With the announcement earlier this week of the Motorola RAZR i the nice chaps at Motorola have sent us out some pricing for the various carriers here in the UK.
If you missed our hands on video with Motorola's new offering you can catch it here.
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Have a watch, then be sure to check out our hands-on with the edge-to-edge RAZR I.
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The Intel-Motorola partnership has been a long time coming. The two officially hooked up at CES 2012, where they committed to a “multi-year, multi-device agreement” to bring Intel-powered Moto phones to market. Ten months and a few leaks later, the first such device, the Motorola RAZR i, reaches European store shelves. It may not have been the bleeding-edge, multi-core, 4G behemoth that some -- including us -- were hoping for, but the RAZR i is nevertheless an important device for both companies. For Moto, it’s a chance to tackle the less hotly-contested mid-range phone market, and differentiate itself through its unique Intel internals. And it’s Intel’s first major Android smartphone from a top-tier manufacturer -- an important milestone for the chip giant in its ongoing war against the ever-present ARM.
But all this talk of important firsts and key partnerships means nothing if the device itself isn’t up to snuff. So just how does the Motorola RAZR i shape up in the crowded and fiercely competitive smartphone marketplace of late 2012? Read on to find out.
Motorola’s flagship smartphones have historically exuded an industrial look and feel, with dark colors, cold metals and sharp lines. The RAZR i is an evolution of this style of industrial design. It’s less bulky than earlier Moto phones, with a significantly reduced bezel, though it isn’t quite as ridiculously thin as original RAZR, its girth being roughly comparable to the RAZR MAXX. If you’re familiar with Verizon’s Droid RAZR M, we’re dealing with the same design here.
It’s not the most elegant-looking phone you’ll ever come across. There are plenty of flat edges, exposed torx screws and joining lines. Surrounding the 4.3-inch screen is an aluminum trim, and Moto’s made a big deal out of the RAZR i’s “edge-to-edge” display. It’s true that there’s no unnecessary flab on either side of the phone’s screen, but there’s plenty of superfluous bezel to be found directly beneath the screen. See, as the RAZR i uses the same chassis design as the RAZR M, but without any carrier branding, the space where you’d normally find the Verizon logo is left blank.
Further below, there’s a plastic “chin” which tapers off towards the bottom, and houses the phone’s main microphone, and presumably a bundle of antennae. The main shell of the phone is constructed of matte plastic, which closely matches the appearance of the aluminum trim around the screen. Up top, an etched metal badge proudly displays the Motorola logo.
Around the back, the glossy front of the camera assembly contrasts with the trademark kevlar area dominating most of the rear of the phone. Printed onto that is the “Intel Inside” logo. Along the chassis’ edge, where aluminum and plastic meet, is where the RAZR i’s buttons and ports are located. On the left edge is the standard microUSB port (no HDMI-out this time around), in addition to microSIM and microSD card slots -- we used a class 10 32GB card during testing, but no card is provided with the phone. Up top is the 3.5mm headphone jack.
The right edge is home to power, volume and dedicated camera buttons, with the latter being a key marketing point for Intel and Motorola. Hold it down for a second or so when the phone’s locked, and it launches straight into the camera app. A single tap of the camera key when the phone’s awake sparks an even more instantaneous jump into camera mode. The key can also be used as a shutter button, though it’s not a two-stage shutter like some other cameraphones. Helpfully, the camera key is recessed a little, and lies flush with the side of the chassis, in order to prevent accidental presses.
Motorola also says the RAZR i comes with splash protection, meaning it’s not quite fully waterproof, but a should be able to stand up to a little rain during day-to-day use. Though you may be reluctant, as we were, to test the limits of this feature on your own RAZR i.
So on the whole the RAZR i sports a relatively plain, quintessentially Motorolan build and look. If you weren’t a fan of earlier Moto designs, there’s not much here to change your mind. On the other hand, it’s solidly-built, and may be able to stand up to more wear and tear than sleeker, prettier handsets.
