Man I love this retro throwback videos. Keep them coming. That desktop mode was way ahead of its time. When it first shown, it was like the coolest thing no one ever thought and many claimed that's the going to be our future of computing haha, awesome. Anyway this phone suddenly made me fondly remembering the great Droid Razr. Hopefully you will cover this phone soon, it was the thinnest phone during its primetime and crafted with the ballistic kevlar material, it was one hell of a design. Cheers.
It was both cool and highly frustrating…having just 512MB of RAM dedicated for Ubuntu was not enough at all. The hardware was amazing though: carrying around a 2lb 13 inch laptop that you didn’t have to worry about losing because it wasn’t crazy expensive (they were sub $300 very soon after launch) nor had any data whatsoever, that additionally charged your smartphone and had infinite data anywhere using your smartphone plan (no secondary plan needed - Thad a huge expense to save every year). The docking was seamless and the keyboard was great. The only issue was the Atrix just wasn’t ready for the idea. I was so upset when Google bought Motorola and never used this again, even though they’ve since held the patent. Android was far too primitive back then, and smartphones were still underpowered. Now that smartphones rival x86 mainstream laptops in performance….this idea should be brought back to the table. Because every other implementation of a docking laptop…has really sucked.
i went from an htc inspire (worst battery life phone ever made btw) to this phone. i had all the accessories. and i gotta say it was ahead of its time. also, the finder print scanner was really easy to use after you figured it out. man thats a throwback
2015. My parents gave me this phone for my birthday and, oh surprise !!!, Android 2.3 while the rest of the people had Android 4.4 or later on their phones. I felt like a caveman but I still enjoyed it quite a bit.
I was watching a Mr Mobile video and totally forgot about my old Atrix phones. I think I had 2 or 3 of them. Also forgot about the HTC Wing I had before the iPhone was released. HTC was really at the top of their game for a while and it's sad to see they are no longer a global player.
I remember this was my first Android phone and I loved it immensely. I also tried to get the laptop dock but it was also way, waaaay outside of my budget.
Flirted with the Samsung Infuse for a couple days as my first ever smart phone until this thing became available. Everyone knew the screen wasn't good but dual core made it worth it for me. The speakers on it are actually what i remember the most. They were good enough to hear/enjoy music while doing the dishes or other stuff around the house.
This was my favorite phone that i have owned. I remember the day i loaded Ubuntu onto it to replace Webtop. I was so hopeful that the Lenovo Motorola Z line was going to fully bring back and hold onto this concept.
This was my third cell phone. Bought it because of the commercial they made for it so hooray marketing haha. Dualcore in a cell phone? That's practically a computer! The lapdock was such a cool concept, but of course I didn't have enough money to buy it. I remember it being so darn snappy, and being able to emulate SNES and GBA games was mind blowing. I was super into Drifting at the time, I remember streaming coverage from Formula Drift and blowing through my data plan lol. BUT. It was such a hot mess, crashing and resetting several times a day. A buddy of mine had a 3gs and we'd get into android vs apple pissing matches all the time haha. I ended up trading it plus some cash for an Iphone 4 and never looked back. Time flies...
Nice video I saw this product long time ago wow I wished those day to have it .times when cellphone company were ripping people money with those 70o daytime minutes and free after 9pm nice video man
Ha this was my first Android! Within a year the fingerprint sensor stopped working and eventually so did the touchscreen. It was still under warranty so I traded it in for an Atrix HD
Had one for over a year, got it because of the glowing reviews. God, I hated that thing. Fingerprint sensor was useless, and the phone kept randomly rebooting. Moto Blur wasn't too great either. Finally was able to replace it with an HTC One X.
This was my second phone (my first being a Galaxy S) and I had every single accessory. I also bought an extended battery for it but had to switch between battery's when I wanted to do k it on something
Ikr. ASUS came up with the Padfone series a year after this Motorola phone was launched. But since then, there hasn't been any new modernized version of that idea despite the growing interest in lapdocks.
My first smartphone I ever got and my first laptop I ever owned (for a month or so as I got a 2008 Aluminum MacBook a month later) I never really liked the MotoBlur UI as it was really sluggish and unresponsive. And it was acting like that straight out of the box. In November 2013, I rooted it and flashed a custom rom and what do you know, it worked better than before.
i still got this phone and the lapdock since 2011. while trying to replace the lapdock battery i accidentaly reversed the polarity. i think i damage its bms. thing is it's not only a bms, but that's where the touch pad and the battery status also connected i got really disappointed when i put it back together and noticed that the keyboard no longer works!
Cannibalize laptop sales? I so doubt that. Android as a desktop OS still has a *LONG* way to fully replace Windows and macOS. For someone like me who always use Adobe softwares and do PC gaming, that's not going to happen. I only use my phone with a lapdock when travelling, but that's about it. A complete replacement? Not even slightly.
Dude, what a shame with a fingerprint? There it is not necessary to put a finger, but to carry it out with a sliding movement. Even the instructions are written on purpose.
