A Brief Look at the New Razor Cell Phones
Surprisingly, the Motorola Razor (RAZR) cell phone – released in 2004 – is still a big seller in the cellular market and Motorola has finally released its follow-up to what is probably its most successful phone. Not surprisingly, the new Razor cell phones are aptly called Razor 2 with “V8″ as its other model name. The Razor 2 now packs a host of new features and a shinier and snazzier new design.
Let us talk about the design of the new Razor cell phones
Obviously, Motorola have kept to their world-famous Razor clamshell design now producing a phone that measures 12 millimeters, thinner than its older cousin of 13.9 millimeters.
With this thinner design Motorola have also graced consumers with a large external display that measures 31 millimeters by 40 millimeters. Like the original, the external display gives quick information to the user without the user needing to open the phone – such as the battery’s status, the reception signal and so on. However, the Razor 2 now also includes the ability to read messages quickly and control the MP3 player from the external display. How? Simple – they have gone touch screen, and this is quite a surprising yet incredibly welcome move on Motorola’s new Razor cell phones. Whether or not it is a sign of what Motorola might bring in the future remains to be seen.
The casing is made up of chrome, stainless steel and glass that has been chemically hardened to keep it super-protected against the elements, bumping and dropping. Overall, the casing has a glossy and shiny finish which some people like and some people don’t – but certainly gives the phone a fashionable look.
The internal screen is colorful and bright and makes the new Linux-based software of the phone very nice to look at. The flat keypad inside has chemically-etched numbers and a light that reminds of the previous model, except now it just looks even nicer.
What about the features, then?
As mentioned above, Motorola have now decided to go with new Linux-based software on their phones and have found the move to be highly successful. This makes the phone much easier to use as the software has a user interface that most of us are familiar with (similar to a Windows, Apple Mac or Linux interface on the PC). The look and feel is familiar too, and the icons are nicely drawn and make the phone altogether feel fluid and smooth as you use the different applications and personal information management accessories.
When it comes to sending an SMS, MMS, or using the Instant Messaging on the phone or the e-mail, it all feels straightforward and smooth. Very welcome change from the V3′s sometimes bulky interface.
The external screen, when touched, vibrates slightly so that you can know that it has been touched – this is a nifty feature and works really nicely with the MP3 player that works off this display.
From a memory perspective, the Razor 2 V8 has either 512MB memory or 2GB memory, depending on which model you buy.
The phone also includes a two megapixel camera, with some camera effects which are expected on phones these days with cameras.
Lastly, the speaker on the phone is really loud and does not seem to distort at all. Music sounds even better when listened through the included stereo headphones that come with the phone.
Leon Van Tubbergh – I am an Independent Reviewer of products and services and through my research and experience try to add value to other other people.
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