Motorola RAZR2 V9m
Downgraded?
This phone looks awesome, EXCEPT...
it seems to be downgraded.
compared to the V9, the processor speed has been cut in HALF, the LCD is only 65K colors, not 256K.
The crystal talk feature has been disabled (at least on the verizon version). Bluetooth is v1.2, not 2.0, and certain profiles have been removed.
The battery is only 730mAH, compared to 920mAH.
Support for audio formats is very low on v9m.
And the price difference between the two versions is only $50 dollars.
For such lack of features, isnt it only fair that they sell the phone for under $200.
And I wonder why it is like that? The v9m is supposed to be the CDMA alternative to the V9. Or atleast, thats what I thought.
I wonder what other features have been r...
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it seems to be downgraded.
compared to the V9, the processor speed has been cut in HALF, the LCD is only 65K colors, not 256K.
The crystal talk feature has been disabled (at least on the verizon version). Bluetooth is v1.2, not 2.0, and certain profiles have been removed.
The battery is only 730mAH, compared to 920mAH.
Support for audio formats is very low on v9m.
And the price difference between the two versions is only $50 dollars.
For such lack of features, isnt it only fair that they sell the phone for under $200.
And I wonder why it is like that? The v9m is supposed to be the CDMA alternative to the V9. Or atleast, thats what I thought.
I wonder what other features have been r...
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Oh God, not another "V9m is a downgrade to the V9" post 😲 The first dozen weren't enough 😳
One of those rare phones where the CDMA version isn't as good as the GSM counterpart, eh?
One of those rare phones where the CDMA version isn't as good as the GSM counterpart, eh?
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Yes. You may think I'm complaning, but for the money and the choices we have, we should get what everybody else on their happy GSM networks are getting.
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eric_cartman said:
Yes. You may think I'm complaning, but for the money and the choices we have, we should get what everybody else on their happy GSM networks are getting.
"Should" means nothing to Verizon. CDMA wireless carriers have the consumer by the stones because there simply isn't as much regulation on the handsets as there is in the GSM world. Carriers like Verizon and Sprint have a lot more freedom on what they do to their handsets because you can't go out and buy an unlocked version and activate it on their networks. Verizon could care less what the consumer thinks they "should get" because they're still the largest wireless provider in the USA in terms of revenue...and let's not forget - despit...
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