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Review by bhennon, submitted 15/06/07

How long have you used the product? Less than 1 month
Which similar products have you used? I have used the V3 from Cingular for Two years
Functionality Rating functionality: 1.0 / 5  1.0 / 5
Quality Rating quality: 3.0 / 5  3.0 / 5
Value for money Rating value for money: 3.0 / 5  3.0 / 5
Title of review I am sending the verizon v3m back ASAP
What are the strengths? Good phone and thats it
What are the weaknesses? not customizable at all!
Summary I have had a Cingular V3 for two years now and have been 95% satisfied. I thought i would try Verizon since i get a weak signal at home with Cingular (thats the missing 5%). There are features that are locked out on the Verizon V3m that i have with the V3. I am unable to set the ringer to Vibe-then-Ring. I am unable to edit the menu buttons on the home page. There is an annoying red bar at the top and bottom of the screen that is not changeable and is taking up valuable screen real estate. The speakerphone takes 3 seconds to enable or disable via the side button and guess what? Can't change that either. You dont realize how much of a conversation you miss in 3 seconds until you get this phone. The Middle menu button that i have on the V3 is not on this "newer" V3m.

I will be sending this one back.
Do you recommend this product? No
Overall rating overall rating: 1.0 / 5  1.0 / 5

Review by kam, submitted 05/12/04

How long have you used the product? Less than 1 month
Which similar products have you used? Motorola V525
Functionality Rating functionality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Quality Rating quality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Value for money Rating value for money: 4.0 / 5  4.0 / 5
Title of review MOTOROLA V3
What are the strengths? It functionalities and design
What are the weaknesses? Price. But I intend to get mine for £20 from MobilesAndMore4U.co.uk referal no 13277
Summary Fantastic product
Do you recommend this product? Yes
Overall rating overall rating: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5

Review by paul, submitted 04/12/04

How long have you used the product? Less than 1 month
Which similar products have you used? nokia 6230
Functionality Rating functionality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Quality Rating quality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Value for money Rating value for money: 4.0 / 5  4.0 / 5
Title of review
What are the strengths? looks,build quality
What are the weaknesses? problem with software on my linux
Summary Best phone ive ever had and ive had 9!! only problem is it wont install on my pc through usb cable any 1 had this problem or know how to fix it cheers craig. i bought mine from www.mobilesandmore4u.co.uk for only £20.00 using referal number 13163 belive me you do recieve the phone for £20.00 but it did take 2 month!!!
Do you recommend this product? Yes
Overall rating overall rating: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5

Review by Pilot, submitted 17/11/04

How long have you used the product? 1-3 months
Which similar products have you used? Other Motorola's (V3688)
Functionality Rating functionality: 4.0 / 5  4.0 / 5
Quality Rating quality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Value for money Rating value for money: 3.0 / 5  3.0 / 5
Title of review I finally own one, it'll be with me for years!
What are the strengths? Thin. Very thin.

Super screen

Packed with features for its small size

Comes with USB cable
What are the weaknesses? No video recording
Summary OUT OF THE BOX
The RazR comes in an aluminium case, which contains: -
-> Motorola V3 RazR
-> 3.6v Lithium Ion Battery
-> Leather Case & belt clip
-> A cool Handsfree Headset
-> A USB DATA CABLE!!!
-> Software CD with about 100Mb of extra Content
-> Screen wipe
-> Instruction Manual
-> Warranty Info Book
-> Quick Guide
...now that's quite a bit of kit!
You get to see the phone itself without even opening the box through a display window, which is nice, but enough about that...

STYLE/BUILD QUALITY
It's got more style than a cobra-king in an Escalade. The phone is 13.9mm 'thick' according to specifications. I've found that it's this thin when it's closed, so when you open it it's even thinner! It's really protective so when you drop it, it won't do as much harm as you thought it'd do. Unlike the cheap plastic on my previous Nokia 3200... the phone has got awesome style to it. Some argue that the mic at the bottom of the phone looks really bulky when opened. IT ISN'T. It's actually a very cool design as when you're talking you know 'where to talk' as it's obvious where the mic is. Also it acts a protective mechanism for the screen as most clam phones can get opened if something gets inserted into their gap. Don’t go getting any funny thoughts...

KEYPAD
They are really nice, but it takes a few goes with the phone to get used to ‘em. Oh, and this has to tie in with the build-quality as I forgot to mention earlier that the phone is ALL-METAL (yes, including the packaging). The keys are nickel-plated-copper-alloys (applause), and the main body is anodised-aluminium-alloy (applause). Sorry for the long words. They work well, and there's a nice blue backlight so you can see them in the dark. I reckon they look cool - especially down town at night, but enough about that...

SCREEN
Mm-mm-mmmm! How about that?!? This display is really really really nice. I can't stress this enough! Well, maybe I can... OK, it's not as sharp as the Sony Ericsson K700i screen, but it can display more colours on it. 256K to be precise. Some people have heard that it's 64K, it's not, it's actually 256K. Photos look brilliant on it. The outer screen is 4K. Wait stop, this doesn't mean it displays 4 colours, it means that it displays 4,000 colours, hence the 'K'. It’s used to display the notifications such as new messages, missed calls, etc... It also displays a pic of the person who's calling you, which is handy. So you get two colour screens for the price of one really.

