Motorola Droid RAZR and Lapbook 100
With just one look at the Droid RAZR, you’ll know where the phone’s name comes from. Just like the original RAZR when it first came out, the Droid RAZR is one of the thinnest phones you can find on the market and packs quite a punch for its small profile. When you pair it up with the Lapbook 100 on Verizon’s 4G network, the two devices compliment each other’s performance and create a better interface for emailing and browsing the internet on the go.
Around the sides of the phone, there is a power/standby button, volume button, and covered slots for a Micro SD card and SIM card. On top is the headphone, charging, and mini HDMI jack. Using the RAZR and reading small text online is easy and visuals are sharp with the 960 x 540 AMOLED display. The Gorilla Glass screen also helps to prevent scratches and has very little glare. On the back of the RAZR there is a Kevlar coating which takes the place of a battery cover. Kevlar has a rubbery feeling, which makes the phone easy to grip. The downside to this cover is that it is not removable so you can’t replace the battery on the phone once it runs out. It easily lasts the day with moderate use, but heavy users will need to make sure they have a charger handy.
What Motorola gains in the thinness of the device, they sacrifice in the width of the phone. It felt a little bulky in your hand, but could fit comfortably in a pocket with its thin profile. The phone was also very speedy and didn’t freeze up at all during use. Its 1.2 GHz processor handled apps and browsing with minimal stress and the big screen made watching videos easy on the eyes.
Connecting the phone to the Lapbook was a little problematic. The cord to connect the phone seemed to be made to plug into jacks that are on the side of a phone, rather than ones on top like the RAZR’s. This made it so that when the phone was plugged in; it wasn’t able to fit into the slot for the phone in the back of the Lapbook. I solved this by laying the phone on the table instead, but this made moving around with the phone and computer difficult and tedious.
Using the Lapbook was very simple. Once you plug your phone in and lift up the lid, it only took a few seconds to boot up before you were able to start working on it. Icons at the base of the screen give you shortcuts including Firefox and the view of your phone screen. This provided you with access to everything on your phone including apps, games, and email accounts. It also charged your phone while it was plugged in and still had enough power to get itself through the average day.
The RAZR is definitely one of the better phones out right now. Although pairing it with a Lapbook isn’t necessary, it does make using your phone for any sort of heavy typing or navigating easier. It also gives you access to the internet on a computer anywhere you want without the extra cost of a WiFi tethering plan. With both of their small sizes and powerful features, the package has enough to satisfy almost anyone.