Motorola KRZR K1 Unlocked Phone with 2 MP Camera, MP3/Video Player, and MicroSD Slot–International Version with No Warranty (Cosmic Blue)

10 Review to this product

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  Jaewoo Kim
  August 5th, 2010 on 8:30 pm

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  This particular unlocked version seems thinner than the ones being sold by cell phone carriers. My initial impression was this phone was very tiny. It is smaller than the RAZR V3 in overall dimensions. I use this unlocked phone with Cingular in the Los Angeles area.

  The good:

  1)Small and cool looking. Most people who have seen it seems to be enamored with its design and form factor. It is definitely an eye catcher.

  2)Call quality is great. The volume can be turned on VERY loud. So if you are hard of hearing or just like to hear loud voices over the phone, then this phone will probably fit the bill.

  3)Speaker phone. Motorola managed to incorporate a great pair of speaker phones. It is loud and clear enough to have a conference call in a small room full of people.

  4)Comes with more than basic ring tones. It comes with several (around 12) musical ring tones. Better yet, the ring tones comes out in a full stereo mode (or at least sounds like it).

  5)Camera is good (2MP). Although it will not replace your digicam, it will be more than adequate for emergency uses.

  6)Battery life. My informal test on this is that it can handle upto 4-5 hours of talk time.

  The Bad (mostly due to it is unlocked):

  1)You need to configure EVERYTHING on the phone. Nothing comes preconfigured. This includes the default language, time, date, voicemail, email, IM etc. This can get rather tedious since Cingular does not support unlocked phones.

  2)You may lose some functionalities. For example, I have noticed my web browser functionalities do not work with my cingular SIM card. This is no biggie for me since I never browse the web using my phone
  
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  Dennis Bosman
  August 6th, 2010 on 12:41 pm

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  I have owned a number of phones over the course of the last couple of years. Recently (within the last 3 months) I have tried the Samsung, Chocolate and LG VX8600.

  Phone
  
  Call quality is much better than what I experienced with the LG. The LG sounded muffled to people on the other end when I was talking with them. Those same people now say that this phone is great. Much crisper. Reception is also better than the LG, which does surprise me.

  Camera
  
  Hey it is a camera phone! It does what it is designed to do.

  Music
  
  The phone uses a mini-SD card. Works great. No bogging down of the processor as I experienced with the Samsung.

  Texting
  
  I like the iTap better than LG’s version. There seem to be more words loaded into the dictionary.

  Bluetooth
  
  I am currently using a plantronics 655 Bluetooth headset. Call quality is excellent and much better than the 8600.

  So far it is a keeper!
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  Donna E. Rumley
  August 7th, 2010 on 2:24 am

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  I have wanted a blue KRZR K1 for over a year and I finally have one. Mine was an unlocked European one purchsed from tigerdirect.ca since I am canadian.
  
  What can I say about this phone? I didn’t really take much time to mess around with the native firmware. I researched everything I could find out about this phone ahead of time before I made my final decision on purchasing it. I have owned a lot of motorola phones, and all have been great,…the K1 never disappoints, if you are keen on doing some tweaking. Back to where I said I never messed around with the native firmware: while researching I found that there are a few motorola mod websites out there…and people who are just as gadget savvy as I am, have released updated monsterpacks (newer and more customized, unbranded firmware) for this phone. I flashed the phone with the brand new monsterpack I downloaded and the phone is now EXCELLENT. Any issues with the os being slow or buggy are completely erased. I have skins installed that make my phone similar to the iphone interface which is pretty neat….plus with any other installed skins, I can change the look of the phone’s os on the fly. My audio player has been updated, nicer font, more installed programs…just everything is all around better…making MY KRZR K1 the most envied phone in my area. The picture taking quality is really great compared to other phones…..I also have a 1 gig mini sd card with a ton of songs on it (that can also be used as ringtones). With a set of headphones, the sound is phenomenal. I have music videos and even a whole movie on my storage card and they all play great! The great thing about having an unlocked phone is that you can use the data cable and install free programs off of websites like getjar.com. Better web browsers, instant messengers, and even applications to make this phone as close to a pda that you can get. Add the syncing with outlook and setting your reminders, the K1 can be a wonderful phone. You just have to be willing to put in the time to learn about the phone, and willing to have no fear and mess around with p2k editors, java apps and the like. The phone is a great phone even with the native properties, but it is a bit simplistic with the native firmware. If you are willing to pimp it up with mods and the like, you definitely won’t be disappointed. If you have an unlocked K1, make sure you get the gprs settings from your cell service provider in order to get internet/gprs functionalities to work. A great place to go to is howardforums.com. A lot of the settings are already on this site, just use the search function.
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  Sharath Kollu
  August 7th, 2010 on 12:06 pm

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  The Motorola RAZR got an extreme makeover in order to reveal this must have mobile phone/fashion gadget.

