A Review of the sleek Motorola Rizr Z3 slider handset has been posted at ZDNet. 'Ever since it introduced its popular Razr phone, Motorola has done everything it can to capitalize on two trends: thin phones, and a vowel-dropping naming convention. After the Razr and the bizarrely named Krzr, Motorola now gives us the Rizr Z3 (it's a slider phone, so it rises up, get it?). While we thought the pretty Krzr put the Razr's design to shame, we now realize that we spoke too soon. In fact, it's the Rizr that should compete in a cell phone beauty contest. Yes, we're focusing on design here, but even Motorola admits that all of its thin handsets are design-first models. Fortunately the Rizr also offers decent call quality, and while its feature set offers nothing new, it's still pretty respectable. The GSM Rizr isn't offered by a U.S. carrier at the time of this writing, but you can get it unlocked for around $300 or so. Hopefully, we'll see a price break soon as that's a bit much for what the phone offers.'
Features:
• 2.0 MP camera with a fixed lens, full screen viewfinder with high intensity camera light, frame center and status icons
• Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, and AAC+ Enhanced
• 20 MB of on-board user memory and MicroSD memory slot for up to 2 GB of extra storage for music, pictures and other media
• USB 2.0 connectivity for file transfers and data access
• Video capture and playback
• Quad-Band (GPRS/EDGE) functionality**
• Display: 1.9 inches, 176 x 220 TFT (262k colors)
• Messaging via MMS, SMS, EMS, Email, IM***
• Mobile Phone Tools support for PC synch of phonebook, contacts, and media
• Integrated Bluetooth wireless technology* (A2DP- Stereo) for hands-free connectivity with compatible stereo Bluetooth-enabled devices
• Push-To-Talk and Push-To-View capable
Read: Motorola Rizr - ZDNet