The original Motorola Razr was GREAT...and I miss it.

I want to introduce you to one of my first tech loves…the original Motorola Razr. The Motorola RAZR V3 is a sleek and iconic mobile phone that gained immense popularity upon its release. Launched in 2004, it revolutionized the mobile phone industry with its slim, clamshell design and metallic finish. The RAZR V3 boasted a vibrant internal color screen and a smaller external display for notifications. With its innovative keypad layout and precision craftsmanship, it offered a satisfying tactile experience. Equipped with a VGA camera, Bluetooth connectivity, and expandable memory, it was considered cutting-edge for its time. The RAZR V3's timeless design and exceptional build quality solidified its status as a classic, earning it a place in the hearts of many technology enthusiasts and becoming an iconic symbol of the early 2000s mobile revolution.
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[@krisfrederick5001]

I'm weird, I kept every cell phone I've ever had. One time I plugged one into see if it still worked for the hell of it, and it did! It was pretty surreal reading texts from 12 years ago 📱👀

[@AyratHungryStudent]

I think most people keep their old cellphones, what else to do with them? If you don't change phones every year, your old phone is not worth the time and effort to sell. Also, why would it not work? People have gadgets for 30+ years and they still work. You are not weird, you are like everyone else.

[@aarongreenfield9038]

Yes same here, I got a box with about twenty five or so phone's from the last fifteen or so years, and they really are neat little time capsules for some nosetalgia, reading old Texts, looking at old pictures of friends and family, some that are gone or moved on.

[@aarongreenfield9038]

@@AyratHungryStudent I know a few people that just throw them away, or send them to a recycling center, a lot of people I've seen throw them in those recycling boxes that they have at targets and a few other stores that I've seen.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I've also kept some of my old phones(mostly pre Android, and couple backup Android phones) that were not trashed, and had some memories attached to them, but now that Google transfers my text from one phone to the next, along with everything else, it's less of an issue to keep so many of my old phones, and I end up either giving them to family who can use them, recycling them, or donating them to "Cell Phones for Soldiers"

[@fishtropiccanada4747]

Me too history 😊

[@maxsonly]

The original Motorola Razr was my first phone. When I was in middle school, everyone was using the first gen iPhone but I was still rocking the Razr lol.

[@jaheltelevisionstudios]

Yeah, frick the iPhone kids, the RAZR was still the best.

[@James-gj8rn]

Well if there was one thing i didn't exect to see from Metal Jesus today, it was a Motorola video, those phones are nostalgic man :)

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Trying to mix it up a bit. My iPod video got over 3.5 million views... so I figured I'd try talking about my favorite old cell phone.

[@James-gj8rn]

@@MetalJesusRocks no problem man, i'll still watch these, it's fun to see :)

[@MrJ0mmy]

@@MetalJesusRocks nokia 6630 that came out the same year as the Motorola Razr was a much better phone

[@Tpike777]

Back when phones were exciting. The new razr+ 2023 sparked alot of interest in these newer foldables for me. It's the first one in the America's that actually looks like it isn't just a proof of concept. I'm picking it up and I've got that feeling I used to get back in the day. Y'know, when grabbing a new phone actually felt like an upgrade and gave you excitement.

[@TheGorillafoot]

I miss when cell phones where like this. Companies were making so many different phones then. It was actually fun to go to the store and get a new phone because you never knew what you were gonna get. I remember my Dad used a Razr and I was amazed by that phone.

[@TheMultiGunMan]

Those cell phones are a blast from the past.

[@Rufio1617]

I had the same exact Razr! My first cell phone I got to pick out when I was a senior in high school. I had it for like three years or so. Solid phone and so many memories.

[@mr.altoids6002]

On these old phones they had something called wireless village built in where you could use AIM, MSN, icq, or yahoo messenger which is usually in the sms section of the phone. I actually bought AT&T's domain that they used for it so it actually could be possible to make it work again with escargot msn again or even discord without modifying the phone haha.

[@InstantLuc]

Any progress on this?

[@harrisonshoup2784]

I remember using a similar program called Trillian on PC as early as 2001. I remember it had an early Android app version that I downloaded on my Sprint hero the day I got it

[@AgentStarke]

It was and still is so beautiful. The electroluminescent keypad was so futuristic looking.

