Motorola's Razr V3 was a huge hit when it was launched in late 2004. The combination of high-tech styling, a superslim profile and a solid feature set made it popular with everyone from hardcore geeks to catwalk models. The black version was originally given away to Oscar nominees at the 2005 Academy Awards; now it's being sold for less than S$300 (US$213.52) with two-year contracts.
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As the black Razr V3 and the original silver Razr V3 share almost similar features, you can read more about phone here.
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Positives
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The black Razr has a smooth satin finish, making it relatively resistant to fingerprints. It has the same cut-from-a-single-sheet-of-metal keypad as the original, although it looks slightly strange set into a black surround. Overall, the black Razr is both better looking and easier to live with than the silver version--and the ability to charge over USB can be a life-saver when you're out and about.
Negatives
For a phone that looks like the epitome of hard-edged high-tech, the Razr now seems disappointingly soft-centred. The camera resolution is only 0.3 megapixels (VGA), so snapshots can't compete with photographs from 2-megapixel camera phones such as the Sony Ericsson K750i or the Nokia N90. Likewise, being able to play MP3s is of limited benefit when there's only 5MB of internal memory. You can use an MP3 file as a ringtone, but that's where it ends.
Conclusion
The Razr doesn't have the same cachet now everyone has one, but it's still a great phone if you're more interested in style and convenience than high-end features.
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