Micromax Q2 Mobile

The new Micromax Ezpad Q2 is a QWERTY keypad mobile phone.It is the sibling of the successful Micromax Q3 mobile phone.The main differences between the Micromax Q2 and Micromax Q3 is that the Micromax Q3 has dual SIM GSM option and Bluetooth while the Micromax Q2 is a Single SIM GSM mobile phone and does not have Bluetooth.

Type

• Design Bar
• Input Type Qwerty keyboard

Mobile Phones are operated using QWERTY Keyboard (like Blackberry), Touchscreen (like the PDAs) and Keypad.

Display

• Number of Colours 262K
• Display Resolution 220 x 176

Number of Colours displayed on the screen of the mobile phone. Mobile Phones come with following colours 4k (k-Thousand), 65k, 262k, 16.7millon colours.

Resolution measures the sharpness of the display or screen. Mobiles Phones are available in the following display resolution 128x128, 128x160, 176x220, 240x320. Resolution represents the smallest piece of the screen that can be controlled individually. Each one can be set to a different color and intensity (brightness).

Standard Battery Features

• Standard Battery Type Lithium-ion
• Standard Battery (mAh) 1000mAh
• Talk Time with Standard Battery (hrs) 4hrs
• Standby Time with Standard Battery (Hours) 160hrs

There are three types of batteries available in the market today: Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH), Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) and Lithium Polymer. Lithium Ion and Lithium Polymer batteries are known to be superior in quality. Lithium Polymer is even slimmer (thinner) and lighter than the Li-Ion battery.

Memory

• Phonebook Yes, 500
• Call records Yes
• Card slot (Yes/No) Yes
• Extendable Memory (Yes/No) Yes
• Extendable Memory Type microSD
• Maximum Extendable Memory (GB) 8

When the internal memory of the mobile phone gets full, the extendable memory helps in saving the data on a removable media like MMC, SD, microSD, MiniSD.

It indicates the maximum limit of the Extendable Memory supported by the mobile phone. Some mobile phones support upto 4GB and more extendable memory.

Camera Features

• Mega Pixel 1.3
• Mega Pixel Range Less Than 2.0

Resolution is made up of building blocks called pixels. A million pixels together are called a mega pixel. Its on the resolution, which is composed of elements sensitive to sunlight, that the image is created. Each of these elements registers one of the points (called pixel) that create the picture.

Connectivity Options

• GPRS Yes
• WAP Enabled Yes

WAP refers to Wireless Application Protocol, which is a set of communication protocol standards used for accessing the internet on mobile devices like phones, PDAs, etc. We have various versions of WAP available - 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1.

Multimedia

• Music Player Yes
• Music Format MP3 / AMR / MIDI
• FM Radio Yes
• Games Yes

Email and Messaging

• Email Client Yes
• Type of Email Account Support MSN/Yahoo
• Instant Messaging SMS
• EMS Yes
• MMS Yes

Mobile Phones with Email Client Feature support the following types of Email Account IMAP, POP3, SMTP.

Instant messaging (IM) is a form of real-time direct text-based communication between two or more people using shared clients. The text is conveyed via devices connected over a network such as the Internet.IM allows effective and efficient communication, allowing immediate receipt of acknowledgment or reply.

Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) or Picture Messaing is an extension for Short Message Service (SMS) in mobile phones.

Network

• Dual Band Yes

Dual Band is a switch that allows you to switch between two transmissions that are adopted by Asian and European countries.

Additional Features

• Flight Mode Yes
• Handsfree Speaker Yes
• Internal Antenna Yes
• Dual Sim Yes
• Dual Sim (GSM + GSM) Yes

Sound Settings

• Ringtone Type Polyphonic,MP3
• Specific Caller Tones Yes
• Internal Vibrating Alert Yes

Colour

• Colour Options Black

Machine Dimensions

• Width (mm) 61.2
• Depth (mm) 13
• Length (mm)111.2
• Weight with Standard Battery (Grams) 97

Flight Mode option allows the user to switch off the mobile phone feature on his phone and use it only as a pda or an mp3 player. This allows the user to use the pda or mp3 function of their mobile phone in areas where they are not allowed to use their mobile phones like airplanes, etc.

MMS or Multimedia Messaging Services is a universally accepted standard that allows you to send and receive rich media messages comprising of text, sounds, images and video to and from MMS capable handsets. MMS confers the ability to send still images such as mobile postcards, mobile pictures, mobile screensavers, mobile greeting cards, mobile maps and business cards. Additionally, in the future moving images, cartoons and interactive video will also be supported by MMS.

An e-mail client is a computer program used to manage e-mail.

With General Packet Radio Service or GPRS you can be continuously connected to higher capacity Internet-based services. Just turn on, tune in, and download - whenever you like. GPRS is the perfect bearer for many kinds of applications: Multimedia Messaging, Imaging and Internet Browsing.

As the mobile phones have limited memory, phones have the provision to extend or increase the memory to save the data.