Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr
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Motorola Droid Razr Teardown
ntThin 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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ntFor 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
ntThe 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
ntInside 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: 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: 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
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