But it’s the internals of the RAZR i that really set it apart from every other Android phone out there. It’s powered by a 2GHz Intel Atom Z2480 CPU with Hyperthreading technology. This allows two logical cores to be run on a single hardware core, appearing to the OS as if they were two cores, not one. Hyperthreading is used in many of Intel’s PC chips, and can improve multitasking performance, as well as the performance of multi-threaded apps.
Backing up that CPU is 1GB of RAM and 6GB of internal storage, though as we mentioned earlier that’s expandable via microSD card. (When you insert an SD card, a handy utility allows you to offload multimedia content to your new card.)
Camera-wise, the RAZR i rocks an 8MP rear shooter with LED flash, along with a basic 0.3MP front-facer. We’ll get to a more detailed breakdown of the RAZR i’s camera later in this review, but to make a rough approximation, we’d say the main camera is about Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Note-level.
The phone’s display is a qHD (960x540) SuperAMOLED panel, which on paper is the same as the original RAZR’s screen. In reality, though, there are some substantial differences. The RAZR i is brighter, with much less discoloration to whites, particularly at low brightness levels. Colors are extremely vivid, more so than some higher-resolution SuperAMOLED devices like the Galaxy Nexus. That said, it’s still a PenTile panel at qHD resolution, and that means you’re going to notice some artifacting around text and certain other on-screen elements -- that’s just a limitation of this display technology.
The Motorola RAZR i includes a 2000mAh internal, non-removable battery. That’s larger than average for a device that’s not super-high-end, and as such, we got above average battery life from our RAZR i. Motorola claims around 20 hours of “mixed usage” in its promotional materials, and that lines up with our own experiences using the RAZR i for the past week, both indoors and outdoors, on Wifi and HSPA+ networks. We had no trouble getting through the working day with plenty of juice to spare.
With extremely heavy usage consisting of lot of web browsing, gaming, music and video playback and camera use, and extensive mobile data use over HSPA+, we were able to kill the RAZR i in around seven to eight hours. That’s about average for an Android smartphone of this kind.
We should also note that our RAZR i was running pre-release firmware during our testing, so battery performance may improve somewhat when the device is officially launched in the next month or so. We’ll update this review if we notice any major changes.
The RAZR i runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with some additional sprinkles from Motorola. Unfortunately, there’s no Jelly Bean to be found here, as Intel has only just finished optimizing Android 4.1 for its Atom chips. Motorola has promised to update the RAZR i to Jelly Bean, but it wasn’t willing to commit to any timeframe at the recent London launch event.
What you have on the RAZR i is very close to stock Android -- Motorola hasn’t strayed too far from the designs of Matias Duarte and his team at Google. For example, you’ve got the persistent search bar at the top of the home screen, and on-screen buttons down below.
Moto’s software changes are mostly functional, not visual. Smart Actions from the earlier RAZR phones make a comeback, and are useful as ever. Similar to the popular Tasker app, Smart Actions allows you to change certain settings or perform certain tasks based on pre-set conditions. For example, if you’re at home, at night, with your phone charging you can set the device to silence all notifications until morning. Similarly, if the battery is low, you can turn off background data and dim the screen in order to preserve battery life.
There’s also a built-in interactive guide to help out first-time Android users.
And really, that’s about it. The only other changes from vanilla Android are in the Motorola home screen setup. Scroll all the way to the left, and you get a quick settings page. Scroll all the way to the right, and you get the option to add another home screen. A third “favorites” tab has been added to the app drawer, allowing you to select favorite apps from a list and have them appear there for easy access. That might be useful on a carrier-branded phone loaded with bloatware, but our unlocked RAZR i came with no unwanted apps. Motorola’s “circles” widget comes pre-loaded on the RAZR i, showing the time, date, weather and battery level in detail. We’ve seen this before on phones like the Atrix HD -- circles can be flipped over to reveal more information. We did notice that this widget was the cause of some occasional homescreen lag, however. Once we removed it, the UI was buttery smooth.
Interestingly, some Jelly Bean launcher enhancements have also made it across, including the ability to bump widgets and icons around to make space on a crowded home screen.
