Motorola RARZ2 - V8 and V9

Network: HSDPA / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Dimensions
V9: 103 x 53 x 13.3 mm
V8: 103 x 53 x 11.9 mm

Weight
V9: 125g
V8: 117g

Display Type TFT, 256K colors
V9: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches
V8: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches

- Second external 256K colors, 2 inches display (240 x 320 pixels) with contextual touch interaction
- Screensavers and wallpapers
- Downloadable logos

Ringtones: Polyphonic, MP3
Vibration: Yes

Memory
Phonebook: 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records: 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls

Card slot
V9: microSD (TransFlash)
V8: no

Internal memory
V9: 45 MB internal memory
V8: 420 MB or 2 GB internal user memory

GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD: No
EDGE: Class 12
3G: no
HSDPA: 3.6 Mbps
WLAN: No
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port: No
USB: Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Features
Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Instant Messaging
Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera 8)
Games: Yes
Camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video

- Video calling and download (V9 only)
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC/AAC+ player
- T9
- Organizer
- Calculator
- Built-in handsfree
- Voice memo

Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh
Stand-by: Up to 260 h
Talk time: Up to 3 h 30 min

Verizon’s (VZ) wireless unit became the first U.S. operator to announce plans to carry Motorola’s (MOT) latest multimedia phone, the Motorarz2 V9m. Oh good. More RAZRs.

Motorola’s embattled CEO Ed Zander used to be fond of telling analysts and reporters some variation of the following: “When people ask, ‘What’s after RAZR? I say more RAZRs!’

But is the RAZR played? The Schaumburg, Ill.-based cell phone maker had a dismal second quarter due to a 40% plunge in mobile-device sales. Motorola’s silver lining: It shipped the 100 millionth RAZR in the second quarter.

But the RAZR’s ubiquity might just be its problem. Sure it was a cool device to have in 2005, but these days it seems everyone (including me) has the phone. Zander likes to say the RAZR is a brand, not a single device, but critics say the company thus far hasn’t done enough to turn subsequent RAZRs into the next iconic phone. Will the Motorazr2 V9m be that iconic phone? I don’t know, but it certainly will need a shorter name.