Motorola Razr V3

Motorola RAZR V3

Black V3 closed
First released	November 2004 (V3)
Predecessor	Motorola StarTAC
Successor	Motorola Razr2
Related	Motorola SLVR L7, Motorola KRZR K1
Dimensions	53 mm×98 mm×13 mm
Mass	99 g
Memory	5.6 MB
Display	176×220 pixel TFT LCD

The Motorola RAZR V3, popularly called simply the Razr (pronounced /ˈreɪzər/ like "razor"), is a clamshell style cell phone developed by Motorola and initially released in November 2004, the first device using the RAZR moniker. With its unique and then-thin aluminium body, coupled with a high price, the RAZR V3 was initially positioned as a desirable premium phone; following price reductions, it then became extremely successful. In the United States the V3 (and its variants) was the most popular cell phone in 2005, 2006 and 2007^[1] and remained best-selling until November 2008.^[2][3]

The Razr's design would strongly influence Motorola's later mobile phone products, and the V3 itself received several updates to form the RAZR line: the V3i, V3x, V3xx and MAXX. The Razr series was succeeded in July 2007 by the Motorola Razr2 series.