| Design | 4/5 |
| Display & Interface | 4/5 |
| Calling | 4/5 |
| Talk time | 4/5 |
| Messaging | 3/5 |
| Music | 2/5 |
| Video | 3/5 |
| Camera | 4/5 |
| Memory | 2/5 |
| Web browsing | 3/5 |
| Connectivity | 4/5 |
| Productivity | 1/5 |
| Scheduling | 3/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 4/5 |
| Navigation | 0/5 |
| Gaming | 3/5 |
| Mobile services | 3/5 |
| Accessories | 2/5 |
| Value | 3/5 |
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Pros:
Cool design updates the aging RAZR a bit. Large external screen. Good call quality and features. Camera better than on most phones. Good GPS performance. |
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Cons:
Lousy streaming video performance. Poor Web browser. EV-DO reception issues. Poor music player and music store experience. |
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| This is not the best RAZR we've seen, that honor is still held by the RAZR V3xx. Still, this phone does have a couple of advantages over the AT&T device. First, we like the updated look of the Maxx, it provides a nice evolutionary bridge between this phone and the KRZR. Second, the camera on the Maxx Ve, with it's two-stage autofocus button, took usable pictures. Like most RAZRs, the Maxx Ve made calls that sounded great, but most other aspects of the phone were very disappointing. We're tired of the Verizon Wireless interface and menu setup, and we quickly grew frustrated with the V Cast music store. The phone simply could not handle videos properly, a real disappointment on a 3G phone. We'd like to see the V3xx stuffed into this body, or maybe a more revolutionary update to the RAZR family as a whole. |
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