Motorola RAZR2 V8
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- Anonymous
- AgR
- 02 Feb 2008
My battery lasts 3-4 days with light usage (few phone calls, about 1 hour talk time a day).
Overall an EXCELLENT phone for the money with good music features and good 2MP camera but not a multimedia phone... for heavy texting I would choose Q9.
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- Anonymous
- RA}
- 01 Feb 2008
You can count how many people has long life battery and how many people has short life battery. In here, people who said has short life battery can be lying. You can read on CNET Review; they don't says have short life battery. I don't think CNET Review will lying.
People who said has short life battery can't give me fact they really have Motorola Razr 2 V8.
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- cleanshot
- vG0
- 01 Feb 2008
@below..
i think ur over estimating ur fone coz al dose ppl who say der battery isnt lasting long cnt b lying...and dude i do no dat dis is a lifestyle product n dats a music fone..js askin wich is betr in overall sense?? coz i don lik d touch of E6..n am really scared abt d battery life is V8 !
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- Anonymous
- RA}
- 01 Feb 2008
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@cleanshot
hey guys
i am confused between moto rokr E6 and razr2..can u tell me which is better??
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Motorola Razr / Razr 2 Series (Motorola V3, V3X, V3XX, V3i, V8, V9 and etc) is iconic / fashion phone and multimedia phone but not music phones / not camera phones.
Motorola Rokr Series (Motorola E398, E680 / E680i / E680g, E1, E2, E3, E6, E8, U3, U9, Z6 and etc) is Motorola Music Phones.
Motorola Zine (begin this year 2008) / Motorola Kodak Phone is Motorola Camera Phone; begin with 5 Mega Pixel Camera (launch around 2008), 8 Mega Pixel Camera (launch around Q2,2008), 12 Mega Pixel Camera (hopely around 2008) and more.
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p.s.is the battery really bad?? i talk like 4 2-4hrs a day..will it hold for at least a day??
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I use for nearly more than 4 months and i has really good battery. Standy can hold 4 1/2 days until 6 days. Normal use for 3 hours listen music using Motorola Bluetooth S9 non stop, 10 until 20 messages, and 10 minutes calls / 10 minutes surfing internet; just lost 1 bar from 3 bars battery.
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- Anonymous
- 2At
- 01 Feb 2008
The icon inside that red circle indicates that your phone is receiving either a GPRS signal (rectangular icon) or an EDGE signal (E icon).
I am also having problem with the battery but cosidering the applications running on this phone i think that is just fair performance.
I really enjoy this phone, from style to functionalily!
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- cleanshot
- vG0
- 31 Jan 2008
hey guys
i am confused between moto rokr E6 and razr2..can u tell me which is better??
p.s.is the battery really bad?? i talk like 4 2-4hrs a day..will it hold for at least a day??
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- Ali
- Rxv
- 31 Jan 2008
Hi ,
Does this phone also have features like call conferencing & call record ?
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- Anonymous
- RA}
- 31 Jan 2008
Hahaha... Motorola Razr 2 V8 is not support GPS. Not all mobile phone support TOMTOM devices. Motorola Razr 2 V8 is not business mobile phone / office mobile phone. So who doesn't has brain?
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- Anonymous
- mq3
- 30 Jan 2008
Does not connect to TOMTOM devices, so no good to business users. Motorola unhelpful.
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- Anonymous
- PDL
- 30 Jan 2008
Motorola Razr2 V8 (T-Mobile)
by: Kent German
on 10/15/07
Editor's note: This review refers to a preproduction model of the Razr2 V8. The final model of the handset may be different.
Yes, it's late to the party, as it often tends to be, but T-Mobile finally has picked up the Motorola Razr2. Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, and AT&T have been offering the Razr revamp since the summer, but only today did T-Mobile make its membership in the Moto club official. Wrapped in a lovely blue skin, T-Mobile's Razr2 is just as sleek and shiny, but you'll find an important change inside. While its competitors are selling the 3G Razr2 V9 or V9m, T-Mobile stuck with the Razr2 V8, which supports the slower EDGE networks. You can blame it on T-Mobile's lack of 3G--that's another party the carrier is late to--but the result is an equally attractive but far less powerful phone. And don't get us started on the less-effective external display. The Razr2 V8 is $249 with service. To find accessories for this phone, see our cell phone ringtones and accessories guide.
