RAZR Phones

Do you remember the first time you saw a RAZR? For many people, this event was every bit as memorable as their first kiss, first rock concert or first sip of a delicious cold beer. The undeniable truth is that the RAZR hit the cell phone market like a proverbial atom bomb just a few years ago. In addition, people are still feeling the effects. In many ways, the RAZR has raised the bar in terms of design and performance in the unbelievably competitive world of cell phone manufactures. Even when it is surpassed by the next generation of sophistication (which is inevitable at some point), the RAZR will always be seen as a seminal advancement in the field.

Designed by Motorola, the RAZR initially came out with an outlandishly steep price tag: $500 with a service agreement, and an absolutely outrageous $800 without a service agreement. Clearly, this was a wireless product intended strictly for the glitterati, or so many average consumers thought at the time. The brass at Motorola was just exercising a shrewd bit of marketing hype, however. After dangling the RAZR well beyond the fiscal reach of the average citizen (and thus instilling a keen sense of covetousness in the general populous) Motorola brought the price down drastically in 2005. Finally, every one out there in middle America could have one of their very own.

As recently as May 15th of 2007, Motorola unveiled the spanking new RAZR 2, which will be available to a ravenous public in July of this year. The RAZR 2 is intended to surpass the original in both looks and performance, and it will be available in three different variations. The V8 is a quad-band GSM/EDGE phone using Motorola's Linux-Java user interface. The V9 is a 3G HSDPA variant, but this one will use Motorola's previously developed Synergy user interface (it is also quad-band GSM, plus HSDPA 850/1900 in the US version.) The V9m is a CDMA EV-DO variant that also employs the same Synergy IU.

When it comes to sleek, unbelievably thin eye-catching style, all three versions are virtually the same, which is good news to consumers. These phones are actually 2 mm slimmer than the original RAZR. It must be noted that although the RAZR has gotten thinner, it has also grown a bit slightly larger. Well, there's always going to be some kind of compromise in the world of consumer electronics.

Among the best features on the RAZR 2 is an outside touch screen. This lets you interact by sending text messages even when the phone's clamshell case is closed. The RAZR 2 also has what is dubbed "haptic feedback" (sometimes referred to as touch or force feedback) which makes the phone vibrate slightly whenever a button is depressed. This type of sensory information lets you know whether you have successfully hit the intended button, which is handy.

There is little doubt among industry watchers that the RAZR 2 will rack up huge sales immediately upon its release. The only real question left to ask is how long it will take you to get one of your own.

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