Motorola Droid RAZR is official and the specs are sure to Impress

I may not be the biggest fan of Motorola or most if not all of their devices. It is strictly a personal thing. I have to tell you though, the new Droid RAZR may not have the style or design I prefer, it still sounds like an outstanding device. With Motorola taking the two most popular named devices they have ever launched, it is sure to be a winner. At least they hope so. Sticking with their previous teaser ad, ‘Thin. Light. Fast.’ you will find that they weren’t lying. Sanjay Jha just made the official announcement at the NYC Droid RAZR event. Just take a look at what this thing is packing –

7.1 mm thin.
127 grams
Kevlar
Gorilla Glass
Splash Guard
1.2GHZ processor
1GB RAM
4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced qHD display
8MP camrea with 1080p video
MotoCast
12.5 hours talk time/8.9 hours video playback
Webtop
1780 mAh battery
Bluetooth 4.0

Coming in at on 7.1 mm thick is just plain crazy. Add in the fact that they managed to squeeze a 1780mAh battery inside almost seems impossible. I can see already that this will be an extremely successful device.The Gorilla glass is always a nice touch, but I am more excited about the splash guard. The Splash Guard helps keep your device from going haywire from something as careless as a few rain drops or spilled milk. This would be a great phone for parents with younger kids.

The only thing I see holding it back is the OS, or lack of. I have been unable to locate specific details on which Android OS version this will be running. I can guess that it is most likely running Gingerbread of some version with some sort of Motorola UI overlay. Many of those details seem to still be sketchy. With rumors of the Droid RAZR and Galaxy Nexus landing on Verizon at the same day, November 10th, it might not sell as well as they hope. The price tag is slated for $299 just like the GS. Will the style, design and iconic name factor be enough to sway people from snagging an Ice Cream Sandwich device and keep Motorola in the game? I don’t know, but if they don’t get an ICS update to the device in a relatively short amount of time it could dramatically effect sales.

Now that we know more about this device, is it more appealing than it was yesterday? Will you give it another look before you pick up the Galaxy Nexus or does it even stand a chance?

Source: Engadget