The RAZR i is a quick performer, and provides a great showcase for what can be accomplished with Android on an Intel chip. With the exception of the Motorola widget-induced homescreen lag, the phone was flawlessly smooth. Side-by-side with a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean, the RAZR i consistently provided faster app start-up times, and Intel’s Atom-optimized stock browser also proved faster in Javascript tests. The RAZR i’s gaming performance in apps like Osmos, Angry Birds, Grand Theft Auto III and World of Goo was flawless, though we did come across some compatibility issues caused by the use of an Intel chip.
Google Chrome downloaded, but failed to install, displaying an error message (Motorola says an Intel-friendly Chrome update is coming). Sonic 4 Episode 2 installed, but crashed at startup. Similarly, the BBC Media Player app refused to work on our RAZR i. Those were the only compatibility issues we came across, and we downloaded a fair few apps during our review process. Undoubtedly there’ll be some teething issues as app developers get to grips with Android on Intel, especially in high-performance apps like games.
The RAZR i includes an 8MP rear camera capable of 1080p video recording, in addition to an 0.3MP front-facing camera. We’ll get the front-facer out of the way to begin with -- as the numbers would suggest, it’s a very basic image sensor, and you probably won’t want to use it for anything beyond the occasional Skype call.
The rear camera, however, is a different matter. It doesn’t include a BSI (backside illuminated) sensor, so low-light shots are far from ideal, however we were consistently impressed with the quality of outdoor shots produced by the RAZR i. As Intel and Motorola boasted during their London launch event, camera start-up is instantaneous, as are image capture speeds. Interestingly, we experienced none of the autofocus and shutter speed woes that we noticed on the RAZR i’s 4G cousin, the Droid RAZR M.
Dynamic range isn’t the greatest we’ve come across in a smartphone camera, though the camera app can detect when this may an issue, and when it does, it prompts you to enable HDR mode. We’re accustomed HDR shots on other cameras being something of a crapshoot at the best of times, but we were thoroughly impressed by the HDR camera on the RAZR i. It produced natural-looking shots with plenty of fine detail and no ghosting, even in scenes with movement. It’s also incredibly forgiving of any movement while taking shots. Some darker scenes succumb to a little more visible noise in HDR mode, but that’s a symptom of the way the technology works.
In addition, the camera app includes a burst shot mode capable of taking around 10 shots per second. there are also a few presets for night shots and landscapes, as well as basic filters like black and white and sepia. Panorama mode, however, is conspicuously absent.
The RAZR i also performed video recording duties admirably, matching the output of more expensive handsets. At 1080p resolution, the phone managed a flawless 30 frames per second, with sharp images, quick focussing and smooth transitions between light and dark areas. Check out our sample images and video to see for yourself.
Motorola said it’s committed to delivering an unlockable bootloader on the RAZR i where market conditions and carriers allow it. What that means is if you have an unlocked SIM-free RAZR i, you’re probably good to unlock it; if yours is a carrier-branded model, you might want to double-check first.
An unlockable bootloader is a good start, but it may take custom ROM makers a while to get to grips with developing for Android on the Intel architecture. That may present an extra hurdle to overcome before AOSP-based ROMs can be ported over to the RAZR i. We’ll just have to wait and see.
The RAZR i is a speedy, well-featured handset from Motorola, and it does a great job of showcasing the power of Intel on Android. What it is not, however, is exciting. From the ho-hum industrial design to the last-generation screen tech, it isn’t immediately obvious why this phone is special. You need to be a bit of a nerd to appreciate what makes the RAZR i unique, and even then, user-facing differences between Android on Intel and ARM chips are subtle at best.
The most significant obstacles facing the RAZR i are price and mindshare. Pre-order prices are coming in around £330, a little more than prettier, better-known, Snapdragon-powered HTC One S. The RAZR i is a decent handset, but it needs to be cheaper than this if it’s going to succeed. Perhaps on-contract prices from carriers will be more favorable.
Moto also doesn’t have the best track record with software updates, and with Samsung and HTC’s Jelly Bean updates likely to arrive around the same time the RAZR i releases with ICS, that’s another mark in favor of the competition. Then there’s the fact that certain apps, including some games and even Google Chrome, don’t yet work on Intel chips.
