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Reviewer: Jeff - London, UK
Date: 10th Aug 2010

Had this phone for years & never given me a moments trouble. The design is beginning to look a bit dated (but to my mind still pretty acceptable).

& frankly that's my only criticism! The phone's receiver is quite sensitive, the audio quality is good, & I've never had any complaints from anyone I've spoken to. The camera is basic, but works adequately.

To use TV ad-speak, it does exactly what it says on the tin. This is a no nonsense phone, & does its job admirably.

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Reviewer: David Baldacchino - Australia
Date: 18th Dec 2009

Well, the phone has a great design & is very stylish being sleek & thin. It is not very durable because I dropped it a few times & the front screen has four different cracks in it already. The Bluetooth is very slow compared to other phones, but it gets the job done eventually. It has minimal features with only a camera, video camera, voice recorder, alarm clock, calendar & calculator, unlike other modern phones which have these standard & many other features to a company them. The calling is quite good & the messaging is also acceptable. Another problem is that when a message doesn't succeed in sending, the phone lags immensely which is very annoying. The Internet works well when the phone has sufficient reception & loads pages & pictures in under two, three minutes. If you are a teenager do not buy this phone, it will not live up to your expectations. Thank you for reading.

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Reviewer: Joshna - UK
Date: 21st Aug 2009

I have had this phone for nearly 3 years now & I know it's not very trendy but phones are needed for calling & texting which this does exactly, camera is fine & effects are great.

I would definitely be satisfied with this phone if you were only looking to call people & text people, & it comes with a GREAT memory card, you can hold over 1 million songs :).

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Reviewer: E Goodchild - UK
Date: 11th Jul 2009

I have my phone for 2 years now & have been more than pleased with it, so much so that I am looking to buy another to keep should I need a spare for any reason.

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Reviewer: Laura - UK
Date: 29th Jun 2009

This phone is good to begin with but now, after 18 months it has a very slow loading time & freezes often. Just changing from the main screen to the menu can take more then 5 seconds sometimes & this can become very irritating if you need to send a quick text.

Looks nice but this actual phone isn't very good.

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Reviewer: Jordan Burkhardt - US
Date: 3rd Mar 2009

This is probably the worst phone I have owned to date. During the first few months, I was eager to show off its sleek design & fun to use features, but within the first year, I was struck by terrible problems. Within 45 minutes of charging it, the phone would decide it would die. Within 18 months, I have received 4 different phones, 5 different batteries, & 1 new system update, & the problem is still not fixed. I am deeply disappointed in it, & although some people have great experiences with the phone, there are many people who have the same experience, making it near impossible to operate.

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Reviewer: Sherishka - Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: 23rd Feb 2009

I love my phone, I have had it for over two years now & not a single issue. Its good quality.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 20th Feb 2009

I've had my silver KRZR K1 for over 18 months now & I still love it. Great design, easy to use & more features than I need. I got it because it was recommended by Which magazine & I've not been disappointed. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a stylish, dependable phone.

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Reviewer: Vinod - Montreal, Canada
Date: 18th Feb 2009

WOW thats all I got to say, I got mine & its simply amazing. I am happy!

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Reviewer: Ravi Bhushan Jha - Chennai, India
Date: 7th Feb 2009

IT IS ONE OF the WORST MOBILE. NOT ANY FEATURE WORKING PROPERLY. I TRIED TO CONNECT Internet BY Bluetooth. BUT IT NEVER CONNECT. The PICTURE QUALITY IS JUST LOOLING VGA CAMERA. The OUTER GLASS IS SO BAD THAT THAT IT CAN DAMAGE IN ONE FALL. NEVER PURCHASE IT.

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Reviewer: Pari - Canada
Date: 1st Feb 2009

Okay. Not bad not good. Just okay.

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Reviewer: Mack - Canada
Date: 22nd Jan 2009

I believe this is a great phone that has the most wanted features. It's small in size so very easy to carry it around. I am a person who travels a lot so I had to get the unlocked version. From the day I got it it's been my best friend. I have got no problems with it or no hassle at all.

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Reviewer: Andy - Devon, UK
Date: 5th Jan 2009

A nightmare to text, keyboard is a disaster! Returned it within a few weeks.

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Reviewer: Amber - UK
Date: 17th Dec 2008

When I got this phone in July 2007 I thought it was amazing. But now, after 18 months it's starting to slow down & the buttons on the side don't work.

The design, I gave 80% because it looks very slick & quite simple. Good design
Features, I gave 60% because it wasn't that good, camera was only 2mega pixel. It was very simple, wasn't anything special.

Usability I gave 45% because it says the phone has things which you just can't find anywhere!

Overall, I wouldn't get this phone now because there are lots more better phones out. This phone was good last year.

I am young & so it was good for a first phone for me, thanks I hoped I helped xxx.

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Reviewer: Rosemary - Beverley, UK
Date: 7th Dec 2008

I got this phone after my LG failed. At the end of my contract I changed to another LG which was absolutely useless because the battery constantly needed charging. Throughout my problems with other phones this Motorola has never let me down. I love its looks & two years after first getting it, it still looks good, even though most if the time it just gets slung in the bottom of my handbag & isn't particularly well looked after. But I only use my phone as a phone or to text so I can't comment on features that others may find important.

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Reviewer: Sandra - UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2008

I bought this phone about 18 months ago, specifically for the voice dialling feature. In the manual it says that you speak the numbers you want on voice dialling to load them, but I found no facility for doing this.

When I contacted Motorola they said that it had been change but the manual had not been updated. It was now automatic & all you had to do was tell it to call someone in your contacts list, NOT SO. It will only do this when there is NO background noise, will NOT do it on Bluetooth when in the car because of the engine noise & has dialled anyone & everyone except the person I was trying to contact!

To add insult to injury my mother dies last year & I deleted her number from the phone, but it still dials her number when I am trying to make calls to other people.

Motorola didn't want to know, although it is not fit for the purpose, I GIVE UP & am about to buy a Nokia, no more Motorola for me!

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Reviewer: Alix - West Lothian, UK
Date: 19th Nov 2008

I have had this phone for ages now I am going get a new phone for Christmas this year. I find this phone easy to use & simple. Sometimes I have problems connecting Bluetooth but most times it works. The front of the phone gets all fingerprints & now I have a huge crack down the middle. Although I do like the idea of the mini screen on the front it is quite handy to check the time which is enlarged. For some reason my phone always has a small picture of an alarm clock next to the signal. I don't really know if other people would think this but the battery life is really good.

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Reviewer: Randy - Vancouver, Canada
Date: 18th Nov 2008

This is the bad phone, I dropped it once & the whole front glass thing looks like I took a baseball bat to it, rubbish, now they won't believe me that the cracks aren't responsible for the LCD turning white & blank all the time because it was happening before that.

I swear they put the easily breakable thing out side for that reason because they take your money & run. Don't buy this phone, there phone will explode soon.

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Reviewer: Emily - UK
Date: 19th Oct 2008

I have had this phone since February 2007. I absolutely love it. I would advice everyone to get one, there GORGEOUS! There has been NOTHING wrong with it.

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Reviewer: Lesley - UK
Date: 15th Oct 2008

I have had my phone for 18 months no problems, it's been great.

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Reviewer: Kaitlyn - London, UK
Date: 12th Oct 2008

I have had this phone for about a year now. At first the phone was great. But now it is very slow when you want to send a text or when you are navigating round it. Also the phone is easy to scratch & my phone has a lot of cracks on it so it makes it ugly. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE IT IS RUBBISH.

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Reviewer: Jonathan - Dublin, Ireland
Date: 6th Oct 2008

This phone puzzles me greatly. I had it for a year, buying it because it is one of the best looking phones on the market. I was very proud for a couple of months, showing off its design & easy to use screens.

Then the problems arose. Firstly, & fairly minor but still frustrating, the predictive text does not remember unusual words, such as names & places. But more over the GREATEST flaw of this phone is its battery life & regular resets. The phone will move from green battery light (fully charged with good charge) to red battery light (low charge to empty) with very little warning. I tend to get little more than two days between charges, & often I will leave the house for a few hours with a green light only to return home with a dead phone, although I may not have used it all that often. This is further exacerbated by the regular resets the phone encounters mid call, when the phone will cut someone off & become utterly inactive for a minute or so.

I have been thoroughly disappointed by my experience with this phone &, due to this as well as friends comments about other Motorola phones, will steer clear of the manufacturer in the future. Ultimately a phone not unlike a famous lady, pretty to look at, but excruciating after a short time.

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Reviewer: Terry Taylor - UK
Date: 6th Oct 2008

Mine got mildly moist whilst in a rain shower. Servicing agents told me the water ingress was NOT VERY MUCH but it was sufficient to break the phone.

I will never consider another one. I have now used the Sony Ericsson W810i for about 18 months & although at first it felt flimsy (probably because of the lightweight plastic) it has been far superior in damage or moisture acceptance than the KRZR ever was!

I gave it a 5% design rating, because design is more than how a piece of apparatus looks!

Usability, again 5% though it should be 0% as its been in my old phone draw after only 1 months operation!

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Reviewer: Dominic - Catford, UK
Date: 30th Sep 2008

Good basic phone nothing really special about the phone the thing I love about the phone is that it is reliable, plus the sound quality is really good. I would recommend this for people who are looking for everything in one but don't expect anything special.

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Reviewer: Lucas - Australia
Date: 29th Sep 2008

All good.

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Reviewer: Claire - Milton Keynes, UK
Date: 28th Sep 2008

I get a new phone about every 6 months as I get bored really quickly. At the moment I have an LG Viewty but am getting so bored with never having any signal & a really chunky phone I have gone back to my favourite phone. The k1. I got this phone after having the Sony Ericsson k800i. I have acrylic long nails & find a lot of phones hard to text on, so this always influences my phone decisions. The k1 is so easy to type on. DOWNSIDE is for some reason, it would only store 9 messages in the inbox before it told me it was full up. I did the sensible thing & emailed Motorola who told me to do a software update. I did this & there are currently 146 messages in my inbox.

This is a brilliant little phone for its money, I have had all the top phones N95, K800i, Viewty, G600 (what an awful phone), but always go back to the k1 until another brilliant new phone comes out, I use it for 3 to 4 months then go back to the k1.

My screen is not cracked, even after I left it on the roof of my car & drove off with it hitting the floor, the only thing that happened was the back of the phone & the battery fell off. I have dropped it down the stairs, sat on it, & even dropped it in a mop bucket (admittedly it spent 3 days in the airing cupboard).

I paid £79 for this phone last year, & do not regret it. A great little phone.

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Reviewer: Are F - UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2008

It's getting on a bit now (I've had my phone for 18 months) but I still think the Krzr is a good phone.

My phone choice is usually based on one criteria, it looks good. & this phone certainly does that. Many people have commented on my K1 even if they have a newer phone. It's slim enough, lightweight & attractive.

What it doesn't have for the technical people out there is a great deal of features. As mentioned, with the phone being fairly old, many features are out of date. There is a camera (without flash) that isn't particularly good, there is an MP3 player which can be tempremental, & there are a few games which are a bit rubbish.

If you want to look good & don't have much of a budget go for this phone. If you want all the latest features then you'll need to spend a little more money on a newer phone.

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Reviewer: Paul - Edmonton, Canada
Date: 30th Aug 2008

What a piece of rubbish! Had my last LG phone for 4 years before it died & traded it in for the Krzr K1. A pretty slick looking phone but you guessed it, I have a cracked screen & only had it 3 weeks. No drops just carried it in my pocket.

No one wants to take responsibility for this defect. Mobile phone company (Rogers) would only swap it (no thanks) & wanted to charge $50 for a repair as it is not a manufactures defect. When I asked the repair guy if he sees this a lot he replied with this phone, yes, to which I replied well isn't that then a manufacturer's defect? ', you guessed it. No response.

Rogers show some integrity & stop carrying this piece of junk, & Motorola get your act together, I expect better from you. & why don't you have a 24 7 365 customer support centre in North America.

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Reviewer: Michael - Australia
Date: 13th Aug 2008

I Like My Phones With Fast Speeds & Loud Music, Good Video & Camera & Enough Memory.

THIS PHONE IS the COMPLETE OPPOSITE! I Have Only Had It For About 5 or 6 weeks now & mums is going to buy me a new one.

I have had a Motorola c390 & It Was rubbish Too! Don't BUY THIS PHONE!

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Reviewer: Charlie - Staffs, UK
Date: 12th Aug 2008

I've had the phone now for 18 months & still love it. I am normally the type to have a new one every 9 months or so, but have been quite content with this one!

I am not going to lie & say that it's the best phone ever. It does have its fault.

My down button is very dodgy & works when it wants to which is very annoying when you're trying to read text or just generally using the phone. I've also got a huge crack on the outside of the flip part but its only because I dropped it & I think that it stood up very well for the 18 months I've had it! I would recommend this phone & would buy another one.

It certainly looks good & you can't beat somebody saying to you ooh that's a posh phone. However you can get a bit obsessive over the grubby finger marks on the shiny parts of the phone. It's very good value for the price it is at now & as a bonus it's easy to use!

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Reviewer: Callum - UK
Date: 4th Aug 2008

This was my first phone & yet I still found it very easy to use & it didn't crack once anywhere. I have to say though the features were not excellent & the whole phone was all over pretty boring.

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Reviewer: Bronxski - Katy, US
Date: 30th Jul 2008

My wife both have KRZR K1, love it from the beginning because it was a slim RAZR. Anyway, about 6 months into the new KRZR (we got it in January 2007), my wife phone (clamshell) ear piece was losing the volume. At first we thought maybe it was just a isolated incident, then I had tried it again & it was hard to hear the other person communicating to you. We had to switch to speaker mode. We took it to our provider Verizon Wireless & we were able to exchange it for another phone. I don't think the customer service rep believe us. I had my phone & my wife phone next to each other & the rep knew that we weren't pulling her leg. We let her hear the ear volume from mine to my wife & the sound was huge. Well, jump ahead to June 2008 & my KRZR started several months ago. Me, I was in denial & had it on speaker mode or using my Bluetooth. I took it in to Verizon & another rep was assisting me & she didn't believe me. She called my phone & had one of her co worker answer my phone. He said that he could hear her fine. I told him to walk to the front door & talk to her then. He came back & said the volume was very low & had a hard time understanding his co worker. She switched my phone out (I had the metallic shell).

Anyway, it's working fine for now. The maximum micro SD that this will take is 2GB. If you try to load music in from your computer to memory card, most will work & some will not. This is due to your music formats meaning where or how you had obtained your music. Verizon have their own software & one can upload to their media player & downloaded to the phone memory card. Good Luck.

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Reviewer: Janna - Australia
Date: 18th Jul 2008

I had the gold limited edition, I have only had this phone for 7 months because it wouldn't charge after that. Yes, it looks nice & sleek but the features are not much. The Internet is slow & you can't change your second screen wallpaper.

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Reviewer: James Easdon - UK
Date: 17th Jul 2008

I've just got this phone I find it to be a great little phone, the camera is great, pictures are great. This must be one of the cheapest & best value for money you will find I would recommend this phone to anyone.

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Reviewer: Stevie - Fife, UK
Date: 9th Jul 2008

Had this phone for a year now & have to say I am a Motorola fan. Easy to use & camera & video quality is excellent. Just upgraded to a Samsung G600 & I hate it. Don't know whether to go for the Z10 but I can honestly say the K1 is a quality, cool stylist phone. Go for it!

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Reviewer: Saz - UK
Date: 6th Jul 2008

How many texts will this phone hold? Some Motorola's only hold 20 & I don't want this phone if that is all it will hold. Ii think I am getting it on Orange dolphin plan.

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Reviewer: Nathan - UK
Date: 6th Jul 2008

This phone is the most brilliant phone a person can have it is easy to work loud speaker when playing music big memory with a 1GB memory card inserted good camera for 2MP & its thin.

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Reviewer: Jamila - Kano, Nigeria
Date: 1st Jul 2008

I have had the phone for 10 months. The design is great. It usually gets noticed but the speaker has stopped working so I get calls without knowing & the battery life is awful. Motorola should take hints about battery life from Nokia or Sony Ericsson.

