The All New RAZR2

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Written on 10:28 PM by JJ


The external display is interesting for more than merely its 50mm (2") diagonal measurement, though. Three electrostatic touch keys are built onto the surface of the glass that protects the display. Each button is approximately 6mm square in size, which leaves about 6mm of space between each of them. This spacing helps ensure that only one button is hit at a time. The lables for the touch buttons are drawn on the display, such as the previous, play/pause, and next keys seen when using the music player. These buttons could be drawn as something else for a different function, such as the camera, but I have not seen this used anywhere in the V8. Perhaps the best part of the buttons is the vibration feedback that the V8 offers when one of the touch keys is pressed. Thanks to this haptic feedback, you will always know when the phone has recognized your intentions.


The interior of the RAZR2 V8 is similar to that of the original RAZR in terms of layout. The display is about 56mm (2.2") across its diagonal measurement, and runs at QVGA (240x320 pixel) resolution. It is bright, crisp, and colorful. It looks a bit small when compared with the width of the device as a whole, but that's only a perception problem, not a real one. The keypad and d-pad of the new V8 are much better laid out than the original's in my opinion. Part of this is because the V8 is nearly 6mm longer than the V3 when closed, which gave the keypad designers more room to work with. Key and d-pad feel are better than on the original, and the overall design is much cleaner looking. The color coordinated look of the keypad is more classy looking than the original's bare metal look, as well.

The rear of the V8 is also quite changed when compared with earlier RAZR handsets. The battery cover now slides off without the use of a clasp of any sort. It still seems quite secure, though. The paint on the rear of the handset, if you can even call it paint, appears to be made from a transparent rubber type material. It is grippy and attractive, but there is no telling yet how durable it will be. Motorola has had very good results with other soft-touch paints in the past, so I would expect this one to be equally good.

The new UI is pretty, very fast, and hugely customizable. People will have to forget about how they felt about the old Motorola UI used in the original RAZR handsets, because things are completely different in the new system.

Here are some pics comparing The Old RAZR with The RAZR2




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