New Motorola RAZR line show

By Kent German and Nicole Lee, CNET.com on 24 August 2006
Motorola RIZR, KRZR, RAZR MAXX

Motorola has announced three hot new slim phones to the market that are sure to wow you with their sleek designs and fancy features. Check out our line show of the latest successors to the Motorola RAZR.

The instant the superthin Motorola RAZR V3 swept into the mobile world almost two years ago, it sparked a mobile phone design revolution that created millions of fans, several successors and a host of imitators. So if you write about mobile phones as much as we do, you might be getting a bit tired of talking about the RAZR. It's not that it's a bad phone, we're just amazed that Motorola has managed to ride the wave of hype for so long. And now to our further surprise, that wave shows no sign of cresting. Motorola has announced three new phones coming to Australia that follow in the RAZR's thin footsteps and one handset styled after the candy bar Motorola SLVR.

First identified as the Canary earlier this year, the Motorola KRZR K1 has a premium assortment of features, including Bluetooth, high-resolution camera, MicroSD card slot and a digital music player, but the real story, as was the case with the RAZR, is its design. Rather than wearing a boring coat of flimsy plastic, the KRZR K1 is finished in polished chrome and a plate of hardened glass.

The Motorola RIZR resembles the SLVR at first glance, but a closer look reveals that it has a slider form factor. Features include world phone support, a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a digital music player. Finally, there's the Motorola RAZR MAXX. As an HSDPA version of the original RAZR, it also promises a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and a digital music player.

Model Network What's cool about it
Motorola KRZR K1

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GSM 850/900/1800/1900; GPRS; EDGE Ultraslim flip phone with polished chrome and glass cover; 2-megapixel camera with 8X digital zoom; video recording/playback in MPEG-4; records up to 25 minutes of video on embedded memory; 1.9-inch 176x220-pixel TFT display with 262K colours; MicroSD card slot; support for J2ME games; music player with MP3, AAC, AAC+ support; voice recording; MotoSync that syncs your contacts and calendars; wireless browser; Stereo Bluetooth
Motorola RIZR

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GSM 850/900/1800/1900; GPRS; EDGE Slim slider phone; comes in different colors; 2-megapixel camera; 20MB of onboard memory; video recording/playback; 1.9-inch 176x220-pixel TFT display with 262K colours; music player with MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced support; MicroSD card slot; USB 2.0 connectivity; text and multimedia messaging; enhanced messaging; e-mail, instant messaging; PC syncing; Stereo Bluetooth
Motorola RAZR MAXX

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GSM 850/1800/1900; GPRS; EDGE; HSDPA Stylish flip phone; smaller than the V3x; touch-sensitive music controls with backlight; one of the first HSDPA high-speed phones -- although there is no HSPDA network in Australia yet; VGA camera and 2-megapixel camera with 8X digital zoom; video recording/playback; two-way video calling; 2.2-inch 240x320-pixel TFT internal display with 262K colours; music player; 50MB built-in memory; MicroSD card slot; text and multimedia messaging; enhanced messaging; instant messaging; e-mail; wireless Web; PC syncing; Motosync; over-the-air syncing; Bluetooth

Topics: cdma, mobile phone, razr, k1, krzr, rizr, candy bar, slvr, clamshell, v3, slider, gsm, motorola, maxx

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Comments (4)

  • Pfft commented on 15/12/2007 23:25 Report abuse

    i have a moterola v3 and i must say i am very dissapointed. i have had nothing but trouble with this mobile... not the best.

  • Dennis commented on 28/11/2007 07:30 Report abuse

    I work in Australia, 120km out to sea off the Victorian NSW Border. My RAZR MAXX has worked perfectly the whole time in all sorts of weather. The most powerful phone i have owned. Well done Motorola.

  • jen commented on 19/01/2007 05:39 Report abuse

    I like Motorola razor, but I can't afford it here in Antigua, but they are cool

  • Kristen commented on 13/12/2006 11:45 Report abuse

    the maxx is a good phone and the rizr looks great. not sure though, always found the operating system in a motorola a lil dodgy.

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