Motorola ATRIX 3 visits the FCC

posted by Alan F. / Jun 15, 2012, 1:07 AM

Note the AT&T network icon on this rendering of the Motorola ATRIX 3

The Motorola MB886. aka the Motorola ATRIX 3 in the U.S. and the Motorola Dinera elsewhere, has recently visited the FCC. It is almost a cliche now, but just making the trip to the Feds doesn't mean that a launch is imminent, What it does mean is that the device has been cleared for a launch, whenever that might be. The radios on board included quad-band EDGE, 850/1900 HSPA+, and LTE. The dual-core Qualcomm S4 will probably be found under the hood and the screen will feature a HD 720p resolution. Android 4.0 will be running the show.

Was it just a year and a half ago that the Motorola ATRIX 4G was among the vanguard of handsets ushering in the dual-core era? It's hard to believe that a device called "The world's most powerful smartphone," would be considered a mid-range product after such a short period of time. The rest of the specs for the MB886 include 1GB of RAM and a 13MP camera. It's the latter that has everyone excited, but with quad-core handsets already available, one thing we know for sure is that AT&T and Motorola won't be marketing the ATRIX 3 as the most powerful smartphone on the planet.

source: FCC via AndroidCentral

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11 Comments

1. Birds

Posts: 1172; Member since: Nov 21, 2011

Cool. This generally means the phone is less than six weeks away from launching. lol

posted on Jun 15, 2012, 1:09 AM 4

2. KingKurogiii

Posts: 5713; Member since: Oct 23, 2011

good, good, this probably means that the Droid Razr HD isn't too far behind either. o:

posted on Jun 15, 2012, 1:41 AM 2

3. Mxyzptlk unregistered

It doesn't bring anything new to the table. Motorola's going to leave it hanging after a few months.

posted on Jun 15, 2012, 2:03 AM 1

4. Sniggly

Posts: 7305; Member since: Dec 05, 2009

I shouldn't even bother trying to have a reasonable discussion with you, but I'll try. What do you mean by "leave it hanging?"

posted on Jun 15, 2012, 2:12 AM 6

9. Mxyzptlk unregistered

You and reasonable discussion should never be in the same sentence. Just look at Motorola's past devices. That will explain what I meant.

posted on Jun 15, 2012, 2:13 PM 0

5. baypkyi

Posts: 8; Member since: Apr 30, 2012

Anyone know what whether the battery is internal or replaceable and what the size is?

posted on Jun 15, 2012, 9:56 AM 1

6. DechyX

Posts: 155; Member since: May 16, 2011

oh please god yes!!!

posted on Jun 15, 2012, 10:48 AM 0

7. InspectorGadget80 unregistered

No thanks Atrix 3 looks ugly. I'm buying the SONY ion next sunday. I'm done with Motorola while they give their RAZRS ONLY TO VERIZON. And they didn't mention the battery life