Customer Reviews

Motorola RAZR2 V9m Phone (Verizon Wireless, Phone Only, No Service)

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I just took delivery of the new RAZR2 and I can say that this phone is a much needed improvement over the original RAZR. (See my review of the old RAZR.)

I upgraded from my RAZR to the new RAZR2. First thing that you notice is that the RAZR2 makes the RAZR look fat! It's slimmer, but the face is wider.

The new EXTERNAL screen on the RAZR2 is the same size as the INTERNAL screen on the original RAZR! The screen resolution is so much sharper, and on the external screen, you can use touch sensitive controls to activate your music files, voice command or camera. The touch screen actually vibrates when you press a selection. Both screens are brighter and clearer than the RAZR1.

The main user interface is very similar to the RAZR1. The reaction time is much quicker. Menus and commands appear and execute instantly. The RAZR1 seemed to have a delay in processing even the most simple commands.

To me, the call quality sounds exactly the same as the RAZR1, however, the earpiece can be adjusted louder and the external alerts are louder as well.

The phone includes GPS which works very well and is quite fast which providing point to point driving directions.

The enhanced Bluetooth feature is great. You can now send pictures, music and video files over the Bluetooth signal, versus the RAZR1 which only allowed voice data over Bluetooth.

The 2megapixel camera is a nice update over the RAZR1. I took a few test shots in various conditions. The picture quality and low-light ability is first rate. (For a camera phone.)

The feel and design of the RAZR2 keypad is identical to the RAZR1, but the circular, five point "wheel" in the center is bigger.

The internet browser is much faster and looks more like the "real web", but it's still not as good as the Iphone.

There are only a few things that I don't like about the RAZR2.

On the old RAZR, you could instantly silence the phone or put it into vibrate mode using the buttons on the external lefthand side of the phone while the phone was closed. Now you have to open the phone to set the ring volume/vibrate.

Also, the built-in ringtones are horrible and not loud enough to hear in a loud room. (Even on the highest setting.)

Otherwise, the new RAZR2 finally fixes the flaws of the original RAZR and makes it a decent new phone.

Replaced my Moto E815 with the Razr2 the day it was released on their website. Used it for about 6 months now.

Pros: Slim, nice external screen, good quality build. And all the other specs that other people have mentioned, camera, etc.

Cons:
Other than the screen and size, this phone is no better than a Regular Razr that costs 1/5th as much. It's smaller, but only slightly. Not enough to make a difference, and it's taller.
The outside buttons are useless. You can start playing music, but you can't stop it, you have to open it up and hit end to stop it. You can start up the voice command, but it's the same as if you pushed the side button, so it's redundant. Starting up the camera is cool, but only to show it off. The outside Controls are basically useless.

The verizon UI isn't that great for doing things fast. The process if creating a new text message and sending it is like 10 button presses.

This phone uses a new type of charger port, Micro USB. It's Slightly smaller than the Mini-USB. The pain is that it's very hard to tell which side is up. You'll always be guessing which way it plugs in. What happened to the old days of the dock chargers?

This phone has a Large outside screen, but it's put put to use well. You can't read a text message unless you open the phone. If you get a call and have a picture for the person, it's a SMALL picture and doesn't use even half the screen. Seems like a waste.

The vibrate is horrible. You can't change volume without opening the phone. Sorry, you can't be sneaky and put it into vibrate mode while it's in your pocket.

Verizon put their same [...] OS on this phone. If they spent some extra time to customize it for this phone, it would be 10x nicer.

VERDICT: If you're like me and stuck with verizon, i feel sorry for you. This phone is decent, but verizon's OS doesn't take advantage of it.

I hadn't heard very many good reviews about the first RAZR, so I was a little worried when ordering this new version. My contract with Sprint was up and Amazon was offering this phone for free after rebate. I was looking for phones with at least a 2.0 megapixel camera and came across this one. I've had this phone for about 2.5 months now so I think it's time for a review.

