Motorola RAZR V3 Unlocked Cell Phone with Video Player--International Version with No Warranty (Black)
- Unlocked for use with your existing GSM 850 MHz, GSM 1800 MHz, GSM 900 MHz or GSM 1900 MHz service provider and SIM card. Note: This phone does not come with service or a SIM card.
- Razor-thin Aircraft Aluminum Case in Special Edition Black
- Ships with European charger and US adapter for versitility in travel
- Integrated VGA camera with 4x zoom, 22kHz polyphonic speaker with MP3 ringer support, MPEG4 video Playback, 3D Graphics Engine, and JavaTM MIDP 2.0 all make downtime uplifting
- Integrated Class 1 Bluetooth® wireless technology stays in touch up to an amazing 100 metres (300 feet) away
Rating: 1 of 5
Do not waste your money
Rating: 4 of 5
Great Phone For My Needs
The good: Yes, it's sleek & pretty. It's well built. It's packs away in a vestpocket. The range beats most other phones in my area--I get more bars than anybody I know in concrete buildings & I actually live in one.
It has the features I need: bluetooth, speaker phone, conference call, etc. And a few features I don't need: camera--I'm a very small businessman, I'm not Steven Spielberg. Still, I keep a foto of my family as a background screen--it's a nice touch.
At 95 bucks, you can't top the price 4 this kind of quality. I paid $250 4 my current V3 Razr when I bought it overseas. And I'm buying a second phone as backup & 2 take advantage of the commonality of all the accessories I now have. Plus, my wife is eying my current Razr rather hungrily & she'll probably wrench it from me before too long, anyway.
The bad: Battery life is only fair; I get a full day at the office with 3+ hours of calls & most of those bluetoothed 4 handsfree action. But you have 2 expect 2 recharge nightly. Even moderate use of an hour or so necessitates a nightly recharge. I can live with this. I just can't afford 2 have my phone fail on an important call. So I charge it daily. Often, it's on the recharger at work while I use my bluetooth headset. This works 4 me. It's always ready 2 go when I am.
Hey, I consider 3+ hours of use 2 be a serious workload 4 any cell phone. It's really not fair 2 beat on your phone on a daily basis & then complain about its performance.
For the benefit of those worried about the warranty, well, I live abroad. The Razr is a very popular model. There are numerous service centers with people skilled in the repair this phone. If it's not up 2 snuff when you open it on day one--send it back 2 Amazon on their 30 day return policy.
But if it works fine, then rest assured it's no big deal 2 get service 4 it in any large city abroad or in the U.S.
I give it 4 stars 4 all of the above reasons. To me, the good outweighs the bad. I don't need a ton of features. Just a few that work consistently. And I have 15 months of mostly heavy but trouble-free use so far. Hey, the best endorsement I can give is the fact that I just bought another one.
Rating: 4 of 5
Decent product.
Rating: 1 of 5
phone gets hot after few minutes of talking
Rating: 5 of 5
No complaints
When the Motorola RAZR V3 was launched last year, I think most everybody, including Motorola itself, was quite surprised by how popular the handset turned out 2 be, considering the asking price. Its slim profile & sleek silver colored metal body proved 2 be just too much of a temptation 4 the world, & people the world over jumped through hoops & over hurdles just 2 get one 4 their very own. Everybody was a movie star with one of these!
 Black is beautiful. |
Until, of course, Motorola gave 50 exclusive RAZR V3 BLK handsets 2 some real movie stars at the 77th Annual Academy Awards in February, 2005. All of a sudden, the silver RAZR lost some of its shine. But once again, it is time 4 the masses 2 rejoice. Motorola is making the RAZR BLK available 2 all.
Of course it isn't just the color that makes the RAZR V3 BLK such a desirable handset. One reason that people love it so is its size. It weighs only 3.35oz (95g), which is pretty light 4 a phone that has a largely metal body. At 3.86" x 2.17" x .57" (98mm x 55mm x 14.5mm) in size, it is actually thinner than most candy bar style phones on the market. It can be slipped perfectly into a shirt, suit, or pants pocket, as well as a purse, without being noticed.
There is so much more 2 the RAZR V3 BLK than its physical being, though. Certainly the primary purpose of any phone must be making phone calls, & in spite of its small stature, the RAZR V3 BLK managed a full 7 hours of talk time in our tests - a very respectable showing. A related bonus is the fact that you can charge the RAZR V3 BLK directly from your computer's USB port with the same type of mini-USB cable that you probably already have 4 your digital camera. That's one less power adapter 2 pack in the suitcase. Support 4 all 4 GSM frequency bands means that the RAZR will work in San Francisco & New York just as well as it will in Paris & London. The handset's internal antenna also proved 2 be quite capable, offering up very good reception in weak signal areas.