Design
We've made no secret of the fact that we think the Razr2 is downright gorgeous. The more streamlined shape, glossy exterior, and metal finish add up to a huge aesthetic improvement over the original Razr, and we think the dark blue color is the best color we've seen on a cell phone. The phone's dimensions (4.05 inches by 2.08 inches by 0.46 inch; 4.1 ounces) are the same as on the other Razr2s, and it has the same solid feel in the hand.
The V8 features the large and visually rich Razr2 external display, but it's disappointing that T-Mobile does not utilize it fully. Though the screen shows photo caller ID and it works as a camera viewfinder for self portraits, the nifty touch controls that the V9 and V9m carriers used so effectively aren't available in the standby mode on our review model. You can't access your recent calls list or the messaging menu; rather, you can use them only to control the music player. You still get the tactile feedback with the controls, but even then you must open the phone to start the player first. Since Motorola gave carriers a lot of room to customize the controls to their liking, we can't understand why T-Mobile didn't do the same.
We also weren't thrilled with the controls on either spine. Yes, they give you the same tactile feedback as on the other Razr2s, but you can't activate the camera when the phone is closed. Instead, you must open the phone, start the camera, and then close it again to get your shot. Why couldn't T-Mobile let us activate the music player or camera with the flip closed? We haven't the slightest idea. Of course, you can use the volume rocker and the Motorola smart key on the left spine to change the V8's profile, but that's hardly unique among Motorola phones. The smart key also locks the external controls but the sole control on the right spine only activates the voice-dialing feature when the flip is open.
The remaining features on the V8's exterior are mostly standard. The camera sits above the external display sans a flash while the Micro-USB port sits on the left spine. The speaker is on the rear face of the phone at its bottom end. But in an important change, the Razr2 V8 does not offer an external memory card slot.
The V8's interior also shows no changes from the other Razr2 models. The 2.2-inch (320x240 pixels), 262,000-color display is equally pleasing to the eye and the navigation controls and keypad buttons, while flush with the surface of the phone, are user-friendly. T-Mobile did a decent job with the shortcut keys. You can program the toggle to open four functions of your choice while a second customizable shortcuts menu gives you one-touch access to more applications. Pressing the smart key will open the music player, but we would have appreciated a specific speakerphone key as well. The only dedicated keys are a Web-browser control and a back button.
T-Mobile replaced Motorola's dated menu user interface with its own design, but it's not much of an improvement. Though the animated icons are pretty, the organizational system didn't always make sense. For example, to change the backlight time or the display brightness you most open the Display Settings option under the Phone Settings menu. But if you want to change the wallpapers, you most open the Themes menu instead.
Features
The Razr2 V8 has a large phonebook with room in each entry for five phone numbers, two-e-mail addresses, an instant messaging handle, two street addresses, and notes (the SIM card holds an additional 250 contacts). You can assign callers to groups and pair them with one of 32 polyphonic ringtones. And for safekeeping purposes, you can sync your contacts with T-Mobile's servers. Other essential features include a vibrate mode, text and multimedia messaging, an alarm clock, a calculator, a calendar, a world clock, a task list, a voice memo recorder, and a notepad. Also onboard are full Bluetooth (with a stereo profile), instant messaging, voice dialing and commands, POP3 e-mail, PC syncing, and USB (2.0) mass storage.
The V8, like all Razr2s, doesn't offer a camera flash.
The 2-megapixel camera takes pictures in four resolutions, from 1,200x1,600 down to 240x320. Editing features include three quality settings, a self-timer, a multishot mode, six color effects, six frames, an 8x zoom, and five shutter sounds. The camcorder records clips in two resolutions with sound. Editing options are limited to a choice of three quality settings. Clips meant for multimedia messages are capped at 10 seconds, or you can shoot for as long as the available memory will permit. And, speaking of which, the V8 offers about 2GB of shared memory, which is quite extensive. Photo quality was very good with bright colors and distinct objects.
The Razr2 V8 has excellent photo quality.
For listening to tunes, the Razr2 V8 offers a generic Moto media player. Though perfectly functional, the interface is exceptionally simple and offers nothing in the way of album art or music visualizations. Features are respectable without being too extensive. Besides shuffle and repeat mode, there's an Airplane setting and you can organize music by playlists.
Getting music on the phone is a relatively simple affair. This being a T-Mobile phone, it goes without saying that wireless music downloads aren't available, but you can transfer music via a USB cable. Our PC recognized our handset instantly, and we were able to drag and drop files without any problem. On our review phone, our music tracks transferred to the Pictures folder by default. The music player will play music no matter where it's saved, but you can move files around using the File Manager application.