Oh man, I wanted this thing SO BADLY when it came out. Dual core processor, 1gb of RAM, qHD display, 1900 mAH battery (which was huge at the time)? Hell yeah! I was on Verizon at the time though, so it never happened.
wow the nostalgia, those were the exciting days of android phones ! Now they´re all boring and i dont even go throught the hassle of installing custom roms what was the phone that you docked it on an empty tablet and became a "tablet", i think it was Asus something, all these ideas fell flat to this day
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This was so ahead of its gone. The Webtop desktop operating system was the precursor to Dex. It was full Ubuntu too.
Yeah I had that web top desktop feature on my Motorola photon on Sprint that came out the same time as this atrix 4g
My wife switched from BB to this phone. I had fun rooting and romming on it. I ended up getting the Atrix 2 the next year.
@Weenie Hut Jr's why would he lie about this? That makes no sense
@Weenie Hut Jr's you said "cool story bro" like... Really?
Man I love this retro throwback videos. Keep them coming.
That desktop mode was way ahead of its time. When it first shown, it was like the coolest thing no one ever thought and many claimed that's the going to be our future of computing haha, awesome. Anyway this phone suddenly made me fondly remembering the great Droid Razr. Hopefully you will cover this phone soon, it was the thinnest phone during its primetime and crafted with the ballistic kevlar material, it was one hell of a design. Cheers.
Ikr. Even that lapdock idea now gaining traction with the likes of NexDock and UPERFECT X.
It was both cool and highly frustrating…having just 512MB of RAM dedicated for Ubuntu was not enough at all.
The hardware was amazing though: carrying around a 2lb 13 inch laptop that you didn’t have to worry about losing because it wasn’t crazy expensive (they were sub $300 very soon after launch) nor had any data whatsoever, that additionally charged your smartphone and had infinite data anywhere using your smartphone plan (no secondary plan needed - Thad a huge expense to save every year).
The docking was seamless and the keyboard was great.
The only issue was the Atrix just wasn’t ready for the idea.
I was so upset when Google bought Motorola and never used this again, even though they’ve since held the patent.
Android was far too primitive back then, and smartphones were still underpowered. Now that smartphones rival x86 mainstream laptops in performance….this idea should be brought back to the table. Because every other implementation of a docking laptop…has really sucked.
Atrix was one of the first phones offering wifi hotspotting (Tethering). It was the reason why I bought mine.
i went from an htc inspire (worst battery life phone ever made btw) to this phone. i had all the accessories. and i gotta say it was ahead of its time. also, the finder print scanner was really easy to use after you figured it out. man thats a throwback
2015. My parents gave me this phone for my birthday and, oh surprise !!!, Android 2.3 while the rest of the people had Android 4.4 or later on their phones. I felt like a caveman but I still enjoyed it quite a bit.
I was watching a Mr Mobile video and totally forgot about my old Atrix phones. I think I had 2 or 3 of them. Also forgot about the HTC Wing I had before the iPhone was released. HTC was really at the top of their game for a while and it's sad to see they are no longer a global player.
My first smartphone, I still have the wireless keyboard and mouse it came with and that keyboard is still nicer than most modern laptops.
This was my first smartphone! Loved it so much. Always in my heart!
I remember this was my first Android phone and I loved it immensely.
I also tried to get the laptop dock but it was also way, waaaay outside of my budget.
Flirted with the Samsung Infuse for a couple days as my first ever smart phone until this thing became available. Everyone knew the screen wasn't good but dual core made it worth it for me. The speakers on it are actually what i remember the most. They were good enough to hear/enjoy music while doing the dishes or other stuff around the house.
This was my favorite phone that i have owned. I remember the day i loaded Ubuntu onto it to replace Webtop.
I was so hopeful that the Lenovo Motorola Z line was going to fully bring back and hold onto this concept.
This was my third cell phone. Bought it because of the commercial they made for it so hooray marketing haha. Dualcore in a cell phone? That's practically a computer! The lapdock was such a cool concept, but of course I didn't have enough money to buy it. I remember it being so darn snappy, and being able to emulate SNES and GBA games was mind blowing. I was super into Drifting at the time, I remember streaming coverage from Formula Drift and blowing through my data plan lol. BUT. It was such a hot mess, crashing and resetting several times a day. A buddy of mine had a 3gs and we'd get into android vs apple pissing matches all the time haha. I ended up trading it plus some cash for an Iphone 4 and never looked back.
Time flies...
Before NexDock and UPERFECT X lapdock become a thing, we have this phone. It is crazy to see how so much ahead of the time Motorola used to be.
Oh man android is so much fun to use in the past and now.
My first Android! Love it!
Nice video I saw this product long time ago wow I wished those day to have it .times when cellphone company were ripping people money with those 70o daytime minutes and free after 9pm nice video man
I upgraded to this from my Motorola milestone (droid) and loved this to shreds
Well, the 1st dual core processor, especially the tegra was Lg optimus 2x.
I found a lap dock at work a couple years ago. Still having fun finding uses for it
I wish I could use my old Samsung Instinct again. Even if I found one, there's no WI-Fi so it has to remain a memory.
This was my first ever smart phone lol. Good times, good times😅
I remember this phone being super high end back in the day
Still have my Atix phone, Lapdock, keyboard & mouse and TV dock (charger) up stairs. All working and in original boxes.
