Motorola RAZR V3
Discontinued 27th July
2004
At
only 13.9 mm thick, the Motorola RAZR V3 is certainly
a slimline phone, but unlike many compact handsets,
the RAZR V3 certainly doesn't skimp on features in any
way.
The feature set on the V3 is impressive, but the
first thing most people will notice is the looks. The
Motorola V3 is clad in aluminium, which is strong and
lightweight, and the antenna has been tucked away internally.
The keypad is impressive - its been chemically etched
for maximum precision - and Motorola have added "cool
blue" electroluminescent backlighting. The size overall
is 13.9x55x98mm and weight is 95 grams.
As we said - a lot of compact phones skimp on features,
but the RAZR V3 comes with a 176x220 pixel internal
screen in 65,000 colours plus an external 96x80 4096
colour unit. There's a built in camera, although VGA
resolution only and even Bluetooth. Like most high-end
Motorolas, this is a quad band GSM phone supporting
GPRS.
As you'd expect, there's Java for games and other
applications plus polyphonic ringtones. The Motorola
V3 can also play back MPEG4 video, has a 3D graphics
engine and a web browser, plus everything else you'd
expect to find in a high-end phone.
Indeed,
it's such an impressive phone for its size, it's probably
easier to list what it DOESN'T have, which is EDGE high-speed
data, a megapixel camera or removable memory. But this
really is nit-picking, because this is a very compact
and extremely attractive phone.
To be honest, our biggest gripe is the name.
Motorola call it both the "Motorola V3" and
the "Motorola RAZR V3" which is confusing
and doesn't fit in with the rest of the V-series at
all.
You might think that we like the look of the RAZR
V3 at Mobile Gazette, and you'd be right. In fact, we'd
go as far as to say that Motorola have redefined the
clamshell format and other manufacturers are bound to
follow suit with "me too" highly specified
slimline clamshells.
Expect the Motorola V3 to be available some time
in late Q3/early Q4 2004. Price hasn't been specified,
but our best guess is an unsubsidised price somewhere
in the €600/£380/$700 range.
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Motorola
RAZR at a glance
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Available:
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Q3/Q4
2004
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Network:
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Quad
band GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels, 65,000 colours
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Camera:
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640
x 480 pixels
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Size:
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Slimline
clamshell 98x55x13.9mm
/ 95 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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7
hours talk / 11 days standby
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