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Reviewer: Anon - US
Date: 29th Jun 2008

This phone is GREAT, I text a lot & it is FANTASTIC. With a 2GB micro SD card it will hold HUNDREDS of songs! & pictures with a FANTASTIC 2MP camera. The KRZR K1 had loads or FEATURES, TOO MANY to list! Those of you who are complaining about the screen or cracks on the outside are just not HANDLING it properly. I've had mine for 5 MONTHS (I think) & it has NOT EVEN GOT A CRACK on it, it also has NEVER MESSED UP. The screen resolution is BRILLIANT & the sound is CRYSTAL CLEAR! GREAT PHONE MUST BUY!

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Reviewer: Elaine - UK
Date: 27th Jun 2008

I think this is a fantastic phone, cameras not great but everything else is, had it for nearly a year dropped it a few times glass didn't break, it's a red one maybe there tougher, don't want to replace it with another, husbands got one he loves it too.

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Reviewer: Viki - UK
Date: 26th Jun 2008

I love the streamline & smooth phone, not forgetting that it's a reddy pink colour! Has everything you would need on the phone, MP3 player which you can minimise while you do other things such as text. It has an expandable memory so can hold anything & everything you want. It has help files to help you with getting to know your phone, although it's very easy to understand & work. Its has Bluetooth. It has one game, Sudoku but gives you options to download more if you a game lover. the camera although not as good as others still give you a good photo & you can even take the photo with the phone closes so you can see yourself in the reflective shinny top. The phone also has ebuddybeta, which if you don't know is MSN & yahoo, depending on which you wish to go on, so you can talk to your friends for free on the move. Only bad thing I would say is that it can't hold to bigger photos, which I have found other phones can. Also the phone doesn't have a flash so it's pretty impossible to take photos in dark lighting. However the phone is great! I can always get signal & have never been cut off due to signal when on a call.

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Reviewer: Cesar Sanz - Diriamba, Nicaragua
Date: 16th Jun 2008

Phone is so pretty that you can spend your life just looking at it. But I must to say that it is not the best phone I've had. I come from Sony Ericsson & I think Motorola has a lot to learn from Sony Ericsson in matter of sound & battery life.

My Advice, buy the phone it's so beautiful!

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Reviewer: Jane - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 14th Jun 2008

This phone is certainly a gorgeous thing to look at (bar the grease smudges it collects) but it does have a few flaws & overall I think it is a step backwards from the RAZR. For a start, the 1 & 4 keys on the keypad only work occasionally. The actual keypad doesn't seem to be fully lined up with the contact pads underneath, I have to be careful to press the 1 key on the far right hand side only.

The Bluetooth on the handset has never worked, it switches on just fine but doesn't do anything. The predictive text does not learn from corrections. Reception isn't great & I often have emergency cover only.

Otherwise it's fine, the camera seems reasonable as does the video. & I've had the handset for nearly 18 months & there have been no cracks or major malfunction.

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Reviewer: Shannon - Greenwood, Canada
Date: 10th Jun 2008

I own a business & have had many phone phones, all in heavy use. This phone was okay, but the 1 year warrantee is not good! THERE IS NO WARENTEE, Why? If you get a scratch or crack in the lens (the clear plastic cover) they WILL NOT FIX YOUR PHONE.

Its physical damage, my fault. Yup. That small crack that are in the plastic of the case (lens) is somehow causing my phone to NOT CHARGE anymore.

Main point, these phones are designed to have the lens scratch & crack EASY, & when it does they do not honour the warrantee, period.

My phone was sent in with charging problems but they won't even look at that until I pay 90 dollars to fix the small hair line crack in the cover!

I will NEVER buy Motorola again, & for that matter I am dropping Aliant BELL as my mobile phone carrier.

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Reviewer: Emma - UK
Date: 1st Jun 2008

Don't drop your phone! A brilliant little thing, perfect for texting & talking which is what a phone is meant for, looks stylish too.

Camera etc not that great. But judging how my k850i is a great camera but rubbish phone I'd rather have this one anyway. Buy it if you want a good looking phone to use as a phone, & buy a digital camera :).

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Reviewer: Blob - Antarctica
Date: 26th May 2008

Poor. Screen has disintegrated. Dropped it once & that is the end of your phone, BAD BUY.

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Reviewer: Jonza - Glasgow, UK
Date: 26th May 2008

II have had V3 before my krzr1 & I managed to get connected to PC, for copying & downloading stuff etc, now I can't get it on PC at all I did have to delete a lot of stuff & I can't mind if I am missing something simple.

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Reviewer: Safee - UK
Date: 25th May 2008

I want to get this phone, & I am normally on the move travelling, so is it a good usable phone?
Is the camera Okay?
Music Player?
But Most Important is it good for talking & Texting?

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Reviewer: Jill - UK
Date: 12th May 2008

Great little phone. Easy to use. Very smart in appearance. Wish I'd bought it sooner.

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Reviewer: Aaron Stirling - Tokyo, China
Date: 12th May 2008

Rubbish mobile ephone.

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Reviewer: Ryan - UK
Date: 12th May 2008

Its a good phone.

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Reviewer: S Grimbly - Kent, UK
Date: 4th May 2008

Is my KRZR1 the only one with no flash?

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Reviewer: Lp - UK
Date: 26th Apr 2008

It is a superb little phone great camera & video, stores lots of songs with a 2GB memory card in it lovely styling the best phone I have ever had!

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Reviewer: Katherine - UK
Date: 25th Apr 2008

I have had this phone for nearly 17 months now, & can find no reason to change it. It's not very often that one comes across sensible mobile phones that are also good looking, & can stand the test of time & frequent usage. A subtle phone with a marvellous design. Keep up the good work, Motorola.

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Reviewer: Carlos - Philippines
Date: 18th Apr 2008

Extremely superb phone!

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Reviewer: Kenny - Montreal, Canada
Date: 16th Apr 2008

Great little phone loved it, takes great photos in spite of what people say, if you want fantastic photos get a camera. Very clear call quality & delighted overall with the performance of this phone, battery life was very good too. Even dropped it a few times, mind you it was in a case & it didn't crack, only a cheap Dollar Store case too.

Very sick now, had it just short of 3 months & carelessly lost it, $350 to replace it on Fido, so I am without a phone now :- ( I can get one cheaper on the net however, there's only a 3 month warranty with them & it's a European model, not sure if it will work properly in Canada?

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Reviewer: Kerrie - UK
Date: 7th Apr 2008

Bought this phone a year ago & loved it. It's been treated badly & there's no damage to screen. It stores over 200 texts in inbox & outbox. The problem I have is I have just bought another identical one on different network but it says messages full after less than 20 texts in my inbox. Please help if you know why, is there any way it could be the network, 1st phone was on T mobile, new one is with Tesco.

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Reviewer: Wayne - Rotherham, UK
Date: 25th Mar 2008

Had this phone 14 month & really like the look & design. The only problem I have had is poor signal strength in certain areas even though other Motorola's on the same network are perfectly fine in the same areas. Motorola are currently looking into this.
No problem with the screen cracking but my son has the same phone & his did crack. He used to leave his on the windowsill above a radiator & wondered whether it could be the heat.

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Reviewer: Nick - Manchester, UK
Date: 23rd Mar 2008

Had this phone for 18 months. Still in pristine condition, except for paint flaking on the number 6 button!

Still looks the business, nothing can quite come close to the overall look of the phone except for the Viewty/iPhone.

Like the ability to put MP3s as ringtones/message alerts. Easy calendar function & a calculator even my wife can work!

Camera not brilliant, standard 2 mega pixels with no flash. Low light pictures come out a bit grainy, & responsiveness of the camera can be a bit sluggish, but pictures can easily be printed to A4 size without any pixelisation.

Easy to access microSD card is big advantage, & items are easy to copy between the two.

Bluetooth is slow transferring data (not as slow as LG though! ) & occasionally looses connection with my Moto headset, however when connected sound quality is very good.

I haven't had the problem with amount of texts stored. I've currently got 157 in my inbox & 72 in my outbox.

Overall I've enjoyed using this phone & am only changing it because I am due an upgrade.

I would recommend this phone to someone who just wants a phone with a basic camera. It does have MP3 functionality however the quality is not the same as a dedicated MP3 player.

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Reviewer: Stan - North Manchester, UK
Date: 21st Mar 2008

Had first K1 for 4 months no problems neat design looks ace & very usable although I find texting a bit slow?

Then one morning the screen just cracked no reason, wasn't dropped or anything? Replaced under insurance with another one. This one survived about 12 months or so until last night when I walked past the table & clipped it with my leg (phone was in pocket), guess what, screen cracked! This looks like a bullet had been shot at the screen. What a shame this is a really cool phone. I've only ever had Motorola phones, never again the quality has gone down hill over the last 2-3 years, have to go back to my V3 I kept just in case until contract ends next month, looking at a Samsung G800, hope it will be a bit tougher & looks cool also?

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Reviewer: Jo - UK
Date: 17th Mar 2008

I've had this phone for almost 18 months now & although I haven't experienced any major problems with it like cracking screens, etc, I can only say, it's a pretty paperweight! Yes it looks great, but that's it! The camera is really poor & don't get me started on the predictive text, absolutely awful! Also, if you are a girlie like me who loves her long nails, you'll find the flat keypad a nightmare & end up pressing the buttons with your nails. Consequently, the keys are crumbling! My contract is up next month & there's no way I'll be having a Motorola again, Going back to good old Nokia. If you are buying an older model with v5 OS, O2 were doing a free upgrade to v6, I upgraded mine & it worked very well. Just search on Google.

02 have just released a version 2 of the Orbit so if you're buying new or from an Internet site, it may be worth checking out the version 2 first.

In summary, this is the best phone I've ever had but I got fed up of the PDA style interface & went back to a phone style interface (I.e. Keypad). I am not going to mark the orbit down for this simply because you will be very aware that you're buying a PDA phone without a keypad. The lack of buttons should be obvious & part of the decision to buy the phone.

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Reviewer: Ellie - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 17th Mar 2008

Both my friend & I have had this phone over a year now. I was very unsure at first after reading reviews on screen cracking & many faults. But I have to say it's been the best phone I have ever had. I use all of the features & really don't have a problem. My friends phone is cracked very slightly but after the punishment its received I am really not surprised it's been in the bath twice, dropped endless amounts of times & even rescued from her 4 year old bull terriers jaws & it's still going strong. Call that luck but I couldn't see a Nokia taking that, it's so far the only phone she hasn't managed to break totally. Battery lasts approx 2 to 3 days with average use. It's a great phone if you want to take on the spot pictures or videos & have MP3 ringtones. If you want a phone to listen to music & use as a MP3 player then it will be a big disappointment. But to someone who wants a phone that easy to use with good features then it's great. To SUZANNE IN MANCHESTER when you put a new micro card in the phone you need to format it before it can recognise it or you can save things. Do this in SETTINGS, PHONE STATUS, STORAGE DEVICES. Highlight Memory Card then OPTIONS, FORMAT. Make sure it's the card you highlight or you will wipe the phone with no going back!

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Reviewer: Abii - Nottingham, UK
Date: 15th Mar 2008

I got this phone earlier & haven't inserted my SIM card, so I haven't used it yet. So that is why the Features & usability is low. LOL!

After reading the reviews on this mobile. I am worried that my phone screen will crack. How does this happen & why? Can anybody help? I am so worried!

This phone looks great although it is a shame the whole of the phone couldn't be a mirror. It looks weird because it is made from two different materials. Oh well.

P.S. Write Back, was this the wrong phone to choose?

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Reviewer: Nunu - US
Date: 13th Mar 2008

Totally Awesome Phone.

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Reviewer: Becky - US
Date: 12th Mar 2008

I had the phone 5 days & the crack showed up. At first a little scratch then the next day it was the full length of the faceplate. The cell company would do nothing about it. They denied that the KRZR was prone to cracking. I am really upset about this & don't know what else to do. I will never recommend this phone to anyone.

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Reviewer: Petr - UK
Date: 5th Mar 2008

Don't use this phone if it is raining! Mine now has water damage & Motorola are not interested. I would understand if I dropped it in a puddle!

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Reviewer: Jenni - UK
Date: 5th Mar 2008

This phone looks good but don't be fooled, within about 2 weeks the screen had cracks in it, & that isn't because I've thrown it about the place, it just happens, after having it for a year it is chipped cracked & looks a mess, everyone else I've spoken to has had the same problems.

The battery is also not good, I have to charge it every night & that's even if I haven't used it during the day!

The camera is pretty rubbish as well & I can't use predictive text as it can't keep up with the speed that I text!

On the whole I won't be buying a Motorola again & can't wait to be back using a Nokia!

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Reviewer: Georgina - UK
Date: 4th Mar 2008

Have had two in the last 6 months, first sent back as its features would not work properly, second one now cracked, texting is limited, stops working for no reason, I do not know people have called me as its ring tone does not work half of the time. Rubbish, rubbish do not buy. Sleek to look at though.

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Reviewer: Thanos - Greece
Date: 29th Feb 2008

This is an awesome phone dude!

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Reviewer: Kayleigh - UK
Date: 26th Feb 2008

Hi, I am thinking of buying this phone as its really cheap now & wanted it when it first came out but not being aloud a contract by my parents (I am a teenager) & everyone is saying that the screen cracks & I am really worried about this.

Other people are also saying they had problems with the MP3 player I don't use the MP3 on my phone at the moment much but I do use it for the ring tones, so I would be really grateful if someone could give me some answers on these things.

P.S the reason the features & usability are low is because I don't know how well the phone works or what its features are like.

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Reviewer: David James - Liverpool, UK
Date: 23rd Feb 2008

You'd be silly not to buy this phone. Not only is it sleek, it works like a dream to. If you're thinking about getting a Nokia or LG, don't, get one of these!

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Reviewer: Steve - UK
Date: 22nd Feb 2008

This is an excellent phone. I've had it 15 months & never had any problem. Neither have I had any problems with any cracks & I work with cement & stone. I would suggest that you don't keep it in jeans pocket, cause it's likely that the bending force (in front or back) when you sit down may cause it to crack.

The camera is very good & so is the video mode. It has some handy features, like the mirror camera & touch voice record which anyone can use without even looking. Calls are crystal clear, no connection problems at all & battery still lasts ages.

If there's one small thing I don't like about it, it's the buttons on the side which change ring styles. Quite often they get pressed in your pocket without you knowing so you might put it on silent & miss a call, but overall it's a cracking phone LOL.

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Reviewer: Sarah D - South Queensferry, UK
Date: 21st Feb 2008

This is a good phone which has little twicks. The mirror is a fabulous idea, but in blue it is pretty useless as you can't c your make up or hair clearly. The mirror did also collect a series of cracks over the year, especially while I was in Greece 4 some reason. The keypad is really good but collects fingerprints. It has really good screens & the ringtones are good. The features are about average & the battery lasts ages.

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Reviewer: Liz - Grand Prairie, US
Date: 18th Feb 2008

The absolutely WORST PHONE OUT THERE! DO NOT BUY IT. IT MAY LOOK GOOD BUT ITS FEATURES ABSOLUTELY rubbish!

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Reviewer: Pete - Birmingham, UK
Date: 6th Feb 2008

Had mine for 12 months & give it a real hammering, 2000 minutes a month & 200 to 300 texts a month also. I've dropped it many times & it's never let me down. HOWEVER, no light feature is a small gripe but more important is the fact that the text memory is full after about only 16 or 17 texts so you keep having to delete them! I don't do music, Bluetooth or silly games & ringtones so can't comment on those features but my glass & screen remain unmarked despite the heavy use.

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Reviewer: Suzanne - Manchester, UK
Date: 5th Feb 2008

Hi had this phone for 2 weeks & bought the micro SD card. I can't work out the MP3 player at all. I have tried to Bluetooth music & download music from computer onto memory card but it just isn't having it. Can anyone help?

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Reviewer: David - Birmingham, UK
Date: 4th Feb 2008

The phone looks great from the outside but that's about it. When used the interface & screens etc. Are very old fashioned & boring, & runs slowly at times.

I've had the phone for around 9 months & it just randomly broke. I didn't care.

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Reviewer: Lucy - UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2008

I was going to get this phone or the Nokia 7373 in the end I got the 7373 I don't know why but this phone is great my mates got it & has had no problems with it or anything.

