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Motorola Krzr K1m (Verizon Wireless)
Manufacturer: Motorola Part number: MOTK1M
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- Though it's oh-so pretty, the Motorola Krzr K1m doesn't offer any new features. Plus, multimedia performance wasn't reliable.
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CNET editors' review
Motorola Krzr K1m (Verizon Wireless) price range: $117.64
- Reviewed by: Kent German
- Edited by: Nicole Lee
- Reviewed on: 10/04/2006
The good: The Motorola Krzr K1m cell phone is downright sexy and offers Bluetooth, EV-DO support, and decent call quality.
The bad: The Motorola Krzr K1m suffers from metallic music quality, poor streaming videos, and sluggish performance. Also, it offers a lower-resolution camera than on the GSM Krzr K1.
The bottom line: Though it's oh-so pretty, the Motorola Krzr K1m doesn't offer any new features. Plus, multimedia performance wasn't reliable.
User reviews
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Nothing new, but still a solid phone!
by AirJay78 on October 9, 2006
Pros: Gorgeous design! Good reception, speaker phone!
Cons: No belt holster, slow navigation, small screen, no flash, only 1.3 mpx???
Summary: I received my krzr a few days ago so I have been playing with it for a while now. It's a gorgeous phone that you will take notice to ...
Summary: I received my krzr a few days ago so I have been playing with it for a while now. It's a gorgeous phone that you will take notice to immediately when you take it out the box. The slim and narrow design is very sexy, however, the glass coating in front is probably what won it over for me along with the cool mp3 controls. The main screen however, is a little small but it does get the job done. The keypad is narrower to fit the new design, so when you do try to dial quickly or text message, you can frequently hit a key you did not mean to. Also, the navigation is about a second or two slower than my old LGvx7000 which to me is odd considering that the vx7000 is more than 2 years old already.
This phone has a 1.3 megapixal camera which does work fine, however, just as the editors review says, I don't think it can be justify as to why CDMA gets the 1.3 and GSM gets the 2.0. Bad marketing decision?? Who knows. Either way, at least it does get the job done.
Micro SD slot is in the rear of the phone, however, you do have to remove the battery cover to have access to it. This is similar to previous rzr designs.
The bluetooth works great. I have the jx10 from jabra and I had no issues pairing them up. So now, I use the voice commands to make calls and don't find much of a reason to pick up the headset.
Reception quality is pretty good with this handset. I find it better than my old phone so for me, this was a huge plus. Less dropped calls and stronger reception bar.
All in all, this phone gets the job done in every category. Some areas it does great, other areas it does average or slightly below. And although it doesn't offer much new in the way of features, at least it doesn't leave out out anything. But with the sleek design, the fact that it at least stays afloat with its competitors, and that it has good reception, I'd say that the motokrzr is a win for motorola and for verizon. However, this doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement!Updated
I would liek to lower my ranking for this phone to maybe a 7. Its a great design and I think I got caught up more in the looks of the thing rather than its functionality. First off, the keys are way too close together and make sending text messages a difficult task, especially on the go.
Second and for me the most important... The set's software runs slow! Compared to my LG VX 8300 that I have now, this thing is a turtle! It sometimes takes a second just for the menu to come up when u hit the menu button. And if you do things quickly as I do, it sometimes frezes and then catches up very quickley almost as if there was some sort of delay. Another big problem with this set is the choppiness of the V-Cast video. Since I never had it in the past, I thought it was just the way phone video looked in general. But when I found out that it was exclusive with the KRZR, I returned it immediately. Apparently, this has been an issue that has plagued rzrs in general from the start.
Last is batter life. The thing sucks and when u see how slim this battery is, its not hard to see why. U need 2 batteries hands down if u want this thing to last u all day! So overall, I give this phone more like a 6.5 and most of that is in its cool design. As for functionality, this phone falls very short for all the hype!16 out of 17 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Verizon has NOT learned what the customer wants!
by svasica on October 16, 2006
Pros: Sleek, catchy design that you'll keep looking at
Cons: Phones ringtones will lock up if emailed to yourself!
Summary: I got the Krzr K1m, brought it home and started playing with it. Soon discovered that you cannot edit your own Ringtones and then upload them via Mobile Phonetools v4....
