Motorola Atrix 4G review

We have had a live version of the Motorola Atrix for a while now, and I haven't gotten a chance to write a review. Motorola and AT&T are saying it's one of the best phones on the market right now, and I'm inclined to agree. The phone is running Android 2.2.1 with Moto Blur, sports a dual core 1Ghz processor and has the ability to hook into a dock that will give users similar functions as a netbook. I didn't really get a chance to take any pictures of the dock, but it was very impressive!

Sexy?

Aside from the fact that this phone has an amazing processor, it's mostly business as usual. The software feels familiar and doesn't have many major changes to it. I will say that everything seems very quick and snappy on this phone. Unfortunately, AT&T has awful coverage in the building we are in and I wasn't really able to test out the internet with the wifi off, but that's another blog.

The Atrix is being called the most powerful phone on the market eighty now, and I can see why.

• 1 Ghz dual core Tegra 2 processor
• 1 GB of ram
• 5 megapixel camera with HD video and a front facing web cam
• 16 Gb of internal storage with up to 32 GB expandable memory
• Fingerprint scanner

The fingerprint scanner is one of the cooler/odder additions, but like many of the people interested in this phone, I was skeptical that it would work as well as Motorola says it would. Once i got it all set up for my print, it seemed to be about as reliable as the Android pattern lock (somewhat reliable... haha). Here is a short video to demonstrate:

Protect your bytes.

Motorola also includes an HDMI port next to the charging port, just like on the Droid X. This is one of those things that seems a little unnecessary now, but will probably become standard before we know it. I've been incredibly critical of Motorola, mostly because their lack of quality control, but I really have to say they did a bang up job with this phone. If you're looking for a next gen device on AT&T, this would be the phone I recommend. It's a lot more exciting of a handset than any of the other 4G devices available, that's for sure.

This will be useful someday...

This phone really caught me off-guard. Between the processor and the ram, you've got a device with the potential to do a lot of things we haven't even thought of doing on our phones yet. To add to that, Motorola is offering the netbook dock (although it isn't cheap, $400 at Bestbuy.com) to give you even more functionality. Most importantly, and aside from the flexy plastic battery door, this phone is solid. It feels sturdy in your hand, and it seems to have had very few software problems. I don't like saying that last part about a phone without carrying it and using it, but from what I have seen I'm confident that it will perform well. If you're on AT&T and you're looking for a next gen device, you owe it to yourself to try out the Motorola Atrix.