V3 4G LTE Flip Phone | Dual Display 2.4” Main + 1.2” Sub | Android 11 Go | Quad-Core 1.5GHz | 2GB RAM + 16GB Storage | Removable 1000mAh Battery | Type-C Charging

I have always been a die-hard fan of the Motorola Razr V3 and V3i.Back in the day, and even still nowadays, this phone has always been more successful for its thin, groundbreaking and futuristic design than for its technical features.When I saw this Vortex V3, I instantly loved it !I LOVED :- The Vortex V3 is unlocked and works on all French carriers (I live in France, and I'm using it on SFR, one of the 4 major phone carriers).- The design is completely true to the original Razr. It has been upgraded with this beautiful Galaxy Gray color (even if it is all plastic, which makes it lighter than the original Razr).- The micro-USB port has been replaced by a USB-C port at the exact same spot.- The screen size has also been upgraded.- The connectivity still offers the Bluetooth, and they added the WIFI.- The storage capacity of 16Gb (expandable with a memory card).- The multimedia player (music and video)- The real internet browser (upgrade of the poor little WAP browser of 2004).- The camera with its 3 definition levels (VGA, 2 Megapixels, 5 Megapixels) is very decent too.- The menu is very intuitive and the apps are easily accessible.- There is an economic mode which allows to extend the battery life of 1000mAh, and I managed to extend it to 3 days without charging, because I use this phone exactly like I used the Motorola Razr V3/V3i : no browsing, no music, no video, or very little. Simply because the screen is not designed for this.I HATED :- There are 3 pre-installed apps (Facebook, WhatsApp, Google App Store) which I personally didn't want, and they can only be deactivated, not uninstalled from the phone.- It took me some time to find how to switch between the writing modes R9, ABC, Abc, abc, 123 (FYI : exactly with the same button as in the original Razr). I even installed the TT9 but removed it as soon as I found how to switch modes.- The backlight of the keypad only highlights the symbols and numbers, but doesn't include the famous iconic keyboard luminescence of the Razr.I don't know yet if the company Vortex Cellular will continue making this Vortex V3 and selling it on Amazon at the same price of $39,99. But I really hope they will because I really love this phone.

This is an incredibly long-winded review but I want to give anyone interested in this phone a full idea of what they're getting before they buy it, because I myself was really excited. Out of the box this phone is terrible, I won't lie.CONS (and there are many):-It is $40 so expect a cheap, plasticky feel and a bad camera-The shift and space buttons are labeled wrong on the keypad; in reality their spots are flipped-The T9 that is included with the phone is horrible and not user friendly. When you press the 1 or 0 buttons—which you need for symbols and punctuation—it does not always show up on the screen, meaning you have no idea what character you're selecting. Do yourself a favor and immediately download the TT9 app from the Play Store, it allows you to customize as much as you want-There is an optional on-screen cursor that is controlled by the directional pad but it's bad. For some reason activating the cursor does NOT stop the directional pad from also highlighting things in the background as you're trying to select things with the cursor. A total nightmare-The stock launcher is ugly but it's a bad idea to change to another launcher (more on that next)-Because of the way the stock phone app is, there is no way to launch it in a way that opens to a dialer; you just start dialing on any page of your launcher. Unfortunately, any other launcher will effectively remove your ability to DIAL phone numbers which is very bad if you need to call 911 or emergency services or something.-Similarly the notification bar is toggled by the back button while on the launcher’s home screen so with another launcher you can’t check notifications-I had trouble trying to use a button remapping app for fixes like the above, but maybe that’s just me. Most buttons have multiple functions so it’s hard to reassign them.-Other phone apps like Google's Phone are not very usable because they're not built to be used by a keypad. In order to dial numbers with them you have to use the on-screen cursor which is impractical. And I wouldn't recommend using a different phone OR texting app anyway because their notifications will break the phone (more on that later)-Volume is quiet in calls as well as on speakerphone-Most apps are not formulated to be used on this small of a screen and/or without a touch screen, so expect varying degrees of functionality with all apps you download-Notifications for all apps that are not stock Android (think calculator, messages, phone, etc.) will break the phone. Yes, you read that right: NOTIFICATIONS FOR ALL APPS THAT ARE NOT STOCK ANDROID WILL BREAK THE PHONE. WhatsApp and Facebook are pre-downloaded and are usable but for some reason any time any app that is not stock gets a notification, it eventually crashes the phone due to a bug and for some people leads to an endless boot loop that requires restoring the phone to fix. If you NEED notifications from WhatsApp or any other non-stock app, this is not the phone for you. You must completely disable notifications for both the pre-downloaded WhatsApp and Facebook apps, as well as any other app you download to the phone. I guess this can be seen as a plus depending on the way you look at it because I’m no longer obsessively checking my phone for notifications-Bugs are unlikely to be fixed because a) the parent company is in bankruptcy proceedings at the moment and b) people online have deduced that this phone was not originally supposed to be commercially available, it was meant for the free government phone program which has since run out of funding hence why they’re being sold now on Amazon-It is very easy to push this thing to its limits; don’t download more than a handful of apps or you will eventually get a flashing effect on the screen that can only be fixed by restoring it. I only have 8 apps downloaded and one of them (Apple Music) hardly works at all-The thing that you’re supposed to be able to loop charms through on the right side of the hinge is fake, there’s no hole there like there was on the real V3. I was really sad to find this out after I had bought a really cute charm for mine, so I just ended up gorilla gluing mine and so far it’s stayed on pretty well-A bug sometimes prevents you from being able to type in your passcode when unlocking the phone so you have to close, reopen, and try again-People say battery life is bad but I’ve had no issues. There’s not much you can do with this phone other than texting and calls so if it’s dying on you before the day is up you probably bought the wrong phone. I get one day on a full charge-No RCS texting-The button for the outer screen doesn’t always work. I sometimes have to press it a few times to get it to work-It runs a security patch from 2022. Unacceptable for a phone that came out less than 2 months ago-The ringer/vibrate/silent toggle button is incredibly sensitive and it is very easy to accidentally press it without realizing. This is bad if you have an alarm set because it won’t go off. I learned the hard way-No headphone jack, and the type C charging port doesn't support using an adapter for wired headphonesPROS:-It looks just like the RAZR V3 of yesteryear and is cute af. This is the first phone of its kind: a modern phone that is hypothetically capable of modern things like apps but in the form factor of a 2000s flip phone which is what I’ve been dreaming of for years. But I’m sure there will be better ones to come eventually-Good for a smartphone detox. I feel more present in social situations because I can no longer hide in my phone-Type C chargingAnd that’s about it. I realize it may actually be clinically insane to keep using this thing after all I’ve just said but I’m going to because I just love the look of it. I put a bunch of stickers and some charms on mine for a Y2K look and I get a lot of comments on it. If you are okay with a limited amount of apps, sticking with the somewhat ugly launcher, and turning off notifications from downloaded apps you will bypass the vast majority of bugs and have a fine experience with this thing like I have so far.PS: Something I do want to address is a review from another user—they said this runs Android 8 instead of the advertised Android 11. It runs Android 11 Go.

this is by far the worst phone i have ever owned. the keyboard does not work like classic flip phones, you push a key and then select what letter you want to type with the arrows. this does not run android 11 like advertised, it runs android 8. in the 15 minutes it took to sign into my google play account and download spotify, my battery went from 72% to 12%. this unusable and i cannot stress how much of a waste of money this product is. it is also unbelievably slow and gets hot after about 2 minutes of use. seriously, save yourself the $40. you are better off lighting $40 cash on fire than buying this