Motorola RAZR takes a fresh breath with V8 and V9

[L4nd0]

Motorola officially unveiled the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and V9 models. These are the descendants of the highly popular Motorola RAZR V3 which paved the way for the ultra slim trend in the mobile world.

The Motorola RAZR2 comes in two versions - the first one is the Motorola RAZR2 V8 which has quad-band GSM/EDGE network support, while the second one is the Motorola RAZR2 V9 which is a quad-band GSM/EDGE/3G/HSDPA-enabled device. Other than that, feature-wise and design-wise the two are almost identical. There will also be an EVDO CDMA version, named RAZR2 V9m but it is out of the scope of this article.
Motorola RAZR2 V8

The Motorola RAZR2 comes equipped with a main 2.2" 262K color TFT display with a QVGA (320x240 pixels) resolution plus a really large secondary 2" 262K color TFT display with a QVGA resolution too. It would practically mean that there would be no difference between using any of the two. What is more, Motorola are promising a handy messaging function that would allow user to compose and send messages without even opening the clamshell.

Motorola RAZR2 V9

Design-wise, the RAZR2 has received an enormous facelift in both looks and style. It is thinner than every previous RAZR model and it has a new flushed-out metallic design with some hardened glass to protect all those square inches of displays that it offers.

The Motorola RAZR2 will have full support for stereo Bluetooth, it will have a microUSB slot for data connections and attaching headphones (makes us sorry for losing the standard miniUSB) and would certainly appeal with its 2 megapixel camera, which unfortunately doesn't feature autofocus.

Both versions will have external touch-sensitive music keys, plus high-quality MPEG 4 video capture and playback and speaker independent voice dialing. The touch sensitive keys are in fact part of the external display which means that it's part touch-sensitive. Furthermore the keys come with a clever feedback (haptics) technology. The handset produces slight vibrations every time a touch-sensitive key is pressed. Both devices are powered by an ARM 11 processor which makes them faster than any of the previous RAZR models.

All that being said, it must be pointed out that the two handset versions have certain differences. The Motorola RAZR2 V8 boasts a new Linux/Java user interface and will be sold in two variants - one with 420MB of memory available to the user, and a second one with 2GB of memory available to the user. Obviously, it won't have a memory cards slot. On the other hand the Motorola RAZR2 V9 retains the original Motorola Synergy UI and has only 45MB of memory but has a microSD memory card slot.

The Motorola RAZR2 V8 will become globally available in July 2007, while the Motorola RAZR2 V9 is supposed to hit the shelves somewhere in Q3 2007.

An interesting update to the Motorola portfolio is also the transformation of the formerly announced Motorola RIZR Z6 into Motorola ROKR Z6. The Motorola RIZR Z6 was supposed to become the first member of the Motorola MOTOMUSIC family, but obviously the manufacturer has decided to keep the rich multimedia devices into the ROKR lineup.

The Motorola ROKR Z6 will become commercially available world wide in June 2007

for mre info check out http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_raz...9-news-271.php
or
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_razr2_v9-1990.php

[Ruud]

moved to the right forum...

btw i really would like to try a linux phone... V8

[L4nd0]

i forgot the rokr z6 picture

[Jack]

Man! I coulda had a V8!

[milkbone98]

I am getting the Z6m, got an order in already

[WallyZerbiak]

I hope on the razr2s they will fix the problem of the dust getting on the inside screen and i hope they have a setting to adjust the vibration strength or just make it stronger all together.

[Archer]

Z6 or V8.

[megadeath999]

What is more, Motorola are promising a handy messaging function that would allow user to compose and send messages without even opening the clamshell

WTF!? How are they gonna do that if you cant get to the keypad,
Or is there gonna be a touchscreen on the outer screen or voice recognition?

http://www.motorola-shop.co.uk/sim-f.../motorazr2-v8/
who has £240 they can lend me, which i will tell them they will get it back and they actually wont

[Cody Overcash]

the RAZR2 external screen is a touchscreen i believe

[milkbone98]

maybe ObeyMoto is gonna get all grown up if its not

[brett k]

That's a tough one, i like the idea of a linux interface, but i also like add on memory and 3g, what to do...

[rav0]

WTF!? How are they gonna do that if you cant get to the keypad,
Or is there gonna be a touchscreen on the outer screen or voice recognition?

I've wanted voice text composition on my RAZR V3x because the input is so awkward and the keypad is really big to move from one end to the other.

[manas]

i loved it from the first sight. sleek & sexy.
this is the phone i am looking for.
does any body know when will it be released?

Features
>Big external display
>External messaging
>External music control by touch sensitive dispaly screen
>2 MP camera
>Windows Media Player 11
>120 min video
>Take 4,6,8 picture in automatic succession
>High speed USB
>Stereo Bluetooth
>HSDPA technology (advanced than EDGE)
What more I can get?

[brett k]

we've got a thread going here http://www.modmymoto.com/forums/show...529#post216529

[manas]

i am sorry i didnt post it there.
but my actual intention was to ask, "when will it be released"?
do u know?