The Razr revenge
Dear Motorola,
Congratulations on the phenomenal success of your Razr cell phone. It showed a true spirit of innovation and it sparked a cell phone design revolution that ushered in the thin handset craze. You certainly made the world sit up and notice your company once again. I just have one small request, however. Stop it already! After two years we're up to our ears in Razrs and we need something else. Please?
All right, I didn't write such a letter but I stand by my belief that Motorola has milked its record-breaking thin phone for far too long. But to my dismay today the company formally announced more Razr models. On the purely cosmetic front, T-Mobile is selling the Razr V3-Miami Ink (or V3t) collection. As we reported two weeks ago the handsets feature designer prints (or tattoos) on their front face. Both the magenta Razr V3 Cherry Blossom and the pearl gray Razr V3 Dragon are available for $89 with service. The feature set is unchanged from the T-Mobile's original magenta and pearl gray Razrs so a new coat is the only change you'll see.
Moto also confirmed what we told you last month that Sprint will be getting a new Razr of its very own. Up until a couple weeks ago when Sprint started offering a Razr V3m in red the carrier had spurned the Razr in favor of comepeting (and in our opinion better) slim models from Samsung. But after analysts said Sprint's Razr-phobia was bad business it seems the carrier finally has jumped on the Moto bandwagon with the Razr V3m in gray. The feature set looks unchanged from Verizon's V3m but Sprint says its EV-DO programming will set the phone apart.
(Photos: Motorola, CNET Networks)
Kent German is a senior editor for cell phone reviews at CNET. When he's not testing the newest handsets on the market, he's blogging about cell phone news for Crave. In his On Call column, he answers reader questions and gives his take on the rapidly changing mobile industry. E-mail Kent. 
It doesn't get consumers or the technology anywhere when you rate a product over and over again with the same design or changed color. It also doesn't help when you give high ratings to a feature-less device and low ratings to a high featured device. The design is only 1/8 of the product, get into the mobile devices you rate and tell us how it works and doesn't.
It doesn't get consumers or the technology anywhere when you rate a product over and over again with the same design or changed color. It also doesn't help when you give high ratings to a feature-less device and low ratings to a high featured device. The design is only 1/8 of the product, get into the mobile devices you rate and tell us how it works and doesn't.
"You certainly made the world sit and up notice your company once again."
All right, I didn't write such a letter but I stand by my belief that Motorola has milked its record-breaking thin phone for for too long"
"But to my dismay today the company formerly announced more Razr models"
"Both the mangenta Razr V3 Cherry Blossom and the pearl gray Razr V3 Dragon are avaiable for $89 with service"
etc.
"You certainly made the world sit and up notice your company once again."
All right, I didn't write such a letter but I stand by my belief that Motorola has milked its record-breaking thin phone for for too long"
"But to my dismay today the company formerly announced more Razr models"
"Both the mangenta Razr V3 Cherry Blossom and the pearl gray Razr V3 Dragon are avaiable for $89 with service"
etc.
- Lets Get Our Facts Straight!
- by DreaBabe06 December 6, 2006 8:42 AM PST
- To be fed up with all the new RAZRs is understandable. However, the Miami Ink edition and the V3t are two completely different models; they are not the same phone. I have recently purchased the V3t and I am quite annoyed at the lack of reviews on this phone. I have not had any problems w/ it so far and it has great features. CNET please get past your RAZR boredom and review the V3t!
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