Motorola KRZR K1 Unlocked Cell Phone with 2 MP Camera, MP3/Video Player, MicroSD Slot--International Version with No Warranty (Cosmic Blue) | 
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| Brand: Motorola
Category: Wireless
List Price: $599.99
Buy New: $119.99
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Rating:  96 reviews
Sales Rank: 170
Color: Blue
Media: Wireless Phone Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 3.4 x 1.8 x 0.9
MPN: KRZR
Model: K1
UPC: 894076000046
EAN: 5025322340462
ASIN: B000JL4Y3Y
Release Date: October 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Unlocked quad-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and EDGE/GPRS data capabilities | | • | 2-megapixel digital camera with 8x digital zoom and image editing; expandable via MicroSD cards; digital audio player | | • | Bluetooth 1.2 connectivity for both handsfree communication and stereo music streaming | | • | Access to personal email; web browser; SMS/MMS/EMS messaging | | • | Up to 5.83 hours of digital talk time and 300 hours of standby time |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Following in the footsteps of the revolutionary RAZR phone, the new ultra-sleek KRZR K1 introduces a new standard of stunning style and innovation. Sharp and sophisticated with a luxurious finish and detailed craftsmanship, the KRZR K1 is the definitive handset for those who have an appreciation for cutting edge designs. In addition to great design, you get Bluetooth wireless technology, an integrated music player, a 2 megapixel camera, support for MPEG4 video capture and playback, and more. Design
Reflecting the design language of the super-slim RAZR line of handsets, the KRZR K1 exudes pure luxury with clean lines, precision detailing and premium materials shrouded within a distinctive metallic gloss front finish. A 1.9-inch color screen on the inside of the flip brings images and videos to life, while a small supplementary color display on the outside cover keeps tabs on your incoming call information and more. The 2 megapixel camera is housed above this display. The KRZR K1 features an internal antenna, so there's nothing to snag or break off, and a MicroSD slot adds ample storage space to store content. A mini USB port is provided for data synchronization. Calling Features
From L.A. to Lisbon, the KRZR K1 connects you effortlessly with friends, family, and your favorite content, thanks to support for all four GSM bands (850, 900, 1800, and 1900). The phone supports speaker independent voice activated dialing, as well as Bluetooth wireless headsets, so you can cut the wires and talk hands-free. Polyphonic ringtones are supported, and there's a speakerphone for those times when you want to talk while doing other things. Picture and ringer IDs allow you to set photos and ringtones to identify incoming callers. Messaging, Internet and Tools
The KRZR K1 supports all the messaging tools you need, such as MMS, SMS, EMS, and IM messaging capabilities. Plus, EDGE data support means you can surf the wireless Web on the built-in Web browser. There's even a built-in email client so you're always in touch. The phone ships with a number of handy tools including an alarm clock, a calculator, a calendar, and a voice recorder. It supports the Sync ML data synchronization standard over Bluetooth or USB. Imaging and Entertainment
The ultimate all-in one device for extraordinary imaging, the KRZR K1 lets you capture your latest jaunt to Cape Town via a 2MP camera with 8x zoom or via video capture and playback capabilities. Take your travel soundtracks with you while you jet across the globe with the convenient integrated MP3 player, airplane mode and Stereo Bluetooth headset support. The removable MicroSD card slot supports cards up to 2 GB, so there's always room for all your favorite music files. Vital Statistics
The Motorola KRZR K1 measures 4 x 1.65 x .6 inches and weighs 3.6 ounces. It operates on the GSM 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies. Battery life is rated at 5.83 hours of digital talk time and 300 hours of standby time. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.