Pros
- It's a beautiful, luxurious, sleek phone. The screen on the front is amazingly huge, just as large as the inside screen. The display on both screens is sharp and colorful.
- The call quality is very crisp. It has been very clear thus far, no weird echoing, static, or heavy background noise when the person on the other line is in a loud environment. I never have the volume turned up all the way because it gets way too loud!
- The menu is simple. I did not find this to be a con, as I know exactly where I need to go and didn't have to go through 8 screens to get to it.
- The camera, with its 2.0 megapixel quality, can actually double as a "real" camera most of the time. I forgot my digital camera once and happily substituted with this one. It even has white balance settings in addition to brightness adjustments, and also color effects such as black and white, antique (sepia), and negative. I got a separate 2gb microSD card and can store so many photos on there. You can load the pictures on the Verizon website or you could use the Bluetooth feature to transmit your photos on your computer, or you could use a card reader to download from your microSD card.
- The music quality is excellent. You can transmit songs through Bluetooth, however, I haven't been able to figure out how to access songs from your MicroSD card (if you are even able to do so). You cannot make your .mp3 files your ringtones though, or at least I haven't been able to figure out how again.
- I use about 200-300 texts each month. I originally ordered the EnV because of the qwerty keyboard, but it's a really chunky phone and I found it to be a hassle opening up the cover each time. Also, I found that I actually preferred NOT to text with both hands because I'm usually doing something else with my other hand while texting (holding something, driving, etc.) Though this RAZR2 phone doesn't have a qwerty keyboard, it still has some functions that facilitate texting such as storing words into its memory based on what you typed last.

Cons
- It is most definitely a fingerprint magnet because it's so shiny. This doesn't bother me, but if it does for you then I would reconsider.
- The speakerphone quality is pretty good, however, I could not use it while driving for some reason because the sound of my engine actually overpowered the caller.. I guess my car does have a louder engine, it's from 1998, but I was still pretty disappointed.
- I think the touchscreen is mainly for show and I don't really see the point in it because it's almost faster to just flip open the phone and use the buttons inside or on the side. The touch screen buttons are also not very sensitive so you have to hold your finger there for a few seconds before it initiates the function. You can only do three things with the touch screen: camera, music, and voice commands.
- The ringtone selection that comes with the phone is... limited, to say the least. Also, the vibrating ringer is not very strong.. I've missed a couple of calls with the phone being in my coat pocket on vibrate.
- I have that feeling when you get a new luxury car and you don't want to damage it at all, so you're afraid to drive it. I am so afraid I am going to drop this phone or damage the extra large front screen. It's like it's made of glass. If you constantly drop your phone, this is probably not the one for you.
- I've found it's difficult to flip open with one hand.

To sum it up, this is an above average, quality phone. It's not perfect, but overall I am pretty satisfied. I think I have been more pleased in the past with Sanyo phones from Sprint, but I don't regret making the move to Verizon for this phone.

I've had this phone for a few days now, and I really like it. The call quality is by far the BEST of any phone I have had to date. The menus are very straightforward and easy to setup -- though I feel I don't have as much personalization control as I would like.

The things that make this a 4 star phone:

1. Fingerprint Magnet -- there really is no way around this.
2. Extremely limited ring tone selection from factory (obviously designed this way so you will buy more from Verizon).

3. If you are a Verizon customer, as I am, you are unable to see missed calls and read text messages from the huge front screen. This was a TERRIBLE decision on Verizon's part. The touchscreen access buttons they do give you are for the camera, for music, and for voice commands -- useless! This is really the biggest downfall of phone, and its Verizon's fault! Because of this, the big and beautiful front screen is really limited to that -- it looks pretty. It actually serves no real function because Verizon took away the ability to view missed calls and read text messages from it, just so Verizon could push its music service -- UGH, disgusting!

4. The actual "feel" of the phone is nice, though it is wider than most phones and takes a little getting used to.
5. Other reviews have mentioned a hinge problem. My hinge is good and the phone feels exceptionally solid -- though the bottom left corner of my keypad feels and sounds a little loose compared to the rest of the keypad.
6. You cannot change the ring style from the side buttons as with previous Motorola phones -- big drawback seeing you have to actually open the phone to put it on vibrate or silent.
7. Battery life is good -- though definitely not the best of all phones I've had. I will most likely buy the upgraded high capacity 1350 mAh from Motorola.

