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Motorola Rizr Z3
Design: Slide • Carrier: T-Mobile • OS Supported: Proprietary • Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 10:00 • Price When Reviewed: $130
Motorola Rizr Z3 (Front)
Motorola Rizr Z3 (Front)
82.1 Very Good
Last updated
February 06, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Anne B. McDonald
Pros
  • Screen is easy to see, even outdoors
  • Includes great multimedia functions
Cons
  • Keypad is hard to press
  • Phone is a bit hard to quickly master
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Pricing: Inexpensive: $130 (2/6/2008)
Performance: Superior: 100
Features: Good: 71
Design: Very Good: 80
Pricing
Inexpensive: $130  
Performance
Superior: 100  
PC World Tests
Battery Life Average (hh:mm) 10:00 
Battery Life Word Score Superior 
Features
Good: 71  
General
Dimensions (inches) 1.7 bny .6 by 4.5 
Weight (oz.) 3.8 
Design Slide 
Antenna Internal 
Carrier T-Mobile 
GPS No 
CPU/GPU/Battery
Processor Motorola 
Battery Type Lithium ion 
Vendor-Stated Talk Time (hours:minutes) 5 hours 
Vendor-Stated Standby (hours:minutes) 10 days 
Display
Number of Displays One 
Display Size (diagonal, in inches) 1.9 
Display Type Color 
Display Resolution 176 by 220 
Maximum Text Display (lines) 7 
Backlighting Yes 
Cellular Technology (Voice and/or Data)
GSM 800 Yes 
GSM 850 Yes 
GSM 1800 Yes 
GSM 1900 Yes 
EDGE Yes 
GPRS Yes 
Messaging Services
SMS Yes 
EMS Yes 
MMS Yes 
E-Mail Yes 
IM Yes 
Wireless Capabilities
Bluetooth Yes 
PC Sync/Connectivity
Bluetooth Yes 
USB1 Yes 
USB2 Yes 
Expansion Card Support
MicroSD Yes 
Dedicated Controls
Volume Control Yes 
Camera Shutter Yes 
Operating system
OS Supported Proprietary 
Digital Audio Support
AAC Yes 
MP3 Yes 
Audio Features
Audio Inputs n/a 
Audio Outputs headphone jack 
FM Radio No 
Imaging
Camera Resolution 2.0 megapixels 
Flash No 
Digital Zoom Yes 
Streaming Video No 
Video Calling Conference No 
Other
Included Hardware Charger, Headset, Mini USB data cable; microSD card 
Included Software AIM, MSN, and Yahoo IM; Audio player; Calculator; Calendar 
Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support (hours) 24 
Saturday Support (hours) 24 
Sunday Support (hours) 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Design
Very Good: 80  
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