Motorola RIZR Z3 review: Sliding Moto

03 February 2007
Yes, it's true, Motorola have made slider phone with the RAZR looks. Its name is RIZR. The letter-game name still holds true. This is the first Motorola slider for the European and American markets. The Asians are a different story. Considering its big dimensions and the fact that it is a bit overweight one might think that Motorola RIZR slider won't be the most handy and comfortable phone to touch and use. One might be wrong then, the RIZR is extremely nice to touch as it is metal and rubber all around and leaves the greatest impression.

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  • 14 Jul 2010

hello, what will happen if i put a 4gb micro sd-hc card in the phone? i don't want to buy a new memory card so do you know what will happen?

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    • alex
    • LEt
    • 04 Mar 2009

    _st_, 06 Sep 2008what the f*** i just bought this fone... and here i am re... moredont worry-- i had almost 3 years my Z3 and its amazing.. it felt in water twice and its still working... part of the keypad i had to glue it LOL.. but thats because the many falls etc... im gonna change it now bcause the battery is really bad now..

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      • Anonymous
      • kS9
      • 05 Oct 2008

      I got this phone just recently, so I don't know about its longevity, but so far it's pretty nice. Easy mass-storage USB connectivity, decent camera (for a phone naturally), small, clear keys/screen, loud, etc.

      I do have two issues with the firmware which are frustrating:
      1. Assigning custom ringtones to contacts makes that one mp3 play any time they call or send a text; there's no way to differentiate the two. I don't want a full song to play when a get a text message, so this all but makes ringer IDs useless.
      2. Sluggish menu system. It's not horrible, but there are slight delays as you move about menu areas. Tolerable but annoying.

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        • RKn
        • 06 Sep 2008

        what the f*** i just bought this fone...
        and here i am reading all the negative feedback!!!!
        what the hell!!!!

        im so sad!!!!!!!!!

        the features are good, but there to many comments about the buttons what the hell, maybe i should use screen protector so it will not fall.... any other good news about this fone there too many negative feedback....

        im so sad i bought this fone....

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          • newbie
          • wr0
          • 28 May 2008

          echardcore, 27 Apr 2007the rizr is bad. it looks cool. when i take a pic there i... morereply to echardcore

          Maybe you use media player from games&apps. try to play them from sound menu (multimedia\sound). I have try it and it can play continously without keep the display on. But you have to create playlist first to play your mp3 only. Otherwise they'll play your ringtones, messages tones and all kind of sound.

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            • mike
            • qWY
            • 09 Mar 2008

            I have had the Motorola RIZR Z3 for about 6 months it is ok until last week the razed button came off I went to t-moble to see what i could do?? well the said they would send me a new one well the new phone did't work so i went to my store and the check it out taking out my sims card and all told me a place here in town to replace the button for me. after they put it back togetter it showed that the battery was dead so i charged it up!! when i check to see if it was charged up my phone was really HOT!!!! So I went back to the store to see if they have had any one with this problem they said no and gave me a battery but after they put it in to the phone the saleperson said that my phone was really hot and call the service line for T-moble service to ask them about this. Let me know if anyone has had this happen to them I think that the phone could harm someone or start a fire it was so hot they are sending me a new phone but if this is happening i don't want this phone
            Mike

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              • Kris
              • 4W3
              • 12 Dec 2007

              hi guys. i just got the phone and imhaving problems with sending and recieving pictures and going online. It said that GPRS is not available. Can anyone help me with this? thx

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                • PeZ
                • 25 Nov 2007

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                  • 05 Sep 2007

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                    • Ted
                    • kbh
                    • 14 Jul 2007

                    everyone who is bringing down this product needs to get the lastest ones because i have one and i have no problems with it

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Yf%
                      • 07 Jul 2007

                      my friend has this phone from tmobile and it records in CIF as well as QCIF

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                        • beau
                        • 4d8
                        • 16 Jun 2007

                        Does anyonw else have the problem of their phone "freezing" when trying to use it? I've had mine for three weeks, and sometimes it freezes when I slide it open to use. Too expensive for this to happen.

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                          • kman zerocool
                          • QVF
                          • 11 Jun 2007

                          i have the phone it rely cool i like the fact that i can use mp3 songs as ring tones so i wont have to buy ring tones and save money i like that u can use the usb to charge the phone it looks cool but i wold like to see more skins because 3 is not good for me and i like the 2 mag cam too

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                            • DJ
                            • PSd
                            • 13 May 2007

                            a Complete set, except one thing, it's got NO FM-Radio, nor do they provide you with any sort of Handsfree or memory card! u hav to purchase them yrself! (atleast in market i am in) Otherwise, a great decent, easy to use slider fone, with very nice SKIN-like finish and nice camera quality aswell! Sliders' are usually not long life, but lets hope Moto made this 1st slider of their's right!

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                              • gally
                              • R6V
                              • 02 May 2007

                              just got this phone about a week ago and i am quite impress with the phone, its easy to navigate and very user friendly. I was quite supprise with how easily i am able to connected to the internet. this is a great phone,well i must admit that my last phone was a c115!!lol . but on a serious note this phone feel good and functions great!





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                                • echardcore
                                • 40L
                                • 27 Apr 2007

                                the rizr is bad. it looks cool. when i take a pic there is a long delay before the shutter clicks. the screen even pauses, then takes the picture. this usually results in a blurry photo. you have to hole the camera really still for a few seconds while taking pics and it is really annoying. the second thing that I am very mad about is that the MP3 player is horrible. firstly, the sound is extremely washed out and low in volume. it actually sounds better from the speakerphone then from headphones. second, the MP3 player keeps the screen on the whole time you are using it. WTF? im sure if I used it for an MP3 player, which i was planning on, the battery would be dead very quickly. MOTOROLA, PLEASE WRITE A FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR THE PHONE, PLEASE PLEASE!!! I did update it one time and it did not resolve any of these issues.

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                                  • Prasad Hapuarachchi
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                                  • 19 Mar 2007

                                  Well I was lucky to use a Z3 for couple of weeks to test the unit. It's really a cool product and I felt like I should have one with me too. It is stylish and the 2 Mega Pixel camera is really performing well. I took the same picture with couple of other phones which are Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson whcih comes with 2 Mega Pixel camera. Download it to my pc via Bluetooth and open it with Acdsee. Believe me Z3 gives a real clear picture and it is really lovely. Unfortunately I cannot upload those pictures so that you all can see the reality behind these products. Its really worhty for the price you are paying.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • jb8
                                    • 11 Mar 2007

                                    hawttttt

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                                      • Aman
                                      • vGt
                                      • 08 Mar 2007

                                      This is to bring to your kind notice that this phone has been there in INDIA (Asia) since december
                                      i purchased it on Jan 7yh .. so dun say asia is a diff story

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Nxp
                                        • 18 Feb 2007

                                        k someones gota know how to put the clock on the display i got one not realizin it was dum