All in all I would recommend this phone, even though Verizon purposely took away features Motorola intended for users (front touch screen for missed calls and text messages). The camera is great, and best and most important of all -- the call quality is the best I've ever had. Good job Motorola, bad job Verizon.

FIRST LOOK AND FEEL:
1. The RAZR2 is a big, luxurious slab of metal and glass that feels and drives like a luxury SUV but still thinner than the original RAZR.
2. The phone has the biggest, most beautiful external screen you've ever seen on a flip phone. The resolution is terrific.
3. They took care of getting rid of the bulk chin in the original RAZR. The RAZR 2 does not have the heavy chin and has a smooth and straight finish with is much more elegant. The unit looks a lot more streamlined in terms of mechanical design.
4. New Haptics technology. Read more in the next section.
5. Browsing is much faster and browser looks great.
6. It uses the new micro USB port which technically is same as the mini USB port but is slimmer than that.
7. Viewing TV on external display is cool. Music player can be launched right on external display. No need to open the flip.
8. Excellent sound qulaity. Great speaker for Voice, Music, TV.

NEW ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS:
1. External display incorporates a virtual reality technology called haptics, which will enable the user's fingertips to receive vibration feedback when touching the phone's on-screen buttons. This is a great feature.
2. Applications like camera, Sprint TV, Music player can be run directly on the external display without having to open up the phone, directly on the flip. This prevents users holding their wrists at an uncomfortable angle in order to view the screen.
3. Browsing internet is a breeze on this handset. The new Teleca browser includes all the bells and whistles needed for a mobile phone browser.
This combined with Sprint's EVDO (Enhanced data rate) gives the user very nice browsing experience.
4. Excellent camera resolution (2 mega pixel) and it takes full advantage of the external display.
5. The external keys also use the same haptic technology. You can feel a little vibration feedback when pressing any of the external keys.
6. Although I am not sure of any technology specific improvements for the call quality but I see that it improved a lot. May be the speaker is different.

POINTS TO NOTE:
1. Only limited set of applications can be run from the external screen.
2. The RAZR 2 has a new micro USB port. This might require micro USB adapters.
3. Little more heavier than RAZR.
4. I am using a Sprint RAZR2, so some features might not apply to other carriers.

Since the early days of the cell phone era, I have always been interested in owning and testing the latest, most high-tech cellular devices. Although I have tested many brands and models over the years, I have always been impressed with Motorola's design and quality. I was blown away when Motorola introduced the StarTAC phones, back in the mid 90s, and I paid top dollar to buy one right after it was released. When Motorola released the oh so small V3620 (about the size of a pack of gum), I was maxing out my Visa card so I could be one of the first to own one. Of course I have also owned each one of the Razr series phones; at least the ones that are compatible with the Verizon network. At first the Razr was one of the most sought after phones, and everyone would make comments when they would see me using mine. Of course eventually nearly everyone owned one and they were no longer anything special. I ran out and bought the Razr MaxxVE, back in April of 2007, and again I felt like I had the best phone Motorola had to offer. Well that was short lived, as Motorola soon released the new Razr2 V series phones, and I just had to have one. Since Verizon Wireless is my carrier, I was limited to the Razr2 V9M phone, which is the model this review is for.

Some of the advertised features include:

* Clamshell form factor, metal & glass housing, internal antenna
* Tandem 2.2" and 2.0" 240x320 (QVGA) 65K color displays
* Touch-sensitive external camera/music/voice-dial keys w/haptics tactile feedback
* Integrated 2-megapixel camera w/ 4x digital zoom (maximum resolution of 1,200x1,600)
* Video recorder with up to 240x320 resolution at 15fps.
* USB 2.0, USB mass storage, and version 2.0 Bluetooth wireless data transfer connectivity
* EV-DO high-speed wireless data standard
* Built-In Digital Music Player (supports WMA, MP3, AAC, and Album Art)
* V Cast Music & TV/Video compatible
* 65 MB of internal memory (expandable up to 2GB additional memory via microSD card)
* Digital Contact Phone Book with up to 1,000 contact entry storage
* Polyphonic and MP3 ringtones
* Voice command and dialing, with ability to record voice memos
* PIM functions include calendar, calculator, alarm clock, and world clock
* aGPS capable for E911 emergency location/sGPS
* TTY compatible
* Hearing Aid compatibility = M4/T4
* Full-Duplex Speakerphone
* Supported Bluetooth Profiles: Headset, Hands-free, Serial Port, Dial-Up Networking, Stereo (A2DP), OPP and FTP for vCard and user generated images/video, OBEX file transfer (limited to pictures and sounds but not ring tones and music).
* SMS text messaging
* Multimedia picture and video messaging
* Verizon Wireless Mobile Web 2.0
* IM Chat with pre-loaded AOL, ICQ and Yahoo Instant Messengers
* PC Synchronization (requires PhoneTools software and micro-USB cable)
* VZ Navigator and Chaperone service compatible
* Picture Caller ID & custom ringer profiles

