The Motorola Atrix Is Appealing On All Levels

Mar 3
09:23

2011

Chris Westley

Chris Westley

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The Motorola Atrix is a new smartphone with a number of notable features ranging from a 5 megapixel camera, advanced touchscreen, Android Froyo OS and even a biometric fingerprint scanner. All of these impressive attributes are encased within a great looking handset.

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The Motorola Atrix measures 117.8x 63.5x 10.1mm,The Motorola Atrix Is Appealing On All Levels Articles and weighs in at a light weight 135 grams. The front of the handset is dominated by the large 4 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen which is on hand to display up to 16 million individual colours within a hefty pixel resolution of 540x 960. This means that the contents of the screen, be it photos, videos, games or web pages are displayed with the utmost quality and clarity. As is standard with most smartphones, the Atrix also boasts accelerometer and proximity sensors as well as multi touch support. The standard Android shortcut panel is located at the base of the screen, meaning the MotoBlur UI is easily navigated.  One of the features that sets the Motorola Atrix apart from the competition is the biometric fingerprint scanner.  This allows users to unlock their screen simply by swapping their fingerprint over the scanner meaning no one else will have access to their all important info.  Of course, should users prefer they can alternatively use the standard PIN code or standard unlock feature on the touchscreen.

 

A generous 16 GB of onboard storage capacity is provided as standard meaning that video files, videos, downloaded games and applications and documents can be stored within the phone so users have their files with them at all times.  An integrated microSD card slot is also provided, meaning that an additional 32 GB of storage can be attained by using an appropriate memory card.

 

The Motorola Atrix comes with a number of different connectivity options to provide the optimum levels of Internet connection and cellular networks.  Super fast Internet browsing is achieved via both 3G (14.4 Mbps) and Wi-Fi.  The full HTML browser supports Adobe Flash 10.1 meaning that no websites are out of bounds, and users can enjoy embedded games and videos so they can enjoy everything the Internet has to offer.

 

An easy to use yet powerful 5 mega-pixel digital camera is provided take high quality snapshots on the move.  A pixel resolution of 2592x 1944 means that photos of very good quality, and Autofocus, image stabilisation and an LED flash ensure that taking them is a simple affair.  The camera can also shoot high definition video in 720p quality; however the hardware is in place for this to be up to 1080p, once a software update is available.

 

Android 2.2 is the operating system of choice, and this works in conjunction with a dual core 1GHz processor.  The latter provides the power to run demanding applications and means that multitasking is no problem.  It additionally means that browsing the web is super fast and operating the touchscreen has virtually zero lag.  Being an Android smartphone, the standard package of Google features is included alongside numerous multimedia and entertainment apps.  Additional applications can be downloaded meaning the sky’s the limit in terms of customisation and functionality.

 

The Motorola Atrix makes a great choice for those seeking a functional Android Smartphone, and with features such as the fingerprint scanner, gadget enthusiasts are sure to be wowed by this great looking device.