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On the heels of creating the first revolution in cell phone design in years, Motorola has finally released a follow-up to the 10-million-selling RAZR. Its new non-flipping cousin shares the thin profile, the laser-etched keypad, and the silly four-letter vowel-deficient naming scheme: meet the SLVR.

Marketed in the U.S. with Apple’s iTunes music player as the SLVR L7, the phone is an exclusive with Cingular Wireless and can be had for the price of $200 plus a two-year contract. I took the plunge and bought one; what follows is my impression of the device from spending a week with it.

The phone is an elegant device, to be sure; the slightly smaller than half-inch-thick black body is both bold and stylish. The keypad, reminiscent of the iconic...