Baodao is still sharp. 7.1mm dual-core motorcycle RAZR depth evaluation
Write something unrelated to the evaluation before the evaluation.
Mr. Fujiko F Buxiong, the author of Doraemon, which I loved most when I was a child, died unfortunately before the cartoon ended, leaving an unresolved ending. Among the numerous supplementary endings of later generations, one of my favorite endings is that the robot cat suddenly got sick one day and didn’t have time to repair it, so it silently bid farewell to Nobita. After a period of decadence and depression without robot cats, Daxiong began to study hard, and returned after graduating from Ph.D., finally being able to repair the robot cats. The first sentence after the robot cat opened its eyes was: "Daxiong, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Yes, I have been waiting for you for a long time.
I’ve been waiting for you for a long time, RAZR
Since the first generation of RAZR”V3, it has been destined to become a classic. Although it began to enter the quagmire of design after V3, it entered the most difficult time. However, from the beginning of the system, the former Motorola began to return strongly, and the former classics finally shone the most brilliantly in generate today. On October 19th, Motorola and Verizon held a press conference, which officially debuted. The thickness of 7.1 mm once again became the focus of attention in the Android market.
RAZR depth evaluation of 7.1mm motorcycle with sharp blade
RAZR blade series returns again.
Let’s look at the thickness of RAZR.
When the author got this brand-new RAZR blade, its appearance was completely different from that of that year: Android2.3 system, 4.3-inch qHD resolution Super AMOLED Advanced screen, 1.2GHz dual-core and Cabra back coating. When these elements are combined together, we can see that several years of snow storage has made RAZR Blade have a deeper transformation, and it has become stronger and will become stronger.
7.1 mm unusually amazing thickness
RAZR, like his nickname "Blade", has an unimaginable fuselage thickness of 7.1 mm. Although this is only the thinnest part of its fuselage, the thickness of most parts of its fuselage is controlled at around 7.3 mm, even this can’t stop Motorola RAZR from becoming one of the thinnest fuselage.
Ultra-thin blade design RAZR
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Although the thickness of Motorola RAZR fuselage is controlled at about 7.3 mm in most places, there is still a large protrusion at the top of its fuselage. This design is mainly because of the camera that supports 1080P full HD camera.
MOTO RAZR
Bottom Mic
In addition to the 7.1 mm fuselage and 8 megapixel camera, we also found that the configuration of the fuselage interface is also extremely complete. The 3.5 mm interface on the top of the fuselage, the MicroUSB data interface and the video output interface of the mini HDMI are lined up. Of course, because Droid Razr locates the flagship, it also supports WebTop 2.0 extension.
Side Micro-SIM card slot and Micro slot
Profile close-up
Another thing worth noting is that the Droid Razr uses an integrated design, so the MicroSD card slot and the Micro SIM card slot that first appeared on the MOTO machine are set on the side of the fuselage and protected by a dust cover.
Profile close-up
Kevlar bulletproof armor on the back
On the back of the whole fuselage, we can see a layer of material that is neither metal nor plastic. This is our unique secret: Kevlar coating. This layer with a thickness of only 0.3 mm is five times stronger than stainless steel. This time, Motorola introduced Kevlar material into Andorid and became a leader among ultra-thin materials.
Kevlar coating on back
Top blue shark design
Originally named KEVLAR in English, it is also translated as Kevlar. It is the trade name of an aramid fiber material developed by Dupont Company in the United States. The original name of the material is "poly (p-phenylene terephthalamide)", which plays a great role in the military. It is widely used in anti-missile coating of armored vehicles and tanks. With the progress of science and technology, Kevlar has also achieved good results in civil use. The entire back of Motorola RAZR is coated with Kevlar, which ensures toughness and obtains a very good feel.
Top HDMI interface
Back design
It is said that the design of Motorola RAZR is inspired by the concept sports car, and the streamlined appearance and super-strong materials have created the glory of this RAZR. Compared with the previous aviation grade aluminum alloy material of V3, this RAZR has gone further in technology.
Motorola RAZR
Motorola RAZR and thickness comparison
Nanotechnology SuperAMOLED Advanced Screen
For now, the attraction of hardware to consumers has far surpassed itself and the charm it brings. Of course, it may not be suitable for this Razr in our hands. After all, the 7.1 mm body and the use of Kevlar bulletproof fiber have a great impact, but it at least shows that hardware configuration plays a vital role in the success of a mobile phone. Therefore, we can see that although Razr has a very distinctive appearance, it is also painstaking in terms of hardware configuration. Although the author has not been in contact with this model for a long time like everyone else, it is easy to summarize the following characteristics for everyone. See if these characteristics can strengthen your determination to buy.
