- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Motorola ATRIX 2
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
- 3.5G
- 4.3"
- Dual core 1 GHz
#2 in 3.5G Motorola phones
Released October, 2011
Rated 80% by by c|net (Oct, 2011)The touch screen is also bigger and crisper at 4.3 inches qHD without the Pentile display.
Conclusion Check out the Motorola ATRIX 2
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the Motorola ATRIX 2
1 GHz
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean 3.5G
Rated 100% by by Greg-Law (Dec, 2012)Using the touch screen is great, and it's responsiveness, power and functions make it worth getting one.
screen size
4.3"
3.8"
4.7"
ATRIX 2 by Vitalii (Jan, 2013)overall phone is really good, fast and screen is crystal clear and not too small and not too big.
ATRIX 2 by Enemeovalla (Dec, 2012)The phone itself is just the right size and the screen is a perfect 4.3 inches.
screen resolution
ATRIX 2 by Franco52 (Jan, 2012)It fits my hand perfectly, it is very fast in all tasks and the screen is great (although lagging behind the new guys in resolution).
ATRIX 2 by Juan-Pablo (Dec, 2012)At first I wasn't to sure about a Motorola droid phone as I owned a Samsung; but I have to say that I'm more than happy with this cell phone; after upgrading to ICS the menus and the applications are a lot faster; the battery duration is very good and I'm very suprised by the resolution of the display; It is a very cheap phone for the quality it has.
memory
| 0 GB | 0.5 GB   | 1 GB |
processor
ATRIX 2 by CountryKid (Nov, 2012)The internet is fast due to the dual core proccesor all in all I would recomend this phone to anyone.
ATRIX 2 by Brian-S.-Hah (Dec, 2011)The battery life goes pretty quickly with heavy use, but that is to be expected since you are pretty much working the Dual Core processor it has and the phone does really well at keeping up with extreme use (texting, emailing, checking in, web use, downloading, uploading, camera usage, video camera usage, etc.).
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 5 MP   | 8 MP |
ATRIX 2 by Alexandre-H.-Rattes--Alex-Rattes (Jan, 2012)Despite the 8 megapixel, camera is low quality, especially when compared to the excellent Galaxy S2 camera.
ATRIX 2 by Ronald-Segura8 megapixel camera works pretty good, but not so much at night (most cellphones have this issue).
Performance Real world tests of Motorola ATRIX 2
cpu speed
ATRIX 2 by c|net (Oct, 2011)Still, these changes are somewhat incremental, as the processor speed hasn't changed and it still only supports HSPA+ and not AT&T's nascent LTE network.
ATRIX 2 by c|net (Oct, 2011)It has the same slab design, and since it still has a 1GHz dual-core processor and HSPA+ speeds, it's not that much faster.
browser benchmark
ATRIX 2 by The Verge (Nov, 2011)To go on the record for benchmark hounds, my Quadrant scores were consistently in the mid 2200 range while a SunSpider test in the browser returned 4102.7ms — not as good as the RAZR with its 1.2GHz clock speed, but still respectable for a $99 Android phone.
ATRIX 2 by Jthore (Jan, 2013)This phone has a nice form factor for a man with medium sized hands like mine; I can actually use it for some web browsing and reading (unlike my Sony Ericsson st15a mini which is another great phone btw).
download speed
ATRIX 2 by Carlos-J-Alba-P (Jan, 2012)The phone is really responsive and delivers fast data connectivity, I confirm good mobile network download speed with Movistar Colombia, usually over 2M but at least 1M, upload around 500K.
ATRIX 2 by c|net (Oct, 2011)They're definitely a huge improvement over the poor data speeds of the original Atrix.
talk time
510 min
1,350 min
1,290 min
ATRIX 2 by Johnny-OMore moderate use with a combination of web browsing,gaming,music, and watching videos through out the day I can get between 12-18 hours of use out of before I need to charge it.
