Motorola comes out with a new phone which is designed to offer look different from its usual RAZR sets. The new Motorola Karma QA1 is a slider phone which supports a QWERTY keypad. It is not the traditional looking Motorola device but comes to deliver new features as well. It is equipped to operate at 3G speeds, can display a full HTML browser, and able to access social networking applications quickly. This promises to be not just your normal messaging phone but beyond that.

In terms of design, it almost looks like the Cricket TXTM8. With the rounded corners, square shaped and black silver colors. But when it comes to size, the Motorola Karma QA1 is a bit smaller than the Cricker TXTM8. It has a tempered glass display and a soft touch texture for its back panel. It weighs barely less than 5 ounces and it seems a lot sturdier than the TXTM8.

The 2.5-inch display on the front panel is quite impressive. It can support 262,000 colors and a 240x320 pixel resolution. The screen is quite impressive displaying vibrant and crisp images and text. The menu interface is very easy to use making it a very user friendly phone. The icons are big enough and it has large fonts. The wallpapers, the screen saver, the skin, greeting text, display themes allows users to customize their phones. The backlight time and the brightness however cannot be modified. At the bottom row of the screen is a launch bar just like what you see on desktop computers. There are four user-defined shortcut icons leading to applications on the phone or browser bookmarks. It can be very useful to save you the tedious access of sites that you often visit like Facebook or MySpace. The launch bar can be hidden or shown by just simply pressing the keys on the navigation control.

There are two soft keys in the navigation array below the display. There is also a square navigation toggle with an OK key, a key for messaging, a Back key, and the Send and End/Power buttons on both sides. The center of the navigation toggle felt slippery and flat. The Send and End/Power are also thin but usable. At the left part if the phone is the smart key that can be used for quick access on other phone functions. The volume rocker is found on the right side and the charger jack is on the bottom. The headset jack is located on the top part of the phone. You can use the Walkman headsets because the Motorola Karma is equipped with aa 3.5 headset jack. When you look at the back part of the camera, there is the camera and flask LED. Also, the microSD card slot is located behind the battery cover which gives a little bit of inconvenience.

The full QWERTY keyboard is shown when you slide open the phone. It is very convenient to use because it is not that cramped and it has this nice rubberized no-slip texture. It is roomy and easy to use because the keys are raised which is easy to type and dial. The number keys can easily be located because they are highlighted in blue adding to the good looking design of the keyboard. There are also keys such as the Caps Lock or Shift key, browser key and the symbols and punctuation keys aside from the function and backspace keys.

When you have a lot of contacts, the Karma can store up to 1000 contacts in the phone book. With each entry, you can have six phone numbers, three e-mail addresses, a URL, three postal addresses, notes and birthday. You can also assign them into categories, a photo caller ID, and a polyphonic ringtone. Other features available are the basic vibrate mode, text and multimedia messaging with threaded conversations, speakerphone, calendar, world clock, an alarm clock, a voice recorder, and a calculator. Latest incoming texts and messages can be read even while the phone is closed. You can also access other applications even during calls or surfing the Wep through the ???Swap??? option.

The full stereo Bluetooth, voice dialing, IM (AIM, Windows Live, Yahoo), and A-GPS is also a kick-off in this handset. You can access e-mail through Yahoo, AOL, AIM, Hotmail and many more through the Karma. But you cannot add a new e-mail contact in this phone.

Full HTML can be displayed in the Karma QA1 supporting the phone's 3G speeds. The small screen size however, you will have to scroll to view large Web pages but you can zoom in and out of the pages to have a fit-to-screen view of the page. The browser supports Flash Lite for watching streaming videos through video streaming sites such as YouTube. It also records browser history, cookies which can be cleared off, cache that can be reset, turn on or off the JavaScript and images, and Web page saving. Social networking such as Facebook and MySpace is available on this phone. Other social networks such as Twitter and Flickr are available and you only need to log in once.

The multimedia playback has a very simple interface. You can repeat, shuffle, create and edit playlists. There are also the spatial audio and bass boosts to get a better audio sound. You can play songs while navigating other applications. You can share your files via Bluetooth, or download music via Napster or eMusic or from a computer into the microSD card which can be expanded from 100 MB up to 16BG. Audio formats supported are MIDI, AAC, MP3, eAAC+, AAC+, RealAudio, and XMF formats.

The camera is a 2-megapixel. It can capture images in four different resolutions and three quality settings. It also has five color effects, exposure setting, white balance/lighting modes with night mode, 8x digital zoom, flash LED, self-timer, and shutter tones. You ca record videos the same as the camera options but the videos are not that impressive but enough to be shared via MMS.

Wallpapers, screensavers, and alert tones can be personalized and you can download additional options if you like. Games and applications are already installed in the Karma QA1 but you can download more through the Web Browser.

The Motorola Karma QA1 is a quad band world phone. Call quality is very good. There were only a few static but voices are natural. On the other end of the call, there was a minimal amount of background noise. The phone has the Motorola's CrystalTalk noise-canceling feature making callers hear audios loud and clear. The speakerphone option is very loud but it sounded a little bit distorted. You can have a talk time up to 5 hours long and a standby time up to 14 days. Above all, the Motorola Karma QA1 is a good looking phone with the best features that you can??™t get from other ordinary messaging phones.

