Motorola came up trumps with the Motorola RAZR. It was truly revolutionary and iconic. It follows therefore that they would like to exploit a winning formula. The result? Motorola KRZR (Crazier?). This phone is stunningly handsome. Like the RAZR, it is a slim clamshell but the design has been updated to give you a slimmer, more ergonomic device.
How does it perform? This is where the KRZR’s problems start. That dazzling eye-catching magnesium shell is glass-coated. That gives it those show-stopper looks. The problem is the material used or the overall design mean this glass shatters quite easily and has been a source of grief and frustration for hitherto proud owners. That is apart from the annoyance of fingerprint smudges.
The keypad is also rather small but works well. There is a quality 262K colour TFT display and a 2MP camera. There is no flash.
There is a music player but not of the same calibre as the dedicated Sony Ericsson Walkman phones or Nokia’s N series. However, it does support a wide variety of music formats including MP3, AAC and AAC+. You can go wireless on this using a Bluetooth headset. The internal memory is only 20 Mb but this is expandable up to 2Gb via a TransFlash card.
The Motorola KRZR has decent capabilities. It is quad-band, supports Java games, video-recording, vibrate alert, Picture ID, Aircraft mode, connectivity including USB and Bluetooth and voice-activated dialling. However, all these are now standard fare in mid-range mobile phones. Plus, there are a number of reported software problems.
The phone supports GPRS and EDGE but not Wi-Fi or 3G.
The phone measures a sleek 102 x 42 x 16mm and weighs 103g, slightly heavier than the RAZR.
There is no doubt that as eye-candy, this phone is a winner. Before you dip in your pocket to get this, however, you probably need to line it with cotton-wool and prepare yourself for a roller-coaster ride.
