Camera
For the camera Motorola has opted for just an average two-megapixel camera. The 1200 x 1600 pixels resolution is standard, and there's only a limited amount of useful tweaking you can do. There's a night mode, but this doesn't really compensate for the lack of a flash. There's no autofocus or macro mode for close-ups, though there is an 8x digital zoom.
Image quality is quite good in decent lighting conditions and offers some degree of fine detail. Lower light shots aren't quite so successful.
Video shot at maximum 176 x 144 resolution at 15 frames per second looks ok on the phone display but it isn't really intended to be shown on a screen any larger than that.
FEATURES- Screen External: two-inch, 320x240
- Touchscreen, Internal: 2.2-inch, 320x240
- Band Quad
- Memory 512MB/2GB internal
- Battery life Eight hours talk; 370 standby
- A2DP Bluetooth
- 2-meg camera
- Size/weight 53x103x12mm/117g
PROS- Sleek slimline design
- Touch sensitive music player controls
- Excellent build quality
CONS- No 3G connectivity
- Limited camera
- Feels quite heavy
- Still no card slot
VERDICT
The V8 gets our vote as a definite wafer-thin slice of telephonic joy.
The RAZR lives on...
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