ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 55HANDS-ONfor at Nextbit, and Razer could easily have gone down
that same path. Instead Razer is allowing the freedom
of stock Android and providing a theme store if you
want custom Razer looks.
To round out the enthusiast angle, the Razer phone
is sold unlocked (GSM only), with the bootloader
unlocked out of the box as well. This phone might be
a great option for the tinkerers out there!
Final thoughts
I would have loved to have seen a headphone jack
and more attention paid to the camera setup (it’s very
basic), but there’s still plenty to like about the Razer
Phone. Gaming phone or not, Razer is still partnering
with big phone gaming publishers like Square Enix
(Final Fantasy) and Tencent (Arena of Valor) to offer
120Hz optimized experiences. During my meeting,
I got the feeling that the team from Nextbit got to
follow their passions on the software side while having
access to the hardware resources of the teams at
Razer. It feels like a grown-up Robin, which is what
Razer needed. Adam Patrick Murray
Specifications
- 5.7in full-HD (2560x1440, 515ppi) IPS display
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat
- Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 processor
- Octa-core (4x 2.35GHz Kryo and 4x 1.9GHz Kryo)
CPU - Adreno 540 GPU
- 8GB RAM
- 64GB storage, microSD up to 256GB