Motorola Atrix 2 running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread

The Motorola Atrix 2 is a 4G phone, and another fast smartphone uses the AT&T HSPA+ network in the US. The screen size is just a notch bigger - 4.3 inches compared to the original Atrix's 4-inch screen. The 960 x 540 resolution looks crisp for movies, photo galleries, web browsing and typing up text messages.

The Motorola Atrix 2 has 8GB of internal memory and supports microSD cards up to 32GB. There's 1GB of RAM, which is in line with most of the other Android models. Running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the Motorola Atrix 2 has 8MP camera at the back with LED flash that can record 1080p HD videos.

The connectivity features include, 3G HSDA 21.1Mbps (Category 14) Hotspot to share it with up to 5 other WiFi-enabled devices, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with A2DP,  Wi-Fi 802.11 b,g, n with DLNA and GPS / aGPS.

The 4.3-inch display is has Gorilla Glass protected and is glossy, but it is visible under sunlight. It is prone to fingerprints and there is a metal strip running around the sides of the phone. The earpiece is at the top, VGA camera on the right with Motorola branding next to that. Proximity and ambient light sensors and notification lights are at the right. Even though it is sleek at 10.4 mm thickness, it feels bulky due to its curved design and weighs 147 grams.

The phone is light, at 147g grams, and thin, at 10mm, but falters in this regard in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy S2. The S2 is much lighter, at 116g, and thinner, at 8.49mm.  It has 4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) display and is powered by 1 GHz dual-core processor.

The capacitive touch buttons for menu, home, back and search are at the bottom below the display. There are USB and a micro HDMI ports on the right. The Volume rocker is at the left and a dedicated camera button below. There is a lock / power button at the top along with the 3.5mm audio jack at the center. There is a secondary microphone between them.

This is a pretty good phones with good specs with good performance, especially in gaming and video recording. The 1785 mAh battery is pretty good which last though out the day with an hour of browsing via 3G, few calls, messaging and 2 to 3 hours of music and images. At an affordable price point of around 22,000 with Android 4.0 update expected really soon, this is a definitely a good phone.

In India, Motorola Atrix 2 price is Rs.19999 from Sulekha mobiles.