The Motorola RAZR is an Android OS powered 4G LTE capable smartphone and it is claimed as the world’s thinnest smartphone to date, which has got all the high end specifications and an up-to-date hardware under the hood. It is also known as “Motorola Droid RAZR” in the U.S. for Verizon network. Previously, it is known as Motorola Droid HD and Motorola Spyder.
Motorola RAZR will be powered by OMAP 4430 chipset with a 1.2GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 processor running Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread & 1GB of RAM, sporting a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced qHD display with Gorilla Glass coating delivering 540 X 960 pixels of resolution, equipped with an 8 megapixel rear facing camera with 1080p HD video recording capability, an additional front facing 2 megapixel camera to make 720p video calls,16GB of internal flash, and an included 16GB microSD card with support for memory expansion up to 32GB via microSD cards, 1780mAh battery to provide 12.5 hours of talk time, 8.9 hours if video playback, Webtop accessories support with the new Lapdock, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity, DLNA functionality, Wi-Fi Hotspot, LTE connectivity, 3.5mm headset jack, Android Market, a whole host of Google & the carrier services and all the regular features of an Android phone.
Motorola claims the Droid RAZR will be the first smartphone that will be able to access Netflix in high-definition and it comes pre-installed with new app called MotoCast, which lets the users to stream or download the pictures, music and more from PC to DROID RAZR witht the help of a new feature called "personal cloud". Another preinstalled app called Smart Actions lets you optimize your battery life by creating various power-saving rules like ramping-down the processor when the battery drops below a certain level; disabling GPS reception.
Full Technical Specifications Of Motorola RAZR
| Network | |
| 4G Network | LTE 700 MHz |
| 3G Network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 2G Network | CDMA 800, 1900 MHz |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Dimensions | |
| Size | 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm |
| Weight | 127 grams |
| Display | |
| Type | qHD Super AMOLED Touchscreen |
| Size | 4.3-inch |
| Resolution | 16M Colors & 540 X 960 Pixels |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | Gorilla Glass Multi-Touch Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Proximity sensor for auto turn-off |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Google Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread OS |
| CPU | 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430 Dual-Core Processor 1GB RAM PowerVR SGX540 GPU |
| Memory Storage | |
| Internal Memory | – 16GB Built-in Memory Storage – 16GB microSD Card Inserted |
| External Memory | microSD Card Slot for Memory Expansion Up To 32GB |
| Camera | |
| Primary | – 8 Megapixels – 3266 × 2450 pixels – Image Stabilization – Auto Focus – LED Flash- Touch-Focus, Geo-Tagging, Face Detection |
| Video Recording | – 1080p HD Video Recording Capable – 1920 × 1080 pixels |
| Secondary (Front-Facing) | – 2MP HD Camera – 1280 x 720 pixels |
| Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth & USB | Bluetooth v4.0 with LE+EDR & v2.0 micro USB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Hotspot DLNA |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| 3G | Yes |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| Music & Video | |
| Music Format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV |
| Movie Format | MP4, DivX, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion 1780mAh Standard battery |
| Standby Time | Up to 204 Hours |
| Talk Time | Up to 12 Hours 30 Minutes |
| Other Features | MotoCast, Smart Actions, Personal Cloud HDMI Port Android Market Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter Digital Compass Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, G-Talk Text to Speech, Google Voice Search |
| Colors | Black |
Price & Availability
The Motorola RAZR smartphone’s launch date and the price tag information has yet to be revealed out officially. But it will be available for pre-order from October 27th with a price tag of $299.99 with your signature on a two-year contract agreement of Verizon. The phone itself will be available sometime in November.