Discount Razor Phones

The Motorola Razor / RAZR is an incredibly lighweight and thin phone, measuring a sleek 89 x 53 x 13.9 mm. Here are the basic features of the phone:

• Aluminium alloy casing (available in blue or hot pink, or other colors, depending on the model of Razor).
• Illuminated keypad, nickel-plated copper alloy chemically-etched.
• Large external and internal display(s).
• 4x zoom camera with quick exposure controls and MPEG-4 playback and video recording.
• MP3 or poly ring tones
• Speaker-independent voice recognition (very useful, indeed!)
• Messaging options: Instant Messaging (IM) including Yahoo! MSN or AOL. It also comes with IM Wireless Village which works like an IM mixed with social networking for the cellphone. Lastly, email options include POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP.
• Has a 3D Graphics engine which would make cell phone gamers smile.
• WAP 2.0 browser (GPRS Class 10 connectivity).
• Personal Information Management (PIM) features include a calculator, calendar, currency converter, date and clock and world clock.
• Integrated Bluetooth Class 1 technology.

The phone's robust and reliable quality mixed with its stylish clamshell design and casing, along with the many casings available to personalize the phone, and the fact that it is a quad-band phone, has made it one of the most successful mobile phones in recent years. Many consumers keep coming back to this model, and Motorola has built upon it again and again with newer, more improved models that still maintain the classic thin clamshell design that the Razor has become known and loved for.

Because many consumers are still looking for the Razor, many websites and retailers have begun offering discount Razor/Razor phones where a consumer can buy second hand or new Razor's at incredibly discounted prices. These prices drop from the usual list price of about $499 to $115. That is a significant saving. Many discount online stores will also offer discounts on snap-on covers or skins of various kinds.

If you are looking for a discount Razor phone you can try the usual online retailers but it's best to start with comparison websites, which will search a variety of retailers for you and offer results that show the best prices. Remember, though, prices are affected or can change depending on where the retailer needs to ship from. So you might get a good deal on the outset, but when you factor in the delivery costs or any hidden costs (many retailers have a great deal of hidden costs which add on to the original price) you may find a better price elsewhere. So, you may be forced to do some homework on this front.

It is also a good idea to use a number of comparison websites as certain websites favor particular retailers. But this means that you are not necessarily receiving the best prices available, you are only seeing the prices of those retailers they favor. Obviously, this is how comparison websites actually do business.

Second hand discount Razor phones can be found at auction sites, the most popular being eBay.com. You may also be able to get second hand options at sites like Amazon.com. The problem with second hand is, obviously, you don't know how the previous user treated the phone. However, you could definitely get a good deal if you take your time and ask the right questions to the previous user.