1. Super AMOLED Advanced screen with qHD resolution (expectation index: 7/10)
2. Gorilla scratch-resistant glass (expectation index: 6/10)
3. TiOAMP 4460 1.2 GHz Cortex-Duocore+PowerVR SGX 540 (expectation index: 8/10)
4. LPDDR2 RAM (expectation index: 5/10)
5. Bluetooth 4.0 with BLE+EDR (expectation index: 10/10)
6. Our camera supports 1080P shooting (expectation index: 8/10).
In short, although Razr has no obvious advantages in hardware configuration, its skill in some details is enough to conquer the demanding requirements of most users. If you don’t believe it, please follow the author’s steps.
Super AMOLED Advanced screen
Corning gorilla scratch-proof glass
Although qHD(960×540), a special resolution, was first used in the field of Android, and the screen performance of large-screen mobile phones was further improved, but a good breakthrough has not been found in the screen material. However, as the main competitors in the industry,,, and have repeatedly used SLCD, Super AMOLED series, BRAVIA, ASV and IPS to attract the attention of the audience. Consumers also hope that MOTO products can make a breakthrough in the selection of screen materials. TFT, a more traditional technology, obviously no longer meets people’s positioning for high-end smart phones.
Screen display effect
Therefore, we saw that MOTO finally used a kind of Super AMOLED Advanced on their latest Razr. Although it is the first time for me to hear about this kind of screen, combined with my own feelings and the powerful Internet, I summarized the following characteristics for the majority of netizens.
1. The first AMOLED screen with qHD resolution.
Screen display effect
Although there is no evidence to prove that the screen made of AMOLED material has certain restrictions on the resolution, but look at the previous series of products, the resolution of most AMOLED series screens on the market is 800*480. Although this resolution has not affected the sales of Samsung Galaxy series products, it is somewhat unpleasant for consumers who are constantly pursuing perfection.
Nowadays, with Razr, the resolution of Samsung’s AMOLED series screen has successfully reached the qHD level, and above Razr, it is pixels per inch with 256ppi. Although this screen is not as delicate as Retina level, it is also extremely top-notch in the current market.
2, more power saving
Super AMOLED Advanced screen
TFT screen is no longer suitable for the development of the times in terms of response time and thickness, while AMOLED screen is superior to TFT screen in terms of power consumption and color performance because of its self-luminous characteristics. On the Super AMOLED Advanced screen, because the black dots don’t emit light at all, the power consumption is correspondingly much lower.
3: corning gorilla glass encounter AMOLED
Scratch-proof glass is put in the trouser pocket without pressure.
It is not the first time that Corning Glass has appeared on MOTO’s mobile phone. The previously popular series and Atrix series all used this hard scratch-resistant and brighter screen. But this is the first time that Corning and Super AMOLED series products are combined. We all know that Super AMOLED series products have removed the touch layer in the screen in order to show brighter colors, so that the glass on the screen surface and the LCD panel are directly bonded together. Therefore, the use of Corning glass protects our LCD panel from damage with a hard "shell", and at the same time, because it is no longer necessary to have a film, the advantages of Super AMOLED in bright colors can be displayed more intuitively in front of users.
Brand new TI OMAP4460
TI OMAP 4460 processor
In order to wholeheartedly create a product that satisfies users, we saw a brand-new SoC from Texas Instruments OMAP4460 on this Razr, and this is the first time that this SoC has appeared on the platform (the highly anticipated Galaxy also uses OMAP4460, but it can only be the second child because of its late release time), so does OMAP4460 have a performance breakthrough compared with the previous OMAP4430 and the powerful Exynos 4210?
It belongs to OMAP4460 with GALAXY Nexus.
Working environment of TI OMAP series products
First, let’s look at the difference between OMAP4430 and OMAP4460. In fact, OMAP4430 and OMAP4460 both belong to the OMAP4 platform of Texas Instruments, and there is not much difference in technology and architecture. The main difference in performance is that OMAP4430 can only work at the highest frequency of 1GHz, while OMAP4460 can support at the highest frequency of 1.5GHz, which shows that OMAP4460 used on RAZR has been down-converted, but this will not affect our expectations for its performance.
In addition, the new OMAP4460 also supports 1080P full HD video recording function, so we can see that the words 1080P HD are clearly marked on the camera on the back of the fuselage. At the same time, OMAP4460 also has a dual-channel LP controller, which obviously improves the access efficiency, which is also lacking in other dual-core SoCs.