Summary: I got the Krzr K1m, brought it home and started playing with it. Soon discovered that you cannot edit your own Ringtones and then upload them via Mobile Phonetools v4.21a (as was the case with the Razr). So, I tried the old trick of emailing myself the Ringtones to nnnnnnnnnn@vzwpix.com and saving it on my k1m. It saved the ringtones, however doing that locked up my tones so that I could not listen to any of them from "my ringtones"....I could set them as my ringtones (which worked fine) but I could not preview them on the phone....once again, thats Verizon looking out for its own bottom dollar. Thanx a lot Verizon! I should have the right to put whatever ringtones I want on the device without haveing to pay $2.99/each!!
15 out of 19 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Sleek design, but utterly unreliable.
by pdxjigsaw on November 29, 2006
Pros: Nice design, small form factor
Cons: Slow to acces menus, freezes up often.
Summary: I really liked the look of this phone, but after taking it on a business trip and spending a good deal of time with it, I really miss my Lg ...
Summary: I really liked the look of this phone, but after taking it on a business trip and spending a good deal of time with it, I really miss my Lg Vx7000.
This phone takes forever to scroll through menus. Whether I press the hot-keys, or scroll through menus, this phone is slow and sluggish. About 30 percent of the time I'll wait for it to load a menu/text, only to find that it has frozen up. Then I have to reset the phone so I can read a 15 character text!
It just froze up on me again five minutes ago, which prompted this overdue review.
If all you are looking for is a stylish accessory, this is your ticket. If you need a mobile phone to actually communicate, then stay away from this model.9 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Verizon KRZR K1M
by jjbarber on October 5, 2006
Pros: Sexy design, solid build, perfect size, touch sensitive controls, awesome color
Cons: Crippled operating system, 1.3 MP Camera; GSM has 2MP, Simply a streched V3M
Summary: The much anticipated Verizon KRZR is a solid phone lacking innovation and features. Motorola’s GSM counterpart will be equipped with a 2 MP camera and will be more feature ...
Summary: The much anticipated Verizon KRZR is a solid phone lacking innovation and features. Motorola’s GSM counterpart will be equipped with a 2 MP camera and will be more feature packed than the CDMA version. Verizon and Motorola did have their ducks in a row when they designed this phone; it is slim, very slim. For someone with large hands it fits like a glove and was incredibly comfortable to talk on for long periods of time. The design is beautiful, streamlined, and reminiscent of a luxury automobile such as a Lamborghini (Glass finish on front casing, brushed aluminum, stippled metal bottom, slate grey back, chrome accents). The finish is a very dark charcoal; to those with limited vision it is simply black.
On to the phone. The inside controls are the same electroluminescent light push as the RAZR. The cut of the keys is changed to straightened lines compared to the mix of laser cuts made in the RAZR keyboard. The screen is slightly smaller and shares the same resolution as the RAZR.
Charging port has a metal finish dust cover which I prefer, keeping my phone free of dust and making it look pretty sweet in the process. Most phones have a cheap rubber cover. It also comes with an adapter allowing you to plug into the charging port and then plug a standard earpiece in to that. No holster included for all of the hip wearing folks out there.
Camera is ok but nothing compared to its GSM counterpart. With the storage available up to 2GB; it would have been nice to see. Video clips are decent at 15 FPS, but not worth your myspace page. We did win over our GSM friends on the finish; GSM carries a wack blue color that should have remained a prototype.
Mini SD is under the battery door case but not under the battery making it easy to pop out and drop some songs off. Make sure you buy the music essentials kit if you plan on doing this.
Battery life is very good. No problems here, first charge lasted three days, however I don’t yip yap for hours on end like my fiancé!
Front touch or heat sensitive controls are money! They light up a cool blue and are very useful until the accidental touch changes your song. My big complaint, you can’t turn on any features from the front of the phone. You must go in to the OS and boot up the tunes before the controls work.
Pre-loaded tunes are the usual, terrible, ring tones all verizon phones come equipped with. Really people this phone is for someone who wants the best, why would you stuff a phone with childish ring tones and the worst pre-loaded wall paper ever known to man? Nextel has always done it right by delivery 10 very professional rings to their phones. I don’t know about you but I love to here “Moonlight Haze” around business partners. I rather have some 50 Cent pop off on a call then these horrible tones. What are you thinking verizon?
