Motorola V325 Phone (Verizon Wireless) If you’re in your car a lot, this is the phone for you. The Motorola V325 from Verizon Wireless offers speaker-independent voice recognition, which allows you to dial a number by speaking the name of a contact, or by speaking the digits of a phone number. When this voice technology is used with the two-way speaker phone the V325 allows for true hands-free operation.
Design
The phone features a traditional clamshell design with a large LCD display that supports over 65,000 colors. Most of the phone’s features and on-screen menus are controlled by a five-way center button on the handset’s blue backlit control pad. The V325’s stylish design includes a unique light-up outer bezel, and a comfortable rubberized case that not only contributes to its sexy look but helps ensure you always maintain a solid grip on your phone. The unit houses a stub-extendable antenna, a built-in mini-USB port, and a standard jack to accept universal hands-free headsets.
calling Features
Robust calling features are at the heart of the V325. Speaker-independent voice dialing allows you to make calls without ever touching the device. The V325’s built-in address book can store up to 500 contacts, with up to six numbers per name, for quick and easy management of phone numbers and email addresses. In addition to having a discreet vibrating alert, the phone supports both 72-chord polyphonic and custom MP3 format ringtones, which means you can really jazz up your incoming calls with cool tunes. The V325 also allows assigned ringer and picture IDs so you can easily identify incoming calls from your address book by a glance at the screen, or from across the room. A built-in two-way speakerphone makes it easy for you and others in the car to talk hands-free.
Meanwhile, the V325’s GPS location technology pinpoints your exact location when you dial 911, and allows you to take advantage of Verizon’s VZ Navigator service so you will never get lost again. Perhaps most importantly for users in rural areas, the V325 is a tri-mode phone, meaning it can operate on Verizon’s digital networks, as well as analog networks that serve many outlying areas.
Messaging, Internet and Tools
The V325 covers the messaging basics with support for sending and receiving text and graphics via messages. Getting on the Internet anywhere is easy with the V325, as well. Verizon’s optional Mobile Web package allows you to read and send e-mails, exchange instant messages and view your favorite web content on your phone. You can check your e-mail, trade stocks online, compare prices while shopping, access flight information, get movie listings, and find directions to the theater.
Verizon’s Get It Now wireless download service is also fully compatible with the V325. This pay-per-download service features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads and digital photo-sharing tools using the Get It Now service.
The V325 ships with a calendar and a voice memo application, as well as an alarm clock and a calculator.
Imaging and Entertainment
The V325 includes a powerful digital camera with a 640 x 480 VGA resolution that features a 4x digital zoom, as well as a self timer so you can even be in your own best pictures. This unit also features customizable theme colors, screen backgrounds, fonts and caller ID graphics and pictures so you can make your phone reflect your personality. Games and other applications are available via the Get It Now service.
Vital Statistics
The Motorola V325 weighs 4.09 ounces and measures 3.58 x 1.93 x 0.94 inches. Its 880 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 195 minutes of digital talk time, and up to 200 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the AMPS 850, and CDMA 850/CDMA 1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.
Customer Review: Its pretty cool
I bought this phone about 2-3 months ago and I really have no complaints except for the fact that the battery really sucks. It runs out of battery constantly! But other then that, it’s a lovely phone.
Customer Review: Horrible in New Jersey
I bought this phone 3 months ago because the “razor” is to light for my liking. I prefer a heavier phone so that I am cognizant of having it on my person. However, this phone is horrible from North to central Jersey. I have to drive 15 minutes away f…