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Ok, so I couldn"t resist it anymore and broke down and bought Motorola"s new RAZR V3 superskinny cellphone. Click to see a mess of pics and some initial impressions.

Without question, the biggest draw of the RAZR V3 is the looks, and in those incessant Cingular ads the RAZR slices and dices away, as if it really were razorsharp when it"s unfolded. What you don"t see in the ads is that the phone is a bit wide. Not obnoxiously wide, thankfully, but wider than my last two cellphones, the Motorola T720 and a Nokia 8290. I found that it"s still easy to hold even while talking for 30 minutes, and there"s no external antenna marring the RAZR V3"s shapey looks.

Motorola made the casing out magnesium and aluminum to keep the RAZR at a scant 3.3 ounces. The phone has a solid feel, with no creaking or cheap plastic feeling during normal use. It is easy to flip open or close with one hand, I prefer to open it up with my middle finger of my left hand as it is less stress than bending my thumb in an odd way to open the phone. One-handed operation is important to me, as I often do several things at once and try to be as efficient as possible.

While Cingular might be offering Motorola"s RAZR V3 for $500 (with two-year contract), they do skimp a little bit with what they include in the box. Regular retail versions of the RAZR V 3 include extras like a nice aluminum case, a Motorola PhoneTools CD, a USB sync cable, and 3 Java games. What Cingular does offer, though, is just about the cheapest price you"ll find on the slickest-looking new cellphone available this holiday season. They do lock the quad-band (GSM/GRPS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz) to Cingular service only, but there are stores that provide unlocking service or if you are so inclined, you can probably hack it yourself. Unlocked RAZR V3s are going for around $650 on eBay.

The packaging is very weak and is boxed like any other Cingular phone, there"s no wow factor at all to give the user of what they are getting. There"s not even a side shot of the phone on the box showing the RAZR slimness. I usually keep product boxes and I"ll probably keep this one, but the box is just flat-out plain and boring.

The main screen is absolutely gorgeous, a 176x220 pixel TFT LCD screen with 262k colors. It"s a beauty and there"s three skins included to choose from (Moto, Scarlet, and Silver) of which I"m partial to Silver. It"s the most "business" like color and isn"t overly colorful like the others. The front cover LCD looks good and also doubles as the self-portrait LCD (no look at the silver reflection here) after you turn on the camera and close the lid. Look, there"s Yoda, my Yorkshire Terrier, posing for my wallpaper.

The keypad buttons have a tactile feel to them, I"ve found them to have a slight sticky feel to them even after cleaning. While the buttons are flat and do not stick up from the keypad, you can push them in and get a good responsive feel. I found the buttons on the top lid (on the side of the phone) to be a bit of a reach, as you have to move your thumb quite a bit to press those buttons on the left. The top left button on the lid is for Voice Records, the button below that is for Volume (up and down). The button on the right of the LCD is for Voice Name dialing, which is in an easy position to press. Since the keypad lights up blue, it"s easy to dial and use the phone at night or in the dark.

I find the Cingular branding to be obnoxious. There"s the cingular logo (at least it"s in white and not over the top) on the back of the phone, and when the phone is in use, the bright orange Cingular logo shows up on the top cover LCD until you close the phone. It"s one thing to have the LCD display the cellular network you are on, but the orange logo turns you into an easily seen walking billboard for them. I"d definitely be interested in learning how to hack the phone to remove or change this picture.

The RAZR V3 can take VGA resolution pictures, at 640x480 resolution. There is a 4x zoom, but it"s digital and as digital zooms go, it"s pretty awful. The pictures it takes are of a okay quality, but the camera is definitely not this phone"s strong suit. It"s there and it works, but in the age of cheap multi-megapixel cameras, the RAZR"s onboard camera isn"t that impressive. When considering that Nokia has quality 1.3 megapixel cellphone cams, it"s yet another knock on this phone"s camera. Here"s some images (resized) taken with the RAZR"s camera:

Built-in storage is only 6MB, and to top it off, there"s no memory card slot at all. So while the RAZR can play MPEG-4 videos, MP3s, and view JPGs, you"re not going to be able to store many of the space hogging videos or MP3 files on the phone. This is a glaring omission, and with some Nokias having 96MB onboard, with even more possible with a memory card, 6MB is just flat-out pathetic.

The RAZR V3 battery is rated for 7 hours talk time and 10 days of standby, during my testing (talking quite a bit, taking many pictures, Bluetooth file transfers, and playing around with menus) I found that the battery lasted about a day and a half, which is quite a bit, as this would translate to three days with my usual phone usage. I"m satisfied with the battery life, you can"t expect too much out of 680mAh battery. The back cover is a bit awkward to take off and put on, I still can"t do it smoothly. Removing the battery cover will need a fingernail, it"s a tight fit to push in the cover release button.

