In a nutshell: The RAZR 2 V9 is a superslim 3G clamshell
phone that uses premium materials in its construction to give a
quality look and feel. A poor camera lets the phone down in imaging
terms, but the music player is fantastic, with touchscreen controls,
plenty of memory and support for Bluetooth stereo headsets. The
only problem with the phone is its below-average battery life. Best buy: *Free* from Vodafone.
Review: February 2008. Updated January 2009.
The Motorola RAZR2 V9 is almost exactly the same
as the RAZR2 V8, except that
it's a 3G version, with a high-speed HSDPA implementation of 3G,
enabling fast downloads at up to 3.6 Mbps. It also allows you to
make video calls on a 3G network and can accept a microSD memory
card.
The
RAZR2 V9 is about the same size as the original RAZR
V3, and looks very much like the original. It's built from premium
materials - stainless steel & chemically hardened glass - with
a two-tone soft-touch housing, and looks and feels like a quality
product. The RAZR2 is a much higher-spec phone than the original
RAZR though. There have been some design improvements too - the
flat keypad is nice and responsive - and the external screen is
the largest of its kind and is touch-sensitive. The external touchscreen
can be used to control the music player, and also to read and reply
to text messages. When not in use as a touchscreen, the external
display shows information such as the date and time, or incoming
calls. It's a multi-tasking phone, so you can use the music player
whilst accessing the other phone functions.
The V9's camera isn't that brilliant. At 2 megapixels
and no flash, it's well below average for this class of phone. It
supports low-resolution video recording plus 3G video calling. The
music player on the other hand is great. The touchscreen controls
enable the music player to be operated without having to open the
phone, and there's full support for managing playlists on the go.
The media player is Windows Media Player® 11, which supports
virtually all music formats and enables easy synchronisation with
a PC. The internal memory is limited to 45 Mbytes, which isn't very
much for storing music, but the V9 can take microSD memory cards
up to 2 Gbytes, which is enough to store around 500 tracks. There's
full support for wireless
Bluetooth headsets, and also microUSB 2.0 connectivity, for
fast data transfers from a PC.
Another nice feature in the V9 that first appeared
in the RAZR2 V8 is CrystalTalk™. This is a new technology that
improves call quality by automatically adjusting the audio to take
into account of background noise.
The only thing that we don't like about the V9
is the battery life. The V9 is a slimline phone with two large screens
to power, and 3G too, so it isn't surprising to find that the battery
runs down pretty quickly. If you're a heavy user, we'd have to say
that this isn't the right phone for you. But if you can live with
the battery, you'll find the RAZR2 V9 to be a very stylish and feature-rich
mobile.
Features
of the Motorola RAZR2 V9 include:
2.0 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom
Video camera (176x144 pixels, 15 frames/second,
MPEG4 format) plus 3G video calling
Internal display: 262,000 colours, 320 x 240
pixels (2.2 inches)
External display: 262,000 colours, 320 x 240
pixels (2 inches)
Music player (MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, AAC Enhanced,
WAV, AMR NB, XMF, MIDI formats)
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Average
rating from 94 reviews:
Reviewed by mitch from australia on
28th Jan 2010
This phone really is a work of art. my phone is perfect - not one
scratch on it - next g branded and works good watching live tv and
sports.Music keys are great - battery life pretty good (2 days is
good considering my old n96 got about 8 hours) and messageing is
good although the keyboard is a little flat but ive gotten used
to it - charges in about 6 -7 hours for a full charge and if i just
put it on for half an hour ill get 5 hours out of it :D (heavy Usage)
Fantastic phone - Motorola FTW! Rating:
Reviewed by Al from UK on 23rd
Jan 2010
I don't know what everybody is complaining about. My V9 works perfectly,
the signal on 3 Mobile is better than my Motorola V3x and my Sony
ericsson K600i. In my house with my V3x i get about 2/3 bars of
signal, with my V9 I get 5 bars. Moreover I use it a fairly moderate
amount during the day and the battery copes just fine. It also came
with tetris EPIC WIN! Excellent phone I love it! Rating:
Reviewed by Michael from Australia on
24th Nov 2009
I have a motorazr v9 and as long as I only charge it when it is
low it lasts me 4-7 days Rating:
Reviewed by williamus from uk on
9th Oct 2009
Mmmm...I've had this phone for 15 months, bought SIM free. Before
that I had the V8, V3i, V3, etc. Just bought an iPhone 3Gs. I'll
never go back to the Moto because the iPhone is amazing but I have
to say the V9 is much underated phone. I'd say the HSDPA download
is significantly quicker than the iPhone and the ability to sync
with MP11 is IMHO an advantage over iTunes. The build quality of
the V9 is outstanding and despite really heavy use it still looks
new. Best phone I've ever had (until the iPhone). Maybe I've been
lucky with getting "a good one". Battery life with 3G and applications
is seriously limited, but so is the iPhone. Considering this phone
is getting on for 2 years old I think it is outstanding. Rating:
Reviewed by Dylan from UK on
15th Sep 2009
it is a rubbish phone, i just got a new battery n it stills runs
out of battery its low on brightness n it still runs out, thank
god i got anew phone n i am using this as my second but i cant cuz
its always looking for reception which is weird cuz my iphone is
full of signal, i am on the 6th floor in the city centre, DO NOT
PURCHASE THIS PHONE, iv had moto bfr all the razors, this is by
far the worst, hoently i dont even know why they hav a touch screen
infront cuz its totally usless n pointless.... this phone does not
deserve a star, a phone is there to call text and so on, if it cant
do that it does not deserve to be on mobile phone category, this
device is beter used as a flash disk, a camera or a music player
thats all... i get more battery life on aero plane mode. Rating:
Reviewed by Dei from Wales on
11th Sep 2009
1. It's a very good phone. 2. Its receiver is rubbish (one bar -
person next to you (same network) 5 bars) so it's only OK in cities.
