Verizon has been pushing the ads for the Motorola Droid Razr for the past few weeks, and this all new design has been a source of forum discussions for even longer. The Motorola specs and features has been one of some contention as the Razr was announced for release just after the much hyped Droid Bionic came out and received some mixed reviews.
Verizon is offering the Droid Razor for $299 with new two year contract. Not sure why it’s so cheap, but Amazon has the Razr for only $111 today for new customers only, and $249 for existing customer upgrades. That is still $50 cheaper than going straight through Verizon.
With the Bionic having data connectivity issues as well as some issues with apps not installing or disappearing, media noise on playback, screen locking up and a few other problems, many Motorola users were left wondering if the Bionic was released a bit early.
The Motorola Razr sports the worlds thinnest smartphone body, comes with pretty similar specs as the Bionic in the dual core 1.2 Ghz processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM and 16GB onboard memory and Android 2.3. What makes the Razr stand out in their new release is the reinforced case of the phone, the Gorilla Glass and the laser cut Kevlar fiber backing. The phone also sports a 4.3 innch super AMOLED Advanced display for stunning photos and full HD 1080p playback.
What we are most concerned about is the battery life of the Razr, which does not come with a removable battery like most other Motorola phones. With the history of poor battery life on many Android smartphones, not having the option to swap out a freshly charged batter could be an issue. Motorola claims that the battery is much improved and should last up to 12 hours. They also include some advanced batter saving smart actions to help preserve battery life.
We want to see what some of you have experienced so far today as far as battery life, data connectivity issues, and if the device gets as heated as some of the rumors out there. Please post your experiences for everyone to see.
November 11, 2011 at 12:50 pm
I should be getting mine today and am very excited to see it in action. I hope its as great as I think it will be.
November 11, 2011 at 12:52 pm
I got mine yesterday and have not had a single issue with it – actually, I love it. I knew it would be thin, but come on – this is crazy thin. I have been using it all day today and the battery is still at 60% after 6 hours of installing apps, browsing on the 4G and just playing with it. I will post again once I get more use out of it.
November 11, 2011 at 1:27 pm
I upgraded from the Droid Charge and I am loving the speed of the Razr. Way faster than anything I have had before. The phone is so thin and light, I am going to have to get used to that. Moving through screens is seamless and browsing is amazing. I have been on 4G since powering it up and man its great. The phone has switched to 3G when I was driving to work, but no data connection loss at all. So far, its a fantastic phone.
November 11, 2011 at 3:52 pm
I activated the phone last night (thurs) have only good things to say about it. Off the charger for 12 hours just slipped to 60%. I have been emailing, texting, 1 hour of talk and some additional setup stuff. I only use 4G when surfing, on WIFI and have used the smart actions overnight and for work. I like the fact that you can assign speed dial to the keypad and screen is just great even in the sun light.
Overall a nice phone fits in the pocket easily and battery can only get better.
December 13, 2011 at 12:07 am
Just got my RAZR. I was just wondering if there is still some benefit or potential downside to using one of the app killers available on the market.