Verizon's on a bizarre form factor kick lately, having just released the Nokia
Twist -- and now we've got this strange little sucker, supposedly coming to market as the "Razzle." Astute observers will note that the Razzle is basically Verizon's branded version of the
PCD TXT8030 first seen back at CTIA in April of this year, offering a 1.3 megapixel camera, VZ Navigator compatibility, and -- here's the big one -- a lower half that swivels 180 degrees to choose between a full QWERTY keyboard and stereo speakers. Interestingly, an
older leaked roadmap misidentified this as an HTC product -- but the "Blitz 2" branding definitely makes sense considering both the Razzle and the
Blitz are clearly geared toward a younger, funkier audience.
PhoneArena says we can expect this one next month for "under $60," so this is one CDMA oddity that hopefully won't break the bank.
posted Sep 28th 2009 11:31AM
this will be exactly like the samsung upstage hands down the worst phone ever put out come on who wants a phone with a rotating keyboard
Just another mediocre phone in a long line of gimmick phones. These phones proudly include:
Upstage (mentioned by matt)
Decoy (BT headset as part of phone, horrible battery life for headset)
Juke (small twist formfactor that looked kind of like those weird Nokia "gumpack" phones)
Flipshot (swivel screen, bad camera)
A couple people will buy this phone, love it at first, and be bored with it within a month, and disgusted within two. Then they'll have to tough it out for another two years.