3. The battery is rubbish (no guarantee of 48 hrs). Rating:
Reviewed by Malcolm from England on
25th Aug 2009
This is utter rubbish. I have an old LG, about 5 years old pre generation
and it does so much more than this. I wonder if a child developed
this. If this is the best Motorola can do then they will go broke
soon. The list is endless of what it cant do. It is for very simple
people who dont have a clue how to use phones and dont want to use
there brain. Rating:
Reviewed by ukpot from uk on
2nd Aug 2009
nice phone, battery no problem but losing signal ....dropping calls...
save your money ,,, Rating:
Reviewed by Neville from UK on
25th Jun 2009
As far as the phone spec. goes I found it a good phone and didn't
have any problems with battery life. However there were two issues
which became so frsutrating that I ended up switching back to my
old phone. The first was only minor - the touch screen lock was
a bit fiddely. However the main problem was signal drop out. It
was fine in strong signal areas butu as soon as you go to an area
with a weaker signal it would cut out, yet my old K1 would have
plenty of signal. Rating:
Reviewed by mee from UK on 24th
Jun 2009
This phone has an amazingly clear camera even though its only mega
pixels, also the music player is very good apart from it donsent
play all formates thats about the only bad thing. Rating:
Reviewed by Chloe from UK on
19th Jun 2009
Had this phone for 11 months due to contract. No signal. Turned
off on its own. Deleted pictures. Delected messages. Deleted music.
Deleted contacts. Less than a day of battery life. Fell apart constantly.
No sound quality. Awful. Never NEVER NEVER buy this piece of junk! Rating:
Reviewed by Glenn from Cyprus on
19th Jun 2009
Same problems as everyone else....almost zero reception and poor
battery life. It has become an expensive Sudoku machine! Rating:
Reviewed by John Freeman from England
on 2nd Jun 2009
Had phone for a year, use around London strong reception, internet
download superb, on vodaphone and sometimes notice weak reception
out of town, put it down to vodaphone or eventually the phone, but
for a few days swopped sim card with my wife on O2.. reception fine
in areas where my sim not so good.. so perhaps not phone after all..
but do like motorola for easy use of functions.. just set up 2 Nokia
N95 8b and 6600 for family members..so painful from start.. not
like motorola.. Rating:
Reviewed by Ryan Johnson from England
on 29th May 2009
I had a Sony Ericsson k770i for a few weeks before the opportunity
to have the v9 turned up. Before I had the k770i I had a Motorola
SLVR L7 and had it for three years before I got another phone, the
main reason being the time flew by with that phone. In comparison
to the v9 the k770i has many advantages, first its dimensions fit
better in a pocket and its USB connection is miles ahead of Motorola’s
awkward and annoying system. Its message tones are better and the
camera is far superior but these are perhaps trivial like buying
a Ford Mondeo over a Jaguar XF because the blue oval comes with
a better stereo. The v9 feels much better built, much tougher which
it should as it weights a lot more, a third more than the k770i.
But it also feels much better quality the k770i felt cheap, plasticy
and disposable, with the v9 I have no fear of breaking it. Experience
reassures this belief I once ran over my old SLVR L7 and it was
un-harmed. It has other advantages too. Texting is much easier and
it feels more stylish, the touch screen is a nice touch. It's perhaps
a little old now compared to its competitors and it should be noted
one of the main reasons I brought it is because for some old fashioned
completely out of date reason I am a loyal customer to Motorola.
The k770i was very tempting and I still fancy changing back a times
but I never do. Rating:
Reviewed by John from USA on
29th May 2009
I have this phone for over a year with Cingular/ATT. The reception
is very bad. Constant dropped calls inside the house. At the beginning
I put the fault on the ATT 3G network and hope that it will be better
as they improve the infrastructure with time but no such luck. The
bad service remains the same to this day. Many trips to the stores
and complaints to ATT without result. A few months ago the charger
failed, the phone started to shut itself off during calls. Purchased
a new battery and upgrading the SIM card did not help. So last week
I downgraded to an LG "shine" phone and much happier with the cheaper
phone. Stay away from this Moto junk V9. Rating:
Reviewed by pradip from india on
26th May 2009
I heard of the European Edition which offers a lot more, but I'm
using the one available in Canada. If you're usually at a comp and
use the phone often, you can charge it in a usb port and this may
be a useful phone. I want the next phone I get to have the functionality
of this phone and more. Its good points that I use: Bluetooth smarts:
I use the earpiece daily to capture audio from school lectures,
and use the headset during long bus rides or at anytime. The phone
can play all compatible music/video on the earpiece; while an older
LG over here would only play mp3 in stereo. It easily can pair with
either device. General things: I use its Calendar and Alarm apps
on a regular basis, as well as taking pictures or recording audio.
People out there have written a few java apps that work well with
this phone. Using it as a media phone is great- it plays all supported
video/sound on both a bluetooth monophone earpiece or on a stereo
headset. The media finder keeps the various music, sounds, and pictures
organized, and the internal music player [not the additional java
app] allows me to listen to music while doing non-audio things,
like text messaging, taking a picture, or running an app. Its external
screen shows the music playing, and the headset offers the same
controls as the external screen. Occasionally, I have been able
to read a new text message; but I don't have control over doing
it on purpose. I am able to see recent callers and call one of them
with the phone closed; providing I use a headset. I'd love to be
able to play videos with the screen closed like the European ed
offers. Design: Well, it's sleek. It was also dropped and bounced
along concrete, and its protective edges and shock absorption saved
the big display and prevented further damage. The not-so-smart things...
Adding customized ringtones/alarms: Despite numerous re-encoding,
or looking at v9-specific tunes, or even using Motorola's app, the
phone is unable to recognize that there are other sounds available-
it can only use what it originally had in Sounds or Music; no matter
where the new tunes are. Modding my version of the phone or finding
the right app to archive texts is difficult- every p2k app seems
to crash or fail, and Motorola Phone Tools rarely has the outbox
timestamp of when the message was sent; and its xml export doesn't
offer the Rating:
Reviewed by scott agtely from usa on
24th May 2009
This phone sucks. its hard to read and there is no font adjustment.
