Faithful Gearlog readers found out about the new Verizon V3C a months ago, but Verizon officially announced it will have its own V3C RAZR today to compete with the Cingular model that has been our for over a year.

The RAZR did a lot to make Cingular seem like a hip carrier. Now that the playing field is level it will be interesting to see if Verizon subscribers flock to the new phone. I can't think of any Verizon phone that looks better, plus it comes with EV-DO and a megapixel camera.

It will be in stores on December 12th. It should cost about $299 with a two-year contract.