She gave it to me to borrow while my phone was on order (she had a spare LG shine) & the week I had it I was astonished & as soon as I got my new phone I thought have I made the right choice. I've still got the 7373 & my mate gave me the LG for a birthday pressie & she still has this phone & no problems.

Hope this helps!

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Reviewer: J Brown - Bournemouth, UK
Date: 20th Jan 2008

I have had this phone on contract for a year now. Just about to change it as my contract is up. In the time I have had the phone I have thought it is great.

Only big problem was that my screen cracked shortly after I got it & the phone company my contract was with said there was nothing they could do about it.

Apart from that it suited me down to the ground. Easy to use & everything that I wanted from a phone, apart from the crack.

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Reviewer: Sam - Los Angles, US
Date: 10th Jan 2008

I've bought this phone for 2 or 3 months. First of all I should say I've just bought this phone for it's fabulous design, so unique & attractive but I got to if you want to buy it for its feature because it won't fulfil your desire.

About its camera & it's capability I want to say it is better than most of 2 megapixel camera which they use on their product these days. I've seen & tested some Nokia, Sony Ericsson. Phone which had 2megapixel camera but comparing with Moto K1 they are so weak.

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Reviewer: Andy - Cornwall, UK
Date: 10th Jan 2008

I have had this phone nearly a year now, it is on its second battery & even that is giving up the ghost. Followed the manufacturer instructions about letting it totally discharge & fully recharging. But still no joy, also cannot get the phone to upload onto MS Vista. Never mind, I can replace it soon.

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Reviewer: Adam - UK
Date: 9th Jan 2008

Hi I've had this phone for 11 months now & it has been great. I have dropped it many times & it has never cracked. However one day whilst playing golf I put it in my pocket with a golf ball, not a good idea, the mirror screen cracked straight down the middle of it, the screen at the front still works perfectly which I was pleased with :) the texting is also fantastic this is my 3rd Motorola phone & the texting on it is so easy to pick up none of this hard predictive texting. The camera is also very good for photos & videos. Also the expandable memory is great you can cram so many songs onto it & still have plenty of space for photos & videos.

Overall this phone has been a good companion but it's time to say good bye to Motorola as I am getting my first Samsung phone :) the d900i silver.

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Reviewer: Zoe Thomas - Swansea, UK
Date: 8th Jan 2008

I've had this phone for a week now & it is very attractive, good colour screen, reasonable camera (no flash though) etc. My main bugbear is the shocking battery life! Make & receive a few phone calls, play a game & the battery runs out. I've had to charge it every single day so far! I am investing in a spare Motorola battery & desktop charger (total cost £13.50 on the net) in order to be able to swap batteries & charge a spare one up when using the other as I really like the phone otherwise. Bit worried about the screen cracking (as per previous posts) but no sign so far. Treat it with kid gloves is my advice. Motorola could learn a lot from Sony Ericsson when it comes to battery life!

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Reviewer: Jonathan - London, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

OK, I've had this phone for almost 5 months & it has been perfect so far.

Not only does it look amazing, but it has absolutely everything anyone could need really; Bluetooth, Internet access, games, camera, video recorder, music player, sms, MMS, voice recorder, a photo editing program & all the usual extras such as a calendar & a calculator.

I would recommend this phone if you are willing to take good care of it, as the case can be easily scratched.

If you do get this phone & want to store your music on it, then I would recommend getting an SD card as the built in memory can only hold about 5 songs & a few pictures.

Great phone!

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Reviewer: James - Mcgrath, Ireland
Date: 5th Jan 2008

Another cracked screen after 2 days. Started as a small scratch, then spread all the way across the screen. I blamed my little sister but obviously not. It's not good enough that Motorola make this mistake. Samsung u700 looks pretty cool so I am going to try getting a money refund.

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Reviewer: Dylan - Canada
Date: 5th Jan 2008

Pretty good but you should be able to transfer songs without a memory card.

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Reviewer: Marc O'connor - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2008

Guys! To sum it up, the phone is very nice to look at indeed I was taken in by its looks! But TBH that all that really good about it!

The text SYSTEM IS AWFULL! IF you text a lot THEN don't BOTHER WITH THIS PHONE!

I can only imagine that the people here giving reviews rarely use the text system because no one can say that it's even average!

Just don't bother with this phone I know people have been giving some nice reviews but there are so many better phones out there. It's going back tomorrow.

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Reviewer: Tony - Plymouth, UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

Anyone thinking of getting this phone should do it. It's really stylish & easy to use. I have had mine for 18 months on contract & it's been really good battery lasts 5 to 6 days if just using as a phone, obviously less if using all the features of which there are plenty. Camera's not brill but it's OK for a phone & having lenses that face both ways is really handy especially if you're vain & like taking pics of yourself, LOL.

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Reviewer: Graham - UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2008

I cannot find any website that states the maximum size of micro SD card that you can use with the phone. Has anyone successfully used a 2GB card?

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Reviewer: Ross - Sheffield, UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2008

My contract ends today & this means I will trade in this phone. It is a handy piece of technology as it's is sleek & small. The cover is great, mine did crack but oh well, couldn't be bothered to get it mended! It had everything I was looking for but it was just such a boring phone! Bluetooth took ages to send! The sound was immense. I would by this phone again if you rarely use it & are vein & want to look at yourself in the reflective screen! No seriously, good phone, I will miss it!

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Reviewer: Matthew - UK
Date: 30th Dec 2007

I'll be honest with you. This phone is really good for people that like a mobile that is very attractive. This phone also has all the features that you really need for a phone. It's also good that it is quad band. Motorola make most of their phones have quad band. The downside is that is you don't wipe the front screen it's going to have a lot of smudges. I also think these people that have cracked there screen on the phone don't really take care of it. It's maybe a bit high maintenance. My advice on this phone is if you want a phone that has all the features you need on a mobile & have great looks this is the phone for you. But for people that don't take care of mobiles, maybe not.

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Reviewer: Mark Mortimer - US
Date: 26th Dec 2007

Going from the RAZR v3 it is a much better phone just worried about the screen cracking.

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Reviewer: Andrew Mckeown - Bolton, UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2007

LOOKS GOOD, FEELS GOOD BUT WITH the USUAL MOTO FLAWS (NOT USER FRIENDLY), Nokia WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT IS the MOST USER FRIENDLY PHONE AROUND. THIS MOTO KRZR WILL BE USED AS MY EMERGENCY/BACKUP PHONE. I MUST SAY IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU USE the PHONE FOR & IF YOU'RE HAPPY WITH MOTO, IT IS A VERY NICE PHONE, BUT I'LL STICK TO Nokia.

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Reviewer: Pippa - UK
Date: 21st Dec 2007

I just got this phone & I looked at a million reviews & everybody says the front screen cracks & now I am really disappointed & want to return my phone.

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Reviewer: Anon - Australia
Date: 20th Dec 2007

I got this phone brand new today. I was wrapped about it all the features an everything but when it came to changing my ring tone all there was were silent vibrate (you get me) I do have a memory card in the phone & I try to add a song as my ring tone & go into ring tone styles & stuff but I can't seem to find how to put MP3 ringtones as your ring tone, please reply ASAP.

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Reviewer: Teng - Bangladesh
Date: 19th Dec 2007

Best phone EVER.

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Reviewer: Cd - Gloucester, UK
Date: 16th Dec 2007

Hi, I got this phone a couple of days after it got released by Vodafone. I have now had it almost 18 months & I still got the same one! I am a mechanic so as you can imagine the phone gets serious abuse, but I haven't had to use my insurance once. Few scratches on the screen & the grippy back has started to rub off, but like I said it has been dropped, bashed, got wet & is still working as I got it on day one.

The camera wasn't bad 18 months ago but phones have come on so much (think there up to 5MP now! ) that it looks rubbish compared to the N95 but it will do. Music player is a little mental & likes to freeze but when it works it don't sound too bad.

The best thing I can say about this phone is that it's easy to use, as it was my first Rola! & you just don't see anyone with it! So if you want a simple good looking phone get it!

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Reviewer: Travis - Miami, US
Date: 16th Dec 2007

Who ever said this phone is bad is wrong, because this is the best phone I have ever had & I will always be with Motorola from now on.

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Reviewer: Karen - US
Date: 14th Dec 2007

Phone is fine. I just don't like the front screen-shows fingerprints like crazy & my front screen did crack & it spidered all the way across the screen after only having it for 2 weeks. Just my experience though. Back to Verizon to see what they will do.

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Reviewer: Marko - Croatia
Date: 14th Dec 2007

The best phone I've ever had. Buy it!

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Reviewer: Gav - UK
Date: 12th Dec 2007

Nice phone!

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Reviewer: Jon - US
Date: 11th Dec 2007

This Guy said it all! Robert Hirst from UK on 12th Sept 2007. I agree.

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Reviewer: Sav - Ireland
Date: 8th Dec 2007

OK the phone looks great that's it really, I don't like the music player application it's terrible & runs off java so I can't run it in the back ground while I send a text & want to listen to music instead I have to go through the weird menu & find a song I like & then close the phone plays & then open it & hope the song is still playing & if it is I then get to send a text. Then there is the damn software for the computer which is awful & only windows compatible so if you own a Mac you sit there cursing Motorola for their silliness of not writing even a basic program for Mac for file transfer. So instead off the software you have to use Bluetooth which is really slow compared to the cable OR you have to set the usb sync to memory card & then plug it in your Mac & when it finally appears on your desktop you open it like a hard drive & spend 2 minutes searching for the audio folder. Then when you find it you have to pick up & drag all the songs you like from iTunes. If I had a choice I would not have but this Motorola I had no choice my v3 stopped working. The k1 is the only cheap phone I could get with Bluetooth which I need for driving & help the man who designed the phone if the screen cracks I used to have a Nokia & the screen never cracked & I threw that across the road at one stage to show how durable they were. Oh & I just wrote this it just froze while using the java based player DON'T PRESS A BUTTON WHILE USING THAT WHEN the PHONE IS CLOSED OR it breaks. Also there is the letter j on top of the home screen which is bugging me, don't know what it's for, it's nowhere in the manual what does it do, who made this without putting it in the manual. Where was I, I have no idea how to reset it without ripping out the battery & I can't even get the back panel off! So all I do now is look at the background which I hate & the j in a box is back on the home screen doing my head in, I am going to find my old Nokia! Features 15 cause I did not get to try many & usability 5 as at the moment it makes a really good paper weight & there was no zero.

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Reviewer: Rhiain - London, UK
Date: 8th Dec 2007

I've had two Samsungs in the past so I brought this one & it's the best for me & the best phone for looking sleek!

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Reviewer: Rihanna Roseabelt - La, US
Date: 8th Dec 2007

Don't worry Saranyen from London, UK. My mother has this phone & it hasn't broke even while the dog had in its mouth, dropped in the bath, & always drops it on the floor it's the best! BYE.

PS the design is sleek & slim best in violet but could be a hint sleeker!

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Reviewer: Lisa - Bedfordshire, UK
Date: 8th Dec 2007

What a bunch of moaners. I have had this phone for about 6 months now & have had no problems with it what so ever. Yeah the inbox may be a bit rubbish but oh well ill live. Also there is nothing wrong with the design at all, if someone could name me a phone that looks better than this please tell me & I will look it to it.

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Reviewer: Rachel - Aberdeen, UK
Date: 7th Dec 2007

It's a decent enough phone. Had it for about a year almost & had no problems with it. Although the camera wasn't the best, no complaints really :).

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Reviewer: Fr - Australia
Date: 3rd Dec 2007

Well it is back to the shop for a replacement! It has a high pitched noise whilst using keypad & no battery life. Signal reception problems. No cracks though LOL. It is a great phone for its price but -I cannot stand the noise when I am just using keypad & am not playing sounds. That coupled with the battery & reception problems brings down its usability.

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Reviewer: Saranyen - London, UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2007

Hi everyone. I haven't actually bought the k1 yet but I have heard that its great & my mum said she would get it for me on Christmas. The one concern I have is about the screen cracking. Someone please reassure me that this won't happen.

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Reviewer: Saranyen - London, US
Date: 1st Dec 2007

I haven't actually bought the Motorola k1 yet but I have been searching up reviews such as these ones & I am very impressed by what I have read. My mum said I can only get the phone on Christmas & I can't wait.

The only thing that worries me is the reviews about the screen cracking & I would b most thankful if some1 could reassure me that that doesn't happen.

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Reviewer: Lewis Kirton - Hull, UK
Date: 30th Nov 2007

The plus points first, it looks great.

Okay, now for the rest of it. The mirror design is good in principle but it picks up grease so incredibly easy, & is therefore impossible to not make it look cheap. However, I have found it to be robust & for me it needs to be!

I don't know if this is isolated, but this is how I have found my phone. When you flip it open it hisses, which I am guessing is not a good start. Predictive text is awful as it does not remember your corrections for instance I have called my girlfriend peww instead of sleek, which got me into a little trouble. Furthermore, if it isn't already in the dictionary it is a really tiresome job to type that word in predictive.

Sometimes it simply refuses to send or receive calls or texts even though the reception bars are filled. Sometimes it simply shows no reception bars at all.

Time to time it will turn itself off as it does with my mate's krzr. Occasionally I will open my phone & be welcomed either by a white screen, or my screen saver will disappear, as it does with my mate's krzr.

It loses photos.

This phone is truly dreadful, the worst I have ever had the misfortune of owning & I had the Motorola cd90 a woeful phone. I cannot recommend strongly enough to NOT BUY THIS PHONE or even contemplate doing so.

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Reviewer: Kazz - UK
Date: 26th Nov 2007

I've had two Motorola's & liked this phone a lot. I've never had any problems with breakages or scratching even though the phone has been dropped several times! Calls are clear (my prime concern with a mobile phone! ), but would not rate the camera very highly. The software causes Microsoft some problems & I get a warning message on my screen saying that it may corrupt files if I proceed with loading it needless to say I stop at that point. As a phone & to text, it's just fine. Don't buy it for camera or music.

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Reviewer: Motokrzy - UK
Date: 26th Nov 2007

EXCELLENT! The PERFECT PHONE FOR ME! I HAVE HAD A Motorola IN the PAST (C650), BUT AFTER GETTING THIS ONE, IT'S AMAZING! DO NOT LISTEN TO the REVIEWS ABOUT the SCREEN GETTING CRACKED BECAUSE IT doesn't! I WOULD HIGHLY recommend THIS FOR anyone & EVERYONE. GET IT!

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Reviewer: Andrew Billard - UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2007

Would be a good Phone if the screen hadn't cracked very poor design give it a miss.

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Reviewer: Emilym - Leinster, Ireland
Date: 22nd Nov 2007

This phone is really bad! It has rubbish memory, terrible games, horrible screen colour, the camera goes all blurred, it's pretty dear & the colour of the phone goes all light & horrible! I am advising you defiantly not to get this phone! Mine is in terrible condition & I have had it 3 days it's so going back.

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Reviewer: Tali - Ontario, Canada
Date: 21st Nov 2007

This phone is rubbish. My screen broke within my first 2 weeks & I am stuck with it until my contract ends. You can protect it with your life, & it will still break. Do not fall for its sleek design, especially kids! I suggest any of the Sony Ericsson.

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Reviewer: Gareth Stewart - UK
Date: 12th Nov 2007

I first saw this phone about a year ago & didn't like the look of it but when I went to a phone shop & seen it in real life I loved it straight away (so I persuaded my parents to get it for Xmas for me. It is very compact & trendy looking.

The features on it are great! 2 mpxl camera & video recorder, photo frames & effects, emotions, art & text. The video is the best I have ever had. The only thing that disappointed me about this phone is that there is no flash! Although you can set it to night mode it does make a difference if it's dark but could be a bit better. Transfer photos onto your computer using the USB cable the MP3 is great very clear & you can set your favourite song as your ringtone. Expandable memory, security to set passwords on yr messages, contacts, anything you want!

Was so delighted with it then something happened to the plastic bit over the screen, completely my own fault but was devastated!

Best phone ever had love it! Buy it, it is fantastic.

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Reviewer: Lesley-anne - UK
Date: 12th Nov 2007

Have had this phone since the end of April & absolutely love it. It's my third Motorola & can't fault it. Apart from the screen being easily covered in fingerprints (but has to be expected from a mirror finish) it looks stunning.

