Here in Chicago at Motorola's analyst week, during breaks between presentations on supply-chain strategy I've gotten to play with Motorola's new phones. Some somewhat disordered thoughts on the KRAZR, RAZR XX and RAZR MAXX:
The RAZR XX feels just like a standard RAZR in the hand -- same grooved-metal finish - but when you put it side by side with an old RAZR, you realize it's slightly larger.
The MAXX is a boat. It's huge. It also feels like furniture because of that silky soft-touch PEBL-like finish.
If the MAXX is furniture, the KRAZR is jewelry. It's very shiny, all over, and has an almost glassy finish. The touch-sensitive music buttons that appear out of nowhere on the front are very cool, though they didn't quite work on the prototype models here. The CDMA KRAZR I was using had US Cellular's EasyEdge service on board. That's a BREW system, so clearly Verizon is looking at this one as well.
The KRAZR feels noticeably thicker than the RAZR, too.
You like embossed metal keys? Everybody's got embossed metal keys. But the KRAZR's keypad is notably smaller than the RAZR's. The screen looks sharper than the RAZR's, too, not because it's higher-res but because it's smaller. The XX/MAXX screen actually is higher-res, and looks very bright and just gorgeous.
The menus on the KRAZR feel just about as slow as the standard RAZR. The MAXX and XX feel much faster.
Both the XX and the MAXX have a real Web browser, Opera 8.0. The KRAZR and the RIZR are stuck with WAP. Boo.
Nobody seems to know if the XX and MAXX will be sold in the USA. I've so far heard three answers from three different Moto folks.
For a full rundown of Motorola's new phones and lots of photos, see PCMag.com.
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July 25, 2006 3:07 PM
Why so many versions of the RAZR? I mean, they've got a good product, are they just trying to milk it?
July 26, 2006 5:59 PM
with MotoNames... how do you want us to google around and find info about the KRZR if you call it KRAZR?
July 27, 2006 1:09 PM
i have razrs and both arnt loud enough for me....is their any thing that improve the 1 - 7 steps of volume??
July 30, 2006 10:14 PM
Who Cares, I can't any of these phones where I Live OKC,OK, they always want to pawn off some phone no one wants! And I'm an Affiliate that sells them online with better deals than you can get anywhere else.
July 30, 2006 10:17 PM
The Razr line have the poorest resolution cameras available (640x480) not good enough to print! Stay Away from them if youlike to take pics and keep them.
August 10, 2006 1:35 AM
its KRAZY what is it with the Zs and Rs there are other letters in the alphabet... lol but i love my RAZR V3
August 29, 2006 3:27 AM
Amazing fone.. Great control view... 2 megapixel cam with great pic resolution. You guys talk bad about the RAZR MAXX like it is some 2G tech... Sorry, its a 3G phone with its options far surpassing anything you will see in the Nokia world... MOTO RAZR MAXX - Pimp
October 7, 2006 2:41 PM
The Razr line have the poorest resolution cameras available (640x480) not good enough to print! Stay Away from them if youlike to take pics and keep them. No it doesn't. If you actually took the time to do some research you would know that the current generations of Razr's have 1.3 megapixel cameras in them with white balance options.
October 8, 2006 9:21 PM
i am plannig to buy a motarola? but so thers so many i just dont know wich one!!!!!!!!
October 12, 2006 9:48 PM
I JUST GOT THE KRAZR - ugh, I had to return my first one just hours later due to poor reception and BAD FEEDBACK with the speakerphone. The second one worked for a short time before it started having the same issue. I noticed that both phones worked well until they were fully charged. That may not be the issue but it was ironic. I love the phone....i guess with the latest and greatest - there are going to be bugs to work out. I'm going to return my second phone and wait a few months until they are out a little longer.
October 13, 2006 5:26 AM
The Motorola Krazr is now available sim free in the UK direct from http://www.motorola-shop.co.uk
June 17, 2007 6:21 PM
A friend of mine got a KRZR, and it was working great up until about three days ago when everytime he tired to open it, before he woiuld even use it, it would crackle and be staticky. He tried to make a few calls on it, and it was pointless cause all you could hear was static. He had only had it for a little over a month. He took it back, and they told him it would be 2-4 weeks before he would be getting back...that it had to be shipped away to be repaired or figure out what was wrong with it. I've kinda looked around, and it seems that this problem has happened to a quite a few people.