Motorola Razr2 V9x (AT&T)

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CNET editors' rating: 4.0 stars Excellent
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The good: The Motorola Razr2 V9x retains the slim and eye-catching Razr2 design while adding new features to an already impressive assortment of goodies. It's a good performer, too.

The bad The bad: The Motorola Razr2 V9x lacks a speakerphone shortcut and its memory card slot is located behind the battery cover. Also, watching videos on the external display is a tad cumbersome.

The bottom line: The Motorola Razr2 V9x adds welcome improvements to an already excellent phone.

Specifications: Band / mode: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900; Talk time: Up to 342 min (GSM), Up to 205 min (WCDMA); Combined with: With digital camera / digital player; See full specs

Price range: $99.99

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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: Kent German
Reviewed on: 10/10/2008

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Editors' note: The Motorola Razr V9x is almost identical to the Motorola Razr V9, but it offers additional features. This review will concentrate on the differences between the two devices.

When Motorola introduced AT&T's Motorola Razr V9 last year, we were pleasantly surprised. Instead of a simple revamp of the original Razr, which it had done many times already, the V9 was practically a new phone. Inside were expanded features, a sleeker profile, a nifty external display, and redesigned controls. As even now the V9 continues to have a good run, Moto has decided squeeze yet more life out of the Razr family. The new Motorola Razr V9x, also for AT&T, offers several new features including GPS, a refined external display, and more memory capacity. The result is an attractive handset that performs well, even if it relies on a design theme that's almost five years old. You can get it for $199.99 with service or $349.99 if you pay full price

Design
Except for a new black licorice hue, the V9x shows no differences from the V9. It's the same shape and size (4 inches by 2 inches by 0.5 inch; 4.1 ounces) and has the same camera lens and external speaker. The exterior controls are also the same, and they feature the haptic feedback that we liked before (for a full description see our original Motorola Razr V9 review). The external display is equally big, gorgeous, and bright but it offers access to more feature through the onscreen touch controls. Besides accessing the music player and AT&T Mobile Music, you also can access your photos, the AT&T Cellular Video feature, incoming alerts and messages, and the GPS application. Also, you even can redial missed calls without opening the phone. We've always loved the Razr2's external display, but the V9x makes it even better.

On the Razr2 V9x, you can access streaming videos through the external display.

Inside the device there are no modifications. The internal display has the same 262,000-color display resolution, so it's just as easy on the eyes. The main menu remains mostly easy to use, though we maintain that Moto needs to tweak the way it organizes options in the Settings menu (why are "Personalize" and "Initial setup" two different options?). The navigation controls have the same shortcuts for the Web browser and Cellular Video. That's not a bad thing, but we wish Moto had added a dedicated speakerphone key this time around. The keypad buttons are unchanged--though they're flush, they're also spacious with large numbers and a bright backlighting.

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Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 8 reviews
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5.0 stars

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

"Razr2 V9x - Best cell phone available today !"

by wicastawakan on October 30, 2008

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4.5 stars

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

"Best call quality."

by edgefan on October 21, 2008

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"A Great Phone"

by cpogordon on November 26, 2008

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