Moto Razr

The Motorola KRZR (pronounced “crazer” or “cruizer” by some IPA: /k?e?z?(?)/), known as the “Canary” before its release, is a phone by Motorola and is one of the most recent phones in the ‘4LTR’ line. The phone was released in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2006, and was released in some other countries in September 2006. A GSM/EDGE model is released by AT&T, Rogers Wireless, T-Mobile, and Cincinnati Bell Wireless under the name MOTOKRZR K1, and a CDMA/EV-DO model was released by Pocket Communications, Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, US Cellular, Alltel,Virgin Mobile Canada under the name MOTOKRZR K1m. The exact features and technical specifications differ significantly between models.As a clamshell/flip phone modeled after the RAZR, the KRZR is longer but narrower. The phone includes stylized features such as a glossy glass finish. Both models of the KRZR offer a microSD slot and an MP3 player, AAC, AAC+ enhanced music player. The main difference between the two is that the K1m (CDMA version) sports touch music controls on the flip cover and a 1.3 megapixel camera. The K1 (GSM version) doesn’t have the touch music controls, but has a 2 megapixel camera instead. The K1 uses the motosync system to synchronize contacts and the calendar with the touch of a button. It also uses the Push-To-View system for sharing of images in real-time.

The Motorola RIZR Z3 (pronounced “RI-ser”, IPA: /?a?z?(?)/) is a cellular phone from Motorola that was released in late 2006. The RIZR is one of the newest phones in the Motorola “4LTR” product line, used for phones which have unique or stylish appearances or features (past phones have included the RAZR, ROKR, SLVR, PEBL, MING and KRZR). It is a sliding phone (in the style of competing Samsung and LG phones), where the numeric keys are hidden beneath the screen of the phone when closed.The RIZR uses a technical form factor, where the user can push on a plastic push bar located under the screen in order to open the phone. When opened, the top portion slides upwards, revealing the standard keys (including numeric, star, and pound keys). These keys are covered when the phone is closed, but the remaining keys, including the side keys, can be used normally once the keypad is unlocked; such keys are automatically locked shortly after the device is closed to prevent accidental activation when in a purse or pocket.One of the primary uses of the device when closed is as a landscape still or video camera. When operating in landscape mode, the user holds the phone on its side (90 degrees counter-clockwise), such that the camera key is positioned near the right index finger. The screen text and icons are also rotated, so that they appear normally when held in this fashion. This gives the impression of the phone being more like a traditional camera.The RIZR is available in three colors, Black, Blue, and Rose (as a T-Mobile Online Exclusive).
* Advanced Speech Recognition:yes
* Bands: GSM 850/900/1800/1900
* Music Player: MP3 and AAC files
* Downloadable: Themes, Wallpaper, Sounds, Ringtones, Java Games
* Instant Messaging: Yes
* Calculator and Currency Converter: Yes
* Calendar: Yes
* Talk Time: Up to 3.3 hours
* Standby Time: Up to 9.4 days
* Dimensions (H x W x D): 4.15 x 1.79 x 0.65 in
* Camera: 2.0 MP camera with LED Flash
* Removable Memory: MicroSD
* Speakerphone: Yes
* Weight: 3.92 oz
* Operating System: Motorola Synergy (platforms R452B, R452F1, R452H6)

In practice, the GSM RAZR V3 can only support packet-switched data transfer speeds of about 40 kbit/s using GPRS technology. Many GSM phones can support an enhanced version of GPRS called EDGE which supports much higher data transfer speeds.The new revision for the regular V3 (known as the V3re R3442A) has EDGE available.Verizon intentionally restricts otherwise-available functionality in V3c and V3m models. Such phones are unable to transfer files via wireless Bluetooth (OBEX), forcing users to purchase ring tones and transfer photographs to home computers via Verizon’s paid PixPlace service. However, through certain unsanctioned modifications, some of these capabilities can be re-enabled. The V3c and V3m handsets sold through Sprint, US Cellular, and Alltel do not suffer from such limitations.Numerous complaints have risen about dust accumulating between the V3’s plastic screen and LCD glass, possibly through an external side button. Access to the dust requires peeling off the plastic cover, usually followed by a replacement cover.Due to many Sprint customers complaining about less than expected battery life, Motorola has begun to offer free high-capacity batteries to Sprint customers who contact Motorola’s customer service line with battery life issues.

