The Razer Phone is an Android smartphone designed and developed by Razer Inc. It went on sale on 15 November 2017. The device is designed mainly for gamers, although reviewers have noted that it is also great for everyday use.
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History
As a result of the acquisition of Nextbit in January 2017, Razer started developing its own phone. The Razer Phone, therefore, is very similar in design to the Nextbit Robin. Its fingerprint scanner and front camera's positioning is the same, and both phones have large bezels, although the Razer Phone is made of aluminum, unlike the plastic Robin.
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Specifications
Hardware
The Razer Phone's back is a slab of black aluminum with a chrome Razer logo. A special edition Phone is also to be released in limited quantity, that will have a green Razer logo. and another was made with a gold logo. The front glass is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3, and the power and volume buttons are made of plastic.
It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, coupled with 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM and 64 GB internal storage. The internal storage is expandable by a microSD card.
The display is a 5.7" 1440p IPS LCD panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Its highlighted feature is an "UltraMotion" 120 Hz display refresh rate, similar to Apple's second-generation iPad Pro.
The Phone comes with two 12 MP cameras on the back, out of which, one is a wide-angle lens, and the other a telephoto. The wide-angle lens features an f/1.75 aperture, while the telephoto lens offers f/2.6 aperture.
It has the market-standard USB-C charging port for its large 4,000 mAh battery capable of fast charging using Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+. It also has a 24W fast charger included in the box, but does not have a 3.5 mm headphone jack. The speakers are enhanced with Dolby Atmos, and the phone comes with a THX-certified USB-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter.
Software
The Phone runs Android 7.1 Nougat using the nearly stock OS and it uses Nova Launcher Prime as the launcher. Razer has promised an update to Android 8.0 Oreo in Q1 2018.
Accessories
Project Linda
At CES 2018, Razer previewed a prototype laptop, codenamed "Project Linda", that uses the Razer Phone to power the computer. The phone has to be placed into the trackpad area of the computer, and after a hardware button is pressed, a USB-C connector clicks into the phone, which also charges the phone when docked.
The laptop uses a custom launcher based on Android and has 200 GB of internal storage, a 13.3" 1440p display, two USB ports, a 720p webcam, dual-array mic and a 3.5mm headphone jack, but lacks dedicated speakers and uses those built-into the Razer Phone.
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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