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If you’ve got your eye on the Motorola Q but not on the Verizon Network, you can either wait for it to be available on Sprint or dump your current carrier.  There’s a third option; wait for i-Mate to release the JAQ.  i-Mate rebrands their smartphones from HTC, so it’s highly possible that the JAQ is a distant cousin of the Excalibur.  Both devices share the same TI OPMAP850 200MHz processor, but the JAQ has a 2.8-inch screen compared to the 2.4-inch for the Excalibur.  The over all layout design and button placement is also a little bit different.  The keys are vertically elongated and a horizontally layout for the call row; while the touch/jogstrip for scrolling is missing all together.  I think the jogstrip was relocated to the right hand side.

Given a choice between the Excalibur and JAQ, I pick the JAQ.  It looks more professional and has a larger screen and battery.  i-Mate JAQ and HTC Excalibur specs after the jump.

i-Mate JAQ

• operating system: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
• processor: TI OMAP850 200Mhz
• RAM / ROM [MB]: 64/128display: 2.8 inch 320×240 (QVGA) TFT LCD 64K colors
• weight: 160g (with battery)
• dimensions: 122mm x 71mm x 22mm
• card slot: mini SD
• wireless: IrDA, Bluetooth v1.2
• battery: 1440 mAh Li-Ion

HTC Excalibur 

• Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
• 2.4″, QVGA TFT LCD (320 x 240)
• 128 MB ROM / 64 MB RAM
• TI OMAP 850, 200 MHz
• Wireless WAN
• EDGE/GSM Quadband (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• GPRS
• Bluetooth
• Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• 970 mAh batteryminiUSB, USB 1.1
• QWERTY keyboard
• microSD card slot

Via Gizmodo, Geek and SlashPhone