Motorola DROID RAZR Pro Reviews

So is the Droid RAZR worth Motorola’s marketing blitz? Is it the phone to get? Well, probably not. While the hardware engineering required to stuff the internals of the Bionic into the thinnest smartphone design on the market is nothing short of amazing, the compromise on display quality needed to get there simply isn’t worth it. The quality difference between the LCD 4.3-inch qHD panel on the Droid Bionic and the Super AMOLED panel on the RAZR is simply night and day — and while the Bionic isn’t as sexy as the RAZR, I prefer a screen that’s easy on the eyes to a Kevlar back panel. And the RAZR’s over-the-top Android skin makes a bad display look even worse. “Something better is coming” is usually bad buying advice when it comes to Android phones, but in this case it’s true. The upcoming Samsung Galaxy Nexus is nearly as thin, offers a larger 4.65-inch display with higher 720p resolution, and will ship with stock Android 4.0 as a Google-blessed device that’s first to get software updates. I’m concerned that the Galaxy Nexus also has a PenTile Super AMOLED display, but all things being equal the RAZR appears to be just one step behind.

Overall, the Droid RAZR has a lot of good features and a really sleek, beautiful design. We feel battery life on the Droid RAZR may be a weak point for some (particularly when 4G is enabled), but also realize that some users may not demand as much from their phone as we do. In those situations, the Droid RAZR's battery life may be a non-issue. There are also guides from XDA-Developers and others that offer many suggestions and methods for significantly improving the phone's battery life, such as changing background data usage. With plenty of power, a gorgeous thin and lightweight design, and plenty of useful features, the Droid RAZR lives up to the RAZR name and the expectations users have with Motorola's legacy of cellphones and smartphones.

The RAZR is honestly some of the best Android hardware I’ve seen in a long time. It’s incredibly thin, has awesome build quality and an excellent in-hand feel to boot. I find it interesting that we now have Apple, Nokia (Lumia 800), and Motorola shipping their highest-end devices with sealed internal batteries - it says something about the kinds of tradeoffs that have to be made to get the slim form factors that people identify with the highest end. I remember a time when the highest performance commanded the most awkward and bulky packages - anyone remember the HTC Apache? That said, if you really do want to be able to swap out batteries, there’s always the Bionic (which is essentially the same hardware).

The Droid RAZR is an amazing LTE smartphone and it shows how far we’ve come: in just 6 months, we went from having bulky and heavy LTE phones to having this slim and light Motorola Droid RAZR. In terms of speed, the Droid RAZR does well, but despite good performances, it is not the fastest Android phone. Overall, that title still goes to the Galaxy S2 line (which now includes an LTE version). I hope to have time to review the Galaxy S2 LTE soon, let me know in the comments if that’s of interest, maybe I can prioritize it. On the other hand, Motorola has great software tweaks that include a better email experience, Smart Actions, remote file access, remote music streaming and a full Linux computer option. These are things that the Galaxy S2 simply doesn’t have out of the box. The Droid RAZR is a great, nice-looking, 4G LTE phone, and if you are wiling to pay extra attention to the battery life, you can enjoy a phone that has a super-fast wireless access.

The Motorola Droid RAZR is in a unique and unenviable position. On its own merits, it beats everything else that Verizon has to offer, and certainly establishes itself as Motorola's best smartphone to date. The only other option currently on the market that's competitive is the Samsung Galaxy S II.But at the same time, the RAZR is overshadowed by the impending launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, featuring twice as much memory and an HD-quality screen. The Droid RAZR takes virtually the exact same specs of the Droid Bionic, and shoehorns them into a thinner design with an AMOLED screen. That's a decent evolutionary update, but not a revolutionary one. With other devices on the horizon that push the envelope further, that takes a lot of luster off of it.If the RAZR were priced at $200, as most high-end smartphones used to be, it might have a definite advantage over upcoming competitors. But as it stands, the savvy buyer will wait awhile before they make a choice. A little time will let either the RAZR drop in price, and the competition to be evaluated.

