Can I get some love for one of the best cell phones ever? Razr.

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ZurEnArrh58@reddit

When I worked in a cell phone store, we always warned against these, actually. They had way more issues than the others out at the time. Generally speaking, once these came out, we recommended against anything Motorola.

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ResponsibilityIcy187@reddit

Let’s all get some hate for the worst Motorola. The rockr .

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gidgetdee824@reddit

I would go back to the RAZR if I could. I admit that I got my first smart phone at the end of 2022......I avoided it for so long. But the current dumb phones are SO bad.

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scorpio_undercover@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/8xj8jyob4pwc1.jpeg?width=3023&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3332746df0d065f83b8e54810625174ac9e81672 I knew I saved this thing from college for a reason…

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938h25olw548slt47oy8@reddit

IMO these LG flips with a full keyboard were peak cell phone. https://preview.redd.it/04cl1zxg3iwc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b942f9e6e15846c67643086dbb3844d802150860

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NoExamination5144@reddit

I loved this phone. I was ride or die for LG. I might the only person who was bummed that they stopped making phones.

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ShillinTheVillain@reddit

I had the LG Rumor for a long time. And I still miss physical keyboards. My fat thumbs suck at touch typing

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938h25olw548slt47oy8@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/jneti5qi3iwc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d29f1fc25cf5902b17ee8a0524d9cc9e7021a1dc Front shot

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TommyWilson43@reddit

I loved this phone. I had another one that came after that was very similar, can’t remember the name, very cool for their time

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eatpotdude@reddit

This reminds me of that dark time when you would call someone and you would hear their current (horrible) favorite song instead of a ring tone.

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UptightSinclair@reddit

Aaaaaah memory unlocked. Why did my friend identify so strongly with “Carry on, My Wayward Son”?! She was barely even wayward!

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autonimity@reddit

First cell phone I ever had was a just released fuscia pink RAZR.

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Glittering_Cook_5827@reddit

Thought I was so cute with my pink RAZR

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Woolly_Blammoth@reddit

I had the pink RAZR with the dragon logo on it.

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anewbys83@reddit

Absolutely lover my Razr. Should've held onto it a little longer instead of getting that Palm Pré.

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dumpstersquirrel19@reddit

Yuck, I can still feel the grooves. Unpleasant.

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dunkeebutt@reddit

I liked the slvr more than the razr but no one seems to remember it.. However my favorite phone was the env2. Wish I could still use it I'd get rid of the iPhone in a heartbeat.

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heyitscory@reddit

It was probably better to get a candy bar phone, but I loved my StarTac, so for some reason I thought phones needed to clap shut. I miss the Motorola with the slide out keyboard soooooo much.

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Unusual_Address_3062@reddit

I had an Env2. Loved it so much. Eventually got a Voyager which was better for me but then Android became the dominant force, which we all knew would happen, and now its just a sea of lame ass pocket computers that dont really impress me much. [https://www.techrepublic.com/a/hub/i/2007/11/06/ff6de801-c3ba-11e2-bc00-02911874f8c8/IMG\_0032.jpg](https://www.techrepublic.com/a/hub/i/2007/11/06/ff6de801-c3ba-11e2-bc00-02911874f8c8/IMG_0032.jpg)

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One_Doughnut1952@reddit

Came here to say this. That was my favorite phone, and if they ever reboot it, my iPhone Mini is toast.

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Looptydude@reddit

I preferred the Slvr too, I wasn't a fan of flip phones, I believe it was the first phone with iTunes.

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Fappuccino@reddit

Nah, my Sony Ericson was my fave phone ever. Then Sidekick. Then Razr.

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MihalysRevenge@reddit

I did support for sidekick they were very weird on the network side

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Fappuccino@reddit

Weird?

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MihalysRevenge@reddit

The Danger network (that was the company that developed and ran the servers) ran independently from TMobile servers for everything from Web access, downloading apps, and MMS. Everything was on the cloud as well which was way ahead of its time as everything else was old school backup to a pc via usb cable.

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Fappuccino@reddit

It sounds like it was interesting! 😅

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inabighat@reddit

I remember the flip action of that phone was really satisfying

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SokkaHaikuBot@reddit

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^inabighat: *I remember the* *Flip action of that phone was* *Really satisfying* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.