It comes with junk ringtones. How about a phone that works like
a phone and spare the other rubbish. My samsung was a pleasure and
this piece of junk is a punishment.I'll sell for $50! Rating:
Reviewed by damo from Australia on
13th May 2009
Makes for a great paper weight. As a phone its rubbish. Note to
Motorola: its all well and good to make a pretty phone, but if you
can't make or take calls on it due to the weak reception, then I
would say that you aren't really providing an adequate product. Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from UK on
11th May 2009
I don't understand some of the terrible reviews. I've had this phone
for 6 months now with hardly any problems. A couple of times it's
frozen on me but came straight back on. Music player is great, camera
is good, good looking phone with great applications and loads of
storage (I use it a lot as an MP3). This is the best phone I've
had so far. LOVE IT! Rating:
Reviewed by Devon Brennan from usa on
28th Apr 2009
I am an average usage customer. My phone broke after I closed it.
The inside piece that connects the top and bottom of phone just
snapped off. ARRRG Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from UK on 14th
Apr 2009
I chose this phone on looks and an impressive display in the shop.
I've had Sony Es for years and wanted a change - big mistake. Yep
the music player is good. The camera, despite the above review,
has been pretty good. But I have a Camera and an Ipod for that.
What's wrong with mine is ability to use it as a phone. Reception
is atrocious. Where any other phone has full reception, mine has
no signal. It's been back twice, they tell me there is nothing wrong.
Well if that's not wrong for a phone to have no reception - fine.
In short, don't go for it, I know you want to but don't. It's been
a nightmare. Stick with Sony or Nokia - I certainly will next time.
Shame really cos it looks and feels amazing. Rating:
Reviewed by MEC from USA on 21st
Mar 2009
I love my razr2. I have yet to find a slimmer phone out there. It
is a pleasure to carry such a light slim phone. No problems with
performance or battery life. I was told when I bought it to charge
while off and the battery is good for 2 days. I have had the phone
about 1 year so far. I hope Motorola keeps making razr phones. Rating:
Reviewed by jake from US on 19th
Mar 2009
Horrible phone. Has definitely not stood the test of time. I bought
it last June, and already the battery is shot. It doesn't last even
2 days anymore. Just last night I went to bed with what I thought
was an almost full battery. I woke up and it was dead. Also there
are times when I close the phone and if it snaps shut too hard it
shuts off. Defiantly the last motorola phone I will ever buy. These
phones are built to attract buyers but they are poor quality Rating:
Reviewed by ash from uk on 15th
Mar 2009
Excellent phone with some really nice features. It may be a bit
outdated now that touchscreens are the norm, but if you're on a
budget, this phone is perfect. The clamshell model is also nice
and helpful in protecting the buttons. Rating:
Reviewed by dania from ca on
11th Mar 2009
I heard of the European Edition which offers a lot more, but I'm
using the one available in Canada. If you're usually at a comp and
use the phone often, you can charge it in a usb port and this may
be a useful phone. I want the next phone I get to have the functionality
of this phone and more. Its good points that I use: Bluetooth smarts:
I use the earpiece daily to capture audio from school lectures,
and use the headset during long bus rides or at anytime. The phone
can play all compatible music/video on the earpiece; while an older
LG over here would only play mp3 in stereo. It easily can pair with
either device. General things: I use its Calendar and Alarm apps
on a regular basis, as well as taking pictures or recording audio.
People out there have written a few java apps that work well with
this phone. Using it as a media phone is great- it plays all supported
video/sound on both a bluetooth monophone earpiece or on a stereo
headset. The media finder keeps the various music, sounds, and pictures
organized, and the internal music player [not the additional java
app] allows me to listen to music while doing non-audio things,
like text messaging, taking a picture, or running an app. Its external
screen shows the music playing, and the headset offers the same
controls as the external screen. Occasionally, I have been able
to read a new text message; but I don't have control over doing
it on purpose. I am able to see recent callers and call one of them
with the phone closed; providing I use a headset. I'd love to be
able to play videos with the screen closed like the European ed
offers. Design: Well, it's sleek. It was also dropped and bounced
along concrete, and its protective edges and shock absorption saved
the big display and prevented further damage. The not-so-smart things...
Adding customized ringtones/alarms: Despite numerous re-encoding,
or looking at v9-specific tunes, or even using Motorola's app, the
phone is unable to recognize that there are other sounds available-
it can only use what it originally had in Sounds or Music; no matter
where the new tunes are. Modding my version of the phone or finding
the right app to archive texts is difficult- every p2k app seems
to crash or fail, and Motorola Phone Tools rarely has the outbox
timestamp of when the message was sent; and its xml export doesn't
offer the best. A program had to be written so that the xml can
better export and not be a mess. Rating:
Reviewed by chank from uk on
1st Mar 2009
i have had this phs now and its good. but i think its egtting uglier
by the day. xx Rating:
Reviewed by Maria from Spain on
2nd Mar 2009
I have an RAZR2 on contract from Orange Spain. It is a very useless
phone. Very complicated to set up in either English or Spanish.
It took me a month to figure out how to change the ring tone since
there is no direct conexion to the phone listing under 'ring tone'
on the handset. The Spanish manual says to change the theme and
offers help on page 84. Guess what - no mention of themes on page
84. The battery is always running out and it ticks annoyingly all
the time. A small knock and the back falls off an the SIM card disconnects.
Don't even start me on Orange Spain - they are the biggest crooks
I've ever come across and that is saying something for Spain. When
I complained about the phone at the shop where I bought it they
called the police -- great service. The phone was set up with something
called orange world on the front screen. If it was touched accidently
it hooked into this and it cost 1 Euro each time - It has cost me
a lot of euros and when I asked the orange people they could not
help (or didn't want to). A friend eventually found out what was
causing the problem and removed it from the front screen - another
complicated manouevre. I cannot wait for the contract to run out
so I can get rid of both the phone and Orange One star is too good
for this rubbish Rating:
Reviewed by Brett from Australia on
12th Feb 2009
i have had this phone for just on 6 months and thought it was the
best phone i had stumbled on for some time. i work by my phone an
i have never had connection or talk issues and it worked first go
every go when making a call. here is where the issue lies. *i had
a problem with the charger being really difficult to plug in and
to disconnect. trying to get it to fit was millimetre tight and
when pulling out had to use force. not a great ripping force, but
a gentle constant force to remove the charger. then all of a sudden
the charging port came out of the phone connected to the cable.
i am not aggressive with the phone, i treat it as careful as a laptop
or any other peice of equipment not meant to be dropped or knocked
about. i am not told by the Telstra guru here that the phone wont
be covered under warranty or replaced as it is "abuse" to the handset.
i wasnt swinging it over my head or throwing it around the place,
i was charging it and removing the charger cable. i asked the guy
at the shop to bring a new phone out and for he to try and plug
in and remove the charger, and alas he nearly dislocated his shoulder
pulling them apart, then tried it again and wiggled this thing like
it a leaf on a tree to get it to seperate. all he could do then
is so not you abused your phone. i loved the phone, but the warranty
comeback on something that was an issue from day one is deplorable,
that not i am paying for a handset that self destructed and am stuck
with it now for 18 months. given this case i give it a thumbs down
for service and repair on somehting that can be seen as a phone
with not a mrak on the case or body anywahere, yet claim abuse and
void warranty, very very poor. Rating:
Reviewed by john kevin from philippines
on 30th Jan 2009
great phone nice features Rating:
Reviewed by lincszx from uk on
29th Jan 2009
This is the best phone bar none, good and clear when talking or
easy to use texing, vgood camera and as for the music player i use
it in my truck without head phones, it's that good. Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from uk on 25th
Jan 2009
Great Phone Easy to use Rating:
Reviewed by squoolie from UK on
22nd Jan 2009
I've had this phone for a year and can't wait for my contract to
end so that I can change to something else. Its rubbish, total pants,
the worst phone I have ever had. I have always used Nokia phones
in the past with no problems, but to be honest they were rather
lacking in style. So, wanting to keep up with the Jones' (or my
mates) decided to go for looks for a change. Well, this proved to
be a huge mistake - just like some people its all looks and no personality.
The battery life is dreadful - I am not a heavy user (I'm no teenager
- approaching 50 so not big on texting/camera/music either)but even
so, I am having to charge the phone TWICE a day!!! But I guess thats
the least of the problems - the worse thing is the freezing. The
phone freezes at random on a regular basis which is really frustrating
when you're mid call or trying to make a call or text. I have to
remove the battery and then re-insert it again several times before
the phone comes back to life. Sometimes this is hours. Another annoyance
is the screen turning a strange colour at random times, then going
blank, then eventually returning to normal. In bed one night recently
I wondered what on earth was happening when my bedroom was suddenly
lit up with a repeated flashing blue light. It turned out to be
my phone having one of its funny five minutes (or 30 minutes in
this case). Signal is very poor too, I often struggle to get a signal
in places where I never struggled with Nokias - my home, my office,
my family and friends'homes. Texting is a nightmare too - I mentioned
above that I'm not big on texting but I do need to text occasionally.
Well, it was always slow to type a text anyway, but when the phone
started showing complete double dutch instead of what I believed
I was typing in, I got my teenage son to have a go to make sure
it wasn't "my age"! He confirmed what I already knew .......the
phone is poo. The same goes for any command you give it really,
whether you want to go into messages, saving/deleting messages,
clear the phone log, anything really, it is just SO SLOW! And finally,
appearance. They say looks don't last, well in the case of this
phone, it started to let itself go within a few months. The lovely
shiny screen soon got scratched, the fingerprints and grease from
holding it to your ear (and I'm not a dirty person, honest)look
unattractive, and now the black rubber/plastic whatever it is on
the back is peeling off. All in all, a truly horrible phone, don't
get it. Rating:
Reviewed by lori from usa on
20th Jan 2009
a peice came out of the usb port, a little metal part..had it 45
days..not under warranty because of physicall damage..def a rip! Rating:
Reviewed by Christine from uk on
11th Jan 2009
I have had the v9 for nearly a year now, i do love it but..... it
has gone wrong....... it wont pick up a signal, the battery wont
hold a charge, I have to charge it twice a day and the touch screen
only works one side now . so I have had to take it to be repaired
which is a pain. Also I have found that because of the touch screen
it goes on to web browser so easily with out me knowing. Then I
am charged by vodafone. I now am using the V3i which I am reluctant
to say is better.I have no truble at all with it. Rating:
Reviewed by Denise from Australia on
31st Dec 2008
I love my Motorola and battery is fine. COULD ANYONE PLEASE ADVISE
if they are having a problem with HAIRLINE CRACKS on the top right
hand side of their Motorola near the Smart Key. I have a friend
who has developed hairline cracks and knows of another 4 people
with the same problem. My phone is only 6 months old and it has
not been dropped. It does not have a mark on it but has developed
a hairline crack. Motorola are saying it voids the warranty because
it has been damaged. I am about to take the matter further because
I know that the phone has not been dropped!!! I recommend you check
your phones on both sides and see if you have the same. It is very
hard to pick up on the Black/Grey colour as is it very fine. Apparantly
it just runs and gets worse. I am very disappointed as I absolutely
love this phone. If it is a fault I think Motorolla should replace
but unless more people speak up it wont happen. Rating:
Reviewed by N__* from UK on 23rd
Dec 2008
After reading all these reviews i was a little put off, but I'm
glad i decided against them and brought it. Firstly, the images
on all review websites don't do it justice, its gorgeous in the
flesh, and is definitely eye-catching! As soon as i walked in Vodafone
it caught my eye and wow, its looks certainly do it justice! Lots
of reviews say about the media. I have an iTouch, why would i want
a classy mp3 player? lets face it, nothings going to match up to
an ipod, if your that bothered, go and get one of those!! The camera's
great, if your not bothered about an 8mp camera. personally, i only
use the camera occasionally, and it wont be something that I'll
be constantly using. Its certainly slimline, and after owning a
fantastic V3i for 2 years, i was reluctant to change. But the V9
has done a good job of standing in. I can once again, forget about
it in my pocket, something i couldn't of done with a Renoir or C905.
