Droid RAZR Unveiled: 1.2GHz Dual-Core, Water Resistant, $299
Droid RAZR Unveiled: 1.2GHz Dual-Core, Water Resistant, $299
Posted 10/18/2011 at 2:24pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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As expected, Motorola has announced the new Droid RAZR Android phone for Verizon’s 4G LTE network. The iconic name evokes images of something impossibly thin, and the Droid RAZR delivers on that count. The device is powerful, but only 7.1mm thick. That’s thinner than the iPhone, and Motorola claims over 12 hours of talk time per charge.
The new RAZR runs on a TI OMAP4430 SoC clocked up to 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of internal storage. The 8MP camera is capable of shooting 1080p video, and there is a front camera as well. The screen is a first of its kind qHD resolution Super AMOLED. The phone itself is splash resistant and has a tough kevlar back. However, that form factor comes with a drawback; the battery is apparently non-removable.
The RAZR is running an Android 2.3 Gingerbread with is going to be the current version of the platform for all of 4 more hours at the time of posting. Moto has also locked the bootloader on this device. The Droid RAZR will be available for pre-order on October 27 for $299 on contract.
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bling581
October 19, 2011 at 10:09am
"Moto has also locked the bootloader on this device."
Sorry but didn't they promise that they would start releasing unlocked devices? Liars.
Definitely sounds like a good phone from the specs and looks pretty decent, but I'm going to have to wait for reviews before I consider this phone.
kixofmyg0t
October 19, 2011 at 11:08am
Can you please explain what is so special about the bootloader being unlocked? Seriously. Explain why that is a make it or break it deal for you.
You can't use ROM's as a explanation because you don't need a unlocked bootloader for that.
You also can't use flashing to a different carrier becasue you don't need a unlocked bootloader for that as well.
So with that being said, please explain why the bootloader is so important?
kixofmyg0t
October 19, 2011 at 11:04am
Because it has what over the DROID RAZR? Ice cream Sandwich? That'll change in a couple months. NFC? Name one thing you're ACTUALLY gonna use NFC for.
Exactly. Nothing.
Arlips
October 19, 2011 at 4:44am
Figured it was only a matter of time until Motorola brought the RAZR back to combat the iphone. If they market and price it right, it could do very well.
Slurpy
October 18, 2011 at 3:19pm
I was excited until I saw "non-replaceable battery."
Then I actually laughed when I saw the bootloader was locked. No thanks, not going to blow $300 on a phone crippled with Motoblur.
kixofmyg0t
October 18, 2011 at 6:25pm
1. Its quite easy to de-blur a Motorola phone.
2. You DONT HAVE TO HAVE a unlocked bootloader to ROM ur phone.....
3. Motorola's europe twitter account already announced the DROID RAZR's bootloader IS UNLOCKABLE. Direct ur hate at Verizon.
4. Yep the battery isnt removable......so what? Works for the iPhone and people dont seem to care.....
Joji
October 18, 2011 at 10:44pm
Actually, there may be an issue with the unremovable battery. When I rooted my Atrix, I had to pull out my batter when I was in Fast Boot mode (it didn't have an option to shutdown).
MrBlueCheese
October 19, 2011 at 12:54am
What he's getting at is that Apple has a "unremovable battery" and they have got along so far. You just have to take it to them (Verizon) to get it fixed though (which should be free?)
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