The Motorola Charm has a cute form factor and a good physical keyboard Sony VGP-BPS8 Battery but ultimately suffers from aged components and lack of power.

When you name a phone "Charm," it sure sony VGP-BPS9/B Battery as heck better work like one. In the case of Motorola's latest Android phone, the name's promise is not fulfilled. The form factor, with a BlackBerry-like look and a good physical QWERTY keyboard, has potential because no other Android phone in the U.S. looks quite like it. But the Charm's unforgivably low-resolution screen and sluggish performance make it feel dated compared to other Android offerings from T-Mobile.

Design
The Motorola Charm is an attractive little device that resembles a BlackBerry--or a Peek--with a portrait screen up top Sony VGP-BPS9A/B Battery and a physical keyboard below. It's a design that many business-minded folks like because it looks professional and emphasizes quick messaging. It feels solid in the hand, and the plastic components don't feel cheap.

With the body measuring 3.9 x 2.7 x 0.5 inches, the Charm's height is smaller than sony VGP-BPS9 battery other Android phones, but it's a little thick. It also feels slightly heavy for a small phone, weighing in at about 4 ounces. The top of the Charm features a power/standby button and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The left side features a MicroUSB port for charging and syncing, and at the top you'll find a volume rocker. A microSD card slot can be found under the back cover, and the phone comes with a 2GB card.

The back of the phone features a basically sony VGP-BPS9/S battery useless trackpad (called "Backtrack" by Motorola), which was last seen on AT&T's unimpressive Backflip. There's no real incentive to navigate using the Backtrack when you can just navigate the touch screen with your finger.

Because of the phone's compact design, it became a little hot in our hand after periods of heavy use. The Charm was uncomfortable on the side Dell Studio 17 Battery of our face after being on a call for 15 minutes. On the bright side, it could warm you up during the winter.

Display
The most disappointing aspect of the Motorola Charm is its 2.8-inch capacitive touch screen. The QVGA screen Dell Studio 1737 Battery has a dated resolution of 320 x 240p, and in turn it displays fuzzy text, muted colors, and low-grade photos and videos. There is generally nothing wrong with small screens as long as they serve a purpose, but 320 x 240p resolution is something smart phones outgrew a few years ago. The glass capacitive touch screen is very responsive and you can smoothly pinch-to-zoom on the web, but that isn't enough to make up for it being hard to read.

Keyboard
The Charm's QWERTY keyboard is comfy and responsive, Dell Studio 1535 Battery and compares favorably with BlackBerry devices such as the Bold 9700. The slightly raised plastic keys are easy to press. We sent off texts and e-mails quickly after a few minutes of practice. We wish there were a little more spacing between the keys, however, but that potential extra space is at least used by adding physical buttons for the universal inbox, camera, and universal search. Still, those buttons may have been better served being common symbols. For example, there are no physical carat keys ( "<" and ">"), nor could we find them when pressing the Symbol button. But we eventually found the missing carats when we turned on the virtual good battery keyboard. Forcing users to open the virtual keyboard at all on a device with such a small screen is frustrating, and most users will not want the hassle.