Motorola's consumer walkie-talkies evolved from military tools into compact two-way radios for outdoor recreation, family use, and event coordination, offering features like VOX, NOAA alerts, rechargeable batteries, and channel/privacy controls.
A mid-2000s Motorola flip phone that offered EV-DO data, Bluetooth, a 1.3MP camera, and multimedia downloads through Verizon. Now a legacy device unsuited to modern 4G/5G networks.
Prepaid (pay-as-you-go) Motorola phones remain a practical choice for avoiding contracts. Modern Motorola models - from budget Moto G/E units to the revived RAZR foldable - offer current smartphone features and work with prepaid carriers and MVNOs. Buy unlocked for flexibility and check carrier compatibility for 4G/5G support.
A mid-2000s collaboration between Baby Phat and Nextel produced limited-edition Motorola handsets marketed as fashion accessories with jeweled trim and Nextel's Push-to-Talk. The phones are now collectible after Nextel's iDEN network was retired in 2013.
Push-to-talk (walkie-talkie) phones moved from specialized use to mainstream awareness thanks to Nextel and later evolved into carrier services, apps, and 3GPP-standardized mission-critical solutions.