Through this article, The Moto Atrix 2 will be represented as A, and the Galaxy SII as G.



This weekend I went to San Jose, I hopes of picking up my first Dual- Core phone. One sleeper-phone that caught my eye was the Motorola Atrix 2.



Price:

It was very modestly priced, at $19.99 with a 2-year contract on ATT. Stealing all the attention from the Atrix 2, was the Samsung Galaxy S2. I compared the specifications, the only advantage was the Galaxy S2's faster processor, only by .2 Gigahertz. I thought to myself, is .2 Ghz worth my extra $179.99?

Price had become a main selling point with the Atrix 2.



Score: A-1 G-0



Specifications:

The Atrix 2 has a Texas Instruments Dual Core processor clocked at 1.0 GHz. The Samsung Galaxy S2 has a nVidia Tegra 2 Chipset running at 1.2~1.5 GHz (depends on which carrier.



Score: A-1 G-1



Operating System:

They also seemed to be running the same version of Android OS, 2.3.5.



Score: A-1 G-1



Form Factor:

The Galaxy SII is thinner, but feels unnatural to the hand. The rubberized and curved contours on the Atrix 2 make for a much more ergonomic using experience.





Score: A-2 G-1



Camera:

Both phones have similar camera specs, but the Galaxy SII takes better pictures at night.



Score: A-2 G-2



UI:

Motorola has upped it's game with the redesigned Motoblur UI. In my opinion, this beats Samsung's Fisherprice UI.



Score: A-2 G-2



Screen:

Altough the Galaxy SII uses a Super Amoled Plus display, which has a very nice contrast, the Atrix 2 is no slacker. The Atrix 2 is using a qHD display which has a 20% resolution advantage on the Galaxy SII.





Galaxy SII (Left) Atrix (Right)

Winner: Motorola Atrix 2Both phones were a hair away from being superior, but the Atrix 2 delivers the most potent formula for it's price point.