Motorola Atrix 4G

Motorola Atrix 4G

The Motorola Atrix 4G in the HD multimedia dock
Manufacturer	Motorola Mobility
First released	US: February 22, 2011 CAN: March 17, 2011 KOR: April 3, 2011 UK: May 4, 2011
Introductory price	$99.99 US 2 year contract, $169.95 CAN 3 year contract, $699 AU Outright
Availability by country	US: Q1-2011 CAN: Q1-2011 KOR: Q2-2011 UK: Q2-2011
Form factor	Touchscreen smartphone
Dimensions	117.75 mm (4.636 in) H 63.50 mm (2.500 in) W 10.95 mm (0.431 in) D
Weight	135 grams (4.8 oz)
Operating system	Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread
CPU	Tegra 2 dual-core 1 GHz (Cortex-A9 dual-core)
GPU	GeForce ULP
Memory	1 GB LP DDR2 RAM
Storage	16 GB on board, supports up to 32 GB microSDHC, total 48 GB
Battery	1930 mAh Talk time WCDMA = 9 hrs GSM = 8.8 hrs Standby time WCDMA = 350 hrs GSM = 400 hrs[1]
Data inputs	Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display, accelerometer, magnetometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, fingerprint reader
Display	4.0-inch 960×540 px qHD TFT LCD at 275 ppi, 16 M colors, Gorilla Glass
Rear camera	5 MP AF, digital zoom with LED Flash Capture – 720p MPEG4 and H.264 at 30 frame/s (full 1080p to be supported via software upgrade post-launch)
Front camera	0.3 MP VGA imager for video chat, self image capture
Compatible media formats	AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA v10
Connectivity	WCDMA 850, 1.900, and 2,100 MHz, GSM 850, 900, 1,900, and 1,800 MHz, audio jack 3.5 mm, Micro USB 2.0 HS, corporate sync, BOTA, Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, HSPA+ at 14.4 Mbit/s
Other	Android WebKit with Adobe Flash Player, Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13 in Webtop Application, eCompass, aGPS with Google Maps, Google Street View, Google Latitude, Android Market

The Motorola Atrix 4G^[2] is a high-end Android-based smartphone by Motorola, introduced in CES 2011 on January 5, 2011. It was made available in the first quarter of 2011. It was introduced along with three other products, Motorola Xoom, Motorola Droid Bionic, and Motorola Cliq 2.^[3] It uses an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor.^[4] It is the first phone to use the PenTile^[5] qHD display with 24-bit graphics. The Motorola Atrix 4G will be carried by the following wireless providers: AT&T Wireless US,^[6] Orange UK,^[7] Bell Canada CAN,^[8] Telstra AU. AT&T released Atrix on March 6.^[9] It won CNET Best of CES 2011 Award in the Smartphone category,^[10] and won nine awards at CES 2011.^[11] With the launch of the Motorola Atrix 4G at CES 2011, Motorola and Google have been working together to integrate the software with the hardware.

Specification highlights

• Also known as Motorola Atrix MB860/ME860 (In Asia market)
• NVIDIA Tegra 2 (dual-core 1 GHz Cortex A9 + GeForce ULP)
• HSPA+ at 14.4 Mbit/s down (Category 10 HSPDA), 5.76 Mbit/s up (Category 6 HSUPA) where available^[12]
• Android 2.2 (Upgradable on most carriers to 2.3 "Gingerbread" except Europe)
• 1 GB LP-DDR2 RAM
• 16 GB Internal memory, expandable by microSD 32 GB, total of 48 GB
• 4-inch PenTile qHD display (540×960) with Gorilla Glass^[13]
• 5.0 MP with dual LED flash, 4× digital zoom and autofocus, 720p video capture at 30 frame/s
  (Full 1080p video capture will be officially supported via software upgrade sometime post-launch, unofficially available since 15 May 2011 via customized package^[14])
• VGA front-facing camera for video calls
• TriColor LED notification light
• Fingerprint scanner
• 1930 mAh user-changeable battery
• 117.75 × 63.50 × 10.95 millimetres (4.636 × 2.500 × 0.431 in)
• 135 grams (4.8 oz)

Webtop

Atrix is one of the first device which integrated the Ubuntu-based 'Webtop' application from Motorola. Atrix launches the Webtop application when Atrix is connnected to the external display through Laptop dock or HD multimedia dock. In Webtop mode, offering similar user interface of typical Ubuntu desktop, Atrix can run several applications on external display such as Firefox web browser, SNS clients and 'mobile view' application enabling total access of Atrix and It's screen.