I have never had a problem with broken screens, even when I dropped it on my concrete slabs outside the house (oops! ) nothing but a scrape on the corner it fell on as expected when dropped from that height!

Great quality camera, good sound quality for ringtones & easy to use. I like how you can take a picture with the phone shut using the outer screen as a viewfinder (handy for taking pictures of you & your friends so you can see what's going on).

It can be difficult to get used to if you have not got experience with Motorola as when I first changed to Motorola from Nokia all those years ago, I found it difficult.
Easy to text, use the camera & call. If you text fast, it does take a while for the writing to catch up with what you've typed, but otherwise it has everything I would look for in a phone.

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Reviewer: G Reynolds - Glasgow, UK
Date: 12th Nov 2007

Like others I loved this phone, but after 3 phones & 3 broken screens I finally gave up. Vodafone kept telling me I MUST have dropped this. I didn't. They told me that it was hitting things in my pocket, which it wasn't.

The point is, even if the phone had been knocking against my keys it should have been strong enough for this. So I traded for the new RAZR, which also has a ridiculously oversized glass screen, which also broke.

I finally managed to trade (down! ) to the W510, which has exactly the same software but with a far smaller external screen, three months on & not a single problem.

Don't buy Motorola's consumer phones, buy their business phones!

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Reviewer: Irwin Lazarus - India
Date: 11th Nov 2007

I have been using the Motorola Krzr K1 for about a year now. It has been fabulous. The pictures are extremely perfect, the voice conversation very clear & overall a beautiful design & I love it! No problems.

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Reviewer: Brad - UK
Date: 5th Nov 2007

Aweful phone.

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Reviewer: Chris - UK
Date: 25th Oct 2007

This is my second KRZR1, I originally had the phone for a year before the screen cracked. Due to the little button tale thing that's on the carry pocket you get with the phone, pressing against the screen.

Regarding the blank screen, that's only happened to me once. This was (as I was told by a forum on the KRZR1 website) due to pressure being applied to the phone. For example, it being left in your back pocket of your tight fitting jeans. After turning the phone off & taking out the battery & then sticking it back in sorted it out & I never had the problem again.

Saying that, I have to say, this phone is very robust & pretty touch. When the screen did break I was heart broken, & insisted that I got another one.

Love the design & the functionality, that if you do some playing around with the settings, are easy to work with.

All round, a fantastic phone that looks great & is a load of fun.

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Reviewer: Linda Christofinis - London, UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2007

I've had this phone since the beginning of May, only a couple of hiccups, the first is I recorded my own ring tone which I haven't changed but I once received a call & it was a completely different ring tone to what I'd recorded & the tone wasn't even in my phone. The second thing was I was composing a text & wanted to insert a picture & I suddenly had the option of adding a graphic, lots of pictures there which was great but I haven't been able to gain access to it again.

No flaws with the glass, just the grubby fingerprints all the time. Overall I am more than happy with this phone.

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Reviewer: Jonathan - London, UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2007

I've had this phone for about a week now, & I am very impressed.

It looks amazing, & in general, is a brilliant phone.

It includes all the features you would expect to find in a modern phone; Bluetooth, Internet enabled, picture messaging, e-mails, camera which takes pictures & shoots videos, MP3 player, games & more.

The camera quality is OK, & the speaker plays clear music.

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Reviewer: Emma - US
Date: 18th Oct 2007

OK, same thing happened to me. I baby the phone because I heard about the cracks but today, all of the sudden, the screen is white! I turned it on & off several times but still nothing! I am so mad because I just got the phone a month ago. Hopefully my provider will allow me to trade it in.

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Reviewer: Sara Varey - UK
Date: 18th Oct 2007

The KRZR 1 is my 5th Motorola & I love it almost unconditionally, however I agree with previous comments regarding fingerprints & racking. The fascia always looks mucky, no matter how many times I wipe it & the front glass has cracked twice (admittedly, I did drop it, but my husband had the same experience, without being a klutz, there seems to be an inherent weakness in the design). You can get a replacement front fitted at any shop that does phone repairs - no need to send it away - it costs £15 -£20. Due for an upgrade next month & may just choose the same again. I am a Motorola junkie, I admit!

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Reviewer: Tina - Surrey, Canada
Date: 15th Oct 2007

Well I was really disappointed when I heard my boyfriend got me this for my Birthday. But it's not so bad. I just hate how there are 2 MP3. One doesn't have enough space. However, the camera is great & its better quality than the other RAZR. It won't brake as easily as the other one would, it's very cute looking. Overall, I don't mind having this!

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Reviewer: Chris - Dereham, UK
Date: 12th Oct 2007

Well, I've had my KRZR K1 for 12 months & had no problems - just the odd irritation! It's the only phone I know that will fit in the little 'ticket pocket' in the right-front of my jeans which is a brilliant place to keep a phone. The speaker peeks out of the top of the pocket so it's always loudly audible & the vibe is good too. It lasts about 3 days on a charge & it came with a mini SD card (supplied by O2) so it's got loads of memory for messages. It does annoy me that it is possible to accidentally cancel an incoming call by pressing one of the external buttons when pulling it out of my pocket & I can't find a way of re-assigning or disabling the external buttons. I don't normally use the camera function - although when I have the results are quite good for a toy camera. The phone has good sound quality in-call & the hands-free is good. The voice command recognition is very good indeed so long as ambient noise is reasonable & the entry in the phone book you're asking it to recognise is reasonably intelligible (no abbreviations & irregular spellings! ). I change my phone annually & I am due a change now & I'll probably get another one of these.

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Reviewer: Reds - Trinidad And Tobago
Date: 11th Oct 2007

I bought this phone about two months now & it works well. I would recommend this phone to anyone who wants a stylish phone with plenty of features. The only feature that I do not like is that if I want to add a particular ring tone to a contact, the contact has to be saved on the phone & not the SIM card.

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Reviewer: James Hampton - Maidenhead, US
Date: 9th Oct 2007

It's good. I don't own this phone but I have used a friends & it was pretty good. He had owned it for several months & no trouble at all. The games graphics were amazing, 100 percent. The video & camera were also good, no swipes while moving the phone. It looks & feels awesome (great blue colour in & out) & the external screen is very flashy & protective, no scratches. While sending through Bluetooth, it does not take long. The signal is enjoyable & not crackly. Texting is difficult at first but you a just to it.

I don't see how there are so many complainer writers here, this phone is great. I would recommend this phone to anyone who wants a non-expensive flashy phone with plenty of features. I am getting one myself for Christmas for only £90 plus £10 airtime package from Orange. Right now I own a brick, the Nokia 3510i, piece of rubbish.

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Reviewer: Elgin - Philippines
Date: 7th Oct 2007

I like it & preferred than buying the 5300 in Nokia. I think I made a good choice. It's just lacks some features especially flash & other applications. I don't have any problem yet. But there's just one thing I noticed. Sometimes, when sending images through Bluetooth, the screen blank out. I thought it restarted like a computer. But it's fine & never experienced again. Motorola should have upgraded it into larger QVGA screen with million true colours & fingerprints resistant. Above all. It's good. Perfect design.

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Reviewer: Nikki - UK
Date: 6th Oct 2007

I have had nothing but trouble since I got this phone. I bought it because I actually liked the look of it & the shiny fascia was very appealing. However, for the first few weeks it kept shutting down & cutting off for no reason. The only way of getting it to work again was to plug the charger in & charge it for a few seconds. I took it back to the shop but they said that there was nothing wrong with it & that this was just one of the design problems with Motorola. If they know this, then why do they not sort it out? What a complete waste of time. To top it off, today I noticed a huge crack in the outside glass screen which has now ran across the whole screen. I have been so careful to look after this phone. I kept it in a protective case & never dropped it of anything. What I don't understand is how on earth the crack appeared when I used it last night it was not there but by the morning the screen looks like it has been stamped on. I am so upset & disappointed. It is not covered by the warranty so I have to choose to pay to have it fixed or just get a new (different) phone. By all accounts, I wish I had read the reviews on this site before buying it. I would not have wasted my money. I would advise others to buy something else.

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Reviewer: Judith Hickman - Shrewsbury, UK
Date: 4th Oct 2007

I have had my K1 for 6 days now. It has then this long to get the battery to last more than 12 hours. Last night I set the alarm which didn't go off. When I checked to see why, the screen had gone blank & would not switch on again.

Also my phone does not like some numbers in my phone book. I have two numbers which it will not call or text. Anybody else have this problem?

I really like this phone & do not want to change it, but if it won't call the people in my phone book, then it's not going to be of any use.

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Reviewer: Graham - Sheffield, UK
Date: 29th Sep 2007

This is an absolutely wicked phone. I have got it on contract & for some reason I have got a call time counter which tells me how many minutes I have used but it doesn't have a message counter. I have to delete some of my outbox, when it gets full but then how do I know how many messages I have used in that month? If anybody can help please leave your comment. Thank you.

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Reviewer: A. Ireland - US
Date: 25th Sep 2007

Cool looking phone, but after having it for 10 days a crack appeared in the screen. No it was not dropped. T-Mobile was no help, said they could not take it back because it was damaged. Called Motorola they said they would repair it, if I shipped it to them. After reading similar problems here this must be a design flaw.

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Reviewer: Liam Lockett - Essex, UK
Date: 23rd Sep 2007

A few months ago my mum bought the pink version of this phone on the release date. I must admit I was quite impressed with its shiny fascia, but then I opened it only to remember it was a Motorola to be quite honest Motorola couldn't have made this phone more awkward if they had tried.

Also if you buy it remember the front is made of glass as my mum dropped it & the whole front smashed off. Besides it still working I wouldn't recommend it unless you keep your phone safe like it's your life because a little tap in your pocket & the glass front is chipped & the phone looks scruffy.

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Reviewer: Sam - Dartford, UK
Date: 22nd Sep 2007

I don't KNOW WHY EVERYONE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THIS PHONE. I have dropped it a few times, & the screen has not cracked. The inbox size for texts is huge, my 512 micro SD works brilliantly.

The camera & image quality is IMMACULATE, especially when blown up onto a PC. The volume is loud, voice recognition works very well & buttons respond quickly after being pressed, battery life isn't bad, GRAPHICS like when you send a text ACTUALLY LOOK WICKED & it looks stunning, best phone I ever owned.

ONLY DOWNSIDES maybe is fingerprints are very visible on it, speaker is on underside of phone at bottom so if it's in your pocket it can be hard to hear it ringing because the speakers muffled & it takes AGES to navigate through pictures, videos & audio if you haven't got them named or organised properly.

All in all I feel very proud pulling this phone out of my pocket.

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Reviewer: Meloof - UK
Date: 21st Sep 2007

I have had this phone for 12 months now & I haven't really looked after it, I.e. I have dropped it a couple of times but I haven't had so much as a scratch on the glass cover. I had a micro SD card supplied with it also (maybe courtesy of O2).

A couple of things went wrong on it, one time I couldn't hear anyone on the other end & the other, it wouldn't tell me who my missed call was off (or even that I had one) but I just complained to O2 & they sent me a new one, done. Think this phone is perfectly fine.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 18th Sep 2007

I originally loved this phone when I first got it approx 2 months ago & nothing happened to the screen it was in my jeans pocket & steamed up no idea why because it was a nice day. Well Motorola have said it's not under warrantee because it is water damaged. If it only takes this to cause water damage I will go back to my old Nokia this has been through washing machine several times & still works! Will not by buying any more Motorola's!

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Reviewer: Robert Hirst - UK
Date: 12th Sep 2007

My wife got one for her birthday 6 months ago. About an hour ago it just shattered from a 2 inch drop onto a very thick rug. Glass outer is smashed & screen is cracked from end to end. Personally I would class this as a fundamental design flaw. To all those people saying it only happens from mistreatment, I hope you remember those words when your phone is destroyed by a minor incident which would not affect any other phone I have ever encountered & don't even think about getting this phone on pay as you go unless you get some very comprehensive insurance.

But I'll mention the 6 months it worked for, since I am typing. We bought it & I got her wireless Bluetooth headphones, big memory card, etc, but the MP3 features are absolute rubbish, they sound awful & track lists are a chore to create, plus it chokes on more than 30 characters in a song title & doesn't play WMA on the pay as you go provider we got it with for 'licensing reasons'. The camera is awful, makes you wonder why they bothered.

All I can say is making mobile phones out of glass is absolute genius. I bet they were laughing for a week when they thought of that one. If you're looking for a phone on a pay as you go contract, I recommend anyone who feels like pouring £200 ($400) down the drain.

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Reviewer: Hank - Canada
Date: 12th Sep 2007

In general I like the phone. However after I bought a 2G micro SD Flash Memory card I could not make it work. Motorola does not have a site where I can download the driver for the phone. No where in the specification mentioned about the maximum capacity for the memory slot.

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Reviewer: Melanie - Grimsby, UK
Date: 11th Sep 2007

Have the phone 6 months, keep it is a leather case, just noticed yesterday that guest what? I also have a crack in the front screen. I am gutted as I love this phone & was planning to keep it when the contract ran out. I am not sure now. I suppose I will have to join the giant line at the car phone warehouse to have it mended.

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Reviewer: Ajayghosh - Trivandrum, India
Date: 11th Sep 2007

Recently I own a Motorola KRZR K1. But I don't know how to delete a picture I have taken with it. If anybody knows this option, please let me know at the earliest.

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Reviewer: Deborah - UK
Date: 10th Sep 2007

Was very impressed when I 1st got this phone, but now, 2 months later, like so many others, the screen has cracked! Extremely bad design fault!

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Reviewer: Warren - Plymouth, UK
Date: 4th Sep 2007

Fantastic looking phone, but after I received 15 text messages the memory was full, apart from that it's okay, the screen marks up really easy & all I seem to do is clean the front screen. If you can't run with the big dogs don't wee wee up tall trees.

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Reviewer: Jamie Forester - UK
Date: 4th Sep 2007

This phone is brilliant, buy it.

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Reviewer: Lubna - Essex, UK
Date: 2nd Sep 2007

Trust me don't get this phone it's so rubbish! There's nothing good about it!

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Reviewer: Kieran - Gillingham, UK
Date: 29th Aug 2007

I got this phone today & it is a great phone the features aren't as well laid out as my old Nokia 5300 but I prefer it. The camera is great it doesn't freeze if you spin around & just give it a quick wipe with a cloth & the smudges come right off on the inside the buttons don't scratch it if you wipe it they come straight off get this phone & look after it.

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Reviewer: Dan - London, UK
Date: 27th Aug 2007

Good phone, a top buy.

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Reviewer: Darren - Canada
Date: 25th Aug 2007

What the heck? the screen cracked after 24 hours! Just put it in my pocket & sat in my truck. Pulled it out & it was cracked. I have never cracked other phone covers & I am hard on phones. But the fact is if we are talking about it means it's a big problem & should be looked after by Motorola, or am I just blowing smoke out of you know where?

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Reviewer: Tanya - US
Date: 18th Aug 2007

Its a top phone, great signal & quality.

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Reviewer: Conor - Manchester, UK
Date: 11th Aug 2007

This phone is a girls phone, I got it for my birthday cos I thought it was a good phone but I was mislead there is one game on it & it is appalling there are hardly any features on this phone I want another.

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Reviewer: Robyn - Vancouver, Canada
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

My face plate began cracking for no apparent reason as well & then it actually shattered from very little pressure. So this seems to be a problem with a few of them. They won't honour it on warranty because they label it as 'physical damage' & the cost of repairing it does not appear to be worth it. Too bad because other than this - I loved the phone, it was perfect.

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Reviewer: E Cameron - Norwich, UK
Date: 1st Aug 2007

I hate this phone, I have only had it about 6 months & I drove my car over it, dropped it in the sea & left it in the oven for 45 mins by mistake & know the bloddy thing won't work. I really can't believe it! I am going to buy a a tin can & put some string in the end. It may not work quite as well when I need to make calls, but at least it won't break so easily. All in all a bit of a let down for me.

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Reviewer: Andrew - UK
Date: 1st Aug 2007

Nice quality camera, but features very average, hard to text & inside screen gets marked by keys every time it's closed, best to look for another.