Good Looks
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The Razr2 V9M is very sleek & sexy; with a body made of stainless steel, cast aluminum and glass. The Verizon version of the V9M is currently only available in a dark brown, almost copper color; which has been labeled "Espresso." The flip-up top portion is razor thin, flaunting a massive 2-inch external display and a generous 2.2-inch internal display. Both screens provide a capable 240 x 320-pixel resolution at up to 65,000 (16-bit) colors. While these displays are big and bright, I would have preferred to see 24-bit color depth, at least for the inner display screen. The external display features onscreen touch controls, which are shortcuts for the camera, music player, and voice dialing. The touch controls utilize haptics technology, which creates a tactile feedback, in the form of a slight vibration, when the onscreen buttons are touched. Like all of the other Razr models, the Razr2 has in integrated antenna, which is built into the bottom of the phone, near the mouthpiece/microphone. The antenna and microphone portion of the Razr2 V9M is much flatter than previous Razr models, which gives the base portion of the phone a much thinner, smoother look. The primary dial and menu navigation buttons, on the inner part of the phone, are a bit larger than on previous Razr models. The dial pad is very flat and smooth, with ever so slightly raised horizontal lines separating the button rows. There are no vertical lines at all. With the lack of raised buttons or better defined button separation, dialing this phone by feel alone can be a bit challenging. The left edge of the phone offers a volume rocker and Motorola smart key (doubles as a speakerphone on/off key), while the right edge contains a single voice-dial/command key. There is a Micro-USB/charger port on the left spine, close to the bottom of the phone. Please note that I said "Micro-USB" and not mini-USB. While this phone comes with a Micro-USB AC charger, it does not come with a Micro-USB computer cable. If you wish to connect this phone to your computer you will either need to purchase a separate cable or a Micro-USB adapter (to utilize an existing USB cable you may already have). And last but not least, the camera lens is located just above the outer display. Unfortunately there is no camera light/flash included on the Razr2 V9M, which they had included on the previous Razr MaxxVE phone. The overall size of this phone (in inches) is 4.06 (H) x 2.09 (W) x 0.47 (D), and weighs in at a sturdy feeling 4.13 ounces; thinner but slightly longer and heavier than previous Razr models.

Great Personality
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Utilizing dual-band 850/1900 CDMA frequencies, while also compatible with the EV-DO data network, the Razr2 V9M provides excellent call quality and fairly impressive data transfer rates. Voices sound natural and reception has been crystal clear, with no background hum, clicking or hissing sounds. Volume of calls, both using the phone's earpiece and built-in speakerphone, proved more than adequate (of course some user's opinions may vary) and produced little to no distortion even at maximum levels. Callers I have spoken with have stated that my voice sounds very good while talking on this phone. I was equally impressed with call quality when using my Motorola Bluetooth headset and when pairing a Polycom VoiceStation 500 Bluetooth speakerphone with the Razr2 V9M. When traveling through low signal areas, I have found that the signal acquisition and ability to maintain a phone conversation is about the same as I experienced with my Razr MaxxVE, while performing slightly better than the earlier generation Razr phones. Sending and receiving text and picture messages is on par with all previous Razr models. The contact list (phone book) and speed dial functions of the V9M is also comparable with previous Razr phones, although the V9M allows a total of 1,000 entries and has a slightly more colorful and user friendly user interface. Although the Razr2 V9M is dumbed-down with the typical bland, downright ugly, text based Verizon user interface, there is one additional FlashUI theme option, called Flux, which offers a slightly better and more attractive menu system.