I was able to successfully connect via Bluetooth to my Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop, a Dell Axim X30 Pocket PC, and a Motorola HS810 Bluetooth headset after some initial difficulty. I still think it should be easier (I spent quite a while getting them all to talk to each other), and the Motorola manual was pretty lacking when it came to Bluetooth instructions. For the record, the default passkey for the RAZR V3 is 0000 (are all Bluetooth passkeys set to 0000 as default?), which I couldn"t find anywhere in the manual. That is, I set the passkeys to 0000 on every device and it worked in my case. Bluetooth connectivity definitely should be easier to use.

Using Pocket Informer 5 on my Axim X30, I am able to send a number from my contacts list to be automatically dialed on the RAZR. Pretty neat and useful, however, due to the phone"s limitation, I was not able to use my Motorola HS810 Bluetooth headset if I wanted to use the Axim X30 to dial. I believe it"s the phone can only have one Bluetooth connection at a time, since I successfully used Bluetooth with two devices simultaneously on my laptop, sending a file from the RAZR to my laptop while syncing my Axim X30 at the same time.

Yes, even this chic phone isn"t flawless. The front cover does not sit flush with the bottom of the phone. I"m not sure if it"s just my phone, but when closed, the cover sticks up about 1 or 2mm and isn"t smooth when running your fingers up and down. When I push the cover down as much as I can, the cover will sit flush, so it may just be my particular phone (I have yet to see the phone in person at a Cingular store). There also seems like there are some imprints on the LCD screen of the keypad graphics. I don"t think the LCD has been scratched at all, but it is something to watch out for in the long run.

Ideally, I"d like the top cover LCD to always be on so that a thumbnail of my wallpaper and the time would always be bright, but I couldn"t find anything in the options menus to do so. It would also probably be a battery drain, but it"d be nice if I could choose to have that. As it is now, the

LCD backlight turns off 10 seconds after the lid is closed. After the cover is closed, the top LCD shows the current time and wallpaper. But without the backlight on, it"s rather hard to see the top LCD without some light shining on it. In a completely dark room, there"s no way to see the time without flipping the cover open. As I use my phone quite a bit to check the time (no watches for me), I would like to easily see the time without having to fumble with it.

Overall, I like this phone a lot. Yes, I"m a sucker for good design, but the phone functions as it should and its features work as advertised. Did I mention the phone looks cool? Do I even have to mention that? Motorola has a winner here and I"m sure that more designer fashion phones are headed our way since this phone will be a success. The only real critical aspect missing in the RAZR V3 is the lack of a memory card slot, or perhaps more onboard memory. The average fashion phone buyer may not care about memory and only about looks, but the fact is there are power users that like nice-looking phones as well, and many will be put off by the lack of memory.

This article is about the Motorola mobile phone called "Razr" sold until February 2013. For the more recent mobile phone of the same name, see Motorola Razr (2020).

The Motorola Razr (styled RAZR, pronounced Siliquamobile phones by Motorola, part of the 4LTR line. The V3 was the first phone shown in the series and was introduced in December 2003Apple Inc. for iTunes to be built-in. It was launched in 2006.

The Razr series was marketed until July 2007, when the succeeding Motorola Razr2 series was released. The succeeding models were the V8, the V9, and the V9m.Samsung and LG in market share for mobile phones.

In October 2011, Motorola revived the Razr brand for a line of Android smartphones: the Droid Razr for Verizon Wireless (known simply as the "Motorola RAZR" on other networks) and an improved variant, the Droid Razr Maxx.Razr again as a foldable smartphone, which is styled after the clamshell form factor of the original models.

The V3 was first released in Q3 2004. The team of the V3 put together a number of design choices that set the device apart from the competition. The phone had the thinnest profile at the time on a clamshell set, sported an electroluminescent keypad made out of a single metal wafer and used an industry-standard mini-USB port for data, battery charger and headphones, housed in an aluminum body with an external glass screen. It sold 130 million units during its lifespan, being the best selling clamshell phone to date.

Some owners complained about dust accumulating between the V3"s plastic screen and LCD glass, possibly through an external side button. Access to the dust required peeling off the plastic cover, usually followed by a replacement cover.

The first pink version was released in October 2005, and as of June 2006, was available in the United States from T-Mobile as the Razr V3 Magenta (after T-Mobile and its parent Deutsche Telekom"s corporate color). It was called the Razr V3 Pink and available on other carriers, including on T-Mobile networks in other countries in addition to Verizon, Cingular Wireless, Suncom Wireless, and Cellular One (each in a different shade). It was also available in Canada from Bell, Rogers Wireless and Telus, and in the United Kingdom from T-Mobile and Carphone Warehouse. $25 of sales from the Rogers-branded pink V3 went to Rethink Breast Cancer. It was also available in all Movistar-serviced countries and Claro (Telcel).

Another version of the phone was released in South Korea on June 1, 2005. This version had a similar physical appearance but instead of using the GSM standard, it used CDMA to operate on SK Telecom. It was the first CDMA version of the Razr without expandable memory, Bluetooth, and SIM card, since Motorola Korea"s system was able to produce its own model before worldwide GSM format release. It had a 1.3-megapixel camera, video recording, 80 MB of internal memory, and a variety of UI features, such as a mobile blog, Yoga graphic book, diet diary, and lottery number generator for wellness theme. It also came in black, pink, and lime models versions. On February 8, 2006 Motorola Korea released its own slide-phone model for the Razr named Z model name MS600. Unlike most other versions, the MS500 version was packaged with a charging dock and had three metal terminals on the backside immediately under the battery cover.