I have to admit, I was really excited about the Motorola Droid RAZR heading into this review. What I've discovered will probably stop me from buying one for myself, but that's because I am extremely picky. Here's what you should base your own decision on. The Droid RAZR is an attractive, thin handset that pushes boundaries in terms of design and manufacturing. It is a great voice phone, though it didn't perform as well as other Verizon phones in terms of 4G and 3G signal. The RAZR's questionable 4G battery life and locked-in power supply bear serious consideration. In other areas, though, the RAZR excels. The user interface is extremely fast and even the most demanding applications didn't cause the RAZR to break a sweat. It offers a wide array of communications tools and social networking integration across the board. The Droid RAZR is probably the most powerful media phone to ever hit the market from Motorola, thanks to the large array of apps, such as MOTOCAST. The camera software is great, even if it fails to take winning pictures all the time. Overall the Droid RAZR impresses in many ways, but proves once again that you can't have your cake and eat it, too -- but at least you can use the RAZR to cut yourself a slice and look at it longingly

So has Motorola succeeded in reclaiming the prestige that once belonged to the RAZR brand? Unequivocally, yes -- the handset is just physically stunning. It's thinner than almost any phone on the market and makes no sacrifices to attain its slim physique. It's solidly constructed from premium materials like diamond-cut aluminum, Gorilla Glass and a sheet of super-slick Kevlar. Few phones out there can even be put in the same category when it comes to build quality. It's not the most ergonomically sound handset on the market, but for those who cherish form over function (the very targets of a so-called fashion device), that's a sacrifice worth making.

The Droid Razr is Motorola’s best Android phone to date. The TI OMAP 1.2GHz processor paired with Verizon’s blazing LTE speeds makes for an incredibly powerful phone. Its unique design, reminiscent of the original Razr, is also a success, and the Super AMOLED display is a step up from the PenTile displays of other Motorola phones. Battery life is a big issue, though, as it is for almost all dual-core LTE phones. In our battery life lab tests of other Android phones, almost every phone we tested did poorly. One exception was the Samsung Galaxy S II, however. If you’re trying to decide between the Droid Razr and the imminent Galaxy Nexus, battery life might be a deciding factor. We don't yet have a Galaxy Nexus in-house, but if its battery life is on a par with the Galaxy S II, it might be the winner in the great Android arms race.

It's our feeling that the form-factor of the Motorola Droid RAZR will become the new industry standard. It's thin, lightweight, durable, fast, and has a beautiful screen. The phone is a little wider and longer than most smartphones available today, but fits comfortably in-hand and carries well in a shirt pocket. The RAZR comes with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, but thanks to Motorola's commitment of timely upgrades, it shouldn't be long before the RAZR gets an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

You can’t go wrong with any of these handsets, but the choice will be much easier if you know beforehand which mobile OS you are leaning to – the simpler and polished iOS, or the more flexible Android. The Motorola DROID RAZR sports a very thin profile and light weight, while at the same time being durable thanks to the metal frame and exotic Kevlar back plus its spill-proof coating. It excels in call quality both in the earpiece, and on the receiving end, and offers a large 4.3” Super AMOLED display, suitable for watching videos, but its 8MP camera is of subpar quality. The iPhone 4S, on the other hand, provides one of the finest camera modules on a mobile device, and capturing images and 1080p video with it is the simplest and fastest experience available. It doesn't support Adobe Flash in the browser, but has one trump card hiding in the deck of features, called Siri, which is the personal assistant closest to those movies with futuristic voice-controlled gadgets you watched when you were a kid. As far as applications go, we think that the Android and iOS stores are now pretty close in terms of quality and quantity, and you’ll be hard pressed to find something on the App Store that is not available in Android Market in similar fashion, although Apple has the upper hand in artsier projects, as well as mobile games.

You can’t go wrong with any of these two Android powerhouses, as they both offer top class specifications, with large and vivid Super AMOLED displays and capable dual-core processors packed in slim bodies. The Samsung Galaxy S II is a tad narrower than the RAZR, which makes it more comfortable to operate for some. It is able to capture very good pictures and video with the 8MP camera module, and has the DivX/Xvid video codecs hardwired. The Motorola DROID RAZR, on the other hand, is extremely thin, but rigid with its metal frame and unique with the Kevlar-woven back. It sports excellent call quality with its distinct and strong earpiece, and uncompromising microphones, but the pictures and video from its own 8MP camera are lacking in comparison with the Galaxy S II. The handsets are running in a comparable price range, so the choice could very well boil down to personal preferences involving the designs and interfaces.

When you’re paying the same $299.99 price for each device with a 2-year contract, we’re left to meticulously find out which one is going to offer the most value for the buck to gather which is the superior one. As we’ve come to expect, both handsets have their own unique perks and characteristics that make them so beloved in the eyes of the consumer, but it's the Motorola DROID RAZR that’s able to impress us most. Sure we adore the HTC Rezound’s resounding 720p display and Beats Audio support, but it lacks that one element to exude the aura of being regarded as a benchmark device – rather, it’s merely your typical incremental step up device. In contrast, the Motorola DROID RAZR might not have a pixel crunching display, but instead, it’s able to capture our attention more thanks to the Super AMOLED panel it’s packing. Moreover, its design is truly unique on so many levels, which ultimately enables it to be an attention grabber right from the get-go. Add in its Motorola Webtop functionality, smooth overall performance, and considerably premium feel, it embodies all of the lovable aspects of a phone that’s priced at the highest-end of the spectrum. Of course, your personal preference may vary, but we may assure you that you will not go wrong with any of the two.

