Pros: Cool color, thin and not bulky.
Cons: poor reception, fading color on screen, some buttons quit working, short battery life, poor voice quality
Summary: I was so excited when I got my RAZR! Finally a phone that reflects my personality! Well, my excitement was short-lived...
The very first thing I noticed was that my new phone often got poor reception while I was driving or even standing in certain areas of my house. This was a problem with this phone only and not my old phone (a Nokia 6010). I did not change carriers when I switched phones so I can't blame my carrier for this.
Another thing was that people often asked me if they were on speaker phone. When I asked them why they would report that I sounded far away or like I was talking into a tin can.
The next thing that happened about 2 weeks after a got the RAZR was that I noticed the colors on the screen beginning to fade. Adjusting the color in the settings did nothing to help. I did not play alot of games or do anything that might make the screen burn out. It just gradually began to do it on its own.
After 2 months, my #5 and #4 buttons began to only function half the time.
And last but not least, the battery did a poor job holding a charge and eventually just died after only 3 months. I used to be able to only have to recharge my old phone everyother day. I don't do an excessive amount of talking, so battery life shouldn't have been a problem. With this phone, I had to charge every night, because if I didn't, I was down to zero bars by 8pm. I called my carrier to complain about this (and the other issues) and they sent me a new battery free of charge. Same problem again, except this time the battery actually died and would not recharge at all.
And for all those wondering and what every cell phone provider will ask... No. I did not drop it, abuse it in any way, or get it wet. My carrier sent me a replacement phone eventually, but I continued to have the same problems so I sent the phone back and got a totally different phone that I am now quite happy with!
I definitely would not recommend this phone. It's a cool looking phone but the joy stops there!