The V3r and V3t are models sold by T-Mobile, AT&T (formerly Cingular), and Canadian cellular services such as Rogers Wireless, respectively. These models are virtually identical to the V3i, except they use Motorola’s Digital Audio Player instead of iTunes for music playback. T-Mobile’s V3r offers a Voice Notes feature which permits forwarding your audio recordings to voicemail as the only storage method. However, a publicly available seem edit permits users to enable the hidden Voice Records feature. Voice Records allows you to save voice recordings locally to phone memory. Currently, Voice Records is limited to less than two minutes of audio recording and stores the resulting records as .avr format files on the a partition within phone memory. In contrast, currently available seem edits can expand the maximum size of video recordings.

T-Mobile V3t phone memory is 10.0MB total, including all system files. This space is divided unevenly into a and c partitions. Memory on partition a is larger than 2MB and contains system files, including some of the branding images for the phone carrier. Partition a also contains the avr structure for the hidden Voice Records feature. Partition c is larger than 5.5MB and stores user data, including images, sounds, videos, text notes, calendar entries, phone book entries, Java applets and web cache. V3r and V3t phones sold by T-Mobile come equipped with Java-based software that supports T-Mobile’s “MyFaves” rate plan. Publicly available third party tools can remove this Java software and other system or locked files to free memory for other uses.

Canada’s Rogers Wireless also carries them for a reduced price compared to the original Razrs.

The successor to the RAZR is the RAZR V3i. It addresses some of the faults of the original RAZR V3 including a better (1.23 megapixel) camera with 8x digital zoom, an improved external and internal display also support for microSD cards of up to one GB. V3i is functionally very close to Motorola V635 model. The V3i comes in two versions: one with iTunes and one with Motorola’s Digital Audio Player (DAP).[5] The iTunes version of the phone has a 50 or 100 song limit restriction (”cap”) depending on where the phone model was made.[6] The Motorola DAP does not suffer from this cap; however, it takes considerably longer time to load and uses the V3’s battery at a much faster rate than iTunes does[citation needed]. The phone’s looks have also been subtly changed. It was announced on December 8, 2005 that Motorola had teamed up with Dolce & Gabbana to produce a Special Edition Gold RAZR V3i. Only 1,000 of these have been made and sold for a premium price.

On June 1, 2006, Motorola and Dolce & Gabbana once again released their limited edition gold phone. This model includes a D&G cell phone holder, a signature leather pouch, Bluetooth headphone, and FM earphones. It is available from all major Motorola retailers and select D&G boutiques.

The V3i is available in the following colors:

* Silver Quartz (main color)
* Gunmetal Grey
* Gold Plate (special edition DG version only, see above)
* Dark Blue
* Maroon
* Violet
* Orchid
* Black for (PRODUCT)RED (special edition to tie in with the (PRODUCT) RED initiative)
* Platinum
* Red

The Motorola RAZR V3i was released to most worldwide markets in the Q4 of 2005–2006. In the U.S. the phone was released through Cingular Wireless on September 6, 2006, with a new activation price of $299.

Motorola RAZR V3 (pronounced “RA-zer”, IPA:/?e?z?(?)/) is a thin clamshell mobile/cellular camera phone designed and manufactured by Motorola. The phone was initially regarded as an exclusive fashion phone,with a high price of $600 with service agreement and $800 without. However, in 2005 the phone entered the mass-market as a mid-priced phone. In 2003, PC World put the RAZR at #12 in The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years.[2] Many versions of the V3 were released, and on May 15, 2007, Motorola announced the new RAZR 2, with a bigger external screen, better UI, faster processor (10x the speed of its predecessor) and Linux platform.