Official Motorola RAZR thread (Android version)

By my calculation it is going to cost over R7000 over here
 
ocleroux said:
Mmmm interesting. Have you used them before? We pay duties on these kinda thing I would assume?
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Haven't used them but they are reliable and well known in the UK. Not too clued up on duties and stuff but I would assume so, although i've had a Nokia 6500 sent over here before from the UK before without having any issues.

30 pounds shipping makes the phone cost 409 pounds (about 4500 rand) if imported over here from Clove, however I have no idea about duties.
 
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Rosaudio said:
Haven't used them but they are reliable and well known in the UK. Not too clued up on duties and stuff but I would assume so, although i've had a Nokia 6500 sent over here before from the UK before without having any issues.

30 pounds shipping makes the phone cost 409 pounds (about 4500 rand) if imported over here from Clove, however I have no idea about duties.
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Oh ok. Well...guess it would be wise to wait and see what the local price is also to compare.

Soul searching seems to be in the cards for me. Damn you Motorola for releasing this piece of hotness! DAMN YOU FOR TORTURING ME SO!!!!!!! :mad::mad:
 
ocleroux said:
Oh ok. Well...guess it would be wise to wait and see what the local price is also to compare.

Soul searching seems to be in the cards for me. Damn you Motorola for releasing this piece of hotness! DAMN YOU FOR TORTURING ME SO!!!!!!! :mad::mad:
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Yes indeed :D Will be interesting to see the cost here.

I just got a Galaxy S2 so no upgrading for me for a while :D
 
And bootloader "might" be unlocked from the get go, depends on Vodacom/MTN as well as getting ICS depends on volume of phones sold.

Motorola also noted that they are now reviewing their upgrade metrics for their current devices and are formulating their Ice Cream Sandwich update strategy, this means that the new bootloader solution won’t be broadly deployed until Ice Cream Sandwich builds start rolling out to their phones (where carriers will allow).
Christy did mention that when it comes to determining which devices will receive Ice Cream Sandwich this year, it is based on volumes, carriers and hardware capabilities. A carrier can choose not to do an upgrade to their devices dependent on their testing requirements or sales strategies. We’re all too familiar with this when it comes to Telstra and it’s “NextG Optimising”.

There was an acknowledgement that Motorola has been on the more conservative side when it comes to the handling of the bootloader solution and this could be due to the U.S. market with which they operate in. They are starting to get questions from regulators around end users being able to modify code on the phone that could affect how it accesses cellular networks. It’s something that Motorola has to be mindful of while proceeding down this path to more open devices.

So over the coming weeks we should start to see some more information trickle out about the RAZR and which carriers will allow the unlockable bootloader. This has been a great result considering the locked down nature of all Motorola devices that have been released this year and almost all we can expect from a company as large and as tied to the U.S. carriers (not the most dynamic of thinkers) as Motorola.
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Source: http://ausdroid.net/2011/10/21/motorola-razr-to-be-unlockable/
 
If it stayed a flip phone, I would have definately considdered getting one.
 
What's the point of a flip touch screen phone?
Anyway if im not mistaken the Razr will be launched today
 
n3cr0 said:
If it stayed a flip phone, I would have definately considdered getting one.
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Maybe you should move to China?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/samsung-makes-an-android-2-2-clamshell-unless-youre-in-china/

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Or get a friend to import a Samsung SCH-W999 once they get released :)
 
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellu...zr-sa-pricing-and-availability-announced.html

The Motorola Razr will be available from Vodacom in November 2011. The recommended retail price is R6,999, and it will also be available on a 24-month contract at R269 per month on the Business Call package.
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Thats less than I had thought hay??? SO now the question comes up, Samsung galaxy S2 or Motorola Razr? I dont know I im happy or frustrated about this headline. Come people, INPUT, NOW! ;)

Hey, OC, where you at?
 
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Its simply stunning... And Its got LED display (Super AMOLED Advanced display) with better resulution, it has the Russian Sat gps Glonas thing. OMGosh

"For example, the back of the Motorola RAZR is made of Kevlar, which is five times stronger than steel. The backbone of the phone is made out of stainless steel for extra rigidity. But most impressive of all is the special material Motorola have dressed the internals of the RAZR with to avoid it being killed by splashes of water."

Oh and ofcourse, motorola are now directly owned by google which very likely means more consistant updates:
the tech giant vows to update its flagship devices within six weeks of Google's release of the final version of the OS
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@carr0t hope this stunning phone falls within budget for you! I will pimp my Atrix then we can race lol!

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Geselskap said:
@carr0t hope this stunning phone falls within budget for you! I will pimp my Atrix then we can race lol!
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Yeah man I like the way you think ^_^ Hope you sorted the issue you had out? Most likely they'll be pumping out the ICS update to the Atrix too!
 
ocleroux said:
Stock has landed @ Vodacom Warehouse.
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Accesories.... do we have em, huh do we... dont take your time man, answer me :)

Dammit I am soooo tempted, let see if I can hold out till Feb

I just want the dash mount.
 
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