The Photon Q is the largest smartphone screen available on a 4G LTE network,
which Sprint launched in 15 cities on July 15. The smartphone's other
features
include an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and an HD front-facing camera.
Because it runs Ice Cream Sandwich, it comes with Android Beam and uses Near
Field
Communication for sharing data.

The display offers ColorBoost technology for more vivid images. It is also
scratch resistant and features a splash guard coating to protect it against
spills.

Sprint continues to offer its smartphones with unlimited data plans,
starting at $80 a month. Both of its larger competitors, AT&T and Verizon
Wireless,
charge for data in set allotments, which 
can now be shared across 10 wireless devices.

The carrier said it recognizes there is a large group of its customers who
want a physical Qwerty keyboard. It has paired the device with international
roaming capabilities for use abroad.

Motorola, owned by Google since May, has plans to reduce the number of
low-priced phones it offers. As part of that effort, 
Google announced layoffs of 4,000 workers,
or 20% of its work force. The Photon Q was in development well before Google
purchased Motorola for $12.5 billion.

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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Long
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 3:41 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android phone

are there any qwerty keyboard phones that run icecream sandwitch out of the
box?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>; <0 at barcore.com>; <271 at barcore.com>;
<0c at barcore.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android phone

> Hey Jenny,
>
> I'm writing you back as I think my comments will be useful to others.
>
> I've been playing with various Android phones recently, and they are 
> slowly catching up with the iPhone, in terms of blindness usability.
>
> There are a few good reasons to go with an android phone, but you 
> should be aware of wha you're getting.
>
> If you could tell us more about what you find frustrating about the 
> iPhone, we can help you figure out if Android will be a better 
> solution.
>
> Take Care,
>
> Jim
>
> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 05:12:39PM -0500, Jenny Keller wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am getting very frustrated with my iPhone 4S and looked at the 
>> Galaxy 3s last week.
>>
>> I found it to be more of a pain than it was worth.
>>
>> I want an android that is at least Ice Cream Sandwich.  Any 
>> suggestions, and I would appreciate it if you would give me reasons 
>> and good points and even bad about the phone you suggest.
>>
>> Please write me off list as to keep traffic down.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jenny
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