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Motorola Atrix 2 MB865 review: 2011 AT&T dual-core successor.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2011·$100
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#5 of 31
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Atrix 2 MB865.

Motorola's 2011 Atrix 2 dropped fingerprint sensor but added 4.3" qHD + removable battery for AT&T.

01Display

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

TypeTFT
Size4.3"
Resolution540 x 960 qHD

02Performance

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 65-point average for mid-range phones of 2011.

ChipsetTI OMAP 4430
CPU1 GHz dual Cortex-A9
RAM1 GB

03Camera

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 66-point average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Main8 MP AF + flash
FrontVGA

04Battery

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 71-point average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Capacity1,785 mAh (removable)

05Software

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

What works
  • 4.3" qHD upgrade from Atrix.
  • Removable battery returns.
  • Lapdock support.
  • 8 MP AF cam.
What doesn't
  • No fingerprint sensor (vs Atrix 1).
  • No LTE.
  • Plastic build.
  • Gingerbread aged.
Cross-shop it against
HTC Desire S
$450 · score 72/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 31-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .