Motorola Razr V3's Privilege

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Here’s to the Motorola Razr — the late, great fashionable dumbphone

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The original Motorola Razr V3 and its successors dominated the US cellphone market for four years following its 2004 release.

The design innovatively revitalized Y2K Futurism pop culture and is now fondly remembered as a figurehead for the “ Chromecore ” and “McBling” aesthetics.

The device was just 10mm thick, around half the size of most phones at that time.

Motorola stuck with a visually similar design for around four years across the various Razr and Razr2 models, long enough to feel outdated compared to Apple and Samsung ’s “innovative” touchscreen slabs.

Even Motorola hasn’t been able to replicate its own success in repeated attempts to revive the Razr brand.

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