The Verge - Motorola's RAZR reboot: three new phones, new Google integrationhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52801/VER_Logomark_32x32..png2012-09-11T16:30:23-04:00http://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/30585702012-09-11T16:30:23-04:002012-09-11T16:30:23-04:00Can Google's 'new Motorola' break free of Verizon?
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<p>At the outset of <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294529/motorola-droid-razr-google">Motorola's "On Display" event last week</a>, new CEO Dennis Woodside declared the arrival of a "new Motorola." That's not exactly true yet, though. It's only been three short months since <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/22/3036049/google-completes-acquisition-of-motorola-mobility">Google officially completed its acquisition of Motorola</a>, and the <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3293460/motorola-announces-droid-razr-hd">Droid RAZR HD</a>, <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294154/motorola-droid-razr-maxx-hd-announcement-pictures-specs">RAZR Maxx HD</a>, and <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3293556/motorola-droid-razr-m-4g-lte-announcement">RAZR M</a> were certainly in the works long before that. But beyond the devices, Google's vision of a future "new Motorola" failed to address the most important part of Motorola's recent past: Verizon.</p>
<p>Motorola has been overly dependent on Verizon's business ever since the launch of the original Droid. At the time, both Verizon and Google were hoping to stop the onslaught of the iPhone on AT&T, without much success: Verizon originally bet on RIM's...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/11/3317120/google-new-motorola-break-free-of-verizon-androidDieter Bohn2012-09-05T17:27:44-04:002012-09-05T17:27:44-04:00Intel's first smartphone with Motorola will be a revamped Droid RAZR M
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<p>Earlier today, Motorola and Verizon <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3293556/motorola-droid-razr-m-4g-lte-announcement/in/3058570">revealed the Droid RAZR M</a>, a $99 smartphone that sticks a 4.3-inch, practically edge-to-edge screen into a decidedly tiny package. Now, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/47354/motorola-droid-razr-m-intel-uk"><i>Pocket-lint </i>is reporting</a> that Motorola intends to re-use the same RAZR M design for its first Intel-powered smartphone. We've been eagerly awaiting the fruits of a Motorola-Intel partnership <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/10/2697380/motorola-to-make-intel-powered-phones-and-tablets-first-phone-coming">ever since the companies announced one at CES</a>, and soon after that we saw <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/14/2796439/motorola-medfield-phone-rumor">some alleged pictures of the first phone</a>. Look familiar, no? Now, it appears that the device will be sold in both dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon and Intel Medfield Atom models, though <i>Pocket-lint </i>says the Intel version won't have the same name when sold.</p>
<p>Neither Motorola nor Intel would confirm or deny...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294890/intel-motorola-droid-razr-m-revampSean Hollister2012-09-05T16:03:13-04:002012-09-05T16:03:13-04:00Watch this: full videos of Motorola and Nokia's September 5th events
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<p>Today was a big day for both Motorola and Nokia. Motorola introduced the <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294529/motorola-droid-razr-google">RAZR HD, HD Maxx, and RAZR M</a>, while Nokia announced two Windows Phone 8 devices, the <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3293728/nokia-lumia-920-lumia-820-windows-phone-8-announcements">Lumia 920 and Lumia 820</a>. If you missed our live coverage of the announcements, you can get a taste of all the excitement, bad promotional videos, and questionable bands by watching the events in their entirety. Motorola's show is now <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0VkIpT3-kBM">up on YouTube</a>, while Nokia's event is available for viewing on <a target="_blank" href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1514734&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nokia.com%2Fglobal%2Fabout-nokia%2Fwebcast%2Flive%2F&referrer=theverge.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2012%2F9%2F5%2F3294663%2Fmotorola-nokia-september-5th-announcement-full-video" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">its Webcast page</a>. Enjoy!</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294663/motorola-nokia-september-5th-announcement-full-videoAaron Souppouris2012-09-05T15:40:10-04:002012-09-05T15:40:10-04:00Motorola's new Droid RAZR lineup: how all three handsets fare against the competition