Product Description
Following in the footsteps of the revolutionary MOTORAZR phone, the new ultra-sleek MOTOKRZR introduces a new standard of stunning style and innovation. The ultimate all-in one device for extraordinary imaging, the MOTOKRZR lets you capture your latest jaunt to Cape Town via a 2MP camera with 8x zoom or via video capture and playback capabilities. Take your travel soundtracks with you while you jet across the globe with the convenient integrated MP3 player, airplane mode and Stereo Bluetooth headset support. With removable MicroSD card slot, there's always room for all your favorite music files. Featuring worldwide quad-band functionality, EDGE technology for hi-speed web browsing and downloads and Screen3 technology for zero-click access to the latest news and entertainment, the MOTOKRZR achieves the elusive goal in mobile devices by perfectly balancing design, craftsmanship and functionality all in a breathtaking package. EDGE for high speed data access (class 12) / Rich, pre-loaded J2ME games, screen savers / Downloadable themes, ringer tones, images, animations Midi, MP3, AAC, AAC+ enhanced music player for listening to your favorite music on-the-go PIM functionality with Picture Caller ID (Network and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas) Voice memo, enhanced predictive text and enhanced voice recognition for easy, hands-free connectivity MotoSync - sync your contacts and calendar at the touch of a button Screen3 technology for zero-click access to your favorite news, sports, and other premium content (Network and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas) This phone is unlocked Dimensions (WxHxD) - 1.653 x 0.629 x 4.055 inches (42 x 16 x 103 mm) / Weight - 3.6 Oz Not sold with a USA manufacturer's warranty
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| Customer Reviews: Read 91 more reviews...
 Only good for a year! November 18, 2008
If you plan to keep this phone a year or less - I do recommend it. But if you want one for longer than that - forget it.
My mom and I each had one. And both of them after almost exactly a year of use started crapping out. First all the functions became very delayed. Then the battery completely gave up. I would charge the phone over night and after making one call in the morning, I'd be down to two bars. Another call over 1 minute long and the phone starts beeping "low battery". Note that the exact same issues were happening on both of these phones so it is not my bad luck on one particular faulty phone.
Owning this phone past 1 year has been a torture and Morotola customer service didn't seem to give a damn. I'm exchanging it in the next week or so and this experience has made me steer clear of Motorola phones alltogether.
 I thought it was great November 8, 2008
I had a Krzr before through at&t and it worked great. I dropped it all the time and there was hardly a scratch on it. I recommend getting a cover though because it smudges alot from fingerprints. The reason I gave it 4-star is because of the battery.It does deplete quickly, after about 5 months I had to charge it every day-but that's a battery problem and not a phone problem. The only reason I'm getting a new Krzr is because it went through the wash while still on. I just bought one from here today and am waiting for it to come in the mail.
 Poor Quality November 5, 2008
The back of unit has cheap clips. One of the clips broke after changing the 'new' battery twice that wouldn't charge. Another junk product from Motorola.
Great phone when I first got it, now can't wait to get rid of it November 5, 2008
This phone was great when I first got it. My son and I have the same phone different colors. It is very elegant looking. He started having problems right away, they gave him a new phone. Now we both have problems, mostly battery problems. We have both replaced the batteries in this phone twice in one year. From what I understand Verizon is no longer carrying this phone due to the amount of problems they have had. A charge lasts about 12 hours when it used to last a week. Very frustrated and would not recommend this to anyone. I guess looks aren't everything.
 Nice as a phone. Not terrible as a camera. Questionable for other stuff. October 28, 2008
I'm rating this 3 stars as a phone with text messaging. If you want to include the MP3 player functionality it would be 2 stars and internet access (at least through AT&T) it would be 0.
First off, as others have written, this phone looks and feels very nice. I care less about the looks, but it just feels good in the hand. Nice smooth curves and especially a nice solid feel.
It seems to pull in signals well. My house is a good place to test GSM phones: the 1900MHz signal from T-Mobile and the 850MHz from Cingular/ATT are both marginal, but this phone pulls in AT&T very nicely. Even at one bar, it does not seem to suffer dropouts. I also get an Edge data indicator (more about that later).
The bluetooth works just fine with the built-in handsfree system in my car. I had a problem with that on the CECT phone I tried earlier, so it is not a given. You can also disconnect from the bluetooth while a call is in progress, for example if you reach your destination and want to get out of the car!
