It’s been a few weeks now since I switched from the Treo 700w to the Motorola Q and I’ve made it official by sending in the $50 rebate form and selling the Treo 700w on eBay for more than I paid for it a year ago. For my full review of the Q vs. Treo 700w, click here.

I’ve purchased a few new Bluetooth headsets to play with, including a Y-adapter for my car so I can charge both the phone and the BT headset at the same time. While it seems completely unnecessary with this phone, I also purchased an extended battery from Seidio (doubles the battery life of the Q) and the extended battery door from VZW (since Seidio only has silver). I figure I’ll use it for long days, skiing, theme parks, etc. when I might need it. With that being said, a recent trip to Disneyland allowed me to use my Q throughout the day, checking email and surfing the web while waiting in long lines. At one point I fired up the Disney movie “Cars” on my phone so my daughter and I could watch it while waiting to get on a ride. Even after posting a long message in a forum post on the drive home, I still had plenty of battery life (with the stock battery). It truly is impressive how thin this phone is and how much battery life you get. I’ve never seen that kind of performance. It is the complete opposite of the Treo 700w battery hog!

So, after some good real-life use, a few things bug me about this phone, but they are real minor. First, I really miss the slide switch on the top of the Treo 700w that allows you to turn on and off all sound. To do this on the Q you have to navigate menus, and the jog wheel on the right side will work, but it’s not easy to adjust volume this way. Speaking of sound, if you have the phone on silent, this only applies to the ringer. If you fire up a movie or a game, it does not apply. So there’s no chance to play Space Invaders in church (not that I would do that).

The other thing the Treo 700w had was the ability to lock the keyboard after a few seconds of inactivity. This is great for those of us who holster our phones in a side pouch or drop it into your pocket. With the Q, again, you have to navigate menus to lock the keyboard and to unlock you have to press two buttons (as opposed to just one on the Treo 700w). What a PITA.

With the success I had with the InvisibleSHIELD on my Treo 700w (after a year’s use, it had no scratches on the body or screen), I scooped up the InvisibleSHIELD screen protector for my Q phone. I didn’t opt for the entire body wrap since I didn’t think it would look good on the black Q’s new rubberized skin. Hopefully the protection from Motorola will suffice.

And finally, one other difference that I’ve noticed with the Q vs. the Treo 700w that I do miss. When a call came in on the Treo, it spoke who was calling “Call from John Doe”. The voice command software on the Q appears to be a light version of what’s on the Treo 700w (it has less commands) and it does not appear to offer this call announce feature.

Like I said, all these things are really minor but worth noting for those who care.

And most importantly… my Q has not locked up once since I got it. I haven’t had a problem viewing any websites, downloading/reading mail, etc. It is a SOLID product. Initially I was cycling my Treo almost hourly due to problems, but after they patched it I still had to do it reset it every day or two. The Q’s call volume is awesome, the speakerphone is great, battery life is amazing, size/weight is unheard of, the screen rocks, Bluetooth support rules… clearly I far too many good things to say enough about this phone so I’ll shut up now.