There’s nothing terribly wrong with the RAZR i, and on the whole, we like the direction Moto and Intel are moving in. They’ve delivered a fast performer with a couple of outstanding features, and they deserve credit for that. But does the RAZR i have what it takes to survive the firestorm of competing smartphones coming this October? We’re just not sure.
While Motorola may have promised Jelly Bean updates for their most recently launched RAZR devices, for other Moto owners life isn't so peachy on the update front. The device software upgrade page has been updated, and it isn't going to make happy reading for some. The Atrix 4G and Atrix 2 now read as "further plans coming soon," having previously been pegged to update to ICS in Q3. The Xyboard 8.2 and Xoom Family Edition are also in the same boat, only the pair of tablets are still provided with a date sometime in Q4. Also slipping into the Q4 category is the DROID Bionic. We previously reported that devices such as the DROID 3 would remain on Gingerbread, and one has to only hope that the same isn't about to be said of some of these. The Atrix 2 isn't even a year old, so to see it left languishing in a pre-ICS world would be a sorry sight. Slipping dates leave us feeling less doomsday, yet still with a slightly ominous feeling. If Moto is already talking the Jelly Bean talk, one does have to wonder where some of these ICS updates are hiding. Of course, there is always the promise of a $100 credit towards a new Motorola phone should your 2011 onwards device not get updated to Jelly Bean. So don't go throwing away that Atrix 2 just yet. Source: Motorola thanks Rich!
By now, the vast majority of Android users -- no, make that people in the world -- have heard about Apple's new replacement for Google Maps in iOS 6. Proudly announced during their iOS 6 keynote, replacing Google Maps was another step away from using Google services for the Cupertino giant. Since the launch, much has been said about the maps, and their apparent lack of some key information within the maps themselves. We'll admit it. It makes us chuckle. As we sit here using our native Google Maps, more and more we see comments arising from iPhone owners, both new and old, slating iOS6 Maps. And now, Google owned Motorola is joining in on the fun. Seen on the Motorola Mobility Google+ page, and on their Twitter page, the message is clear. While an obvious advertisement for their latest handset -- and perhaps the RAZR M's edge to edge screen, compared to the 'stretched' iPhone 5 -- rather than Google Maps itself, we wonder how long before the #iLost tag will catch on. Probably until Google releases a third-party Google Maps application into the iOS App Store, but until then, we can but chuckle away.Source: Motorola (Google+) (Twitter)Looking for 315 E 15th in Manhattan? Google Maps on DROID RAZR M will get you there & not #iLost in Brooklyn.
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Rogers has been offering a moderately rugged entry level Android handset with a full physical QWERTY keyboard called the Motorola Defy Pro for a few weeks now. Though the specs don’t exactly blow any minds, its pricing is a new step towards a bit of sanity in Canada; this is a phone you get for free on a two-year contract, which is unheard of when the industry standard up here is a three-year commitment. The $275 stand-alone price even makes it viable without a contract. TELUS previously toyed around with the idea a little bit, and it seems like Rogers is at very least testing the same waters.
Still, with so many higher-end devices available on Rogers and LTE still being a relatively new thing up north, how many people would be more interested in saving a buck with such a modest handset?
I've got to admit, it's a little nerve-wracking willingly dousing a phone in water, no matter how cheap it is or how much it says right on the box that it can handle it. The Defy Pro made it through the ordeal alive however, though I did find a few droplets getting precariously close to the battery after flipping open the battery door. Definitely don't go for a swim with this phone. That said, if you ever want to get your device fully waterproofed, you should check out Liquipel.
As for sheer look and feel, the Motorola Defy Pro is a little bit on the chunky side. For dudes with big hands like me, that's not so much of an issue, and so long as it fits in a pocket, I'm not too bothered by it, but others may be tempted to line up the Defy Pro's profile against a higher-end handset and grimace. The build quality is good enough, though the plastic doesn't feel especially high-grade. I don't expect the silver paint job on the rear and trim to age well, since dings and scratches tend to show up pretty clearly with those color schemes.
