Product Description

Featuring stunning good looks and a full suite of multi-media services, the MOTOKRZR K1m is the perfect balance of design, craftsmanship and functionality. The MOTOKRZR K1m fuses a sleek, elegant design with top-of-the line features to meet all of your mobile communication needs. Equipped with Bluetooth® wireless technology*, an integrated music player, 1.3 mega pixel camera and GPS capabilities, the MOTOKRZR K1m offers everything you need and more to stay connected and entertained. A complete package inside and out, the MOTOKRZR K1m is the newest "it" phone—stopping people in their tracks with its svelte form and superior functionality.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15014 in Cell Phone Accessories
• Color: Gray
• Brand: Motorola
• Model: K1m
• Released on: 2006-10-10

Features

• With music-on-demand services** and an integrated music player, the MOTOKRZR K1m puts premium mobile music capabilities directly into your pocket
• With high-speed data capabilities you can watch up-to-the-minute news, the latest celebrity gossip on entertainment programs or even sit back and watch the latest videos and content
• 1.3 mega pixel camera for hi-quality imaging
• Optional MicroSD for ample storage space to store content
• Includes: Standard Li-Ion Battery, Travel Charger, Headset Adapter and User's Guide

Amazon.com Product Description
Following in the footsteps of the revolutionary RAZR phone, the new ultra-sleek KRZR K1m introduces a new standard of stunning style and innovation. Sharp and sophisticated with a luxurious finish and detailed craftsmanship, the KRZR K1m is the definitive handset for those who have an appreciation for cutting edge designs. In addition to great design, you get Bluetooth wireless technology, an integrated music player, a 1.3 megapixel camera, and support for MPEG4 video capture and playback. Verizon customers, your new phone has arrived.

Behold the KRZR K1m. See a 360 demo (requires Flash). The phone supports Verizon Wireless' amazing V Cast service, including V Cast Music. Learn more about V Cast Music (requires Flash).

Design
Reflecting the design language of the super-slim RAZR line of handsets, the KRZR K1m exudes pure luxury with clean lines, precision detailing and premium materials shrouded within a distinctive metallic gloss front finish. A 1.9-inch color screen on the inside of the flip brings images and videos to life, while a small supplementary color display on the outside cover keeps tabs on your incoming call information and more. The 1.3 megapixel camera is housed above this display. Below the display, you'll find unique touch-sensitive music controls. The KRZR K1m features an internal antenna, so there's nothing to snag or break off, and a MicroSD slot adds ample storage space to store content. A mini USB port is provided for data synchronization.

Calling Features
From L.A. to Lisbon, the KRZR K1m connects you effortlessly with friends, family, and your favorite content. The phone supports voice activated dialing, as well as Bluetooth wireless headsets, so you can cut the wires and talk hands-free. Polyphonic ringtones are supported, and there's a speakerphone for those times when you want to talk while doing other things. Picture and ringer IDs allow you to set photos and ringtones to identify incoming callers.

Messaging, Internet and Tools
The KRZR K1m supports all the messaging tools you need, such as MMS, SMS, EMS, and IM messaging capabilities. With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, the KRZR K1m is fully compatible with Verizon's V Cast service. With V Cast, you can download and stream high-quality video. Need news and weather? Get the latest Accuweather forecast delivered right to your handset, or stream CNN news headlines. ESPN sports updates, entertainment news from E!, and even Sesame Street content for the kids, are all available. V Cast also serves as a portal for enhanced 3D games, allowing you to have more fun with a new breed of realistic titles.

Verizon's music service is another EV-DO-powered service that makes the KRZR K1m all the more desirable. With V Cast Music, your phone is a music player, letting you jam out wherever you are. It's also a music store, and you can download songs instantly to your phone wirelessly. Save your songs to a memory card with a capacity that's right for you. You can even pause to take a call without missing a beat.

The KRZR K1m ships with a number of handy tools including an alarm clock, a calculator, a calendar, and a voice recorder. It supports the Sync ML data synchronization standard over Bluetooth or USB.

Imaging and Entertainment
Fusing superior form with rich functionality, the KRZR K1m houses a host of premium multimedia features. The ultimate all-in one device for extraordinary imaging, the phone lets you capture your latest jaunt to Cape Town via the 1.3 megapixel camera, or via video capture and playback capabilities. And don't forget that with a removable MicroSD card slot, there's always room for all your favorite music files. The phone supports playback of music in AAC, MP3, and AAC+ format.

