In October 2009 Motorola released its very first Droid smartphone.
Since then, the Droid series has captured a high performance niche in the market, partly through the quality of the handsets themselves and partly through their use of the popular Android OS, developed by Google.
On 5th January 2011 Motorola announced a new smartphone, the Atrix 4G, which comes loaded with version 2.
2 of Google's acclaimed Android operating system.
The Motorola Atrix 4G, which is also sometimes referred to as the Atrix MB860, is a compact touchscreen smartphone measuring approximately 4.
6 inches long, by 2.
5 inches wide, by 0.
4 inches thick, and weighing 135 grams (about 4.
8 ounces).
The Atrix 4G's 4 inch screen occupies almost the whole of the front of the phone.
The screen's display resolution is 960x540 pixels.
In common with Motorola's other new smartphones, the Atrix 4G is driven by the Nvidia Tegra dual-core CPU (the two cores, each clocked at 1 GHz, make for an overall CPU speed of 2 GHz).
There is 1 GB of RAM, with 16 GB of internal flash memory.
In addition, users can store data on microSDHC cards of up to 32 GB in capacity.
Additional features on the Atrix 4G include a 5 megapixel camera for capture of still photos and video footage.
Video is captured at a resolution of 720p, although Motorola says it is planned to issue an upgrade to the device's firmware, which will allow capture at 1080p (HD quality).
There is also a secondary VGA camera, which is perfect for video calling.
As is typical of Android smartphones, the Atrix 4G has no keyboard for typing text or inputting data.
Instead, the device's multi-touch capacitive screen pops up a software keyboard for text and numerical input.
While it is true there are some diehards who still favour a real keyboard, many people who convert to using a touchscreen keyboard say it is just as easy to use once you become accustomed to it.
One of the major selling points for smartphones these days is their ability to load third party user apps, and this is where Android really comes to the fore.
Android is open source software, which means there has been an explosion in apps for this platform.
This compares favourably with other mobile operating systems that are more restrictive in permitting developers to write apps, which leads to a diminished choice of apps for the end user of those handsets.
The new generation of Motorola smartphones, including the Atrix 4G, are noteworthy for their compatibility with the new 4G network, which offers vastly increased speeds for downloading and uploading data.
According to the figures users can expect speeds five times faster than on the 3G network.
Although 4G is still in its infancy, with coverage only extending so far to a relatively small list of cities and airports, the network is set to roll out quickly, so the Atrix 4G is well positioned to reap the rewards of this revolution in mobile data speeds.
Since then, the Droid series has captured a high performance niche in the market, partly through the quality of the handsets themselves and partly through their use of the popular Android OS, developed by Google.
On 5th January 2011 Motorola announced a new smartphone, the Atrix 4G, which comes loaded with version 2.
2 of Google's acclaimed Android operating system.
The Motorola Atrix 4G, which is also sometimes referred to as the Atrix MB860, is a compact touchscreen smartphone measuring approximately 4.
6 inches long, by 2.
5 inches wide, by 0.
4 inches thick, and weighing 135 grams (about 4.
8 ounces).
The Atrix 4G's 4 inch screen occupies almost the whole of the front of the phone.
The screen's display resolution is 960x540 pixels.
In common with Motorola's other new smartphones, the Atrix 4G is driven by the Nvidia Tegra dual-core CPU (the two cores, each clocked at 1 GHz, make for an overall CPU speed of 2 GHz).
There is 1 GB of RAM, with 16 GB of internal flash memory.
In addition, users can store data on microSDHC cards of up to 32 GB in capacity.
Additional features on the Atrix 4G include a 5 megapixel camera for capture of still photos and video footage.
Video is captured at a resolution of 720p, although Motorola says it is planned to issue an upgrade to the device's firmware, which will allow capture at 1080p (HD quality).
There is also a secondary VGA camera, which is perfect for video calling.
As is typical of Android smartphones, the Atrix 4G has no keyboard for typing text or inputting data.
Instead, the device's multi-touch capacitive screen pops up a software keyboard for text and numerical input.
While it is true there are some diehards who still favour a real keyboard, many people who convert to using a touchscreen keyboard say it is just as easy to use once you become accustomed to it.
One of the major selling points for smartphones these days is their ability to load third party user apps, and this is where Android really comes to the fore.
Android is open source software, which means there has been an explosion in apps for this platform.
This compares favourably with other mobile operating systems that are more restrictive in permitting developers to write apps, which leads to a diminished choice of apps for the end user of those handsets.
The new generation of Motorola smartphones, including the Atrix 4G, are noteworthy for their compatibility with the new 4G network, which offers vastly increased speeds for downloading and uploading data.
According to the figures users can expect speeds five times faster than on the 3G network.
Although 4G is still in its infancy, with coverage only extending so far to a relatively small list of cities and airports, the network is set to roll out quickly, so the Atrix 4G is well positioned to reap the rewards of this revolution in mobile data speeds.