Motorola Mobility smart cards has unveiled its first new phones — Droid Razr M, Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD, since the company was acquired by Google on Aug. 15th.
All three new Droid Razr devices will be NFC-equipped, shipping with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which will be upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean by the end of 2012.
The Droid Razr M features an edge-to-edge 4.3-inch display, the same size as the screen in the original Droid Razr but fitted into a shorter and narrower body.
The Droid Razr HD has a 4.7-inch display and features 78% more pixels and 40% better battery life than the original Droid Razr.
The Droid Razr Maxx HD has the same key features as the Droid Razr HD plus a larger battery that provides 32 hours of normal use, 13 hours of video playback or 21 hours of talk time.
Verizon will be the executive carrier in the US of the three 4G LTE phones. Developer editions will also be available.
The Droid Razr M has been available for pre-order for US consumer from Verizon since Sept. 5th, pricing at $99.99. It is said that the Droid Razr HD and the Droid Razr Maxx HD “will be available before the holidays”.
NFC technology enables smartphones to communicate with other NFC-enabled devices, allowing users to purchase goods and services by tapping their smartphones against a reader or simply “bumping” against another device to share content. NFC technology provides real opportunity to change the way people interact with their devices and payment systems they use every day.
“A lot of contactless cards the infrastructure around NFC is starting to be built out like payment systems and the ability to transfer content between phones. It is like back in the day when Wi-Fi was seen as a high-end technology and now it’s standard — we are going to see NFC go the same way.”
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