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Browser

With no CDMA EVDO on board the i9, browsing was painful at best. You're going to be stuck with WAP sites, and cruddy ones at that. The browser is clunky, slow, and just plain awful to look at. If you stick to Nextel's portal, you get pretty much nothing but text. No graphics, no animations, no fun of any kind. The portal has layer after layer after layer of menus and lists, and you have to dig for what seems like an eternity to get at any actual content. Want to browse the open Web? I say forget it. You can enter URLs, but the experience is so painful you may as well chew your fingers off. The i9 is not a phone that is meant to be a mobile Web powerhouse.

Customize

The i9 lets you customize the basic stuff. Wallpapers, ringtones, themes, and so on. You can re-order the main menu items, and set shortcuts for the D-pad and soft keys. Fonts can be set to small, medium and large. Small is really small, and large is really large. I would expect most users to stick with the default, which is medium. Changes in font size are reflected on all text throughout the phone's menus and applications.

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Motorola i9 Stature

2.2" display 240 x 320 pixels
940 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot

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