The operating system is the same old boring, crippled OS verizon uses on all there non PDA phones. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, look at the top and bottom red bars on your phone. No matter what phone you buy from verizon it will be the same inside and deliver the same features despite its cost. One of the most anticipating new aspects of buying a new phone was the new, cool features you get to check out. Not any more. It should be against the law to make us have the red bars top and bottom. They say the color red can make you angry if you are exposed for too long! Did you here that verizon, you have some mad customers out there! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I feel like my Lamborghini has a Chevy motor in it.
Overall the phone is good. If you don’t care about what your phone can do and are in the market for a sexy, reliable phone, you can’t go wrong. For me, this sucker is going back to verizon and getting traded in for a Motorola Q. Verizon has the best service hands down, and I am willing to pay for the data and get the Q.
If it were not for the crippled software and low res camera this baby would be a solid 10!6 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Good Phone, but is it worth $70 more than the LG VX8600 ?
by zudnic on December 7, 2006
Pros: Size, sexy, speakerphone, solidly built, reception, low radiation
Cons: Price, fingerprints, weight profile
Summary: I've had this phone for about a week now, and I am likely to return it for the LG VX8600. With New Every Two, the KRZR is $100 while ...
Summary: I've had this phone for about a week now, and I am likely to return it for the LG VX8600. With New Every Two, the KRZR is $100 while the VX8600 is $30.
My fiancée has the VX8600 and I've been able to play with that phone too. I've concluded that while the KRZR is a great phone, it's really not $70 better than the LG.
Other reviewers have correctly pointed out the KRZR’s lack of functionality innovation. Feature wise, it's pretty straightforward. With the KRZR you’re buying style, which was true with the original RAZR – but 18 months after its debut the original has become downright staid, and that makes me wonder if the same fate awaits the KRZR.
The phone does have several bright spots, including the speakerphone, which is pretty good. It also is very solidly built, gets great reception, has a low radiation rating, the ringer is refreshingly loud, and it’s sized perfectly. It slips right into your pocket, isn't too big or too small.
A bit more on the size and weight characteristics. As I said it's sized perfectly to fit in your hand. This pro is unfortunately significantly limited by the fact that the weight of the phone is concentrated at the very bottom portion (under the Motorola logo). This is an issue because even though the size is perfect the weight profile makes the phone awkward to hold. I tend to hold the phone between my middle finger and thumb, and since I have some tendonitis in my hands, the phone can be downright painful to hold for long periods of time.
A few other minor annoyances - the face of the phone is made of some kind of metal, which in the wintertime is an issue because to talk you have to hold a piece of cold metal against your head. Also, my old Samsung had a "one beep" feature where when the phone rang, it gave a brief alert like a received text message - it was perfect for work. (When are cellphone manufacturers going to start adding a Work/Home feature where it rings normally and quietly from 9-5, but blasts your favorite downloaded ringtone during off hours?)
And this wouldn’t be a KRZR review without a whine about the fingerprint problem mentioned ad nauseaum in previous reviews.
In summary this is a decent phone with a high style factor that instills confidence it'll last for a while. I will probably return it for the LG, which is slightly thinner and only .2 inches wider.5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Ergonomically Designed Compared to the Razr
by athletejmc on October 14, 2006
Pros: Comfortable, Battery Life, Design, Button Placement, Solid, Materials Used, Quality
Cons: Key Pad is small/hard to see/read, Must purchase separate products to utilize phone's features, expensive !
Summary: I rescently upgraded from a razr to the krzr. The krzr is much more comfortable to use and fits firmer in the hand giving you a better grip.
The sound ...Summary: I rescently upgraded from a razr to the krzr. The krzr is much more comfortable to use and fits firmer in the hand giving you a better grip.
The sound quality (speakerphone, earpiece, and ringer)in this phone is the best of any cell-phone I've purchased and I go through them routinely.
As far as the quality, I'm impressed that they just didn't paint a bunch of plastic and slap it around the hardware, they actualy use metal, glass, and plastic in this phone adding to the quality of the product instead of the cheapo mass production of plastics.
The features arn't much different with this phone compared to the Razr, however I did prefer the Razr's screen over this one and pic quality seemes a little better and less blurred when taken with the Razr
The letters on the keypad are reflective and small making them difficult to see when sending text or just simple tasks as entering contact info. Once you get past that problem the phone is wonderful to use. As I mentioned many times before, it's comfortable. The keys are well placed on the base of the phone instead of on the flip top as with the Razr. This makes it easier to turn the volume of the phone up and down while talking without collapsing the upper half of the phone when fumbling for the side buttons and trying to keep a hand on the bottom and top half of the phone without dropping it. (The Razr's volume rocker, voice dial, and speaker-phone buttons are located on the upper part of the flip phone/earpiece).
