Here is the last of our current batch of camera phone reviews, the Motorola Razr2 V8 by Jay.
First Impressions
The Motorola RAZR V8 feels solid, and well built. The casing of the handset has a quality feel to it and is finished in an appealing design. The hinge works well and doesnt feel as if it will easily snap. I have seen Motorola reps throw handsets on the floor to demonstrate how sturdy they are, Im sure the Razr2 will have been subjected to a similar testing before release. The handset feels slightly wide in the hand, and when opened it is just big. The new RAZR may be slim, but it is long, extremely so when open.
Living with it
The RAZR V8 is a quad band GSM phone with EDGE for fast data transfer. The phone supports Bluetooth 2.0, which allows for listening to music wirelessly with a compatible Bluetooth headset. The Motorola V8 has no memory card slot, so you are stuck with the onboard memory. The handset I reviewed had an on board capacity of 420MB, which is good, but with most handsets coming with memory card options allowing 2, 4 or even up to 8GB capacity, less than half a gigabyte is not really good enough. The built in MP3 player on the v8 is pretty good. Playback from the built in speakers is fairly loud, and the outside screen on the phone offers music controls when the handset is closed. The controls are touch screen operative, and whilst it is a good gimmick, reaction to a selection is very slow.
The camera on the handset is 2.0 megapixel. There are no overall outstanding features or comments to make about the camera, it really is a simple point n shoot camera. Despite this, the quality of the pictures was surprisingly good.
Conclusion
Overall the Motorola RAZR2 V8 is a nice handset. It has a sturdy build and some useful extra applications. The MP3 player is nice, the camera is nice, and the Opera web browser is very good. In total the V2 doesnt quite make the grade, but in general Motorola RAZR fans will not be disappointed.
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[Source: The UK Mobile Phone Blog]