Useful Around The House
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Although Verizon has historically gone out of its way to disable many of the useful features of its previous phones, I was both surprised and delighted to learn that they have left most of the data transfer features of this phone intact. After purchasing a Micro-USB data cable (since Verizon doesn't include one with the Razr2 V9M package), and installing the latest version of Motorola Phone Tools (MPT), I was able to access phonebook, calendar, text messages, Internet connection, and synchronize abilities. The default V9M setup in MPT would not allow me to access the MultiMedia Studio, which allows the transfer of ringtones, pictures and videos. However, I found information on the Internet for a workaround to allow full access to the MultiMedia Studio feature within MPT. It did not require hacking the phone, like previous workarounds for Verizon phones required. I simply had to select a different phone modem type within the MPT software. Transferring data to and from the phone using Bluetooth also worked quite well. However, I was not able to transfer certain types of data (such as music) from my computer onto the phone's memory, but I could transfer the data to the microSD card that I had installed into the phone when I bought it. In order to create and transfer my own ringtones onto the phone, I found that I had to rename the file extension of each file to ".qcp" in order to be recognized by the phone as a valid ringtone. I was also able to move data to and from the microSD card, by removing the card and placing into a card reader. Unfortunately you are forced to remove the battery cover and the battery itself in order to gain access to the microSD card slot on the Razr2 V9M. Overall I am extremely pleased that Verizon has now made it possible to move data to and from the phone, via micro-USB cable and Bluetooth, which they used to block on my previous Razr phones. I was also able to successfully connect my Razr2 V9M phone to my laptop PC, via Bluetooth, in order to use the phone as a wireless modem for Internet access. I have also connected the V9M to my Garmin GPS, allowing the GPS to retrieve all of my contact (phonebook) list information and providing control of my V9M from the touch display on the Garmin. I was even able to successfully print pictures on my Razr2 V9M, via Bluetooth, to my Bluetooth compatible printer. All of the above mentioned abilities were done without any hacking of the phones operating system. This makes the Razr2 V9M one of the handiest cellular phones I have ever owned. Of course this likely has more to do with changes in the Verizon UI than with the phone itself. Hats off to Verizon for finally loosening the shackles a little.

Able To Carry A Tune
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The Razr2 V9M was designed with multimedia in mind. As mentioned before, the front LCD display has touch sensitive keys for activating and controlling the camera and music functions of the phone. Verizon really pushes its V Cast service capabilities for this phone, but you can easily transfer your own music and video files to the phone from your computer as well. I have not personally used the V Cast service, due to its excessive costs, but I'm sure that it is a wonderful feature for those that have a lot of extra cash they wish Verizon to help them dispose of. For the same reason I have never used the VZ Navigator service either. I have transferred several MP3 music files to my V9M and have listened to them with standard corded ear buds and with a Bluetooth stereo headset. I want to note that in order to use wired earphones or headphones, you must either purchase a micro-USB to 3.5mm mini-plug adapter, or you can use the included micro-USB to 2.5mm adapter, provided that your earphones have that sized plug. I was impressed with the sound quality produced by the phone, although the addition of an equalizer would be a useful feature. My Bluetooth wireless headset was able to communicate with the V9M perfectly, and I was able to control the phone's music controls with the controls on the headset itself. It's no iPod, but the Razr2 V9M makes for a perfectly adequate, stand-in portable music player.

Camera Friendly
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Everyone should know by now that a camera equipped cell phone is no replacement for a stand-alone digital camera. However, we rarely ever have our digital camera with us for every photo opportunity. Of course most people wouldn't be caught dead without their cell phone on their hip or in their purse. Am I right? Well the Motorola Razr2 V9M has a very capable 2-megapixle camera built-in, for snapping that occasional picture when you don't have your full-featured digital camera handy. The V9M can take pictures in four resolutions, from 240x320 up to 1,200x1,600. There are brightness and white balance settings, a self-timer, a multi-shot mode, three color effects, nine fun frames, a 4x digital zoom, and three different shutter sounds available. Photo quality is pretty good, providing that there is plenty of light available. Motorola decided not to include a camera light/flash on the V9M, which is a step down from the Razr MaxxVE. The MaxxVE also had an autofocus camera, whereas the V9M has a traditional fixed focus camera. I have noticed that color saturation of the pictures taken with the V9M sometimes appear bland or washed out. The pictures also turn out looking grainy if there is not enough ambient light available. But for the infrequent snapshot it does a decent job. The camcorder feature records clips, with sound, in your choice of 176x144 or 320x240 resolutions, at 15fps. Clips taken for sending video messages are capped at 30 seconds, but you can shoot normal video for as long as your available memory permits. Since the phone's built-in memory is rather limited, I recommend adding a MicroSD memory card for maximum storage of video, photos and music files. Even at the 320x240 video resolution, the overall video window will appear extremely small when played on your computer monitor. It looks just fine when played back on the V9M LCD screen though.