In summary there is always room for improvement and am very satisfied with the QUALITY and COMFORT of the phone.5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great phone.. best Motorola ever!!!
by TheHeights NYC on October 10, 2006
Pros: Call quality, style, bluetooth, price.
Cons: Glossy finish gets dirty fast (fingerprints)
Summary: The KRZR is the best phone I have ever owned and I have had many phones in the past. New design is awesome but the glossy finish could have been ...
Summary: The KRZR is the best phone I have ever owned and I have had many phones in the past. New design is awesome but the glossy finish could have been made from a different material. New bluetooth capabilities allows the phone to enable itself soon as I turn on my car and connect to my nav handsfree system. Most imporant is the call quality, it is the best I have had. If you are looking for a phone I recommend the KRZR!!!
5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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So bummed out!
by PixieDiva on June 5, 2007
Pros: Gorgeous phone, crystal clear calls, loud ringers.
Cons: UNRELIABLE software, doesn't work properly at all, slow and buggy.
Summary: I'm so bummed out. I switched from Sprint to Verizon as everyone I know has them. And I was SO excited to get the new Motorola Krzr! 1st phone, ...
Summary: I'm so bummed out. I switched from Sprint to Verizon as everyone I know has them. And I was SO excited to get the new Motorola Krzr! 1st phone, kept locking up on me. Returned it. 2nd phone, same thing. Returned it. 3rd phone, I finally got it to not lock up on me so I could use it, and tried programming "customizable ringtones" for my contacts, that feature DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. Alarm clock, very unreliable, you set it, and it resets itself after you close the phone. SO, I took it back, again. The guy at Verizon that was helping me, told me that ALL THE KRZRS are like that, and that it's a "software problem" through MOTOROLA. He said it's VERY hit and miss and that once in a while, you'll get one that actually works. So we opened up 5 more Krzrs to see if we could find one that worked. And ALL OF THEM were the same. So I decided to get an LG phone, which works fantastic and has very cool upgrades!! I'm really bummed out though. The Krzr is SO sexy and just a gorgeous phone! If you just want a pretty phone, and don't care about any of the features working, then buy it. But if you want something RELIABLE... don't choose that phone!
4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Beautiful phone, lousy OS
by AB763 on January 26, 2007
Pros: Feels and looks great, nice call quality
Cons: Verizon OS is the Forrest Gump of User Interfaces
Summary: The phone is physically beautiful, both to the eyes and the hands. It also has great sound quality on calls, and I've found it to be fun to use....
Summary: The phone is physically beautiful, both to the eyes and the hands. It also has great sound quality on calls, and I've found it to be fun to use.
However, it is tragically flawed, because although the hardware is gorgeous, it is infected with an insultingly advertising-oriented and childishly simplistic OS. It's like meeting a beautiful person with an IQ of 80: you just want to look, because interacting gets frustrating very quickly: all you can think of is what might have been...
My problem with it is that Verizon's OS is so dummied-down, so geared towards buying ringtones and checking your bill online... they removed all sorts of control that the regular Motorola OS offers, and replaced it with what amounts to advertising for their added-cost "features" that are nothing more than entertainment for teenagers.
Three examples:
1) You can't short-cut basic phone functions like "last call received" or "contact list" or "redial", but instead thet offer you two different kinds of ringtone shortcuts, and two others for "mypix" and "myflix", plus games and all kinds of other non-phonecall-related junk.
2) You can't even change the time display to 24 hour format, which is something you can do on the KRZR from every other carrier in the USA. In Europe and the rest of the world, it's factory-set to 24 hour. How dumb does Verizon think the average US consumer is? Apparently something like 17:00 is completely beyond our comprehension.
3) Although you can upload media files and ringtones to your phone via bluetooth, which sounds great, you can't use them! This is because, again, Verizon wants you to BUY ringtones, not bring your own. You buy a feature that Motorola has built into your hardware, but Verizon stops you from using it.
Come on, Verizon! Offer us grown-ups an OS that we can use to optimize our use of the phone, let us customize it more, and stop trying to up-sell ringtones and idiotic video clips with every push of every button.