Right, down to the touchscreen. After eyeing up touchscreen phones
for some time, such as the LG i must admit, i wasn't too bothered
about one. Owning the iTouch makes having a touchscreen just sort
of normal, and i certainly didn't want one on a phone, it just didn't
feel right, plus all are MASSIVE and it seems the bigger or wider
the phone the more problems. Well, Motorola have done it justice.
The touchscreen is FANTASTIC!Very responsive and gorgeous! Sensitive,
but thats what the smartkey is for, to lock the buttons. Its so
easy and viewing pictures on the touchscreen is just so simple and
a really nice effect! The touchscreen covers, Photos, Music & Video.
Thats fine. Although i would have preffered messaging but still,
i am not complaining! There are no downsides, and as for battery.
When i first got it from the store, i had it on, taking pictures,
music, videos and texting, i was doing this for 2 hours before i
put it on its first charge. Those 2 hours, the battery was still
4 bars! I don't know what the problem is?! I'm sure it'll last,
as I'm not one of those to leave a phone on overnight, just use
it about 8 hours a day. Motorola have also excelled on the backlight,
usually these drain your battery but, it lasts just for aslong as
you need, and turns off, but you can still see the buttons, even
in the dark! Incredible, especially when your only viewing a text
or playing a game, well done Moto! Keypad - a joy to text on. Its
soft, easy to use, and yes the send and backspace buttons are right
next to each other in texting, but come on, you can live with that!
Overall, I'd recommend this to my Nan, let alone anyone else! So
easy to use, ticks the boxes for what you need, and o.k. so its
not a media centre, but if your that desperate, go and buy a camera
& ipod. Nowadays there cheaper than the big brand names like the
Samsung Tocco and LG Renoir. I would say, if your someone in business,
there would be no point buying one, go and join the blackberry crew,
as thats there department. Motorola - you have another happy customer,
long may this one live for 2 years when I'm faced with the dilemma
of losing one of your fantastic products! Rating:
Reviewed by very annoyed from australia
on 15th Dec 2008
Motorola will not repair the phone if there is water ingress; fair
enough. Water ingress includes CONDENSATION FROM PERSPIRATION. This
means that in a tropical climate the phone is unsuitable for the
purpose for which it is generally intended; i.e. keep it in your
pocket (in my case my trouser pocket) and perspire in the heat of
the day. This is an immoral abrogation of Motorola's reasonable
responsibility to its customer. Behaviour of this sort deserves
the contempt of all members of the public. I urge all to demonstrate
contempt by voting with their feet. 260 hours standby!!? Who the
hell decided that? The tooth fairy lives. Long live the tooth fairy!
So which Government watchdogs and overpaid agencies are responsible
for ignoring dishonest claptrap lide this? Rating:
Reviewed by Phill from QLD on
10th Dec 2008
great phone but the battery is kinda bad but it's easy to get used
to Rating:
Reviewed by liam from australia on
9th Dec 2008
this is the worst phone in the whole wide world. don't buy it. its
a rip off. Rating:
Reviewed by trab from New Zealand on
4th Dec 2008
This would have to be the worse phone I've ever had! Battery life
barely see me through the day, which given I only have reception
seemingly half the time, means I miss calls, can't make calls and
of course drop calls whilst in coverage areas I've never struggled
with in the past using LG's and Sonys. As for the continual reminder
vibraions that I've a message then time to reply and the cobination
of thr send txt button above the back space button and predictive
txt..... and your mates get some random txt's as a result! Rating:
Reviewed by James from Ireland on
2nd Dec 2008
Poor battery life means the phone was lasting until about 6pm each
day after an overnight charge, not good enough.... Rating:
Reviewed by simon from 3950 on
30th Nov 2008
the motorola v9 is the best i haven't had any problems with it at
all i get about 2 day worth of battery life Rating:
Reviewed by Leonie from South Africa
on 21st Nov 2008
The overall package looks really impressive... For the first few
weeks and then the battery starts loosing power. Really not a recommended
phone if you are a business person and need to make calls or receive
data then your battery life is limited to less than a day. Great
looking phone, not worth the money though.But if you're a sucker
for carrying your charger everywhere go right ahead. Rating:
Reviewed by mike from uk on 17th
Nov 2008
The moto's flip are really for the usa folks, for some reason they
love flip/slide phones, some thing to do with cool factor based
on that the D500 sells for 60£ in the US, due to its slide and mp3
playback+ speaker, but in the UK you'll be hard pressed even finding
a D500 due to them being so old, my view: all the moto range of
RAZR have been weak phones, if not battery life, display and gen/
standard fuctions, are weak, im not at all mad that the State side
folks love the moto range, its easyer to make money selling motos
to them, so if anyone in the UK got this phone for free on contract
and wants to get rid of it sell it on ebay.com so the usa folks
can view it you'll get about 200£ for the phone after fees and postage,
UK retail is 170£ ish, Rating:
Reviewed by Mykyl from USA!!!!!! on
13th Nov 2008
Phone is cool, dual display and touch screen is nice. Bat live sucks!
However, keep a charger around your work desk and home, no problems.
Audio play is kick ass! Recommend phone, just note that pic quality
is low and bat is horrible. Nav is decent. Rating:
Reviewed by RANG3RSBOY2K8 from Scotland
on 3rd Nov 2008
i have this phone and i think it is pretty good.the camera is a
bit rubbish and the battery life is TERRIBLE. Its easy to use but
mine freezes sometimes. i am going to be a w880i instead. i advise
people don't buy this phone Rating:
Reviewed by cool kid 681 from uk on
2nd Nov 2008
i have got this phone and thought it was awesoume but the problem
is it freeses it brakes easily and when u try to charg the thing
it turns on and wastes the battery u put in to it DO NOT BUY THIS
PHONE Rating:
Reviewed by Jon from London on
31st Oct 2008
Damn, I was excited about getting, this but everyone moans so much,
jesus what are you tryin to do with a phone? There's this thing
that comes with them called a CHARGER! I charge my phone at night
when i sleep and never worry, why would you be so lazy as to try
and get a weeks worth out of it? At the end of the day, the phones
camera, not amazing but you can take pictures of good reasonable
quality, you want pictures to be amazing? Buy a camera, the sound
during calls is excelent, thats what a phones for, and finally music
function is good, even if it wasn't don't you have an Ipod or MP3?
