Motorola KRZR K1 review: It's all about the looks
Motorola has launched a new leader. The popular RAZR is being substituted by the new KRZR, whose glossy materials look luxurious. On the other hand, the innovations made since the forerunner are very few. Is this wrong? Not at all, provided all you need is a new pretty toy.
- Anonymous
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I always have bought Motorola phones. First the Star Tac 3000, then the 7867W, the V60c, the V60i, the T732, the V810 and the V3 Black. For me, it was time to change the V3 and Motorola present "this"...what is THIS!? My new phone is a Nokia 6131. Good-bye Motorola, maybe next life you found how to improve a real phone with the latest technologies.
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- 2007-01-02 17:41
- Pukt
- Anonymous
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bad phone, it doesn't even have a LED flash for it crappy camera.
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- 2007-01-02 03:46
- Pv9c
- Robe
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Hi gsmarina, and thanks for your review. I would like to ask you, if you could please use the power of your articles, to bring to the attention of mobile phones manifacturers, the urgent need for the option of larger fonts; who told these people to use tiny fonts; did we tell them to use tiny fonts ? ...These people with the tiny fonts...it never ends !
Please help the poor sighted comunity.
Best regards, Robe
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- 2006-12-31 02:35
- pY}i
- Naveen
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Dear Friends,
i am planning to buy krzr for my frd, pls guide me to purchse or not?
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- 2006-12-26 17:33
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- elevenminutesout
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Ok so first off the phone looks and feels a little like a toy compared to its v3 cousin. It holds a few songs and has an average camera. uses the same interface that moto has been using for 5 years. So whats everyones point you bash a phone cause its not a nokia or an sony if you dont want one dont get it . BUT PLEASE try to keep on point if this phone had been first it would have sold 50 million copies.Dont blame motorola for bulding the better mousetrap ALL the other manufacturers have tried to copy the v3 with thinnner and thinner phones my origional v3 gets almost 6 hours of talktime compared to less than 3 on some of the thin samsungs so dont try to bash this phone or any other moto just cause of some petty jealousy about the thinner better mousetrap cause moto has managed to put all their functionalities into the form factor (including battery time )
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- 2006-12-10 19:48
- jrY$
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When MOTO make it thin, someone said it is too wide n not comfortable to hold.When MOTO make it narrower n it become nice to hold, someone complain tht it is not as thin as be4.What they really want actually?
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- 2006-11-25 07:20
- PSPa
- Me
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Just one word: UGLY. Never understood why people likes RAZR, its thinnes is a history now. And now, how could the RAZR's successor thicker then the original RAZR? Where's the improvement? I think the sell of KRZR will not as good as RAZR. Hope so.
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- 2006-11-23 03:50
- UDM2
- Daniyal Ali
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Hey dude, K1 play the same role like the RAZR V3, sell a lot!! This phone isnt for people who search great camera or mp3 player, is for people who search for design without some consideration about tech inside, for me The KRZR is an average phone, nothing more, i never buy it because i hate motorolas UI, SE z610 even without autofocus take better pics, has an appropiate mp3 player, has very good bluetooth work and has excellent UI.
V3in that ages was a mediocre phone, but it sells 50 millions or more of phones, it was a success and moto maybe repeat the success
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- 2006-11-20 17:31
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- Jim Bob
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The question is how could this phone be any worse, it breaks once it gets repaired it breaks again... ummm i see a cycle here. My god Motorola how could you lower yourselves any more after the shocking pebel???? Well youve out done yourself! Stay away from this phone or disease as i would call it know 3 other ppl who have it and are ready to trade it in, Ta
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- 2006-11-16 01:44
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- Richard Buchanan
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the z610 like mostly all SE phones is one chunky bastard. i'll take the slim narrowness of KRZR over that meaningless display. krzr's overall more attractive as well, design comprises more than the face and goes all throughout the phone. i'd be more overwhelemed with that then a shiny face.