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Reviewer: Debz - UK
Date: 30th Jul 2007

Posted one back in March when I got the phone decided it's an awful phone & I am having every single one of the problems everyone else has listed on here. Cracked for absolutely no reason what so ever, grrr.

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Reviewer: Andy - UK
Date: 25th Jul 2007

NICE LOOKING MOBILE, BUT HARD TO TEXT & SMALL SCREEN WITHOUT FLASH, ALTHOUGH CAMERA VERY GOOD.

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Reviewer: Anon - Hastings, New Zealand
Date: 21st Jul 2007

Hello! I got my phone 3 or 4 weeks ago. I like it but I am not very happy with the camera. I get all these colours showing on the screen when the camera is operating. Is that in the phone or is it just my phone. Can anyone help me? & I don't know why the battery runs out so fast. Can someone tell me why?

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Reviewer: Martin Deeprose - N Wales, UK
Date: 18th Jul 2007

Plus points, it is perfect size for a girl (or lady), looks nice, some features same as V3, well built (except 4 glass cover apparently).

Negative points, menus not intuitive (or even vaguely obvious), screen smaller than V3, casing shows every fingerprint & smudge, camera options not very useful.

Overall, a bit of a let down.

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Reviewer: Sharon - Bath, UK
Date: 17th Jul 2007

I had this phone originally as an upgrade for a RAZR & I have loved it that was until I damaged the screen & had to get a replacement.

My original KRZR K1 had everything it should have & the most used feature on it was the voice commands. I think they are brilliant & was the main reason I upgraded to it. However, the replacement for my broken handset had no voice commands on it at all, so I called my service provider (Orange) & reported it. After a week of technical investigations I was told it was a fault & they would replace it. I have now had three replacements all with the voice commands missing. This has taken six weeks from my original replacement & today I have spoken to the service provider only to be told that the replacements I have received are all using the latest software update & that the voice commands have been removed from the software because of problems with their functionality. I am certain that if this were the case then Motorola would have issued a statement saying that Voice Commands were no longer a feature of this phone or any other KRZR, but they are still including this function on all of the KRZR K1 sales information.

I am so angry that I am now left with something that doesn't do what I bought it to do & rue the day I damaged my original & completely functioning, lovely phone!

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Reviewer: Caitlin Donahue - US
Date: 15th Jul 2007

Don't even get me started on this phone. The first month I had it I got a crack in the right corner. I was upset but it wasn't that noticeable. Second month I dropped my phone onto a rug from a few inches & an entire crack went up the phone. Still upset but I got over it. Next week another crack going across the phone. Even more upset. TODAY I took out my phone to call someone & the glass is literally shattered it goes across the entire phone with hundreds of cracks throughout the entire phone. It is hideous. Now to ADD to the disgusting front face, not one person can ever hear me on the phone. Talking on speaker is almost impossible. I have never been on the phone with someone without them going 'Caitlin your phone is rubbish'. Now, lets talk about how my phone won't stay alive from 10 in the morning until 12 at night, literally. This phone is the WORST. It's cute, until the screen shatters. Which it will!

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Reviewer: Hayley - UK
Date: 14th Jul 2007

I ordered the KRZR pink online a couple of days ago & I am getting it delivered in two days & since then everyone has been telling me how rubbish it is but judging by your comments it's about how well you look after it some of you have said that its terrible but that is probably because you've dropped it on the floor or your screen has cracked. The only couple of things that put me off was the memory but I am sure I will find a cheap 1G memory card somewhere & also the fascia could get really dirty & smudged because of the metallic glass look but that's nothing much to worry about I suppose! So bearing in mind that Motorola phones always turn out to be rubbish I am quite happy with my choice, Thanks your comments have really helped me.

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Reviewer: Josh - UK
Date: 14th Jul 2007

Hi Guys,

I love my K1, admittedly my front screen cracked after just 2 days & I have no idea how it done it? I am a very careful user, it was kept in a pouch to protect it, I took it out to make a call & noticed a tiny hairline crack which just got bigger & bigger.

I hadn't dropped it or been heavy handed with it, I think perhaps the glass coating they use is not to a great standard or they have a lot of them already with invisible cracks that just get bigger with use.

Overall its a great phone, easy to use, comfortable & sleek.

I recommend this phone to all, but don't be surprised if your screen cracks on its own too, they can easily be replaced anyway so its no biggie.

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Reviewer: Dougie Poynter - City, UK
Date: 11th Jul 2007

It was like WHACK! Man. Get this phone!

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Reviewer: Stefan - Toronto, Canada
Date: 10th Jul 2007

I love this phone! I got it for my 12th birthday. You guys are careless for not taking care of your phone.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 10th Jul 2007

This is the first phone I have owned that is not a Nokia & I absolutely love it. Took a few days to get used to working it but its the best phone I have had so far. It looks incredible, & so far I've had no problems at all. I'd definitely recommend it to people.

It has excellent battery life & the battery meter is accurate & predictable so it's hard to get caught short, it also charges very quickly which is handy.

It has loads of functions, all of which are easy to access & use. It's also very easy to personalise the phone when you first get it which really helps with getting to grips with the phone.

Excellent phone in all ways. Highly recommended.

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Reviewer: Suzanne - UK
Date: 10th Jul 2007

Whoever said you can't delete music obviously didn't look because if you go on your song & click options you can click manage & then you find A DELETE button! Please try using eyes this phone is minted, if you drop it your careless. Cya l8er

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Reviewer: Abbie - Middlesborough, UK
Date: 9th Jul 2007

I just got this phone in pink & am thrilled with it, the camera is great, & after turning the predictive text off it seems like a fabulous phone. Buy one now.

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Reviewer: Shanna C. - US
Date: 8th Jul 2007

This is my second phone since February. & no, my screen isn't cracked or anything, I haven't had any problems with that. My MP3 player freezes when it searches for songs on my phone & memory card. This is the reason I exchanged it in the first place. Also when I try to use Bluetooth, I can't go to connections to search for a handset. & also when I leave my phone open & the screen saver turns on, it freezes & I have to take out the battery to turn it off. I am sorry but for how much I paid for this phone, it needs to be a lot better than what it is.

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Reviewer: Megan - US
Date: 6th Jul 2007

Hi everyone. I was thinking of buying this phone but all off you have truly put me off. Maybe you DID crack the phone & it didn't just happen?

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 5th Jul 2007

Is the camera & MP3 player good on this thing. Can someone please answer this. I would be very grateful if you can.

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Reviewer: Theresa Tay - Ghana
Date: 5th Jul 2007

I've had this phone for six months. No problem whatsoever. Those of you complaining about cracked screens & all that, I just think it may be your inability to take care of stuff. It's a good phone & it works just fine for me. LOL.

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Reviewer: James Smyth - UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

Amazing Phone, cool blue design (black also very nice). Easy to use texting, camera & video. It has a poor memory but a 1GB Micro SD Memory card can be bought cheaply. I would recommend this phone to anybody.

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Reviewer: Andy - London, UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

I've had my KRZR for about 3 months & it's great. I immediately bought a carry case from Amazon for under a fiver (less than 10 bucks to our American friends who are reading this) & have not had any troubles with it. Coverage is good, style is excellent, I can store loads of photos of my kids on it, & because I look after it there are no cracked screens! Oh, & on a full charge it lasts for days. Also, loads of people that I meet in my work have them, so it's popular too. Buy one!

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Reviewer: Geoff T - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

Sleek, cool, stylish.

This phone is all about looks, but it's a decent, modern phone too. Yes, the big drawback is the glass front, it gets smudged like 'krzy' & can be cracked if you drop it or don't have a decent case. The cobalt blue model is simply gorgeous to look at & the external status LED's concealed in the glass faceplate are ingenious.

In terms of features, the KRZR is on par with most slim phones out there. The internal memory is slim but a $20 SD card will make it a full 1 Gig, enough for hours of MP3's or ripped DVD's. The new trend of companies selling the headset, mini-USB cable, & software separately is painfully present but not deal-breaking, what's another $20 for something barely larger than an iPod Nano with as much memory & doubles as a video player & phone?

The menus on the standard model, unlocked of course, are about what you'd expect from the RAZR, 635i or anything else from the same maker. The sound of the speakerphone is excellent & voice-dialing is robust.

Get this phone & splurge $40 on a KRZR case & the cable/headset package & you won't be disappointed. Another $20 for a micro-SD card at any non-Best-Buy computer store makes this a 1 Gig media player. Oh, & don't buff the shiny faceplate with your jacket's zipper.

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Reviewer: Emma Williams - Swansea, UK
Date: 30th Jun 2007

I knocked my phone once & the back of the phone broke off. I pulled my phone out of my handbag today & it has a huge crack in the glass. There wasn't anything hard in my bag, didn't knock it, just an everyday situation. I cancelled my insurance as I hadn't used it once after 4 months, I don't know what my rights are now. I just want to full on cancel my contract what a depressingly breakable phone & I am too scared to use it.

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Reviewer: Rebelscum - Toronto, Canada
Date: 28th Jun 2007

Had a RAZR V3I, which got stolen. No worries. By then I was sick of it anyway. Went into stores desperately looking for a replacement phone. Bought a Samsung A800 slide phone. LOVED the big screen, easy camera & overall look. Had it for 2 days before I started noticing flaws. Plastic build made it feel flimsy, camera not very powerful & call quality was rubbish & got progressively worse. Eventually gave up & went back to the store, where moaned very loudly until they took it back. Bought the KRZR K1 instead. $20 more. INFINITELY better, in every respect. Also INFINITELY better than my old RAZR. LOVE this phone. I have an Ipod, so I don't use the MP3 player & I don't care about WAP browsers & I don't need the über-high-rez screen. I just want the phone to look good, work well & do what it's designed to do as well as possible. This KRZR K1 does all that. I'll never leave Moto for Samsung again. Until Sammy comes out with a metal build, 2mp camera phone with EDGE & a sleek case :).

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Reviewer: Kathryn Rickenback - Pittsburgh, US
Date: 25th Jun 2007

Not impressed with this phone. I purchased it because of sleek design & features (especially liked that it had a speaker phone).

My screen cracked after 9 days. I took it back to the store where they had told me I could return it for 15 days for ANY reason. I was told that I could not return it because it wasn't in 'like new' condition. How about stating that when you sell it to the customer? the girl had said I could return it for ANY reason within 15 days. Well, clearly not if the phone has a design definitely this thing around for another 2 years I'd rather have the crack covered).

What really upset me was the way I was treated by the sales assistant when I went to return the phone. He told me that if I bought a TV & cracked the screen that I would be able to return it (a statement I do not agree with). I told him that I did not abuse or neglect the phone or do something to purposely crack the screen. I told him the reason I was returning the phone was because I didn't like the performance of the phone & that the crack was now another incentive to take it back (come on, I only had it 9 days). He then told me that if I purchased a car & crashed it, I wouldn't be able to return it. I explained to him once again (this time not so nicely) that I hadn't thrown the phone or done something to purposely crack it. I was insulted that he spoke to me the way he did & found it belittling that he thought I couldn't tell the difference between a definitely part.

I told a manager what this employee had said to me. He said it was unacceptable that this individual spoke to me this way, but did not offer me any sort of compensation to repair customer relations & the employee was not reprimanded because I didn't know his name (although I knew the individual who had helped me before this man who I am sure could have identified the culprit. They do work together in the same store.)

I can't stand that I can't delete the stupid definitely comes out of the mouth piece when you put it on speaker mode. For some odd reason, the ear piece stops emitting sound when you put it on speaker phone.

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Reviewer: Shane Smith - Brandon, Canada
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

I have had this phone for 3 months now. I don't know what all you guys are talking about having cracks in your screen. Maybe you shouldn't put a phone that has a glass front in your pocket with keys & loose change? My phone is scratch free & crack free after 3 months. Only problem I have had is that it is very touching with the use of vista. Sometimes it will recognize the phone & sometimes it won't.

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Reviewer: Alison - Bacup, UK
Date: 22nd Jun 2007

Have to say that I have only had this phone 2 days & I am really pleased with it, not used predictive text before so am getting used to it, upgraded from a sharp GXI that I had for almost 3 yrs, hope this phone lasts as long, bit worried about all the comments about cracked glass but I am a gentle user so will see what happens, chose this phone partly because of its looks & feel. I don't like the chunky phones that feel like bricks, I am going through the user manual with a fine tooth comb & having a good play with all the features.

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Reviewer: Juan - US
Date: 21st Jun 2007

I've bought the KRAZR since it came out & the Screen hasn't cracked so I guess I got Lucky. LOL Well it's a great phone!

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Reviewer: Cameron Hutson - Barnsley, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2007

I got this phone for my birthday & I have had it for 2 months now & the screen hasn't cracked once. I wouldn't recommend it to any one who works on a building site the poor 20730kb internal memory but you can easily bye 1GB or 512MB cars from comet for less then £20 & that is not a lie. I would like it to be a bit quicker cos you can have a really long list of things on your phone that you want you get though & it doesn't keep up with you it will get you there in the end though. I would recommend this phone to kids.

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Reviewer: Andrew Runza - Newmarket, Canada
Date: 13th Jun 2007

I hate this phone. I dropped it in the water & now it doesn't work. They told me it was 200 meters waterproof. I am taking it back.

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Reviewer: Nikki - UK
Date: 12th Jun 2007

Well I've ordered this phone from the catalogue a few days ago & should be expecting it to arrive tomorrow, but to be honest, after reading all these reviews, I am beginning to get rather nervous in regards to this phone.

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Reviewer: Robert - UK
Date: 12th Jun 2007

I had it 3 weeks & then the screen cracked, I am gutted, don't buy this phone.

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Reviewer: Daniel Johnson - UK
Date: 4th Jun 2007

Great phone, best ever love it.

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Reviewer: Anna - Cornwall, UK
Date: 31st May 2007

Well guys you have definitely it seems the good points even up the bad. I am a tad worried about the whole screen cracking stuff but I agree with one comment about buying a case & not using it as a hammer LOL. I suppose you got to be careful with all phones. Well we will c what happens, I'm getting mine tomorrow will leave a review then thanks 4 the help ppl x.

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Reviewer: Lily Hughes - London, UK
Date: 31st May 2007

Not a good phone. Very little internal memory & you cannot delete the stuff already there so if you want to put music on it then you'd have to buy a memory card.

Phone often freezes to a white screen like the RAZRs do. Wouldn't recommend it.

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Reviewer: Manjot Bains - Ecuador
Date: 30th May 2007

Okay well I bought the phone. Absolutely adorable no one can resist. To all you other teens & fellow readers don't buy the phone. My story kind of goes like this:

I was really happy. I got my phone on my birthday of course id brag & tell everyone! Yeah. Then one of my friends came over & wanted to make a call to someone, she noticed a crack in the screen. She asked, 'Is this like your parent's old phone? '. I being angry said 'No! Not like you have a phone', she replied 'Well don't get angry just because there's a crack in your screen, takes a lot to put a crack in your mobile phone screen! '. I was shocked! MY PARENTS WERE GOING TO KILL ME! I returned it & the lady was nice so she totally understood what had happened. She told me many incidents like this occurred. Now I am happy with my LG chocolate. NO WORRIES WITH THIS ONE IT'S A KRZY PHONE!

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Reviewer: Andrew - Sheffield, UK
Date: 29th May 2007

Nice phone but beware if you have integrated hands-free system in your car as it won't work in mine, drops the Bluetooth link connection when call is answered Moto help desk no help at all.

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Reviewer: Claire - Leigh, UK
Date: 28th May 2007

I have had this phone for 2 months now & yet again I am another user who has the outer glass cracked even though it has not been knocked. The only other real fault is the lack of flash for the camera.

Unfortunately dead. But I don't think you can blame Motorola for that!

Can't decide now to stick with another KRZR or try something completely different.

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Reviewer: Matt - Peterborough, UK
Date: 23rd May 2007

I got 1 of these on contract at first I thought it was a nice phone until I started using it had basic Motorola software I also dropped it only a small way & the glass lens has got a nice crack all the way down it (who makes a phone with glass not plastic) Motorola made a descent looking phone the glass is the only let down.

