Motorola Razr V3

Designed as a thin clamshell cellular phone, the Motorola RAZR V3 was initially considered to be an exclusive fashionista’s electronic accessory. The mobile phone is available in the UK since September 2006. Before its world-wide launch, the Motorola RAZR V3 was already awarded the 12th position in ’The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years’ by PC World magazine in 2005.

The phone features a TFT LCD display screen that comprises of 176 x 220 pixels and is capable of displaying 265,000 colours. Its internal storage memory capacity of 30 MB is shared by software pre-installed by the company, leaving 7 MB for storing user data like MP3 songs and ring tones, display graphics and wallpapers, etc. Several variant models like the Matte Black version, Hot Pink version, Blue version, Miami Ink edition, V3i, etc. are quite a popular choice. Many of these trendy designer versions have been manufactured for distribution on grand events. For instance, the Matte Black was launched for distribution in the 77th Academy Awards gift bags in May 2005. The Miami Ink edition sported laser-etched tattoo-inspired designs which were taken from the TLC reality television show, Miami Ink by Ami James.

As of May 15, 2007, Motorola has launched the latest RAZR 2 that features a larger screen, better user interface and operates on the Linux platform. It features numerous extra features apart from the ones in the first Motorola V3.