Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #16512 in Cell Phone Accessories
- Color: Black
- Brand: Motorola
- Model: MB886
Features
- Motorola Atrix HD Android Phone, Black (AT&T)
- 4G LTE connectivity
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS
Motorola Atrix HD Android Phone, Black (AT&T)
Product Description
Motorola Atrix HD Android Phone, Black (AT&T) 4G LTE connectivity Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
By Lou
I was pretty eager to get out of my increasingly expensive contract with Verizon. It took me awhile to make the leap because I have a strong preference for physical keyboards. Typos bug me and they're a lot harder to avoid when using a virtual keyboard (I think most people would agree). Unfortunately, Verizon seems to have the best selection of Androids with keyboards. I wanted a phone that stood a fighting chance of getting an official OS update at some point. Most of the sliders I saw on other carriers had processors that would not be able to support the newer operating systems (4.0 and up). I eventually resigned myself to the fact that I would have to get used to a virtual keyboard if I wanted to save some money. A little background: I was with Verizon for 5 years. I loved their service, but I couldn't justify spending so much money every month for service that I could probably get elsewhere for much less. I love to tinker and I'm technically-proficient, which led me to seek out avenues that a lot of people won't bother with. A little over a year before I bought the Atrix, I bought an iPhone 4s and set it up so that it could be used on an AT&T GoPhone plan. It worked out very well, with AT&T service proving to be just as reliable as what I had with Verizon (I'm near Buffalo, NY, for what it's worth). I accepted that I would not be able to find a slider that fit my specifications and looked around for an AT&T phone or something unlocked that I could use on AT&T. I eventually narrowed it down to the HTC One X or the Atrix HD. It ended up being an easy decision: I didn't want a 16GB phone that I couldn't slip a memory card into, as I'd rather have my files backed up to something I have in my possession versus having them saved to the cloud. That was the clincher for me. I appreciated the Atrix HD's relatively low price tag, considering its specs. It came with ICS, which is not yet necessarily a given with newer phones. It has a 1.5GHZ processor, which means it has the processing power for at least one more official OS update. Most of the sliders I researched had sub-1GHZ processors, which pretty much rules out the possibility of an official ICS update (the official OS requires about a 1GHZ processor to run). It has ample internal memory, but that's to be expected from most new phones that are made for post-paid use. It is a 4G phone, but I don't use the 4G (more on that later). It doesn't have NFC and, as a Motorola device, I get the feeling it will be awhile before it gets a Jellybean update, but it really isn't lacking anything that most people would expect from a newer Android phone. It does have its faults, but they're offset by its pros and price. The off-contract price for me was just over $400, including shipping and tax. My iPhone cost over $800 off-contract. I will note that I don't care for the camera, but I've yet to like any camera other than the one on my 4s. I've yet to use an 8MP camera on an Android device that doesn't disappoint. That said, the pictures are usually not hideous and using CamScanner to take tidier pictures is a workable solution for me. I'm also sort of down on the battery life, but the great-looking screen is the culprit and I know it. I rooted my phone and used RootDim to take it down a few extra notches, but the impact on battery life has not been apparent. I've owned two of these phones, as the first unit was seemingly defective. I've used and fixed many phones, but I couldn't find a permanent fix for the first unit's misbehavior. It had a tendency to bootloop every few days, something I was always able to correct by connecting my phone to ADB on my computer and running logcats to pinpoint operational errors. Doing that is far from a 10-minute process and it became obvious to me that I was finding temporary fixes for a permanent problem. The phone would usually drop its wifi connection before beginning to bootloop so I had a feeling that nothing could fix that particular device. I emailed the seller (Wireless Experts, Inc.), explained my problem and that I was probably going to return the device for another one when I was done troubleshooting. They were great about it, even offering to extend the return period for me so I could finish trying to solve the problem. Ultimately, I exchanged the phone for another Atrix HD and that one is working just as it should. I definitely have to endorse Wireless Experts, Inc. for the way they handled my problem. About 4G: I use this phone on a GoPhone plan and GoPhone does not support 4G as of right now (11/12). I have the 4G icon on my phone, but that's because AT&T sort of renamed its 3G network-haha. I don't know how well it would perform or how the battery life would be impacted by 4G. What I can say for sure is that this phone is a bargain for my monthly fee of $45. I was paying about $120 for my Droid 3 on Verizon and this phone is a much better performer, with a much better (non-Pentile) display. It was a serious upgrade for me and it's a bargain as I'm using it, considering that I had enough disposable income at the time of purchase. Great phone. Modern features (for November 2012). I'd recommend this phone and my seller to anyone who's on the market for a new phone.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By Tony Jones
After reading many reviews from various sources I was a little afraid of the Motorola Atrix HD. I will say it is the best phone I have had so far. I have always liked the Motorola quality and the picture and performance of this phone is outstanding. All my friends and family either have IPhones or Samsung's Galaxy. I bought this with ICS 4.0 on it for under $300 for another source and did the manual upgrade to Jelly Bean without a hitch. It was going to be several hundred dollars more to get either of the other phones and their screens don't even begin to compare. I am using it with the bring your own phone program from Straight Talk and couldn't be more pleased with the coverage and data speeds. All for $45 unlimited everything. The only negative is the rate it chews through the battery. Still playing with the power saving controls but enjoying the features so much I have decided to get a backup battery for those times I am away. I have decided on the Anker battery instead of the Motorola because of the capacity for the price. There are several videos and pages showing a battery swap from the Razor Maxx HD with approx. 3 times the storage but I am too afraid to open this sealed case up. Also got the Seidio active case from Amazon for this and love it. 5 STARS!!!!!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By Kenneth McKenzie
I got this for the price and what the phone does, it is a fantastic phone, gone thru the iphone, to small to read email and internet, the htc better but would reboot all day, got this atrix and im in good shape also good saler, i would buy from them again ow yes get a otterbox for this phone it does add some bulk to it but not alot, so u cant go wrong on this phone and saler.
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