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The Motorola V3c RAZR on Verizon
UPDATE: I'll have a review coming soon here.
Hey, you know what that is. Everyone knows what it is. What, you say you don't? Well, look at the picture. Pfft.
Yes, that's the RAZR. The CDMA RAZR, specifically. It looks like it's the big talk on Howard Forums and some of the gadget sites today. Apparently someone scanned in a Verizon ad for it. Mobile Prototype has a bunch more pictures of it. At least, more than I'm willing to put up until it ships. ;)
So I guess that means I can mention I've had one for a while. Well, I've had my hands on one for a while at least.
It's odd, though. After finally getting my hands on one and messing around with it, I can't figure out what the draw is. I remember when I first saw a picture of the RAZR I thought it was all cool and Star Trek like. I thought I had posted about it when images first surfaced on Phone Scoop before it was released, but a search doesn't reveal anything. Maybe it was on my old blog -- I still haven't moved all of that over to here.
In any case, yeah, I've touched it, used it, explored it, and fondled it. I came out really liking my LG VX9800. No, seriously. Well, I'm still planning on doing some sort of write-up for the RAZR. I'll probably do a brief overview of everything with my opinions and see if I get any questions about it. Heck, people may have questions now. I mean, if anyone reads this or cares.
So, what's so good about the RAZR? It's thin. What else? Not much. It's a Motorola, but does it have the Motorola UI? It does have a 1.3 MP camera, bluetooth (for headsets and stuff), a low resolution 176x220 screen (low compared to my VX9800, at least -- normal these days), a mini USB port (now that's cool), 1xEVDO (excellent), VCast service (gotta love The Daily Show!), and it's thin. Any questions?
Posted by Shane on November 3, 2005 8:42 PM | Permalink
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Comments
What colors/finishes does it come in? Will they carry both black and silver? I've also heard whispering of pink? Aftermarket?
Posted by: Laurie Darcey | November 4, 2005 1:03 PM
Hi Laurie ;),
It's unlikely that we'll see the pink color on Verizon any time soon. ;)
The Verizon RAZR is going to be what I think is called "gunmetal gray" these days which is really just a dark gray-silver color.
But maybe they'll surprise us all and come out with the hot new color-of-the-month. ;)
Posted by: Shane Conder | November 4, 2005 3:00 PM
Motorola Razr V3c was officially announced by Motorola yesterday. It appears Verizon will be releasing it on November 28.
You can read the official announcement here: www.mobileprototype.com
Posted by: MobilePrototype.com | November 9, 2005 5:25 AM
Thanks, MP.
Yeah, my news aggregator yesterday was stuffed full of Motorola RAZR announcements. Between the "bluer", the "pinkr", the "V3i" that everyone thinks has iTunes but that the press release says nothing about, and the "V3c" that we've known about for a while it was a sharp day.
;)
-Shane.
Posted by: Shane Conder | November 9, 2005 6:49 AM
The V3i has iTunes for sure. It doesn't say it anywhere in the actual press release however it does say it on the Motorola website.
"Entertainment to Go
On the plane with nothing to do? Don’t fret – with iTunes® music software** or Motorola’s Digital Audio Music Player** and airplane mode – the Motorola RAZR V3i gives you mobile music when you need it most. The handset also takes advantage of Motorola’s SCREEN3 technology* for zero-click access to news, sports and entertainment. Now you can fly stress-free while catching up on world news*."
http://www.motorola.com/motoinfo/product/details/0,,130,00.html
Posted by: MobilePrototype.com | November 12, 2005 5:32 AM
Once again, thanks for the info, MP.
I'm actually just as interested in what they call "SCREEN3" as anything. I've done prototypes of such things before, and they work out really well. It's that whole ambient information thing.
Posted by: Shane Conder | November 15, 2005 8:12 AM
hey Shane,
I just got the razr V3c, i have just one question i hope you can help me with. i bought a mini usb to a usb for data transfer with my phone but my computer does not reconise any software for the phone. is there any place i can go to download to link them without paying for overpriced software. I mostly just want to put some of my music on it, and seeing as it supports mp3 i should be able to.
unless it is another motorola way of getting an extra 30 bucks out of the consumers.
any help would be greatly appreciated. (thanks)
Jared S.
Posted by: Jared S | November 27, 2005 8:43 PM
Hi Jared,
Congrats on getting this phone!
The V3c doesn't actually have much internal memory for storing full songs. It also doesn't have a memory card slot. The MP3 support is mostly for ringer music.
Regardless, the only software that is likely to support copying music to the phone would be something like BitPim. You will still need a USB driver, though.
I think this is more the carriers wanting to control such things rather than Motorola. I'm sorry I can't help more. If I run across a place with a public USB driver, I'll be sure to post it. (I assume you've checked Motorola's website? Their drivers often work on multiple handsets.)
Enjoy your phone!
-Shane
Posted by: Shane Conder | November 28, 2005 9:10 AM