The HVGA display isn’t particularly great; the colors are washed out and the viewing angles aren't forgiving. Even with brightness cranked up all the way, the Defy Pro's display doesn't do too well outdoors on a sunny day. At 2.7 inches, you don't have a lot of room to play with, which makes things tricky for watching video or navigating via touch. The layout is reasonably optimized given these limitations, but there are still odd quirks, like not being able to drag and drop icons into the shortcut bar on the home screen. Instead, a pop-up provides options after a long press.
The overall design of the Defy Pro is pretty straightforward and streamlined. The five-way directional pad is a bit of a throwback at this point, but the secondary menu, home, back, search, and call keys are laid out in a really smooth way. The headphone and microUSB jack both have pesky plugs in them, but that’s to ensure water-tightness. Similarly, the rear battery door has a lock switch, again, to keep moisture and dust away from the battery, but it’s definitely a little awkward and easy to accidentally knock open. There's a subtle LED indicator on the top-left of the device, which is always appreciated.
Motorola fondly describes the Defy Pro as “life-proof”, which is not to be confused with mil-spec ruggedization that we see in other phones. The Defy Pro is rated 67 on the Ingress Protection scale, meaning it is completely dust-tight, and can be immersed in a meter of water for one hour. The screen is also built out of Corning Gorilla glass, making it pretty much impervious to scratches. As you can see in the video at the top, I was able to run the Defy Pro under the tap pretty much indefinitely without having any issues with the phone afterwards. As for scratches, I tried pressing a metal wire hard into the screen and wriggling it around and it didn’t leave even a slight scratch. The only thing really missing here is impact protection, and without any real cases out there for the device, it may not be something you can work around.
Having spent a good amount of time on a BlackBerry, the keyboard quality was hugely important to me. Much like the Motorola Admiral and Droid Pro, the layout borrows heavily from RIM’s style with frets between each row of keys and arcs along each key to catch a user’s thumb. The key placement isn’t identical to a BlackBerry’s, so there’s definitely some slight mental rewiring needed if that’s what you’re used to. Still, the keyboard is generally enjoyable except for one significant misgiving: the spacebar. For some reason, it has a two-step click mechanism which doesn’t always register on the first click, and at other times registers multiple presses when pressing hard enough for the second one. Considering how important the spacebar is, this is a pretty huge fault.
Given the price and specs you’re seeing here, you can’t expect too much in the performance department. Everyday navigation won't be quite as fast as you might like if you've spent a reasonable amount of time with higher-end devices. Still, it gets to where it needs to go, and handles most tasks faster than you'd expect from a device with a screen that's this low-resolution. The battery managed to make it through a full day of regular usage, which is just about all one can ask of any smartphone these days. I didn't take any issue with the call quality, either - no calls dropped, and everything was good and audible.
Another big strike against the Motorola XT560 is that it’s running Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread. That is some serious oldness, and for discriminating technophiles, a definite deal-breaker. Considering the device's obscurity, I wouldn't expect an official update any time soon either. However, those that are just getting into smartphones won’t have a basis of comparison, and anyone looking for a cheap deal won’t be particularly picky with what they get.
There are a few preloaded applications included which gear the device primarily towards business users (i.e. the people moving from BlackBerry): Citrix Reciever, GoTo Meeting and QuickOffice. There's also an FM tuner built in, though it requires headphones connected to act as an antenna. TuneWiki offers a bit more on the music front, including its well-known music ID service as well as streaming audio. Motorola has some of their own stuff on their too, of course, including a widget for showcasing your most frequently accessed contacts.
My biggest complaint about the Defy Pro’s software is that the vast majority of the apps only fit on the screen when it’s rotated. I don’t know about you, but I sure feel a little awkward having a whole honkin’ keyboard off to one side or the other when using an app, especially when the device was designed with portrait orientation in mind. Sure, maybe devs should have layouts with short and wide aspect ratios in mind, but maybe Motorola should have tried keeping the screen narrow and tall like the Admiral and Droid Pro.
Even for a 5 megapixel camera, the shots from the Motorola Defy Pro weren't great. Most mobile cameras can still handle their own under overcast conditions outside, but no such luck here. The front-facing camera isn't ever expected to be particularly good, so no real love lost there. Video recording isn't great either; audio maxes out quickly, and details are poor, even with a slow pan.