The speakerphone capability is pretty decent. Voice quality seems ok. A plug-in earbud with mike also comes with it, and seems ok (did not really try it much).
This phone has Ringer-ID (i.e. a personlized ring tone for different callers) but see below. I never buy ringtones...I rip MP3 files from various places, or find MIDI files on line for free. That works just fine. But you need to have the SD card (as nearly as I can tell). It does not appear that you can easily get an file on your computer to the built-in flash memory on the phone. (There is some 3rd party software around, but that is scary...it lets you access the basic control files of the phone, and I'd rather not brick my new purchase quite so soon :-)
The text messaging works fine ootb with AT&T; just as you expect (but see below about notifications).
The reasons I downrate it as a phone are as follows:
1) The voice pickup on the phone itself is less than ideal. Contrary to other reviewers, I did not think that it was as clear as some phones. I did an experiment: I connected to my car hands-free and called my home answering machine and started talking. Then I disconnected the call in progress and started talking on the phone itself. Finally I went back and listened. The voice on the hands-free was nice and clear. The voice on the handset mike was somewhat muffled. Not bad; just not crisp.
2) This appears to be just a Motorola thing, but it drives be CRAZY! I love Ringer-ID, that is setting up a personlized ring-tone for different callers, and this phone has it. But guess what? If you set it up for a caller the SAME MP3 or MIDI plays when you get text from them! I've done a lot of internet searching; that appears to be just the way it is. Grrrr.
3) I don't really like the Moto menu system. Wouldn't you think that the settings would be under "Settings"? Oh, no, if you want to set up for messaging, that's under messages. If you want to set up for web access, that's under web. Settings has only the stuff that fit in no other category. But that's just me.
I said 2 stars as an MP3 player. That's because while it seems to work ok, there is no obvious way to connect your own headphone. There is no phone jack; only a mini-USB. The earbuds that come with it work ok, but darnit, I want to use my Bose noise-cancelling phones when I'm on a plane. You can buy USB-to-phone-jack adapters, but the ones I found either did not include or explicitly excluded Motorola. Oh, but this has the Bluetooth profile for high-quality sound. Fine, but you can't use that on an airplane.
I said 0 stars as an internet device on AT&T. I spent literally hours attempting to get data access. I combed the internet. I even used the AT&T Chat tech assistence (and they were actually really great!) but I had not luck at all. I got all the settings as they ask (as nearly as possible; the profile you are supposed to edit is locked, so I created a new one...maybe that is the problem?) but I continually get a message saying that GPRS is unavailable despite the indicator on the phone that it IS available. The AT&T guy said there should be no difference between Edge and GPRS in terms of the settings, and my old phone could use GPRS with the same SIM card. So my account is ok; I just can't get the right settings on the MOTO. Ah well...I wanted it as a phone, mainly.
Ah, the camera. All I can say is that it is better than camera on my previous phone. There is no flash, and I have not tried it in dim light, but the outdoor picture I took was passable. Better to have this than nothing when need to snap off a quick shot, but don't replace your Nikon with it.
As others have mentioned, the charger is for some other plug standard than US, but it comes with an an adapter. No big deal. Plus if you really hate it you can get an iGO charger from Radio Shack or Amazon. I think the tip is A38.
To summarize: It's a pretty nice phone, especially if you will be using it with a hands-free. Even just using the handset, it's pretty ok. It's stylish, feels good in the hands, pulls in signals well, does text messages well with a possibly slighly poor outgoing voice quality. Don't buy it because you want an internet device, and don't expect it to replace your iPod.
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14-Nov: Someone else mentioned that the case cracked. Mine did too. The flip has a crack on the outside. No, I did not drop it or otherwise abuse it. It must be a poorly designed with stress points somewhere. Too bad...it is nice looking.
But worst, it seems today that the charger is refuseing to charge it, and the charge meter is inconsistent. This is a all a sign of bad things to come, I'm afraid. I don't recommend buying this phone (although it is still working ok as a phone.)
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