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The popular RAZR line design from Motorola is continued in the form of a new model RAZR V6 Maxx. Even after the official announcement fans of “razors” start gnawing elbows because of disappointment. But in any case, this device deserves to be studied in detail.
Design
What can I say about the design of new RARZ? A stylish thing! Of course, Maxx resembles its predecessors. The design of the camera was slightly changed, the edges have become more tapered, lighting of the front mirror panel; touch buttons for player control.
As expected, the “mirror” panel is covered with fingerprints, and by the end of the day of working with Motorola V6 Maxx should be subjected to general cleaning. Well, although the entire body is made of soft touch plastic, “dirt” is badly visible on it.
There is a button to activate the camera, voice recorder and the volume control on the shell. I was pleasantly surprised by the presence of mini USB connector with a tiny LED which flashes while charging the phone, including charging from the PC.
The speaker is placed on the front side of the cover, so you must be aware that the words of interlocutor will hear not only the owner of the phone, but also people around him/her. So be alert, do not talk in crowded places!
Back cover is made of thin aluminum. Slots for SIM and microSD cards are near (under lid).
Slot of the polyphonic speaker is located on the back of the lower end. In your pocket, you will hear a resounding polyphony slightly worse, but here comes to the aid a medium-strength vibration.
Due rough plastic RAZR V6 Maxx lies in your hand like a glove, even though its decent width.
The keyboard, display and menu
The novelty has a usual metal keypad. From model to model, the manufacturer slightly changes the shape, but the usability of does not change from this. Here the keyboard of V6 deserves very high marks for excellent ergonomics.
During the test, there was not a single mistake while dialing. Large symbols, smooth light-blue lights do their job – V6 has one of the most convenient and stylish keyboards.
The external TFT-matrix display shows 65 thousand colors; it is resistant to sunlight. The image is really good, and even in a fine day the caller’s number will not remain a secret. In standby mode display “sleeps” displaying the current time.
The main screen is already installed in the earlier models, and therefore familiar to lovers of “scooters”: TFT-matrix, 240×320 pixels, 260 thousand colors.
Work with this phone leaves the best impression. For example, decent viewing angles allow you play in public transport or write SMSs.
Both screens have the small grain and due to this the image sharpness does not amaze imagination of course, but definitely it gladdens the eye.
Whether it is a video or a text viewing – both displays are doing well.
Menu needs no introduction, it has just migrated (and many others) from the earlier models.
Camera and Player
This mobile phone is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera with LED backlight. The quality of images you can assess yourselves, but I will say that the speed of camera pleases, and does not reflect for a few seconds before you make a shot.
The flash is rather powerful and it can help you shoot in the dark. The camera incorporates the touch of a button on the face and for a few seconds on the machine takes the white balance, however, this can be done manually. The camera settings must be enough for most users. You can take a photo with your beloved one, using a timer for 5 or 10 seconds.
As we know, the player can start by clicking on the external touch button for unlocking the beginning of the side button. Without revealing the receiver you can go through of the list of all songs, songs of individual artists, albums.
The sound quality can be assessed as “above average”, the volume is high, and for every popular genre it is enough even on a noisy street. The days have passed when the MP3-files with bits above 192 kB / s are not readable, so V6 copes with any variable bit rate.
Notebook and other functions
By tradition, the capacity of the notebook in the phone is specified in the mythical percentage and I hope that someday they will be replaced by the usual numbers. When you want to enter a new contact, there is no need to fill in all fields, you can only write the number and the name of the subscriber.
At your disposal are 12 fields, including postal address, a field for birthday, e-mail, mail, URL-address, etc.
One list shows the contacts in the memory of the phone and the other one in the memory of SIM-card, but in order to see the number, you need to open the contact. There is an uncomplicated filtration system, which is useful for those who have a large base of contacts, as it is always possible to organize SMS-mailing of 25 subscribers.
There are five alarms and you need to give them names.
This calculator is only suitable for simple arithmetic operations, the calendar is well drawn, clear and easy to use, and developers could not do without a sense of humor – an event called the “anniversary” is marked with an icon depicting the glasses.
The so-called voice comment can have duration of not more than three minutes, which to someone may seem inadequate.
Applications
If you are asked by a stewardess on the plane to turn off your mobile, then V6 can be switched “in plane”, in which radio part is disabled. So you can listen to the player on your way to Turkey.
Data transfer rate via Bluetooth is 55-58 kB / s, which is not bad. With the most convenient to PC connection happens on USB, miniUSB good fits at the end and is carefully covered with a flap.
When connecting to the PC microSD card, it becomes visible as a removable drive. Unfortunately, up to 60 MB of internal memory is not distributed and it is visible from a PC via Bluetooth File Transfer Service.
It’s nice that the V6 Maxx is charged from the USB (somewhere over 1,5 hours). Charging progress is reported by a tiny LED near microSD-slot. When it goes off – charging is over.
Battery life of V6 is not a record, and varies in area from 2,5 to 3 days with an average activity of the owner. This means that you should not be very talkative (10-15 minutes per day), send few SMS, makes 5-6 photos without flash, send some pictures via BT.
Speaker volume is high, and you can easily talk, even in very noisy streets.
Conclusion
We passed some months with Motorola RAZR V6 Maxx, I was pleased and even fell in love with this mobile phone, mainly for its stylish design. The functional Maxx can not compete with a smartphone S60, but, frankly, they have a different target market. This mobile phone has everything we need: a player, a calendar, a good notebook, Java support (mobile “ICQ” worked), a decent camera.
It is interesting what will Motorola from RAZR-line offer in the near future.
how much it will cost