Quote from article:
"The phone should be huge for Verizon and Sprint in particular. The two major carriers have been without a blockbuster model to help offset the loss of customers switching to AT&T for the iPhone."

Is the RAZR2 that big of a deal? Let's do a quick evolution of the RAZR2-KRZR-RAZR1:

Phone	RAZR2 V9	KRZR K1m	RAZR V3c
Size	103x53x11.9mm	103x44x17mm	98x53x14.5mm
Weight	125 g	103 g	99 g
Camera	2 megapixel	1.3 megapixel	1.3 megapixel
Bluetooth	2.0, A2DP, AVRCP	1.1	1.1
Connectivity	EVDO	EVDO	EVDO
Memory	70MB, microSD expandable	20MB, microSD	30MB
Battery	770 mAh	880 mAh	740 mAh
Extras	External touch screen	??	Thin?

So the RAZR2 is thinner, heavier, and a slightly more featured phone than the previous incarnations. It'll also start at $299 with a two-year contract. Quite pricey, no?

Motorola sold tons of the original RAZR two years ago because it was thin, and it was cheap. It was the first affordable thin flip phone during a time of fat clamshells and ugly-looking candy bars. The problem was that nearly everyone ended up getting one, turning the RAZR name into some kind of joke.

The way I see it, there's no way the RAZR2 is going to be a huge hit: mixing in a higher price, harder market conditions, not-quite-cutting-edge features, and a tainted name is not a recipe for success.

Source: "Verizon to Sell Razr2" - TheStreet

Tags: razr2, verizon

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