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Reviewer: Jon - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 18th May 2007

I was attracted to the Motorola KRZR due to its size & appearance. Having always insured my phones, I have been fortunate to never lose or damage a phone. However the Motorola KRZR screen cracked while simply been in my jeans pocket. I would not recommend this phone to anyone wanting a durable phone or without adequate insurance.

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Reviewer: Ellie - UK
Date: 15th May 2007

I haven't had this phone for very long & this is my second one after a few hours of using my krzr it broke, stopped working completely. Not a good start.

I got my replacement I am still not happy with it.

It's a pretty phone, but not nice too use at all. it's just horrid. I can't think of two good things about it.

All that is good about it is that it has a reasonable speaker.

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Reviewer: Megan - UK
Date: 9th May 2007

HOW COME IT SAYS YOU CAN ONLY GET the PHONE IN SILVER & BLUE & I GOT IT IN BLACK the MEMORY ISNT VERY GOOD I don't KNOW HOW MUCH MEMORY CARD ARE 1GB MAYBE?

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Reviewer: Dan King - UK
Date: 9th May 2007

The reception of this phone is very bad. Can only hear background noise which is louder than user's voice.

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Reviewer: Mark Manning - Plymouth, UK
Date: 4th May 2007

I have two of these (ordered at the same time) & I am amazed by how many people have rated the features so highly. Firstly, it has no flash, not a big deal but if you're like me & own a digital camera then taking photos with a phone is mainly something reserved for nights out taking pics of your mates doing stupid things when drunk, no good with no flash. It has no task list, which is a basic feature of most phones. You cannot copy Java files to the phone, which means to install games or, in my case, install a Java Tasks app, you have to use wap which costs money. The iTAP system it uses is pretty awful too & while I am sure I'll get used to it the T9 system on other phones is much more intuitive.

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Reviewer: Lizzy - UK
Date: 2nd May 2007

I have just bought one of these phones but when I put in the sim card & replace battery turn on the phone it asks for the sim card.

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Reviewer: Craig Are - Keele, UK
Date: 2nd May 2007

Bought my phone over 4 months ago. Woke up yesterday & the glass on the front has a crack all the way down it. I didn't drop it or do anything out of the ordinary with it.

Took it back to the shop who said I must have dropped it. So, there is nothing I can do. Shame.

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Reviewer: Anom - Manchester, UK
Date: 1st May 2007

I got this phone today for my birthday! Got it for 100 quid should be 150 great bargain! Real good phone.

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Reviewer: Corey - Canada
Date: 1st May 2007

If your are considering this buy & live in Canada.using bell service.still no browsing features available, over two months late, I am not impressed.after all nothing like checking the weather on the run.

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Reviewer: Liz T - UK
Date: 27th Apr 2007

I got this as an upgrade from the RAZR. I am really pleased with it. I love the look, the mirror front & general appearance is so stylish. I also find texting so much better then the last Motorola I had & feel that Motorola are getting on a par with Nokia for easy texting. I would definitely the K3 next year when I upgrade again.

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Reviewer: Parul - US
Date: 23rd Apr 2007

It is such a fab phone to have, it has everything I need.

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Reviewer: Will - Waterfront Property, US
Date: 23rd Apr 2007

I have had this phone now for about a Month. I bought a clear acrylic cover because I like the looks of this phone all by itself. I then bought a 2gig micro memory card & a hands-free Bluetooth speaker gadget for the car.

I have connected this to my PC via USB. I am able to copy pictures & music without any problems at all. Vista sees this & opens the folders as though it were a removable drive. I have admin rights & choose to see hidden files & folders as well so I see it all.

I can convert movies to 3GP & watch them. There is no problem there either. I can use mp3s for ringtones so I can wait for the Motorola tools for a while longer.

Only thing I noticed that I don't like is the screen is very difficult to see while out doors & the keypad leaves an impression on the screen, which I have to wipe off every time I open the phone. It looks these folks used fingerprint oils to coat the keys.

No cracks or quirks at all as I can tell. I like the phone & every Bluetooth headset or device I try seems to like it too.

It's got a nice beat & it's easy to dance to. I give it an 8.5. Hoy bout you John?

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Reviewer: Mandy - Nottingham, UK
Date: 22nd Apr 2007

I am soooo glad I found this site! I wandered what I'd done wrong when I ended a call & saw a crack down the screen now I am convinced after reading reviews it is a design fault. My phone is only eight weeks old, I've never dropped it or knocked it I do not want to pay £40 for a new bit of glass! Let's hope Motorola sorts this fault out sooner than later.

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Reviewer: Darren Brown - Tyne & Wear, UK
Date: 21st Apr 2007

Bought my phone yesterday & happy enough with it although the Internet seems a bit slow. Also it gets covered with fingerprints quite easily. Apart from this it's OK. To remove the keypad tones, go into settings & then into ring styles. From here click detail & scroll down to key volume, click change & set volume to zero.

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Reviewer: Erwin - Malaysia
Date: 21st Apr 2007

Nice design esp. the glass. Need a soft handling though. For those who's wondering on how to turn off the beep keypad tones, well, go to setting - ring style - the detail - scroll to the bottom most list. It should be there the key volume. But got problem on personalising the home screen, every time I try to play with it, a box pop up saying that please try again later, still loading home screen. It feels like incomplete without thoroughly checking your hp, eh?

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Reviewer: Rach - UK
Date: 19th Apr 2007

I have had to phone a couple of days now & I think its ace. The best phone I have had.

To turn the key noise off go into profiles details then turn the key volume to 0 & the sound will stop.

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Reviewer: Manda - Australia
Date: 16th Apr 2007

I've had my KRZR for about 3 weeks, now, & nothing to complain about! I literally just copied the photos from my phone to the computer, & they are so fantastic - the picture quality is just amazing! I am so impressed with it. Although there are 2 things: I can't put any songs from itunes on the phone - which is where I get all my songs from & also, (its happened twice) sometimes when I am going through photos or my text messages, the screen will just go completely blank, with a black line repeatedly going through it. When I turn it off it fixed! Does this mean my phone is on the edge of breaking down? &! It SOMETIMES it can get Very slow & I actually thought it was frozen but it was just running slowly. I don't know, but the features are amazing! & its very cool looking to!

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Reviewer: Hannah - Hertfordshire, UK
Date: 12th Apr 2007

Bought this phone yesterday & I absolutely love it! Very snazzy. How do I get the sounds to go away every time I push a key? Very annoying! The outer mirror is also very useful, ha-ha!

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Reviewer: Ash - Australia
Date: 10th Apr 2007

The phone is absolutely fantastic. Everything is really easy to find & use. Voice commands are really great & simple, camera works really well & the blue tooth has a really clear signal. I also love the fact that you can take your photos off your phone & also add images onto the phone. I have also put some of my songs onto the phone because I found the ringtones won't the best.

Does anybody know how to turn of the key sounds? I really want to get rid of them.

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Reviewer: Bud - US
Date: 10th Apr 2007

Bought the phone, had it 20 minutes before the screen went blank. Took out & replaced the battery & now all the phone does is blink white & black. Returned it!

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Reviewer: Milly - Leeds, UK
Date: 8th Apr 2007

I think this phone is excellent! All the features are great but the camera is excellent. When I first got the phone I was unsure of how good it would be but I was presently surprised. The only thin that I was a bit unsure about was the design because the phone is so ultra-slim that I lost it & it was right down the side of the sofa. Overall this is an excellent phone!

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Reviewer: Phil - Lancashire, UK
Date: 3rd Apr 2007

Had the phone since November always carry it in pocket it gets full of dust at work but phone is in perfect order even the glass cover have even dropped it many times best phone have had to date.

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Reviewer: Graham Maclellan - Greenock, UK
Date: 29th Mar 2007

Do not buy, my screen cracked without dropping it or damaging it, very strange. Then the person in the shop says I dropped it, do not buy!

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Reviewer: Jack - UK
Date: 27th Mar 2007

I got my new KZKR 3 weeks ago as an upgrade. I was very impressed with the phone, particuarly the looks. Functions are good & as I am familiar with Motorola handsets it was very easy to get used to. Although I haven't (yet) experienced the cracked glass problems lots of people seem to be having, last night my phone simply 'died'. I didn't drop or abuse the phone (although I've sworn at it since - does that count as abuse? ) the screen simply blanked out to white with no sounds or functions available. Tried taking out battery, SIM etc but to no avail. Once battery is put back in, the HELLOMOTO logo appears (without sound jingle) then screen blanks out to white. Not able to turn off the phone unless you remove the battery. I am getting the phone replaced no problem, however has anybody else had this kind of problem?

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Reviewer: Tracy - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 25th Mar 2007

Took out a 12 month contract online for this phone & received it yesterday. So far, just been at home, playing about with it, the PC synching software is great, being able to edit length of tracks & also getting a USB cable with it is great too, saved me buying off eBay.

One thing with the phone though is I cannot seem to get the flash to work on the camera - it says there is a flash on this website but nothing in the manual about it?

I am really rather worried about all the comments on cracking glass - the phone looks I guess made me want to have it, but also a Motorola phones are sturdy & have a real solid feel to them but are stylish at the same time. I was replacing it from a Nokia 6111 in pink which felt too plasticky & I had a problem with the slide function & had to get another after only a few weeks. I am thinking of buying a protective cover for the phone anyway as the finger marks are already annoying me. I always keep my mobiles in a separate compartment of a handbag to avoid scratches & also always have insurance so I will be careful with this phone.

If anyone can advise on the flash though that would be great, I thought it may even be automatic I.e. If not enough light but no!

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Reviewer: Dave - UK
Date: 24th Mar 2007

My wife bought this phone from a very well known mobile phone retail shop in Liverpool UK less than a month ago. She purchased a padded draw string bag to protect it from the same shop & was so pleased with her new purchase she wouldn't let any one else use it or even touch it!

She had it in her coat pocket in the bag & pulled it out & low & behold the front screen is cracked from top to bottom. She swears blind she has not bumped it whatsoever & she does not tell lies.

We took it back to the shop & the assistant proceeded to accuse my wife of damaging the phone (using a pair of scissors in a stabbing motion to show the way it could have happened!) & denying that the sale of goods act covers her purchase in any shape or form.

I apologized to the growing queue of people behind us & all they said it's OK. We are returning phones too!

If anyone out there is thinking of buying this phone, think carefully as all the people on this website have deep regrets about the way they have been treated by Motorola or the shop they purchased it from as we do now & we do not want you to have to suffer the embarrassment we had to endure pointing out this obvious design fault in front of a shop full of trusting customers like we once were!

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Reviewer: Ali Kefeli - Raleigh Nc, US
Date: 23rd Mar 2007

Hello everybody, I am writing this comment not from UK but from USA. I got my Motorola KRZR last February from Cingular in USA. 3 days later, one of my friends called me. I took it out from my pocket. No cracks, no nothing. Everything is fine. I talked to my friend for 30 seconds & hung up. Then I saw the CRACK ON the outer SCREEN. No dropping, no scratching, no throwing. Just talking on the phone is enough for the screen to CRACK! I knew about the cracking problems before I bought the KRZR, but I thought it wouldn't happen to me. If you are planning on getting a KRZR, think again! You DO NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING to get that screen CRACKED. I am an engineer & can assure you that's a design fault. I contacted Cingular to get it replaced. Guess what they said? I dropped it & that's why it cracked & warranty doesn't cover physical damage. I am sorry but I know what I did what I did not. I am waiting for a recall from Motorola.

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Reviewer: Kirstie - Bristol, UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2007

When my old Motorola (the v620) died after 2 years of use (the screen light died for anyone wondering), I was anxious to get a phone but didn't want to settle for one of the ugly Nokia/Sony Ericsson phones the market was inundated with. I wasn't overly keen on the RAZR because it's so wide & flat it feels out of proportion in my hand (I have stupidly small hands). But I am familiar with Motorola's, so wanted to wait for their next design. So when the RAZR came out I was over the moon, & made the shift from PAYG to contract (£30 student with Orange) as that was all it was available on.

For the first month or so I loved it. Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful phone, but it's not made for anyone that doesn't live in a padded room.

My first annoyance with it is that unlike my old Motorola, if I am sending a message to several recipients, it automatically changes an SMS to a MMS, which means that if I am texting someone with a basic or old phone, that they can't receive it. (Not great when you're organising a meeting).

Secondly, although it's beautiful & shiny when in the shops, the second you use it you get grubby fingerprints on it (no matter how clean your hands are) which gets harder & harder to clean as time goes by. You must get camera lens/glasses clothes as it scratches very easily I found.

the screen cracked about 2 months in. Literally in my pocket. Not even tight jeans, but loose cotton cargo pants with nothing else in the pocket. I was devastated. Mainly because the crack went right across the glass in front of the camera thus rendering that useless.

There is a very noticeable buzzing noise, like a bee, that comes from the keypad when you're using it. I presume this to be the processor or something as it sounds similar to a laptops whining. I am not sure if that is a fault with it, but certainly an observation.

Lastly, when I went to access my text messages yesterday, I couldn't get into my inbox, outbox or drafts. I could get into the text message menu, but the second I selected one of those options it freezes, & you have to switch it off & restart it. It's extremely frustrating, as I am a student & so most of our social communication is by text & I can't read them. It also doesn't tell me when I have a & voicemail message, as that comes under those options. If someone calls you & leaves an answer phone message it doesn't come up as a missed call for some reason, so I have to keep ringing my voicemail to see if I have any messages.

I thought it was letting me send texts, as id managed to write one, & select the name but the second I pressed send it shut itself down again.

I am currently trying to get that fault sorted out through Orange care which I pay an extra £6/month for. Appalled at their service as their diagnostics department is yet to get back to me (they tried to send me a sim update to clear it, which obviously didn't work as I couldn't open it). It is a nightmare because my contract has little talk time but compensates for that with 1000 texts, which I can't use! & if they have to take my phone in, they'll charge me £15 admin fees, (more if they insist that the cracked screen has caused it), & I have no idea how I'll get a replacement phone because I live in city centre accommodation where post barely reaches us!

DO NOT BUY IT ON Orange their customer service & Orange care is appalling. All in all I have spent +-90mins on the phone (which I am hoping is free) trying to get the phone & contract sorted out only to have them tell me that I need to write to some PO box no (which ironically is just down the road from me). They were unwilling to help instore & I currently have several major coursework deadlines & have little spare time to spend on the phone to clueless workers or writing letters to faceless addresses.

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Reviewer: Lorraine - Reading, UK
Date: 19th Mar 2007

I was completely misold this phone & neither Motorola nor Vodafone seems to want to take responsibility. It came with syncing software in the box but it wouldn't work. On contacting Motorola I found that they are fully aware of this & say this software only works with the original RzR. the software for my phone has not been fully developed yet & won't be out until some time in April when I will then be expected to buy it for 15 - 20 pounds.

Why sell a phone saying it does all this fancy stuff when you can't actually use it. (Trade descriptions act springs to mind). Motorola are saying it's Vodafone's fault as the should have told me. Vodafone are saying they are aware of this but unless you ask the wouldn't tell you & that Motorola shouldn't be putting the software in the box.' Wee only sell the airtime not the product. Take it up with Motorola' my phone is going back to the shop. I won't be dealing with Motorola or the Vodafone shop again. I am going back to carphone warehouse for a Nokia!

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Reviewer: Phil F - Christchurch, UK
Date: 19th Mar 2007

I am in agreement with many of you over the cracked glass problem of this mobile phone. In later days I owned a V600, great phone but used to slip through fingers too easy, a little fiddly for those with big fingers. Gave it to my wife who loves it. Replaced with V3x. You know when you're holding this excellent phone plus with the easy grip coating on the body Motorola must have listened to previous moans.

Well, until some bright spark thought 'lets coat the Krazr with glass'. Not a good idea! As many of you have found out. Glass is not particularly flexible, attracts dust & particles & once scratched that's it forever.

The two things that really impress me with Moto RAZR phones is expandable memory for MP3's & the excellent voice recognition software which keeps me from changing to other makes. In addition quad band compatibility.

So the answer to all your problems, return your phone & get hold of V3x RAZR, same features but a lot less problems. Unfortunately will lose out to Samsung.

