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Motorola RIZR Z3

By Ella Morton on 26 March 2007

The featureset is a little basic, and the menus need an update but the RIZR is a snazzy-looking slider phone with all the essentials in place.

Editor's rating:7.5 User rating:7.2

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  Silver gave a review on 26/04/2009 04:58 Report abuse

  You guys keep complaining about the menu view.. you can change to it to "icons, list, etc" jeez..

  • Good: Nice Software
  • Bad: Constant Obsessive Cleaning of the Screen
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  wolf gave 6/10 on 24/03/2009 15:56 Report abuse

  freddyzdead, you are like me with my KRZR K1, but who here is getting a bit "OVR" the whole razr design?

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  john gave 5/10 on 21/03/2009 22:41 Report abuse

  mine died after 18 months, so its a warrior, but....

  • Bad: centre buttons are only glued on and all came off because the glue got hot in my pocket. even the little bar came off that is supposed to be used to slide up.
    slow os.
    counter-intuitive os.
    many times it froze and gave me a blank white screen.
    
    
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  freddyzdead gave 9/10 on 31/07/2008 19:12 Report abuse

  I've only had it a couple of days, but we're getting to know each other well.
  
  I got alarmed at all the reports of buttons falling off the front; I think I've figured it out. Without thinking about it too much, it's kinda natural to open it using the scroll buttons as a handle. Even if you use the raised bar which is put there for that purpose, you still push on the scroll buttons. My answer to this is that I push with my thumb at the side next to the screen. Don't go anywhere near the buttons. I don't think they'll ever fall off.
  
  Other than that, I love everything about it, once I figured out how to turn off the irritating iTap, anyway.
  
  The review here says the phone takes a 1 Gig Micro SD card. Wrong. It takes 2 Gig.

  • Good: Pretty to look at
    The slider begs you to compulsively play with it
    It's LOUD
    Oodles of memory once you've put in a 2 Gig card
    Camera pictures are almost as good as from a real camera
    The camera light can make a very handy torchlight
    You can make ringtones out of any sort of mp3
  • Bad: Clunky operating system
    Counterintuitive menu system. I got spoiled by my Nokia 6100.
    Design doesn't lend itself to a case; it will likely get all scratched up in my pocket.
    The function keys next to the scroll buttons are too small/close together. Easy to push by mistake bringing unwanted operations.
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  motorola rizr z6 gave 8/10 on 10/06/2008 20:21 Report abuse

  Motorola RIZR Z3 is very lucky phone for me. I use this mobile for 2 years. Its features are great. Its stereo speaker are rocks. I love my z3 very much.

  • Good: Sleek and stylish design.
    Gorgeous color.
    Decent talk time.
    Solid construction.
    Large screen.
  • Bad: Nothing.
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  celph gave 4/10 on 06/05/2008 03:27 Report abuse

  Same issues here after 3 phone replacements by them T-Mobile
  Also I thought I was the only one having issues with Z3 Phone but not, check out Motorola RIZR Z3 forum at http://www.phonescoop.com/forums/search.php?q=Motorola+RIZR+Z3
  Z3 turns OFF itself while talking, taking a photo, video or checking messages.
  It will also reboot while just sitting idle.
  Major Lint issue on behind the main display

  • Good: Pros: There are NO Pros
  • Bad: Cons: There are Many Cons
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  bebb's gave 7/10 on 03/05/2008 21:06 Report abuse

  i have had this phone for about 3 months, must say, its an average phone; loud, bluetooth, camera, memory card.

  • Good: simple design with basic options, so its not too advanced.
  • Bad: i find the slider slightly wobbely, which is fine but the menu keys need a total update, i feel really babyish with those keys =]
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  ainz gave 3/10 on 27/04/2008 13:14 Report abuse

  This is one of the worst phones ever!!

  • Good: Good music quality
  • Bad: Freezes and stuffs up
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  Avery gave 8/10 on 28/03/2008 13:29 Report abuse

  Well, I've had this phone for almost exactly a month now, and I can almost say that I've had no problems whatsoever!
  The Design is excellent and I love it.

  • Good: Slider works well and the display is clear and bright. The camera is average, but good from a camera phone perspective.
  • Bad: The slider function has become the tiniest bit wobbly, but apart from that and a few times when it wouldn't call anybody (probably due to my own technical incompetence) it's been fine.
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  bobzgirl gave 10/10 on 27/03/2008 07:08 Report abuse

  I love this phone. I've had it almost a year. The only problem I had with it was when my granddaughter put it down the toilet. But TMobile replaced it for me for 10 bucks.

  • Good: Camera better than average with a light for night time photos, bluetooth capable, PC compatibility, slim design and lightweight, metal case
  • Bad: sometimes a little slow at downloads, but easily fixed by rebooting phone.