The revolutionary design of the Motorola V3 took the phone world by storm - manufactured out of aircraft grade aluminium the phone is in some places impossibly thin and yet the screen is still crisp and all the features that you would expect in a modern mobile are still present.
The Motorola V3 went on to become the biggest selling phone in 2005 but how do you rate it against some of its major competitors. The sleek Nokia 6111 has just been released and is receiving high praise for its stylish design but what do you think? Why not discuss these two phones in this specially created forum.
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written by on 31/08/2009
motorola v3..i had one for two years and it was the best phone i've had,but as technology improves you do get better phones out there now but for it's day it was the best,my se w910i has just melted so iv'e order a nokia 5800 but as i'm waiting for deliverey i've just brought another v3 and will us it as a spare when my new phone arrives.the v3 still is a top phone and looks great too,if yo want a phone for texting and making & recieving calls then i highly recommend this phone.you can personlise this phone with themes,wallpapers,screensaver and mp3 ringtones of your choice and the v3i accepts micro sd memory cards for more storage.the camera is just a vga(1.3 mp on the v3i)but they work surprisingly well.overall a easy phone to use for anyone young or old
written by on 14/06/2009
Motorola V3 is quite good for using it as a practical mobile phone but its lack of gadgets take its rating down quite a bit
written by jt5 on 09/06/2009
The Motorola V3 is nice, slimline with a good weight,i have found it reliable.
written by on 05/01/2009
I've had my razr for 4 years now and generally have found it to be reliable. Admittedly, I don't do much with it - text messaging, calls and the occasional photo are about it, and I'm not particularly clumsy, although it has survived at least two drops down staircases!
Problems arose the first time I had to change the battery. I've changed the battery three times now in the past 2 years and each time, despite the length of standby time and call time increasing immediately after changing the battery, after a few weeks it begins to decrease and after each battery change, the time between charges has decreased.
I haven't changed it mostly out of laziness, and, after 4 years it has become a bit like and old friend I can't bear to get rid of, but have just ordered a new phone, and quite frankly am relieved to be able to get rid of my razr!
written by on 16/12/2008
I was very disappointed with the reliability and reception and battery life of these phones. I bought three of them for my family and they were all poor performers (looked great though).
written by on 31/08/2008
Can't think of any good points about the Motorola V3 apart from quite cheap and slim. Although it doesn't break, has really short battery life and is just plain boring.
written by oloniyan on 24/08/2008
The Motorola V3 is good for a phone, you can buy it too.Its not heavy. It slimfit the pocket. Jar application enabled.
written by on 24/07/2008
The Motorola V3 RAZR is a slim sleek slider with a 2" screen. There are many downsides to the phone however, including the camera which cannot video record and is only VGA. The V3 has a very small internal memory, only 3mb in fact. The phone does not have space to insert a memory card of any kind.
The battery life is a different story, it dies after around 10 seconds of talk time.
Overall, I do not recommend this phone generally because of its poor battery life and inability to support memory cards.
written by on 05/07/2008
The Razr V3 is such a dependable phone. I have owned mine for 2 years. These phones are so hardy; I dropped mine down 3 flights of stairs and it still works great. The only flaw I have had is the delay when taking pictures. The sound will click when the picture takes, but there is actually a 2 second delay. Overall, I highly recommend this phone!!
written by on 22/05/2008
This phone is great for a simple phone but the memory is absolutely rubbish as I can only fit 1 song on which is useless! The memory is a big problem for me as if your song fits most of the memory then you cannot have many photos!
Overall this has worked but I am soooo looking forward to getting a new phone!
Cant wait :-D
written by on 22/05/2008
My moto V3 would say fully charged but it died after 30 min of talking. My screen went blacked out several times and i have only had the thing for 2 days.
written by on 07/05/2008
Motorola TMobile Z3 turns OFF itself while talking, taking a photo, video or checking messages.
