Motorola Atrix 4G review: Enter the Atrix

15 April 2011
It was the alliance with Android that put Motorola out of the woods. Like every partnership, it’s been a series of peaks and dips but every now and then the relationship between Motorola and Android goes beyond a mere marriage of...

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  • Anonymous
  • nGJ
  • 18 Apr 2011

WOW - I think the fingerprint reader is a really BIG feature. Not sure why GSMArena sort of talked about it as if it wasn't that special. Having to type passwords to unlock phones is a real pain in the a$$ - so much so that I turn such security features of my phone completely off (not good) A fingerprint reader should be a standard feature on all phones today.

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    • Anonymous
    • L6Z
    • 18 Apr 2011

    chupi, 17 Apr 2011if moto can put a 1900MAh battery on that very compact 4inc... morecause this is moto
    and moto is for big job

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      • Anonymous
      • 4cZ
      • 18 Apr 2011

      Tegra 2 is fast and best for games.

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        • roamer7485
        • 4EK
        • 18 Apr 2011

        "I had this phone twice". Yes, the one liner is true. I lost the 1st one while playing tennis in a Houston's Westheimer Splashpad. I loved the first that phone very much that it took me only a week to buy a replacment Atrix under my AT&T contract. It kinda hurt coz I paid the whole phone price for the 2nd unit. Yet, it's worth all the pains. The technology in there is amazing. Moto and Android is indeed a good partnership. I love the talking-navigation, it's super!!! I drive like crazy that I always miss my exit. Whenever I missed an exit, the reroute is real-time fast and I don't have to worry missing another one again. You don't have to buy a separate navigator if you have this phone. The excellent navigation is just one of the super features this phone has. Maybe, the speed owes it to the dual-core heart.

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          • Laurynas
          • 0xM
          • 18 Apr 2011

          chupi, 17 Apr 2011if moto can put a 1900MAh battery on that very compact 4inc... moreMaybe SAMSUNG has contract with an manufacturer which provides batteries for SAMSUNG and does't want to change it or something. Maybe the reason is "money talks".
          Or maybe it is technical solution and depends on batteries type. According to the last news, SAMSUNG Galaxy S II will be using standard Li-Ion batteries. Theoretically thise batteries have cylindrical cells and that mean they are dependent on the shape (Li-Po batteries are more flexible). Since SAMSUNG Galaxy S II is very thin phone, maybe they decide not put bigger (in size) batteries. I know batteries capacity depends not only on size, but on chemicals also. Anyway it is only theory and it may be totally wrong. :)

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            • chupi
            • A5w
            • 17 Apr 2011

            if moto can put a 1900MAh battery on that very compact 4incher, wonder why samsung/lg/htc was not able to put it on thier flagship phones...great OS experience must be match by a proper battery so you can use the phone more rather than looking for a place to charge your phone...

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              • aurelioruiz
              • P0i
              • 17 Apr 2011

              well...i am very happy with my milestone 2 , but this one atrix is gonna be my next mobile.

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                • Laurynas
                • 0xM
                • 17 Apr 2011

                Raj, 17 Apr 2011This is a great review im surprised at the Camera performan... moreMotorola ATRIX has poor quality camera.

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                  • Raj
                  • qp4
                  • 17 Apr 2011

                  This is a great review im surprised at the Camera performance though, other websites were reporting that this phone had a top notch camera. The video recording is true as well it is pretty solid you can also see other samples on youtube

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                    • Anonymous
                    • L6Z
                    • 17 Apr 2011

                    Anonymous, 16 Apr 2011meant what i said.. it wasnt a good review for the atrix it... moreatrix is best of best

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                      • fvy
                      • 17 Apr 2011

                      I was looking forward to this review. I really liked this phone for the hardware it offers in a compact size while other manufacturers offer dual core processors in much larger "phones". I was very disappointed with motorola when I read about the screen problem mentioned in the review combined with the feedback from the atrix buyers saying that a lot of defective units are out there in addition to a crappy customer support. Now I only wish samsung would do a mini version of the galaxy s2 with the same hardware (minus the screen size of course).

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                        • Anonymous
                        • tRa
                        • 16 Apr 2011

                        Mini Me, 16 Apr 2011You meant to say "average phone" ( which i totall... moremeant what i said.. it wasnt a good review for the atrix it was pretty average. i didnt specify while u assumed. yes it sounds like an average phone judging by the 'average review'...
                        and i do agree... gsma do the best reviews out there
                        peace

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                          • AnonD-3713
                          • L4D
                          • 16 Apr 2011

                          AnonD-291, 16 Apr 2011HAha N8/E7 is nothing in comparison to Atrix. there no poin... moreReally? So tell me something that Atrix can do that the other phones that you hate so much can't, you might convince me.
                          The Atrix don't even offer a proper experience for a dual-core phone, the UI is very laggy because of the crappy Motoblur.

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                            • Laurynas
                            • 0xM
                            • 16 Apr 2011

                            Anonymous, 16 Apr 2011even with 2.2 is so faster than galagsy 2 and optimuse ... moreComparing with pre-release of SAMSUNG Galaxy S II, but not with final release. :)

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                              • Laurynas
                              • 0xM
                              • 16 Apr 2011

                              RJ11, 16 Apr 2011AGREED!! Very good point! why will you bring a dock the si... moreCorrect! :)

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                                • Anonymous
                                • pTi
                                • 16 Apr 2011

                                yes this is realy best must powerfull smartphone in the world + 1960mah battery + laptop dock + finger print + ...

                                i am waiting for this superb moto

                                come soon to midle est

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                                  • AnonD-291
                                  • vGA
                                  • 16 Apr 2011

                                  AnonD-1082, 16 Apr 2011This review is biased. Gsmarena should have compared the At... moreHAha N8/E7 is nothing in comparison to Atrix. there no point in comparing them. What Atrix can do which N8 cant is a much longer list than whatever you have.......

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                                    • Mini Me
                                    • 0Um
                                    • 16 Apr 2011

                                    Anonymous, 16 Apr 2011pretty average review at best.. if u want a super fast pho... moreYou meant to say "average phone" ( which i totally disagree ) not average review, because the review from gsmarena is top notch. I don`t think you could point me to a more professional review of this phone anywhere on the internet. To bad this phone has Froyo, but after all this was the compromise they made in order to be the first dual core phone on the market.
                                    By looking at the last page of the review, all i can say is that it`s great that all the big manufacturers have a top of the line dual core android on the market, we , the consumers ,have a lot of very good choices if we want an android phone.
                                    Can`t wait for the Samsung Galaxy S II review.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • tRa
                                      • 16 Apr 2011

                                      pretty average review at best..
                                      if u want a super fast phone thats average in pretty much every other aspect... here it is
                                      dissapointing

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • L6Z
                                        • 16 Apr 2011

                                        thx gsmarena team for this review

                                        i love motorola phones

                                        please make review for xoom