Looking For A Commitment
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The Razr2 V9M still holds a very steep retail price, so purchasing this phone outright can be a very costly proposition. Verizon is hoping that you will want to upgrade to this phone and will therefore sign a new two-year contract to obtain it. As prices tend to change over time, I am not going to list any specific costs in this review. However, I can tell you the V9M is not going to be a freebie in the foreseeable future, so be willing to shell out a chunk of cash even when agreeing to a 2-year commitment with Verizon Wireless. In order to fully utilize the bells and whistles of this phone, you will need to consider signing up for a text message package, or an all-inclusive package that will allow unlimited txt and pix messaging, V-Cast streaming and even the VZ Navigator service. To utilize the chaperone feature you will need to add even more cost to your monthly bill. The Razr2 V9M can do just about anything you might want it to do, but it all comes at an ongoing cost. Then again doesn't everything in life?

For Better or For Worse
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So that about wraps up my review for the Motorola Razr2 V9M cell phone for Verizon Wireless. Although the Razr concept is getting a little long in the tooth, this new addition to the Razr line is definitely an impressive device that will certainly raise a few eyebrows. The V9M Verizon package includes the Razr2 phone itself, a standard capacity Lithium Ion Battery (770 mAh), an AC charger (micro-USB), a headset adapter (micro-USB to 2.5mm mini-plug), a user guide and a quick reference guide. As you can see, Verizon doesn't throw in any extras with this package. Not even a holster w/ belt clip is included. The 770 mAh Li-Ion battery will provide up to 215 minutes of talk time or 310 hours of standby time. Of course these times will vary, depending on whether the Bluetooth radio is enabled, if you're in a low signal strength (especially EV-DO) area, or how long your backlighting is active. Those battery life estimates should be considered a best case scenario. Overall this Espresso colored Razr2, from Verizon Wireless, is a very high quality, well built, full-featured cellular device. If only Verizon didn't dumb down their phone with its clunky user interface and all of the ugly company logos and animations, this Razr2 V9M would be close to perfection. Given these Verizon implemented shortcomings, as well as the lack of a music player equalizer, the lack of an included micro-USB data cable, lack of micro-USB to 3.5mm headset adapter, and the slightly degraded camera functions (compared with the Razr MaxxVE), I give this latest Razr offering from Motorola a solid 4 stars. I am very happy with my Razr2 V9M and wouldn't trade it for anything else that Verizon has to offer at this time. So if you have been thinking about ordering one of these for yourself, what are you waiting for? Go get one today and say..."Hello Moto."

Just got a RAZR2 to replace my original RAZR, which held up well until it all of a sudden got the Motorola "blue screen of death" one morning. The RAZR2 is a beautiful hunk, with a fantastic screen and outstanding call and voice quality. I'm disappointed though that I can't change the ring tone (on/off/vibe) with the cover closed - or at least I haven't figured this out yet.

One problem though -- the flip-up lid is loose on the left side. I went back to Verizon, who were very helpful, and they pulled all 5 RAZR2's they had in stock and we looked at each one and they were all loose, some worse than others. I ended up keeping mine. This must be a problem either with the phone or with a manufacturing batch. When the lid is opened about 45 degrees, it is loose and can be easily twisted back and forth. It feels like a gasket or something is missing from the one side.