[@JamesShow]

I love that the StarTac came with a clip like a belt clip but ready was meant to be placed anywhere such as on your shirt pocket or between your shirt buttons. It was a wearable phone.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Yep! I had the belt clip too. 😂

[@notuptome]

​@@MetalJesusRocksWhat is interesting though, is at the time. Verizon had every say, so when it came to all of the phones you could buy from them except the windows mobile like phones, the higher end business like phones, but all the consumer level phones such as the razor. And such they had fool say so on. The features set and software so they can lock certain functionality that the phone itself. Actually had if you bought from Motorola themselves or something, but the operating system was also. The same one on every 1 of the consumer level phones at Verizon.. They had literally everything locked down And I remember the Verizon Motorola razor and then going and seeing a non Carrier locked Motorola razor that seemingly have what look to be much more advanced operating system and software running on it And if I remember right? They ran a Java based operating system on the non Verizon models.

[@kenleycapps]

I remember having one of these, it was a great cell phone.

[@weeboutthere427]

The Razr and also the Sidekick were so cool. I hope as folding screen technology progresses, phone design gets creative again.

[@cbgg1585]

Lmao, how is reverting back to old design “creative”? You see the irony in your comment?

[@weeboutthere427]

@@cbgg1585Anything is more creative than the black squares we've been carrying for 10 years

[@foxisslykortje1066]

@@weeboutthere427 I totally agree with you! WHEN is Apple going to put out something exciting? From the iPhone 6 all the way to the current iPhone 15 very little has changed visually as far as the physical design or shell of the device, for the exception of rounding off the corners one year and squaring them off the following year, then back to the rounded edges design again and so on and so forth. Then they teeter back and forth with the materials from glass to aluminum and back to glass again. I think they threw titanium in the mix a few times, other than that not much as changed, BORING! Unless you're a die hard apple iPhone aficionado, the average person at first glance wouldn't be able to tell if you were holding an iPhone 8 plus from an iPhone 14 pro max, unless the back camera lenses were visable. Black squares is exactly what they are. The Motorola Razr is and always will be iconic & surely was ahead of its time both internally, but mostly by its esthetically pleasing metal design!

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

I had that too, and I still have all my phones. Great phone for sure. Good times, good times❤️

[@darcyska]

LOVE collecting 'retro' tech - fascinating that things from the late 90s and early 2000s are considered collectible, but here we are and I love it!

[@The_Fat_Fury]

The Motorola Razr was my first cell phone.Such good memories and like you mentioned, I'll never forget opening the box and holding it for the first time.

[@stigee]

Those were good times. I kind of miss the simplicity and not always being truly connected. I only used it to call and text because anything else was painful.

[@stephenelliott7071]

I loved my Razr phone, it always reminded me of early Star Trek communicators, and incidentlly I came across it the other day while looking for something else. They're so small and light compared to the massive phones we have today. If you just wanted a tiny phone to make and receive calls and not be distracted by anything but a phone call, it could work today as a second phone.

[@nintendokings]

I remember this one! A friend had it and I was jealous it looked so cool

[@rispanx8050]

I had startac, grey with fat battery. It fell off my motorbike with 60 kilometers. it came in three pieces, I put it together right away and it worked! After startac i take Razr black. I am very glad that you made a video about them, greetings from Greece.

[@JampackSam]

Very cool video! I've definitely held onto plenty of phones through the years too, definitely bring back some memories.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thanks for watching!

[@lady1kaka]

I also had a Razr Back in the day ♥️ really nice video. Always appreciate the diversity of your content. Also a reason why I am still here after so many years joining in the pre-beard era ✌🏻

[@super_junk]

Fun video, love seeing stuff like this

[@mistressofbats]

I still have mine! i´d never let it go, bc i loved this Phone so much back then and today!

[@patrioticyank4940]

Man just looking at this brings back nostalgia for me i absolutely loved my Motorola Razr Metal Jesus Rocks and bringing back old memories dearest to my heart i had the silver one such a great phone i did have the Nokia but it was all about the Razr for me.

[@spamanator666]

I was the first one in my family to have a Razr when I was in my 20s and before six months every single family member of mine had also gotten themselves one. It was such a great phone. There is a new version out since 2020 that is a foldable screen, and then like a big smart phone when you pop it open.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Yes he mentions that in video about the newer foldable Razr models, but they are expensive, the screens are fairly fragile being made of such thin glass, and finding replacement parts can be a bit hard, plus being a bit tricky to work on as shown by Hugh Jefferies who does a lot of repair, and right to repair videos on his channel.

