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- Hey everyone, it's Brenda,
Tech Reporter with Mashable.
And today, I'm here to talk about the Motorola Razr.
So the Razr cost $1500,
and it's also exclusive to Verizon,
so those of you who have a different carrier
are probably out of luck.
Let's start with the front of the phone.
Here you have a 2.7-inch display
that shows you all of your different notifications.
It's made of glass, so it is a fingerprint magnet.
I do like the secondary display on the front of the phone
because it makes it easy to just quickly
see notifications, rather than constantly
flipping open the device.
On the back, you have plastic,
which definitely makes it easier to grip the phone,
especially when it is this expensive,
and just a touch fragile.
You also have a fingerprint sensor on the front,
which I am not the biggest fan of,
only because whenever I flip open the device
and navigate it, my finger tends to hit the sensor
a lot for some reason, and then it
immediately recognizes my fingerprint,
and just locks the phone.
So that's a minor observation,
I'm sure that other people probably
won't be as bothered by it.
Let's talk about actually being able
to flip open the device.
So I don't know if you can hear this, (click)
this thing is creepy.
And let me tell you, it's really embarrassing to open
in a quiet setting, because it's the
only thing that you can hear.
But without the creak,
flipping it open and closed is
very, very satisfying and pretty easy.
I mean, if you are familiar with the previous Razr,
it's a lot heavier than the original.
So lifting it up isn't as easy,
and it requires a little bit of force,
but I did find myself randomly flipping it
open and shut while watching TV, or,
I don't know, or even while just like,
walking down the street.
So when you flip open the device
you have a 6.2 inch flexible display.
It is plastic so I'm not gonna lie,
for a 1500 dollar phone it feels just a tad cheap.
But it's super responsive and the quality is,
you know, fairly bright, I'd say the colors
look pretty good and poppy.
There is one thing that really bothers me about it,
and that is the crease.
Depending on what you're looking at,
it is a little bit more visible at times.
Especially when you're scrolling through,
I'd say Instagram or Twitter, anything with
lighter backgrounds, it's a little bit distracting.
So in terms of battery life, I was able to get 12 hours.
I'm not going to say that this thing
is great with battery life just yet,
only because on the weekends I limit
the amount of time I spend on my phone.
I'd say the 12 hours I did get was pretty impressive
considering that early reviews have seen
either less than that or a little worse, so we'll see.
For, again, such an expensive phone,
the camera sensors on here are probably
what you'd find on a budget model.
The selfie camera is 5 megapixels,
and the rear camera is 16 megapixels.
The cameras definitely work better in the daytime
than they do at night.
And that's even with the night vision feature
that comes with the Razr.
It blurs the photos, I've noticed.
So I'd rather take my nighttime photos without the feature,
but then they just come out really dark.
So I still definitely have to give the Razr
more of a chance, I think essentially with this phone,
what you're paying for is the nostalgia of it.
And unfortunately, I feel like Motorola
should have just probably left it at the original Razr.
Throwing on a flexible display doesn't really
make it any better, unfortunately.
So I'd say that if you do have just, you know,
1500 dollars laying around, then go for it.
Otherwise, I would keep your 1500 dollars,
and maybe wait for another iteration in the future.
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