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MOTOROLA RAZR M review Coming back from years ago

Following the success of the original DROID RAZR and its 3300mAh battery equipped DROID RAZR MAXX version, Motorola decided to add three new models tp the RAZR family. Launched at a glitzy event, starring members of Googles top brass, alongside the DROID RAZR HD and the DROID RAZR MAXX HD, the Motorola DROID RAZR M is the least expensive handset in the bunch. However, you shouldnt let this deceive you - the baby RAZR is one proper smartphone with lots of tricks up its sleeves.

The Motorola DROID RAZR M packs the same internals as virtually every high-end Android device currently available in the United States. The Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 silicon with dual-core Krait CPU is what powers all the US smartphone top dogs, including the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S III and the HTC One X for AT&T, so we can already tell you that Motorolas latest mid-ranger wont be lacking oomph.

Here goes the full list of talents which the Motorola DROID RAZR M possesses.

Key features

CDMA/EVDO network support
Quad-band GSM and 3G support (available only outside of the United States with Verizon roaming)
LTE network support
21 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
4.3" 16M-color Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen with qHD resolution (960 x 540 pixels); Gorilla Glass
Superb build quality; Kevlar coated, splash resistant body
Great ergonomics and measures due to frameless display design
Lightly customized Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
1.5 GHz dual-core Krait CPU; Adreno 225 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 chipset
1 GB of RAM and 8GB of storage; microSD card slot
8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash; face detection and geotagging; 1080p video recording
1.3MP front-facing camera for video-chat
Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
NFC connectivity with Android Beam preinstalled
GPS with A-GPS
Accelerometer, proximity sensor and auto-brightness sensor; compass
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v 4.0
Beefy 2000mAh battery with good performance
Smart dialing, voice dialing
Google Chrome preinstalled as the default web browser
DivX/XviD video support
Office document editor
Attractive price tag

Main disadvantages

The screen is letdown by its ageing PenTile matrix
No dedicated camera button
Battery is not user-replaceable
Absurd amount of preinstalled bloatware
As you can see above, the Motorola DROID RAZR M is brimming with cool features, despite its modest price tag. Even more impressively, Motorolas engineers have managed to fit a 4.3" display into a frame that rarely hosts screens bigger than 4". The frameless design of the display allows for a seamless one-handed operation of the device - a nice feat for a smartphone with a screen this size.

In the softwares section, Googles influence is strongly felt. The smartphone comes with Google Chrome web browser preinstalled. Motorolas execs also promised an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to hit the DROID RAZR M before the end of 2012.