If I want to watch MTV, I'll watch it on a TV. This is a PHONE for crying out loud: enough with the horrible red Vodaphone-inspired banners and the loud ads all about VCAST every time I turn the thing on or off. Give the advertising a break!3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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For those looking to be informed
by Fastcars7 on October 12, 2006
Pros: Sex appeal from 2 ft and further
Cons: Everything else
Summary: I am not one to come out and bash cool new technology, but I just bought the new KRZR from Verizon Wireless tonight and I am returning it promptly when ...
Summary: I am not one to come out and bash cool new technology, but I just bought the new KRZR from Verizon Wireless tonight and I am returning it promptly when the store opens tomorrow morning. I don't care that I've had my v710 for the last two years and that I can get $100 off a new phone from Verizon.
Reasons you SHOULD like the KRZR:
-It's sleek and sexy.
-Hidden audio controls on the front face
-Super light weight
-Above average battery life for a VZW phone
OK now the reasons you definitely should not buy this phone...:
-The quartz face plate records the smallest print. If a fly landed on this phone half the face plate would be a gigantic smudge.
-Connections...when motorola designed this phone they took an active role in designing it NOT for everyday use. Why else would the recharging port be covered by a purely aesthetic flimsy plastic cover that is gauranteed to be lost in the first day.
-Ok so Verizon is gearing all their phones towards media...WHY IS THERE NO audio jack? Why is the only connection port the same port that you use to charge your phone? THe same port you can transfer pictures only to you PC? Give me a break. Lease functional phone ever!
-The best reason NOT to buy this phone is the Verizon UI. It is simply the most counter intuitive interface ever. Why don't they stick to just selling phones instead of reinventing the wheel by replacing an arguably good interface with a pile of garage one?
-When you send text msgs you can only scroll through about 10 symbols...beyond that you must go through a few menus to choose one at a time...
Please avoid phones that have VZ UI at all costs...i know the Treo, the Q, or any blackberry aren't nearly as good looking, but they include a functional OS and will provide many more features for your money.4 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Motorola
- Part number: MOTK1M
- Description: Featuring stunning good looks and a full suite of multi-media services, the MOTOKRZR K1m is the perfect balance of design, craftsmanship and functionality. The MOTOKRZR K1m fuses a sleek, elegant design with top-of-the line features to meet all of your mobile communication needs. Equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology, an integrated music player, 1.3 mega pixel camera and GPS capabilities, the MOTOKRZR K1m offers everything you need and more to stay connected and entertained. A complete package inside and out, the MOTOKRZR K1m is the "it" phone - stopping people in their tracks with its svelte form and superior functionality.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Cellular phone
- Form Factor Folder (flip)
- Phone Design Flip
- Integrated Components Voice recorder,
Digital camera,
Digital player - Antenna Internal
- Width 1.7 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 4.1 in
- Weight 3.6 oz
- Body Color Dark pearl gray
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
- Service Provider Verizon Wireless
Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services SMS,
EMS,
MMS - Messaging & Data Features Text messages,
Multimedia messages (MMS) - Downloadable Content Screensavers,
Audio files,
Themes,
Video files,
Ring tones,
Wallpapers,
Games,
iTunes music collection Communications
- Data Transmission EV-DO
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Phone Features
- Phone Functions Conference call,
Speakerphone,
Vibrating alert - Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Additional Features E-911 compliant
Organizer
- Personal Information Management Calendar,
Calculator,
Reminder,
Alarm clock Media Player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3,
AAC - Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4,
3GP
Memory
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSD
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 1.3 megapixels
- Digital Video Formats MPEG-4,
3gp Display
- Type LCD display - Color
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 176 x 220 pixels
- Multi-language Menu Yes
Display (2nd)
- Type LCD display - Color
- Display Resolution 96 x 80 pixels
Connections
- Connector Type USB - Mini-USB Type B
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Power adapter , Power adapter
Product series
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Manufacturer: Motorola
Specs: AT&T,
GSM,
Up to 390 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
3.6 oz,
2 megapixels,
1.9 in -
Motorola Krzr K1m (Verizon Wireless)
Manufacturer: Motorola
Specs: Verizon Wireless,
CDMA2000 1X,
Up to 240 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
3.6 oz,
1.3 megapixels -
Motorola Krzr K1m Fire (Verizon Wireless)
Manufacturer: Motorola
Specs: Verizon Wireless,
CDMA2000 1X,
Up to 250 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
3.6 oz,
1.3 megapixels
Accessories
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Motorola
- Address:
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