Motorola RAZR2 V8 Review: New Edge to RAZR

Motorola RAZR2 V8 Quad-Band Ultra-Slim Phone

After three long years of waiting we face the RAZR V3 successor: the slim and refined Motorola RAZR2 V8. Sporting a full metal jacket with gradating hues of dark pearl gray, the RAZR2 V8 is made to impress. With two high-quality displays with QVGA resolution, plus quad-band GSM support, two megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth, it’s a handset that delivers functionality besides style. As we're writing this review, the top-of-the-bill RAZR2 V8 Luxury edition is on its way to the shelves too, with a gold-plated body and soft snake-skin-like back for those who like their calls with a pinch of exotic glamour. Join us on this review as we discover what the Motorola RAZR2 V8 is all about.

Official photos of Motorola RAZR2 V8

Official photos of Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition

Key features

• Quality metal casing and appealing design
• Really thin, measuring 11.9 mm in thickness
• Large internal and external displays, touch-sensitive keys on the outer display
• CrystalTalk for excellent voice quality
• Talking Phone with SMS and Email readout
• Quad band with EDGE Class 12
• Ample-to-abundant onboard memory: 420 MB or 2 GB
• 2 megapixel camera with video recording
• A lot of useful extra applications
• Full Exchange server synchronization
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support
• Very good Opera 8.5 browser pre-installed

Main disadvantages

• No 3G support
• No memory card slot
• No brightness settings for the external display
• The handset is easy to slip off the hands
• Large size when opened

Conclusion

No doubt Motorola RAZR2 V8 is a stylish mobile phone, a high-flier in design, adequate in functionality. Motorola faithfuls will hail it, while many other unbiased users are likely to find it agreeable. The Motorola RAZR V3 was near revolutionary back in its day but three years after it was introduced, the glory has started to fade. And the RAZR2 V8 is in for an ordeal living up to its status. The major competitors Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and LG have a few thin, cool and loaded gadgets to offer. So, keeping the glory alive is truly a challenge. The RAZR2 V8 has what it takes in style and high-class finish but seems to lack some of the current must-have features such as 3G and an autofocus camera. We feel that if Motorola had done just a little bit better they would have had a true winner.

(Read full review on GSMArena.com...)
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