Motorola touts new Droid RAZR as world’s “thinnest” smartphone

Motorola Mobility and Verizon Wireless on Tuesday introduced the new Droid RAZR, which they called "the world’s thinnest 4G LTE smartphone."

Just 7.1 mm thick, the Droid RAZR is 2.2 mm thinner than the iPhone 4S. The new RAZR also features 1GB RAM, an 8-megapixel camera and 1080p HD video. It will go on sale in early November.

MSNBC reports that Motorola Mobility president Sanjay Jha declared the company's new phone the world's thinnest, and Jha claims the phone's screen has higher contrast and richer color than the newest iPhone. It's also the first phone capable of streaming HD movies through Netflix.

Reuters reports that Motorola has revived its "once best-selling" RAZR brand in an attempt to compete with the iPhone. From Reuters:

Motorola's Razr was the most successful phone brand in the company's history. The height of its popularity was from late 2004 until late 2006, when the device started to lose its luster amid tough competition and heavy carrier discounts.

That led to years of market share losses as Motorola failed to come up with another hot device to replace Razr, after having focused on the brand for too long.

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