Unlike other Android smartphone The Motorola RAZR (known as the Motorola RAZR DROID on Verizon Wireless in the U.S.) is an ultra-slim dual-core Android smartphone that stands apart from other touchscreen phones with a design that is just as sharp as its name suggests.Motorola have taken a somewhat brave decision to re-use the name from the classic Motorola RAZR V3 and its many descendants.
The original RAZR V3 looked really cool, but was pretty awful to use, and Motorola’s addiction to the RAZR line nearly killed the company. Obviously, this new RAZR is nothing at all like its namesakes, but Motorola must surely be hoping that customers remember how cool the original V3 looked rather than how bad it was underneath.
The striking physical design sets the new RAZR apart from other phones. At its thinnest point, the RAZR is just 7.1mm thick. The back of the phone is covered in laser-cut Kevlar – the sort of stuff they use for body armour – and the screen has Gorilla Glass on the front to protect it. The RAZR has a nanoparticle-based water repellant system called Splashguard that covers the case and even the electronics inside.
When you get past the remarkable external characteristics, the RAZR is a pretty powerful beast underneath as well. Inside is a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor coupled with 1GHz of RAM. On the front is a 4.3″ 540 x 960 pixel super AMOLED touchscreen. On the back is an 8 megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording, plus there is a secondary 1.3 megapixel camera for video calling. A 16GB microSD card comes preinstalled in the handset.
The Motorola RAZR
| Display | 540 x 960 pixels |
|---|---|
| Screen | 4.3″ 540 x 960 pixel super AMOLED touchscreen |
| Camera | 8 megapixel,secondary 1.3 megapixel |
| Processor | dual-core 1.2 GHz |
| MicroSD | 16GB |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Battery | 12.5 hours talk / 8.5 days standby (VZW) |
