Motorola RAZR2 V8 Phone Reviews

Motorola RAZR2 V8. Good phone, exactly as described by the review. Some people need to learn to read the review on the website they're buying their products from. Apparently a few reviewers went to the Motorola website and just assumed that everything listed on the spec page would be included with the phone sold from this site.

The review clearly states it comes with 512MB of NON-upgradable memory. It clearly states there is NO SD or MicroSD expansion slot. It doesn't mention a touchscreen. This phone does everything the review states. It's over $80 less than one bought directly from Motorola and you'd think people would understand why that is.

We buy these phones because we don't want to be tied to long-term contracts. This in turn means some of the phones more advanced or even desirable features will be missing. The phone is capable of 2GB of storage, but only if you buy one directly from a carrier like AT&T. The benefits of doing so include getting more memory and few extra features, the drawback is you will be tied to a 2 or 3 year contract, with the full price of the phone (usually inflated to several times the actual retail cost) due if you decide to break it. 

It seems to me slightly bigger than the v3 and it's just slightly smaller and thinner than the trendy iPhone. However.. when opened up it's mermerizing. 

There are three choices. First you can pay the full retail price for the phone and still only have the features listed here, the memory listed here (512MB), but you'll get an English manual and maybe a free USB cable. The phone came in an impressive package. We slid in the AT&T sim card and it worked instantly. Not all the contacts moved over, but not a big deal. Paired with bluetooth effortlessly. The call quality is top notch. A lot more bells and whistles but my wife will never use them.

Secondly, chain yourself to a long term contract with penalty clauses for leaving early, but you'll probably end up with a phone that has more memory. If you're using a phone as media player, this may well be your best choice as long as you know there are far superior alternatives.

Finally if you only intend to use the phone as a phone with perhaps email, texting, photos and few other things thrown in, don't want to tie yourself to a contract and you're happy downloading a pdf copy of the manual from Motorola.. then you get the cheapest version, but also the version with the least available features activated. 

Technical Details

• This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint.
• Quad-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and GPRS/EDGE capabilities
• 512 MB internal memory (no expansion); 2-megapixel digital camera with 8x digital zoom and video capture
• Noise-canceling CrystalTalk technology; Bluetooth for handsfree devices and stereo music; organizer; digital audio/video player
• Up to 8 hours of talk time and 264 hours (11 days) of standby time
• Dimensions : 4.1 x 2.1 x 0.5 inches ; 4.2 ounces
• Size (LWH) : 4.06 inches, 2.09 inches, 0.47 inches
• Weight : 4.16 ounces