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The Motorola Razr is back, thinner than ever. And this time there is also Android. A boon for fans of Google's operating system that, in addition to the usual book of fashionable functions (Gingerbread guarantees and the ability to go to Ice Cream Sandwich when you get the update), finally have a device design only. We had in his hands the terminal for a few days below our first impressions are the routine testing "time":
1. Turn on the phone: 43 seconds
Not quite what you'd call a "splinter". More than Android, however, is the fault of the various customizations implemented by Motorola to enhance the 'user interface. What - still has to be said - is not heavy as in the days dell'ingombrante MotoBlur.
2. Insert a SIM card: 25 minutes
Just enough time to realize that the battery is not removable, that the slot for the sim is right on the side of the phone (next to the memory card), the Razr only accepts micro-Sim (the iPhone, for instance) and that should go to the store operator to get the house to replace the old Sim in a standard format. You know that, however, shorten the time.
3. Scroll from top to bottom of a column of more than 500 phone: 13 seconds
Giving the sound of finger lashes you can scroll an entire book of 500 contacts, from A to Z, in less than 15 seconds. Symptom that the user interface of the Razr is smooth and responsive as befits a phone of this category (the price, remember, is of 599 euros). More cumbersome navigation on custom pages by Motorola (eg sull'aggregatore social network) but it is still slight stutter.
4. Make sure the phone is in your pocket before you leave: 7 seconds
A simple palpated in the pocket might not be enough, since the Motorola Razr is so thin (just over 7 mm thick) that you risk not feel to the touch. Better to open the zip and give a fully controlled.
5. Turning Wi-Fi: 4 seconds
Among the many widgets available there switches to activate / deactivate the main source of connectivity: Wi-Fi, then, but also Bluetooth, GPS and GSM network. Dedicated to those who are tired of constantly entering the settings menu of Android.
6. Take a photo at sunset leaving the screen locked: 6.7 seconds
The camera's menu of the new Motorola Razr is associated with an active lock-screen means that you can unlock your phone and open the camera in one shot, or better, with a single gesture. Especially useful if you pass in front of one of the last giant pandas left on planet earth.
7. Take two consecutive pictures of the nearby desk: 4.5 seconds
The lag between shots and the other is very small: all the time, or almost lost in the first auto focus of the subject, that if your neighbor's desk will be rather short. Just for the record: the quality of pictures taken with the integrated 8-megapixel lens is not bad, tends a little 'to the cool colors, but we are still above average. More than the positive response of the camera which, remember, allows to shoot footage in HD (1080p).
8. Sicnronizzare a Twitter account: 25 seconds
The time to get into Personal Accounts, select the icon and enter your Twitter username and password. It is fitting to the long list of preconfigured account (for which, ie, just enter the login credentials) in addition to Twitter that includes among others Facebook, Flickr, LastFM, LinkedIn, Yahoo! Mail and - of course - various Google services .
9. Write a sms at full speed with the proverb "He who goes slowly goes safely and goes far": 11.8 seconds
If you start from a shortcut to the folder sms / mms on the phone's home takes 3 steps to get to the text field, the rest is time spent in the writing of the proverb. It must be said that the virtual keyboard of the Motorola Razr is not always very accurate, one might say that with 4.3-inch screen available you could do more. But for devotees of the avant-garde writing is the swipe system, the method of inputazione "trawling" for many is the T9 touch smartphones.
10. Turn on Bluetooth and navigation after starting the engine of the car: less than 2 seconds
Do not even need to hack the phone, just enough time to turn the key and you're done. Actions on so-called smart, intelligent actions that allow you to enable or disable certain functions automatically based on the Razr Some default user. We can ask the phone to turn on Bluetooth and GPS as soon perceives the signal of our hands-free car, for example, or tell him to turn off features more energeviore (background data, GPS and so on) as soon as the battery level falls below 30%, or even instruct him to turn Wi-Fi automatically as soon as we arrive at the office (he will understand through the GSM cells). Stuff that if Apple had made it all the newspapers would speak on the first page.
11. Open the homepage of Panorama (desktop version) with only the imposition of entry: 20.3 seconds
Okay, the Motorola Razr is not the Syrians , but there are the actions of Google Voice , which though less brilliant than the virtual assistant make it possible for Apple to deal with certain matters in a totally automated and, above all, without putting their hands the phone. Just a voice command to dial a contact, send a text message, or search the Web - in fact - to open a Web page by the way, the calculation also includes the time it takes for the phone to load ntero to our home page by using a connection 3G data. Not bad, but when 4G networks will be active (and the Razr also supports the ' LTE ) will be dvertirsi.
12. Start watching a movie in AVI format of 790 Mb stored on a PC to 600 kilometers away from the Razr: 3 seconds
Power MotoCast , which is a revised version of icloud but a remote streaming solution. To not make it too long: who has a Razr does not need to move files or to change the coding of multimedia files. Simply download a software on your PC and ensure that it remains lit. The rest will take care Motocast, a system that actually allows you to delve into all the folders on your PC and can stream content of any nature, whether music, photos or videos. Chapeau (is the same argument made for the smart actions).
13. Fully discharge the battery: 38 hours
No tricks, no deception. Just make correct use of smart actions, such as suggesting the Razr to disconnect from the network data during the night rather than restrict connections once they reach a quota limit (eg 25% remaining charge). For the rest, the usual recommendations are well known to owners of full-touch phones: Set power management options for the display (so that the Razr is still brilliant and bright), use the navigator in moderation and not go overboard with the synchronization of data in the background.
