CES proved to be a hotbed of new smartphone and tablet announcements. Major smartphone makers Samsung, Nokia, Huawei and others announced new products. The carriers also revealed new products.
Here's the Wireless and Mobile News' quick link summary of CES 2012 news:
AT CES, two new the Verizon Wireless Droid RAZR models are introduced the Droid RAZR in purple and DROID RAZR MAXX. The release of the Droid RAZR in purple signals a price drop for the original Droid RAZR.
The original DROID RAZR received great reviews, was number two in the top best smartphones of 2011 and number one rated on the Verizon Wireless network. Now, you can have your thinness and strength in purple. The DROID RAZR in Purple will be $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. Since the Droid RAZR MAXX will sell for $299.99 we expect the price of original Droid RAZR to drop, also.
AT CES, two new Droid RAZR models are introduced the Droid RAZR in purple and DROID RAZR MAXX. The DROID RAZR MAXX is the first Verizon smartphone to come with an extended life battery and should help with the 4G LTE battery drain experienced with other LTE smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
The original DROID RAZR received great reviews, was number two in the top best smartphones of 2011 and number one rated on the Verizon Wireless network. This maxed version adds a lot more battery juice.
While 2011 was the first year that the iPhone didn't top the best smartphone lists or Wireless and Mobile News top hottest coolest smartphones of the year, the iPhone remained the bestseller across networks where it was sold according to Canaccord. What we find more interesting is that the Android top sellers, all received top best honors in best of the year lists, showing that reviews do influence buyers.
A lucky Super Bowl and Droid will win a trip to the game, Droid RAZR and Droid Xyboard 10.1 tablet along with the honor of reporting the game with Chad Ochocinco on OCNN.
The Motorola Be the OCNN Reporter Contest ends January 6, 2012 at 11:59:59 PM Pacific Time. Facebook fans will vote for the winners. Details on the contest follow.
The Droid RAZR came in as number two in the Wireless and Mobile News top ten best smartphones of 2011. WMNS RoR' reviewers of the DROID RAZR gave it Editors' Choice and rated it well for being the fastest and thinnest for now. All reviewers noted that the DROID RAZR Super AMOLED touchscreen is gorgeous and the data speeds as well as 1.2GHz processor are very fast. BUY Droid RAZR.