Verizon Wireless has just added another great smartphone to its line up with the announcement of the DROID RAZR by Motorola. Previously known as the Spyder or DROID HD from leaks before the announcement, the Droid RAZR will be available for preorder on October 27, for $299.99.

The New DROID RAZR will be the thinest LTE 4G Mobile phone to ever be released, Coming in at just 7.1 mm thick. Along with the supper slim body, except for the top part where the camera is, the DROID RAZR features a solid rugged design with a KEVLAR fiber backing and Gorilla glass for the front display. Motorola has also added a water repellant nano-coating that protects the phone from spills.


The RAZR will run on Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) when launched, but is expected to get the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update early 2012. It will also carry a fast 1.2GHZ dual-processor CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced display with qHD resolution, 16GB of internal memory and a 16GB microSD card for 32GB of total memory. The RAZR will also be the second mobile phone, behind the iPhone 4s, to support Bluetooth 4.0.

The back of the phone sports an 8 megapixel camera that records 1080p HD video with built in image stabilization to help out with the shakiness. There is also a 2-megapixel HD front facing camera, for video chat.



Motorola also included government-grade encryption and remote wipe capabilities. Quickoffice is included, which lets you create, view, and edit Word, Excel, and Powerpoint files. Citrix remote viewing is also included, which lets you remotely control your home or work PC from the phone.


Additional features:

• Powered by Android™ 2.3.5, Gingerbread
• 1 GB RAM for a fast user interface and multi-tasking
• 8-megapixel rear camera with 1080p HD video capture and image stabilization technology for crisp and clear videos
• Front-facing HD camera for video chat over 4G LTE, 3G or Wi-Fi
• 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot capable so customers can share 4G LTE speed with up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices
• Water repellent nano-coating protects the phone, and even the inside components, against everyday spills
• Remote wipe, pin lock and government-grade encryption for email, calendar and contacts as well as voice and video chat conferencing
• Use Quickoffice® to view, create and edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents on your mobile device from anywhere at anytime
• Bluetooth 4.0 low energy
• 32 GB memory: 16 GB on board and 16 GB microSD™ card pre-installed (actual formatted capacity is less)
• Powerful 1780 mAh battery

With all the features the DROID RAZR has to offer its safe to say this smartphone is competing with the big boys, Apple’s iPhone 4s and Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus (click on the links to see what they are packing). Will Motorola be able to win customers over, even though the RAZR isn’t launching with Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich? Are you interested in getting this phone? If not, which phone are you interested in between the big three?

Update: The DROID Razr is out, You can visit Verizon Wireless to check it out.

Update #2: Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX: Whats the difference from the original DROID RAZR? Hows the battery life?

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