Also, as the add-on to the MS600, the MS500 Lime Razr was in circulation in South Korea since October 2006 along with the Motorola KRZR Black and Motorola KRZR Fire (Red).

The Razr V3re (also known as V3_06) was a GSM model updated to support EDGE and CrystalTalk technology. It was nearly identical to the original V3, having no memory card slot and including a VGA 4x zoom camera. It can be identified by a slightly larger notch under the Motorola logo when closed,Vivo in Brazil (using both 850 MHz and 1800 MHz). It was available in three colors: orchid pink, silver, and stone grey.

The V3r and V3t were models sold by T-Mobile, AT&T (formerly Cingular), and Canadian cellular providers such as Rogers. These models were virtually identical to the V3 and V3i, except for featuring Motorola"s Digital Audio Player (DAP) instead of iTunes. T-Mobile"s V3r offered a voice notes feature which permitted forwarding audio recordings to voicemail as the only storage method.

The V3i was announced in November 2005 and addressed some of the faults of the original Razr V3, including a better (1.23-megapixel) camera with 8x digital zoom, an improved external and internal display, and support for microSD cards of up to 512 Mb maximum. V3i was functionally very close to the Motorola V635. The V3i came in two versions: one with iTunes and one with Motorola"s Digital Audio Player (DAP).iTunes version of the phone had a 50 or 100 song limit restriction depending on where the phone model was made.Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) to produce a Special Edition Gold Razr V3t. Only 1,000 of these were made and sold for a premium price.

On June 1, 2006, Motorola and Dolce & Gabbana released another limited edition gold phone. This model included a D&G cell phone holder, a signature leather pouch, Bluetooth headphones, and FM earphones. It was available from all major Motorola retailers and select D&G boutiques.

The Motorola Razr V3i was released to most worldwide markets in Q4 of 2005–2006. In the U.S. the phone was released through Cingular Wireless on September 6, 2006, with a new activation price of $299, while T-Mobile released the Dolce & Gabbana V3i exclusively in the United States.

On November 21, 2005, a CDMA2000 version of the Razr, known as the Razr V3c, became available to Alltel and SaskTel users. Verizon Wireless followed suit on December 7, 2005. Unlike models for Alltel and other carriers, Verizon"s V3c features a proprietary user interface and disables, in software, Bluetooth file transfer capabilities (called OBEX).

In January 2006, Canadian Telus, Bell Mobility and Aliant Mobility, Venezuelan carriers Movistar and Movilnet, and Brazilian Vivo began carrying the V3c. In April 2006 Cricket Communications began selling the V3c. The handset was also made available for Metro PCS. The Razr V3c supported CDMA 2000 1xRTT and 1xEV-DO third-generation wireless technologies.

V3m was a CDMA version of the Razr. As an upgrade to the V3c, it featured a microSD card slot for up to 2 GB of memory expansion, a longer-lasting battery, and 40 MB of internal memory. The V3m came in silver, pink, and red although the original release, as well as models that used to be available on the Sprint CDMA network, featured the gunmetal gray color of the V3c. For a limited time Alltel and US Cellular offered a Fire Red color. Partnering with Motorola, US Cellular and Sprint released a special PRODUCT(RED) Razr and Bluetooth H500 headset to help support Global Fund programs which positively impact the lives of women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Announced in March 2005, the V3x was formerly known as the Motorola V1150. Externally, it appeared to be a larger V3, albeit with enhancements such as a 2.0-megapixel camera. Internally, it was quite different, utilizing a different microprocessor, chipset, an Nvidia GoForce 4200 GPU, and radio ICs. As a 3G product, its feature set was closer to that of phones such as the Motorola V980, e.g., two cameras instead of the single camera typical on GSM or CDMA products. It was not as thin as the V3. It won the "Best 3GSM handset" at the 2006 3GSM World Congress.

Announced in July 2006, the V3xx was a 3G category 5/6 (3.6 Mbit/s) HSDPA and EDGE supported handset. It was extremely similar in appearance to the compact V3i design, but incorporated an improved feature set with a 1.3-megapixel camera, 50 MB of internal memory, support for microSD and Bluetooth A2DP. Like the V3x, it was also equipped with a secondary screen and a higher resolution 240x320 pixel (QVGA) main screen.3 network in November 2006 and was available on AT&T (formerly Cingular). The secondary camera was not available in the United States. The built-in GPU, manufactured by Nvidia (model GoForce 4800) was capable of rendering 3D images through OpenGL ES. The phone included a much faster CPU as well, improving the performance of all features, including 3G/data. With the new CPU, the V3xx also included a fast USB V2.0 for rapid ringtone/image/mp3 file downloads. Older V3"s were limited to USB V1.1.

