Introduction and DesignEver since Motorola officially became a part of Google last year, punters have been waiting for a flagship handset with an intrinsic understanding of the Android operating system. The Razr V is not that phone.Released before the arrival of the higher specced and 4G-enabled Razr M and Razr HD handsets, the Razr V is an affordably priced Optus exclusive, competing not in the upper tiers of its 4G brethren, but in the mid-to-low areas occupied by the likes of the Huawei Ascend P1.Powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz processor and 1GB of RAM, the RAZR V has some fairly run of the mill specifications amid an army of quad-core smartphones like the HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S3. At 540 x 960, the 4.3-inch screen isn't anything to get too excited about, while the 8MP rear camera is a fairly standard offering these days, capable of recording 1080p video.Like the original Android Razr - the one from 2011, not the iconic flip phone - the Razr V is coated in kevlar on the back to stop bullets and create robustness, while the screen is made from GorillaGlass.DesignWith all the litigation between Samsung and Apple about copied designs, it's refreshing to see Motorola go its own way in the design stakes. From front on, the Razr V is squarish with subtle angles cut into the corners, kind of reminiscent of the books in Battlestar Galactica, although much less pronounced. Aside from the sliced corners and the 4.3-inch screen, the front of the phone is ra
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