Motorola RAZR2 V8, V9 & V9m

Last update: Updated News of Motorola RAZR2 V8 by Tech2 (06 May’08)

The Motorola RAZR2 family is three new handsets – V9 (3G HSDPA), V9m (EVDO CDMA) and V8 (GSM). The RAZR2 technology features ARM 11 processor for speed that 10 times faster than the original RAZR, CrystalTalk technology enable phone to automatically adjust audio to ensure clear calls even in a noisy environment, 512MB of memory, and 2.0” external screen for crisp picture caller ID3 and readable texts and a 2.2” internal screen with twice the resolution of the original RAZR.

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Motorola RAZR2 Reviews

Tech2 has updated news of the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and writes;

“The 12.05mm slim phone has 18k and 24k gold plated accents against a luminous, black slate, vacuum metal finish. It has pin stripes on the lens, an engraved diamond-cut pattern on the sideband, linear etching on the navigation wheel and a soft-touch back, embossed with a snakeskin effect. It has a 2.2″ internal screen, a 2.0 MP camera with 8 x digital zoom, 2 GB of on-board memory, USB 2.0, MotoSync and CrystalTalk technology for clear voice quality in noisy environments.”

Digital Trends reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and writes;

“Highs: Excellent music sound and setup; impressive touchscreen front; easy to use. Lows: Aside from music other features are pretty standard; Expensive without rebates”
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WirelessInfo first take reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and writes;

“The Razr2 V8 is a phone full of high points, but its few failings manage to bring its overall quality down considerably. The organizational software is just a notch below the detail smart phones offer, but its poor email functionality means most business users won’t consider it. The music software and browser are both good, but the battery has a low tolerance for either. ”
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CNET Australia first take reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition and writes;

“With the V8 Luxury Edition, the focus is on fashion. Well, David Beckham’s idea of fashion, which is nothing if not distinctive. The handset is accented with 18-karat gold, and the back surface offers a tactile matte snakeskin finish. If that’s not quite serpenty enough for you, it also comes with a patent black snakeskin pouch and matching lanyard with what looks like a gold coin attached. A suede wipecloth and teeny Bluetooth headset — with custom gold-rimmed case for charging — seal the deal.”
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CNET Asia first take reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and writes;

“The 2-inch external display is also a huge improvement, making the outer screens on earlier RAZRs seem miserable, and has the potential of putting the main LCDs on other phones to shame. When we’re listening to music on the V8, this LCD morphs into a touch-sensitive panel so we could pause, fast forward or back-track a song. A common complaint about touchscreens is the lack of tactile feedback.”
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GSMmag reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and writes;

“Although Motorola RAZR2 V8 resembles its twin, the V9, in most of the technical aspects, when we compare the differences between the V8 and V9, the V9 is everything the V8 is but with HSDPA connectivity, a microSD card slot and 3G capabilities). Technically RAZR2 V8 is the first polished and rounded LJ-handset (Linux Java 6.5 platform) as opposite to theV9`s P2K OS.”
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Motorola Razr2 Video Review by PhoneArena;

MobileTechReview reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V9 and writes;

“The RAZR2 V9m has a lot to offer: great looks, solid built quality and a good set of features including EVDO (Sprint Power Vision) with Sprint TV, Sprint Radio, Sprint Music store and A2DP for wireless stereo music playback. We love the large external display that’s the same resolution as the main display and almost as large. Nice, very nice..”
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ITReviews reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and writes;

“The front screen is superb, and the thin, sleek design of this mobile is also appealing. But without flash memory support, 3G or a decent camera, the MOTORAZR2 V8 may lack wide appeal.”
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Geek reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V9m and writes;

“Overall the RAZR2 is a worthy successor to the original RAZR, though it is long overdue. The RAZR did not age well and a number of other–better– fashion phones came along to get their piece of the piece. Products like the Samsung SCH-u740 and a few very solid slim phones mean that the RAZR’s dominance is no where as complete as it once was, but the V9m is a capable phone and one of the better picks in the category. ”
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RegHardware reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V9 and writes;

“In regular usage, we managed around three days between charges. Call quality delivered no complaints, providing an excellent performance over a series of calls in a variety of international locations and network situations… Style has always been a key factor in the Razr proposition, so you might reasonably expect the Razr 2 V8 to offer an exciting new take on the line – or perhaps add some genuinely cutting-edge functionality. Sure, it’s undeniably thin, but there’s really nothing here we haven’t seen before..”
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3G reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and writes;

“Motorola has managed to make its RAZR handsets even easier on the eye and the built-in music player is of a high standard. The marathon battery life also deserves a mention.. Verdict: Ultimately, with its lack of 3G and only a two-megapixel camera, the RAZR 2 V8 falls into the mid range of the market. As the saying goes, looks aren’t everything.”
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WashingtonPost reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V9 and writes;

“The RAZR2 is a good, well designed cell phone in hardware terms; both screens are great and the keypad is comfortable. However, the software on Verizon’s version simply doesn’t take advantage of this hardware; it doesn’t allow you to do things like play videos on the external screen. ”
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TrustedReviews reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V9 and writes;

