Motorola’s RAZR was a hot phone of 2005, perhaps even THE hot phone of 2005, but already it’s looking passé and dated. Users of the RAZR know that, despite the slick look of the razor-thin appearance, the phone can be somewhat awkward to hold. Operating with one hand is particularly challenging given the thin profile. Get ready for Motorola’s answer for 2006, the MOTOKRZR:

The KRZR (oficially the MotoKRZR K1) is 42mm x 103 mm x 16 mm (narrower and slightly thicker than the RAZR) and features a glossy metallic finish, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth, and compatibility with GSM networks (e.g. T-Mobile and Cingular, though no word on whether these companies are selling the phone yet). Another version, the CDMA (e.g. Spring/Verizon) MotoKRZR K1m adds high speed EVDO data with music buttons and “music on demand” but has a lower quality 1.3 MP camera. It is slightly larger at 44 x 103 x 17.

My take? I definitely like the narrower and slightly thicker shape better than the RAZR. It looks to be a great compact phone. I worry that it might still include the traditional clunky Motorola interface and that the slick metallic finish might attract fingerprints like the black MacBook.

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