Motorola RAZR2 V8 review

Excellent review by mobile-review. It is long and comprehensive and there are tons of pics (comparing it to the V3 also) and videos. Next to the V3 it does look really slim but when it sits on it's own I don't see it's slimness. Looking at the camera pics, I am disappointed by the camera (not that I expected something great...). The pics have that weird purplish hue. The price of the device is scary. According to mobile-review, the phone will have a starting price of 700$. I personally think it's not worth that price. Here is the conclusion:

"The calls with the V8 sounded well, as the it is a typical Motorola-branded handset. The call alert produces moderate volume for standard tunes and above average for mp3 tracks, which allows it to scream out the tune loud enough to make you notice a call even when it is somewhere in clothes; silent alert is about average strength-wise.


On the official announcement of the Motorola RAZR, many blamed it for offering no breakthrough in terms of functionality, while the design alone wouldn’t sell the phone. It has been several years since 2004, yet the RAZR is still there with soaring sales, its successors, like the Motorola RAZR V3i, share this success as well and the company couldn’t be happier selling these solutions. Rolling out the RAZR2 V8, over at Motorola they by no means bank on the merits of the original RAZR and don’t set off to make this solution run with the design concept alone. It has a unique style, yet recognizable profile and on top of that, packs a bevy of features for such solution. It would be really hard to name direct competitors for the new RAZR – each of them lacks something in particular. So this is one sweet handset.

This device will be relatively widely spread, though it will be quickly replaced with more cutting-edge solutions building on the next LJ 7.x. platform version. The lifecycle of this model won’t last longer than 20 months, which is close to the record, but it might also be somewhere around 10-12 months. It will all come down to the market state and price curve. Recently Motorola has decided on struggling for their profit, so the price for most models has gone up, and the RAZR2 V8 is no exception. Retailed for 550-600 USD (first shipments will cost 700 USD plus), this is a fashion phone standing in one line with the Nokia 8800. On the other hand, the previous experience with the RAZR’s price diving dramatically will put a great part of the fashion-conscious audience off, which automatically leads to moderate sales. But they will soar up at the price of 400-425, when this offering will become really sought-after. It is quite another mater though, that being a unique product, ever with a 700 USD worth price tag it won’t get inadequately priced – it will collect its share of sales for sure. Here we are only trying to figure out how many people will decide in its favor depending on the price.


Omitted memory card is not a big deal for a 2 Gb edition of the device, while the first version is not very interesting. Late this June the market will see sales start for the RAZR V8 with 512 Mb onboard. For most impatient users, it will continue shipping till the end of June – middle of August. Then they are releasing the base version, which will sport only marginally higher price – 10-15 USD higher at worst. This is another proof of the fact that the company just wants to sell off its stock of memory chips. "