BlackBerry users looking to transition to Android will be naturally drawn to the Defy Pro, but even compared to many of RIM’s current smartphones, the Defy Pro doesn’t quite stack up.
Even though it barely matches the two-year old Droid Pro's specs, the Defy Pro is strictly a pricing play; $275 for a passable phone without a contract has a huge amount of appeal to some people, including students that are on a shoestring budget. Being able to handle a spill is nice addition, and a real physical keyboard in a portrait layout isn't a sight seen too often (though favored by many). All-in-all, the Motorola Defy Pro offers decent bang for buck, but even those new to smartphones may quickly be wishing for an upgrade.
For those interested, you can pick up the Motorola Defy Pro from Rogers in their online store. It doesn't look like the two-year option is available there, so you may want to check out your local store.
Motorola has announced that it'll be live streaming its "Motorola. On Display." event in New York City tomorrow, September 5th on YouTube. We're not so sure what we'll be seeing at the event -- phones, tablets, both? -- but we'll all be able to watch and find out starting at 2 pm EST tomorrow.
So go ahead and hit the source link below to bookmark that live stream page to watch. Of course you'll want to watch our live coverage of the event and hands-on with any devices that are available too, which you can find right here as well.
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Just a quick heads up that the Sprint Motorola Photon Q is available today for $199 with a two-year contract. If you've yet to do so (slacker), be sure to check out our hands-on with the Photon Q (we'll have a more thorough review this week), but already it's shaping up to be a solid slider from Moto, with Ice Cream Sandwich and a new UI.
It's also important to remember that this is a world phone, so you business types who have been longing for something with a keyboard that'll work outside the states have something new to consider. And it's also worth noting that the Photon Q is the first to take advantage of Motorola's new bootloader unlocking tool -- a tool of which we've already availed ourselves -- so you hacker types can have your way with it, too.
So ... who's buying?
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Motorola has filed with the International Trade Commission (that's the same one that blocked the HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE for a spell) to sue Apple over seven undisclosed patents. The patents relate to the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod touch, for which Motorola is seeking an import ban.
So far, the only official word from Motorola has been "We would like to settle these patent matters, but Apple's unwillingness to work out a license leaves us little choice but to defend ourselves and our engineers' innovations." Also pertinent to the case is the fact that the patents in question aren't standards-based, so Motorola does not have to license them. Based on the history of patent litigation involving Apple (and sometimes Motorola) it sounds like the status quo, right?
Not so fast.
We've seen Motorola go after folks in the courtroom before, with a mixed bag of results. I hated it then, but it was just one company fighting with another company over your money -- in other words, business as usual. But that was all initiated before Google took over the helm. Today's news is something different.
Don't be evil
Google has made "Don't be evil" its company tagline. For the most part, Google has held true to its word. Google finds itself in hot water every now and then, but there's no malicious intent behind its goals. Better mapping and new pictures for Street View are things they care about. Thinking about all the repercussions and people who have no idea how to secure a Wifi network probably wasn't even an afterthought. And the deal with using what they call a standard, while knowing Apple's Safari browser didn't recognize it as such, to place cookies can be written as some folks at Google thought the +1 button was so cool they wanted it to work anywhere. Stupid, yes. Evil? Well, I don't think so.
Again, this is different. Inside I've always been able to placate myself by thinking that throughout all this patent nonsense, Google has kept their hands clean. They've sued nobody, and fought hard for what they (and I) think is right. That all changed today. Since May, Google is directly responsible for the things Motorola do as a company, and the Motorola name in the middle is just a proxy. Yes, Google says Motorola will be run as a stand-alone venture, but ultimately they have the final word.
While you cheer and say Apple deserves a taste of their own medicine, I'll be here thinking of the people who might be saving to buy an iPad, only to (potentially) have the opportunity taken away -- by Google. That makes me sad, and seeing Android fans cheer in droves makes me even sadder. We pride ourselves on the choice Android and Google give us, so seeing them try to take away a fair choice is not something I can support. Don't be evil, Google. Even when the other kids on the playground are.
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