Today we’ll be reviewing the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. The Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 is a fairly strong phone, however, it still has a bit of a way to go in order to reach the really powerful one. Still, what the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 lacks in power, it more than makes up for it in good looks. And while looks aren’t everything, keep in mind this is a “HD” phone. The phones that have HD in their name are usually more suited to handle powerful video-demanding games and apps as they are made specifically for such things. The Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 is only available for AT&T, as many other Motorola phones are. This phone is literally covered in AT&T symbols everywhere. Mind you, that is a pretty good looking symbol and it makes it looks quite special. Since I don’t really want to waste much more time with long intros, let us commence this little review.
SUMMARY
As I mentioned in some of my previous articles, I will be starting my reviews off with a brief summary of the device in which I’ll try to sum up some of the good parts and some of the bad ones. However, if you truly want to find out more about this phone, I suggest you skip this part and move on to the review per say. The Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 is a 4G phone, and a fairly strong one at that. This phone has a pretty decent hardware configuration and a good piece of software on it. The Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 can function with just about any app and a wide variety of games. That’s all I’m going to say about this phone for this part, so let’s move on now to the review per say.
GENERAL
We’ll start off by taking a brief look at the more general aspects of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. Here you can find out a thing or two about the supported networks and the announcement and release dates of the device. The supported networks of this phone are as following : 2G ( GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 ), 3G ( HSDPA 850, HSDPA 1700, HSDPA 1900 and HSDPA 2100 ) and 4G ( LTE 700 MHz Class 17 ). The Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 was announced in July 2012 and is set to come out somewhere around Q3 of 2012. That’s about it for this part, so let us move on now to the next one.
BODY
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the body of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. Here you can find out a thing or two about the size and weight of the device as well as find out whether or not the device has any particularities that might set it apart from the rest of the phones. The Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 is around 133.5 x 69.9 x 8.4 mm big and it weighs somewhere around 140 grams. What makes the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 special is the fact that it it is a Splash Resistant phone. Since I’ve nothing left to say for this part, I say we move on now to the next part of the review.
DISPLAY
Following up is a brief review of the display of the device. Here you can find out a thing or two about the type of screen of the device, the screen size and the screen resolution and pixel density as well as see whether or not said device has any screen protection and any particularities that might set it apart from the rest of the phones. The Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 has a TFT capacitive touchscreen with approximately 16 million colors. The screen size of this phone is around 4.5 inches and the resolution supported by said phone is around 720 x 1280 pixels. The pixel density of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 is absolutely fabulous : it is around 326 ppi ( let me remind you that the human eye can only perceive up to 300 ppi, so this is as clear as it gets ). The Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 also has Multitouch on it, however, this is not the advanced sorts of Multitouch that can support more than two simultaneous fingers on it. The screen protection of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 is a pretty good one too – Corning Gorilla Glass. The Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 also has a few features related to its screen : Touch Sensitive Controls, MOTOBLUR UI with Live WIdgets and ColorBoost. That’s all there is to this part, so let us move on now to the next part.
SOUND
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the audio output capabilities of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. Here you can find out a thing or two about whether or not the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 has any sound enhancements whatsoever on it, be them software-based or otherwise. I won’t go into any other info on this part as most people already know that all android phones can use anything as their Alerts and they all have a standard Loudspeaker and a 3.5 mm jack. Sadly, the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 has no sound enhancement whatsoever on it, so I can’t really talk too much about it. I guess you could say this phone is pretty basic as far as sound is concerned. Since I’ve nothing left to say here, let us move on now to the next part.
MEMORY
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the memory of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. Here you can find out a thing or two about the internal storage space of the device and see whether or not said storage space can be expanded and also find out some info about the RAM of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. This phone has an internal storage space of approximately 8 GB. If that storage space is insufficient for your needs, know that the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 also has a Micro SD card slot which uses any Micro SD card of up to 32 GB. The RAM of this device is around 1 GB. By my standards that’s pretty good, however, it has come to my attention that this is no longer the maximum amount of RAM since a few phones with 2 GB were announced a while back. Since there’s nothing left to say here, let us move on now.
DATA CONNECTION
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the connectivity of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. Here you can find out a bit about the GPRS and EDGE of the device, the Speed and WLAN of the device and the Bluetooth, USB and other ( if any ) connections. The Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 has both GPRS and EDGE. It is unspecified which Class they both are. It is also unknown what speed they can each reach, since there’s not enough info available. The Speed of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 is measured as following : HSDPA at up to 21 MB/s, HSUPA at up to 5.76 MB/s and LTE. The WLAN of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 is a Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with Wi-Fi hotspot. The Bluetooth of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 is a v4.0 one with A2DP, LE and EDR. The USB port of this device is a Micro USB v2.0 one. That’s it for this part, so let’s move on now.
CAMERA
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the camera of the device. Here you can find out a bit about the main and secondary cameras ( if any ) and also about their features and capabilities. The main camera of this phone is an 8 MP one which can photograph at resolutions of around 3264 x 2448 pixels. The features of this camera are as following : autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging and image stabilization. The video recorder of this phone can record in 1080p full HD at around 30 frames per second. The secondary camera of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 is a 1.3 MP one with no features of its own. Since there’s no more to be said here, let’s move on now.
BATTERY LIFE
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the battery of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. Here you can find out a thing or two about the battery type of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 and see how long said battery can function. The battery of this phone is a Standard Li-Ion 1780 mAh battery. It is unknown how long this battery can function as it is unmentioned in my sources. Out of no further things to write about here, let us move on now.
HARDWARE
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the hardware of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. Here you can find out a thing or two about the three main hardware components of the device : processor, motherboard and graphics card. Unfortunately, the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 only has one of the three, and that is a processor – a Dual-Core 1.5 GHz processor, to be more exact. However, this being an HD phone, one can only suspect that this processor will suffice. That’s about all that there is to this part, so let’s move on.
SOFTWARE
Next we’ll be taking a brief look at the OS of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. Here you can find out a thing or two about the software version of the device as well as see whether or not said device needs / can handle an update to a better version of the OS. The OS of this phone is Android OS v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Since this is currently the final version of the Android OS, there’s no apparent need for an update. That being said, let us move on now to the final part of this review.
FEATURES
Last but most certainly not least, we’ll be taking a look at the features of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. Here you can find out a bit about the sensors, messaging, browser, radio, GPS, Java and colors of the device. The sensors of this phone are as following : Accelerometer, Proximity and Compass. The messaging on the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 can be done via : SMS ( with Threaded View ), MMS, E-Mail, IM and Push Mail. The browser of this phone uses HTML5, but it has no integrated support for Adobe Flash, which could prove somewhat problematic. The radio of this phone is non-existent, however, one can always download a radio app from the internet. The Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 also has a GPS with integrated A-GPS support. Also, this phone has Java via Java MIDP emulation. The only color available for the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 is : Black.
Here is a brief list of what the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886 can do :
- MicroSIM card support only
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- HDMI port
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
- 1080p MP4/H.263/H.264.WMV/Xvid/DivX @ 30 fps playback
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk
- SNS integration
- Photo viewer/editor
- Organizer
- Quickoffice document editor
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
This concludes our little review of the Motorola ATRIX HD MB886. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions in the comment section below for things which should be added and I will be sure to take them into consideration when writing my future projects. In the meantime, I sincerely hope you had as much fun reading my little review as I had writing it.