Same issues here after 3 phone replacements by T-Mobile Motorizer Z3
Also I thought I was the only one having issues with Z3 Phone but not, check out Motorola RIZR Z3 forum at http://www.phonescoop.com/forums/search.php?q=Motorola+RIZR+Z3
It will also reboot while just sitting idle.
Major Lint issue on behind the main display.
written by staggsy on 17/03/2008
The Motorola V3 is absolutely Beautifully crafted it looks way ahead of any other mobile phone! It has numerous features it cost me under £30 from Tescos I love it. It does what it should do...Bluetooth takes a while to figure...Navigation after getting familiar with it in a week or two....gets very easy..Ringtones are very numerous for calling & text...it could have mp3 & radio but is very good for what it is I rate it 91/2 out of 10...Terry of Weston Super Mare
written by on 21/01/2008
These phones break way to much, and the front screen on mine has blacked out countless time and now won't work. I do NOT recommend anyone to get this type of phone!!!
written by on 23/12/2007
The Motorola V3 is a phone you should get, it's at a good price. The camera and videoing are decent.
written by stephc15 on 22/09/2007
I've had this phone for a year and a half now. When I got it, I remember being very disappointed. I didn't find the camera very good. Videos taken were very poor quality and I've always had a problem with getting it to charge. There are also a few buttons that have stopped working. My birthday is coming up and I'm getting a new phone and in all honesty, I can't wait to get rid of of my V3.
written by AnonymousA on 02/09/2007
So I've only had the Motorola V3 for about 3 or 4 months now but it hasn't failed me yet and I don't think it ever will. My friend Lilly just got her phone a few weeks before and I needed something to replace my W375 so I got this and she got so jealous. It was way better than my W375
I totally recommend this phone if you don't browse on the web a lot.
written by SoLongAndGoodnight on 29/08/2007
When I first got the phone I thought "Alright Its nice its cool... my mates will be jealous as it was the newest fashion type phone and had a really pretty sleek pink design."
It wasn't until about 6 months after I had the Motorola V3 that it went wrong. It started by switching off after someone picked up when I rang them and when sending messages. Then I noticed that the number 9 didn't work and neither did the directional buttons. Then the off button stopped working... and the button to start a call.
After a night out and my phone switching itself off when I had to desperately ring my mum in an emergency we thought we would send it off to be repaired.
After a week we got it back and thought OK as it did switch itself on and worked for the first couple of hours. Then it switched itself off every time I pressed a button and none of the buttons would work. Then it said low battery so we charged it. After about 8 hours on charge I took it off to go out. I was 5 minutes out the door when it switched itself off... again!
Soon enough every button stopped working and even when the phone had turned itself off the buttons were flashing and so the only way to not wear out the battery was to take it out. Then when putting the battery back in it started flashing again. We sent it back to be repaired around 3 times during the 18 months I had the phone and each time the same happened. It worked for around 5 minutes then switched itself off.
The camera [When the phone was working] was pretty rubbish and you couldn't really tell what you had taken a picture of. No memory meant no music and hardly any photos. If you had more then 15 messages then the whole phone would go slow and I ended up having to delete a lot of important messages.
If you are thinking of getting this phone then please read this review and take note: this isn't a phone... it's a handy paperweight.
written by MrVent on 14/08/2007
Why? The question that I keep asking myself over and over again after buying this phone. The only answer I find is that it looks good. The OS is the worst that I have ever seen. Why didn't Motorola just stick command line prompt in there instead, would probably be easier to navigate. The phone is slow. I could get to almost any menu position in under 5 seconds on Nokia, on here it takes forever and a day. It also lacks video recording! Why? The lower model V620 has video capture but the more expensive, very expensive, V3 has no such feature, only the bog standard camera. This thing also eats battery power for breakfast. The keypad lights and stuff cut out, but this is supposed to happen. There is a light sensor above the keypad that detects if you need the backlight switched on or not. Nifty idea, sometimes gets it wrong though. I'll be taking mine back though, not really impressed as the looks spend their time in my pocket, while the functionality spends its time in my nightmares.
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