The RAZR V3 was first on the market in 2005 and dominated sales for nearly 4 years. It is still one of the most searched for terms on the Internet. It’s sleek, lightweight design seems to be the big draw for many people. Another consideration to its popularity may have been the big buttons. It sported a large color screen which could be seen from the front of the phone as well as when you flipped open the phone. The RAZR V3 could text, take pictures and video (at the time a state of the art 1.3 megapixel camera), and could even surf the web.
All the major cell phone providers sold the Motorola RAZR V3. Each provider had a different color option besides the standard black or silver, and the battery covers sometimes used 3 prongs or 4 (depending on the provider), so it was important to specify your carrier when ordering replacement parts. For example, the Verizon “pink” RAZR V3 had kind of a light lavender overtone, while T-Mobile’s was hot pink. AT&T; had more of a bright magenta look to its pink.
While they all had their own “colors” and case modifications, the original RAZR V3s all pretty much used the same battery. The BR50 is still one of the most searched for batteries on the Internet. Some of them did use the BR56, which is just a slight bit more powerful than the BR50. Some of the later RAZR models like the MOTORAZR V3xx and V3a used the BZ60, while the model MOTORAZR2 used the BX40 or BX41. If you do a Google search for “Motorola RAZR battery” you will get results for all the various RAZR models, so you should specify which model RAZR you have when looking for a battery or accessory. This is especially true if you are looking for an extended battery for your RAZR, as the covers required by the extended battery are specific to the model of the phone. Since the RAZR has been out for such a long time, the aftermarket battery manufacturers have capitalized on it. The aftermarket batteries are a cheaper way to go, and the mAh (milliampere-hour) rating difference is usually only a matter of 10 minutes in talk time.
Did you have a RAZR phone? I had one of the lavender pink RAZRs from Verizon. It even came with a color-coordinated car charger in that same lavender pink. I finally upgraded (?) to a Moto Q Windows phone and could hardly wait for my contract to be up so I could upgrade away from it. While I do love my Droid X, especially with its extended battery, I miss the size and simplicity of the RAZR. I have a friend who refuses to give up the RAZR for a “Smartphone,” preferring the simplicity as well as the size and weight of the RAZR. What about you?
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