ATRIX 2 by Johnny-ONow bare in mind this is using wifi only with Bluetooth and GPS turned off permanently and using 0% brightness the large majority of the time I don't have a data plan so don't know how much enabling 3G would negatively affect battery life.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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3.5 mm -
Android Market (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) -
Capacitive -
8 MP -
HDMI -
1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps -
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean -
Listen to music and news from local radio stations -
8 MP -
Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices -
4.3" -
78.8% -
10 mm
cons
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Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash -
Some newer payment by phone methods require NFC -
Doesn't support the fastest, most reliable networks -
147 g -
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Cannot detect when the tablet is rotated -
Oct, 2011
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 124 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by O.-C.-Namli (Oct, 2011) Rated 100% by by Johnny-O Rated 100% by by Brian-S.-Hah (Dec, 2011) |
Screen
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by Johnny-OOutdoor visibility in direct sunlight is pretty good as long as you turn the screen brightness up which is the only case when I will use 100% screen brightness.
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by M.-Thompson--mrealm32 (Oct, 2012)The screen is big and has good touch controls.
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by Estefano (Dec, 2012)I recommend getting the Zagg Invisible Shield as a screen protector, its the best screen protector out there and it covers the whole screen, unlike other that i've also used.
Operating System
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by Neville (Sep, 2012)I would recommend this phone to anyone wanting a well priced android phone with the latest version and feature rich.
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by techyguy (Apr, 2012)I am sure there will be plenty, but compared to Android and the Apple ios iphone and ipad platform ...well it's rather apparent.
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by Pablo (Jan, 2012)Screen is great, Android is great, construction is great, Moto is doing good stuff.
Battery
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by Johnny-OFor me the battery life is very good heavy use of the phone will kill the battery within 5-8 hours depending on what I was doing(3D games and videos kill battery faster then just web browsing or 2d apps and games).
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by Enemeovalla (Dec, 2012)The phone has decent battery length and is easy enough to get spare batteries and other parts through Amazon.
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by Neville (Sep, 2012)Settings optimixed well, it gives me about 10 to 12 hours without charge with.
Operating system
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by Brian-S.-Hah (Dec, 2011)The multi tasking ability on the phone is fantastic and display is crystal clear.
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 76% by by The Verge (Nov, 2011)On the software side, performance was sluggish at best.
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by techyguy (Apr, 2012)I had a great HTC Tilt 2, which is a great smartphone except for the WinMobile 6.5 os from Microsoft windows which developers basically stopped supporting from way back.
Camera
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by Johnny-OThe camera is good nothing amazing its about on par with what other similar priced phones are offering but can't compete with higher end phone cameras but still much better then the crappy cameras you find on lowerend phones.
Motorola ATRIX 2 | Rated 100% by by techyguy (Apr, 2012)I like to do close up photos of nature such as inside of flowers and such, woven fabrics, paintings, small print and this thing auto focuses and shoots super crisp photos.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | HTC Sensation XL Biggest screen HTC Sensation XL vs Motorola ATRIX 2 |
 | 2 | LG Optimus L9 Thinnest LG Optimus L9 vs Motorola ATRIX 2 |
 | 3 | Motorola PHOTON 4G Middle-of-the-pack browser performance PHOTON 4G vs ATRIX 2 |
 | 4 | Samsung Infuse 4G Least latency on actual networks Samsung Infuse 4G vs Motorola ATRIX 2 |
 | 5 | Samsung Express Galaxy Rated the best by consumers Samsung Express Galaxy vs Motorola ATRIX 2 |
 | 6 | Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX Lots of battery capacity Droid RAZR MAXX vs ATRIX 2 |
 | 8 | Motorola DROID X2 5-way tie: Highest resolution screen DROID X2 vs ATRIX 2 |
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Expert I
Motorola RAZR XT910
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- 3.5G
- 4.3"
- Dual core 1.2 GHz
3 more Sortable users recommended the RAZR XT910 over the ATRIX 2.
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Beginner II
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votes I'll go for this one, its jelly bean .. its updates helps to save battery life thats what many users have said before. Although no matter which smart phone u opt for, maximum battery life u can 1...
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Samsung Galaxy S Advance
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
- 3G
- 4"
- Dual core 1 GHz
It's a tie. Cast the deciding vote!
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Intermediate I
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votes The Atrix 2 has a dual-core processor and a bigger screen with a higher resolution, which makes it better for gaming. Motorola also has better build quality
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