Phone isn't meant to be used every second of the day no wonder everyone
breaks their batteries Rating:
Reviewed by nahay611 from saudi aribia
on 27th Oct 2008
its lovely and aesy to use but need lettel improvment like navigaition
system as same as nokia Rating:
Reviewed by Annie from Singapore on
22nd Oct 2008
Second to the opinion below me, the handphone always hangs, even
only 3 months after buying it... the back casing can't even be opened
lately and the paint come off.. not to mention the battery life
is awfully short.. all i can say is, the design is enticing.. shiny,
sleek, and all.. but i was quite disappointed with the overall functions...
Rating:
Reviewed by RM from Malaysia on
20th Oct 2008
i love the colour,style and the looks but now i can't use my camera
and mms even..i used once for mms but then i did not knw where's
the thing dissapeared.i have to charge my phone for everyday even
i use once or twice and chat not more than 5 minutes each.One more
thing it always hang..but for me it still ok if i refer or send
it to motorola..whatever i love it..make me look great when hold
it! Rating:
Reviewed by Sadanand from india on
16th Oct 2008
Dear Sir,The design is excellent but you have to improve in camara
and battery life.If you improve on these two thing definatelly your
product will go like hot cake. Rating:
Reviewed by jim from england on
9th Oct 2008
2 things you need from a phone, good signal, reasonable battery
life, the v9 has none of these.Battery runs out in less than one
day and threes returns policey is not worth the paper its written
on, do not bother Rating:
Reviewed by fodabone from UK on
7th Oct 2008
Voda have sent me a replacement V9, battery life is awful and needs
charging sometimes daily. Audio quality is poor with lots of white
noise and poor intelligibility. Looks great but it don't work as
a phone! Rating:
Reviewed by vedant from india on
3rd Oct 2008
just bought the ferrari edition of this fone, and it isnt that good.
battery life sucks, same wid da cam.but it makes up in style and
form factor. brilliant user interface Rating:
Reviewed by RAVI from USA on
2nd Oct 2008
The moto V9 is a real good phone..The keypad volume can be controlled..u
have to go to settings n then audoi..thr u have the option of controlling
the key volume.. Rating:
Reviewed by val from England on
28th Sep 2008
I'm completely with Lorne on this - some terrible foibles on this
model. I loved my old stylish black V3, so when it finally died
I got a V9 - I'm SO disappointed. It has a very annoying keypad
clunk that can't be switched off; an infuriating beep to remind
you that you have a message & which can't be switched off - when
I went into Orange to ask for help, the assistant said 'I know,
I had one and it drove me mad'; the back/send buttons seem to cross
over; the customise profile function allows great introduction of
own sounds etc but then sends the phone into disarray, I've had
to 'factory reset' mine 3 times and have now given up on having
an interesting profile on this phone; my screen cracked 3 weeks
into my contract and took over a month to be repaired - then the
repair company (Orange outsourced my phone repair) lost it, so I
eventually got a new one after 6 weeks with all my data/profile
lost.......etc,etc,blah,blah,blah!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Joe from England, UK on
22nd Sep 2008
I usually go for Sony Ericssons, but I fancied a change so i bought
myself a V9, and i was actually very pleasently surprised. The camera
is absolutely fantastic and takes brillaint pictures and i love
the touch trip on the front screen that you can use to flick through
music. It fits in your pocket well too as it is ultra ultra ultra
thin. The only problem i had with it is the poor battery life. Rating:
Reviewed by Joe Young from England on
17th Sep 2008
Very poor reception in good areas keeps coming up searching for
network. Battery life stinks even with 3G off , Flip a bit clummsy
, Rattles when you open the phone up . Rating:
Reviewed by daniel from london on
14th Sep 2008
ok i like to say i love the v9 and the v8 i love i love i love it
Rating:
Reviewed by zayan from maldives on
3rd Sep 2008
This phone is just perfect. it has a good enough camera, I mean
having a big and more high quality one will just make the phone
heavier and fatter. I have this phone, and it can support a micro
SD card of 4GB. This phone has a power save feature. if you switch
that on, it will save power up to about 3 to 5 days. but if there
is continuous calling it may be 3 days and a half. but that's fine.
comparing to others, that's over average battery life. 3G works
in some service providers, Jeremy (the one from Australia) and it
is mushy because of the range you are getting wherever you are IS
LOW. Rating:
Reviewed by Lorne from uk on
3rd Sep 2008
I was looking forward to using this phone but as with others im
surprised at the very poor battery life and very poor signal locking.
Why cant you put the predictive txt on permanently?, set recurrent
alarms for specific days?, turn off/change the annoying keypad tones?/
delivery confirmation etc. The power socket is weak and you know
the protective cover is going to fall off at some point. Also send
and/ cancel/back buttons right beside each other - which genius
thought that was a good idea?!?!Come back Sony Ericson all is forgiven. Rating:
Reviewed by Jeremy from Australia on
29th Aug 2008
Just got the phone, put in the SIM card from my old company nokia
phone, so not using 3G and its all mushy when I make calls :( Rating:
Reviewed by Louise from Canada on
24th Aug 2008
Love everything about it except the poor cam quality and having
to take the battery out everytime to take out the memory card. Rating:
Reviewed by Julie from USA on
20th Aug 2008
Very cool phone!! I am a tall woman so I need a phone with larger
keypad. This is a very pretty phone and superfast with the 3G. The
music player is great as well. Only downfall is the short battery
life. Rating:
Reviewed by mark from uk on 19th
Aug 2008
cant access memory card on phone.. pics that are sent to me cant
be saved ... this is the second one i have been sent ... touch screen
is very irritating and accesses the live net in my pocket Rating:
Reviewed by levendis from Australia
on 16th Aug 2008
Mann. I was looking forward to gettin one of these until i read
like HALF of the reviews. Battery life, its supposed to be good.
if you leave your bluetooth on, this reduces battery life, animated
wallpapers, too. but this is the same for all phones. To turn off
predictive text completely, this is done through the settings menu.
