Motorola and Verizon Wireless have unveiled the DROID RAZR M.

The new smartphone is now up for pre-order from Verizon (go here to do so) and will be available on September 13^th in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online verizonwireless.com for the introductory price of $99.99.

That price will be after a $50 mail-in rebate and if you choose to sign a new two-year customer agreement with Verizon.

Verizon and Motorola are describing the DROID RAZR M as “The Full-Screen Phone” as its 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced display is touted by the two companies as edge-to-edge.

According to Motorola and Verizon, this is the most compact 4.3-inch 4G LTE phone yet as it is significantly shorter and narrower than the original DROID RAZR while it has the same size display.

As this is a 4G LTE smartphone, Verizon says that customers can expect fast download speeds of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G LTE coverage areas.

The DROID RAZR M is equipped with Interactive Circles Widget allows quick access to notifications, weather, time and more.

The companies also highlight Quick Settings which can be accessed directly from the home screen so customers can easily manage their volume profile, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth^®, GPS and more.

For those who are first time smartphone buyers, the DROID RAZR M offers Enhanced Help Guides which has interactive tutorials, help topics and tips.

Verizon also stresses that the new smartphone is Global Ready so users can take it to more than 205 countries without worries they will lose connectivity.

DROID RAZR M Hardware

The DROID RAZR M features a dual-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of onboard data storage. Data storage can be further expanded via a microSD card slot that takes up to 32GB cards.

Its 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced screen features a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. The back of the device is made out of Kevlar.

The smartphone runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich but Motorola promises Android 4.1 Jelly Bean by yearend.

As for imaging, the DROID RAZR M has two cameras. The front camera is VGA while the more powerful back camera has 8 megapixels. This rear camera has autofocus, LED flash, touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization and can shoot full-HD 1080p video at 30 frames per second.

Other features include Wi-Fi a/b/g/n with the ability to become a Wi-Fi hotspot. It’s also equipped with Bluetooth 4.0, a microHDMI port and a microUSB port.

The new smartphone weighs 126 g, measures 122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm and has a big 2,000 mAh battery.

The DROID RAZR M will come in two colors: black and white.

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