Motorola @ CTIA: Evoke QA4

By on Apr 2, 2009 at 3:49 PM
General April 2, 2009

We’ve seen some great stuff at CTIA so far this year but as we’re sure you are well aware, there really hasn’t been anything too earth shattering on display. As such, we might go as far as to call the Motorola Evoke QA4 the most interesting handset we’ve gotten our grubby mitts on so far at the show. The QA4 first made an appearance earlier this month, and it was subsequently announced for Cricket just before CTIA lifted off. We must admit, the handset didn’t exactly bowl us over on paper but now that we’ve had some face time with it, things have changed. Surprised and impressed are two words that most certainly encapsulate our reaction. Pinned somewhere between a feature phone and a smartphone, the Evoke packs a Moto-customized Linux OS — think of the Ming, then imagine something 100 times cooler — sitting beneath a solid build and a terrific design.

The UI on the QA4 is essentially widget-based as many are these days but Moto’s interpretation is well thought out, well organized and responsive. The 2.8-inch touchscreen also returns some nice haptic feedback as you swipe and poke your way through various menus and widgets. Sure to please anyone and everyone, there are also three different keyboards available: A physical 0-9 pad, a virtual 0-9 pad when the handset is held vertically and a landscape virtual QWERTY invoked by the accelerometer when the device is turned on its side. The QA4 is by no means a savior but at the right price it’s a fantastic handset with a wide range as far as target market is concerned. Hit the jump for more shots of the Evoke, due out this quarter in both the US and Canada.

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  • tome

    This phone is definently hot enough for me to deal with the extra bulk! GREAT JOB MOTOROLA!! THEY ARE REALLY STEPPING UP THEIR GAME! and I hope this is for Verizon!! if not.. im ok with the Motorola Calgary! that phone looks hot too!

  • baggio

    Have any of you used this phone yet?, believe me it looks good but its not that good at all, interface is hard to use and its a very slow phone.they tried to make it like the Iphone except they are nowhere near it. Im sure if they would make a GMS version it would be much better CDMA phones and MOTO not so good.

  • hyde

    thats huge.. I’ll wait for the firmware, and inject it to my e6..

  • DEFcon 5

    Dear Almighty Isai,

    Thanks for reaching out to Motorola. I’ve reviewed your e-mail and I’m ready to help.

    The Evoke QA4 will be available for Metro PCS, Alltel and US Cellular.

    We hope that you find this information useful and look forward to assisting you in the future.

    For information about Motorola products and services, please visit us at http://www.hellomoto.com/

    Thank you for contacting Motorola e-mail support.

  • intheknow

    Look for advertisements today about the Evoke being sold through one of my favorite CDMA carriers – (go A Ballers). The device is definitely different than any other handset out there right now, but give it some time (or give yourself some time to get use to it) and it actually turns out to be a pretty decent device.

  • http://valere@ghostrider7.com ghostrider7

    the evoke is about the same size as a samsung delve, only slightly thicker probably d/t sliding part, can’t wait to get it, sounds like only cricket and altel will have it for now, us cellular failed it in testing for unknown reason, maybe software related, but other reports on software are outstanding, some say us cellular is in bed with samsing

  • http://valere@ghostrider7.com ghostrider7

    are you sure evoke will be launched by us cellular?

  • kayla

    i have this phone and i hate it! it cant send or recieve pictures

  • Adam

    I have this phone from Cricket. This is the best phone that cricket has offered. First, the phone is not nearly as big or thick as it appears in these pictures it actually fits in my jeans pocket easily. The internet speed is pretty quick and the touch screen works pretty well. The phone has its quirks but hopefully some of them will be fixed with a software update from Motorola.

  • fuck u

    its the best phone ever
    and its not thick dumb ass

  • Aaron

    Does anyone know when this phone is supposed to be released on the US Cellular network???

  • bb8530

    Its actually a terrible phone! Its not very big. I had one definately fits in your pocket but its just to limited and not very good at all. The touchscreen is fairly un-resonsive, it lags a lot, and its just terrible. Moto made a big mistake with this one. I had it for maybe 4 months and hated it all 4 months. I switched to bb. And yeah it has widgets but they’re slow and terrible as the rest of the phone is! I officially hated it!

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