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Motorola KRZR-K1 Black
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I'm KRZY fro my KRZR!

Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
By: Joshua Iverson on Thursday, August 07, 2008
From: East Hartford, North East (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Design inside and out, 2mp camera, Batterie life, Reception, Call quality, Video record length, Awesome ringtones!!

Cons: A little slow user interface, Attracts finger prints!

Summary: Design inside and out- The top flip and lip are mirror-like. The keypad is very neat and lit up with a light blue backlight. 2mp camera- very good quality pictures - Batterie life- lasts a few days without charging - Reception- 5 bars in my area
Call quality- havent had a dropped call, and good voice sound -Video record length- gets up to 12:39 seconds with the SD card that they give you.
A little slow user interface, but faster than original RAZR- When navigating through the menu's you will notice that its not following your moves at the exact time.

Attracts finger prints- When you touch the keypad or top flip and lip, your finger prints are there and are hard to get off unless you use a dust-free cloth.

Krzr

Overall Rating:
2.5 out of 5
By: Bill Banks on Sunday, April 06, 2008
From: Boise, ID (United States)
Experience: 90 Days
Pros: Touch sensative external music player

Cons: Breaks Easily, Smudges easily, constantly having to charge the phone, and Mirror breaks EASILY!

Summary: I got this phone in december and it worked great, until the warranty was over on the phone. Mine snapped in half very easily and the verizon people said that I broke it but the screen was glitching before it broke. Everyone I know had a KRZR and at least is on their second one.

7 out of 11 people found this review helpful

OK

Overall Rating:
3 out of 5
By: Miles Maxie on Monday, December 24, 2007
From: Glenmora, LA (United States)
Experience: 1 Years
Pros: Memory kicks butt! Camera is awesome, 2mp!

Cons: No insurance because it was so new. Cracks easily! Reception/voice clarity mediocre at best, mine was scratchy and low, I couldn't hear.

Summary: Great phone, but PLEASE be careful! I dropped mine one freakin time and it cracked all the way from bottom to top.Then it started malfunctioning. It turned itself off, then when someone called, the speaker wouldn't come on. The reception was poor before it cracked. Just be cautious!

15 out of 28 people found this review helpful

THE BEST PHONE IN THE WORLD, THE KRZR!!!!!!!!!

Overall Rating:
4.8 out of 5
By: mariah linovsky on Friday, October 19, 2007
From: glenmills, MS (United States)
Experience: 2 Weeks
Pros: excellent battery life, good volume, good camera,good ringtones, etc.

Cons: only one....it isn't fingerprint proof!

Summary: This is a really nice and sleek phone. In my college, everyone is jealous of me for having this phone! I feel like I'm more popular now! This phone is really good. I'd recommend you to this phone. Buying a case helps with the fingerprint problem too. I only got it for $98.00. It is a great phone and worth the money!

17 out of 31 people found this review helpful

KRZR

Overall Rating:
3.8 out of 5
By: Aliscia Lindon on Monday, July 02, 2007
From: Mt. Sterling, KY (United States)
Experience: 4 Months
Pros: Very sleek and stylish design.

Cons: The outside screen is VERY vulnerable to scratching

Summary: I have had the krzr since this past christmas so its been like 4months? but my front is Covered with scratches. This is a nice phone, but i have had some trouble with mine, nothing major, and i dont blame the phone, i blame my company.. Cellular One. I still havent figured out how to get mp3 music on my krzr, which is pretty sad considering that Im usually pretty good with technology.
I would reccomend this phone only for someone who is VERY careful with their phone, and knows technology well.

29 out of 57 people found this review helpful

Ok Phone

Overall Rating:
3.8 out of 5
By: Jenelle Howard on Friday, April 20, 2007
From: Hartford, CT (United States)
Experience: 2 Months
Pros: Good music, style, size, and cuteness

Cons: bluetooth be wildin',slow downloads, and pictures could be better

Summary: The phone is cute and it works pretty well.I love it even though i paid an arm and a leg.