Vital Statistics
The Motorola KRZR K1m measures 4 x 1.7 x .6 inches and weighs 3.6 ounces. It operates on the CDMA 850/1900 frequencies. Battery life is rated at 4.17 hours of digital talk time and 440 hours of standby time. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Battery Life and Call Quality
To me, the deciding factors for a phone are: Call Quality, Size, Batttery Life, Features. So this is what I will focus on:

CALL QUALITY: I'm also very impressed with the call quality and clarity. Both with and without bluetooth, I no longer have to repeat myself or say "what?". The speaker is very loud and clear and unlike the RAZR, you don't have to hold it a certain way to hear. The overall reception is great.

SIZE: The phone is a bit longer than most, but it's very narrow and thin. It a very good compromise. As a result, it's very comfortable as a handset when talking, feels good in the hand, and I am VERY happy with how it feels in my pocket.

The build feels fairly solid and I don't expect to see loose parts in the future.

BATTERY LIFE: OK, I must RAVE here. I received this phone over a week ago and charged it up immediately. I am now on day 8, yes day EIGHT, and have yet to charge the phone again. It's still showing 1 battery bar. Needless to say, I'm quite impressed. Granted, I only enabled the bluetooth radio when I use it and I've only spent about 100 minutes talking on it this past week. Neither of my previous 2 LG phones lasted longer then 3 days under any conditions though.

FEATURES: It has all the bells and whistles: camera, evdo, mp3 playback, voice recorder, video capture, etc... I've not put these to the test yet though.

I must also comment on the charger\data port. It is a standard usb mini port. This means you can buy a standard non-proprietary USB A to USB mini B cable ( < $5 ) and connect this phone to your computer's USB port to RECHARGE THE PHONE and for any needed data connectivity. It's a VERY VERY NICE FEATURE to me. No longer do I need to spend an additional $20 for a data cable and another $30 for a second charger. $5, hook the phone to my pc at work or on the road, and recharge.

Now the cons,
1) yes, it shows fingrprints. Wipe it and forget it.
2) I'll be suprised if the the charger port cover lasts two years. I don't now a better way to cover it though.
3) Screen is smaller than some. This is due to the size of the phone though.
4) DAMN VERIZON for crippling this phones bluetooth profiles and also putting their interface on it. Verizon does this on all their phones though so nothing that you can get around.

long battery life, better bluetooth, and nice looking
This phone is good quality phone, with good quality camera and video recorder. Inserting or removing MicroSD card from under the battery cover is not a big deal. But there are three things I like to see Moto improves it over the time:

1) font size is small. Due to high resolution screen, the letters are small, if you don't have a 20 years or yonger eyes, you may have problem to read the display; Hope Moto will make the font size adjustable;

2) Moto Phone Tool software could not get the driver download. I spent a few hours on the phone with Motorola support trying to get the Krzr driver download, so that the Moto Phone Tool would work with this phone. They say Moto had released 4.3 Phone Tool software, we spent many hours with Motorola support engieers and mangers, get the software updated to 4.3.5 but still no driver, I can not sync the phone book into the phone. Motorola support engineers suggest to pay Verizon $50 per month to enable the Internet, then sync the phone book over the Internet, instead of USB cable. We are not ready to do that. Even with level 3 support engineers and support managers, they can not provide a URL to download KRZR driver, or email us the driver.

3)Voice dialing needs improvement. I think the best way for setup voice dialing is in the phone book. At each entry, you should be able to tag each entry with a voice prompt, so that you can use voice dialing easily. Right now, the voice dialing was trying to be smart by recongnizing your voice to English letters. So if you call "Bill Smith", you will need to speak clearly as "Bill Smith", if you want to say "call Billy", it will not work. What if the name is not that easy to pronouce? It will not work. When I only had one entry in the contact list, the voice calling works like a charm --"call home" from the bluetooth headset automatcially called the number. When I has typed 10 contacts in the phone, now, the voice dial get confused and not dialing. I think Moto needs to redesign this part, so that user can use whatever the voice prompt for each phone book entry. Half smart thing is the worst thing.

Other than these, I like this phone much better than others.
Aug/1/2008 update:
After using it over six months, I had a few times the bluetooth function lock up the phone, screen turn into bright white. Only way to get out that state is to take out the battery. Not easy to do when you driving.

My boy dropped the phone on the floor. Phone landed on its back. But front face glass shattered. Still working, but disappointed for the face glass broken by the shock to its back.

Great phone
I absolutely adore this phone. It appeals to the techno geek and to the "I don't get technology" type-person. Being the latter, I was scared of this phone. But once I got my hands on it I found it to be one of the best phones I have ever owned. It is durable, compact, and the battery life is extremely long. Although it does have an highly annoying fingerprint catching factor, it is nothing a nice silicone cover can't fix.

The layout is set up really nice and the menu is accessible--you can find your way around without using a manual. The audio on the phone is high quality. I can hear everything clearly and that is one of the joys of this phone.