[Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android phone

Wed Aug 15 02:11:25 UTC 2012

Oh forgot to say that I needed it for AT&T.

sorry to leave out that information.

Jenny
On Aug 13, 2012, at 5:56 PM, Jacob Struiksma wrote:

> 
> 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
> #disqus_thread
>  .
> 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.
> 
> Matt Hamblen
> covers mobile and wireless, smartphones and other handhelds, and wireless
> networking for Computerworld. Follow Matt on Twitter at 
> @matthamblen
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> ed and a PC-like five-row QWERTY keyboard, you'll fly through work and get
> straight to the fun. Like teaching your friends and family about the
> universe above with the Star Chart app on the MOTOROLA PHOTON Q's
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [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>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> 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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