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Motorola officially unveil the Motorola RAZR2 V8 and V9 models.

The successor to one of the most iconic mobiles ever made The Motorola RAZR2 is unveiled with two versions on the horizon - 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. The V9 is slightly thicker than the V8 but apart from this, the differences are minimal. The Razr2 includes something Moto is calling "Crystal Talk" technology that automatically adjusts volume and tone based on ambient noise. Other features include a 2-inch QVGA primary display, 2.2-inch QVGA secondary display, external music controls, haptics for tactile feedback when external touchscreen keys are pressed, Windows Media Player sync, a full HTML browser, the full suite of Bluetooth profiles and twice the screen resolution of the original RAZR.

It does however have a disappointing 2.0 megapixel camera, with no autofocus or flash and a pretty low video resolution of 176x144 pixels. Which means it is no match for such phones as the Sony Ericsson K810i or Nokia N95 with 3.2 megapixel and 5 megapixel cameras respectively.

Although the Razr2 is packed with features, one of its biggest drawbacks is its looks. We all know the original Razr V3 revolutionised the mobile phone industry when it was released back in mid-2004, but since then Motorola have been unable to provide a handset with any real panache. You can't deny the Motorola Razr 2 has a lot going on underneath but the first thing consumers see is the exterior which unfortunately lacks style and originality, especially when compared to such phones as the LG Chocolate and Shine.

The Motorola RAZR2 V8 will be available in July 2007, while the Motorola RAZR2 V9 is expexted to hit shelves in Q3 2007.

SUMMARY OF FEATURES V8:

• Super-slim, iconic RAZR design with clamshell form factor, stainless steel frame, metal and glass housing, internal antenna
• Large 2.0” QVGA (320 x 240) 262K color external display with contextual touch interaction
• 2.2” QVGA (320 x 240) internal display, 262K color
• Integrated 2.0 megapixel camera with 8x zoom
• MotoSync Over the air synchronization of Email, Phonebook and Calendar
• Music player with optional stereo micro-USB headset and stereo Bluetooth wireless tecnology
• Available in 420MB end user memory or 2GB
• Full HTML broswer to surf the sites you know and love
• Speaker independent name and digit dialing
• EDGE Class 12
• MPEG 4 video capture and playback
• Integrated Bluetooth wireless technology with imaging, printing and peer to peer gaming profiles
• Messaging via MMS, WV, SMS
• Class 2, version 2.0 Bluetooth wireless technology with range up to 30 feet
• High speed micro USB 2.0
• Up to approximately 500 minutes talk time and 280 hours standby time

SUMMARY OF FEATURES V9:

• Sleek, slim iconic RAZR design with clamshell form factor, metal and glass housing, internal antenna, tandem 2.2” and 2.0” 240x320 QVGA 262K color displays
• Touch-sensitive external music keys
• Integrated 2.0 megapixel camera, with 8x digital zoom
• Connectivity featuring Micro USB 2.0 Full Speed, USB mass storage and version 2.0 Bluetooth wireless technology with Enhanced Data Rate
• 3G High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) 3.6 Mbps wireless broadband connection and EDGE/GPRS class 10 & 12
• 45MB of end user memory and support for up to 2GB of memory with an optional microSD card
• Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology supporting A2DP and AVRCP profiles
• Video and audio streaming, capture and playback
• Video telephony and See What I See capable
• Messaging via MMS, email, SMS, MotoSync
• Independent Voice Recognition