By: TED LEBLOND on Sunday, May 13, 2007 From: JERSEY CITY, NJ (United States) Experience: 5 Months
Pros: Solid, well-made, very tight. Awesome color!Cons: Cant use wireless headphones for musicSummary: I received this phone in Jan 2007 (its now May). From the time I took it out of the box I noticed it was very well made and put together. It seems better than the V3 (plain V3) I used to have. The rich is beautiful. Inside the black rubber/metal trim compliments the red nicely. The software is also good- if you like Moto, its their usual but intuitive fare. The camera--oh my god- is better than some digital cams I have-excellent crisp sharp pix-I have had at least 5 other phones this one is the best ever!
By: Christen Q on Saturday, May 05, 2007 From: San Francisco, CA (United States) Experience: 7 Months
Pros: I can put it in my pocket when I'm wearing tight pants. battery life is pretty good in the first 3 monthsCons: It lags like CRAZY & cheap design. Battery life on the decline.Summary: I gave into peer pressure and bought this phone since it (was) trendy. Anyway, I was super excited when I first bought it, but it didn't take long for me to start hating it.
You have to memorize the menu options becuase it lags so long/freezes sometimes. I feel like I am using 56k internet on this thing! It seriously takes F O R E V E R to even go through the contact list to make a phone call.
AND All the buttons are peeling off! Don't know if it's my makeup that makes it happen, but it's annoying & looks weird/gross.
By: band wagon on Thursday, April 19, 2007 From: Omahaha, NE (United States) Experience: 53 Weeks
Pros: Thin & Phat all at the same time - It'd cut like a knife through buttaCons: Sucks the life outta the battery - it's a little wobbly like a booble head on it's hinge after a yearSummary: Vowels are great on Wheel of Fortune - but Motorola struck it rich by leaving them out of the RAZR. The rest of the line just doesn't have the same panache as the original.
This is a great little phone, thin light and totally phat. The keys are great for playing usa today sudoku to my heart's content and the display is great for searching for my favorite wildkittens scores on yahoo.
Really, to tell you the truth. I like it, but I'm looking to replace it with the U740 and it's full keyboard action. I donno about the small number keys tho, bro.
By: Matthew Cholankeril on Monday, April 09, 2007 From: New York, NY (United States) Experience: 40 Weeks
Pros: Very slim, and light, and all the basic feature you need in a cell phone, along with bluetooth compatibility, and speakerphone, and a video camera in addition to a regular cameraCons: Battery life is not great, it gets 2-2.5 hours talktime, but that is the sacrifice for such a small phone, and also I would have like a feature for ringing and vibrating for an incoming call that my old phone, it was quite convenientSummary: Overall this phone is great, since all I use it for is basic things, like calling and text messaging. Except for some minor things like lack of ringing and vibrating simultaneously for an incoming call, I would have preferred a longer battery life, but I knew about its short battery before I bought it. Other than that its great, it's small, light, and has plenty of features
By: eab3 b on Sunday, March 18, 2007 From: santa fe, NM (United States) Experience: 4 Months
Pros: thin profileCons: absolutely worthless batteriesSummary: I own 2 RAZR V3m phones. The batteries die after making approximately 3 to 4 calls each lasting only 10 - 15 minutes. I went back to Sprint and explained the problem. They exchanged the batteries AND the phones as well. I thought to myself "GREAT" that takes care of the problem. WRONG!-They also die after approximately 45 minutes of use. And just to clarify: I only use the phone as a phone - not for browsing, photos, etc., the backlight setting is minimal, vibrate is off, and the Li-ion battery does not have a re-charge "memory". 4 phones/4 batteries = 4 lemons.
By: Melissa Coplak on Monday, March 12, 2007 From: Astoria, NY (United States) Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Very reliable phone, comfortable for holding between your shoulder and ear when talking, loud volume.Cons: none.Summary: This is a very reliable phone, no wonder it's so popular! I love this phone because its easy to talk on while juggling it on your shoulder, it also has a nice large color screen to see pics on, comes with a decent camera too. So far I have found no disadvantages to this phone.
By: Max McLean on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 From: Pontiac, IL (United States) Experience: 3 Weeks
Pros: It saves lives, Its sleek and stylishCons: The screen is too bright sometimes, bad receptionSummary: THis is overall a great phone, The only bad things are that it gets bad reception and the screen adjusts itself.
By: Billy Mais on Saturday, January 27, 2007 From: Lees Summit, MO (United States) Experience: 7 Months
Pros: get to know your local cell phone companies customer service reps real wellCons: poor quality,battery quality very poor,easily overheats,crashes like a cheap computerSummary: In the past 6 months my razar has been replaced by my cell provider at least 6 times. The screen flashes and none of the functions work,then you have to disconnect the battery to be able to shut the phone off. Most of the time it won't ever power back up,but on occaison you get lucky and the phone lasts a few more days.
By: Justin Melvin on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 From: Ashland, KY (United States) Experience: 4 Months
Pros: Great service, very easy to handle, small compatible and its a good phone for a low and cheap price Cons: Breaks very easily, easy to lose, and its way too thinSummary: The Motorola Razor is overall a very good phone to buy there may be some down falls but the pros over the cons win. Many phones don't have the qualities of the Motorola Razor, it gives you many options to choose from.
