The design of the phone is interesting, not trite and has little if anything in common with the original RAZR which attracts still more attention to it. The body of the phone is made of so called soft touch plastic. It is monocolored but for the silvery side edging enframing the phone. The phone is not actually that slim. The dimensions are 99x53x19.8mm similar to many other phones. There is one peculiar thing about the handset dimensions: subjectively it seems larger than it is in fact, though it may also depend on the color of the phone: so dark variants look heavier than for example silvery one. So one should estimate the dimensions personally. The weight of 118g is usual for UMTS solutions. The use of plastic was dictated by the need for decreasing the total weight.

The model presents a mixture of earlier models functions, improved funcxtions introduced recently and new solutions which is not always optimal but which is rather neat. Like some exotic cocktails. And still we can't call the phone's adjustment detailed, as many functions seem rudiments, for instance, the absence of voice dial independent on the speaker's pronunciation (a peculiarity of all latest models). On the other hand normally organized phonebook allows forgetting about it. Yes, that finally happened, the company decided on implementing a normal full-fledged phonebook.

Up to 700 entries can be saved to the phone each of them including Name, Surname (two fields are available), Nickname, phone number (select its type of a list - home, work, mobile, fax and so on, available for videocalls or not). On typing a number you will get only one field, on filling it another one appears. Therefore the phone offers forming an entry step by step, which seems logical. In whole up to 7 numbers can be saved for one name, which is enough for the majority of users. Besides numbers you can enter e-mail addresses (up to 2), URL, a postal address (two fields for a street, city, state, area code, country). Also we should mention a text note, a personal call melody, users' groups (unlimited number, and each one can have a personal melody), and a birth date. Automatically the zodiac sign is calculated from the birth date and a corresponding entry appears when you view the name. Unfortunately, no automatic reminder about the birthday appears in the organizer, no sound signals. And I consider it to be the next step in improvement of the phonebook.

One can record voice entries, which is similar to the previous phones. The recognition works acceptably, but it still fails in noisy places. Each name can be assigned a photo or a graphical image. The general list shows names both from the phone memory and SIM-card (only one type is viewable at once). Search may be activated from several initial letters till a complete word. Three views of the list are available - names only with an icon of a default number, names and photos and the first phone number (a default one), names with a number. Horizontal pressing can scroll names rather fast. Any number can be added to the fast dial list and you can send a message or call a selected number in a pop-up menu.

This is the first time Motorola considered negative feedback of users and developed a separate function, and they did it well. Further improvement of the phonebook in next models will consist of more integration with the organizer and voice recognition not depending on the speaker's voice. Everything is plain and clear, and compared the best examples of the kind.

One of the peculiarities is contact receiving from other phones and when the names coincide two entries are created. If one of the entries has a Nickname field filled, then the contact will be displayed under this nickname.

Up to 100 SMS can be saved though the number may differ depending on the software version. The carrier versions as a rule are restricted to 70. The hanset supports EMS . The massage list can be cleared completely automatically. There are also a list of templates.

The phone has WAP-browser v2.0 and its possibilities are standard so nothing special can be said. GPRS (class 10) is present, the settings are rather simple, just follow your operator's instructions.

It includes received, last dialed (up to 10 numbers) and missed calls (which are marked by the absence of a tip). Not only the caller's name but the type of the number is shown, if it is kept in the phonebook. Everything is rather simple and traditional, nothing special at all

Applications include calculator, unit converter, memory options, shortcuts . Alarm clock has several modes each having a custom tone, time, frequency, name and volume. Recorder is rather disappointing. It is restricted to 60 seconds though it may be triggered while talking and record both interlocutors. The recorder definitely loses to the ones available now by its competitors. Organizer has either weekly or monthly mode detailed up to every hour. Each entry can be assigned with a name, start time, length (measured in hours, the minimal amount of time - 30 minutes). Warning can be set in advance. Each entry can be reoccurred which is a big plus. The task list was changed considerably, now you are allowed to select a category (None, Private, Holiday , Trip, Work), a status (Not started, In Progress, Completed, Waiting on Info, Deffered), priority (High, Low).

The phone supports themes that include wallpapers, color schemes for the menu, sounds and ring-tone types. New themes can be downloaded from Motorola site.

MotoMixer is an original sound file editor that allows mixing the tracks. You can play with it from time to time; the results may be rather unexpected. However as the practice shows, sound editors are nothing but a toy for most of the users despite of the manufacturers ads.

Sounds - information about all sound files saved in the phone's memory is stored here. You can check their size, info and even listen to them. The player is similar to other Motorola phones, everything is clear and easy to understand. The great advantage of this very player is reproducing mp3's in background. Besides an individual playlist can be arranged.

Include display settings (e.g. color scheme), ring tone mode (silent, sound only, vibrate only or mixed), security settings (now you can protect some functions with a password, which may be the phonebook, messages, or some other phone sections), Bluetooth settings (the supported standard is 1.2).

62 Mb of integrated memory are available to user plus the same volume for system (the user can not see it). The interesting fact is that the system requires 32Mb only. An executable Java application (JAR) is restricted to 1Mb while HEAP can take up to 2Mb. It makes no difference whether one uses integrated or expansion memory though the interface speed for integrated memory is lower (logically it should be vice versa) which shows on bitrate (the recommended bitrate for the phone's memory is 64 kbps and for the card – 128kbps). These restrictions are not really serious they are just recommended by the manufacturer. The phone reproduces files with 256 kbps or an alternating bitrate perfectly; problems appear very rarely for some very specific music compositions. The application memory is allotted dynamically.

The Battery is Li-Ion 820 mAh (BC60, like the ones in "slim" models e.g. the L7). The manufacturer manufacturer claims it is capable of up to 200 hours of work in the standby mode and up to 4 hours of talks. Provided you talk 50 minutes, listen to the music for an hour and use functions minimally per day the battery will last for 2 days. If you have active Bluetooth and use a headset for a close number of calls a day, you will have the battery life 10-15 percent reduced. The longest battery life we observed reached 2.5-3 days at the minimal number of calls (that is how long the mobile phone lasted in London ). Thus, you should rely on one-two days of stable work in the best coverage conditions. Using stereobluetooth-earphones to listen to music will reduce the battery life drastically. The battery may discharge completely in some ten hours, and then you will have to spend about two hours recharging it. If you connect the phone to a PC via a cable, it will start recharging, but certainly the recharging will last much longer.

• Well developed functionality
• Main screen
• Handy keypad

• EDGE is not provided in the first shipped phones
• receiver
• GoForce 4200 works with camera only

The model has no problems with the connection quality being a typical modern handset. all the model is interesting as a cheap UMTS solution. Without a contract the price forms 450-500 USD, and in the beginning of March retail price will form 350-400 USD. This handset is interesting for the general functionality, a good screen, the absence of direct rivals. Siemens SXG75 could pretend on this role if it were modern enough but not a previous generation phone. Direct comparison of these two phones and their functions revealed that the Siemens' product lost even at a higher price. You shouldn't wait for this model, though it tries to play on the same field as Motorola V3x. The V3x will have moderate sales on open non-operator markets, and nevertheless future models based on this phone will be of greater interest.