Motorola V3

I have worked in the cellular industry for a long time and seen phone come and go. Motorola is usually at the cutting edge of phones and the V3 RAZR phone is no exception. I will give a short list of Pros and Cons of the phone and then expound a little more on then for those that care to get into more detail.

Pros:

+ Design
+ Structure (a solid frame)
+ Size
+ Battery Life
+ Keypad
+ Sound Quality
+ Customizability
+ Bluetooth
+ Messaging Software

Neutrals:

~ Speakerphone
~ Side Buttons
~ Software (can be slow, can be fast, can work great, can fail)

Cons:

- Vibration - hard to feel even in a tight pocket (could be due to size)
- Camera (easy to use, but only VGA (640x480 res))
- Sound Loudness (hard to hear in noisy places)
- Hinge (hard to open with one hand, same to close)
- Price

Pros -

The phone is solid. It is made out of the same material the Apple Powerbook G4 is made from, anodized aluminum. It is also the sleekest phone of the market coming in at 89 x 53 x 13.9 mm. It also is extremely light at 95 grams!

The battery life is pretty standard for phone coming out today with a 750 mAh Li-Ion battery that has maximum talk and standby times of 3.0 and 200 hours respectively under optimal conditions.

The keypad stays true to the design of the phone and is user friendly. I like the feel and design myself but I could foresee problems if your color blind (silver) or if your visually impaired.

The sound is fantastic for such a small phone. It was this one quality that I was most worried about. Everything worked perfectly when it came to incoming and outgoing calls. The only Con here was the speaker phone which will be discussed a little more below.

Customizability is incredible ... almost to the point that it might be a tad bit overwhelming if you don’t take the time to figure out how everything works. I still feel this is a Pro though as I can’t expect too many people would get this phone and not want to take the time to learn all the features. Everything can be customized but I do recommend you set a side more than just an evening to learn it all!

Bluetooth is now becoming more of a standard feature but I am sure glad to see it on this phone. It was a good decision on the part of Motorola and only adds to its futuristic style. Along with this the messaging feature is about par with the Motorola operating software and really doesn’t need any improvements.

I should also mention that this is a Quad band phone so for a world traveler (like me) this was a HUGE selling point!

Neutrals:

The speaker phone was nothing to write home about. It worked ... but that’s about all you could say for it. More often than not I would just end up turning it off and talking into the phone. If you have Bluetooth set up you shouldn’t really need to use it all that often and it didn’t work against the phone ... it just wasn’t the best it could be.

If you have used the V551 and similar models Motorola seems to be trying new uses for the side buttons ... but I have only found them more distracting than beneficial. One thing that irks me is that its quite temperamental when it comes to volume control and making the phone go silent.

Along with this there were no upgrades to the OS from previous models. While on par with what you would expect for most phones I thought there would be improvements here.

Cons:

Are pretty self explanatory but they should be taken into consideration before buying!

Tech geeks refer to the hottest equipment and products as 'sexy' - well there isn't a sexier phone on the market. Its super slim, super light, and screams for attention when in public... its only a half inch thick!!

Better yet, it's a solid phone. There are plenty of gadgets that look great and have the sex-appeal, but don't deliver on the goods and functionality.

Pros:
*Sex appeal
*The phone has Bluetooth technology - a must have for any new phone
*A digital camera with a decent 4 x digital zoom and quick exposure controls.
*It has built in speakerphone - major plus.
*Also displays mpeg videos.
*Battery life is solid for a feature rich phone.

Cons:
*New media phones should either come with plenty of memory and storage capability - or the ability to insert a memory card. The V3 only delivers 5mb of memory - making it different to add MP3s, tons of photos, etc.
*Motorola's interface is a user preference - some love it, some don't. I find it a bit tricky.


Summary: If you like Motorola, this is the best phone on the market and eBay has it at such great prices that you really cant pass it up!

Note: The T-Mobile and Cingular versions are basically identical - cost and carrier are the differences

This cell looks out of this world. Actually it looks really cool and is as reliable as any phone I have ever used. I have had less dropped calls using this phone and it is durable as well.

This review is for the Motorola V3c and the Motorola V3c PINK both for the Verizon Wireless network. This phone packs VCAST, Get It Now, a built in 1.3 megapixel digital camera, camcorder with MPEG4 video playback, and Bluetooth wireless technology, it’s the ultimate in high speed EVDO, and high tech. With the precision-cut keypad, minimalist styling and metal finish, the V3 looks just as beautiful as it performs.

This is an excellent looking phone. The main difference between the two models is that the PINK model is well… pink. Surprised I know. It has a lot of bells and whistles, but it does the job and does it well. The Keypad is well laid out and has large etched buttons; those worried about fat fingering numbers will welcome this. Another stand out feature of this phone is the Intenna. Basically the antenna is built into the case nothing extending out. The plus side is that the phone looks and feels great. The trade off is that you lose about a half bar of signal strength. Another downside is that with these first generation models, Motorola decided to take away the ability to add additional memory by eliminating the transflash port, those into the media player thing will disappointed. It’s a sleek and thin phone, great primary or backup phone if you lost your main phone or it was stolen.

GENERAL FEATURES

All Digital
1XEVDO
1XRTT
Bluetooth Enabled
Calendar
Caller ID - Picture
Camera
Camera Resolution - 1.3 Megapixel
Clam Style Design
Display - Color
Display - Internal & External
Download Ring Tones
Enhanced Messaging Service
GPS enabled
Get It Now
Intenna
Mobile Web 2.0
Multi Media Services (MMS)
OTA Capable
Speakerphone
TTY compatible
TXT Messaging
V Cast
Video Messaging
Video on Demand
Voice Dialing
Voice Note/Memo


SPECIFICATIONS

Up to 180 Minutes Usage Time
Up to 200 Hours Stand by Time
WEIGHT: 3.49 oz.
SIZE: 3.90H x 2.10W x 0.60D inches