Motorola Razr maxx (or MotoRazr maxx) was released at the end of 2006 in Europe and on April 27, 2007, elsewhere. The maxx was an upgrade to the popular V3x and was Motorola"s second HSDPA 3.5G phone after the Razr V3xx. Although almost identical to the V3x in use and features, the maxx supported additional external touch keys for music control and retained the size of the original Razr V3.

This handset was released on Telstra"s NextG network under the original name "Motorola Razr maxx V6". It featured compatibility with both the original 2100 MHz band and the NextG band, 850 MHz. The phone was branded with the Telstra logo and on-screen graphics. The phone was released by Telstra for outright purchase in late 2006 at a price of about A$800. The phone was repackaged late in 2007 and sold with a prepaid plan for $250, locked for use only with Telstra SIM cards. Many of the post-paid phones sold by Telstra in 2007 were inadvertently locked.

This handset was released on Hutchison"s 3 network under the name "Motorola Razr maxx V6". The phone and home screen were branded with the 3 logo. Internal memory was increased to 60 MB.

The Razr maxx Ve was available exclusively in the United States for Verizon Wireless customers. The maxx Ve featured EV-DO instead of HSDPA and CDMA2000 1x instead of GSM/UMTS.

The Razr maxx was a 3G HSDPA and EDGE handset predated by the Razr V3x. Initially known as the "maxx V6," it was released in Europe by the end of 2006. The original version had a 2.0-megapixel camera with LED flash, a large 2.2-inch (56 mm) screen with 240x320 QVGA display (like the V3xx) and 50 megabytes of internal storage.

Like the previous Model MS500, Motorola Korea announced its Korean version of WCDMA Razr HSDPA, known as Razr Luk. The MS500W upgrades its screen to 2.2 inch TFT QVGA, 1.3-megapixel camera with Bluetooth, and microSDHC support. The model features different color pattern compare to previous MS500, and hit the Korean market by late February 2009.

The Razr VE20 was an updated CDMA model of the original Razr. It was released in the U.S. for Sprint, Alltel, and US Cellular. It incorporated some of the design elements of the Razr² V9m at a reduced price. Its rounded clamshell body was almost as thin as the Razr V3m. It featured a QVGA main display, outer display with virtual touch keys, 2-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, and a microSD memory card slot up to 8 Gb.

The Razr2 was the successor to the Razr series. The Razr2 was 2 mm thinner than its predecessor but slightly wider. Some versions featured Motorola"s MotoMagx operational platform, based on the MontaVista Linux OS. The Razr2 was made available on every US carrier, and EVDO, GSM and HSDPA versions of it were released by late 2007. The Razr2 line consisted of 4 models: V8, V9, V9m, and V9x.

The phone improved picture quality, speed, and multimedia capabilities over the original Razr. It also featured an external screen with touch-sensitive buttons which allowed users to use some of the phone features without opening it, and Motorola"s CrystalTalk technology to improve call quality and help reduce background noise.Ferrari Edition.

The Razr brand returned in 2011 with the introduction of the Motorola Droid Razr smartphone (the "Droid" name only used by Verizon in the USA), featuring a thin body like the original Razr V3. The line included:

The Razr (2020), also called the Razr 2019, depending on the source,foldable smartphone with a design reminiscent of the classic Razr V3. It was designed with nostalgia in mind – its design was supposed to remind people of the early 21st century, a time many look back at with fondness and sentiment. It was supposed to be a capable, modern, Android-running smartphone with a "high-tech" folding display and advanced modern features such as a fingerprint sensor, inside of a body that already felt familiar to many. It features a display that folds horizontally, like the familiar V3 and other Razr models from the 2000s, unlike most folding smartphones, which fold vertically.

Motorola presented the phone on November 14, 2019.PC Magazine summed it up: "Motorola"s gorgeous folding Razr doesn"t deliver the performance you expect from a $1,500 phone".The Verge wrote harshly: "I wish I could tell you exactly where I think the Motorola Razr went wrong, but there are too many options to choose from".

Being the slimmest phone during its release in 2004, the Razr easily stood out amongst other phone models. It was one of the most popular mobile phones since its first release, having been spotted in the hands of celebrities and business people alike until the advent of smartphones, and it is frequently seen in reruns of movies and TV shows.

The Razr became identified as a "fashion" product and an iconic cell phone in the mid-2000s.season three finale of the TV series Jack Shephard used a Razr (an important plot point which anchors the episode"s chronology), the HBO hit sitcom Entourage had characters specifically Ari Gold using it, and the US hit series Michael Westen used a Razr until 2009. In Season 5 of 24, President Charles Logan used a Razr as his personal cell phone. Contestants on the NBC adventure reality show "Treasure Hunters" were given Razrs for communication with the host and each other throughout the season.Product Red edition of the Razr was launched by Oprah Winfrey and Bono for charity.Jeremy Clarkson on BBC"s Rex Matheson"s phone in the 4th season of India through the movie Kamal Haasan was seen using the phone. In the computer game Counter-Strike: Source, the character Leet can be seen holding one. In Alexander Mahone used the Motorola V3. Also, in the 2006 film Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci used Moto Razr phones.

