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Need a new phone, NOT the Razr
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Posted by: Jenn11803

Hiya!

I was hoping I could get some opinions here! I currently have the pink Razr, my carried being cingular, well, now AT&T. I am looking for a new phone. I am not looking for anything crazy, but I do want one with a speaker phone, blue tooth and a decent camera phone. I don't like the Razr bc the speaker is awful, and the camera is awful. I live in New York and am not at all looking to switch carriers. I would like to stay around the same size as the Razr, though that is not mandatory.
In searching for a new phone, I came across a site, Expotv where actual consumers make video reviews on different products..including cell phones..and found this to be quite helpful. Here are 2 to some phones I was interested in..any opinions? Any other suggestions?
http://www.expotv.com/videos/review...-Cingular/64663

http://www.expotv.com/videos/review...hone-ATT/175267

Thanks so much!

Posted by: GeminiIII

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but I do want one with a speaker phone, blue tooth and a decent camera phone.

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I would like to stay around the same size as the Razr

the u600 may suit you.

Posted by: Heavy Fluid

You can forget that Pantech C3 if you are looking for a better camera than the RAZR. The C3 is VGA, the RAZR has a 1.3 megapixel. You would be going backwards in that department. They do offer a C3b (Bluetooth version) but that camera is just as bad.

Posted by: Mr Bankai

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Originally Posted by Heavy Fluid

You can forget that Pantech C3 if you are looking for a better camera than the RAZR. The C3 is VGA, the RAZR has a 1.3 megapixel. You would be going backwards in that department. They do offer a C3b (Bluetooth version) but that camera is just as bad.

The Old RAZR's actually have a VGA so it would be the same not backwards but yea not what she's looking for

Might I suggest the ROKR E6.

Euro Triband (but easily modified to be Quadband w/ EGDE)
it's the same height/width of the SLVR and the thickness of a RAZR(closed)
Weighs 121g (but isnt overly heavy, gives it a very solid feel)
2MP cam (no flash or autofocus but there is a macro mode)
Records video in QCIF, QVGA, and CIF
FM tunner
3.5mm headphone jack
SD card expansion (4GB card on newegg.com for under $35)
Linux OS (easily modified code for community upgrades like the Quadband hack)

Posted by: Heavy Fluid

Or you could go with an unlocked/unbranded Motorola RIZR Z3. Quad band, 2 megapixel camera, solid feeling phone. Not too big, same keypad and feel as RAZR.

Posted by: samsung.user

Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.50 (J2ME/MIDP; Opera Mini/4.0.9461/204; U; en))

From what i gather this person doesn't want to go unbranded. Just go to your carriers corporate store and look around at all the different phones. If you see something you like search for reviews and opinions on it.

Posted by: thesoke

wow, i dont know but heres an amazing idea, why not just get the se w580i, unfortunately the c3 is crap compared to the razr, and the nokia 6126 is on par with the razr, so if the op is looking for a better camera id go with a 2.0 mp built in the w580i, the w580i is also the same size as the razr just not as wide, one of the best screens out there and amazing battery life, also is able to be used as a music player and has radio built right into it, im also from nyc and the w580i that I have is on my at&t account and I have great reception wherever I go

Posted by: Heavy Fluid

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Originally Posted by thesoke

wow, i dont know but heres an amazing idea, why not just get the se w580i, unfortunately the c3 is crap compared to the razr, and the nokia 6126 is on par with the razr, so if the op is looking for a better camera id go with a 2.0 mp built in the w580i, the w580i is also the same size as the razr just not as wide, one of the best screens out there and amazing battery life, also is able to be used as a music player and has radio built right into it, im also from nyc and the w580i that I have is on my at&t account and I have great reception wherever I go

Great phone, minus the cracked keypad issue that a lot of people have to deal with. That would be a huge turnoff for me.

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Originally Posted by samsung.user

From what i gather this person doesn't want to go unbranded. Just go to your carriers corporate store and look around at all the different phones. If you see something you like search for reviews and opinions on it.

What exactly gave you that idea. I re-read the original post, and I got nothing of the likes.

Posted by: uncman

If you want to go through AT&T, the Samsung A437 is a great phone. Although the camera is also VGA, it is affected less by bright light and has much sharper color. Plus it comes in colors, it's low priced, and it has a comfortable shape and keypad.

Posted by: Havo

You can take a look at the Samsung G600... it's quad band so it'll work pretty well with any gsm provider u choose. If you think the phone is a bit too much for you... you can try the D900. It has a 3mp camera. The G600 is more like an upgraded version of it. If you wanna go all out... get the G600. If not u can try the D900.

Posted by: dimsum05

I dunno, almost all Sammys I've had are really soft and get the Vibrate+Ring feature taken out which is very annoying. A 6126 is a solid device for a clamshell with really good RF and loud mono speaker (which has a decent range for a phone). Optics in the Nokias should be better than those of your previous RAZR, even if the megapixel count was the same.

The Pantech is small... very, very small. That's about all I can say about it, seeing as I have never played with one for an extended amount of time. I do have my doubts on the loudness of the speaker, however (seeing as how tiny the phone is).

EDIT: The Nokia shouldn't be too much thicker than the RAZR, although you should be able to go to an ATT store and test this out for yourself.