Motorola KRZR K1 - Review

Motorola KRZR K1 - Review This is Phone Arena in the Motorola KRZR, the fashionable successor of the popular RAZR phones. What we have here is the K1 which is the quad band GSM while the K1M is the CD made version for the States. What we can immediately notice is the glossy mirror–like blue surface of the phone which unfortunately easily catches fingerprints. Measuring 16-millimeters in thickness, it is actually 15% thicker than the V3I it inherits. But due to the much narrower form, it is smaller in volume and looks a lot better. Finally, Motorola have put the side keys from the lower clam shell instead on the top one next to the spring which makes them a lot more convenient to be reached. The mini USB is located on the right side and there is no connector on the bottom but the surface is intended for a better design appeal. Above the external mediocre display is saturated at two mega pixel camera almost hidden in the blue surface. The spring assistant opening mechanism could definitely be improved. If the phone is not in horizontal position, the spring lags the power to completely open the shell. The internal display features the same resolution as its predecessors V3I and V3, 176x220 pixels. The only difference we noticed was that the KRZR is definitely brighter which makes it's a lot easier to read in direct sunlight. Unfortunately, compared to most Samsung sprint for example, the KRZR is just serious behind. Its images are not detailed although— the reproduced colors as suppose to be 6000, it looks more than 4000 colors. Below it is the keypad of the phone. It has a blues metallic surface that reflects white and it is lit light blue color. The keypad is almost flushed and the only relief parts are the straight lines between the separate keys. When pressed, the keys offer a good tactile response unless you press the phone sign. The other problem we encountered is with the zero key. Sometimes, when pressed very lightly, it clicks but nothing happens. Overall, the keypad is definitely better than the one on the V3 and offers almost the same performers and the V3 Ice. We’re not very happy also about the d-pad. Even though it looks large, the directions are too close to the center OK button and we often hit instead of left or right. Moving on to the to the software part, the KRZR is not interesting as it uses interface similar to those of Menu early in Motorola phones. With the d-pad, you can use shortcuts that are assigned to its sides or enter the main menu which it a lay out of three by three icons. The phonebook is just — as a list with or without showing the picture IDs. Adding a contact allows for easy entering its information, adding a picture or caller ID. And now like previous models, you can easily include additional numbers or e-mails with just a few clicks. Except the Calendar, the Organizer features a Calculator, World Clock and Five Alarms. The camera interface is just boring. It looks as if the phone has been manufactured century ago. The options include Color Effects, White Balance, and the Self-Timer. Although the interface is in a portrait mode, the images taken by the camera came in landscape. And when downloaded, they have to be rotated in a computer to be viewed properly. In order to avoid this hassle, the phone must be held in landscape just like this. The camera is two-mega pixels without a flash and had good exposure with realistic colors but the lack of auto-focus is definitely visible. Listening to some music with the phone is possible. And through the A2DP, the device can be connected with wireless headphones or stereo system. Our phone came with a simple music player but most KRZR should come with another Java one in addition. As a phone, the main feature of the KRZR is to initiate and make a call. Sadly, its signal strength is really low. But during a conversation, the volume is about average and so is the quality. The voices sound very realistic and clear without any noise to them. As a whole, the key long packs ordinary features in brilliantly looking, solid construction which definitely stands out of the crowd just as the original RAZR Bit.