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Reviewer: Nelson - Texas, US
Date: 15th Mar 2007

Well I have had this phone for about 2 months now, & it has been a fantastic phone, still no cracks, after finding this site I am kind of getting worried though! But I do have a question, if someone could help it would mean a lot to me! It was working just fine, Then it started right when I opened it the 'Power Save Mode' screen would show, I would hit end, & it says 'Finding Service' Everywhere I go it is unable to find service now, & it is becoming very glitchy, what should I do?

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Reviewer: Lucy - UK
Date: 14th Mar 2007

I am currently on my 2nd KZKR K1 in a month. The first one began to make crackling buzzing noises from the keypad which sounded like a bee. I could also hear it when making phone calls. Took it back to the shop who replaced it for another one the same, & that makes the same noises & also has an extra problem too! The voice of the person I am speaking to cuts out intermittently so I can't make out what they are saying!

I am not happy with this phone at all, & wish I could go back to my old Sharp. I will never buy a Motorola again.

I also find the menus a little complicated. It's as if you have to go round the houses to get where you want to get.

A nightmare phone.

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Reviewer: Brian - Ulverston, UK
Date: 14th Mar 2007

The K1 makes crackling/buzzing noises from the key pad which sounds like a loose connection. Have already taken one back to Vodafone who reluctantly exchanged it for a new one. Unfortunately phone. Has anyone else had a similar problem?

I had this problem using a different Motorola V975 on Three but not as bad.

This phone is useless, keep well away!

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Reviewer: Hannah - Hove, UK
Date: 11th Mar 2007

I wish I read these reviews before I bought the KRZA, mine also cracked whist it was in my pocket, I had it for just two weeks, Carphone warehouse are also charging me £40 to get it fixed, the manager of the shop told me not to put it my pocket in future as he cannot give any guarantees that it will not happen again, I showed him the coat I was wearing at the time with the padded pockets; its seems that if you breath on this phone it will crack, I am still waiting for the repair; its been two weeks so far, usability? Ha! 0% at present. SORT IT OUT Motorola, LIKE the LOOK WITHOUT the DESIGNER CRACK.

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Reviewer: Sashna - East London, UK
Date: 9th Mar 2007

Thinking of upgrading to this phone. ! But reading the reviews, the main problem seems to be the 'cracked screen'. I am gonna check this out & go to an actual Motorola shop & test the screen.

Also take these reviews. Show, these sales people. Before, they start luring me into buying one. For their sales profit, & not actually caring about the customers.

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Reviewer: Lynn - Viet Nam
Date: 8th Mar 2007

This phone is rubbish, it looks good but gets grubby with finger marks on the glass. & yes, my glass has cracked after three months.

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Reviewer: Anthony - Brighton, UK
Date: 6th Mar 2007

Another £40, mine crack down the fascia (top to bottom) putting it in my bag with my glasses. The phone obviously has a recurring fault. Please look at this Motorola & do something about it; or at least fix it for free.

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Reviewer: Laurence Bledsoe - Statesboro, US
Date: 6th Mar 2007

The phone functions as it is told to do while looking spectacular. The A2DP Bluetooth makes its MP3 player & video functions twice as great as I thought. The media player is not as great as the LG phones get. There are no visualizations for the audio files. It may be very stylish but I think the style is also its downfall making the screen smaller too. I had an LG CU500 before the KRZR though & the KRZR does not perform up to it. The camera on the CU500 is better even though both phones don't have a flash function. The exterior of the phone gets fingerprints way too easily so I find myself wiping the phone off often.

The phone is still great but I would rather have an LG CU500 phone.

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Reviewer: A Swallow - UK
Date: 6th Mar 2007

Loved the look of the KRZR but it did not last, I put the phone in my bag with my glasses case, when I took it out to answer it the fascia had a lovely crack running from top to bottom.

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Reviewer: Danni - Hull, UK
Date: 5th Mar 2007

Can you assign a picture to someone in your phone book, so when they phone you their picture/photo comes up? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Matt Stokes - Worcester, UK
Date: 5th Mar 2007

The glass on the Front of my phone cracked yesterday - gutted! It was in my pocket, which has nothing else in as I am being careful not to scratch it.

Car phone ware house want £40 to fit a tiny bit of glass - onsite that takes a couple of minutes!

Good looking phone, but at a cost!

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Reviewer: Debz - Worcester, UK
Date: 4th Mar 2007

OK so I got this phone yesterday as a birthday present because I still had like the first phone ever created. I love the way it looks its very stylish & sophisticated but I am very worried bout the amount of people saying that it cracks. Will have to invest in a case I think. From what ive seen so far I think this phone is ace.

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Reviewer: Zach - US
Date: 4th Mar 2007

Hi everyone.

I love the krzr soo much. But there is just one tiny problem. PTT (push to talk)

Which completely controls the smart key. I can't customize/program the smart key to be what I like it to be.

Also, when I flip the phone down to take a self portrait, (& you use the smart key to take the photo) it won't even take it. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU OTHERS ARE HAVING the SAME DILEMA.

Also one more thing.

When you miss a call, & you press the side key, does it tell you who called? (Like on old motos? )

Cuz mine doesn't. Thank you all. Please reply ASAP!

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Reviewer: Lucy - Poole, UK
Date: 3rd Mar 2007

Hi, I've just got this phone & I am impressed overall. I like the design, its slim & compact but feels fairly robust (apart from the glass front which I am just waiting to see spontaneously crack as so many others have reported) & the buttons are laid out quite well except for the launch browser button which I seem to keep hitting by mistake when using the up/down/left/right buttons.

I've just switched from a Samsung Z500 & the KRZR seems far superior, also managed to Bluetooth over my entire phonebook which saved a lot of time.

I do have one problem though - in the phonebook menu I don't have the option to choose a primary number if a contact has more than one number saved (Mobile & Landline, for example). The manual states I should be able to do this, does anyone else have this option & if so why on earth is it missing from my menu?

I have sent Motorola an email so hopefully they will be able to sort it out for me.

Also, has anyone downloaded any software updates from the Motorola website? Have you noticed any differences & is it worth the hassle?

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Reviewer: Mum - UK
Date: 2nd Mar 2007

Lovely phone, easy to use but one problem - after 30 days a cracked screen! Has only been in my handbag & pocket. Purchased from car phone warehouse who have said it will cost £40 to repair! I pointed out this problem is obviously a known fault as I have read reviews of people with the same problem but he said Motorola won't issue a formal notification & until they say the sale of goods act does not cover the fault! Even though it clearly is not fit for purpose as its design means it may break if you put it in your handbag or pocket!

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Reviewer: Nickie - UK
Date: 1st Mar 2007

Think I might be really stupid but how do you change your text message alert & can you turn off the key tones without putting the phone on silent?

Please help!

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Reviewer: Tony - Birmingham, UK
Date: 27th Feb 2007

OK, at first I rated this phone good, but after sticking a 2GB card into it, it's the pits. Soooo slloooowww it's boring & it won't show some of my pictures that my Nokia 6230i did. Just says file too large. Rubbish phone, Motorola need a good shake up.

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Reviewer: Dawn Cantrill - Great Wyrley, UK
Date: 27th Feb 2007

I have only had this phone for 6 days & after reading numerous reviews was slightly apprehensive, however I really loved the look & so I thought I'd go ahead! How glad I did, the phone looks fantastic & feels great to hold, it is so easy to use (I had a Samsung x830 before & couldn't get used to it) the camera is very clear & I have put a load of music on it today ( this I have never done before & I can't believe how easy it was) so for anyone reading this, GO AHEAD & BUY the krzr, you will not be disappointed!

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Reviewer: Babygirl - US
Date: 24th Feb 2007

Phone is faulty it was pretty wow for the first day & a half but 2 days after I bought it the screen & keypad started flashing on & of so I took out the battery put it back & now when I turn it on I only see the hellomoto sign & then a blank screen then the phone turns off what should I do? Somebody help?

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Reviewer: Bob - UK
Date: 23rd Feb 2007

Should I buy the krzr phone or should I get a rizr?

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Reviewer: Kevin - Gloucester, UK
Date: 22nd Feb 2007

Just got this phone on contract & already having problems. Took some photos of the kids & added it as the wallpaper. After a few hours the wallpaper that I had selected disappeared. I went through the menus & checked to see if the wallpaper I selected was still selected, & it was. Amazingly the wallpaper returned. I also started getting new text tones when there were no texts. This kept happening over a few days so I took it back to T mobile shop who reluctantly exchanged. After a few days of using the replacement phone it started happening again. I am now going to take it back & exchange it again. I wondered if anyone else has had this problem.

I really like the phone & it's a shame that this is happening. I keep wondering when T Mobile might actually take it upon them selves to talk to T Mobile about this problem to see if there is a software glitch.

This is my first MOTO phone & I am finding the menu system not very intuitive. Just trying to find out how to change your shorts is not straight forward. I think Motorola could learn a thing or to from Nokia on that front.

The problem is I like the look of the phone & can't see anything else I like on the market. Because of that I am going to persist in getting one that works.

If it wasn't for these problems I would not have any problems recommending this phone. But as it stands, stay well clear!

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Reviewer: Bob - Canada
Date: 22nd Feb 2007

This phone works great, unless you overload it with 15 different commands at once. To all you that are not happy, the design is clearly not flawed, it is you that is flawed, I have had the phone for two months, within the first week I spent five dollars on a case. A phone like the krzr k1 is not meant to be dropped, sat on, thrown, or any other abrupt force applied to it. If you want to avoid cracking the glass, it's a delicate phone, intended to look nice not be used as a hammer.

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Reviewer: Clatoo - UK
Date: 22nd Feb 2007

Don't know what all the fuss is about. It's a good phone & does what it says on the tin. Put a 2GB card in it & you have good MP3 player. Takes good pictures & makes & receives calls. Bought 2 of em. One for me & One for wife, even she loves it. Nokia's these days may be full of features but they are just too bulky & too be honest how many times are you going to use all the features. Ringtones are a bit naff & typical Motorola but just download some & away you go. I like it anyway & I have always been dedicated to Nokia.

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Reviewer: Shail - UK
Date: 20th Feb 2007

The K1 is a stylish, pretty phone. I upgraded from a V3 because I liked the look of it & assumed it would be at least as good, if not better than the V3. BIG MISTAKE.

The phone hangs when I open a MMS picture. This problem was checked in the shop on 8 K1 phones, & the problem was found on 6 of them. I got one that worked, but that only lasted 12 hours until it hung again.

The synchronization function destroyed my Outlook data (& I am quite experienced at using it having run it for 2 years with a V3).

The Categories field does not synchronies, which means all phone numbers are allocated into a general group & have to be manually shifted.

The phone contacts defaults to a complete list & cannot be set to a category so finding a number takes 2-10 more keystrokes than the V3.

With all the problems I haven't tested tested the camera & music functions for ease of use. I decided that the phone isn't with the effort. Despite being a Motorola fan, I have agreed to exchange it for a Nokia. Not as pretty, but at least it should work.

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Reviewer: Jade - UK
Date: 18th Feb 2007

I am having a few problems with the KRZR which I hope is simply USER ERROR, I am having the same problem as Nyomi from Australia with regards to message memory. Sorry I don't know the answer for you Nyomi but at least you know you are not the only one having silly issues with this phone.

I love the look & design of my Moto KRZR but it's not the easiest phone in the world. But it is the best looking.

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Reviewer: G Evans - UK
Date: 17th Feb 2007

Love the phone but another CRACKED SCREEN after only 2 days. Came out of the pocket like it, no dropping, squashing etc.

Come on Motorola sort it out!

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Reviewer: Dad - UK
Date: 16th Feb 2007

How awkward can a phone be? bought this 'phone to replace my (very) aged Nokia flip top, looks great, work on construction site & it hasn't broke yet (fingers crossed).

But is it hard to use. & slow.

Every time I opened the case it went on to 'voice activation', but I cured that with superglue in the side button.

Predictive texting, scrolling the menus, everything is just so slow.

Now I find out that Nokia are to release the n76.

Guess what, you got it stick to Nokia

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Reviewer: Nyomi - Australia
Date: 16th Feb 2007

Can someone help me here? I duno if it's just me or is the message memory ridiculously small?

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Reviewer: Tony Cruz - Hornchurch, UK
Date: 14th Feb 2007

Best phone I ever had. & I had a lot of them being the latest one windows based. This is the works. Easy to work with, beautiful design & above all fits into any pocket. 5 STARS.

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Reviewer: Elie - UK
Date: 14th Feb 2007

Looks great but Motorola should do something about the cracking not to jeopardise its lead in the hand set sector. Does anyone know how to make the font larger?

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 13th Feb 2007

I just ordered this phone & now wishing I'd re-thought my purchase than just going for the new good looker without reading up about the faults. I really hope my screen doesn't crack I am gona be so careful with it. Definitely a manufacturing fault I mean thin glass on a phone?

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Reviewer: Jason - Essex, UK
Date: 12th Feb 2007

Best phone I have had, no crack no problems had it 4 about a month now v. pleased.

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Reviewer: Ellie - South Yorkshire, UK
Date: 12th Feb 2007

I have this phone on order, it should be arriving on Valentines, or the day after. But after reading this I have a sick feeling, I am not a clumsy person but me & phones do not go together & I am sure I will end up cracking the screen! & now I desperately don't want to part with my W800i Sony Ericsson : (

Maybe it will be like the ipod nano, everyone said that it was extremely fragile, but mine has been fine so far.

Wishing I hadn't found this site.

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Reviewer: Mooboy - US
Date: 12th Feb 2007

I love this little phone (So far) got it a week ago. I love the size & the functions. I am accident prone with cell phones since I use 3000 minutes a month for work & am getting in & out of my car all day making sales calls. I have broken every other phone I have had (every manufacturer & every type) when they are clipped to my belt & pop off getting in & out of the car. I am hoping since this phone is so small & I can stick it in my pocket instead of on my belt it will be saved from damage, time will tell, until them I LOVE IT. The only thing I don't like is I switched to Cingular from Verizon & Cingular won't insure music camera phones. Think they know something their not telling us? For the price we pay they should last years, after all they are almost the price of a new Personal computer!

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Reviewer: Sam - West Yorkshire, UK
Date: 10th Feb 2007

I have had my KRZR a week or so now. Am getting on fine with it apart from I cannot figure out something out. Can anyone help? If you have contacts assigned to caller groups then the phone uses the tone you have stored for that group when they text you as well as call you. I have tried everything, I have a tone stored for text messages but the phone overrides it when they are assigned to a group. I found myself answering a text message today. Weird! Or might be just me that's not sussed it properly. Any help appreciated.

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Reviewer: Elly - UK
Date: 8th Feb 2007

Well I got this phone for Christmas & the screen cracked about 2 hours after I opened the thing. It looks really pretty & stylish but it's impractical & I think that this phone is designed for people who don't actually use there phones as this is probably the only way it won't break. All in all the material used to make it needs to be rethought & the features are fine but nothing special, but the phone looks great as long as it doesn't have a great big crack down the front of it.

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Reviewer: Vhairi - Kilmarnock, UK
Date: 6th Feb 2007

I think the KRZR is a fantastic phone, its lovely to look at & the features are brilliant. I have only just updated from a Nokia 3510 which lasted me 3 years! I understand that a few people have had some cracked screens etc, maybe it should be explained to these people that, at the end of the day, it is an expensive piece of electrical equipment that maybe deserves some respect. Too many people judge a phone by how hard they can throw it!

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Reviewer: Anna - UK
Date: 5th Feb 2007

I got this phone a week ago & it has already cracked! Wish I had seen the comments on this site before I bought it. As I was waiting for my number to be transferred from another network it had hardly been used or moved. I just checked it one morning & the crack, diagonally across the front screen, had appeared. Really disappointed & annoyed to hear that it has happened to so many other people.

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Reviewer: Nick - London, UK
Date: 3rd Feb 2007

This mobile is fantastic. It looks good, has great features, it's very easy to use & it's Motorola at its best.

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Reviewer: Sian - Darlington, UK
Date: 3rd Feb 2007

This is an amazing phone & has lots of memory, even for me because I love downloading things! I must have phone! & is unique

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Reviewer: *me* - England, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2007

I thinks it's quite cool. Has everything I need! Screen hasn't cracked on mine.

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Reviewer: Natalie - Kent, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2007

So far I love this phone, looks great (apart from the finger prints!) & I've got no problems with any of the features. I love the predictive text on it, although it is a little slow at times. However, sounds like it really needs looking after & maybe it should come complete with bubble wrap! Think Motorola need to accept there is a fault & I will be VERY angry if my phone cracks!