Too bad, because the hinge on the '2 is huge, so I'm not sure why this problem. Otherwise, the phone is a work of art. By the way, it took some finagling to get the 2MB mini-SD card to be accepted by the phone after I downloaded some music to the card. I had to turn off the phone and plug the card in once or twice before the phone recognized the card and cataloged the music. I wish the card could be plugged in the side rather than under the battery...

Hi I would just like every one to know your not stuck with Verizon firm ware. you can do a monster flash to USC. Making it the way Motorola wanted it to be. Pros.. Now your phone can read a 4gb card. you can read miss calls and txt with the flip closed and the music player is alsome. Now you can Hide the music player so you can txt while the music is playing. you know how when your phone is closed and you start up the music player and you cant go in to artists only playlist and all songs.Now you can search for songs with flip closed under artists realy cool. now you can change the ring stly with flip closed. Loud soft Vibrate silent and Vibe then Ring. 5 Now you can add skins they are SOOO Cool. Vista, IphoneMoto, IphoneMotoX, Indium, Moto, Plush,Techno, and Winmedia. each skin is realy cool they change the icons pictures and every thing and you still have the 3 Motorola wanted you to have Alkali, Disco and Glow. Now you can connect your phone to motorola phone tools and take pixs on and of like the first razr and make your own ringtones and every thing. okay. when some one calls it uses the entire out side screen whith there PIC realy Cool. so much to play with for settings. you can now Schedule Delivery for a txt. so u can make a txt and set the delivery time and date. there is so much more you can do. When you apply a ringtone to a contact is sets it as its ringer ID and TXT ID so its the same ringtone when he calls u and txt you. So now you have diffrent txt tonesin stead of one for all. Pro. Diffrent txt tones for each person. Battery life is 2x better when you use CDMA only. faster firm ware. a few cons. you can no longer change the out side wallpaper it will allways be the same as the inside. 2 make multible numbers for a contact you must use Motorola phone tools. you can not have the opition to sync music to the phone u must remove the card and put it into the cumputer. warning.YOU MUST FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK! okay for those of you who arnt going to flash and like the way your phone is now you can upen your battrey life by swinching your phone network into CDMA ONLY okay. ##DEBUG disables EVDO internet Serveces whicht takes alot of battrey life up. okay you must enter ##332284 and push the CLR key and Left soft key. this must be done fast to start up Debug. now you will have a WHITE screen FTS push next till you see a list. Now scrool down to HDR PREF: Change AUTO to CDMA now push exit and phone will restart now enter ##332284 again to EXIT FTS all to gether Now you have finshed. any Questions please leave commont THANK you Now about the phone. if ur not going to flash this phone when you buy it i wouldent buy it even if ur going to flash it theres better phones out there for a better price this would haft to be like 50 for me to recomend buying there are alot better phones out there but this is the best flip phone in my eays besides the krave i think this phone is better tho if u flash it.

I've owned this phone for around 6 months now, and felt the need to write a brief review. Note - This is for the Verizon version.

Pros:

- Stylish (or at least I've received many compliments on it)
- Slim (a bit slimmer than the original Razr
- Beautiful external screen
- Decent battery life
- Fast operating system (or faster than the Razr V3c I had before this)
- 2MP camera takes pretty good pictures

Cons:

- Cost (I think this phone is overpriced, even for being all of the above)
- The vibrate mode is HORRIBLE (it's really weak and I miss calls - ugh)
- Can't adjust ringer without opening phone
- Micro USB incompatible with previous Razr chargers, accessories
- attracts fingerprints
- music player sometimes gets turned on inside my pocket

Other notes: This phone is NOT wider than the original RAZR, it only looks that way b/c the edges are not tapered as much.

I regretted having to return this well designed phone. It is much faster than the old Razr, has a very good speaker phone and great overall voice quality. My main problem with the phone was the battery life. I was using a battery that was only a few weeks old and still needed to be charged daily. To add to the annoyance of daily charging the flap that covers the charging port is poorly designed.
I have since switched to the SCH-u900 FlipShot. The Samsung is not quite as good of a phone, but it does have a better camera and holds a charge much longer. I am keeping the u900, but I do miss my V9m. I tried contacting Motorola about the battery life issue and was politely told they would not be able to do anything to help. If Motorola had acknowledged the problem and for example offered a discount on an extended life battery. I would still be happily using my RAZR2.