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Motorola RAZR-V3 Cosmic Blue
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RAZR V3

Overall Rating:
4.5 out of 5
By: Tim Johnson on Tuesday, September 26, 2006
From: Myrtle Beach, SC (United States)
Experience: 1 Months
Pros: light thin build, large screen, easy to navigate through screens, great picture taking.

Cons: flat keyboard making it tough to text message

Summary: Just got this RAZR phone and have been very very happy with the phone. Previously had the Motorola V635 and this phone is much better.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Probably wouldn't buy it again

Overall Rating:
3 out of 5
By: neel gupta on Tuesday, September 26, 2006
From: nashville, TN (United States)
Experience: 6 Months
Pros: Form factor, coolness

Cons: Battery life indicator is spotty, reception can be bad (compression noises)

Summary: I like the way this phone looks, but some of the cache' has definitely worn off. GSM compression noises on cingular can be quite bad and the lack of an external antenna makes it worse. Also, sometimes I'll have charged it overnight, make a 10 minute phone call, and the battery indicator says the phone is about to die. If I power-cycle it, it returns to a full charge...

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Very Good!!!!

Overall Rating:
4.3 out of 5
By: Chris Barber on Monday, September 25, 2006
From: Runcorn, Cheshire (United Kingdom)
Experience: 10 Months
Pros: The camera has good focus, it is THE slimmest phone ever, the color is great, the keypad is very easy to use and easy to figure out on the girst use.

Cons: the screen resolution and pixels could be better.

Summary: The phone is a great device and is great for any1 who has an experience in using phones, also there is a wide variety of colors to choose. So if you want a great fone with an easy to use keypad, this phone is the best for you.

5 out of 16 people found this review helpful

a great phone!

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: Tommy R. Maher on Sunday, September 24, 2006
From: Fair Lawn, NJ (United States)
Experience: 60 Days
Pros: great color screen, takes awesome pictures with the Camera,

Cons: cant think of any!!! thats a good thing!

Summary: really thin, fits nicely in my pocket. love the speaker phone function, really helpful especially when driving. i can leave it uncharged for 2 days!

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Razr V3

Overall Rating:
3.8 out of 5
By: Peter Chow on Sunday, September 24, 2006
From: Clinton, NY (United States)
Experience: 1 Years
Pros: slim, easy to fit in pocket without huge bulges, camera, video, mp3

Cons: delicate, only 5mb memory

Summary: The razr v3 is a great quality phone. I haven't had a problem with it since I got it last year. The camera quality is decent, but the video only records for about 10 sec max. The buttons are easy to press, decent sounds and vibrator. The phone is capable of playing mp3s and allows you to set it as your ringtone.

3 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Motorola V3 Silver

Overall Rating:
3.8 out of 5
By: Michael Andrews on Saturday, September 23, 2006
From: Cincinnati, OH (United States)
Experience: 9 Months
Pros: Great phone, large screen, nice features, very easy to use.

Cons: Battery life is the only draw back

Summary: The phone is great. It is very customizeable. I love the calendar feature. I use it daily to check my schedule. I purchased additional software to sync to my computer. Other than a short battery life, I love the phone and have no need for an update any time soon.

3 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Moto V3

Overall Rating:
4.8 out of 5
By: jon Mcowen on Thursday, September 21, 2006
From: Alpharetta, GA (United States)
Experience: 2 Years
Pros: Superb

Cons: Battery (explained below)

Summary: First off its a great phone, it is no way in comparison with NOKIA, but better- no one realizes the difference from the other nokia's i.e. 6010 or event he 6255i- 6010 is old school, hardly any color, no mp3 or video..no ring tones, this is what uses Juice, or battery life, now its a small battery, very slim, not much you can do about that unless u upgrade to the Li-Pol- but unless you know some1- that wont be available for a while.
So you see the main reason is Battery, but if you look at all the phones, you see they dont have ALL the features like this Moto- it does alot more and sure it uses alot more battery just Like the Nokia 6255i does. so you subsitute Battery for Cool features.

The Reception can easyily be fixed, if you have an antenna booster for cellphones, its a adhesive peice of metal that sticks to the back of your battery or in your phone, it does work, i know from experience- and again all phones are different, take time and look at the bars, one phone might show 45 individual bars- while Moto shows only 4 bars- its not rocket science its still the same reception- i have the MotoV3 sold that and bought the moto v3ci RAZR-same thing with the last just better- and the phones...they only get better, you jsut subsituting it for something else..
back in the day they were BIG military size cellphones, now they are small and portable.. maybe in 10yrs they will be the same if not smaller or implants, but the battery will be a Watch battery as it is today-

10 out of 26 people found this review helpful

RAZR.....the cutting edge.

Overall Rating:
4.8 out of 5
By: Richard Bell on Wednesday, September 20, 2006
From: Blacklick, OH (United States)
Experience: 90 Days
Pros: Sleak design, lightweight and very portable.

Cons: Bigger fingers will have to be careful when pushing the buttons.