  This phone is perefected in such a way that all the little things that I didn’t like about RAZR where taken care of.

  PROS:
  
  1. Of course it is the most stylistic phone that I have seen so far.
  
  2. Call quality is very good.
  
  3. Broswer is very practical and usable.
  
  4. Playing music using the touch controls on the flip is very practical and serves like an mp3 player.
  
  5. What I like very much is that I accidentally dropped this phone two times and to my surprise it with stood the fall both the times. I actually was very surprised that it only made very minor scratches which are barely visible. This actually proved that the material is of very good quality.

  CONS:
  
  1. The games provided (demo version) times out almost immediately. This defeats the whole purpose of experiencing the game before actually purchasing the full version.
  
  2. The front plate requires cleaning on daily basis as it catches finger prints very easily.
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  W. Freeman
  August 7th, 2010 on 4:42 pm

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  Everything about this phone is fantastic. It feels great. Has terrific features. I had no prolems with the micro sd card the other reviewer had. I too was able to just insert the card and go.
  
  The voice recorder is very good, the camera is outstanding, and the video recorder was also very good.
  
  Wish it came with Spanish, French, and German languages as well as English.
  
  Don’t be fooled by the Verizon version of this phone. Get the unlocked phone. The Verizon has a lessor camera (1.3 instead of 2), can only handle a 1GB sd card instead of the 2GB, and only has 4X zoom instead of 8X. There may be other differences as well but, to me, these are significant.
  
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  Daniel B. Babcock
  August 8th, 2010 on 10:36 am

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  Purchased the phone for my wife. Charged it up, popped the SIM card in, and away she went, no problems with voice! However, because it is an unlocked phone not tied to any provider, you will need to setup the phone for internet access (for downloads of ringtones, games, basic internet stuff). Depending upon your wireless service provider, you may also need to update the firmware from Motorola’s website. I am with AT&T/Cingular and had to manually input the WWW settings to get it to work (available online at various sites other that AT&T/Cingular), and call customer support to update the IMEI on the account. Customer support and my local AT&T store were really no help setting up internet – do a google search for unlocked phone Cingular media.net settings and you will get several pages to help you set it up. The interesting bit that we found with this unlocked phone is that it is an exportable phone, meaning the voice commands are in British English, not American English, so many of the phonetics are different. However, for my wife, this works to her advantage as she is British, so we found the perfect phone for her. She is very happy with this phone.
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  BenThere
  August 9th, 2010 on 12:08 am

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  Pros:

  - Exclusivity. Nobody has this phone/color combo.
  
  - Killer looks. The glass front is mind-blowing. Photo doesn’t do it justice.
  
  - Killer size. Left to right it’s thinner than the RAZR but slightly longer and slightly thicker front to back.
  
  - Sturdy. This is where it shines. When you close it, it feels like a luxury car door. Very solid; lightyears ahead of the RAZR.
  
  - Sound quality is top-notch. Excellent reception.
  
  - Camera is actually very, very good. I was very, very surprised.
  
  - Works with all my old RAZR accessories.

  Cons: (barely justifiable to even call them that)

  - A couple of the included games/java apps were in Chinese.
  
  - The phone language. “Centre” instead of “Center”, Personalise instead of “Personalize” – Not really a big deal. Must be a UK English vs. a US English thing.
  
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  JerryH
  August 9th, 2010 on 9:02 pm

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  I see a lot of negatives and things not working for other people and what not. First off, I received a KRZR K1 that was Cosmic Blue… and yes it was fully unlocked. Awesome for those times you want to pick up a SIM trip while travelling and make low cost local calls.

  In the 24 hours that I have had this phone:

  - Literally all you do is drop in your SIM chip and it works
  
  - It has NO chinese characters on the keypad
  
  - It comes with a larger 220/110 volt charger (its no big deal!)
  
