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Incoming: Motorola Atrix HD for AT&T rocks 720p display, Android 4.0 for $99
AT&T has announced that the Atrix HD will be released on April 15th. The newest phone to fall under Motorola’s Atrix family, the Atrix HD gets its name from a 4.5-inch display that rocks a 720p HD resolution (enhanced with Moto’s ColorBoost tech), an 8-megapixel camera at the back that’s capable of shooting 1080p video at 30 frames per second, and an HDMI-out port capable of streaming 1080p video to a larger display.
The phone will ship with Android 4.0 (no Jelly Bean here, despite Moto’s ties with Google), and includes Motorola’s SmartActions app that automatically changes your settings with a simple profile switch. For example, enabling the vehicle mode sets the phone to read messages aloud, auto-reply to calls and texts, and fire up turn-by-turn navigation.
The rest of the spec looks pretty good, with a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor that supports LTE, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of internal storage. Measuring 8.4mm-thick, the phone also features a splash-resistant nano-coating on the outer shell and interior electrical bits for extra protection. Not bad for a phone that only costs $99 with a two-year contract.
