Motorola RAZR V3
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- Eske Rahn
- 25 Nov 2004
Motorola V3, first hand impression
I've had MANY phones before, this I've had for almost a week now, and is the FIRST in many many years that only have a few minor problems!
Well yes the £300+ is expensive, but not compared to what you get. And NO, I do not refer to a lot of fancy stuff, but a very very good PHONE.
Infrared would have been nice in principle, even though I never used it on my previous ones. The USB cable for data AND charging is very convinient. Almost any pc got a USB. V3 also got BlueTooth.
A camera with this size of lens is a joke, but I expected the pictures to be much worse than they actually were.
A VERY clever thing (that I until now in vain have tried to propose to several phone-companies) is the placement of the internal antenna. It is NOT placed by the ear, but by the microphone. This prolongs battery-life (and reduces brain-toasting) due to the reduced mean effect needed, since the head is blocking less of the signal. The cheek occupying a fraction of the full spaceangle, and not half a hemisphere as standard by the whole scull.
But let me give a brief summary of good, neutrals and bads. A lot of stuff missing below could be because it's things I never use. (Wap, java, games, IM, MMS...).
+ Metal housing
+ 'Thinness'
+ Internal antenna placement by microphone
+ SEVEN programmable one-touch keys!!
+ Ten programmable two-touch shortcuts (90 three-touch!!)
Menu + number
+ USB
+ BlueTooth
+ Inner screen. Good resolution, crisp display. (Not much sun here the passing week, so do not know how good/bad it is in worst conditions)
+ Outer screen does not go completely off, but keeps dim clock
+ Picture quality (considering lens-size)
+ Automatic profile switch when external power is supplied
+ Quad-band
+ Fairly easy to apply new firmware, no extra hardware needed.
+ Modem
+ When a sms can not be sent due to missing coverage, it is not lost.
o Phonewidth, The screen IS large, so not solely negative
O Overall design
O many functions take quite a few keypresses to get to, but shortcuts can be created
o Weight. 95g is 'heavy' today, but not extreme like many competitors
- One-touch key can not be assigned new sms *Fools!*
- Not possible to lock side-keys when closed :-
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- tella
- 25 Nov 2004
Wow what can i say about this phone?.....
i love eveything about it BUT..... it doesn't have a infrared port which is a reall downer! The style of the phone is straight out sexy and easy to use. The buttons are so futurestic and simple. don't need to push very hard. + i love how its so slim and lite.
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- Anonymous
- 24 Nov 2004
FLAT has no meaning if it is so WIDE!
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- Anonymous
- 24 Nov 2004
To unknown:
2004/11/23 20:52:52
I am a real consumer, but you must be one of those Motorola sales again.
This purpose of this forum is not for sales!
DO NOT MISLEAD USER LIKE US!!!!!!!!!!!
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- Jane
- 24 Nov 2004
Function not so good. Phone too wide. Not the best design.
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- Chai Choung Jung
- 24 Nov 2004
Good in design and very creative.
Although very thin and light but function nothing new and also very expensive...
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- Anonymous
- 24 Nov 2004
Awesome phone!!! Got to use it to believe it!!!! Go get 1 now!!!!!
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- Anonymous
- 23 Nov 2004
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Unknown
2004-11-23 20:14:26
I bet you've never seen the V3 or even came close touching it, u're just here trying to trash the V3 and motorola so my advice to you get a life
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- Anonymous
- 23 Nov 2004
finally got my V3 last week. found that i don't like it. the phone is too wide & the menu is poor. i still prefer my old samsung.
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- Anonymous
- 23 Nov 2004
Hi,
UK Customers!!! You can get this free on pay monthly vodafone anytime 200.. just 30 pound per month!!! and It's limited offer.. just started today, this morning!! so for those who are interested, e-mail me!!! pull007@yahoo.com
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- Woo Woo....