If you like it’s looks and size, the Motorola Droid Razr is a great option for those on the hunt for a powerful, fully-featured smartphone this holiday season. With a dual-core processor, a big colorful Super AMOLED screen, good battery life, 4G LTE connectivity, and a thin profile, it’s a great option. The only thing we don’t know is how it will compare to the Galaxy Nexus. The good news is that Motorola is promising Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) by early 2012, so those who choose the Razr shouldn’t be in the cold for too long.

Giving a truly high rating to the Droid RAZR is difficult as a result. It's a decidedly enjoyable phone to use, but everywhere you turn, there's a feature that often two or more manufacturers have done better, especially considering the $300 contract price on Verizon. Go for Motorola's phone if you love creative yet practical ergonomic design first -- and that can be sincerely important. If you want speed, a good camera, or a top-tier screen, you're best served elsewhere.

The thin and elegant Motorola Droid Razr is smoking when it comes to data speeds and performance, but the short battery life is a disappointment.

If you can look past the battery life on the Motorola RAZR DROID, and that is nearly impossible to do, then it is a darn near perfect cap to the 2011 smartphone season - and I include the Google Galaxy Nexus in that. This phone has made me much less interested in Google's coming Ice Cream Sandwich wunderkind. But the battery issues on "true" 4G devices are real, and there's not a Verizon LTE phone available that can make it through a day of reasonable use without a charger. And that, for me, tarnishes the DROID RAZR's otherwise highly polished performance.

The Motorola Droid RAZR is Verizon's classiest, most powerful smartphone for now, but it may be quickly outpaced by competitors.

The Motorola Droid Razr is a marriage of Razr beauty and Droid brawn. Like the original Razr, the superslim and ultralight Droid Razr offers an undeniable wow factor the second you pick it up. It also has a wonderfully vivid 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced display, and is remarkably durable with its scratch-resistant, water-resistant, and Kevlar-coated exterior. The Droid Razr has impressive specs, like a 1.2GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4430 processor, support for Verizon's blazing-fast 4G/LTE network, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera, Webtop functionality, and more. But, the phone isn't perfect. Its large footprint and squared edges might scare off those with smaller hands, and the battery is sadly not removable. Picture quality was also not quite as smooth and vibrant as we wanted. However, we think the Droid Razr more than makes up for these deficiencies with its remarkable speed, power, and good looks. Its $299.99 price is very steep, yes, but for those who covet cutting-edge smartphone tech in a slender package, this top-of-the-line phone might be worth it.

There’s plenty to like about the DROID RAZR. The display is superb, performance is swift and Motorola’s commitment to Ice Cream Sandwich is, in these times of Android fragmentation, welcome. Although thanks to the “hump” Motorola’s thinness claims aren’t entirely true, the DROID RAZR is certainly slim and easy to pocket.

Bringing us back to memory lane, there's no arguing that the original Motorola RAZR was an iconic device that's seemingly forever ingrained into our minds, but on top of that, it showed us the kind of ingenuity behind Motorola. As the story goes, the RAZR eventually exhausted its ride, but Motorola managed to reignite that fire with the original Motorola DROID from a couple years ago. Now that the stage is set for a complete makeover, the Motorola DROID RAZR is by far the most compelling handset to step into the competitive landscape in recent memory. In a time when high-end smartphones seem to be a dime a dozen, the Motorola DROID RAZR is able to captivate our attention above all others thanks to the brilliant engineering marvel that it beholds. For something so thin and light, it's almost impossible to even fathom that it's remarkably strengthened to offer superior durability over other contemporary smartphones. Meanwhile, it doesn't compromise on other things, which really amazes us even more knowing that it's choked full of cutting edge hardware to make it literally future proof in every way possible. Indeed, it's not 100% in all categories, like in the video recording and battery life department, but it's able to show it's added worth on the software side – such as Webtop, MOTOCAST, and Smart Actions. As much as some of us are polarized with Ice Cream Sandwich on board with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Nexus, there should be no cause for alarm because it's announced to be coming to the DROID RAZR in the future either way. Naturally, some people will still find its price to be on the expensive side, but it's more than justified by its performance, premium construction, and bountiful hardware. Going forward, every handset released will need to live up to the mark established by the DROID RAZR, because it's absolutely, undeniably, and remarkably a piece of technology that smashes the perception of what we consider to be a top-notch smartphone.