43 out of 95 people found this review helpful

Perfect size, cool features.

Overall Rating:
4.7 out of 5
By: Brad S on Thursday, March 29, 2007
From: Danbury, CT (United States)
Experience: 20 Days
Pros: Small but not to small, music player is nice bonus, camera is better then most.

Cons: Music player takes a long time to load if you put a larger microSD card in (2gb), browsing the os could be faster.

Summary: The phone is the perfect size to throw in your pocket and not feel like you are being weighed down.
Not sure about the other review, I was able to use mp3's as my ringer.

25 out of 64 people found this review helpful

Low Volume

Overall Rating:
3.3 out of 5
By: Yolonda Hebb on Tuesday, March 06, 2007
From: Waldorf, MD (United States)
Experience: 30 Days
Pros: The music quality is great. Great look.

Cons: Low Volume, Slow Downloads.

Summary: I got my phone February 2007. I always used the bluetooth, but I lost it and had to use the phone without it. Neither I nor the person I was talking to could hear each other. I had to put the phone on speaker just to understand a word. Other than that it's a wonderful phone.

59 out of 113 people found this review helpful

Hell Yea

Overall Rating:
4.7 out of 5
By: Trent Dohse on Saturday, December 09, 2006
From: bellevue, NE (United States)
Experience: 4 Days
Pros: This phone is pretty sweet how its small size. The sound quality is sweet with the mp3.

Cons: You cant use the mp3s as ur ringtones

Summary: Its cool in my review I got mine form sprint pcs and it was 400 dollars with a 2 year upgrade. Its pretty much worth the money

36 out of 83 people found this review helpful

Motorola KRZR K1m

Overall Rating:
2.7 out of 5
By: paul mortimer on Sunday, November 05, 2006
From: manchester, greater manchester (United Kingdom)
Experience: 1 Months
Pros: looks sleek and stylish

Cons: front glass looks dirty and cracks very easily and costs £40 a time to repair

Summary: would steer clear till the glass problem has been solved. A tougher glass needs to be used

84 out of 137 people found this review helpful

Very disappointed

Overall Rating:
3.5 out of 5
By: John M on Friday, November 03, 2006
From: Niagara Falls, NY (United States)
Experience: 14 Days
Pros: Sleek style, excellent build quality, good feature set

Cons: Harsh sounding call quality, low call volume, average reception, buggy bluetooth, sluggish web browsing.

Summary: I was very disappointed in the K1M. The earpiece audio was at best mediocre and the call volume was very low, even with the volume at maximum. Bluetooth headset volume was adequate. Had to reboot the phone at least a couple of times each day because the voice commands didn't respond over bluetooth. Signal strength was at least 1-bar less than my previous phone, an LG VX7000.

56 out of 105 people found this review helpful

KRZR K1

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: dave goode on Wednesday, October 18, 2006
From: birmingham, west mids (United Kingdom)
Experience: 10 Days
Pros: Great phone, looks good, if you like the V3 you'll love the K1 amm the features of the V3i in a smaller sleeker case

Cons: Only one - constant cleaning of the front

Summary: If your looking for a very stylish replacement to the V3 you cant go wrong with this little beauty!! You'll fall inlove with its looks as soon as you see it.

62 out of 104 people found this review helpful

The upgrade I needed

Overall Rating:
4.2 out of 5
By: Joseph Crossland on Friday, October 06, 2006
From: Houston, TX (United States)
Experience: 2 Weeks
Pros: The style, look, and feel of the phone is what will impress you first. It is smooth on the front and them has a rubber grip on the back. The shape and size fits perfect in your hand and feels really good to hold. Has all of the expected features and they work properly.

Cons: I expected an upgraded camera with flash. I am constantly cleaning fingerprints off of the phone!

Summary: Overall I am really satisfied with my new phone. The K1m is easy to use and came with everything I need. I would recommend this phone to those looking for a slim flip that is full of features.

44 out of 90 people found this review helpful

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