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Reviewer: Mark S Paul - Apia, Samoa
Date: 1st Feb 2007

I have some issues with my K1 that I hope someone out there can help me with answer/solution:

- I would like to display clock on screen, however every time I try & open (select)'home screen', I get 'please try later'. 'Still loading home screen. '

Would appreciate some feedback ASAP

Cheers Mark

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Reviewer: Alan - Stourport, UK
Date: 1st Feb 2007

Bought my son this on 20th dec 06. Front screen has cracked. L have one on a test drive for another week. Think it will have to go. L like the phone & am getting used to the control. Being used to Nokia for a long time but if the screen is going to crack. Can't take the chance.

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Reviewer: Jason Radford - Norwich, UK
Date: 31st Jan 2007

Wow what a phone I was in two minds what to buy after my Sony Ericsson broke, which I really loved. But this is something else bought it of e bay for 140 pounds what a bargain, very very happy.

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Reviewer: Joshua - London, UK
Date: 29th Jan 2007

Beautifully designed & seems reasonably sturdy for a flip phone, however features are lacking & outdated, also had the phone for four months & all of a sudden the main screen has gone blank. I am now in a legal tangle with TMOBILE over this pile of trash.

IN SHORT DO NOT BUY, IT IS AN ORNAMENT ONLY.

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Reviewer: Kieran - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 28th Jan 2007

Clean perfect design, more features is necessary.

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Reviewer: Louise - UK
Date: 27th Jan 2007

Just sat & read everyone's comments so far on the phone & I am so worried about the amount of glass cracking incidents reported. Had mine now about a month. Got up this morn to find my screen saver had gone & the screen was white. Thought nothing of it really. Then I went to pick it up this evening & the handset was too hot to hold! Has anyone else suffered with this?

Lou x

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Reviewer: Sarah - Durham, UK
Date: 25th Jan 2007

I've had this phone for just over a month now, glad I didn't read these reviews before I bought it LOL.

To be honest, I am reasonably happy with it. I only got it cos it was pretty. My last 2 phones have been Samsungs & much better. The camera on this is supposed to be 2MP, but it's awful - very fuzzy on anything remotely up close, even on the 'best' settings. I also find it very slooooow (I am quite a fast texter). Can imagine having major problems with this phone further down the line - not too pleased at having it for 18 months! Don't know how it'll cope if I should drop it.

Summary - gorgeous looking phone, but pretty basic.

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Reviewer: Donna - Warwick, UK
Date: 19th Jan 2007

Great style (. Bar grubby paw prints all over the front! ) & easy to use, but I find the camera rubbish-what's the best settings/resolution to have the camera settings on?!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! :)

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Reviewer: Danny - Hull, UK
Date: 18th Jan 2007

AWESOME & BLUE!

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Reviewer: Khalil - London, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2007

Great phone, however the voice dial recognition is a pain & it can be easier to physically dial contacts at times. Have found WAP settings hard to get from Vodafone & Motorola but found a procedure on expansys.

Looks bad once there is fingerprint on it so if you have not got a case you will find yourself polishing it before & after you use it! Hope I don't get a cracked screen, will be extra careful.

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Reviewer: Mike - Basildon, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2007

Re: Louise Bell - Skipton
Press the Menu button ( centre button on keypad )
Press tools icon
Scroll down to find Network icon ( picture of a mast )
From there, you can select the Network you require, or set up your own

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Reviewer: Al - London, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2007

I have had this phone for a few weeks & although it has only been in my pocket & bag, the glass has cracked. Never hurt a phone before, but this one has a terrible design flaw. May look cool to begin with but not with the crack it doesn't. I will make sure it is the last Motorola phone I buy. V disappointed.

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Reviewer: David Moore - Manchester, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2007

It's a great phone & looks great! Fingerprints everywhere but apart from that excellent.

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Reviewer: Mike - Basildon, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2007

A design fault that no-one else has mentioned is that the external speaker is on the bottom of the phone. That means that if you lay it down on a soft surface, a cushion, or the arm of a chair, then you can't hear the thing ring! Also, the Phone Tools included with the phone don't work! I installed the software correctly, connected the phone correctly, but the software simply says ' mobile not connected'. My K1 is now on eBay!

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Reviewer: Boney - London, UK
Date: 10th Jan 2007

I too have had this phone for just a few weeks, & whilst only in my pocket or bag, I have noticed a large & spreading crack in the front. This looks to be a design fault to me. Like everyone unless Motorola own up to this, I will not be buying another Motorola phone, however cool looking.

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Reviewer: Ben - UK
Date: 9th Jan 2007

Had this phone about a week now. Features wise it isn't as cutting edge as Sony Ericsson but this phone looks great.

I hope the issues some people are getting with cracked screens isn't a design fault. A handful of people complaining on a website doesn't equate to a design fault. ONLY time will tell.

I work in the carphone warehouse at an express repair centre store (we deal with repairs for the whole of the south Inc. Other retailers) & I haven't seen a k1 come back with a cracked screen yet.

One thing I am having trouble with is the USB connection to the PC. The software keeps crashing & I cannot transfer music/pictures directly from PC to phone. So I am having to transfer data via the memory card reader. Doesn't DO WHAT IT SAYS ON the TIN. But I can live with it!

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Reviewer: Louise Bell - Skipton, UK
Date: 7th Jan 2007

Help! Both me & my husband have V3i's on Orange & haven't had problems but we bought our son this phone Christmas & I can get hold of the wap settings from Vodafone. They say they haven't got them to send me & I can't find them on the net, can anybody help my son is desperate to download some games etc.

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Reviewer: Pete - UK
Date: 6th Jan 2007

Nice looking phone. Horrible menus in comparison to Nokia's.

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Reviewer: Jack - Kent, UK
Date: 5th Jan 2007

Great phone, apart from the fact that it is so prone to finger prints! : (but apart from that it rocks).

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Reviewer: Mr K - UK
Date: 5th Jan 2007

I waited & waited to upgrade my old RAZR, It was one of the very first in the shops. Finally came the KRZR, an all new design from Motorola that I felt was as striking as my old phone had been when I bought it all that time ago. So I rushed out & again bought one of the first out there.

However, nearly 3 moths down the line. My Fancy new phone is now residing with an independent research company to see if the GLASS FRONT is CRACKED as a result of my mishandling of said phone or whether it did indeed break when I placed it down on the cushion of my arm chair! (Yes that really is how it happened) & so hence the 5% usability rating!

It is clear to all, that the KRZR has a serious design fault & I now learn that I may be asked to pay £40 to have it repaired. This is criminal as the phone is not up to the task for which it was sold.

So much for customer loyalty eh! Thanks a bunch Motorola.

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Reviewer: Aj - UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2007

I must say, I have had this phone for 2 months & have had no problems.

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Reviewer: Keith - North West, UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2007

Bought as an upgrade for a V3 lasted all of 24 hours & then dead when turned on after a nights charging (first one) any one else had this fault? Only thing which then worked was the charge light which stayed on for while & then it also died. Replacement 1 day old so who knows!

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Reviewer: Dodo - Egypt
Date: 31st Dec 2006

More than perfect.!

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Reviewer: Dixie - UK
Date: 30th Dec 2006

I have been bombarded with Motorola KRZR (pronounced KRAZR) adverts on the television over the Christmas holidays, & I was totally taken by the hype. Yes I was begging my husband to get me the Moto KRZR for me. I am so pleased I found this site before he got his wallet out & read the reviews. I am not so excited about getting the Moto KRZR now & may hold on for a while, as it seems there may be a design problem with the screen. Lovely looking mobile phone but I will be heart broken if I get it & then the screen cracks. Are these users being heavy handed?

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Reviewer: Brady - Titusville, US
Date: 28th Dec 2006

The design of this phone is excellent except for one major part; it's fragile. I had this phone in my pocket & when I opened it up the inside screen had cracked.

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Reviewer: Harripoo - UK
Date: 22nd Dec 2006

OK, I got this phone for my birthday & a week after I got it the screen dies, I was really upset & thought I had done something wrong, however we sent it back & got a new one, a couple of weeks after that the phone started turning its self off. So. We sent it back again & got a new one again. That was a couple of weeks ago, now the screen has shattered. This is a good phone with good features ECT but only get it if you are not accident prone & are very careful.

Have fun, good luck!

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Reviewer: Louise - Cambridge, UK
Date: 18th Dec 2006

Well well well, my glass has cracked too & I have absolutely no idea how. All I did was put it down on the table & it happened, I couldn't believe it. I am so annoyed at reading all the comments regarding a charge for 40.00 & I will make this the last time I have a Motorola phone. I am stuck with this phone for 18 months!

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Reviewer: Kirsty - UK
Date: 12th Dec 2006

I am having a major problem with this phone bought it ONE day a go & the buttons keep going off themselves & now I can't access anything or do anything so every time I open the phone the buttons start pressing themselves! Am very annoyed & don't know what to do about it!

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Reviewer: Lisa - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 6th Dec 2006

This is the second phone I have in two weeks, the phone seems to make crackling noises that both I & the person I am talking can hear. Has anyone had the same problem? Also if you have chunky fingers like me then the keys are hard work as they are so close to each other.

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Reviewer: Paul - London, UK
Date: 3rd Dec 2006

For someone with smaller than average hands, I found the V3 difficult for texting. This phone is much easier to text with, but people with bigger hands may find they will hit the 'send' button (which doesn't ask for confirmation, but sends it immediately) when they meant to hit the 'delete character' button (below it).

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Reviewer: Michele - London, UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2006

Had the phone a week & the front glass cracked costs £40 to replace it! & no I did not drop smash or throw the phone the glass is too thin for the front of a phone.

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Reviewer: Jayne - US
Date: 2nd Dec 2006

I am so disappointed. I bought my phone 20 days ago, & I loved it. Today I pulled it out to use it & found a crack across the front panel. I have no idea how this could have happened. I still love the features, but I am angry that I will have this broken phone until my plan runs out since my wireless carrier says it can't be fixed. I've always used Motorola phones & never had a problem, but I will think twice about using Motorola in the future!

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Reviewer: Jim - UK
Date: 17th Nov 2006

My wife got this phone & within 3 weeks a crack had appeared diagonally across the front under the screen, but beneath the veneer. Carphone Warehouse claim it's not a warranty issue & that we should contact Motorola direct. Hardly 'fair wear & tear'. Rubbish.

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Reviewer: Sammy - UK
Date: 14th Nov 2006

I think Chance from Australia has a good point to share, this phone is eye catching for a Moto phone & yes it is packed with some good features but Moto are not pushing themselves with this design, thin, slim & glossy with a shine but no wowwww factor to speak of.

Sorry Moto fans but I would stick with cutting edge designs & technology from Sony Ericsson.

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Reviewer: Maximus - Bombay, India
Date: 13th Nov 2006

Does it have FM?

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Reviewer: Lissa - Hollywood, Ca, US
Date: 8th Nov 2006

I just picked this phone up 2 days ago & I love it already. It's a very sleek phone. I love the design. Although, can anyone recommend a Bluetooth that would work well with this & also not look so "bluetoothy". Essentially, what is the sleekest looking Bluetooth that would be compatible with this thing? Thanks

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Reviewer: Tim - Bournemouth, UK
Date: 7th Nov 2006

Had lots of different manufacturers phones over the years both as private owned & company phones & I keep coming back to Motorola. I have just bought this after a short period of owning a V3 I have to say I much prefer the style of this. The finish is very good & flows nicely. The functions are all there & they have improved the sync software as you are able to transfer a decent amount of detail not unlike the previous software which left a lot to be desired. Some of the menus are not easy to find but it does have the auto setup functions if you can be bothered to read the manual & explore the phone properly. WAP has been no problems just go to the correct menu select your service provider & all is done for you. I have no doubt many will get broken & they are not a brick built phone that can be thrown around a little care should see this phone through to the next upgrade or impulse purchase. I really like mine & will be sticking with it until Motorola come out with something nicer in the future.

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Reviewer: Paul Mortimer - Manchester, UK
Date: 5th Nov 2006

I would avoid this phone as the front glass cracks easily & Motorola will not honor a repair via warranty & it costs £40 a time to replace so until they are willing to admit it's a flaw in the phone & they need to use a tougher glass I would get one of these. Mine cracked after 3 weeks & the only thing I can put it to is having it in my coat pocket & the pressure of the seat belt being over it! Watch this space as time goes on & more & more glass breaking reports are added.

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Reviewer: Nitroblood - Wigan, UK
Date: 1st Nov 2006

Yeah Great Phone, but WAP settings are a pain to get hold of, I've had the phone before it came out in the UK as an import from Japan & have been trying all this time to get the WAP settings.

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Reviewer: Thano - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 28th Oct 2006

This phone is magnificent. While it might not be a technical marvel in terms of having all those useless features that I won't actually use (i.e. 4MP camera LOL) but what it does have in terms of features is sufficient. The build quality of the phone is actually really good compared to the V3. The look is great & like no other phone on the market (in terms of the glass & shininess on the front) & the PEBL-like rubber back is really cool. If you have a pulse you can work out the IU of the K1. Stop complaining & learn to use it LOL.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 27th Oct 2006

Do not buy this phone! Was really impressed when I received the phone 3 weeks ago, very stylish, easy to use, loved it. Have now realised it is a flimsy bit of rubbish. Phone was in my handbag sitting on a table when someone walked past & accidentally knocked it off the table. Hour or so later got phone out to find that the front had completely smashed & the screen inside didn't work it was white. I am extremely annoyed that what I thought was a beautiful phone can shatter so easily. Do not buy this phone unless you are planning to keep it wrapped up in bubble wrap!

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Reviewer: Mandie Gillett - Birmingham, UK
Date: 13th Oct 2006

Have just purchased this phone & I'm finding it impossible to get the WAP settings, being bounced from service provider to manufacturer with each blaming the other one for not having them. Has anybody else had this problem as I note that in the USA they seemed to have similar problems with it? Apart from this it is a very stylish phone.

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Reviewer: Jason Smith - UK
Date: 11th Oct 2006

Superb phone, looks the business. Does everything I need in a business phone & looks the part too. Purchased directly from Motorola shop website in the UK.

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Reviewer: Muneeb - Palestinian
Date: 11th Oct 2006

Awesome phone...

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Reviewer: *~* jordan *~* - UK
Date: 7th Oct 2006

I have to say I'm getting bored of this style of fone, bring out something more radical!! Looks like a gd reliable fone I hope to see a really different style of fone from the big M soon!!

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Reviewer: Rikke - London, UK
Date: 7th Oct 2006

Thinking of buying this one. Can anybody tell me if it comes with Danish predictive text input. Thanks!

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Reviewer: Chance - Australia
Date: 5th Oct 2006

The long-awaited upgrade to the RAZR V3 (one of the few decent looking handsets from Motorola). I have to admit, Motorola have made a nice design with quality features this time around. Let's just hope that not as much dust can easily access the display like the V3's main problem.

The handset is of a good size, & looks thin in every way. If you plan to buy a Motorola, this one should be included in the list!

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Reviewer: Craig - Sheffield, UK
Date: 1st Oct 2006

Upgraded to this from the V3i. If you like the V3i you'll love the krzr. Works exactly the same really with some little tweaks here & there, for example I find the text messaging better. Looks cool & feels really nice in the hand. The V3 had to be one of the best mobile designs ever & this is even better. I do have to say though that I do find it a little girly, not in a big way but it's just so shiny & does show all your fingerprints.

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Reviewer: Simon - London, UK
Date: 28th Sep 2006

Superb phone, upgraded from my V3i. Does everything & more...

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Reviewer: Arrowtec - Liver, US
Date: 25th Sep 2006

Another great phone from the big M

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Reviewer: Shaikh - UK
Date: 19th Sep 2006

A very trendy mobile phone...

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Reviewer: Chance - Australia
Date: 11th Sep 2006

Motorola have never really made a design that has standed out from the crowd, & sadly, this design doesn't change it a bit. The design is more thinner from the front then compared to the V3, improved camera, & smaller screen. The usability is av for a Motorola.

Best to stay with Sony Ericsson people.



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