More on the Motorola RAZR3

By on May 2, 2010 at 8:43 AM
Exclusive May 2, 2010

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We have to admit we were pretty blown away by the responses from our exclusive pics of the Motorola RAZR3. So with this in mind (and the fact that it’s Sunday) we thought we’d have a little fun today and share a gallery’s worth of pictures and information about how this particular phone, which also happens to star in a YouTube video, came to be. All of this — and more — is available right after the jump.

First and foremost, let’s take a moment to talk about the phone itself. For something that wasn’t a smartphone, it would have had enough features and functionality to make Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Average happy had it not been killed off. Here are the key specs of the prototype:

  • 850/1900MHz UMTS/HSDPA
  • Quad-band EDGE
  • 420MHz ARM11 processor
  • 109mb RAM / 19mb ROM
  • GPS
  • Wi-Fi
  • Symbian UIQ OS
  • 2.2″ QVGA internal display
  • 2″ QVGA external display (touchscreen)
  • 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
  • Ad hoc internet sharing
  • Mesh WAN support
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
  • microSD support up to 16GB
  • Opera Mini browser
  • MicroUSB

Now that the specs are out of the way, here’s the story behind how this particular engineering prototype surfaced this week. Travis, the gentleman who now owns it, recently spotted an eBay listing for a unnamed mobile phone that was literally in pieces. Immediately recognizing it as the same phone a Motorola rep once showed when he used to work at Rogers, Travis immediately bought the phone so he could assemble it and bring it back to life.

Pretty crazy to think this thing was scheduled to debut at the same time as the DROID, right? Anyway…

Click here to check out our Motorola RAZR3 gallery!

Thanks, Travis!

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  • johan

    Nice! I miss the RAZR2

  • MikeD

    The return of the dumbphone. The RAZR strikes back.

    I dunno if it will return to its former glory but it could do some good numbers.

    • http://www.maemo-freak.com christexaport

      Actually, Moto was taking the RAZR lineup upscale to smartphone class. Notice the RAM and ROM size and Symbian UIQ OS? UIQ was another Symbian flavor, but with touch well before S60.

      I guess Nokia’s buy of Symbian and merger of UIQ, S60, MOAP, and whatever other UI layers they got ended this one. GOD was it a good idea…

  • bluejacker

    Symbian UIQ? Really? I loved that OS on Sony Ericssons P-Series. So the RAZR3 would have been a smartphone.

  • Mack Simmons

    The Razr wasn’t my cup of tea even when it was popular (I had Samsung’s sweet T-509, which is still one of the three best phones I’ve ever owned).

    But I know plenty of people who aren’t interested in BlackBerrys, iPhones or anything Android. Mobile video isn’t interesting to them. They barely text — and when they do, they are perfectly fine working the T9. They just want a phone with a halfway-decent browser for occasional Internet. The Razr will appeal to them. And that’s fine. To each their own.

    • MikeD

      Well said. Thats why I think it can possibly do good numbers for all the reasons you elaborated on.

  • LTC

    so…is this NOT coming out? according to the YouTube Video, he said that Moto scrapped the idea. is this true still? or are they bringing it back?
    i know several people that still have their RAZR2 that won’t let go of it until they get a phone-just as good-and just the same. they love it! but there isn’t a phone that is the same as the razr’s used to be. none sturdy.

    Is there now a chance of this coming back?

  • Channan

    What does it need so much RAM for?

    • http://www.maemo-freak.com christexaport

      it was a smartphone running Symbian UIQ OS.

  • MonkeyCheese

    Damnit why won’t you die already!

  • Dmitriy

    Wow, those are some amazing specs for a flip featurephone. If that came out, my whole fam would get one lol (they don’t like smartphones…)

  • L.G

    That’s actually kinda impressive for a dumb phone.

  • 3 Phones Jugglin

    Up next in the return hyped phones……the Sidekick

    • tbyron

      funny

  • drew dogg

    They should make it an Android based flip phone, the first of it’s kind… now that would be cool :)

    • DROIDLOVER

      I agree this would be great running android!!!There are some people that still like flipphones ya know!!

  • JeremyT

    Why would anybody call this a dumbphone? It’s running Symbian UIQ, which was the stylus-centric counterpart to S60. If that’s not a smartphone, I have no idea what is.

    Either that information is incorrect, or the editors here at BGR don’t know very much about the smartphone market of yesteryear.

  • blkrabbit

    The razr3 looks like a really promising featurephone. It has the specs of a low end smartphone, runs symbian, and it has a external touchscreen. While I wouldn’t trade my incredible for it, this is a really good phone for people that don’t care much for having a smartphone.

    • Celz

      Ive been on Sprint Sero for a while so I can afford to have two phone for a pretty cheap price.. Id love to have an HTC Evo and a Razr3 that would be a crazy combo.. Sometime smartphones are too big and the lack of hardware shortcut keys make simple tasks like shooting off a quick text take longer than it should.. I wanna get a old A900M off of ebay now lol

  • crazyMoto
    • EA

      WTF??? I guess this phone is still alive.

    • Danger

      Made it to Korea but not North America?

  • Scott

    I had bought a Razr2 a while back for needing a good backup phone that could text and make calls well. The build quality is very good and I’ve never owned a phone that got reception so well. It never dropped calls, had a good battery life, a decent music player and could text well. It was a great phone for the average cell phone user. I think it would be wise for them to bring this back, as a good solid, featured flip phone would sell well.

    • Celz

      It would I was just in a VZW store and a middle aged guy you could tell he was well off.. He didnt want a smartphone he didnt want a crappy phone either.. He prolly would a paid 200 for this phone..

  • Erich

    Oh damn another prototype, barricade your door…call your lawyer now.

  • Sam K

    I agree with some others. There are tons of people who don’t want or care about smartphones and just want a nice flip phone.

  • maxpayne79

    u guys are a bunch of funny people posting this..lol
    still though id buy it if it were running android like buddy said up a few posts.

  • ExMoto

    This phone was cancelled, like all other symbian phones in Moto. Someone just took it out of the bin…
    It will NEVER be released.

  • jameshjr

    MOTOROLA V13 google it

  • Oce

    Should realease it! We need more not-so-dumb/not-so-smart phones. I mean, you have two choices; droid or w766. What about those who don’t want a high end android handset but would like something a little more feature rich than a w766?

  • Anonymous

    2 inch display
    arent we fancy

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