Motorola Atrix Review

Motorola Atrix Review

The good: The Motorola Atrix 4G features a dual-core processor and a sharp qHD (quarter HD) display. The Android 2.2 smartphone has a sleek design and a 5-megapixel camera, a front-facing camera for video calls, and an HDMI port.

The bad: No 1080p HD video recording or playback at launch. You can't install non-Market third-party apps. We didn't experience great HSPA+ 4G data speeds.

The bottom line: The laptop dock is a decidedly cool (and pricey) feature, but the dual-core Motorola Atrix 4G has plenty to offer on its own. The smartphone packs speed and high-end features into a sleek package and earns its place at the top of AT&T's Android lineup.

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2011, January
	Status	Available. Released 2011, April

BODY	Dimensions	117.8 x 63.5 x 11 mm
	Weight	135 g

DISPLAY	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	540 x 960 pixels, 4.0 inches (~275 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass
		- Biometric fingerprint reader - Touch sensitive controls - MOTOBLUR UI with Live Widgets

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB
	Internal	16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	Speed	HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps, 1080p (via future update)
	Secondary	Yes, VGA

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
	Chipset	Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H
	CPU	Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
	GPU	ULP GeForce
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - HDMI port - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk - Photo viewer/editor - Organizer - Document editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Po 1930 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 8 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 9 h (3G)

MISC	Price group

FINGERPRINT SECURITY: ONE-OF-A-KIND

This smartphone is smart about security. Fingerprint recognition technology means only you can access what’s on your phone. Faster, enhanced security beats passwords or PIN locks any day.

MEGA MEMORY: STORE MORE

With up to 48GB of memory (16GB on board and an optional 32GB micro SD card) you won’t have to choose. You can store even more songs, photos, and files—even full-length movies.

DISPLAY CLARITY: BETTER THAN 20/20

Get ready to be blown away. The world’s first qHD smartphone display boasts super-crisp games, clearer words, more vibrant pictures, as well as movies and TV shows that pop.

VIDEO CHAT: SEE EYE-TO-EYE

A front-facing web cam and downloadable video chatting apps put you face-to-face with your callers. Or, switch to the 5MP rear-facing camera for a little show-and-tell.

Motorola has officially introduced the Atrix HD, an Ice Cream Sandwich-based model geared toward business users.

The company unveiled the model, which boasts a 4.5-inch 1280 x 720 HD Colorboost display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, LTE, 8 GB of storage and an 8-megapixel camera, as well as Kevlar-clad back side, on itswebsite on Wednesday. The Atrix HD is billed as “business ready” partially because it comes preloaded withWebtop an app that, with an HDMI display and Bluetooth peripherals, can make the phone a PC replacement.

Pricing has not yet been set for the model, which will be distributed via AT&T.

In targeting business users, Google is no doubt looking for remaining BlackBerry defectors. Android’s share of the overall market topped 50% in the U.S. in April, while BlackBerry’s was 13.4%, a huge drop from the previous year’s 28.9%.

Motorola Atrix HD Sports 4.5-inch 720p Screen, 1.5GHz Dual-Core CPU And Kevlar

If you were waiting from a high-end phone from Motorola to match the HTC One X andSamsung Galaxy S3, that wait is now over. Or is it?

At first glance, the Motorola Atrix HD appears to have all the bits you would need or want from a high-end smartphone. It offers an HD Ready, 720 x 1,280 screen with added ColorBoost marketing. Taking care of processing duties we have an unnamed 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, which we assume is the new Snapdragon S4 – incidentally the same chip found in the US version of the HTC One X, and one that can happily go toe to toe with the quad-core Tegra 3 found in the UK version of HTC’s top phone. It’s backed by 1GB of RAM, which is still standard though we’re seeing 2GB in LG’s premium smartphone and some Korea-only versions of the S3.

The first possible disappointment is a ‘mere’ 8GB of permanent storage, but unlike the Galaxy Nexus or One X, it’s expandable via MicroSD – so in fact a cheap, quick upgrade will see you rocking 40GB or even 72GB. 

The next is a 1,780mAh battery, where many were hoping for something closer to the 3,300mAh of the Droid RAZR Maxx. Then again, this is an 8.4mm thin phone, but even the S3 managed to fit in 2,100mAh. 

Last but not least, it’ll be coming to market with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwhich, where it had been speculated that, as Motorola now belongs to Google, it might get early access to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Still, the new Atrix HD does have some aces up its sleeve. For one thing, its construction using Kevlar and Gorilla glass should make it a wee bit more durable than most, and it’s also “splash resistant” so should survive a rainy texting session. 

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