Motorola RAZR launched and its first Medfield-powered terminal

Two weeks ago, when Motorola announced its new HD RAZR and RAZR models M, it was rumored that the latter model will be launched on the European market but will be using Intel Medfield solution from Qualcomm MSM8960 instead.

It was one of the longer and true rumors, Motorola announced today the sixth terminal and the first of its portfolio Medfield.

At Mobile World Congress 2012, Intel announced two new partners for x86 platform for handsets, ZTE and Motorola. Launched a first terminal based on the Intel x86 platform at IFA Berlin 2012, Motorola today following a row with a model clocked at frequencies higher than those used so far.

Based on the same core Atom Z2460 as other models based on the Intel platform, but the RAZR and provides a clock frequency increased, it increased from the default of 1.6 GHz to 2GHz.

Beyond that, the Intel platform is known, ie a single-core x86 core with Hyper-Threading and a PowerVR SGX 540 graphics core.

The other specifications are identical to the RAZR model M, ie a Super AMOLED screen 4.3 “qHD resolution, 8GB of internal storage supplemented by a MicroSD slot, 1GB RAM, NFC, a battery with a capacity of 2000mAh, camera 8MP camera sensor and Android 4.0.4.

Unlike RAZR M but the back cover of the model RAZR Kevlar and will be available only in black version.

The terminal will be available next month in Europe and Latin America, the countries named as Great Britain, France, Germany, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.

Availability previous models based on the Intel platform was a strictly localized, Orange San Diego are available in the UK, Lava Xolo 900 in India, Lenovo K800 Mint in China and MegaFon in Russia.

Both ZTE and Motorola have announced widespread availability, but the presence of these models offers operators and local shops is currently unknown.