[@cbgg1585]

@@CommodoreFan64’s actually insane how expensive it is. There was a low chance I would upgrade from my iPhone 11 as I am so accustomed to IOS, but seeing that the Razr 2022 was just a touch below $2000 opposed to the iPhone 14 Pro Max coming in at just over $1500 AUD, it was a no brainer. The camera on the Razr 2022 is just mediocre. Razr’s wide angle lenses are not great. Apparenntly the Razr 2022 has the highest megapixel count of smartphones, but despite this, the overall colour depth is not great and the overall phone is not worth 2k asking price. Apple imo, still has the best phone cameras going around.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@cbgg1585 I've personally never been an iPhone fan, as I like freedom of choice being able to customize my Android experience, to be able to sideload apps, and use alternative apps markets like F droid on Android(yes I actually do that), and I also don't care too much about the cameras on my phone as long as they are good enough. The most I've ever personally spent on a single phone was about 320 USD for a Motorola Moto G3 with a custom back plate, and case, usually I'm well under 300 USD. with my last phone an unlocked Nokia G50 I got for about 240 USD, and it does everything I need a phone to do, and then some.

[@foxisslykortje1066]

@@cbgg1585 What about the new Google Pixel smart phones? It's been said their cameras are supposedly better than iPhones camera technology. I honestly doubt that's possible... Maybe better than the iPhone 15 plus's cameras, but I highly doubt it surpasses the iPhone 15 pro max's cameras, which is in comparison to the likes of professional quality photos and high tech video recording like the stuff movies are made of. If you go to Apples website and read the specks on the camera and video of the new iPhone 15 pro max it's quite impressive.

[@kennymetz187]

Please do more reviews like this

[@crazyporri09]

always great videos man i enjoy your work💪

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I appreciate that!

[@justinleland7461]

Crazy this video popped up today, yesterday I was watching an old NASCAR race and the HTC EVO 4G was the main sponsor. Loved the Razer and the HTC!

[@brandonguz]

That phone “OS” is super nostalgic. I haven’t seen those screens in years but it instantly brought me back. Never had the RAZR but my phone had the same version (maybe it came from Verizon?). Think I had a couple LGs and a Samsung back circa 2005-2011

[@dvdknight1]

Jason the Star Tac was my first phone, then I got The RAZR. Brings back great memories!

[@jadieenenevent]

I had that phone too. A real piece of art.

[@TheNawaf258]

I still kept my old Walkmen w995

[@rionugroho1403]

Timeless beauty 💖

[@Mick_Chicken]

I was hoping to see you touch on the Krazr. I loved that dang thing!

[@fryyourass28]

I had the orange and black Razr for a company phone for a while it was really tough and durable I dropped it off a roller coaster and it still worked.I love that phone!

[@Unregistered.HyperCam.2]

I never had a Razr, though my mother had a Krzr, which was rather nice. The LG Chocolate, T-Mobile Sidekick II(a re-branded Danger Hiptop), and the phones that would open one way for calls and another way for text messages are the ones I'm most nostalgic about. I'm not really big on cell phones, but these are the ones I remember a lot of people I knew in middle/high school having as their first phone.

[@deionbeeldenstormer7498]

MJ can literally talk about anything and make it METAL AF 🤘🏻

[@vogel1776]

My favorite phone. Got two over a few years (early 2000's). I still have both 😊

[@pky6869]

What a beauty!

[@mrpunk327]

This is a fantastic video

[@jtg_edc]

Whoa!!! Great vid. My first was that same StarTAC also. I had it for 2 days and lost it down the ocean. One of my favorite phones i had was the Virgin Mobile Kyocera Slider V5 Mtv Edition. I had it for a while till I went down the ocean and got sand in it and it stopped sliding open and closed.

[@LightFykki]

True!! The phones from the early 2000's had such a class. Gadgets in general, each was unique and easily recognizable

[@ZygalStudios]

My Dad worked at Motorola as a systems engineer for land mobile radios (not cell phones) through the 80s to the 2010s, I remember when the razor came out, it was a huge deal and he had one. Loved that design and the marketing campaign with ACDC's Back in Black. Something people forgot is the Razor did have data services for some type of web browsing, that was something super advanced at the time. Our family also had the StarTac, which ended up becoming a toy for the kids as time went on 🤣 Motorola had some cutting edge products and still I think makes the best radios in the business, but boy did they fall from grace. The Razor was an attempt to win back the mobile market. This is a nice reminder of the bright spots. Great video!!

