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Page 3 of 9 Flipping it Open:
The phone’s dimensions are their tiny sleek self: 3.9" x 2.1" x 0.6" and it weighs in at just over 97 grams. In terms of dimensions and weight, nothing has been changed much from the original RAZR. Once you flip open the phone, it seems a little different from the previous RAZR. We didn’t have one to compare it with, but it seems like it opens up a lot flatter. This, in our opinion, achieves two things. For the same closed phone length, this ensures that when the phone opens up, the speaker phone is a lot closer to your mouth, perhaps ensuring better clarity. Since it opens flatter, the pressure on the hinges will be reduced as a lot of people have the habit of pressing the phone hard while talking on it. This design allows it to rest against your face and ease the pressure. You wouldn’t generally notice this minute change in the design; however, what you’ll notice is a dedicated iTunes button that replaces the messaging button in the previous RAZR.The keypad is otherwise largely unchanged. If you have ever used Nokia’s 3530 for messaging, you will never believe how difficult it is to message on the RAZR series. The tactile feedback is inadequate at best and you can slide off your fingers to different keys as you can on other regular keypads, a price you have to pay for the sexy looks and laser cut keys. The next thing that you will notice here is the screen. It’s the same 262K, 176x220 pixel screen and is gorgeous as ever. It’s a good thing Motorola decided to keep the same screen. Why fix something if it’s not broken? The external screen, however, is just 65K colors, but then, it’s not the primary display and has thus been the object of severe cost cutting. If you aren’t exacting, mean and picky, this display will serve its purpose rather well. |
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