The Motorola RAZR 2 V9x for AT&T brings GPS, non-hideous color

Shoot, all Motorola had to do was change from pink mahogany to this nice, normal, compliant shade of black, and that would've been enough of an update to justify a model name change. There's more, though: the V9x will officially offer AT&T Navigator, the Telenav-powered navigation system already found on the Z9, and we can see from these press shots that it'll even work on the secondary display, which is pretty trick. This appears to be the same update that we'd originally heard would drop way back in January, which means we can likely expect Video Share support as well. Take a stroll on over to Engadget Mobile for the full gallery.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:20AM]

Didn't Moto become one of the most failed companies in the world.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:22AM]

You stole my name!

[natels @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:35AM]

Cubs will lose some more, go sox.

[MadMike @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:19AM]

I wasn't aware they were still in business...

[Reader @ Jul 2nd 2008 1:05PM]

Dude we can all see it's the same account just by the number when we scroll over your name. Do you need medical attention?

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Jul 2nd 2008 4:06PM]

eh, someone could have got hold of my pass somehow. ever think of that

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:23AM]

I swear I didn't put the second comment up.

[numbsock @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:22AM]

Did you put the third?

[happy_penguin @ Jul 2nd 2008 11:47AM]

Damn dude. Maybe it's time to lay off the crack pipe.

[zephxiii @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:01AM]

If only they had 3G working on the linux OS, and i don't recall google mobile maps (java) working with GPS sadly :(

[Alex Padilla @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:03AM]

What the fock is going on!?

[0megapart!cle @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:06AM]

How is AT&T Navigator compared to the craptacular horrible experience that is VZ Navigator? I can't imagine it being much worse.

[MadMike @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:21AM]

Not as craptastic... I would say only about 91% as craptastic as VZ Navigator.

[0megapart!cle @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:57AM]

Well, that's nice. Does it repeated connection errors at all the most inopportune moments, like VZ?

[Indubitably @ Jul 2nd 2008 11:16AM]

I use the VZ navigator all the time, I wouldn't use it if I had to pay a monthly fee, though. It isn't perfect by any means, but for a free GPS (mine only uses air time), it does what I expect it to: get me to point B.

[0megapart!cle @ Jul 2nd 2008 1:32PM]

First of all, the vast majority of GPS's are "free", other than the cost of hardware. Second of all, how in the hell are you not paying a fee for VZ navigator??! I would have a much better opinion of the service if I wasn't paying a ridiculous monthly fee.

[arkweld @ Jul 2nd 2008 7:54PM]

I have no problems with VZ Nav. It's a handy tool to have in your pocket and given the limitations of your average cell phone display it provides a fairly easy to read chunk of travel data and doubles as a Yellow Pages as well. It even works in my abysmal home cell area which can't even get EVDO and only just gets a digital signal.

I don't pay an individual fee either. All data services are rolled into the Premium plan.

[0megapart!cle @ Jul 10th 2008 10:49AM]

Details, details man! What Premium plan?

I assume you don't have a Pearl. VZ Navigator is absolutely horrible on the Pearl.

[thenumber81 @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:32AM]

I think this is a much nicer color than that hideous pinkish-mahogany color that att has offered...

[Matt @ Jul 2nd 2008 1:16PM]

I definitely saw that horse move. Hit it again!!!

[Dave @ Jul 2nd 2008 1:34PM]

I think a problem even larger than the fact that it was burgundy is the fact they want $299 for it....

[Ethan @ Jul 2nd 2008 4:40PM]

They had a distinctive design, and have just kept on normalizing it until it becomes nothing.

[gad get @ Jul 2nd 2008 7:11PM]

I always thought the original RAZR looked silly. Borderline ugly, even. This, if you ask me, is much better-looking. But I'd still never spring for it.