[@bask1876]

I had one of these and so did many of my friends. Seeing the graphics on the front screen gives me pure nostalgia. Im sure someday I will be saying the same thing about the iPhone I am typing on right now.

[@asqwert2121]

This and the Sidekick where so fun to use back in the day

[@palmtreeguy4706]

This represents a very sweet spot in technology. Just enough but not too much.

[@robbieunger850]

No way i could go back to t9 texting in 2024. Ide love to disconnect though.

[@BigTibbs78]

In high school, i had the Motorola Krzr K1. Freaking loved that phone. Was feeling so nostalgic for it I ended up buying the 2020 Motorola Razr. I really love having a flip phone again.

[@WickedGamerCollector]

Those games do look awesome ! 4:00 I personally love old tech including phones. Never had this Motorola myself 😅

[@j.m.74]

One of my first T-Mobile phones was a Motorola Razr2 V8. I loved that lil thing. A couple phones I wanted, but couldn't afford at the time, were the HTC G2 (a nice early android unit that had a unique hinge system to reveal a physical keyboard for texting & web browsing)... The other one was a white Galaxy S2.

[@decyst6294]

Flipping flip phone open with one hand used to be my pastime, its so satisfying if you nailed that before answering a call, especially if you do the flailing motion rather than only using your thumb to flip it up. I also used to own a Samsung flip phone that bounces upon dropping it, good old times.

[@ModricoYT]

The pink Verizon RAZR V3M was my very first phone when I was a toddler. I could navigate the menus without the need for a manual and LOVED playing the ringtones. I then "upgraded" to a BlackBerry 7105T on T-Mobile. I've been collecting phones ever since.

[@lord_chrisicus]

I talk about the Razr at least once a month. I miss that phone so much. If I could have that phone, and still get GPS, Spotify and play GBA Roms on it, I'd switch tomorrow.

[@NerdyThrowbackTech]

Kudos to whoever came up with the idea for this phone

[@everx7]

had one of these razrs, awesome

[@snowhawkthorne630]

Motorola Rokr was the first phone I ever got to pick out myself. I really liked that small slide out form factor.

[@Replays96_]

As a kid I remember the Nokia N series like the N95-N97, Always loved the look. When a high end phone cost 500 pound

[@mezziestarr]

Agree. Loved that phone. 📞🥰 Hello Moto!

[@samiya1993shah]

best Chanel ever been binge watching your videos can you do top ten games of all time

[@goo3r]

I absolutely LOVED my Razr. It was in my pocket and I was outside when it was raining and it ruined the phone. I never got another one, but it is still one my favorite phones I owned.

[@Jerry-ir8nd]

Yeah buddy! I worked at a big box electronics store around then. I had the razr the v phone the sidekick. Remember the razr commercial how it was so razer thin they had it stuck in the table like someone threw it and it stuck like a throwing knife. Thanks for the trip back to the 00s 😊

[@nickprovence]

I remember my dad having this phone in like a matte black. I loved the look of these phones too.

[@KMACKTIME]

I’ve got my razr still. Beat the heck and back but it still takes a charge.

[@popretro1]

Loved mine - silver 2006 model. Used it till it broke in half at the hinge, then continued using it as the bottom/keypad dangled from the screen portion with a couple wires holding it together 😂

[@NjecolinaHranjec]

Still have this cellphone! Stopped using it 10 years ago

[@johnc7512]

Cool video. I still have a few of those from years ago.

[@FilmTrekk]

My mom still has this in a drawer somewhere. 😂 I always loved the design as a kid.

[@TimDespairBear11]

My mom used to have a pink one, and I remember once she was watching some tv show on it in the waiting room of a dr office and everyone around us was blown away by it

[@JupiterSailfish]

Best looking phone ever made and not even close. I remember my Mother had the pink one and it looked awesome. I loved my silver one.

[@digipimp75]

Still have my Razr sitting in a drawer in my room lol. Love that phone!

[@arthurpizza]

I remember the Razr was the first phone I could install apps onto. I had an SSH client and I could log into my desktop computer from anywhere. It was so slow but I loved it.

[@whiskey_banger]

Loved my razr back in the day.

[@blueoak_]

my dad had one, I was always so envious of it even though I had a cool phone myself, an LG with a built in MP3 player. The razer is just so gosh darn pretty. I bought one in red recently on ebay just to have one in my collection :)

[@volvoguy804]

I had a Copper Motorola i830 for years. Loved it!

