Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxusy Edition

The Motorola RAZR2 V8 is a pretty decent multimedia phone that has only just hit the market. Obviously, Motorola think that this isn't enough and have come up with the Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition for those who want something a little more showy.
Yes - that yellow metal on the RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition is real gold - well, 18 carat and 24 carat gold plate to be precise.

The back of this RAZR2 is embossed with a snakeskin effect, and the front has an unusual striped looked. The navigational control has been given "linear etching", the phone itself has complementary themes and Motorola include a gold-plated Bluetooth headset in the package.
Underneath is a very capable music phone with 2GB of internal memory (the standard V8 has 420MB), a large internal and external display, with touch-sensitive media controls on the exterior screen, a 2 megapixel camera and Bluetooth. It's the same size as the ordinary version of the V8, although we don't know how much this edition weighs.
Let's face it.. the Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition is not for everybody. It's not so much a question of price - Motorola haven't said how much it will cost - but really a question of taste*. It's in the same sort of league as the Gold Nokia 8800 Sirocco or the old RAZR V3i Gold.. so if those phones appealed to you, then this one will too.
The design is in the details, so we have included some close-up shots of the RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition below so you can see the design detail more closely.
Taste: OK.. we admit it. We think that the Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition will probably appeal to you if you like Burberry baseball caps, Hackett polo shirts, sovereign rings and badly customised Vauxhall Corsas. It's truly hideous and if there's one good thing going for it, it's that the real gold might make it too expensive for your average Chav. Sorry, Motorola, but this is just truly hideous.

Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxusy Edition at a glance
Available: Q4 2007
Network: GSM
Data: GPRS + EDGE
Screen: 240x320 pixels, 262k colours (main)240x320 pixels, 262k colours (sub)
Camera: 2 megapixels
Size: Slim clamshell103 x 53 x 12mm / approx 117 grams
Bluetooth: Yes
Memory card: No
Infra-red: No
Polyphonic: Yes
Java: Yes
Battery life: 8 hours talk / 10 days standby