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Seven security researchers, five from the Zhejiang University, China and two from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, have successfully demonstrated how to remotely hack and swipe smartphone touchscreens without actually touching them.

The attack methodology, which has been named WIGHT (WIred GHost Touch), is claimed to be the first wired attack on touchscreens using ghost touches by way of charging cables.

In a newly published paper titled "WIGHT: Wired Ghost Touch Attack on Capacitive Touchscreens" the researchers say they had success when tested on a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Apple iPhone SE (2020) as well as devices from Huawei, LG, and Xiaomi. The connection is that this is an attack methodology requiring a capacitive touchscreen, as used by most smartphones today. The actual hack, though, has another connection. Quite literally in fact: the charging cable connected to the device.

"Despite the fact that smartphones employ abundant noise reduction and voltage management techniques," the researchers said, "we manage to inject carefully crafted signals that can induce "ghost touches" within a chosen range."

Essentially, what they are doing is injecting noise through the charging cable so as not to be filtered while still enabling the capacitive touchscreen measurement mechanism to be impacted. By syncing this "malicious noise" with the touchscreen scanning cycle, the researchers found they were able to achieve three different types of remote attacks.

A denial-of-service attack that totally prevents the targeted smartphone from being able to detect any legitimate, physical, touch.MORE FROM FORBESUrgent Google Android Update As 36 Security Issues Confirmed-One Already Under AttackBy Davey Winder

Let"s look at the threat model, as described by the researchers themselves, first. This doesn"t require data access permission from the USB cable or actual contact with the screen, which distinguishes it from previous work involving ghost touch methods. They mainly relied upon electromagnetic radiation. Instead, WIGHT sends a malicious signal right down the charging cable. This, the research paper stated, works by injecting a "common-mode (CM) signal by applying signals to the ground (GND) line" of the cable. This CM signal "cannot be filtered completely and can result in a differential-mode (DM) signal due to the asymmetric circuits," it continued, "the DM signal can interfere with the measurement of the touchscreen capacitance such that it emulates the scenarios as if a user is touching the screen." Also, on the plus side of the threat model is that it doesn"t require hardware under the table on which the target phone is placed, and that phone to be surface side down.MORE FROM FORBESiOS 15.5-Apple Issues iPhone Security Update For Millions Of UsersBy Davey Winder

Although the attack methodology is interesting, and the resulting hack sounds pretty scary, as with most such lab-based research the real-world risk of falling victim to this is low, to say the least. Even if you have the hardware access by way of that malicious charging port, the precision of the touchscreen control is very poor. In most cases, the researchers admit, the ghost touches may "appear randomly on a vertical or horizontal line of the screen." The success rate of tapping a specific button is at best 50/50. Of course, that doesn"t rule out granularity improvements in the future. Perhaps of more concern to the attacker would be the likelihood of causing harm to the phone user. "The attack signal is an alternating current with a high voltage," the paper states, adding that the hack should only be carried out under the supervision of safety professionals in a lab equipped with electrical protective devices.

The company announced its latest device, the Motorola Razr, at an event in Los Angeles, California. While not the first folding phone we’ve seen this year, it is the first vertically folding device that mirrors the clamshell flip phones everyone used to have.

But while the new Razr succeeds in mixing deep nostalgia with a futuristic take on the smartphone, it remains to be seen if Motorola can push past the many issues that have plagued early folding phones. Plus, the Razr doesn’t come cheap, which means its shortcomings may make it an even tougher sell.

However, there’s something about the Razr that just feels right. You really have to hold it and fold it to get what makes the Razr stand out. Motorola put a lot of thought into the fold and it shows.

Motorola shared several details about how it designed the Razr hinge and its “patent-protected zero-gap” design. As we learned with Samsung’s Galaxy Fold earlier this year, the hinge design is incredibly important. Any gaps could allow dirt or debris to get under the display and cause significant damage.

In my brief time with the Razr at the event, I was impressed by how smooth the hinge worked. It was also fairly stiff, so don’t expect to open and close the phone with a snap of your wrist. As with other folding devices, only time will tell how well the hinge will hold up. It’s more critical on a device like this, though, as the hinge is so integral to its function.

Motorola explained what’s going on inside the hinge as well. When you unfold the Razr, metal plates slide underneath the display. These help support the flexible panel — which Motorola calls ‘Flex View’ — as well as pull it tight. In theory, this should help eliminate the mushy feeling flexible screens have. When you fold it, the plates slide out of the way and allow the screen to bend with a curve, which prevents creasing or damage. If you look closely when folding the Razr, you can see it curve.

Unfortunately, the panels didn’t add quite enough support to the phone. In my limited experience with folding devices, I’d say the Razr outclasses the Galaxy Fold in this area, but by no means eliminates that mushy feeling. It’s particularly noticeable in the middle where the display folds, but also at the bottom by the chin. I could see the screen physically moving under my relatively light press when tapping the home button.

While it doesn’t affect the usability of the device at all, it does make it feel cheap. Considering most of us are used to hard glass touchscreens, the Razr’s malleable display feels particularly odd. Plus, with softer display materials like this, it could be easier to damage the display.

