Verizon customers have been waiting for the Motorola RAZR for a long time now and it's finally here! The most popular phone in history is back with some new stylish features and improved quality over the previous RAZR. The RAZR V3c lives up to the RAZR reputation very nicely.

The RAZR V3c measures just a slight bigger than the previous models, measuring about
4 x 2 x 0.5-inches and 3.5 ounces, which is also a little big heavier than the previous RAZR phone. Despite the weight and size different, you cannot notice it at all. The color of the new RAZR is a different too, it's now a gunmetal-gray. The form factor and layout of the RAZR V3c is the same as previous RAZR models, which is a good thing because the design is generally good. Some users do complain that the key's are too flat and not user-friendly at times. The keypad is still backlit along with the usual toggle navigation control in the middle for selecting menu options.

The new RAZR shares the same dull external screen with previous models. The external display is only 80x96-pixels and the internal display is 176x220-pixels. The internal screen is both brighter and more vibrant than past RAZR models. At the top of the external screen is the flashless digital camera, which really needs a flash to work at its best. The external screen is also a great surface for attracting fingerprints, which isn't good at all.

The main different between the RAZR V3c and RAZR V3 is the internal software. The RAZR V3c is a CDMA phone, so it will work with Verizon's calling network. Calling quality with the previous RAZR V3 was mediocre, but the good news is that the new V3c greatly improves the quality. Calls are
now virtually crystal clear and excellent sounding. Calls also rarely drop out, but that all depends on where you are calling from. The speakerphone is also loud enough for car, indoor, or limited outdoor use, and voice transmission and reception when using it are also very sharp and clear.

Some other really neat features that were either added or refined with the RAZR V3c is Bluetooth support. You can now do file transfers between your RAZR and PC without a hitch, with past
models this would give users a very hard time. With the V3c you also get a 1,000 contact phone book, picture Caller ID, 34 polyphonic ringtones, alarm clock, vibrate ring, world clock, voice recorder, calculator, and other features. There is also a 1.3-megapixel digital camera on the RAZR V3c, but like we said before, it really needs a flash because some pictures were dim and dark. Besides that, picture quality was not bad, but not perfect either. Included is a WAP 2.0 Web browser too, so you can browse the Internet from your phone too. Talk time with the RAZR V3c is about 3.5 hours and the standby time is about 7 days on one battery charge. This is not bad for a multimedia and high-powered cell phone, but it could be slightly higher.

Overall, the Motorola V3c is a pretty well-rounded cell phone that will make lots of Verizon customers happy because they've been waiting for this thing for way too long. It's got lots of features, but we did wish that it had more, such as a MP3 player and a flash for the camera. Despite these small downsides, the RAZR V3c is great if you want a cool looking phone that will make you look like a VIP and have fun while doing it too and that's why it earns our Editors' Choice award.

Pros: Excellent call quality, stylish design, lots of useful features, improved internal screen, support for Verizon's calling network
Cons: No flash with the camera, no MP3 player, no expandable internal memory, just OK battery life
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