[@borri68]

My first 3 cells were Motorola flip phones a Star Tac, Some metal cased Motorola flip phone, then a RAZR. Man how I loved that RAZR.

[@drsquid8124]

I had a T720 back in the day before getting the RAZR. Then went to blackberry phones for awhile and then settling back with Motorola again for the past 6 years. I have the Motorola One right now and it's a fantastic midrange phone

[@AdamsOlympia]

I miss the Nokia E71 I had back during that time -- such a sleek and beautiful qwerty smartphone, and the app ecosystem was surprisingly rich. It was the first time I felt like I had a pretty capable handheld computer..

[@jazrath]

I definitely had one. Was great for the time

[@albericozapata4086]

I still have my old RAZR phones too. Sadly, I lost my startac phone. Now, what's cooler than a razr, the slim krzr (krazer) slimmer, smaller and still cool. The startac variant was called Vader, awesome phone and cool design. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.

[@midnightstrike3625]

This was my first phone back in 2008!

[@mjdf122]

I remember that phone we all had in the early 2000s

[@jordunn131]

Back in the day I took my Trac phone Sim card into a Razor phone and it worked. I loved that phone

[@joeocanasjr.267]

I was so excited when I got one. Absolutely loved it but sadly i lost it while going through my toy bins. I have a feeling it's still in one of my bins. I would love to find it eventually. The only other phone I wanted (but never got) was the TMobile sidekick.

[@PdiddytTube]

Probably still one of my favorite phones I ever had!!! Nice and sleek, unlike the long bricks we have today

[@barnatt]

You know this still works? I have one and it works with 2g still on T Mobile. I love mine! I also still have a rainbow StarTAC. That one is jacked to still work.

[@warlord1873]

Very nostalgic, great video I will say the brand new one is amazing too foldable phones are becoming way better and affordable I switch to one and love it

[@anthonypallotta2532]

That last razor was my first phone, it was definitely better than all those you had already showed. I suppose my parents tossed it at some point over the years, all the pictures gone! But it came with 2 or 3 cute games and was to this day one of my favorite phones ever

[@AG-bp3ll]

I just found mine in a box. Miss the thing big time. It was good at being a phone without all the distractions we have today.

[@frozenninja4030]

Wow! Man I absolutely loved my Razr. Sleek metal case with a Dark matte grey finish. Big beautiful screen inside and a cool small outside screen you could set a short video clip on. Played Splinter Cell on that thing for hours. Had a Slipknot ringtone. Still one of my favorite phones that I have ever had. And now I need to go dig it out of the junk drawer and fire it back up for that sweet, sweet nostalgia hit.

[@kumarp3074]

I remember having the StarTac as it was the first phone I purchased with my own money. I later had the SLVR which was the candy bar style equivalent of the RAZR. It was about the same size as a folded RAZR. One unique feature of the SLVR was built-in iTunes so I could play the music I purchased from the iTunes store on my phone.

[@GlucoseYummy]

My first motorola was the Motorola Nexus 6, loved that thing

[@JesTr82]

Loved my Razr. First phone I had that let me set ringtones. Came in handy. Set my boss and coworkers to same ringtone to avoid being called into work. Also loved the small front screen that showed the icons of the caller.

[@MattMcCullough]

I had a blue Razr when I was 12 and used for several years

[@toastangler]

I had the KRZR. Loved that phone.

[@NeoMCHenry]

My first cellphone was a Kyocera Phantom. Love that little thing and the interchangeable faceplates, but the "dumbphone"I loved the most was the Motorola Rockr W5. I never had a Razr, but the Rockr was as close as I could get and it was a fantastic phone

[@josegurrola9021]

My parents each had a razr. Mom had the res one while my dad had the silver. Remember using their phone just to play that "Hello Moto" ringtone over and over again😂 Those phones were sweet

[@RobertLewis85]

I went to Europe for a month in 2006 with a Motorola Razr from T-Mobile and it worked perfectly everywhere I went.

[@eriksoriano]

I remember getting the blue one in high school when I arrived to the US. So iconic ❤ alongside the iPod nano #2000skid

[@dionelr]

Oh yeah, I had one of those. I remember getting internet for it and thought I was in the future.

[@echonomad94]

I have a Razr V3XX and I loved it! It had a really nice and responsive UI, looked much better and smooth than the crud in the first V3. It also had a front camera when flipped out.

[@Beaut_Beau]

Motorola Razr V1/V2 was peak phone design, no phone has ever been as cool