The argument can be made that folding the device protects the screen from potential damage when not in use. I’d say that debris can still get in there when the device is open. Not to mention the whole hinge part, which isn’t a factor on other devices.

The longevity of the hinge is a significant factor when it comes to durability. Sure, it feels good now, but what about in six months’ time? Or in a year? Three years? These are things we’re not able to test yet and won’t be able to for some time. Considering the high price of the Razr, it may be a gamble not worth taking.

However, Motorola also has a decent warranty plan in place for those who do take the gamble. It says it will repair or replace devices with display defects incurred during normal use for free. Additionally, it will offer 24/7 chat support and 14 hours per day direct access to an agent with device analytics. Finally, Motorola offers 24-hour turnaround and free advanced exchange support in the case that a display failure does occur. Display replacements outside of the warranty cost $299 USD ($396 CAD), which isn’t cheap.

Aside from the feel, the Razr’s fold accomplishes a few other things. For one, it makes the device significantly more compact. The Flex View display measures in at 6.2 inches across, making it a sizable display. But it’s half that when folded, so it can slide into a pocket easily.

Motorola really stuck with the original Razr design with the phone as well, even down to the large bottom bezel. If ever you could complain about a phone having a chin, this is the one. Thankfully, I found it didn’t impede using the phone. Typing and navigating the screen was a breeze.

Plus, the design allowed Motorola to stick a physical fingerprint sensor on the chin, which allows users to unlock the device when folded and unfolded. Considering you can use Google Pay without unfolding the device, this is a handy implementation.

Unfortunately, the design also held sway over some of the specs. To achieve the thinness of the phone, Motorola opted for the less powerful Snapdragon 710 over the 855 powering most Android flagships. The 710 is slower, but that helps with thermal and power management. However, the Razr offers some solid specs in other areas. It clocks in with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The battery is a middling 2,510mAh.

Likewise, Motorola opted for a 16-megapixel rear shooter to save space. While it needs further testing, in my brief time with it at the event, it didn’t perform well. Granted, the lighting was abysmal — even my Pixel 4 was struggling — but the results didn’t give me high hopes.

Ultimately, the specs will make the Motorola Razr a hard sell. Internally, it’s an incredibly mid-range device. Externally, it’s an excellent folding phone that may prove enjoyable to use. Considering it costs $1,499.99 USD (roughly $1,987.34 CAD), it’s significantly more expensive than almost every other device available on the market.

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Hi, I hope that you do see this message and can help. I have a samsung galaxy A3 and my screen is broken. I haven’t registered it, it’s locked and so I can’t use third-party apps to access my data or access my phones screen interface remotely through a PC. I need help urgently. In South Africa where I stay, it costs as much as a new phone to have an LCD screen . Please Help

What if I can’t see the screen and usb debugging is disabled? I have a OTG cable but i can’t see my screen. My phone can still turn on but has no feedback. any advice?

I can access the things here and am a developer, and I got the infamous black screen of death on my Nexus 5. I’ve done all of the rebooting, and holding the keys, ect nothing helped. I was wondering if possible, could I input a pattern password with the adb tool?

Can i use method one if i lock my screen using a dot pattern? is there a way to convert this pattern to numbers so that i can input it in the command prompt? (htc one X)

My htc one x’s screen is totally dead and I’ve looked at https://joyofandroid.com/unlock-android-device-with-dead-screen/ and ll other explanations…however one question remains unanswered…I lock my screen using a pattern…so when using the SDK and command promt method, what password do i input? is there a way to translate the pattern into a code of numbers? (from 1 to 9) ?

Hello, my boyfriend broke his LG G2’s screen (for the second time, sigh) and we really need to get the pictures off of there. My question is, does it matter what ‘type’ of OTG adapter we get? For example, the list of adapters on Amazon has one for Sony Xperia, Samsung Galaxy, so on, but I don’t see any for LG G2. Will it still work if we got one that isn’t specifically “made” for his phone? (Personally, I don’t really see a difference in the pictures, I think it’s just a way to hike up the price…)

Yes it should work. I haven’t personally used it, but when you click on the mouse on the text box for entering the password, you should get the on screen keyboard and you can then press the keys using the mouse clicks.

Hello, i recently broke screen of my sony xperia z3+, display is fine but the screen is unresponsive. I tried to unlock it using usb-otg cable and a mouse but it failed to detect the usb. Both usb-otg (also used alternate one in case) and mouse is working, even the port is fine (i could charge my phone and my laptop can detect it). I have tried android data recovery applications but nothing worked. Could you please suggest anything that could unlock my phone so that i could get access to my pictures?

i have the s5 and broke the screen still on feel it vibe and ring but cant answer or unlock…i had the fingerprint unlock any way i can unlock it to retrieve pics off it and transfer it to new device or pc?

My s4 screen has been cracked for a while but still able to use phone normally, now it froze when on facebook so reset it now i cant put my code in to unlock screen lock any tips

All I want is to access the phone internal storage but I can’t unlock it because I have a broken screen and a pattern-unlock… any leads will be helpful. Thank you.