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- 2006-11-14 21:46
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DrSilverWorm
I nvr said tht the OLED of Z610i is not nice.But it is really hardly visible under any lighting condition.U can only see it clearly when u're in a dark room.
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- 2006-11-14 13:50
- PSPa
- Kal
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Personally I was disappointed to read Z610s review. It made me feel like the person reviewing it was too overwhelmed by the shinny look of it and forgot to even mention how easily it can catch dust and how difficult it is to read the OLED outdoor. But look here on K1s review...they mentioned it.Which is true but Its not fair. They both have the same issue.
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- 2006-11-14 07:13
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- Drsilverworm
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"hardly visible under any lighting conditions"? Do you know which phone your talking about? That OLED was one of the main features of the z610, to directly quote the GSMARENA review: ""Invisible" OLED display is one of the greatest beauties of Sony Ericsson Z610". They had nothing bad to say about it whatsoever, but they did comment on how smooth the scrolling motion was (no blurring of text at all).
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- 2006-11-14 01:55
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DrSilverWorm
Do u mean tht the OLED screen which is hardly visible under any lighting condition is better than those clours one from MOTO.When PEBL is launched with only monochrome outer display n u all start come n bash MOTO for not putting outer colour screen.N now u said the OLED screen is very nice? What a joke.
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- 2006-11-13 05:59
- PSPa
- Drsilverworm
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" but why is that point so stressful with the krzr K1 but not the SE Z610? nobody is buying that phone for its tehnological prowess, it's a pretty phone with an attractive outer display. the screen sucks, the camera sucks, the battery sucks, the features overall are weak yet they're likely priced the same. they were in essence the same handset. why is the point of style over substance stressed so deeply in the KRZR K1 review yet not with other phones like SE z610?" - Richard
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Richard, you could not be more wrong. The difference in the Z610 and the KRZR is that the Z610 has features. The screen is not difficult to read as is the KRZR's, and the external display in the SE is OLED, which is a very clear read if you have ever seen one. The battery, like all SEs, is top of the line, and the camera is obviously far better as seen by comparing picture samples.
Motorola is not known for making featured phones, but trendy ones.
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- 2006-11-13 00:10
- Yhda
- Richard Buchanan
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"i dunno why moto fan can't accept the gsmarena review.. the review never state the look and material used are lousy.. But they r just saying moto technology is disappointed , which is true. ppl who like the design, they will buy it .. and ppl who care abt features, they will not."
but why is that point so stressful with the krzr K1 but not the SE Z610? nobody is buying that phone for its tehnological prowess, it's a pretty phone with an attractive outer display. the screen sucks, the camera sucks, the battery sucks, the features overall are weak yet they're likely priced the same. they were in essence the same handset. why is the point of style over substance stressed so deeply in the KRZR K1 review yet not with other phones like SE z610?
because gsmarena.com does not like Motorola, that's why.
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- 2006-11-12 22:40
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- Dilmeet
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Well first of all full marks 2 motorola 4 simply gr8 luking fones..........exceptional in d luks department.........but den 1 thing dat I always fail 2 understd............WEN WUD MOTOROLA ND SE IN PARTICULAR VID THEIR AWSUME MUSIC FONES REALIZE DAT ITS TIME THEY PUT SME GR8 INTERFACE LIKE NOKIA??? by far nd still Nokia manages 2 make fones dat d even a novice cn understd nd dere menu structure, themes, software support............list is endless.......d only flaws r designing nd software stability............i guess its high time all manufactures realize dat if dey wanna compete vid nokia den do consider wat dey r doing vid d fone apart 4m design..........even sony has agood interface den motorola nd samsung 2 but d kind of flexibility Nokia offers in its menu structure nd d interface nd the themes makes dem a certain long term buy....... i hve seen loads of ppl swappping their razrs vid nokia just bcz dey found d other more user friendly vid features nd softwares den just flashing off a gr8 design.......
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- 2006-11-12 14:35
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