Review of Motorola Razr I XT890
Motorola Razr I XT890 supports both 2G and 3G networks. The Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive 4.3 inches touchscreen display with 16 million colors and 540 x 960 resolution makes this phone awesome when watching movies and playing HD games. Corning Gorilla Glass also their to protect the screen.The Internal memory of Moto Razr I is 8GB and it also supports microSD card with up to 32GB memory. We all know that total 40GB memory is sufficient for any mobile device. Only Android operating system takes 3GB of it so you can only use 5GB internal space.
If we talk about camera of Moto Razr I then it have 8MP camera with 3264x2448 pixels resolution and with autofocus and LED flash functionality, by which you can take HD videos and photos easily. A VGA front facing camera is also there to help you while making Video calls on Skype or over 3G.
Motorola Razr I XT890 is powered by Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich and the good news is that it is also upgradable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The 2 GHz Intel Atom CPU and PowerVR SGX540 GPU will help you when you play HD games. You can also run multiple applications as you want at same time with 1GB RAM support. Below are some features and disadvantages of Motorola Razr I XT890.
Key Features of Motorola Razr I XT890
- Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen
- 4.3 inches display
- Corning Gorilla Glass
- microSD card slot which supports up to 32 GB memory.
- 8 GB (5 GB user available)
- 1 GB RAM
- GPRS, EDGE, 3G connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- 8MP HD camera
- Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1
- Intel Atom Z2460 Chipset
- 2 GHz Intel Atom CPU
- Very good battery backup; talk-time up to 20hrs.
- Good browsing performance
- Excellent video codecs support
- Smart dialing, voice dialing
- Accelerometer, proximity sensor and auto-brightness sensor; compass
- Great ergonomics and size, frameless display design
- Kevlar coated, splash resistant body
Disadvantages of Motorola Razr XT890
- Screen has PenTile matrix
- Incompatible with apps compiled with the Android NDK
- Battery is not user-replaceable
- Shutter key has no half press
- Disappointing audio output
- HD camera but output is poor quality
- Micro-SIM card only
- Chipset less powerful than Qualcomm version in all but browsing
- No FM Radio
Motorola Razr XT890 Full Specification
Networks | 2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
SIM | Micro-SIM only |
Body Dimensions | 122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm (4.82 x 2.40 x 0.33 in) |
Body Weight | 126 g (4.44 oz) |
Other Body Features | Splash resistant |
Display Type | Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Display Size | 540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel density) |
Multi-Touch | Yes |
Display Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass |
Alert Types | Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones |
Loudspeakers | Yes |
3.5mm Jack | Yes |
microSD card slot | up to 32 GB |
Internal Memory | 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM |
GPRS | Yes |
EDGE | Yes |
3G Speed | HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR |
NFC | Yes |
USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
Primary Camera | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
Camera Features | Touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization, HDR |
Video Quality | 1080p@30fps |
Front Facing Camera | Yes, VGA |
Operating System | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 |
Chipset | Intel Atom Z2460 |
CPU | 2 GHz Intel Atom |
GPU | PowerVR SGX540 |
Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
Internet Browser | HTML5 |
Radio | No |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support |
Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
Available Colors | Black, White |
Other Features | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - SNS integration - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - Organizer - Document viewer/editor - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input |
Battery Type | Standard battery, Li-Ion 2000 mAh |
Battery Backup | Stand-By: Talk-Time: Up to 20 h |