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Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr

By · December 8, 2011, 2:39 AM PST · billdetwiler

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  • Motorola Droid Razr Teardown

    Thin 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.

    For a detailed analysis of the teadown, check out my article and video, Motorola Droid Razr Teardown: Better hardware should anger Bionic buyers.

    Photo by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
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  • Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr: Unboxing

    The 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

    Inside 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 (960x540 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

Motorola Droid Razr Teardown

Thin 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.

For a detailed analysis of the teadown, check out my article and video, Motorola Droid Razr Teardown: Better hardware should anger Bionic buyers.

Photo by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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Bill Detwiler is Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and the host of Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Prior to joining TechRepublic in 2000, Bill was an IT manager, database administrator, and desktop support specialist in the ...

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