Motorola, the second largest phones manufacturer in the world after Nokia, has recently unveiled the successors of its popular RAZR series of cellphones, simply gathered under the umbrella of RAZR 2.

The new phones inherit the “champion genes” of their praised predecessor, but also bear the touch of the future, boasting with not one, but three different versions that should please even the most exquisite tastes.

Actually those tastes depend on whether you are in Europe, South Korea or the US, since the three versions differ mainly when it comes to the technology used when connecting to the Internet.

The Motorola RAZR 2 V9 is what could be called The King, because it’s the only one capable of HSDPA (high speed data package access) connectivity, a type of wireless connection that reaches 3.6Mbps in download (theoretically, and the download rate also depends on the carrier). Since HSDPA connections are prominently implemented in South Korea (HSDPA is considered as a 3.5G, a precursor of the 4G), you should probably think of skipping the V9 until the US becomes a better environment for it.

The V9M is something else. This is a CDMA-capable (code division multiple access) version of the RAZR 2 and so it allows for EV-DO speeds (theoretically 2.5Mbps).

The “weakest” of them all is the Motorola RAZR V8, which can only process GSM signals along with EDGE (Enhanced Data-Rate for GSM Evolution) signals.

All RAZR 2s are WAP 2.0 capable and all have external touch screens that are responsive to tactile commands (useful when listening to music for example). The dimensions of the RAZR 2 (applicable to all three versions) have been reduced (103x53 x11.9), while the resolution of the camera has been kept at 2 mega-pixels.