Motorola Droid Razr’s biggest letdown is its operating system, but Motorola said owners will bite the Android Ice Cream Sandwich next year.
Samsung’s Google Galaxy Nexus will enjoy “only months” of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich exclusivity, because Motorola confirms that the new, and surprisingly beautiful Android operating system upgrade will also hit the Motorola Droid Razr next year.
According to Pocket Lint’s article posted on Wednesday, Motorola confirms, or let’s just say, promises ICS upgrade for the Droid Razr, or Motorola Razr (name outside United States) most probably at the beginning of 2012. Apparently, no word on the exact release of the OS upgrade, but it is safe to speculate that the Motorola Razr will get the Android 4.0 by Q1 of 2012.
Motorola Droid Razr was announced in United States on Tuesday, just hours ahead of the Google Galaxy Nexus unveiling in Hong Kong (10PM NY time). The Droid Razr is arguably the best Motorola phone ever, because the phone is possibly the thinnest Android so far, only 7.1 mm thick (compared to 8.5-8.8mm thickness of Samsung Galaxy S II global), and also the best-looking Motorola phone ever, in my opinion, with the Kevlar back cover and Corning Gorilla Glass screen coating.
Motorola Droid Razr will include Android Gingerbread 2.3.5 with the custom Motorola user interface. For starters, Gingerbread 2.3.5 is a powerful operating system, it supports better notification, better battery management, support for third-party and native Google apps including the Google Talk with Video, and it also supports Google+ Hangouts on mobile, but Android Ice Cream Sandwich is “much” better, especially when it comes to design and overall “Android features.”
Android 4.0 ICS obviously doesn’t need HTC Sense, TouchWiz or even MotoBlur because it is more polished and faster than these custom skins. Android’s ICS upgrade starts on the lock screen, with the quick notification access and slide to unlock to access camera application or the home screen. The Android ICS also supports “Face Unlock” — a feature that a user can use to unlock the device by using his/her face, scary but obviously a very exciting feature.
Google’s new Android Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade also features better contacts, more polished application and widget management and the much-anticipated Chrome-like web browser with desktop bookmark syncing and tab browsing presented in a more intuitive way. Google also claims that the ICS supports better on-screen keyboard for quick multi-touch typing.
Kudos to Motorola for committing earlier than rivals, but here are some of the questions now left unanswered like the “version” of the Android ICS that the Motorola Droid Razr will get, and if Motorola will implement the company’s own “skin” running on top of the Android Ice Cream Sandwich’s beautiful user interface.
Just a quick recap, the new Motorola (Droid) Razr is a Long Term Evolution device (depending on region) with 1.2GHz dual-core TI SoC (System on a Chip), 4.3-inch Super AMOLED qHD screen with 256ppi resolution, Android Gingerbread 2.3.5 with custom Motorola skin, a full 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel back camera, a front-facing “HD” camera, and the Kevlar/Gorilla Glass case that is obviously sturdy. Motorola is also offering optional accessories for the Droid Razr like the Lapdock and the HD dock.
The Motorola Droid Razr will arrive in USA via Verizon Wireless, Rogers in Canada, and Motorola said other countries will get the device as the Motorola Razr with HSPA+ data technology. For starters HSPA+ is theoretically faster than other 3G data technologies. According to the Motorola Razr’s specs page, the phone supports 14.4Mbps theoretical download speed. The actual speed still depends on your wireless carrier, of course.
This report was originally posted on PopHerald.com as Droid Razr to get Android Ice Cream Sandwich next year, under Gadgets and Mobile Category. Sources: Pocket-Lint, PopHerald.
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Samsung’s Google Galaxy Nexus will enjoy “only months” of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich exclusivity, because Motorola confirms that the new, and surprisingly beautiful Android operating system upgrade will also hit the Motorola Droid Razr next year.
According to Pocket Lint’s article posted on Wednesday, Motorola confirms, or let’s just say, promises ICS upgrade for the Droid Razr, or Motorola Razr (name outside United States) most probably at the beginning of 2012. Apparently, no word on the exact release of the OS upgrade, but it is safe to speculate that the Motorola Razr will get the Android 4.0 by Q1 of 2012.
Motorola Droid Razr was announced in United States on Tuesday, just hours ahead of the Google Galaxy Nexus unveiling in Hong Kong (10PM NY time). The Droid Razr is arguably the best Motorola phone ever, because the phone is possibly the thinnest Android so far, only 7.1 mm thick (compared to 8.5-8.8mm thickness of Samsung Galaxy S II global), and also the best-looking Motorola phone ever, in my opinion, with the Kevlar back cover and Corning Gorilla Glass screen coating.
Motorola Droid Razr will include Android Gingerbread 2.3.5 with the custom Motorola user interface. For starters, Gingerbread 2.3.5 is a powerful operating system, it supports better notification, better battery management, support for third-party and native Google apps including the Google Talk with Video, and it also supports Google+ Hangouts on mobile, but Android Ice Cream Sandwich is “much” better, especially when it comes to design and overall “Android features.”
Android 4.0 ICS obviously doesn’t need HTC Sense, TouchWiz or even MotoBlur because it is more polished and faster than these custom skins. Android’s ICS upgrade starts on the lock screen, with the quick notification access and slide to unlock to access camera application or the home screen. The Android ICS also supports “Face Unlock” — a feature that a user can use to unlock the device by using his/her face, scary but obviously a very exciting feature.
Google’s new Android Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade also features better contacts, more polished application and widget management and the much-anticipated Chrome-like web browser with desktop bookmark syncing and tab browsing presented in a more intuitive way. Google also claims that the ICS supports better on-screen keyboard for quick multi-touch typing.
Kudos to Motorola for committing earlier than rivals, but here are some of the questions now left unanswered like the “version” of the Android ICS that the Motorola Droid Razr will get, and if Motorola will implement the company’s own “skin” running on top of the Android Ice Cream Sandwich’s beautiful user interface.
Just a quick recap, the new Motorola (Droid) Razr is a Long Term Evolution device (depending on region) with 1.2GHz dual-core TI SoC (System on a Chip), 4.3-inch Super AMOLED qHD screen with 256ppi resolution, Android Gingerbread 2.3.5 with custom Motorola skin, a full 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel back camera, a front-facing “HD” camera, and the Kevlar/Gorilla Glass case that is obviously sturdy. Motorola is also offering optional accessories for the Droid Razr like the Lapdock and the HD dock.
The Motorola Droid Razr will arrive in USA via Verizon Wireless, Rogers in Canada, and Motorola said other countries will get the device as the Motorola Razr with HSPA+ data technology. For starters HSPA+ is theoretically faster than other 3G data technologies. According to the Motorola Razr’s specs page, the phone supports 14.4Mbps theoretical download speed. The actual speed still depends on your wireless carrier, of course.
This report was originally posted on PopHerald.com as Droid Razr to get Android Ice Cream Sandwich next year, under Gadgets and Mobile Category. Sources: Pocket-Lint, PopHerald.
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