Motorola V8 Unlocked Gsm Phone

3 Review to this product

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  Chris Gordon
  July 31st, 2010 on 7:48 am

  Rating

  I just took delivery of the new RAZR2 and I can say that this phone is a much needed improvement over the original RAZR.

  I upgraded from my RAZR to the new RAZR2. First thing that you notice is that the RAZR2 makes the RAZR look fat! It’s slimmer, but the face is wider.

  The new EXTERNAL screen on the RAZR2 is the same size as the INTERNAL screen on the original RAZR! The screen resolution is so much sharper, and on the external screen, you can use touch sensitive controls to activate your music files, voice command or camera. The touch screen actually vibrates when you press a selection. Both screens are brighter and clearer than the RAZR1.

  The main user interface is very similar to the RAZR1. The reaction time is much quicker. Menus and commands appear and execute instantly. The RAZR1 seemed to have a delay in processing even the most simple commands.

  To me, the call quality sounds exactly the same as the RAZR1, however, the earpiece can be adjusted louder and the external alerts are louder as well.

  The phone includes GPS which works very well and is quite fast which providing point to point driving directions.

  The enhanced Bluetooth feature is great. You can now send pictures, music and video files over the Bluetooth signal, versus the RAZR1 which only allowed voice data over Bluetooth.

  The 2megapixel camera is a nice update over the RAZR1. I took a few test shots in various conditions. The picture quality and low-light ability is first rate. (For a camera phone.)

  The feel and design of the RAZR2 keypad is identical to the RAZR1, but the circular, five point “wheel” in the center is bigger.

  The internet browser is much faster and looks more like the “real web”, but it’s still not as good as the Iphone.

  There are only a few things that I don’t like about the RAZR2.

  On the old RAZR, you could instantly silence the phone or put it into vibrate mode using the buttons on the external lefthand side of the phone while the phone was closed. Now you have to open the phone to set the ring volume/vibrate.

  Also, the built-in ringtones are horrible and not loud enough to hear in a loud room. (Even on the highest setting.)

  Otherwise, the new RAZR2 finally fixes the flaws of the original RAZR and makes it a decent new phone.
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  Anthony Figueroa
  August 3rd, 2010 on 2:00 am

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  Before I start my review I did not buy my RAZR2 V8 Unlocked from [...], I bought it from the Online Mototola store… So why am I writing a review here, for fun and because the reviews other people posted are not accurate… When I got my RAZR2 V8 early this morning I was OMFG excited but then for some reason I couldn’t access the V8′s features because it was asking me for a SIM card and I didn’t have one… I went to the mall and asked questions about SIM cards… When asked if they sold SIM cards at At&t they said yes and told me that appart from paying for the SIM card I would also have to pay for the activation of the SIM card and for the minutes too… The people at AT&T also told me that some of the features on my V8 wouldn’t work because it wasn’t designed for use with AT&T service so I definately said NO to that!! So I went to TMobile bought a SIM card from them for ten dollars for ten minutes and I was happy… BTW, when I bought my RAZR2 V8 Unlocked I made damn sure it has 2gb memory and it does!!! After getting rid of the SIM card problem I could finally enjoy the features of the V8… The first thing I wanted to do was download all my Favorite music from my laptop to my V8 and I love it, all my favorite music sounds CRYSTAL clear!!!! I always wondered if you could use a song as a ringer because I heared other peoples phones ring with their favorite music and I asked questions about this but my questions were never answered… So playing around with my V8 Unlocked I found out that you can apply a song to a Ringtone and whenever I recieve a call the song I applied the ringtone plays and thats just a another thing I love about my RAZR2 V8!!!!! The camera and the video camera are ok but I’m interested my music more… Music synced from my laptop to my V8 was fast!! I say it took three to five seconds for each song…
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  Sharath Kollu
  August 3rd, 2010 on 9:51 pm

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  FIRST LOOK AND FEEL:
  
  1. The RAZR2 is a big, luxurious slab of metal and glass that feels and drives like a luxury SUV but still thinner than the original RAZR.
  
  2. The phone has the biggest, most beautiful external screen you’ve ever seen on a flip phone. The resolution is terrific.
  
  3. They took care of getting rid of the bulk chin in the original RAZR. The RAZR 2 does not have the heavy chin and has a smooth and straight finish with is much more elegant. The unit looks a lot more streamlined in terms of mechanical design.
  
  4. New Haptics technology. Read more in the next section.
  
  5. Browsing is much faster and browser looks great.
  
  6. It uses the new micro USB port which technically is same as the mini USB port but is slimmer than that.
  
  7. Viewing TV on external display is cool. Music player can be launched right on external display. No need to open the flip.
  
  8. Excellent sound qulaity. Great speaker for Voice, Music, TV.

  NEW ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS:
  
  1. External display incorporates a virtual reality technology called haptics, which will enable the user’s fingertips to receive vibration feedback when touching the phone’s on-screen buttons. This is a great feature.
  
  2. Applications like camera, Sprint TV, Music player can be run directly on the external display without having to open up the phone, directly on the flip. This prevents users holding their wrists at an uncomfortable angle in order to view the screen.
  
  3. Browsing internet is a breeze on this handset. The new Teleca browser includes all the bells and whistles needed for a mobile phone browser.
  
  This combined with Sprint’s EVDO (Enhanced data rate) gives the user very nice browsing experience.
  
  4. Excellent camera resolution (2 mega pixel) and it take full advantage of the external display.
  
  5. The external keys also use the same haptic technology. You can feel a little vibration feedback when pressing any of the external keys.
  
  6. Although I am not sure of any technology specific improvements for the call quality but I see that it improved a lot. May be the speaker is different.

  POINTS TO NOTE:
  
  1. Only limited set of applications can be run from the external screen.
  
  2. The RAZR 2 has a new micro USB port. This might require micro USB adapters.
  
  3. Little more heavier than RAZR.
  
  4. I am using a Sprint RAZR2, so some features might not apply to other carriers.