When the Motorola Droid Razr HD launched on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE system in the United States in October of this year, it did so with the respectable Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 Android operating system. And just last week, Verizon confirmed that they would indeed be rolling out the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for Motorola Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr MAXX HD owners. The good news is that according to multiple users in the US and abroad, it appears the update has begun to officially roll out.
The Motorola Droid Razr HD is available for a special discounted price now starting at $99.99.
Verizon and other wireless service providers do not generally give out rollout dates for specific operating system upgrades, since they trickle out over time. And last week there was a small scale update released at first, but it now appears that all Droid Razr HD smartphones will have Jelly Bean for Christmas. The major changes include Project Butter for a smoother and faster experience, an improved Google now app, and the replacement of the Motorola Blur on screen navigational buttons for the stock Android versions.
Offered in your choice of black or white, the Motorola Droid Razr HD 4G Android smartphone is currently retailing for under $150 on contract during the annual holiday sales event offered at the Amazon Wireless store online. Near Field Communications (NFC) support out-of-the-box offers access to wireless apps like Android Beam and Google Wallet, and the durable handset returns the DuPont Kevlar fiber and splash-proof nanocoating of previous Droid Razr models. Protective Gorilla Glass lends the screen scratch resistance, and the handset is super slim at 0.33 inches (8.4 mm).
The 4.70 inch Super AMOLED screen delivers a high-end resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels, and offers more than 16 million colors at a high end rate of 312 pixels per inch. The typical capacitive, multitouch gestures are supported for device navigation, and DLNA wireless connectivity provides video out options. Extreme battery performance has been the hallmark of Droid Razr handsets, and that includes with 16.0 hours of talk time, 10.0 hours of video playback or 20.0 hours of streaming music from a single battery charge while in Verizon Wireless 4G LTE coverage areas.
A speedy dual core 1.5 GHz CPU joins 1.0 GB of RAM system memory and 16 GB of built-in data storage in the Verizon Droid Razr HD hardware package, with a microSD slot providing storage expansion. The Chrome for Android web browser has been pre-installed, as have YouTube and Picasa applications, and the chat cam facing the Verizon Droid Razr HD user is a 1.3 megapixel model offering video call support. The camcorder built into the back of the handset is an 8.0 megapixel model, with built-in LED flash, touch to focus and autofocus features, and that rear facing camera provides video capture at a rate of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels (1,080p HD resolution).
You can purchase the Motorola Droid Razr HD for a special discounted price now starting at $99.99.