In September 2011, Motorola released the source code of Webtop application at SourceForge.^[15]

Accessories

Atrix accessories announced as of October 2011^[update] include:

• Laptop dock^[16]
• HD multimedia dock^[17]
• Vehicle dock^[18]
• Standard dock^[19]

Updates

On April 30, 2011 AT&T issued an update to the Motorola Atrix 4G enabling HSUPA. On July 25, 2011 AT&T began rolling out the Android 2.3.4 update to the AT&T-branded Atrix 4G.^[20] On October 11, 2011, AT&T announced the Motorola Atrix 2.

Variants

In June 2011 Motorola and Sprint announced the release on July 31 of the Motorola Photon 4G, which has a 4.3-inch (110 mm) qHD multi-touch display and a 1 GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. It has an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with 720p recording capabilities, a VGA front-facing camera for video chat and self-portrait pictures, and the Sprint ID customization app.

FCC approval

FCC ID: IHDP56LS1 Approved January 20, 2011

Reception and Awards

The Atrix 4G received largely positive reviews from critics. Engadget gave the Atrix 4G 9 out of 10, commenting on its sound quality and high-resolution display.^[21] CNET gave it 4 out of 5 stars for its sleek design and 5 megapixels camera.^[22]

Atrix has been awarded 'Best of CES Awards' at CES, held in January 2011.^[23]

See also

• Motorola Xoom
• Motorola Droid Bionic
• Motorola Photon
• Motorola Cliq 2
• List of Android devices
• Comparison of smartphones
• Comparison of Android devices

References

1. ^ http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola-ATRIX-US-EN.alt
2. ^ Motorola Developer Specifications Retrieved 13 Jan 2011.
3. ^ International CES 2011 Press Kit Retrieved 12 Jan 2011.
4. ^ Specifications NVIDIA - Tegra 2 dual core processor Retrieved 12 Jan 2011.
5. ^ Insight Media. "Display Daily - The World's Most Significant New Smart Phone". http://displaydaily.com/2011/01/13/the-worlds-most-significant-new-smart-phone/. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
6. ^ AT&T Mobility Preview of the Motorola Atrix 4G Retrieved 12 Jan 2011.
7. ^ Orange UK Press Release of Motorola Atrix 4G. Retrieved 14 Jan 2011.
8. ^ Bell.Ca Motorola Atrix 4G Coming to Canada's Best Network. Retrieved 14 Jan 2011.
9. ^ AT&T Announces the World’s Most Powerful Smartphone, the Motorola ATRIX 4G, will be Available for Preorder on Feb. 13
10. ^ CNet - Best of CES 2011 Smartphone Category video 9:22 to 10:30. Retrieved 12 Jan 2011
11. ^ Motorola.com Atrix 4G Wins 9 Awards at CES 2011. Retrieved 12 Jan 2011.
12. ^ Wireless.Att.Com 4G LTE HSPA+ Description. Retrieved 20 Jan 2011.
13. ^ Gizmodo.com Gorilla Glass Hands On: Unbreakable Retrieved 17 Jan 2011
14. ^ "XDA Developers: Atrix". http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079760. 
15. ^ "Announcing the new Motorola Webtop source project". http://sourceforge.net/motorola/motorola-webtop/news/2011/09/announcing-the-new-motorola-webtop-source-project/. 
16. ^ Motorola.com - Atrix 4G - Laptop Dock
17. ^ Motorola.com - Atrix 4G - HD Multimedia Dock
18. ^ Motorola.com - Atrix 4G - Vehicle Dock
19. ^ Motorola.com - Atrix 4G - Standard Dock
20. ^ "AT&T Customers to Enjoy Gingerbread.". att.com. http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=20407&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=32234&mapcode=mobile-devices. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
21. ^ "Motorola Atrix 4G review". http://www.engadget.com/motorola/atrix-4g-review/. 
22. ^ "Motorola Atrix 4G (AT&T)". http://reviews.cnet.com/motorola-atrix-review/. 
23. ^ "CES: Moto spills full details on Atrix 4G and laptop dock". http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027501-283.html?tag=mncol. 

External links

Official website