I purchased the connecter and have plugged in my mouse but I am not getting my mouse pointer. I’m still at the unlock screen. Also, doesn’t seem like my mouse is getting any power as the light is not on. Please advise!!! I’m using a google nexus 4.

My screen won’t even go on on my Nexus 7 (first gen) so I can do the mouse method. I had planned on rooting it at some point but never had the chance to, now I’m paying for that mistake. I know the device boots because I’ve heard the battery alarm go off many times before (and I know its not my 2nd gen). I would really love to finally do something with it because its useless to just sit there (not gonna throw it away or send it in).

Oh my God..!!! This is awesome.. I have Book marked this site.. My touch pad was not working and for the past one month, I couldnt use my other phone.. tried everything to unlock the pattern security.. nothing worked.. now USB otg mouse method.. thank you .. thank you.. so much..

I have a broken screen on my Motorola Razr Maxx. USB Debug is disabled (meaning mouse method wont work) and I have a password setup. I can only see screen on tv via hdmi. PC wont recognize the phone. What should I do? Thanks a lot.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 with a cracked digitizer. The phone will still power on but the screen stays black. I have a new phone but need to get contacts from the old phone. There is no lock on the phone but unfortunately the USB debug was never activated. Is there anyway to access the contacts from the original phone?

My LG G2 has a cracked unresponsive-to-touch screen. Screen shows the unlock pattern, which I cannot get to work. Phone is working as I received calls and can see other notifications.

Tried using OTG mouse (both with wireless mouse adapter and wired mouse via female-to-female USB connector). I do not see the pointer on the screen. Is there any other simple solution – something that replicates my phone screen on a computer monitor or anything else? Please help!

great site, thank you! I’m fairly android savvy, but here’s a tricky one: Dropped my Galaxy S5 Mini, now touchscreen unresponsive and lockscreen on. USB otg is not supported by this phone, I’ve tried. USB debugging is not activated. Findmymobile only lists my S3 I used to have before.

Nice info here. But I have my Nexus4’s screen broken and I tried connecting a mouse with an OTG, however, Nexus 4 did not recognize the mouse. I have a pattern lock. Somebody here mentioned the same problem, but I do not see if it was solved. May be it is a known problem with Nexus 4? Please help

I have two Nexus 7’s, both screens are broken, both are locked. Id like to get my data, but Id also like to replace the screen. Does anyone know where I can find a “reliable,” source to purchase the screens from? Is there a way to access my devices and retrieve the data on them without replacing the screen first?

Hi. Do you have solutions for broken or non functional screens only? Or can you help me with unlocking my phone which has got locked due to multiple passwords trials. It now asks me to sign in through gmail id and since the data pack isn’t on so am not able to sign in. I tried various solutions given online but none shot the trouble.

First I have an LG G3, and anyone that doesn’t like this phone I don’t know what to say to change your mind except that if you had problems with the G3.. You either did it yourself to the very delicate piece of electronic LG Goodness that by the way just like any electronic shit like your desktop PC because you wouldn’t drop you home PC or your “tv as a better example with a screen to better compare to a phone,. But you wouldn’t knock those to the ground and expect everything to be all gravy and everything work 100% everytime.

Or if you have a faulty LG G3 and didn’t drop it or cause some other horrible type of trauma to the phone it is actually pretty durable as long as you don’t crack the screen I dropped mine quite a few times and never had a bumper case on the phone and until I broke the glass the phone functioned fine till then, wish I had the bumper now. But my mother bought me a cheap tablet and it came with a keyboard that has the same plug as the charger port for the LG g3 and it unlocked the phone easily before it updated to 5.0 now its a different set of keys to push.

BUT SORRY FOR MAKIN YALL READ THIS MUCH BEFORE I GIVE YOU THE SOLUTION BUT GET A KEYBOARD THAT PLUGS INTO THE PHONE AND HOLD VOLUME UP AND DOWN KEYS AT THE SAME TIME ON THE LOCK SCREEN AND IT SHOULD TAKE YOU TO THE HOMESCREEN IF NOT TRY RANDOM BUTTONS BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT DOESNT WORK AT LEAST IF THE BATTERY SAVER IS ON BUT IF CHARGED VOLUME BUTTONS SHOULD WORK!?!?!?!

In steps 3-4 of method 1 (I can’t see the screen so method 2 would be difficult even if I could get the adaptor) after searching I finally found a “platform-tools” folder more to the depths of C:\Users\Mark\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools that does indeed have an ADB file but when I navigate there with the command prompt and type “adb devices” it returns “List of devices attached” followed by nothing. I tried with my new phone and it has the same result. Could this mean that I do not have USB debugging enabled or is there some solution other than trying to find another way to approach this?

Also I used [email protected] When I connect my device, it is recognized by [email protected] But when I am trying to click it, the total screen is moving along with the mouse instead of getting unlocked. I mean the screen is unresponsive for my mouse clicks over it. Kindly let me know why I am not able to make a mouse click on it.