CAMERA
Yes, I know that you know and Motorola know and so does everyone else that this phone cannot record video. Don’t be put off because the camera makes up for it combined with the super screen and considering its petite size. The USB cable is useful for transferring your pics to your computer. A zoom function is available WHILE using the camera, and NOT after you've taken the photo. Also there's a brightness/contrast feature again WHILE using the camera and NOT after you've taken the photo. Oh, and I forgot to mention: about the video. -you can playback the video for sure... and it does it really well! You can actually get up to about half an hour's worth of video on the phone's memory (-see later section). Pretty cool as you've got your USB cable to download the video from your computer.

OS (operating system)
The OS (or menus as some call it) is just like existing Motorola’s. But with the MUCH better screen they've added some luxury features for us. Like backgrounds and a sharpened font (or lettering). It’s dead easy to navigate and there are three themes that come pre-installed on the phone: moto, silver, and a red one. I like the silver myself as it goes with the all-metal phone. I think there's more themes on the CD you get with it, but I’m not sure I haven't checked it out yet - too busy playing with the phone!

STORAGE
I’ve heard people say that you can only store one number with each name, and it seemed so to me as well at first. BUT FEAR NOT! I talked to Motorola via their website and they said that it comes like that as Factory Settings (if you know what I mean). They’ve told me that this can be changed in the Phonebook settings and you can actually have more than one number in each Name. Genius! Also, the 5-6 MB of storage on the phone may put people off. You shouldn't be! Once again Motorola rescues us by supplying a USB cable for us to make up for it! Believe me I’m a heavy user of this phone and a heavy fone-fotographer, yet I only used a max of 3Mb on the phone. ...and that's for all the extras I’ve stored on the phone. This is because when you've finished snapping you just transfer your pics to your computer, and you 'empty' some space on the phone. Genius!

BATTERY LIFE
Good. Very good. I used it for 2 days NON-STOP and the next day there was still a bar left in the battery icon!. I haven't checked how Bluetooth affects battery life on it yet as I haven’t got one ...yet! Also I noticed that there's a separate Bluetooth LED in the front, which indicates that it's on... I think.

PRICE
The bad news. -is that I’ve heard from websites that Motorola aren't gonna bring down the price to attract more users. Shame. It costs about £200-400 I think. But it's value for money as it comes with loadsa kit. I got mine for £20 from www.mobilesandmore4u.co.uk with referral no 12905. On contract the phone is expensive as well. But this is a phone that will refuse to go out of date, as it's ultra thin and packs a whole host of features that you could ever ask for from a phone of this size.

OVERALL
Superb. ...anything else?
Do you recommend this product? Yes
Overall rating overall rating: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5

  Review by Eric, submitted 30/05/06

How long have you used the product? Less than 1 month
Which similar products have you used? Nokia
Functionality Rating functionality: 4.0 / 5  4.0 / 5
Quality Rating quality: 4.0 / 5  4.0 / 5
Value for money Rating value for money: 4.0 / 5  4.0 / 5
Title of review RAZR is Rocking!
What are the strengths? The RAZR is simply brilliant. It looks amazing - slim and stylish. It definitely is one of the better looking phones in the market today. It supports Bluetooth. It also inculdes video playback, a VGA camera and a fabulous color screen.
What are the weaknesses? I havent come across any problem with this phone so far.
Summary The RAZR has taken over the world. Almost every third person owns a RAZR, and they all seem extremely happy with it. The fact that my friends were using this phone and were happy with it, is what prompted me to go ahead a get this phone. And i am happy. It has Bluetooth and a neat camera. All in all, i'd say this phone well deserves all the attention it is getting
Do you recommend this product? Yes
Overall rating overall rating: 4.0 / 5  4.0 / 5

  Review by Jill, submitted 03/05/06

How long have you used the product? 1-3 months
Which similar products have you used? Motorola, LG
Functionality Rating functionality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Quality Rating quality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Value for money Rating value for money: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Title of review Motorola Razr
What are the strengths? A much better product than my earlier Motorola, it also has 3G capability. It is sexy and slim with a solid performance.
What are the weaknesses? As a phone I can't say it has any weaknesses, except that if you are loking for an MP3 player in your phone, then this is not it.
Summary The motorola Razr V3 has every feature i set out to look for in a phone, striking design, solid features, bluetooth, 3G capability, beautiful display.
Do you recommend this product? Yes
Overall rating overall rating: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5

  Review by Megan, submitted 28/04/06

How long have you used the product? More than 3 months
Which similar products have you used? motorola rokr and ancientmodels of motorola before that
Functionality Rating functionality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Quality Rating quality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Value for money Rating value for money: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Title of review very happy with my Razr
What are the strengths? My motorola razr has everything i want. Its sexy, it has a mega pixel camera. and the call quality is great. Good Performer!
What are the weaknesses? These were the features i wa slooking for and thats what i got. So no complaints really.
Summary The Razr is neat and strinking to look at. Great features, good sound, bluetooth, beautiful display...what more can one want?
Do you recommend this product? Yes
Overall rating overall rating: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5

  Review by Rita, submitted 23/04/06

How long have you used the product? More than 3 months
Which similar products have you used? Nokia 6101
Functionality Rating functionality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Quality Rating quality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Value for money Rating value for money: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Title of review Motorola Razr V3
What are the strengths? Super fetaures and sexy to look at. It has improved considerably over its predecessors, with better controls, megapixel camera, 3G networks supports and super call facility.
What are the weaknesses? It has no MP 3 player however, and the speakerphone is quite dull.
Summary On the whole though, I am very happy with my Motorola RAZR V3. It has given me a good performance till now, and I jusy love the slim and sexy design.
Do you recommend this product? Yes
Overall rating overall rating: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5

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