Of course some compromises had 2 be made 2 get all of this functionality into such a small package. The keypad, 4 example, is a very thin metal unit that offers less tactile feedback than most, though it makes up 4 that somewhat by looking fantastic in the dark, thanks 2 its cool blue back light. While quite usable, it might take a bit of getting used to. No compromises were made with the main display, though: a nice 2.2" 65k color TFT unit, with 176 x 220 pixel resolution. The external display is also color, though only a 4k CSTN type.
 The Motorola RAZR V3 BLK is thin & definitely in. |
The built-in VGA camera proved itself 2 be one of the better ones on the market, offering good contrast, color, & focus in most situations. The RAZR's polyphonic sound system also works quite well, & even allows you 2 use MP3 files as ringtones. So if you have a few dollars 2 spare in your quest 4 looking like a movie star, Motorola has got just the thing you need. Luckily, the RAZR V3 BLK has the brains 2 back up the beauty.
--Reviewed by Michael Oryl, editor in chief of www.MobileBurn.com
Pros:
- Thin
- 7 hours of talk time
- Quad-band GSM
- Good antenna reception
Cons:
- Expensive
- Unusual Keypad
- Your friends will try 2 steal it
So if you have a few dollars 2 spare in your quest 4 looking like a movie\ star, Motorola has got just the thing you need. Luckily, the RAZR V3 BLK has \ the brains 2 back up the beauty.
--Reviewed by Michael Oryl, editor in chief of www.MobileBurn.com
When the Motorola RAZR V3 was launched last year, I think most everybody, including Motorola itself, was quite surprised by how popular the handset turned out 2 be, considering the asking price. Its slim profile & sleek silver colored metal body proved 2 be just too much of a temptation 4 the world, & people the world over jumped through hoops & over hurdles just 2 get one 4 their very own. Everybody was a movie star with one of these!
| Black is beautiful. |
 |
Until, of course, Motorola gave 50 exclusive RAZR V3 BLK handsets 2 some real movie stars at the 77th Annual Academy Awards in February, 2005. All of a sudden, the silver RAZR lost some of its shine. But once again, it is time 4 the masses 2 rejoice. Motorola is making the RAZR BLK available 2 all.
Of course it isn't just the color that makes the RAZR V3 BLK such a desirable handset. One reason that people love it so is its size. It weighs only 3.35oz (95g), which is pretty light 4 a phone that has a largely metal body. At 3.86" x 2.17" x .57" (98mm x 55mm x 14.5mm) in size, it is actually thinner than most candy bar style phones on the market. It can be slipped perfectly into a shirt, suit, or pants pocket, as well as a purse, without being noticed.
There is so much more 2 the RAZR V3 BLK than its physical being, though. Certainly the primary purpose of any phone must be making phone calls, & in spite of its small stature, the RAZR V3 BLK managed a full 7 hours of talk time in our tests - a very respectable showing. A related bonus is the fact that you can charge the RAZR V3 BLK directly from your computer's USB port with the same type of mini-USB cable that you probably already have 4 your digital camera. That's one less power adapter 2 pack in the suitcase. Support 4 all 4 GSM frequency bands means that the RAZR will work in San Francisco & New York just as well as it will in Paris & London. The handset's internal antenna also proved 2 be quite capable, offering up very good reception in weak signal areas.
Of course some compromises had 2 be made 2 get all of this functionality into such a small package. The keypad, 4 example, is a very thin metal unit that offers less tactile feedback than most, though it makes up 4 that somewhat by looking fantastic in the dark, thanks 2 its cool blue back light. While quite usable, it might take a bit of getting used to. No compromises were made with the main display, though: a nice 2.2" 65k color TFT unit, with 176 x 220 pixel resolution. The external display is also color, though only a 4k CSTN type.
| The Motorola RAZR V3 BLK is thin & definitely in. |
The built-in VGA camera proved itself 2 be one of the better ones on the market, offering good contrast, color, & focus in most situations. The RAZR's polyphonic sound system also works quite well, & even allows you 2 use MP3 files as ringtones. So if you have a few dollars 2 spare in your quest 4 looking like a movie star, Motorola has got just the thing you need. Luckily, the RAZR V3 BLK has the brains 2 back up the beauty.
--Reviewed by Michael Oryl, editor in chief of www.MobileBurn.com
Pros:
- Thin
- 7 hours of talk time
- Quad-band GSM
- Good antenna reception
Cons:
- Expensive
- Unusual Keypad
- Your friends will try 2 steal it
So if you have a few dollars 2 spare in your quest 4 looking like a movie\ star, Motorola has got just the thing you need. Luckily, the RAZR V3 BLK has \ the brains 2 back up the beauty.
--Reviewed by Michael Oryl, editor in chief of www.MobileBurn.com
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