Do you like the Droid Razr M, but think it can use a little more screen? Then you're in luck, because that's precisely what you get with the Motorola Droid Razr HD, a high-def update to last year's popular Droid Razr. The Razr HD ups the ante with a 4.7-inch, 720p display, and a large battery that's good for more than 14 hours of talk time. At $199.99 (with contract), it costs $100 more than the budget-priced Razr M, but it's still $100 less than the Razr Maxx HD, which offers more storage and an even bigger battery. Motorola may be making it tough to pick a phone, but at least you're guaranteed a quality handset no matter which you choose.
Size and Design
Just a year after Motorola surprised the industry with the shockingly thin Razr, slimmer smartphone profiles have become the norm. So the Razr HD's 5.19 by 2.67 by 0.33-inch (HWD) size isn't quite revelatory, though it's still a thin, attractive handset. And at 5.15 ounces, the weight feels just right for its size. The phone is made using the same Kevlar material as the original Droid Razrs, which gives it an expensive, luxurious feel. Compared with the plastic Samsung Galaxy S III, the Razr HD feels much more solid. And it's protected by a water-repellant nanocoating, which doesn't make it waterproof, but a little more durable than the average smartphone.
The phone comes in white or black, and the angular corners of the original Razr have been smoothed out for a sleek new look. Those colors only appear around the display; the back of each phone is the same gray and black patterned Kevlar, with an aluminum band running around the middle. There's a 3.5mm headphone jack up top, a Power button and volume rocker on the right, and a charging and micro HDMI port on the left, along with a hidden microSD card slot.
Design aside, keep in mind that this is still a very large phone. I have average size hands, and when I hold the Razr HD in one hand I can't reach high enough to drag the notifications bar down with my thumb. So if you have small hands or tiny pockets, you may want look at the 4.3-inch Razr M, which is significantly smaller and easier to hold.
True to its name, the Razr HD is packing a 4.7-inch 1280-by-720 HD Super AMOLED display. It gets very bright and colors look super saturated, but I'm not a fan of the PenTile pixel layout, which, despite the 312 pixels per inch,?causes text and images to look a bit fuzzy upon close inspection. Function keys are displayed onscreen, and the large display means there's plenty of room for a big software keyboard that's very comfortable to type on.
Call Quality and Battery Life
The Razr HD works on Verizon's 3G and LTE networks, and can roam across the globe on GSM. It also integrates 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi on the 2.4 and 5GHz bands.?Verizon's 4G LTE network is very fast, and received top honors in our?Fastest Mobile Networks?tests earlier this year. The Razr HD has good reception, and averaged 6Mbps down and a surprising 12Mbps up in our speed tests, which are some of the better numbers we've seen on Verizon recently.
Call quality is good. In my tests, voices sounded rich, though a little bit muddy, in the phone's earpiece. I do wish the volume level went just a little bit higher; it was difficult to hear everything outside on a busy city street. Transmissions sound clear, with good noise cancellation. Calls sounded fine through a?Jawbone Era?Bluetooth headset and Motorola's voice command system worked well over Bluetooth. The speakerphone also sounds fine, but isn't loud enough to use outdoors.
The nonremovable 2,530mAh battery lasted for an impressive 14 hours and 48 minutes of talk time. If you need a phone that lasts even longer, the Razr Maxx HD's 3300mAh battery should be good for nearly an entire day of continuous talk time.
Processor, Android, and Apps
Powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 processor, the Razr HD is built around the same processor you'll find in the Razr M and the Razr Maxx HD. It's starting to become somewhat standard among the upper echelon of smartphones, but that doesn't make it any less powerful. The Razr HD turned in similar benchmarks to the Galaxy S III, which is powered by the same chip. It's powerful enough for any apps or games you throw at it, and should keep things moving at a steady clip for some time to come. Keep in mind that gaming frame rates are actually higher on the Razr M, because its lower-resolution display means it's pushing fewer pixels.
The Razr HD ships running Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich," which is nearly a year old at this point. That's kind of crazy considering Google now owns Motorola, and Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" brings a host of improvements over ICS. An update is planned before the end of the year, but it should be there to begin with.
(Next page: Multimedia, Camera, and Conclusions)
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