I am rather fond of my V3r. Out of all the moto phones I've had I enjoy it the most. Phones to me are relative to cars, know what features you want or need and educate yourself. The V300 is a great work phone, much like a truck rough around the edges but gets the job done, take bumps and bruises without to much damage, the Razr on the other hand is like a sports car, technology, performance, flash, status, but as a price of being nice you lose the ability to drop it throw it at the wall or run it over. Working with my hands, I love the bluetooth and voice dial. I leave it in my truck do my job and let its technolgy do its job. It is also the easiest I have used to date to with moto phone tool on my pc. I cant speak for IM or TEXT capabilities, Im old school and prefer my pc keyboard hooked to it by way of the phone tools.