“Image quality is really quite good if you shoot photos outside. My sample shots were taken on a fairly unforgiving day in terms of natural light, and the lens managed to capture a lot of detail. It reproduced the colours of the passionflower well too… The front screen is a delight and I even got on with its touch controls, but the absence of flash memory support really hampers this mobile’s music playback credentials.”
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MobileBurn reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V9m and writes;

“In short, the Motorola RAZR2 V9m is a fantastic phone. It has a great feature list, good looks, and a very solid build quality that should stand up to a fair amount of abuse. It might not be the cutting edge device that the original RAZR V3 was in its time, but I think the V9m is probably more worthy of your purchasing dollars than the original.”
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Motorola Razr2 Short Review by Shinymedia;

Stuff.TV reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V9 and writes;

“The RAZR 2 V8 is a five-star phone on design and build alone but it still has glaring feature flaws including limited memory and lack of 3G download speeds. If you’re a style-hound and don’t care for such discrepancies then the V8 is pure gold. But if you demand more substance from your RAZR, then hold out for the HSDPA careering, microSD card carrying V9.”
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Motorola Razr 2 Review by ModMyMoto;

CNET reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V9m and writes;

“The good: The Motorola Razr2 V9m offers an updated, sexy design that features user-friendly controls with vibrating tactile feedback. The feature set is generous, and call and music quality are admirable. The bad: The Motorola Razr2 V9m is saddled with a low-resolution internal display and poor streaming-video quality. The bottom line: In a Razr-weary world, the Motorola Razr2 V9m surpassed our expectations by offering a fresh and dynamic new approach to the Razr line. Video performance was below par but the phone succeeded on other fronts. ”
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PCMag reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V9 and writes;

“The included 2-megapixel camera isn’t great. In my opinion, it could be sharper, and it annoyingly gave some of my photos a slight bluish cast. Low-light photos suffered from shutter-speed blur too, and very bright areas in outdoor photos were washed out. The video mode only goes up to a relatively useless 176 by 144 at 15 frames per second.”
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Motorola RAZR2 Preview by Phonescoop;

CNET.UK reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and writes;

“The V8’s Linux-based interface is a huge improvement from the cumbersome and annoying Motorola interfaces of old. It really is like using a phone made by another manufacturer altogether… Audio quality during calls was very good and there was no noticeable distortion or muffling. The loudspeaker also performed well, as did listening to music using the Motorola S9 stereo Bluetooth headphones.”
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PCMag reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V9m and writes;

“The Verizon RAZR V9m had the best voice performance of any of the three CDMA RAZRs.. I got an uninspiring 500-600 kbps downloading with the phone as a modem, a similar speed to what I recorded on the Sprint RAZR2.”
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Gizmodo reviews the prototype of Motorola RAZR2 V8 and writes;

“In short, the RAZR 2 “is a good looking, solid folder that is everything the original RAZR V3 was — and then some.” Odds are, then, that if you weren’t a fan of the original RAZR, you might not fall in love with RAZR 2, either.”
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Cellphone9 reviews the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and writes;

“The Motorola RAZR 2 V8 is a healthy upgrade to the previous RAZR V3. It boasts a much faster user interface, a slimmer design, and loads of storage. Those who are looking for 3G or WiFi will definitely be disappointed as the phone only seems to be compatible with the not-so-fast EDGE network.”
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MobileBurn has a preview of the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and writes;

“The display is about 56mm (2.2″) across its diagonal measurement, and runs at QVGA (240×320 pixel) resolution. It is bright, crisp, and colorful. It looks a bit small when compared with the width of the device as a whole, but that’s only a perception problem, not a real one. The keypad and d-pad of the new V8 are much better laid out than the original’s in my opinion..”
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Motorola RAZR2 Test Photos

- Motorola RAZR2 V9m Test Photos @ TrustedReviews
- Motorola RAZR2 V9m Test Photos @ MobileBurn

Motorola RAZR2 User Manual (PDF)

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Motorola RAZR2 Press Relase

leeker Outside, More Powerful Inside, the Next Iconic Device Delivers the Ultimate Mobile Experience

NEW YORK – 15 May 2007 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today invited the world to experience the evolution of the RAZR brand as it unveiled RAZR2, the ultimate iconic feature phone. Available July 2007 in several markets, the next-generation device packs cutting-edge features such as CrystalTalk™1 technology, up to 2GB of on-board memory, Web browsing3, real-time point-to-point video3 and ultra-fast menu navigation, all packed into a slimmer, stronger, sleeker design.

“With the modern style and powerful performance of RAZR2, Motorola is once again redefining the cell phone,” said Ed Zander, Motorola’s chairman and chief executive officer. “This device takes the world’s best-selling feature-phone to the next level. Combining groundbreaking new features and an even slimmer exterior than the original icon, the RAZR2 is capable of giving consumers the ultimate mobile experience.”

Slimmer yet stunning

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