The problem of fever still needs attention.
Kevlar coating can accelerate heat dissipation.
Although OMAP4460 and previous OMAP4430 belong to the category of smaller chip area in the whole dual-core SoC field, their calorific value at work is easier to control compared with other products, but in the actual use of the author, it is found that Droid RAZR has obvious calorific phenomenon, and this experience is also obvious to some extent because of Razr’s ultra-thin body.
GPU main frequency promotion architecture remains unchanged.
TI OMAP4460 adopts SGX540 GPU.
In addition to the lack of calorific value, the PowerVR SGX540 graphics processing chip integrated in OMAP4460 is another place that the author is not satisfied with. Compared with the POWERV SGX543MP2 and Adreno 220 of Qualcomm, it is somewhat outdated, but fortunately, Texas Instruments has improved the default working frequency of POWERV SGX540 from 200MHz to 300MHz, which has brought about a certain performance improvement.
OMAP4460 is the best in performance testing technology.
I have explained so much about performance in front of you, so we still can’t test the performance for you. The testing tools are still Antutu and Vellamo testing software. However, before the test, the author also made a statement for everyone: because this ZO channel evaluation is an engineering prototype, the performance can not be completely stable. The test is for reference only, and we will bring you the most accurate evaluation data after receiving the official retail version.
system information
Vellamo test
Test details
Antutu running score
Antutu mainly evaluates the comprehensive strength of the whole system, while Velamo pays more attention to the performance of JS and HTML5. Antutu scores 5100 points, while Velamo scores 600+, and the overall performance has reached the top level. Of course, at present, because the machine is still an engineering prototype, the performance is only for your reference, but there is no doubt that RAZR has reached the top level in the current ranks.
Casual little surprise Bluetooth 4.0
I want to say that the most impressive hardware configuration on Razr is Bluetooth 4.0 technology, so I believe many users will cast a disdainful eye, not to mention that this function has not been mentioned too much. But after understanding the corresponding background, I believe everyone will understand the original. Before introducing Bluetooth 4.0, let’s first understand another term-short range communication.
Bluetooth 4.0
Remote communication or near-field communication refers to short-distance data communication between devices at the same time. At present, RFID and NFC technologies are well known in this field. At the same time, because the power consumption of short-range communication is very small and most of them have the characteristics of authentication-free pairing, they are favored by Google and gradually spread to its leading position. In our daily life, because NFC chip has passive characteristics, it can be easily deployed on any device (for example, the NFC game launched some time ago took advantage of this characteristic). At the same time, as the predecessor of NFC technology, the popularity of RFID radio frequency chip technology has made NFC a hot topic in distance communication technology, and major manufacturers also hope that this not-so-new technology can bring us another change in interaction mode.
What does Bluetooth technology have to do with these? Compared with the previous Bluetooth versions, they are really not suitable as the main technology of short-range communication, because the authentication mechanism and slow connection speed of Bluetooth make Bluetooth more suitable for high-speed transmission of point-to-point pairs. However, the latest release of Bluetooth 4.0 seems to want to change this situation, because a technology called BLE has been added to Bluetooth 4.0, which greatly reduces the power consumption of Bluetooth, and at the same time provides a short-range communication feature without verification. Of course, the most important thing is to reduce its connection time to 6ms, which makes Bluetooth 4.0 not at a disadvantage in comparison with NFC technology. In addition, the development time and technical maturity of Bluetooth are far stronger than that of NFC, not to mention its strong support (at present, Macbook Air and Bluetooth 4.0 technology are available). I believe that Bluetooth will become the biggest rival of NFC in the popularization of near-field communication technology in the future.
We can say that with the addition of Bluetooth 4.0 technology, we also have the ability of short-range communication, and at the same time, with the vigorous promotion of Apple, this technology will get more attention in the future.
New UI for Android2.3.6
RAZR was released before the well-known 4.0, but the breakthrough in the system is not so obvious except for the industrial design and hardware configuration. Of course, this is mainly because this mobile phone does not use the latest Android 4.0 system, but as long as we use it well, we can really find that we have added a lot of our own unique wisdom to this mobile phone. Let’s take a detailed look at what aspects of MOTO’s wisdom are reflected in.
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1. A brand-new UI interface
UI interface
Lots of 3D effects
It is said that the brand-new UI is actually relative to the traditional Android2.3.5, because the UI used by Droid Razr has actually met with everyone on the licensed product. Simply sum up, this brand-new UI has redesigned the layout of the unlocking interface, the brand-new MOTO Widget, richer custom content and the dynamic effect of light and shadow.
