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4.0 stars
"Nothing new, but still a solid phone!"
Pros: Gorgeous design! Good reception, speaker phone!
Cons: No belt holster, slow navigation, small screen, no flash, only 1.3 mpx???
Summary: I received my krzr a few days ago so I have been playing with it for a while now. It's a gorgeous phone that you will take notice to immediately when you take it out the box. The slim and narrow design is very sexy, however, the glass coating in front is probably what won it over for me along with the cool mp3 controls. The main screen however, is a little small but it does get the job done. The keypad is narrower to fit the new design, so when you do try to dial quickly or text message, you can frequently hit a key you did not mean to. Also, the navigation is about a second or two slower than my old LGvx7000 which to me is odd considering that the vx7000 is more than 2 years old already.
This phone has a 1.3 megapixal camera which does work fine, however, just as the editors review says, I don't think it can be justify as to why CDMA gets the 1.3 and GSM gets the 2.0. Bad marketing decision?? Who knows. Either way, at least it does get the job done.
Micro SD slot is in the rear of the phone, however, you do have to remove the battery cover to have access to it. This is similar to previous rzr designs.
The bluetooth works great. I have the jx10 from jabra and I had no issues pairing them up. So now, I use the voice commands to make calls and don't find much of a reason to pick up the headset.
Reception quality is pretty good with this handset. I find it better than my old phone so for me, this was a huge plus. Less dropped calls and stronger reception bar.
All in all, this phone gets the job done in every category. Some areas it does great, other areas it does average or slightly below. And although it doesn't offer much new in the way of features, at least it doesn't leave out out anything. But with the sleek design, the fact that it at least stays afloat with its competitors, and that it has good reception, I'd say that the motokrzr is a win for motorola and for verizon. However, this doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement!Updated
I would liek to lower my ranking for this phone to maybe a 7. Its a great design and I think I got caught up more in the looks of the thing rather than its functionality. First off, the keys are way too close together and make sending text messages a difficult task, especially on the go.
Second and for me the most important... The set's software runs slow! Compared to my LG VX 8300 that I have now, this thing is a turtle! It sometimes takes a second just for the menu to come up when u hit the menu button. And if you do things quickly as I do, it sometimes frezes and then catches up very quickley almost as if there was some sort of delay. Another big problem with this set is the choppiness of the V-Cast video. Since I never had it in the past, I thought it was just the way phone video looked in general. But when I found out that it was exclusive with the KRZR, I returned it immediately. Apparently, this has been an issue that has plagued rzrs in general from the start.
Last is batter life. The thing sucks and when u see how slim this battery is, its not hard to see why. U need 2 batteries hands down if u want this thing to last u all day! So overall, I give this phone more like a 6.5 and most of that is in its cool design. As for functionality, this phone falls very short for all the hype!
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MOTOKRZR-VERIZON
This phone is INEPT / JUNK.
Ive had it about 1 month and had to exchange it for another within 2 wks.
1. The screen would FREEZE -unable to make or accept a call.
2. The battery DRAINS much faster.
I received a new replacement within 2 weeks and it started to do the same thing. While trying to FLIP open the phone a few times to hopefully help it along (so as not to have to return it and go to verizon and WAIT 2.5 hrs during work hours-AGAIN) it slipped out of my hand, fell, and the outside CRACKED like a MIRROR. Verizon refuses to replace - even tho the end result was because of a defective produce, and I HAVE been a dedicated customer many years and never had any problems previously -THEY SAID I HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW PHONE - I HAVE HAD THE "NEW PHONE LESS THAN 2 WEEKS" AND HAVE TO USE THIS FOR THE REST OF MY 2 YR TERM (1 YR, 11 MTHS)- LOOKING FOR ANOTHER CARRIER (rather than pay them for a new phone) VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! Anyone else have problems email me at: joesmix.yahoo.com.
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