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<p>Picking the right smartphone is often a challenge, but things get even more complicated on days like today. <a href="http://www.theverge.com/products/brands/motorola/53" class="sbn-auto-link">Motorola</a> just unveiled <i>three</i> new Droid RAZR handsets: the Droid RAZR HD, Droid RAZR Maxx HD, and Droid RAZR M. Each device has its strengths, with a 4.7-inch HD display serving as the centerpiece on the <a href="http://www.theverge.com/products/droid-razr-hd/6084">RAZR HD</a>. Motorola says the new panel offers improved contrast and resolution over both its previous hardware and competition like the <a href="http://www.theverge.com/products/iphone-4s/2783" class="sbn-auto-link">iPhone 4S</a>, though it's hard to know how valid those claims are without comparing the devices directly. Further, <a href="http://www.theverge.com/products/galaxy-s-iii-verizon/5807">Verizon's Galaxy S III</a> and its 4.8-inch 720p display best the new Razr when it comes to pure screen size.</p>
<p>Motorola also touts battery life as a strength for the Droid RAZR HD, but for those...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294513/motorola-droid-razr-maxx-hd-razr-m-lumia-920-galaxy-s-iii-iphone-4s-specs-compareChris Welch2012-09-05T15:17:14-04:002012-09-05T15:17:14-04:00Droid RAZR M Developer Edition pre-orders begin at $549.99
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<p>Google bought Motorola Mobility, but <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294529/motorola-droid-razr-google">Motorola's just-announced RAZR phones</a> won't come with the latest version of Google's Android OS. What to do? Well, if you plan to play with your own builds of Jelly Bean, you could spring for a <a href="http://www.theverge.com/tag/developer-edition">Developer Edition</a>. For the not-inconsiderable price of $549.99, you can pre-order the new Droid RAZR M Developer Edition with an unlockable bootloader today, and it should ship the week of September 13th. There's also a pre-order page for its 4.7-inch brother, the Droid RAZR HD Developer Edition, though there's no word on pricing or availability yet. Find both pages at our source links below.</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294593/droid-razr-m-developer-edition-pre-orders-begin-at-549-99Sean Hollister2012-09-05T14:57:05-04:002012-09-05T14:57:05-04:00Motorola Droid RAZR HD and RAZR Maxx HD hands-on photos and video
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<p>We've just snagged a look at the Droid RAZR HD and it's slightly-thicker brother, the Droid RAZR Maxx HD. Both nearly live up to Motorola's description when it comes to the 720p screen: it's bright and saturated, perhaps too much so. Motorola tells us that the display on these two phones as well as the RAZR M is Super Amoled, which would account for some of the saturation but is also likely to be a source of complaint from LCD fans. Hello again, Pentile, we'd hoped we'd left you behind:</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294574/motorola-droid-razr-hd-and-razr-hd-maxx-hands-on-photosDieter Bohn2012-09-05T14:50:51-04:002012-09-05T14:50:51-04:00Motorola Droid RAZR M hands-on: same old screen, $99 price-point
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<p>We've just had the opportunity to take a look at Motorola's just-announced Droid RAZR M, which, <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/28/3273663/droid-razr-m-4g-lte-leaked-pics-specs">just as rumored</a>, has a 4.3-inch qHD display.</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294318/motorola-droid-razr-m-4g-first-hands-onDante D'Orazio2012-09-05T14:31:54-04:002012-09-05T14:31:54-04:00Motorola announces the Droid RAZR M, a new $99 Android 4.0 smartphone
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<p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/28/3273663/droid-razr-m-4g-lte-leaked-pics-specs">The leaks</a> that cropped up last week were largely correct — Motorola has just announced the Droid RAZR M 4G LTE. As CEO Dennis Woodside said earlier, the Droid RAZR M 4G LTE will have Android 4.1 Jelly Bean by the end of the year, but at launch it'll be running Ice Cream Sandwich with Chrome as the default browser. Naturally, it runs on Verizon's LTE network and includes a relatively high-capacity battery, but its 2,000mAh capacity trails both the Droid RAZR HD and Droid RAZR HD Maxx.</p>
<p>There aren't a whole lot of details about this phone, but the highlighted features include 8GB of storage space (plus a microSD slot), 1GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video capture, and a 4.3-inch screen — but there was no resolution announced....</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3293556/motorola-droid-razr-m-4g-lte-announcementNathan Ingraham