This phone beats two baked bean cans and a length of string, hands down. The Motorola RAZR2 V9 is the successor to the incredibly popular RAZR V3. Unlike the V3i and V3x, which were lukewarm updates, the RAZR2 is a true next-generation RAZR phone with looks and style to match its impressive list of features. Available in two forms, the V8 is a quad band GSM phone and the V9 also adds 3G and HSDPA. Apart from the addition of 3G and a microSD slot on the RAZR2 V9, they are more or less identical.
The RAZR2 is instantly recognisable as a MOTORAZR phone, it has the usual metallic finish with hardened glass to protect the new 2 inch exterior display. Flick it open and on the inside is a smart new keypad with an even larger, 2.2 inch display with a 240x320 pixel resolution. The camera on the RAZR2 is a 2 megapixel job, which unfortunately doesn't have autofocus. Motorola appear to be pitching the RAZR2 as more of a music phone, it has stereo Bluetooth, a new media player with MPEG4 video playback and dedicated touch-sensitive music keys beneath the front display. The V8 comes with 420MB of internal memory while the V9 has only 45MB but has the addition of a microSD memory card slot. Underwater performance was poor. In 30m of seawater, I only got one text message out before the phone broke. - Ling
I explain the tariff... You get 300 minutes or 300 texts, or any mix of the two. Plus 300 anytime minutes to call other mobiles on 3. Plus 30 video calling minutes per month. - Ling
8th Cheapest Deal for the RAZR2 V9
500
500
Minutes
Texts
Months
£18.00
Monthly Payment
£18
x
18
months
+ Handset Cost
FREE
Total
£324
Divided by
18
months
True Monthly Cost
£18.00
"I show maths. You can see there's no hidden cost." Ling
I explain the tariff... You get 500 minutes or 500 texts, or any mix of the two. Plus 300 anytime minutes to call other mobiles on 3. Plus 30 video calling minutes per month. - Ling
18th Cheapest Deal for the RAZR2 V9
700
700
Minutes
Texts
Months
£21.00
Monthly Payment
£21
x
18
months
+ Handset Cost
FREE
Total
£378
Divided by
18
months
True Monthly Cost
£21.00
"I show maths. You can see there's no hidden cost." Ling
