Flashback: Motorola RAZR V3 - the little clamshell that could

24 November 2019
One of the most successful phones ever and yet it failed to keep up with the times.

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  • Anonymous
  • 6k$
  • 24 Nov 2019

I still love my graphite V3i I've bought in 2007 and used it for 6 years, now my mom uses it another 6 years - thats 12 years. No battery change, no service just nothing happened to it and it survived many drops on concrete.

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    • MacGary
    • 6k$
    • 24 Nov 2019

    Before Razr2 V9, there was Motorola Razr V3xx - 3G version of the original phone released in mid-2016. A year before the original iPhone went on sale.

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      • SG75
      • KxY
      • 24 Nov 2019

      Why didn't you mention about V3x?

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        • V3i
        • tZj
        • 24 Nov 2019

        Had a v3i used it for years. But these phones had a major issue, you would have connectivity problems and had to update firmware periodically. Once warranty was over.... you could not do this yourself over the internet - --option was disabled. Had to sent it to service center and pay a fee. Once firmware was updated no more connectivity issue and could use it till 10-12 months and again need to pay and update firmware.
        That was my last Motorola phone, bought it at a premium when it was launched.

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          • Anonymous
          • Kij
          • 24 Nov 2019

          innovate to adapt or die. simple really.

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            • Anonymous
            • I8m
            • 24 Nov 2019

            Even when they came out with the droid the upgrades were so skimpy that the droid 4 more like the droid 2 with the specs increase. And the droid razr wasn't much better in that sense.

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              • Anonymous
              • PZa
              • 24 Nov 2019

              Motorola lacked the tech to keep iterating on its design. It took until now for screen manufacturers to develop foldable screens so Motorola can add a full touchscreen to their flip phone. The wait is worth it though imo. When all smartphone manufacturers are making glass slabs, this old flip design is a breath of fresh air. Despite not having flagship specs, I would love to get my hands on this phone.

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                • Anonymous
                • PE3
                • 24 Nov 2019

                usb earphone ! so ahead of time

                  This is an example to learn from -
                  _Success doesn't always need to be helpful.
                  _Success in one case is just a beginning of a process of a continued development.
                  _Success of past is no guarantee of a successful future ( specially in today's competitive world)

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                    • Karoko
                    • tZj
                    • 24 Nov 2019

                    The article didn't say much about the razr. The writer didn't even know Motorola released motorazr devices sometimes around 2011 or so.

                    Not to mention, it was the Moto Droid that led to the popularity of Android, together with HTC phones of the past.

                    Also, Motorola had PDA devices with touch screen capabilities prior to using Android.

                    Quite lazy writing but yeah, I wouldn't blame if the article just wants to reminisce the most popular flip phone of all time.

                      Love these articles!

                        I used to own the original RAZR, and it really was an elegant phone. Good thing that Motorola still keeping that same design for the 2019 RAZR. It really is a breathe of fresh air among all other smartphones out there with typical generic design from one another.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 2Au
                          • 24 Nov 2019

                          i like the phone with a big fat chin.

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