Most 4G phones are larger and heavier than the Motorola Droid Razr M 4G, which has been made more compact and thinner by offering an edge to edge display design. The handset is slim in the tradition of other Droid Razr smartphones, at 0.33 inches (8.3 mm), and lighter than the typical 4G smartphone at 4.44 ounces (116 g). Available in either black or white and released this September 10 in the US on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE system, the Droid Razr M 4G is currently undergoing an upgrade to the Jelly Bean 4.1 Android operating system which should be complete and ported over the air to all handsets in the next couple of weeks.
Motorola has included a Super AMOLED Advanced display that delivers 256 pixels every inch for an overall screen resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. Visuals are represented in more than 16 million colors, and a protective layer of Corning Gorilla Glass offers scratch and chip resistance. Standard capacitive, multitouch gestures are used to navigate through the phone’s menus, and a splash-proof nanocoating protects both the exterior and interior of the handset. Wireless DLNA video out connectivity is present.
With one of the best battery performances of any smartphone, the 2,000 mA battery on board the Droid Razr M4G offers up to 17.0 days of standby time and 20.0 hours of talk time from a single charge. 1.0 GB of RAM memory is on board, and the handset has 8.0 GB of built-in storage. MicroSD and microSDHC cards up to 32 GB in size are supported, and an Adreno 225 GPU handles all graphics processing.
The CPU is a dual core 1.5 GHz Krait model, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chip set rounds out the hardware profile. NFC (Near Field Communications) support offers access to apps like Isis, the Verizon backed wireless retail payment processor, and wireless data share applications like Android Beam. SMS, MMS, threaded view and predictive text input messaging options are supported, as well as IMAP, POP3, SMTP and Microsoft Exchange email.
Bluetooth 4.0 EDR and Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g and n channels are present, and the handset functions as a mobile hotspot for multiple wireless devices. A VGA quality chat cam joins an 8.0 megapixel camcorder in the camera combo, with video capture running 1,080P HD resolution. That rear snapper comes with a built-in LED flash, touch focus, autofocus and face detection, and the built-in music player joins a YouTube video player in the multimedia package.
You can buy the popular Motorola Droid Razr M for a reduced price tag now starting at 49.99.
