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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