By: steve whiting on Friday, January 12, 2007 From: cleveland, OH (United States) Experience: 15 Months
Pros: used 1 heavily for 15 months with no problem for 13 of themCons: Batteries and recharging problems as soon as the warranty ran out.2nd RAZR was rarely touched but screen flickers constantly. Manf. wants $75 @ to repair.Too fragileSummary: Too fragile for the price not a great value.
By: Carmen Moore on Saturday, January 06, 2007 From: Kingsport, TN (United States) Experience: 2 Months
Pros: It is very cute and has useful services such as VCast and you can make movies.Cons: Unless you have a cover on the front, it is hard to flip open.Summary: I really recommend this cell phone because of it's cuteness and usefulness.
By: Sue Rose on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 From: Willis, TX (United States) Experience: 7 Days
Pros: Phone seems great, looks good, sounds terrificCons: The Bluetooth does not work in my 2006 Lexus - I am so disappointedSummary: The phone is very nice, but i am amazed that the Razor phone technology of the older Razors works in my car, but not the new one.
By: John Bryan on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 From: Helotes, TX (United States) Experience: 3 Years
Pros: Great sound, slim, and easy to use.Cons: Bluetooth signal drops off often. Needs revision.Summary: I love the phone. It's great and has a lot of features that I use on a daily basis. I can't wait to get the next version with the MP3 player.
By: Sean Bain on Saturday, December 09, 2006 From: Ames, Midwest (United States) Experience: 5 Months
Pros: Sleek design, camera, and easy to store.Cons: Buttons are hard to push and the antennae doesn't work very well.Summary: Overall, its a great phone. Nice design and definitely looks nice using it. The reception quality really depends on what service you use. I'm not going to say my service, but it tends to drop calls a lot even though they say they drop the least amount!
By: ricky labonte on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 From: thomaston, CT (United States) Experience: 10 Months
Pros: no problems at all, very powerfulCons: noneSummary: I have had this phone for some time and neever had any problems with it. It is very user friendly. I also like it shape and size.The color doesn't show any finger prints.
LG Rhythm UX585 BlackCarrier: U.S. Cellular Retail Price:$279.95 Contract Price:$79.95 Hot Feature: Slider+ 1" touch screen
Motorola Hint QA30Carrier: Alltel Retail Price:$299.99 Contract Price:$99.99 Hot Feature: Slider with full QWERTY
HTC Touch Pro CDMACarrier: Verizon Retail Price:$539.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$349.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: Touchscreen+ Full QWERTY
Samsung Omnia i910Carrier: Verizon Retail Price:$ TBD Contract Price:$249.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: Full Touchscreen + 5MP Cam
BlackBerry StormCarrier: Verizon Retail Price:$519.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$199.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: "SurePress" Touchscreen
Samsung Renown SCH u810Carrier: Verizon Retail Price:$349.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$179.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: 2.0 MP camera
LG InciteCarrier: AT&T Retail Price: $499.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$299.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: LG's 1st US Smartphone
Samsung Gravity T459 LimeCarrier: Tmobile Retail Price: TBD or via ebay Contract Price: 49.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: Full QWERTY
Samsung Eternity a867Carrier: AT&T Retail Price:$369.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$149.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: Full Touch Screen + Mobile TV
Samsung Saga SCH i770Carrier: Verizon Retail Price:$389.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$199.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: Touch Screen + QWERTY
Hands-on LG's first smartphone for the US market in a long time ... ever, even. The AT&T Incite runs WinMo 6.1, has a 3" touchscreen, and rocks Video Share and a 3.5mm audio jack. But what's up with the stylus with no stylus slot to call home?
Carrier: U.S. CellularRetail Price:$279.95 or via ebayContract Price:$79.95 or via Let's TalkHot Feature: Slider+ 1" touch screen
The LG Rhythm is a solid music phone that sports a familiar slider form factor combined with a cool touchscreen. Key features include a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash, MP3 player, FM transmitter, stereo Bluetooth, expandable memory card (microSD up to 8GB) and a 1" circular...
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The launch of Nokia's flagship, touchscreen and QWERTY N97 has already
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There's a countdown timer on Nokia's website that's set to expire at 9:15 CET - that's 12:15 AM, Pacific time - tomorrow morning, December 2nd. The timer will strike zero to coincide with the keynote address at Nokia World, a developer's conference in Barcelona, Spain.Nokia World has traditionally not been a venue for big product announcements from the world's #1 maker of cell phones, but tradition seems set to change as of tomorrow. ...
Just in case you didn't do enough shopping on the good old Interweb at lunchtime today, there are plenty more deals to check out when you get home, like Sprint's CyberMonday giveaways. Props to the carrier for realizing there's very little that beats FREE, especially when it comes to gift-shopping. These deals are offered only for a limited time and are good for new activations and eligible upgrades with, of course, a 2-year contract. Palm...
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Carrier: AlltelRetail Price:$299.99 or via EbayContract Price:$99.99 or via Let's TalkHot Feature: Slider with full QWERTY
The Motorola Hint QA30 sports a full QWERTY keyboard hidden behind its large 2.5" QVGA display making it a perfect choice for anyone who needs to text or email alot. Key features include stereo Bluetooth, 2.0 megapixel camera with video capture, MP3 player, microSD slot (up to 8GB), 3.5mm...
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