For Motorola, the partnership with Android was truly a love story. It had ups and downs, like any relationship but it helped the telephony giant to emerge from the shadows.
Atrix is the first smartphone from Motorola that features a dual core processor or the HDSPA + network, it marks a first for the company in many regards, let’s take a closer look:
Key features
• Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G with HSDPA and HSUPA
• 4" 16M-color capacitive touchscreen of qHD (960 x 540 pixels) resolution, scratch-resistant Gorilla glass
• Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset; 1GB of RAM
• Android OS v2.2; MOTOBLUR UI (update to Gingerbread planned)
• Web browser with Adobe Flash 10.1 support
• 5 MP autofocus camera with dual-LED flash; face detection, geotagging
• 720p video recording @ 30fps (to be upgraded to 1080p Full-HD )
• Wi-Fi ab/g/n; Wi-Fi hotspot functionality; DLNA
• GPS with A-GPS; Digital compass
• Fingerprint scanner that doubles as a power key
• 16GB storage; expandable via a microSD slot
• Accelerometer and proximity sensor
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
• standard microHDMI port
• Smart and voice dialing
• Office document editor
• Active noise cancellation with a dedicated secondary mic
• DivX/XviD video support
• Lapdock and HD Dock versatility
• Web browser with Adobe Flash 10.2 support
Fulls specs here.
When it was launched, Atrix was the most powerful device ever made by the company; it featured a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and the ultra low power GeForce GPU, an avenger in its time and place.
Add to that multimedia capabilities i.e. a 5MP camera with dual LED flash and a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen of qHD resolution of 540x960 pixels, and the ATRIX 4G is more than ready to go where no other Moto droid has gone before.
Even now, it’s a remarkable smartphone, one year later. Ok, time to kick ass and chew bubble gum, but I’m all out of gum so let’s review this baby.
A short glimpse at the retail package reveals a pretty standard one, along with the smartphone you get a charger, a data cable, the HDMI cable(nice one Moto) but what is striking is the absence of both headset and micro sd card. So you must dig in your pockets if you want to play with the other kids.
The phone’s dimensions are 117.8 x 63.5 x 11 mm, the Motorola ATRIX 4G is quite compact for a 4” handset, in terms of design is very ergonomic and sits well in hand.
The display is humongous, 4.0 inch wide, qHD, with a resolution of 560 x 940 pixels. The capacitive touchscreen is very sensitive and the colors are sharp and vivid, brightness is one of the highest I’ve ever seen.
In terms of design, Motorola Atrix doesn’t shine, the phone is made of plastic without any traces of metal, the big screen is a scratch proof Gorilla Glass and the weight is about 135 grams.
An interesting feature, Atrix can scan your fingerprint to use it as screen lock security. Also, on the front of the phone you have an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor.
On the left of the phone you find 2 ports, the micro HDMI and micro USB, the last one serves for charging and data connections.
On the back panel, which has a carbon look finish, you find the 5 MP camera lens along with a dual LED flash.
Under the back panel there is a hot swappable micro SD card slot and a huge 1930mAh battery. Motorola quotes it at up to 400h of standby in 2G and 50h less in 3G mode. As to actual phone calls, the ATRIX 4G promises the pretty decent 9 hours.
In real life tests, the phone managed to last almost 2 days, not bad at all for such a monster screen and dual core processing power.
In terms of build quality, Atrix feels very well put together, the plastic is high quality and the general impression is one of sobriety and class.
The OS is Android 2.2.1 Froyo preinstalled, customized by Motorola with its social network-integrated MOTOBLUR UI.
In terms of day to day use, Atrix feels high end, the UI is snappy, due to the high amount of RAM and processing power, there is no lag in menus/apps whatsoever.
Telephony wise, Motorola Atrix had no problems with holding on to a signal or any reception issues while in a call. The phone also comes with smart dialing and active noise cancelation, called in this case CrystalTalkTechnology. Voice commands are here too, just like with the Motorola DEFY. They can be used to dial, send message and so on.
Messaging is a pleasure on Moto Atrix, all types of communication are handled in the messaging app, part of the social MOTOBLUR UI.
The camera on the Motorola Atrix 4G is a 5 megapixel one, capable of capturing pictures of 2592x1944 resolution. You get a dual LED flash for night photography, which doubles as a video light and a flashlight. In terms of image quality, is an average camera, not among the best on the market.
In terms of video recording, it can record HD 720p, clips are recorded smoothly at an acceptable frame rate.
Very good news from the video player, it supports both DivX and xvid codecs, also you get full HD mp4 video playback. The player itself is typical android, plain simple and efficient.
The music players is also pretty decent, it supports all types of files, including MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ so you’re pretty much set for listening to music on the Atrix 4G.
Atrix provides excellent audio quality, both on headphones and on the internal speaker, a normal thing in this price range in my opinion.
Connectivity is top notch, Atrix offers quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and quad-band HSDPA, capable of speeds up to 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 HSUPA.
The local connectivity features include Wi-Fi a/b/g/n (with DLNA support), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and a microUSB port.
Web browsing is a pleasant experience, the browser on Android Froyo packs Flash support.
You also have a GPS receiver with A-GPS technology which features Google Maps and Street View Mode.
With Atrix, it seems that Motorola is back in business, featuring a dual core power plant, copious amounts of RAM and a high end display, we have the recipe for a winner.
You can have the phone for free on a monthly deal here.
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