We’ve had a Motorola RAZR demo handset in over the last few days and hopefully you’ve been following the content we’ve been putting up. When the handset first arrived we put up a post to ask you what questions you’d like answered – we had a fantastic response and we are now in a position whereby we can answer the majority of those questions for you:
Is the Kevlar back rigid or very flimsy when off the body of the phone?
The back cover is not removable, therefore nor is the battery. The microSD and micro SIM slots are therefore positioned on the bottom left hand side of the handset.
What is the retail box contents?
Motorola RAZR handset, UK Plug, USB cable, quick start guide
Will the handset be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich?
Yes, the update is due early 2012.
What 3G frequencies does the device support?
Quad GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and Quad band UMTS/3G (2100/1900/900/850 MHz)
Does the device have a locked bootloader?
No, the bootloader is unlocked.
How do you reset the device if it freezes?
6 second press of power and volume down will power cycle the phone.
What is the processor, OMAP 4460 or OMAP 4430?
It is the OMAP 4430 Dual-Core Processor.
Does the phone have a radio or FM transmitter?
No.
What’s the capacity of the Micro SD card that comes with the device?
It’s unlikely that there will be a MicroSD card included as there is 16GB on board memory.
Is the SUPER AMOLED Advanced screen with Pentile matrix?
Yes Super AMOLED Advanced with qHD resolution
Does it come with Swype or t9 trace?
Swype.
How does it handle multiple apps running concurrently – any noticeable lag?
There doesn’t seem to be. During testing I had MotoCast streaming music whilst streaming photos over WiFi as well as me browsing the web and checking out features of the phone. However this was just after receiving the phone with a fairly limited number of apps and data on.the device itself. I think any phone slows to a point after adding more content but the dual channel memory helps ensure there is less speed reduction and that multiple tasks are handled more efficiently.
Can you tell me what the sound is like when listening to music and/or music videos a la You Tube?
Is it clear? Tinny? Can you hear the bass? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Playback is reasonable, bass is as you would expect on a smartphone. The speaker is located on the back of the handset so sound is best if the RAZR is face down, which isn’t a problem thanks to the Gorilla Glass.
I would like to know about battery life as I imagine you are running it pretty hard to test it, how does the battery hold a charge with heavy use. Also, do the smart actions impact much on this. Moto said up to 30% saving through smart actions but that is massively subjective.
We haven’t had a chance to test the handset thoroughly enough to comment fairly on battery life and the impact that Smart Actions has. We will provide more information on this as soon as possible.
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Thank you for all the info!
Do you guys know if the phone will get the Ice Cream Sandwich update and when?
So, the phone doesn’t come with earphones or screen protector?
Thanks!
Going by the box contents we have from Motorola it will not have a screen protector or earphones, although the screen is Gorilla Glass so well protected against scratches anyway. Yes the Ice Cream Sandwich update is due for early 2012.
with ref to question 2:
no handsfree headphones?
no micro hdmi adapter?
That’s the box contents we’ve been given by Motorola Joe, so it would appear not. We will do a retail unboxing as soon as we have units here.
What date will you receive retail units of Motorola Razr?
Regards.
Hi,
First stock is due on November 1st.
Thanx Wardy
Do you have any information about the water protection, is it IP-classed? How is the camera compere to SGII and I4S (picture, not movie).
Hi Lars, it is not IP67 like the DEFY+, but the RAZR is water-resistant so will stand up well to spills and splashes.
We have some sample camera shots in this post:
http://blog.clove.co.uk/2011/10/22/motorola-razr-screenshots/
Ok, I know that it cannot be IP67 but there is many other degrees of IP (http://www.sp.se/en/index/services/ip/sidor/default.aspx) I was curious if Motorola have given the Razr any classification at all.
If I’m not mistaken, the micro usb port is located on top. Does it have a cover? If not then a little splash could be a big issue for this phone.
Yes correct, the MicroUSB port and MicroHDMI port are located on the top of the device. We are aware that the design will remain this way on future devices as well to ensure compatibility with accessories such as laptop docks.
I dont understand about display. Pentile (like in Atrix) or not? Can take a photo of screen at close range? And about CPU, really 4460? In motorola’s specs says 4430 =(
Хотелось бы знать, есть ли русский язык?
No it does not have Russian language input unfortunately
does the device with a keyboard support GREEK LANGUAGE?
Please see this post for the keyboard languages:
http://blog.clove.co.uk/2011/10/29/motorola-razr-languages/
For me personally it wasn’t cumbersome, although it’s quite a wide device it is very light so you don’t notice it in your pocket any more than you would a smaller handset. day to day I carry a Nexus S and the RAZR was not more cumbersome.