| I recently purchased the Motorola Krazr, which is in | | | | keys. On the Krazr, they have a square grid around |
| reality the Motorola Krzr K1m. I have seen hundreds of | | | | the keys, and I can easily feel exactly which key is |
| reviews about the model. Everyone is leaving his or | | | | which. You still have the futuristic look of the Razr |
| her opinions, but no one has used the phone! I actually | | | | keypad; in fact it looks even better. The new design |
| have the Krzr, so I've created this review. Thus far, it's | | | | makes it a lot more functional, so I am really impressed. |
| the only one I've seen that gives you anything more | | | | I give the keypad an A+. |
| than specifications and features. | | | | When you flip open the Krzr, it feels really sturdy. It is |
| The exact model that I purchased was the Motorola | | | | slightly thicker than the Razr. The screen isn't as large |
| Krzr K1m, for Verizon Wireless. This information is | | | | as the Razr, but it is just as brilliant. Of course, it uses |
| important because there is another model, the Krzr K1. | | | | the exact same technology for the screen, which is |
| The K1 was released with Cingular, and could be quite | | | | TFT. I won't go into what makes TFT work, but |
| different. | | | | Motorola uses it in all its higher quality handsets, |
| My first reaction is that the model feels like it was | | | | because it makes the screens look a lot more brilliant. |
| really well made. The phone is heavier than the Razr | | | | The screen of the Krazr is no exception. I give it an A-. |
| v3c that I had before. It doesn't feel too heavy though; | | | | The small size keeps it out of the A+ range. |
| it just feels like it was put together really well. A | | | | The reception of the model is spectacular. I live in Utah, |
| negative for me was that the model is taller than the | | | | and there are a few areas where cell phone service |
| Razr. The Krzr is 103mm tall; the Razr is only 98mm. | | | | isn't that great. There is one particularly bad spot on |
| The model is significantly slimmer than the Razr. The | | | | I-15 known as the 'Point of the Mountain.' Everyone |
| Razr is 55mm wide; the Krzr boasts a width of only | | | | knows about it, and cell phone service up there is |
| 42mm. | | | | spotty at best. I drove up there with the Krzr, and it did |
| The one I purchased is the white Krazr. If you're going | | | | great! The call didn't drop, and didn't even get choppy. |
| to order the model online, you should know that the | | | | Keep in mind that this might not be the case in all |
| white part of the model is slightly darker than most of | | | | areas, but I do believe that overall it can't be a bad |
| the pictures I've seen online. The dark part of the | | | | thing. |
| model is a little lighter than it is in this picture. The phone | | | | Remember that Verizon will let you test a phone for |
| looks great! The screen on the outside of the model is | | | | 30 minutes of usage. You can get the model and test |
| almost invisible when it turns itself off; it makes the | | | | it out! As long as you don't have over 30 minutes of |
| model look quite futuristic. | | | | talk time, you can take the phone back. Use this time |
| The first thing that stands out to me about the Krzr is | | | | to your advantage. Test it in your areas weak service |
| the keypad. Motorola did really well this time. I really | | | | spots. |
| didn't like the keypad on the Razr v3c. It was really | | | | I'm very happy with my purchase of the model, but |
| hard to use. I couldn't really feel which key was which | | | | you should test the model yourself. |
| because of the weird curved, raised areas around the | | | | |