I have an old Samsung SCH-S720C that has a broken screen. Nothing turns on. The buttons light and when you ran your finger on the screen it vibrates like it does when a wrong password is entered. If i connect to my PC, the sd card shows but not the files from the phone. the password is pattern. how do I recover my pictures and other files. I need the pictures. please help

Ok i have a motorola moto x whose screen is broken as in totally black. I can connect it to my pc as i can see the different directories. however when I get to step 4 and type in adb devices I do not get a list. How do i get this to work

I need help…I have a Samsung Mega and I cracked the screen on it…..it won’t let me unlock my screen. I can’t do any methods dealing with computers. So if there’s anything I can do please tell me. Thanks

Please help…I have a Samsung Mega and I cracked the whole screen….it won’t let me unlock the screen…..what should I do. I can’t do anything dealing with a computer…If y’all have any solutions please tell me. Thanks

I recently bought a Samsung virgin mobile phone on ebay and found out it had a screen lock I have worked with eBay and the sellers with no success I just need to know is there a way I can unlock it thank you

My screen Is broken on my Motorola G and I need to back up everything before I get it replaced how can I do this without the ability to unlock my phone as it is typing in codes.

My Samsung S iii Mini Screen cracked and touch is also not working. Before that USB Debugging option was not enabled. Now I can’t enabled this. So now what ever command I run using adb it shows, “error: device not found” . How can I get my data back? Is there any way to send command to enable the usb debugging?

great advice you giving us guys , but now my is not with the typing , but with the screen it is white after it fell down andi can’t see on the screen yet I have some important messages saved on the phone and not on sim ,how can I be able to see them . can my PC be any help if so how please out thank you

Am using a htc jetstream with a broken screen though every thing still shows bt with dis ur mouse idea can i use it to unlock my tablet dats locked by just dragging the ring n can I use d mouse to operate d entire device b4 I can get a new screen

my tablet screen is broken from half and its half touch system is not working and i have a important data in it so i cannot apply the password because from the lower side it is not working to get my files and data please tell me the solution please

Hello, I would greatly appreciate any advice on how to remotely unlock my screen of my samsung note4 as the screen is completely black and I cannot see anything. I know it is powered on and I am trying to back up my data on Kies but the program states I must unlock my phone first, which I cannot do. Please help, I can’t tell you how appreciative I would be. Thank you so much in advance.

I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and it has a cracked screen. I bought an HDMI connection kit and can see my phone on the screen of my TV but the USB won’t work. I don’t know if the adapter is just defective or if there’s another issue. I get everything hooked up but can’t see the mouse pointer on the screen. I guess I’m going to order another adapter and see if it works. If that doesn’t work I don’t know what to do. I have several things I nee to move from my old phone. I had a case on it and had a glass screen protector and the screen still cracked inside when I dropped the phone.

Hello I have LG optimus G with no Pattern lock or password on screen. It is accessible with a swipe.I m unable to do that with broken screen. I’ve tried OTG USB mouse but it doesn’t work . any solutions for that??

my mobile screen has been off since yesterday and I downloaded the program you listed (android studio) and did the instructions and connected my device.. Then I wrote my password but when I entered the last command it says that shell is not recognized as an internal or external

I have a Samsung note 3 and I accidentally left the phone outside whilst it was raining. The handset switches on to a black screen. I have password and not sure how to retrieve the data before taking the phone in to samsung for water damage. Your advice would be appreciated.

hii what if the device does not support otg. i have a lenovo a319. I accidently dropped it in water. Now its touch is not working. I want to backup my contacts, i downloaded lenovo smart assistant, but it says i have to enable the usb debugging mode. how will i enable it if my handset doesnt support otg.

I was given this link by OnePlus support since I broke the screen on my phone and neither worked for me (I don’t have USB Debug enabled so solution one fell flat for me).

My Phone’s display has been off since I banged it in the wall .. But the screen is absolutely fine + The Touch is also working .. The only thing is I cannot see anything .. I had put a Voice Lock.. so I can unlock the phone easily .. The only trouble is I cannot see anything …

not sure if this site is a scam. I bought the smays 5n1 from amazon.com (as per the link provided) shipped from a Chinese “retailer” [?] received in what i assume is perfect condition. i plugged into my tv and got nothing on screen. nothing. tried my keyboard and mouse… nothing. followed the scant instructions provided to see if it would work with anything…. nope. tried a tablet…. nope…. so figure you got my $30 bucks with shipping…. nice job. (pls note the black version was a lot cheaper BUT out of stock… so i got the white version) anyone with my same experience? pipe up -if- they let you post an unsuccessful outcome….

This has probably already been mentioned in the comments somewhere, but if the screen AND digitizer are broken and you can’t see anything on the screen, you can also plug a USB keyboard and type your pass key in that way and you can use Smart Switch or Kies 3 to back up your info from there. Worked great on my broken S III.

Hey These ideas look really helpful. I broke screen of my Nexus 4 yesterday. USB debugging was turned off on my phone. So I was behind the second option. Got a OTG cable. But the sad thing is Google has removed reference to USB gadget support in Nexus 4.