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quartermann@reddit

I had 3 of these before I finally got my first smart phone

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Cool_in_a_pool@reddit

My parents had verizon, which at the time never had any of the good phones. When I found out they were getting the RAZR, I was so excited. I had my hopes crushed when I saw the Verizon version had a black rubber keypad instead of the brushed metal, and could not play mp3s.

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SHD_Tech@reddit

I think I’ve still got one upstairs. I should have someone film me at the mall, flipping it open and yelling “waazzzzuuuuuuuuuuup!”

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Zealousideal-Day7385@reddit

I had a love hate relationship with my Razr. I loved how thin and sleek it was, but holy balls that fucker was fragile. You could *look* at it the wrong way and it would break.

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Traditional_Entry183@reddit

Mine had its battery overheat and destroy the phone on the last flight I've taken, about 15 years ago. It got so hot I had to take it out of my jeans pocket.

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monotrememories@reddit

I fucking miss flip phones with REAL pressable buttons!

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Noisechild@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/rck9xpsvhiwc1.png?width=606&format=png&auto=webp&s=7ccb22943a53de4ad65c9170a79c2909cb23c52c My first cellphone circa 2002. It was blue and had sparkles.

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JustinMccloud@reddit

I had a buddy, who lost 11 of these in one year, haha funny shit

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MihalysRevenge@reddit

I had a hell of a side hustle of recasing broken ones or different colors when the pink and black were other carrier exclusive. (I worked for T-Mobile tech support at the time these were popular)

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NorthVT@reddit

My favorite cell phone ever.

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Notoriouslyd@reddit

Absolutely hated that phone. Got rid of it almost immediately for something else.

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Many_Distribution_21@reddit

It did suck. The screen and camera would get full of dust rendering it virtually useless, it was fragile, battery wasn't great, overall shoddy build/fit and finish. All style, no substance.

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Minouris@reddit

My memory has blanked out most of the specifics, but I remember it made almost everything I ever did with it an ordeal - even charging it was a pain! When I got my next phone, this one got propped up on a log and used for target practice. Its one good deed was making my Dad think we were bonding over something sports-adjacent for an hour.

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Unusual_Address_3062@reddit

My first phone was the motorola C333 and god damn that was a miserable piece of shit. Then I discovered Nokia and life was great for about 6 years or so. [https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola\_c333-365.php](https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_c333-365.php) [https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia\_6230-566.php](https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_6230-566.php)

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teb1987@reddit

No cause it was a piece of shit.. Long live Samsung Intensity.. had a whole keyboard that slid out sideways

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emills01@reddit

I hated this phone. It always caught and pulled on my facial hair.

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JackalRampant@reddit

I was underwhelmed by mine. I preferred my LG VX8100.

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sofa-king-loud@reddit

I still have my wife’s pink one in a box somewhere.

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twirlerina024@reddit

I had the Krzr, which was very similar but narrower. Loved that phone, it fit so easily in a pocket.

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Spartan04@reddit

I had one too. I reflashed the firmware on mine to be the default Motorola software instead of the Verizon specific version. Mostly because I was used to it and preferred the default software (the VZW version was so slow and clunky). I’m pretty sure the Moto firmware is less hard on the battery as well since I knew a few others with VZW Krzrs and they all had the battery wear out much sooner. That was the last fliphone I had before I got an iPhone.

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okeedokeartichokee@reddit

Great phone. Had a blue one

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like_shae_buttah@reddit

Talk on it for 20 minutes and you could cook with it

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BikeDee7@reddit

Samsung Juke, yo.

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M1Z1L4@reddit

Mine was Nintendo-themed, modded, and amazing. https://preview.redd.it/0815r87ddhwc1.jpeg?width=388&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5bb4e0babb9aef22bb29297c10848803efc126e8

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atomicgirl78@reddit

Had a pink one and loved it! It feels so far removed from now that I am on my 15th iPhone. Crazy.

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Neon_1984@reddit

There was a paparazzi photo of Paris Hilton in a limo with a RAZR outside of Club Paris in Orlando that made it's way through the magazines and those old JustJared type celebrity websites and what felt like overnight every female I knew had a RAZR.

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TransportationOk657@reddit

https://youtu.be/N4ezpMXjUjo?si=_IWf9UJbedIjgfWN

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EclecticRaine@reddit

Yup

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UTALR1@reddit

Loved it. It was fragile as hell if you dropped it like 3 inches, but loved it for the time.

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