Why the Motorola Razor is One of the Best Wireless Phones in Its Design
In 2004 the world was presented with what has become one of the best wireless phones in the cellular market: The Motorola Razor v3 (spelt "RAZR" V3 by Motorola).
This phone, which was originally targeted towards the fashion market, was soon considered a classic and remains to be a sought after phone even now, almost five years later.
Why has the Razor been considered one of the best wireless phones? Well, one of the reasons are fairly simple.
It's a uniquely stylish phone and the thinnest clamshell phone in the market.
Although there are many thin phones, none in a clamshell design been like the 13.
9 millimetre shell of the Razor v3.
This was the original intention when Motorola designed the phone, showing that they are still the kings of the clamshell design.
The phone required some really major innovations to achieve its design, and one of the materials used by Motorola was aircraft-grade aluminium and a chemically etched keypad.
This has helped them achieve the thin design even in the new Razor 2 model.
This anodized aluminium casing has made the phone able to easily manage the daily knocks a wireless phone will endure as well as the occasional big drop.
Through using metal-alloy, the Razor V3 is also a very lightweight phone measuring at 3.
35 ounces (95 grams).
It feels comfortable to hold, being 53 millimetres wide.
When you close the Razor V3 the front panel of the phone has an external display which is very convenient in showing you information like the time quickly, as well as other types of information without needing to open the phone.
(The new Razor 2 phones show messages on this display as well.
) Just above the front panel is the lens of the camera.
The megapixel of the camera varies depending on what V3 model you have, with the V3i having a 1.
23 megapixel camera and the V3x a 2.
0 megapixel camera.
The digital zoom options change as well, with later models having an 8x digital zoom and previous models possessing a 4x digital zoom.
The side of the phone exposes a Mini-USB plug connection and in later models there are MicroSD slots, capable of taking MicroSD cards of all sizes depending on the model.
The sides of the phone also possess volume keys and voice functionality which are conveniently placed.
Clamshell designs are difficult to design with the screen and the keypad, as the keypad could damage the screen when a phone is too thin.
Motorola revolutionized their design with the V3, as designers usually raise the keys for pushing.
The V3 Motorola required a flat keypad, which Motorola managed to achieve by covering it in nickel-plated copper alloy, and chemically etching the numbers into an electro-luminescent strip.
This resulted in an incredibly thin keypad that lights up in the dark and is comfortable to use.
Only a few people originally find it uncomfortable but soon get used to it, and find that they are not hindered at all when dialing or texting.
All of this created a futuristic and highly fashionable design for the Motorola V3, a design that has stuck for year after year and become a classic, and now evolved into the Razor 2 which Motorola is hoping will be as successful as its predecessor.
This phone, which was originally targeted towards the fashion market, was soon considered a classic and remains to be a sought after phone even now, almost five years later.
Why has the Razor been considered one of the best wireless phones? Well, one of the reasons are fairly simple.
It's a uniquely stylish phone and the thinnest clamshell phone in the market.
Although there are many thin phones, none in a clamshell design been like the 13.
9 millimetre shell of the Razor v3.
This was the original intention when Motorola designed the phone, showing that they are still the kings of the clamshell design.
The phone required some really major innovations to achieve its design, and one of the materials used by Motorola was aircraft-grade aluminium and a chemically etched keypad.
This has helped them achieve the thin design even in the new Razor 2 model.
This anodized aluminium casing has made the phone able to easily manage the daily knocks a wireless phone will endure as well as the occasional big drop.
Through using metal-alloy, the Razor V3 is also a very lightweight phone measuring at 3.
35 ounces (95 grams).
It feels comfortable to hold, being 53 millimetres wide.
When you close the Razor V3 the front panel of the phone has an external display which is very convenient in showing you information like the time quickly, as well as other types of information without needing to open the phone.
(The new Razor 2 phones show messages on this display as well.
) Just above the front panel is the lens of the camera.
The megapixel of the camera varies depending on what V3 model you have, with the V3i having a 1.
23 megapixel camera and the V3x a 2.
0 megapixel camera.
The digital zoom options change as well, with later models having an 8x digital zoom and previous models possessing a 4x digital zoom.
The side of the phone exposes a Mini-USB plug connection and in later models there are MicroSD slots, capable of taking MicroSD cards of all sizes depending on the model.
The sides of the phone also possess volume keys and voice functionality which are conveniently placed.
Clamshell designs are difficult to design with the screen and the keypad, as the keypad could damage the screen when a phone is too thin.
Motorola revolutionized their design with the V3, as designers usually raise the keys for pushing.
The V3 Motorola required a flat keypad, which Motorola managed to achieve by covering it in nickel-plated copper alloy, and chemically etching the numbers into an electro-luminescent strip.
This resulted in an incredibly thin keypad that lights up in the dark and is comfortable to use.
Only a few people originally find it uncomfortable but soon get used to it, and find that they are not hindered at all when dialing or texting.
All of this created a futuristic and highly fashionable design for the Motorola V3, a design that has stuck for year after year and become a classic, and now evolved into the Razor 2 which Motorola is hoping will be as successful as its predecessor.