Motorola KRZR K3
Discontinued 27th February 2007
We previewed the Motorola KRZR K3 a
couple
of weeks ago and since then Motorola have officially
announced this handset. It looks very much like the
KRZR
K1, but in fact this is a significantly improved
handset.
This is now a 3G handset with HSDPA
support, capable of download speeds of up to 3.6Mbps.
Out goes the K1's 176x220 pixel display, replaced
with a 2" 240x320 pixel panel. The KRZR K3 has
more internal memory (50MB) and a larger external display..
all of this is a handset the sames size as the K1 about
only about 10 grams heavier.
The KRZR K3 still has a 2 primary megapixel
camera, now supplemented with a 0.3 megapixel camera
for video calling. Bizarrely, Motorola's press
releases say that the KRZR K3 can only play back
the obsolete MP2 audio format, not the more advanced
MP3.. which we assume must be a mistake. The K3 also
plays back AAC and AAC+ audio, plus MPEG4 video clips.
There's stereo Bluetooth connectivity, and the Motorola
KRZR K3 takes microSD cards to expand its memory.
Long-time readers of Mobile Gazette
will know that we're mightily fed up with Motorola's
endless RAZR variants, including three HSDPA RAZResque
phones - the V3xx,
RAZR
MAXX and V1100.
In fact, the KRZR K3 is almost identical in every
respect to the RAZR MAXX (expect that it's narrower)..
indeed in Asia the K3 will be called the KRZR MAXX
K3 to reinforce this.
In all fairness, the Motorola KRZR K3
looks to be a pretty good phone.. but there's absolutely
nothing to differentiate it from the competition. In
terms of specification, there are an increasingly large
number of handsets coming out that support HSDPA. In
terms of looks.. well, the RAZR/KRZR look has been done
to death and it holds very little appeal. But, if you're
looking for a slim and reasonably well specified HSDPA
handset and the looks don't bore you rigid, then the
KRZR K3 is certainly worth considering.
Motorola say that the KRZR K3 should
be available during Q1 2007.
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Motorola
KRZR K3 at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2007
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800/1900 + UMTS 2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
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Screen:
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240x320
pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
clamshell 103 x 42 x
16mm / 110 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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Not
specified
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