- 23 Nov 2004
Hi there..!!I think IT'S TIME for GSMARENA keeping an eye on this page&start doing some cleaning up so the decent people can go to this page to hear opinionss about Phones so they can make up their mind....This supposed to be a very helpfull page(it's used to be but not anymore)for people like us getting all valuable informations from the users.After gone throught 4 of the 12 pages,I felt like that i'm in the middle of a backstreet's flea-market in 1 of an Asian country..!!
Remember,this is not the place for you to show your angers(coz you had bad expirences with some phones makers or use this page to chat about something personal,using"....."language or use this page as an add to sell your phone or get free connection with your GAY community..!!WE'RE really SICK of these rubbishs..!!you got to know that million of people reading this page everyday around the world so becarefull what you got to say..!!please!!please!!
COME ON GSMARENA....IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO START CLEANING UP YOUR OWM BACKYARD OTHERWISE IT'LL MAKE YOU LOOK BAD&WE ARE NOT GOING TO YOUR WEBSIDE EVER...EVER...AGAIN..!!
cheers and have good day
your faithfully
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- Just'sphones
- 23 Nov 2004
Finally got my V3(things always slow in Oz).For me it's perfect fone(for me ofcoz,,coz i always asking my self"what i want&how much i want to pay")..!!read all the commences in these pages(from someone called Mei Mei&Win Win)I really think the V3 they were talking about wasn't AUTHENTIC(I had these problem before with my 2 NK 8910i bought in Hongkong&China years ago:the housing is fake,phone didn't work properly,the cable's broken after 3 months-paid new-etc.....My V3 does come with the Bluetooth headset+all accessories and most importanly the phones wasn't made in China,the finished of the housing is perfect(not sharp on 1 side....sharp enough to cut your finger..??I do not think Motorola's that Stup....to make that stup....mistake for the phone that cost more than HKD$6000.00 if someone bought it in Hongkong in September..??).For me,it's perfect fone,it meets all my need...apart from missing MP3 player/lack of memories/... and the price ain't bad(paid AUD$950.00=US$700.00=EU570,00=HKD$5700.00)....As someone said"nothing perfect",I agree with this..!!
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- PricesInfors
- 23 Nov 2004
Hi..!!this is the price's Infors:USA=$650-700/UK=GBP350-400/Australia=$950-1150/Hongkong=HKD$5000-5500/Europe=EU500-600/....The V3 are available for sale N O W . . . . . .!!!!!!
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- FonesaddictOz
- 23 Nov 2004
Lov'it...hightclass fone,2nd fone made by metal(after Nokia 8910)...hight price tag but worth it..!!shamed..missing Mp3 player/lack of memory/low Camera pixels/No-video captures/.....others than that IT'S PERFECT fone on the market at the moment..!!welldone Mr Moto..!!A+++
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- Frank Dark
- 22 Nov 2004
Man! I saw the V3 on tv and I think its soooo cool! and when I saw the screenshots on GSM ARENA, It blew me away!
One question tough, how much does that phone cost? it must be pretty pricey.
TANX!!
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- Anonymous
- 22 Nov 2004
the designers at motorola must be half asleep when they design this v3!
the volume control button is in the wrong place. it is impossible to adjust the ear piece volume with one hand when you are talking on the phone. this phone is just too wide!
i am not impress at all. . . .not even the look.
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- Anonymous
- 22 Nov 2004
Yep! it is placed by the microphone (inside of course) that is in the oppersite end that a normal clamshell
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- Anonymous
- 21 Nov 2004
Antenna, do you know what you are talking about?
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- Antenna
- 21 Nov 2004
Note that the antenna is CLEVERLY put by the microphone end, thus reducing the effect needed to send - the head nod shading as mush. This has two benefits: Prolonged battery-life AND if your are afraid/concerned of radiation less brain-toasting.
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- Rahn
- 21 Nov 2004
Great phone!
Can anyone tell me how to retrieve firmware with danish spell-check and danish special (æøåÆØÅ) characters ?
Thanks :-)
Only real disadvantage is that both screens are so blank and thus get 'greassy' by hand/ear. The firmware could do with a brush-up though, (most likely designed by engineers not users) but it works ok. I'm quite tolerant in this aspect - being used to rather loussy firmware from Samsung....