Motorola DROID RAZR HD duo will hit Verizon on October 18

Verizon Wireless announced that the Motorola DROID RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD duo will land on its shelves on October 18. The DROID RAZR HD will be priced at $199.99, while the 3300mAh sporting RAZR MAXX HD will set potential users back with $299.99.

There is no difference between the specs of the two smartphones, save for the battery and internal memory size. Both handsets feature dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 silicon, 4.7" HD screen, 8MP, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. An update to Jelly Bean is in the pipeline for the duo before the year's end. You can see our first look at the two smartphones over here.

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The RAZR M and DROID RAZR M are Moto's latest phones

As US events usually go, today's Motorola announcement was centered around the new phones they will be releasing through the local carrier Verizon. We already told you about the RAZR HD and RAZR HD MAXX, but Motorola also unveiled the most compact of the family - the RAZR M or the DROID RAZR M, as it would be known in the US.

Both phones are based on the powerful Snapdragon S4 chipsets, featuring 1.5Ghz dual-core CPUs and 1GB of RAM. They will run Android Ice Cream Sandwich, but are promised Jelly Bean updates by the end of the year.

Motorola DROID RAZR M for Verizon US

As the most compact of the trio of phones announced today, the RAZR M has a 4.3-inch almost bezel-less screen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. According to Motorola the RAZR M dimensions are typical for smartphones with 3.5" screens. The RAZR M and DROID RAZR M are also pretty slim at just 8.3mm.

International Motorola RAZR M

On the back of the Motorola RAZR M duo, you will find an extra beefy 2000mAh battery and an 8MP autofocus camera with LED flash and 1080p video recording. Internal user-available storage is 4.5GB plus there's the usual microSD slot for expanding that.

The Motorola DROID RAZR M has support for Verizon's CDMA+LTE network plus quad-band HSDPA and quad-band GSM support. Motorola doesn't quote the network connectivity support of the international RAZR M ("Bands vary by country"), but we'd guess it's the same as on the DROID RAZR M but sans the CDMA (and possibly LTE) support.

The Motorola DROID RAZR M will start shipping on September 13 with Verizon accepting pre-orders for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate starting today.

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Motorola DROID RAZR M 4G LTE pictures and specs leak

Engadget has managed to get their hands on some images and specs of the yet to be announced Motorola DROID RAZR M 4G LTE.

The phone looks like a close relative of the Motorola DROID RAZR (as do most of the phones Motorola announced recently) but is much narrower, making it easier to hold despite its large display.

In terms of specs, the RAZR M has a 4.3-inch, 960 x 540 resolution, Super AMOLED Advanced display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection, dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S5 MSM8960 processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory with microSD card slot, 8 megapixel rear camera with 1080p video recording, 3 megapixel front camera, NFC and LTE connectivity. The phone will be running on Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich.

As you may know, Motorola is having an event on September 5 and we might get to know about this phone then, along with the upcoming RAZR HD.

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Sony Xperia acro S review: Daring droid

Introduction

After the touchscreen revolution swept the mobile world, rugged smartphones became much harder to come by. They are making a slow return now though, with Sony Mobile being one of the key players in that market.

The tradition of producing attractive rugged droids dates back to the the days of Sony Ericsson, and it's great that it continues now, when Sony is in full control of the company. More impressively, the company shows that it's not going to limit element-resistant smartphones to the mid-range anymore, and so we come to the subject of today's review.

Sony Xperia acro S official photos

The Sony Xperia acro S may not make the Samsung Galaxy S III shake with fear, but its specs sheet seems good enough to provide a high-end smartphone experience and that should be all that matters, really.

Key features

• Quad-band GSM /GPRS/EDGE support


• Quad-band 3G with 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA


• Bright 4.3" 16M-color capacitive LED-backlit LCD touchscreen of HD resolution (720 x 1280 pixels) with Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine;


• IP57 certification - dust protected and water proof up to 1 meter and 30 minutes; Scratch-resistant shatter proof glass


• Android 4.0 ICS


• Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, 1 GB RAM, Adreno 220 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 chipset


• 12 MP autofocus camera with LED flash


• 1080p video recording @ 30fps with continuous autofocus and stereo sound


• 1.3MP front-facing camera


• Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA


• Built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS support


• NFC connectivity


• 16GB built-in storage (13GB user accessible)


• microHDMI port, dedicated TV launcher


• microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v3.0


• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack


• Stereo FM radio with RDS


• Voice dialing


• Accelerometer and proximity sensor


• Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Main disadvantages

• Chipset is rather modest for the class


• Thicker than most rivals


• Display viewing angles are mediocre


• No preinstalled document editor


• Non-user-replaceable battery

The difference in length between the two lists above alone points to the fact that the Sony Xperia acro S is worth a second look. Water resistance might be the headline feature, but it's certainly not everything this Sony smartphone has going for it.

It builds on the Xperia P platform, but addresses the issues of limited storage and uninspiring battery backup and employs a far superior 720p screen, which seems like a pretty good recipe for success.

The Sony Xperia acro S studio shots

And yes, the waistline grew, which is hardly a desirable side-effect these days, but if the performance is all there, we doubt many will mind. Also, we are hoping the S3 chipset, which is now looking more like mid-range material, doesn't have too damaging an effect on the great package.

But let's waste no more time guessing and get down to the actual testing - the hardware inspection starts right after the break.

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DROID RAZR HD name leaks through EXIF data

An image belonging to a certain Motorola DROID RAZR HD has been found floating around Picasa. It belongs to Vic Yu, who is an engineer and program manager at Motorola Mobility.

The name was found within the EXIF data for this picture, along with other information, such as the f/2.4 aperture. The image from which this EXIF data comes from was shot at 6 megapixels, but it's in 16:9 aspect ratio, which means at 4:3 the image resolution would be 8 megapixels.

The HD moniker suggests that the phone has a 720p display. This is not unheard of as we have seen a variant of the Motorola RAZR being sold in China with a 4.5-inch, 720p HD display and a 13 megapixel camera (the US version might have just an 8 megapixel camera from the current DROID RAZR, though). This phone has been sold exclusively in China till now, along with another variant without the Kevlar back, but it seems now that Motorola might be bringing it to other markets, starting with the US on Verizon.

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