Motorola announced some new RAZR V3 derivative phones yesterday. The MOTORAZR maxx is put forth as a candidate for those interested in multimedia, web and speed - Motorola says that the phone’s speedy HSDPA and EDGE protocols provide for broadband-like functionality. The maxx (shown at right) is done in metal & glass, glows at incoming calls and has dedicated music keys on the cover.

And then there’s the MOTORAZR V3xx. The V3xx is not unlike the maxx, but comes without the metal, glass & music buttons and those “hi-end finishes”. The MOTORIZR is an enhanced implementation of the long-awaited slider version of the original RAZR V3. And finally, there’s the oddly-named MOTOKRZR which comes in 2 varieties, the Krzr K1 and the Krzr K2, and is a kind of squished version of the RAZR V3 in that they are narrower, thicker, but now with music.

The RAZR brand has helped propel Motorola to a 21.8% 2Q06 market share - they’ve shipped 50 million RAZRs so far, and they’re hoping to unload 500 million of them eventually. These new phones seem to have been well received, but there are always some cranks, er…nay-sayers lurking about.

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