Could the LAZR be the RAZR 2?
by Chris Ziegler 
posted Mar 25th 2007 at 1:16PM
And just when we thought "LAZR" was about the least creative name Motorola could've possibly dreamed up for its shiny morsel with the giant external screen, Boy Genius reports that the handset will roll out the door with the "RAZR 2" moniker instead. The choice of verbage there is actually very interesting, because it indicates that Moto views this clamshell as the true successor to the RAZR -- not only one of the first true fashion phones, but the singular device that pulled Motorola out of its rut and back into the manufacturer big leagues. Whether the RAZR 2 will be able to perform the same magic trick, of course, remains to be seen. Boy Genius also reports that the phone will be available in both GSM and CDMA versions (cross your fingers, Sprint and Verizon customers) and will in fact rock a memory expansion slot by the time it makes it into stores. We're wearing our lucky baseball caps today in the hope we see it in official form this week at CTIA in Orlando, and we suggest y'all do the same.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
cdubb @ Mar 25th 2007 3:12PM
Soooo....wait you got me all worked up about the Maxx ve. And now theres more Maxxesque goodness coming to Vzw ?!? Geez I'm stoked, so which is mo' betta? Well you can bet your lucky hat that I'll be wearing mine too...
Elias C. @ Mar 25th 2007 4:25PM
The "Lazr" name was courtesy of BengalBoy...not Motorola.
Ted LeBlond @ Mar 25th 2007 5:02PM
first, maybe moto is going with the Razr II moniker because when i first heard of the LAZR i thought it was a joke- i thought they were saying like lazy or it was for lazy people. now i get it a laser, oh haha.
but 2ndly, we got the V3, V3I, V3M, V3XX, V3T, V3R, MAXXVE.... Jane stop this crazy thing! LOL... what all is the difference?
btsguy28 @ Mar 26th 2007 5:04AM
FYI - That big external screen is touch sensitive.
db @ Mar 26th 2007 4:13PM
oh wow, a big touch sensitive external screen . . . that's it??? unless i hear more about it's specs and if it offers any more than the rest of Motorola's phones out there, i'm passing on this one. give it a rest Motorola! i'm not buying any of your stupid "fashion" phones unless i see REAL features. *rolls eyes* i feel like they spend so much more time thinking of new RAZR colors or trying to re-invent the look of the RAZR then actually trying to upgrade it's features.