INQ¹ wins "Best Mobile Handset or Device" at MWC, golf claps
By Sean Cooper 
posted Feb 19th 2009 12:09PM
posted Feb 19th 2009 12:09PM
INQ's social networking monster took away top honors at MWC with a win for best mobile device or handset at the show. Taking a gander at the competition, it is the who's who of high end stuff including the T-Mobile G1, BlackBerry Storm, LG KS360, and Nokia's E-71. So why, you ask, could the admittedly middle tier set win out against what seems like some pretty serious -- well, Storm aside -- competition? INQ won because of how they've enabled Facebook deep integration, focus on your contacts as living, breathing, and ever-changing entities, great pricing, and a compelling user interface. We'd set a meeting to catch up with INQ at MWC hoping to see how things are moving along post-launch and talk about the future. Down the road was the bit we were most interested in, and lucky for us, INQ was willing to share some secrets. Let's just say with QWERTY confidence, the future looks absolutely stunning, both in form and potential. Congrats INQ, way to win an award. Gallery of the newly-crowned INQ¹ after the break.
With a big shiny touchscreen and a full keyboard this may be sweet.
Where does INQ come from ?
INQ is a handset manufacturer division of Hutchison Telecoms, which runs the 3 mobile networks in Europe and Asia, and several other networks.
The INQ1 is the first phone released under the INQ brand, but the team was also responsible for the 3 "Skypephone".
So demand has nothing to do with it...
Just a shame it's only available on the admittedly lacklustre '3' network.
Fail.
But, but... the Blackberry Storm is srs bizness!
What's with the Storm hating?
There is none.
The Storm isn't that great.
Looks like a nice device for a low to mid-tier phone. The build quality looks great actually. I'll have to keep my ears open for more devices from this company that might work in the US.