\n\tThin and stylish the original Motorola Razr flip phone was a huge success. I used a Black Razr for many years, until it broke in 2009. In November 2011, Motorola released the first Razr smartphone–the Droid Razr. Follow along as I crack open the Motorola Droid Razr.
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\n\tFor a detailed analysis of the teadown, check out my article and video, Motorola Droid Razr Teardown: Better hardware should anger Bionic buyers.
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Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Unboxing
\n\tThe Motorola Droid Razr is available from Verizon for $299.99 (US) with a two-year contract. I bought our Bionic test device (sans contract) from a local Best Buy Mobile location for $799.99 (plus tax).
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Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Box contents
\n\tInside the Droid Razr’s box, you’ll find the device itself, 16GB microSD card, USB cable, power adapter, and product documentation.
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Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Basic specs and dimensions
Our the Droid Bionic has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 16GB of storage, 8MP rear-facing camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, and 4.3″ Super AMOLED display (960×540 pixels). The phone measures 5.15″ (H) x 2.71″ (W) x 0.28″ (D). It weighs 4.48 ounces.
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Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Back
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: SIM card and microSD card slots
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: 3.5mm headphone jack, Micro USB connector, Micro HDMI connector
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Razr vs. Samsung Galaxy S II - Side-by-side
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Razr vs. Samsung Galaxy S II - Back
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Razr vs. iPhone 4S - Side-by-side
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Razr vs. iPhone 4S - Back
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Prying loose the back cover
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Removing the back cover
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: First look inside
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Removing the battery contact cover
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Removing the batter contact screws
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Removing the batter
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr:
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Battery removed
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Removing the outer case screws
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Popping loose the outer case
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Uncovering the hidden case screw
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Removing the hidden case screw
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Outer case removed
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Outer case
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Internal hardware
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Removing the internal metal frame's screws
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Removing the internal metal frame
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Camera and earpiece connectors
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Removing the front facing camera
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: 1.3MP front-facing camera - Front
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: 1.3MP Front facing camera - Back
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Removing the headphone jack and camera bracket
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Headphone bracket removed
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: 3.5mm headphone jack bracket
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Removing the rear-facing camera
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: 8MP rear-facing camera
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Motherboard
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Samsung K3PE7E700M-XGC1 4Gb LPDDR2 RAM
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Hynix H90H1GH51JMP (likely covers the TI OMAP 4430 processor)
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Atmel MXT224E touchscreen controller
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Vibration motor
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Earpiece speaker assembly and connector ports
Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Completely disassembled
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