This was my first smart phone as well!
I wanted one of these so badly.
omg i still have one and it's still working, this was my father's phone
I still have my Motorola Atrix HD. Some guys have modded the LapDock to work on Pine Phone and even Raspberry Pi.
Ha this was my first Android! Within a year the fingerprint sensor stopped working and eventually so did the touchscreen. It was still under warranty so I traded it in for an Atrix HD
Had one for over a year, got it because of the glowing reviews. God, I hated that thing. Fingerprint sensor was useless, and the phone kept randomly rebooting. Moto Blur wasn't too great either. Finally was able to replace it with an HTC One X.
I had it for a few days then returned it. It was trash
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I know people in Latinoamérica who is using way too old phones these days, so this kind of videos are like review of current phones
A smaller phone with a headphone jack, removable battery, and SD slot. It just needs a modern screen/camera/cpu!
i had this great phone... its superb
The Original Moto X 2013, I recommend.
#hellomoto 💖 Motorola means quality and durability 💝
This was my second phone (my first being a Galaxy S) and I had every single accessory. I also bought an extended battery for it but had to switch between battery's when I wanted to do k it on something
My Moto atrax phone was the first phone I ever had like this at 6th grade
People are still trying to make the dockable phone a thing and I really hope it eventually becomes a thing
Ikr. ASUS came up with the Padfone series a year after this Motorola phone was launched. But since then, there hasn't been any new modernized version of that idea despite the growing interest in lapdocks.
This thing was a beast. My now girlfriend had one and I remember feeling like it put my iPhone 4 to shame.
My first smartphone I ever got and my first laptop I ever owned (for a month or so as I got a 2008 Aluminum MacBook a month later)
I never really liked the MotoBlur UI as it was really sluggish and unresponsive. And it was acting like that straight out of the box. In November 2013, I rooted it and flashed a custom rom and what do you know, it worked better than before.
i still got this phone and the lapdock since 2011. while trying to replace the lapdock battery i accidentaly reversed the polarity. i think i damage its bms. thing is it's not only a bms, but that's where the touch pad and the battery status also connected i got really disappointed when i put it back together and noticed that the keyboard no longer works!
Wow.. I didn't know Hayato before he joined mkbhd team
As a 29 yo in 2011, this was cool to me too.
it was my first android. it was the best
Please do more retro phone reviews! I’d especially love to see some on old Samsung, Huawei, Sony, and Apple devices!
YES!!!
my first andriod phone. was using a nokia e71 prior
i had one of these. with root the HDMI port could also be used for TVs
My first smartphone was a HTC HD2.
I so wish the Raspberry Pi zero was designed to dock into this
I had thought lapdocks would be everywhere by now. I'm assuming it's because manufacturers don't want to cannibalize laptop sales.
Cannibalize laptop sales? I so doubt that. Android as a desktop OS still has a *LONG* way to fully replace Windows and macOS. For someone like me who always use Adobe softwares and do PC gaming, that's not going to happen. I only use my phone with a lapdock when travelling, but that's about it. A complete replacement? Not even slightly.
Amazing video, keep it going!
Lapdocks had to be pulled. It would had turned the entire notebook industry on its head
Dude, what a shame with a fingerprint? There it is not necessary to put a finger, but to carry it out with a sliding movement. Even the instructions are written on purpose.
Pls do a review about the Motorola Atrix HD 4g At&t on 2021
The name sounds like it has 4G in 2011.
I kinda want an updated version
We all do
You (kind of) have it now with Ready For.
Hi, what Rom recomend to use this phone? an do you know how i can use with the lapdock? Thank you
It was an excellent device I had until your display was damaged..
Oh man, I wanted this thing SO BADLY when it came out. Dual core processor, 1gb of RAM, qHD display, 1900 mAH battery (which was huge at the time)? Hell yeah! I was on Verizon at the time though, so it never happened.
I used to pronounce ASUS “asses” lol…..cause that was what it sounded like when I was five. (I didn’t mean it as a swear word OK?!?)
Very bad design. The phone sticks out like a sore thumb like it's begging to be stolen by even regular people, not thieves.
Motorola Moto 👍💪😍🤗💥💪😍
So this thing is not going to work today.
It works 100% but Its useless
why did i see a Verizon 5G SIM card in the phone
wow the nostalgia, those were the exciting days of android phones ! Now they´re all boring and i dont even go throught the hassle of installing custom roms
what was the phone that you docked it on an empty tablet and became a "tablet", i think it was Asus something, all these ideas fell flat to this day
Yes, it is indeed the ASUS Padfone series. They also showcased a 2-in-1 hybrid OS concept with the Transformer Book V.
"Back when people bought phones on contract" ... uh ... huh?
Well it's still going these days.
0:26 I think he needs to tell his sister to Stop plucking his eyebrows.
Blockbuster lol
Great phone. Shittty review. Like you're comparing to 2020+ plus phones.
1st
FY
Lg a good phone that no one care or want
Well I do buy an LG phone after leaving Samsung and I have zero regret with it.