You can personalize the Razr2 V8 with a variety of wallpapers, screensavers, and alert sounds. You can download more options, and more ringtones, from T-Mobile's T-zones Internet service over the WAP 2.0 wireless Web browser. The V8 only comes with two demo games--Midnight Pool 3D and Gun Bloxx--you'll have to buy the full versions for extended play.
Performance
We tested the quandband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900; EDGE) Razr2 V8 in San Francisco using T-Mobile service. Call quality was generally good, because, in part, of Moto's CrystalTalk technology. Voices sounded natural and there was little static or interference. On the whole, the sound quality compared favorably with AT&T Razr2 V9. Here, too, we noticed a slight echo on our end, but it wasn't enough to ruin our experience. The volume could be just the slight bit louder, we sometimes had trouble hearing in noisy locations, but the majority of the time it was fine.
On their end, callers reported few issues, though they could tell we were using a cell phone. A few callers also reported a slight background hiss but others did not detect anything out of the ordinary. Speakerphone calls were satisfactory, though the sound was a tad muffled. Also, while the volume was loud, the sound was distorted at the highest levels. Callers said they could understand us, as long we were close to the phone. Bluetooth calls were respectable; we didn't encounter significant issues.
The V8's music experience was quite pleasant. The sole speaker provided decent output and the audio quality was sharp and clear. Like with most music phones, it's not too great at the highest volumes, and we miss having an equalizer or anything of the sort, but it's a perfectly fine music player for short listening periods.
The Motorola Razr2 V8 has a rated battery life of 8.3 hours talk time and 11.6 days standby time. Our tests came close to around 7 hours and 27 minutes of talk time.
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- Anonymous
- PDL
- 30 Jan 2008
Don't give foolish and jelousy opinion. The fact is Motorola Razr 2 V8 Luxury Edition is same like Motorola Razr 2 V8.
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- loner
- upq
- 30 Jan 2008
No body talking abt Luxury Gold V8 2 GB,gone poor or never heard.Receive file problem cam and video under standard most interface going n folder is tough.Only happy with its finish offcourse its 24 carat .GP
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- T11rmh
- mpA
- 30 Jan 2008
I have a V3I and I can send and receive items va bluetooth. You sure you're doing it right?
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- _dzhen86_
- P@Y
- 29 Jan 2008
i love the phone but i've been having some slight problems with it. first is the battery. it needs to be charge everyday especially if you're using it for calls or playing music. second is the bluetooth. i can send files to other phones by bluetooth but i can't seem to receive files. i dont know what's wrong with it. i can't even receive files (by bluetooth) using a moto v3 fone. can anyone help?
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- marky cielo
- wu4
- 29 Jan 2008
hey this phone is very good and very fast when it comes to multimedia, . . the main disadvantage of this phone . . . battery 2nd dnt have 3g function . . 3rd no themes available as far as i know cos i search in zedge and in other sites 4th poor sound quality
... anyways for me this phone is the best
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- Gold V8
- upq
- 29 Jan 2008
Moto V2 Luxury Gold is superb 2 GB inter mem perfect themes to match body.Only lag is motos trademark Cam and video flash all VGA results.The Fonts should have been changed to bold arial internal screen be bigger and wifi big mustn this 800$ set. blutooth charger snake case and small accessiories cant lure n customers.Moto has suffered loss ad will likely to do so if this pathetic scene continues
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- Ashley
- xt$
- 29 Jan 2008
does anyone here know how to or have downloaded a theme to their V8 like the motorola v3z have been able to in the past?
please help. i know how to download and install a theme on a v3 but i dont want to install it on my v8 and mess up something. ANY INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL ME OR POST A OPINION.
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- Unhappy V8/TomTom us
- mq3
- 28 Jan 2008
I have just got a V8 it will not work with TomTom, motorola cannot do anything about this, so the V8 and V9 are no good for TomTom users, I had a V6 before and had no problems, have asked Motorola for the bluetooth spec of V6 they cannot give it to me so I am unable to check whether their product will work with my TomTom Sat Nav in the future.
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- dEs
- nCp
- 27 Jan 2008
i have another problem, on the exterior display does not lighting my bluetooth, why? .... sorry my english not very well.
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- Anonymous
- 4$g
- 27 Jan 2008
dEs, I think it's a packet data icon indicating a data session (e.g. browser, MMS)