Motorola new RAZR family hands-on: First look

Introduction

Motorola advertised its On Display event as the day's main event, which was rather bold considering that the world's number two cellphone manufacturer announced its WP8 lineup. However, seeing the kind of hot hardware that the Google-owned company announced, its arrogance might not be completely unfounded.

Motorola treated us to three new members of the RAZR family - the Motorola RAZR M mid-ranger, the Motorola RAZR HD flagship and the Motorola RAZR HD MAXX battery life champion. The first two of those will be available both as global GSM devices and on the Verizon network, while the RAZR HD MAXX will initially be exclusively available as a part of the Verizon DROID family.

The Motorola (DROID) RAZR HD impresses with its large 4.7" edge-to-edge Super AMOLED display of 720p resolution. The back of the device is made of Kevlar, but this time it wraps around the edges of the headset too. The camera offers 8MP stills and 1080p video recording.

The LTE-touting Motorola (DROID) RAZR HD is powered by a Qualcomm chipset with a dual-core Krait CPU, 1GB RAM and Adreno 225 GPU. It will be running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box with an upgrade to Jelly Bean scheduled for Q4.

For the most part, the Motorola DROID RAZR HD MAXX is identical to its sibling, but it upgrades the already impressive 2,530 mAh battery to the hard to believe 3,300 mAh. It also ups the available internal storage from 16GB to 32GB. Naturally, that comes at the expense of a few extra millimeters around the waist, but the RAZR HD MAXX still measures the very respectable 9.3mm of thickness.

Finally, the RAZR M is Motorola's answer to those asking for phones to remain as compact as possible. It packs a smaller 4.3" qHD 540x960px Super AMOLED Advanced screen and measures just 122.5x60.9x8.3mm. It still manages to offer LTE connectivity, an 8MP camera capable of doing 1080p video and an S4 chipset with a 1.5GHz dual-core Krait CPU.

We'll handle the Motorola DROID RAZR HD right after the break, with the DROID RAZR MAXX and the DROID RAZR M following on pages 3 and 4.

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Samsung Galaxy S III lands in our office for a hands-on

The brightest star in the Samsung universe has landed in the office to get our regular hands-on treatment. The Samsung Galaxy S III is currently riding the hype wave as the most anticipated Android phone, and for a good reason.

Inheriting the burden of being one of the best Android phones around from its predecessor, the Galaxy S III has everything it needs to be on top of everything else. Let’s dive right in at what exactly that is.

The Samsung Galaxy S III is built around a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 2 for protection and an HD resolution of 1280×720 pixels. Samsung have gone for a PenTile Matrix, rather than a conventional RGB one, but at 300DPI the differences are indistinguishable. Regardless, the display looks stunning, blacks are deep and colors look sharp.

Samsung Galaxy SIII official shots

The same however, could not be said for the Galaxy S III’s looks. It’s not the most beautiful looking device out there, but contrary to people’s expectations it’s doesn’t look too cheaply either. Yes, it’s all plastic, but it feels good in the hand, and solidly built. In fact, Samsung are using a brand new manufacturing process named Hyperglaze.

The device weighs in at 133 grams and is 0.1mm thicker than the Galaxy S II, but due to its lack of the back chin, thickness is a lot more uniform. And despite its monstrosity (136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm) it’s not uncomfortable to hold at hand. Actually, it’s quite pocket friendly.

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III in our office

Under the hood of the Galaxy S III resides a Exynos 4 Quad chipset. It’s the best weapon in Samsung’s hardware arsenal at the moment and it crushed the opposition in the synthetic benchmark tests we ran. The main reason for this are the four 32nm Cortex-A9 cores clocked at 1.4GHz, which is as good as it gets until Cortex-A15 gets ready for prime time.

Expectantly, the Galaxy S III runs the latest version of Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich with refreshed TouchWiz UI, and it’s hands down one of the most complete software packages ever found on a mobile phone. The latest version of TouchWiz UI has so many new features: S-Voice, Direct call, Smart stay, Smart alert, S Beam, Buddy photo share, Pop up play and updated Gesture controls are some of the few new additions Samsung have thrown in.

But enough chit-chatting, take a look at the Galaxy S III in action in our short hands-on video.

Expect our lengthy preview to be available shortly. In the meantime is there anything you’d like to know more about the Galaxy S III? Post it in the comments section and we’ll do our best to answer your inquiries.

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HTC One S for T-Mobile hands-on

The Big Magenta exclusive HTC One S is currently the top dog in the wireless carrier’s smartphone lineup. We did get a chance to spend some quality time with the device, so here go some impressions for you.

Hardware wise, there is practically no difference between the T-Mobile flavored HTC One S and its global version, save for the former’s support for T-Mobile’s superb 42Mbps HSDPA network. There’s a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset with two Krait cores, clocked at 1.5GHz on board, a gig of RAM, and 16GB of built-in memory, which cannot be expanded further. The screen is a 4.3” AMOLED unit with qHD resolution.

The camera is an 8MP unit, capable of capturing 1080p videos. You can see some samples from it, together with a quick comparison to the 16MP monster of the HTC Titan II here. A secondary unit with VGA resolution is located at the front of the device.

Visually, the T-Mobile HTC One S is absolutely identical to its global sibling, save for the carrier’s logo, located at the front of the device. The handset’s measures have also remained intact. They are 130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm, while the phone’s weight tips the scale at 119.5 grams. Sadly, the folks at T-Mobile have decided not to offer the black color scheme on the HTC One S. Grey is the only color option you will have.

There are no surprises on the software side of the T-Mobile offering either. The smartphone runs Android 4.0.3 ICS, covered in HTC Sense 4.0. Beats Audio is naturally on board as well, and so is the usual amount of preinstalled apps from T-Mobile apps. Thankfully, Google’s latest Android version lets you disable the unwanted ones and thus keep you app launcher with acceptable levels of magenta colored icons.

Here is a video of the HTC One S for T-Mobile in action.

With T-Mobile offering the best way to experience a 3G network in the United States, the HTC One S is easily the best tool for the task. In case LTE is not your cup of tea, the $199.99 asking price for the smartphone will be money well spent.

If you want to find out all about the HTC One S, check out our review of the international version here.

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Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T came over, here goes the hands-on

The LTE sporting Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T could very well be one of the most important devices in the history of the Finnish company. Developed specifically with the lucrative U.S. market in mind, the Windows Phone handset will likely show the world if the marriage between Nokia and Microsoft is a success or, well… , you know what.

In terms of specifications, the newcomer does not differ a lot from its global sibling – the Nokia Lumia 800. The Lumia 900 adds a bigger, 4.3? Super AMOLED screen with WVGA resolution, LTE network connectivity, as well as a larger battery with 1830mAh capacity. The rest of the specs are practically identical for both phones.

Naturally, the the Nokia Lumia 900 has grown significantly in measures, compared to its sibling, thanks to its bigger screen. They are 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm, while its weight is 160 grams. The smartphone features the gorgeous polycarbonate unibody and design, seen for the first time in the Nokia N9.

Nokia Lumia 900 live photos

On the software side of things, the Nokia Lumia 900 holds no surprises, thanks to Microsoft’s strict requirements. Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is on board, along with a couple of Nokia exclusive apps. Check it out in action below.

We have a full review of the Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T well under way, so keep an eye on our main page for it.

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