Motorola RAZR V3i review

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Review Date: 2 Jun 2006

Price when reviewed: (with contract From free)

Reviewed By: Christopher Phinn

Our Rating 2 stars out of 5

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Specs

For many, the original RAZR was the first phone they'd seen in a long time that looked interesting.

At less than 14mm thick, the RAZR V3i is certainly slim, but up close, it's not quite as well designed as the advertising may have led you to believe. The finish is a little lacklustre, with wobbly buttons and fussy detailing, and the use of different materials for the case gives the whole thing a slightly cheap feel. It's also very wide, so much so that when it's open in your hand, it feels oddly bulky.

A small colour screen on the cover shows details of incoming calls or text messages, although opening the flip requires you to prise the two halves apart; we much prefer the PEBL's auto flip.

Inside, it's all pretty standard Motorola fare. The iconic etched metal plate with the numbers is attravailable, but it soon gets grubby and marks the screen, and the button layout is initially a little confusing.

The specifications are much better than the PEBL's. The camera's resolution is upped to 1.2 megapixels, although the shots were still below par. There's also a proper MP3 player. However, reports you may have read online of the V3i touting ROKR-like iTunes integration aren't true as far as the UK is concerned - some retailers are carrying a specific 'V3i with iTunes', so make sure you get the one you want.

Syncing is via a USB cable, but you can't copy files over from the Mac this way. Nor can you send the phone files via Bluetooth. The only way for Mac users to get content onto the RAZR is by loading it onto the tiny TransFlash memory card in the adaptor.

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