2. Applications that can be grouped
primary menu
Group function
Application files are no strangers to the Android system, but the previous folder is more like a desktop plug-in on everyone’s desktop, and the UI that can really group applications is rare. However, MOTO has done a good job in this respect. After entering the menu, we can see many prefabricated groups by clicking on the application grouping in the upper left corner. At the same time, our users can manually modify the groups according to their own needs, which is very helpful for users to manage their massive applications.
3. Trigger trigger mechanism
If "the power is lower than 20%", the command "Turn off WIFI due to brightness reduction" will be triggered.
A and B are associated conditions, and action B will be executed when condition A sets out, which is the principle of the famous "ifttt" website. It seems that MOTO designers have also been inspired by this model, and the trigger function has been added to Motorola RAZR. For example, we want the mobile phone to turn on wifi, turn off cellular data and automatically reduce the brightness of the screen when it is connected to. We can do this by using the smart assistant and following the settings shown below.
MOTOCAST towards the internet cloud
With the continuous popularization of the concept of cloud, more and more manufacturers begin to produce and release their own transportation equipment and applications, the most influential of which should be just the announcement of iCloud not long ago. Although iOS is ahead, Google has not officially released its own integrated cloud service of opportunity platform, but as a strong advocate of Android system, it has added a personal cloud service of MOTOCAST to its own. With this service, we can turn our own into Razr cloud, making the mobile phone pass WiFi or access multimedia files in the computer.
MOTOCAST
There is MOTOCAST in the music photo.
MOTOCAST requires simple registration and installation.
Different from iCloud, MOTOCAST is a personal cloud application, and all functions will not go into a third-party server, but will be transmitted between personal devices. Whether it’s PC, MAC or mobile phone, MOTOCAST can synchronize all your services together, which is very convenient.
Wireless AP function
Third party software
At the same time, RAZR also supports WIFI and 3G networks. It is also very comfortable to browse the web through this 4.3-inch big screen, and there is no pressure on web browsing. At the same time, the machine supports wireless AP function, and it can turn the mobile phone into a wireless hotspot to share the Internet with other devices.
Take 1080P video
Maybe it’s just a technical problem that PCB can be compressed to 7.1mm.. At that time, it was very difficult to compress the camera to a thickness of 7.1 mm. After all, for me, the precision equipment composed of multiple lenses can’t be too thin, so the 8 megapixel camera is a bit prominent, which makes the whole machine feel a bit like a hammerhead shark.
8 megapixel camera
RAZR has a built-in 8 megapixel camera, which supports 1080P video recording. Let’s take a look at the photo proofs first. The haze in Beijing these days is very serious, which also affects the whole display effect to some extent. But it doesn’t matter, you can still feel the sharpness of RAZR’s photos from the proofs, and the imaging is very clear and the function is quite good.
Photo proof
Photo proof
Photo proof
In addition, we released a 720P (Due to the engineering prototype, there is a temporary problem with 1080P.) video recording samples, everyone can click on the picture.
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The blade is still sharp, RAZR is back.
Available:
space available
I believe no one wants to buy one and install a memory card to use it, so most of the current flagships have built-in capacity. In the official parameters, I see the combination of RAM and 16GB ROM memory, and the user’s disposable capacity is 11.5GB. However, the project and its display are 8GB of space, and basically there is no problem in putting photos and videos.
Standby:
RAZR has a built-in 1750 mAh battery.However, in order to pursue the ultimate thin and light battery, it is non-detachable., thus affecting the usability to some extent. Specific standby time The author used this product for three hours, and after heavy use, the power dropped by 40%. Therefore, it is estimated that the standby time is about two days. Of course, we will not see the specific test until the retail version is launched.
Time to market:
In November, it is still uncertain.
Bootloader：
Locking, which is said to be a compromise made at the request of operators, is still inconclusive.
Andorid4.0：
Many people ask the author this question, but the official has not given any answer. According to a large number of recent mobile phone upgrades, Android4.0 can definitely be upgraded, but the specific time depends on Motorola’s official statement.
Motorola RAZR
Seven years later, the blade is still sharp.
In the past seven years, since the first RAZR mobile phone V3, Motorola has had a low ebb and confusion, but it finally survived. When this model uses Kevlar coating, 7.1 mm thickness, 1.2GHz, qHD Super AMOLED screen and Android2.3.6 system, we see that RAZR is re-energized. The blade is still sharp, and we didn’t wait in vain.