The original Motorola Razr was GREAT...and I miss it.

I want to introduce you to one of my first tech loves…the original Motorola Razr. The Motorola RAZR V3 is a sleek and iconic mobile phone that gained immense popularity upon its release. Launched in 2004, it revolutionized the mobile phone industry with its slim, clamshell design and metallic finish. The RAZR V3 boasted a vibrant internal color screen and a smaller external display for notifications. With its innovative keypad layout and precision craftsmanship, it offered a satisfying tactile experience. Equipped with a VGA camera, Bluetooth connectivity, and expandable memory, it was considered cutting-edge for its time. The RAZR V3's timeless design and exceptional build quality solidified its status as a classic, earning it a place in the hearts of many technology enthusiasts and becoming an iconic symbol of the early 2000s mobile revolution.

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[maxsonly]

The original Motorola Razr was my first phone. When I was in middle school, everyone was using the first gen iPhone but I was still rocking the Razr lol.

[krisfrederick]

I'm weird, I kept every cell phone I've ever had. One time I plugged one into see if it still worked for the hell of it, and it did! It was pretty surreal reading texts from 12 years ago 📱👀

[James-gjrn]

Well if there was one thing i didn't exect to see from Metal Jesus today, it was a Motorola video, those phones are nostalgic man :)

[TheGorillafoot]

I miss when cell phones where like this. Companies were making so many different phones then. It was actually fun to go to the store and get a new phone because you never knew what you were gonna get. I remember my Dad used a Razr and I was amazed by that phone.

[Tpike]

Back when phones were exciting. The new razr+ 2023 sparked alot of interest in these newer foldables for me. It's the first one in the America's that actually looks like it isn't just a proof of concept. I'm picking it up and I've got that feeling I used to get back in the day. Y'know, when grabbing a new phone actually felt like an upgrade and gave you excitement.

[TheMultiGunMan]

Those cell phones are a blast from the past.

[Rufio]

I had the same exact Razr! My first cell phone I got to pick out when I was a senior in high school. I had it for like three years or so. Solid phone and so many memories.

[The_Fat_Fury]

The Motorola Razr was my first cell phone.Such good memories and like you mentioned, I'll never forget opening the box and holding it for the first time.

[rispanx]

I had startac, grey with fat battery. It fell off my motorbike with 60 kilometers. it came in three pieces, I put it together right away and it worked! After startac i take Razr black. I am very glad that you made a video about them, greetings from Greece.

[AgentStarke]

It was and still is so beautiful. The electroluminescent keypad was so futuristic looking.

[Der_Kleine_Mann]

I had that too, and I still have all my phones. Great phone for sure. Good times, good times❤️

[darcyska]

LOVE collecting 'retro' tech - fascinating that things from the late 90s and early 2000s are considered collectible, but here we are and I love it!

[Thenostolgicdude]

I switched from iPhone back to android for the new razor plus and it didn't disappoint!! Nostalgia is a heck of a drug lol

[mr.altoids]

On these old phones they had something called wireless village built in where you could use AIM, MSN, icq, or yahoo messenger which is usually in the sms section of the phone. I actually bought AT&T's domain that they used for it so it actually could be possible to make it work again with escargot msn again or even discord without modifying the phone haha.

[stephenelliott]

I loved my Razr phone, it always reminded me of early Star Trek communicators, and incidentlly I came across it the other day while looking for something else. They're so small and light compared to the massive phones we have today. If you just wanted a tiny phone to make and receive calls and not be distracted by anything but a phone call, it could work today as a second phone.

[Radiobuzz]

I didnt want to have a cellphone back in the day, until I saw someone using a black V3 and I immediately changed my mind. Such a sexy retro sci fi feel to it, and on top of it I remember you could hack in so many ways, like changing the picture on the external screen or the boot image etc.

[weeboutthere]

The Razr and also the Sidekick were so cool. I hope as folding screen technology progresses, phone design gets creative again.

[kevindie]

*_The RAZR wasn’t my first phone, but it was the first phone I bought with my own money. $200 back in 2005. While the phone was great, my memories of it were more centered around the tech. Wireless technology was changing so fast back then, and people didn’t have the understanding of it like they do today. I remember I had to drive to the city and park in a parking lot to download Doom RPG because it was the only place around that had 2G fast enough to do so. LOL I remember having it sitting on a table and my Uncle asked what it was. I told him it was my phone. Being completely serious, he replied, “No, really… what is it?” He couldn’t believe a phone could be so small. The RAZR really was the iPhone before the iPhone. Everyone either had one or wanted one._*

[nomad]

Remember those days. When you could tell you were getting a call a few seconds before the phone actually rang because of the interference with the fm radio or tv speaker

[BasedDad]

My favorite phone. Got two over a few years (early 2000's). I still have both 😊