Summary: I decided to update my cell phone from a Motorola V188. I chose the RAZR V3 because I wanted a phone with a little more substance to it than the micro phones on the market today. I was pleasantly surprised when the phone arrived only two days after placing my order. It is light.....really light. But you don't feel like you're going to break it by using it. It feels sturdy when open for a call....the hinge seems like it's good quality. The display provides a vibrant and colorful experience. I have been downloading new wallpapers and ringtones from my own PC to it using a program from Susteen. I did have to provide my own cable for this, but a regular USB with a mini connector is perfect and can be bought just about anywhere. I love the fact that I can charge it from the PC, or the travel charger. The user interface is very nicely done. The buttons are all on one piece of metal that has been etched by acid so that it's backlight can shine through. It is very easy to use and carry. There are several holsters and pouches that you can get for it at a reasonable price. It's speaker is very loud for a cell phone. The MP3's that I put on it for ring tones come through crystal clear. It will hold quite a bit of information....I haven't filled it up yet. Reception is better than any cell I've used and reaches places my old phone from the same service couldn't get to. I like the mini display on the outside of the casing. It's picture isn't the best quality, but for what it is, it's not bad. The camera takes great pictures although the shutter speed leaves something to be desired. All in all, the best phone I've used.

1 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Nice looking phone for the average phone user

Overall Rating:
3.3 out of 5
By: James Lin on Wednesday, September 20, 2006
From: White Plains, NY (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Nice Phone, Great Size

Cons: Bad Camera, No features, Slow interface.

Summary: I got this phone because I wanted something that was small and a good size to carry around easily. I didn't care about the lack of features because I just use this phone to talk.

4 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Razr V3 Black review

Overall Rating:
3.5 out of 5
By: Roopa RS on Wednesday, September 20, 2006
From: Farmington Hills, MI (United States)
Experience: 1 Years
Pros: Stylish, sleek,

Cons: Fragile

Summary: This is a stylish phone. The battery life is also pretty good. The thing I didn't like about the phone is its phone book. Person's name will appeare several times( 1 for cell #, 1 for home....) and it takes lot of time to scroll down the list. Apart from it the phone is pretty good.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

My Razr!

Overall Rating:
3.8 out of 5
By: Lauren Braun on Wednesday, September 20, 2006
From: Morton grove, IL (United States)
Experience: 1 Weeks
Pros: easy to hear (good volume), easy to read display, very light weight

Cons: it is hard to figure out where each setting option is in the menu, the screen gets dirty fast

Summary: I am very happy with the RAZR V3. I get better reception than i did with my last phone, plus it is so thin, it fits well in my purse! I would reccommend this phone to people, I already have.

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful

The Motorola Razr (V3)

Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
By: John Maloney on Thursday, September 14, 2006
From: McDonough, GA (United States)
Experience: 1 Years
Pros: Small, Lightweight, Easy to Use, Bluetooth Capabilities, Backup & Sync capabilities (With Motorola Phone Tools), Mp3 Ringtones, Long Battery Life

Cons: Earpeice Volume, Speaker Volume, 'Official' Accessory cost

Summary: I originally purchased the Motorola V3 Razr to replace a bulky phone with low battery life and to reduce my monthly bill. Moving from Nextel to Cingular proved to be a good decision, as the service has only given me problems once.

The phone, which comes with a Camera, Video Camera, Themes, Skins (though I can't see why Themes and Skins aren't the same...), and Mp3 Ringtones, gives you a lot of choices. The keypad is easy to navigate, and you can customize a majority of the "hotkeys" on it.

Concerns to keep in mind: Protective covering is not part of the phone. If you're in a mechanic shop, or on a construction site, your phone will get dirty. It can cause the screen visibility to deminish, while the phone still works. I find this a bit irritating, but a quick "wipe" fixes the problem. Another issue I've found is that the phone's internal "IM" feature can cause the phone to crash. Of course, there are 3rd Party Java applications that you can use instead, but that's still a drawback for me.

Overall satisfaction is high.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Razr

Overall Rating:
3.8 out of 5
By: Wesley Jenkins on Thursday, September 14, 2006
From: Enterprise, AL (United States)
Experience: 30 Days
Pros: Big screen, easy to see.
Flat, fits into pockets very well
Gets better signal than my old Moto

Cons: Kinda hard to hear, but not too bad.

Summary: Lots better than my old moto, but not much software updates from my 2 year old phone.

2 out of 5 people found this review helpful

its good

Overall Rating:
2.8 out of 5
By: c jarvis on Tuesday, September 12, 2006
From: hollsopple , PA (United States)
Experience: 1 Months
Pros: good signal

Cons: too big

Summary: the cell phone works really good in my area of mountains and valleys. i had a different cell that would not work where i live. the cell phone seems light im really afraid that if it drops it will shatter so i wil get a cover for it soon.

1 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Oh how nice

Overall Rating:
4.5 out of 5
By: Pam Hillegas on Monday, September 11, 2006
From: Mesquite, TX (United States)
Experience: 30 Days
Pros: I love my RAZR V3 I have no problems

Cons: Silver heard there was a recall

Summary: I have had no problems with my black RAZR but now I have heard there were recalls on the Silver one and my daughter has a silver one and we are keepin our fingers crossed that hers is ok.

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful

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