It's processor is supposed to be faster than any of Nokia's N series
or E series. I recommend having a minimal amount of things in your
phones memory. store as much as possible on your memory card. the
phone runs smoothly if it has alot of memory to play with... Just
like a computer. What phone can break if it is made of stainless
steal and chemically hardened glass, no way if most other phones
are made of plastic!!!! look after it, its a work of art. Rating:
Reviewed by Nicholas from Namibia on
9th Aug 2008
I owned a V3i and I was always happy with it... and then I got my
V9 and I just love this phone... sure the camera might suck and
the battery life isn't that great (although a 3 day battery life
is good enough for me) but the phone itself makes up for all its
"mistakes" The apps are awesome and the bluetooth functions work
like a bomb (running a parrot handsfree kit) all in all... its the
nicest phone I have ever owned... Rating:
Reviewed by lindsay from scotland on
7th Aug 2008
Got my V9 couple of months ago. Having never owned a motorola wasn't
too keen. The battery is terrible have to charge it everyday. There
is a software problem when a ask for tools the games come up and
when I text I get the wrong letters and number coming up. The cover
for the charging point is about to fall off. Wish I never got it. Rating:
Reviewed by W.Blane from england on
3rd Aug 2008
Had four of these phones over six months . Touch key too sensitive
for my big fingures. Work outside all day and the phones are just
not tough enough to withstand outdoor use.Fortunately had the phone
insured. Screen shatters very easily. Rubber guarding mains leed
comes off very easily letting in dirt and water. and the black soon
peels off to leave a scatched grey phone. Dont buy if you need an
outside phone to withstand the weather and outdoor life! Rating:
Reviewed by abdi from england on
30th Jul 2008
good Rating:
Reviewed by Carolyne from Scotland on
27th Jul 2008
I'm on my 2nd one as the first keypad became sticky when texting,
brought up the letter m when pressing the 1 key etc, texting took
3 times as long as I had to keep going back to rectify the mistakes,
anyway O2 sent me out a 2nd one and I'm having the same problem
all over again, can't wait till my contracts up on this one. Nice
looking pnone though Rating:
Reviewed by james from south korea on
23rd Jul 2008
it was the worst phone i've ever had. 1) The video camera sucks
2) Battery life barely last 3 to 4 hours. 3) File collapses easily.
4) No great features. 5) Video sucks compared to Samsung, Lg, i-phone
and nokia. Don't buy this phone, just because david beckham advertises
for motorola. it suuuuuuuuuuuccckkss. Rating:
Reviewed by KAD from Scotland on
21st Jul 2008
In a word this phone is dreadful. What is the core functionality
of a phone? Getting a reception and staying powered up. This phone
does neither of these well. The battery life is a day when used
normally - less if you are an intesive texter. It is also poor at
getting a reception even in well covered areas where my Samsung
worked fine. The actual functionality of the phone is OK although
it does an irritating pause during typing of texts all the time.
On top of all that, the connector for charging and USB cable snapped
off mine last night and I am far from heavy handed! Back to Vodaphone
with that one. As an asside, Vodafone weren't overly helpful with
this either. When I went back originally to complain about battery
life and reception the response I got was "Oh, I wouldn't have bought
one of those" then "just turn off all the functionality like 3G".
Not exactly helpful. I'm now using my old Samsung which is still
great (Z540) which is fantastic considering its age while I look
for an alternative. Rating:
Reviewed by alison from scotland on
28th Jun 2008
hi , never owned motorola mob until v9. must say so far i.m pleased
with everything..except can someone tell me if there is a way to
lock on to (secondarytext mode) predictor text or do i have to change
over from primary each time i text? think i've tried all ways. maybe
i'm missing something. thanks. x Rating:
Reviewed by a. from serbia on
14th Jun 2008
can someone tell me is it even possible to change the image on external
display while phone is open? (that bluish Motorola logo, it's perfectly
annoying and ugly :( )thanks!! and about the phone: super fast,
perfect connection with pc, beautiful design!!! minus: delivery
report & camera flash.. Rating:
Reviewed by Patrick from UK on
14th Jun 2008
Having previously owned an earlier version of the RAZR which died
before its time, I was a little apprehensive about the V9's construction
quality. Having used it for a couple of weeks, I am happy to say
the V9 is reassuringly well made. It's pretty intuitive to use and
all functions operate well. The voice commmand, however, does take
time before responding to an instruction which makes its value a
bit questionable. The HSDPA addition, however, is a big plus if
accessing the net is important - a big jump in data transfer speed.
Yes, overall, the downside is shorter battery life but that shouldn't
put off prospective buyers who prefer a well made feature laden
flip phone. One more thing, a reviewer stated that you are restricted
to the RASR's in built ringtones. Wrong! You can load your own with
ease. Rating:
Reviewed by Becky from UK on
27th May 2008
I had problems with the battery on this phone. It was easy to use,
although it was quite big and heavy to use for long periods. When
I contacted Motorola they were great and very helpful, but I found
the phone a bit useless and with no great features. Rating:
Reviewed by Michael from UK on
22nd May 2008
nice looking phone but the batery life is way below standard, aroung
5pm I usually have no battery life left.. Michael Bukowski Rating:
Reviewed by brian doyle from scotland
on 19th May 2008
i recently got the razr2 v9 and some of the comments on this site
bemuse me the phone is pure dead brilliant very sexy and as for
the battery life thats what chargers are for and when you read the
detail about the phone it runs a 512mhz processor not many phones
do and if you noticed the battery it is a lithium battery not your
usal battery back to the phone no faults yet mp3 player top class
windows media 11 bring it on sony Rating:
Reviewed by Henry from UK on
9th May 2008
I'm on my 2nd V9i with the same fault. It is unable to lock onto
a weak signal (anything below 3 bars). The screen says "searching
for Network" and thats it. No texts in or out or phone calls. Other
phones (V3i and V630i) work perfectly with the same simm and number.