  - Texting works without issues (though I hate texting!)
  
  - The voice dial works amazingly well! (Love the STATUS command!)
  
  - The Motorola tools support the KRZR K1, drivers and all (syncs nicely!)
  
  - My 3rd party 1GB memory chip is visible and functional in all respects
  
  - The speakerphone is clear and loud enough for most needs
  
  - The phone ear speaker is clear, loud and more than adequate
  
  - The buttons on the sides “autolock”, so no errors possible there
  
  - Bluetooth connectivity works great with either headsets or computers
  
  - Built-in camera is acceptable and it sends pics and saves them to my card, but don’t expect Nikon dSLR quality pics from this thing… its a PHONE!

  So for me, it all works… perfectly!!

  The only thing that I have not tested out is internet access on my cell, but honestly I do not need it… my last phone had access and I used it once in 3 years. Bleh, what a waste of time. I surf the net from a 5+MB connection at home with a 100GB monthly limit. I doubt a 9600 baud cell phone modem will quench my surfing desires and it just wastes minutes for nothing.

  The phone does have a shiney front end that reflects fingerprints a lot, and it still looks great, but works even better than it looks (fantastic reception… 1-2 bars more than my father’s cell on the same provider side by side in the same location) and I am looking forward to years of good service from this cell.

  I am very happy with the seller, the service was excellent and their product exceeded my expectations, as did their service. HasslefreeCell really was… hassle free!

  I would purchase again from them without reservation… and very likely will!
  
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  Kent Roorda
  August 11th, 2010 on 1:41 pm

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  I just upgraded from a RAZR phone, and this new KRAZR is exceptionally nice. The phone has great reception, the sound quality & volumn are very good, the menus are very easy to get around,it fits your face well (not too short as many phones now are) and operating the phone is simple. This phone is clearly evident of Motorola’s evolution in the cell-phone industry. By the way, you can customize the “soft-keys” to be whatever you want them to be. Likewise, you can customize the menus to appear as you would like. They have really thought of the user and have made this phone very User Friendly as well. It seems that the majority of the people I talk to aren’t as interested in “whistles & bells” as much as they just want a plain old GOOD phone. This is it! However, if you want more, you can load your MP3 music on to it, you can use the calendar, you can take a picture, and if you are really adventurous, you can access the internet, and also retreive your email! By the way, this phone is capable of taking advantage of the Cingular/AT&T EDGE network which gives you ‘faster than usual’ internet. I highly recommend this Good Looking, Well Working phone.
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  Alexander M. Cavazos
  August 11th, 2010 on 2:09 pm

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  This is a great phone. What impressed me most about it was several things. One was its sleek design and feel. If you liked the RAZR, this phone will really knock your socks off. It’s not quite as wide as the RAZR, which makes it easier on the hands, and it’s solid construction makes you feel like you’re holding a quality product. I love how it snaps shut after you finish a call. It’s satisfying. Two, it has better reception than the RAZR, or at least it seems that way to me. I don’t have any data to support this claim, but I have fewer dropped calls on this phone, and the volume is much better. I don’t find myself pressing the phone against my ear like I used to do with the RAZR, which is really nice. Three, I dig the MP3 and multimedia features. I popped a 2GB card in the phone and loaded about 50 of my favorite songs and about 75 family photos in it. It’s great because now I can set the phone alarm to wake up to my favorite songs, or set ring tones to whatever tune I have loaded on it. Also, I setup a playlist and listed to it while jogging the other day. I was most impressed. I also created a family album on the phone and showed it to friends in a slideshow format. It was funny. Rather than complimenting me on my beautiful family, they focused their comments on the photo quality of my phone. I was like, dude. Anyway, if you like cool phones, I totally recommend this one. Yeah it’s pricey, but from my perspective, it’s worth it. One last comment. I’m a Cingular customer and they, if you haven’t noticed, haven’t offered the KRZR K1 phone to their customers yet. Well, that’s okay. You can still use this phone on thier network. All you have to do is take the phone out of the box, pop in your old SIM card from your previous phone, then call Cingular and ask them to activate it. They will ask you for the IMEI number located on the box and within minutes, you will be connected. It was a snap. Enjoy!