UPC	40
Brand	Motorola
Model	Motorola Karma QA1
Battery Type	Li - Ion
Battery Capacity	1170 mAh
Battery Talk Time	3.50 hours
Standby Time	366 hours
GSM Bands	850/900/1800/1900
CDMA Bands	N/A
Operating System	N/A
OS Version	N/A
Processor	N/A
Memory	N/A
Unveiled on	23 Jun 2009
Display Type	Color
Display Technology	TFT
Display Size	320 x 240 pixels
Display Colors	262 144
Display Physical Size	2.50 inches
Display Features	N/A
Additional Display Type	N/A
Additional Display Size	N/A
Additional Display Colors	N/A
Additional Display Physical Size	N/A
Multiple SIM Cards Support	N/A
Design Form Factor	Slider
Design of Antenna	Internal
Dimensions	3.46 x 2.52 x 0.70 (87,56 x 63,68 x 17,81 mm)
Weight	4.97 oz (140,30 g)
Global Roaming System	Yes
Accelerometer	N/A
GPS	Yes
TTY TDD Enabled	Yes
Camera and Video Camera Type	Built-in - Immobile
Camera and Video Camera Resolution	2.0 megapixels
Camera and Video Camera Video Capture	Yes
Camera and Video Camera Flash	LED
Camera and Video Camera Features	N/A
Camera and Video Camera More	Digital zoom
Camera and Video Video Playback Protocols	MPEG4, H.263
Camera and Video Video Playback Features	N/A
Connectivity Data More	GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s/HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s
Data Max Speed	N/A
Internet Browsing Protocols	WAP 2.0, HTML
Internet Browsing Features	Full HTML Browser
Infrared Port	N/A
Bluetooth Version	2.0
Bluetooth Profiles	Headset (HSP)/Handsfree (HFP)/Dial-up networking (DUN)/File Transfer (FTP)/Object Push (OPP)/Generic Access (GAP)/Serial Port (SPP)/Serial Data Port (SDP)/Basic Printing (BPP)/Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP)/Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP)/Basic Imaging (BIP)/Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP)/Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP)/Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP)
Bluetooth Features	EDR
Wireless LAN Type	N/A
USB Type	microUSB
USB Version	USB 2.0
Proprietory	N/A
SyncML	N/A
Computer Synchronization	N/A
HeadSet Jack 2 5mm	N/A
Head Jack 3 5mm	Yes
TV Out	N/A
External Antenna	N/A
Pop Port	N/A
Full Keyboard	QWERTY
Touch Screen	N/A
Side Keys Left	Smart key
Side Keys Right	Volume keys
Predictive Text Input Support	Yes
Predictive Text Input Type	N/A
Memory Expansion Slot Type	microSD/microSDHC
Memory Built in	100 MB
Message Text Send Receive	Yes
Message EMS	Yes
Message MMS	Yes
Message Instant Messaging More	Yes
Message Instant Messaging Services	N/A
Message E mail Protocols	IMAP/POP3/SMTP
Message E mail Features	Web-Based
Music AND Audio Music Player Protocols	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, RA
Music AND Audio Music Player Features	N/A
Music AND Audio Radio	N/A
Music AND Audio FM Transmitter	N/A
Voice Dialing	Yes
Voice Commands	Yes
Voice Recording	Yes
Voice Speaker	Yes
Voice VoIP	N/A
Regulatory Approval SAR Head	N/A
Regulatory Approval SAR Body	N/A
Regulatory Approval SAR Measured in	N/A
Polyphonic Rings Voices	N/A
Notifications Polyphonic Rings Features	MP3 ringtones
Vibration Alert	Yes
Alarm	Yes
Calendar	Yes
Calculator	Yes
TO DO	Yes
Stopwatch	N/A
Flashlight	N/A
Organizer Other	Notes, EZ Tip Calculator
Document Viewer Support	N/A
Document Viewer Supported formats	N/A
Book Features	Caller groups supported
Book Capacity	N/A
Book Multiple Numbers Per Contact	Yes
Book Picture ID	Yes
Book Ring ID	Yes
Personalization Faceplates	N/A
Personalization Profiles	Yes
Games	Yes
JAVA Profile	N/A
JAVA Configuration	N/A
Wireless LAN Support	N/A
Messaging E mail More	N/A
Software JAVA Support	N/A
Connectivity Internet Browsing Support	N/A
Connectivity Bluetooth Support	N/A
Connectivity USB More	N/A
Battery Talk time 3G	N/A
Battery Stand by time 3G	N/A
Battery Video call time	N/A
Battery Music playback	N/A
Battery Video playback	N/A
Battery Gaming	N/A
Battery GPS usage	N/A

The Motorola Karma offers the optimal social networking experience with superior messaging capabilities all wrapped up in a compact design. The Karma is ideal for social communicators that want a unique, messaging-centric device that fulfills all their communication and entertainment needs.