I do not recommend this phone for people living in weak signal areas
until motorola sort this issue out. Rating:
Reviewed by Ben from Canada on
29th Apr 2008
As some of you might have complained about the battery has lasted
very short. I had the same experience. But I was actually amazed.
So yesterday my phone started showing the low battery signal 13
hours, as I use it for listening to music and make few occasional
calls, this is pretty short. But when I was talking to my GF for
over 45mins with the low battery signal on. I guess this has to
be a faulty battery reading? Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from United Kingdom
on 29th Apr 2008
Got one to replace my V3i, it's a nice phone fast start up etc,
more features etc. But......... has a few niggles 1st the battery
life very poor, 2nd is it now has a none standard USB connection,
so I have to carry an adaptor lead or the one that came with the
phone, 3rd you still have to take the back off to change the memory
card (but at least you can use 4gb cards now!) There are many good
points though, so don't let this put you off. You can pick them
up cheap on e-bay as a lot of people have upgraded then decided
that they don't like it. Rating:
Reviewed by Ben from Canada on
23rd Apr 2008
I just got this phone. I already fell in love with it. Its so good.
This is the replacement for my V3x(which I loved as well). The software
is easy for me to use, because it is similar to the V3x software.
Other than being a fingerprint magnet, I don't have anything to
complain about it. Rating:
Reviewed by Garry from UK on
19th Apr 2008
Took delivery of V9, guess what? None of the above actually works.
Major connectivity issues using USB connection. My reccomendation?
Don't bother. Rating:
Reviewed by David Heasman from uk on
17th Apr 2008
Great phone for style ,but to me the battery is rubbish, I wonder
if motorola will make a better battery for this model in the future.
I am not a great user but if I wanted to use a mobile a lot this
phone would not be the one unless they can improve the battery Rating:
Reviewed by Jessica from USA on
17th Mar 2008
I bought the motorola v9 and i love. Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from australia on
17th Mar 2008
i think motorola phones are the best phones on the market. Out of
all the phones that i have owned i found the motorola to be the
best so far. I bought a nokia 6280 about 6 months ago, and its absolute
peice of junk. I invested in a sony erricson s500i...and its not
much better! There are 2 cracks in the keypad and i have found recently,
too that when i phone people i get a static noise, which makes it
hard to hear what the person on the other end is saying. Im seriously
looking into getting a V9! I don't care what other people say, motorolas
are the best phones on the market. I have also noticed people are
saying the battery life on the V9 isnt very good, just a peice of
advice, before you even put your sim card in or switch your phone,
leave the phone on charge 24 hours before you use it. Don't worry
about what it says in the manual. That goes for all mobile phones!
Rating:
Reviewed by Shwiggie from USA on
14th Mar 2008
Got one from Amazon the other day as an upgrade to my old Motorola
V551. The difference is like going to a Lexus from a Chevy. Battery
life isn't too critical an issue, as I'm not one of those phone
whores with their phones stuck to their ears everywhere they go.
I got it for the CrystalTalk function, which made the whole package
worth getting, but stayed for the music player. And while the camera
got a poor review, it's a far cry from what I'm used to, so I'm
still pleased with it. If I could change anything, it would be to
make the navigation keys more textured, or "dished", to make them
easier to use without looking. I'm prone to accidentally hitting
the back and menu buttons since it's tough to feel where the nav
and select keys should be. Rating:
Reviewed by stella smith from UK on
13th Mar 2008
First phone: faulty battery, having to charge every few hours. 1
10min call to vodafone to ask for replacement and lost 1/3rd of
battery life. Vodafone store did take off the 3g in case that was
draining battery, and I had all the usual settings to conserve battery
life, but that had not helped. Second phone arrived yesterday 12th
March. Battery seems ok but awful distortion on 4 out of 5 calls,
again including 1 to vodafone when it just died on me! So have asked
for a different make and model. Given up on Motorola V9 which is
a shame because I loved my old v3. Rating:
Reviewed by lou from egypt on
4th Mar 2008
I bought this phone about a week ago and i can say i loooooooooooove
it high quality build,gr8 screen inside and out the music quality
is very clear but i only wish it was a little higher very beautiful
only 2 things i don't like: flat side keys u realy have to look
2 make sure u r pressing them and the battery life is a little disapointing
but it's also understandable being 3g and having 2 large screens
STILL i highly recommend it and i wouldn't change it 4 any other
phone WELL DONE MOTO Rating:
Reviewed by tina from uk cheshire on
21st Feb 2008
Had a v3 and loved it so brought a v9 off ebay also got a memory
card which is gr8 as the v8 doesn't have the ability to take one.
I love the keyboard love the camara and it looks so nice very posh
sleek and easy to use BUT as it is an AT&T (02's american sister
company) phone it wont do multimedia messages as the software isn't
avalible! so i can't send or recieve photos which is so annoying
for a phone i paid £200 for! also it wont let u set a song as a
ring tone or txt message alert it just has a few rubbish factory
ringtones and txt alerts.so sorry i'm not that happy with it but
i'm sure i would of been if it was the uk version. [Editor's comment:
I think this is a good example of why you should always buy a mobile
phone from a UK retailer. Even then some networks insist on messing
up phones with their own software. Grr.] Rating:
Reviewed by Tanusa from Bangladesh on
13th Feb 2008
great mobile, awesome! and sexy! Rating:
Reviewed by moto v9 review from uk on
26th Jan 2008
hi i just got this phone last friday and it is very good as i have
just ugraded from my old motorola v3 i was thinking about geting
the razr2 v8 but the razr2 v9 is 3g but it is a bit more expensve
than the razr v8. i love the v9 it looks just like the the v8 but
on the specification it is a bit diffrant whith the adding of 3g
to it. the v8 and the v9 are thiner than the v3 11 millermeters
infact. i have to addmit i still love my v3 but now it is well outdated
as i did by it at the end of 2004. both of the phones have been
outstanding 4 me. now there is one thing i do not like about the
phone is the keybord so that is why i am downgrading the phone to
on star. Rating:
The
RAZR2 V9 is about the same size as the original 
