Motorola RAZR HD LTE to get Android 4.4 KitKat

In our time with the Motorola RAZR HD LTE, we were pretty satisfied with what Motorola had offered. But it was pretty clear to us that this was a production of the Motorola of old rather than the Google owned Motorola. Fortunately it looks like some of the Google philosophy we saw in the Moto X will be making its way to the 2012 Motorola flagship as Motorola has quietly confirmed that the RAZR HD LTE will officially get an upgrade to Android 4.4 KitKat.

This is, to our knowledge, the first Snapdragon S4 Dual Core device to officially be pegged for an upgrade to the latest version of Android. This means there shouldn't be a reason not to see phones like the HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S III or the Sony Xperia T or even Motorola's own Atrix HD LTE get updated to Android 4.4 KitKat.

In any case, this is great news for those who decided to pickup the RAZR HD LTE. Hopefully we will see more Snapdragon S4 powered devices get the green light for KitKat.

Fido and Rogers Motorola RAZR HD LTE users reporting Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade

According to MobileSyrup readers, it looks like the Motorola RAZR HD LTE is getting an upgrade to Jelly Bean ahead of schedule. In the upgrade plans for the Motorola RAZR HD LTE, the plan was for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to be rolled out RAZR HD LTE users in "Early February". However it looks like they beat the clock, by several days, as users on both Rogers and Fido have been reporting that they have been notified of the upgrade. If you have a RAZR HD LTE and have been anticipating the upgrade to Jelly Bean, check for updates under the system settings.

Motorola RAZR HD LTE Review

Motorola’s first attempt at the revival of the RAZR brand was well received by some and not so well by others. To make things worse the RAZR happened to be announced on the same day the venerable Galaxy Nexus was unveiled. This time around, things have changed, Motorola unveiled its newest iteration of the RAZR brand, one of their most important product launches to date under the Google banner. The Motorola RAZR HD LTE looks like a real winner on paper but we’ll see if it really is a compelling offering.

Rogers HTC One X, Motorola RAZR HD, Sony Xperia T, Original Samsung Galaxy Note and Samsung Galaxy S II LTE to be upgraded to Jelly Bean in January

It looks like Rogers customers looking to upgrade their device to Jelly Bean will get a late Christmas present as Rogers has updated their OS upgrade schedule to reflect the projected rollout of various upgrades. The HTC One X and Original Samsung Galaxy Note are slated for an upgrade in early January, while the Samsung Galaxy S II, Motorola RAZR HD LTE and Sony Xperia T are slated for an upgrade in late January.

This aligns a bit with Telstra's more detailed Upgrade schedule, where their version of the One X has entered testing for a Jelly Bean build and is expect to be approved by the 24th. It is worth noting that they have already begun rollout of Jelly Bean to their RAZR HD.

Rogers Motorola RAZR HD to get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Mid-December?

When Motorola announced the RAZR HD, it had committed to upgrading the device to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean before the end of the year. While not launching with Jelly Bean was a major disappointment to many (given that at that point Motorola Mobility was already a subsidiary of Google), Motorola seems like it will live up to their promise of having it upgraded before 2013.

According to the same Telstra upgrade schedule that reveiled a Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update for November 22nd, the Motorola RAZR HD is slated for an upgrade around December 17th. This would in fact meet their "new year deadline". While this isn't a confirmation that the Rogers or even the Verizon version would get it by them but at least it is a ball park figures.

Rogers launches the Motorola RAZR HD LTE

Rogers has launched the successor to the franchise reboot of the RAZR brand, the Motorola RAZR HD LTE. The RAZR HD LTE touts specs that bring it up to par with other flagship smartphones with a 1.5GHz Dual Core Snapdragon S4 Processor, 1GB of RAM, 720p Super AMOLED HD Display covered in Corning Gorilla Glass, 8MP camera and of course 4G LTE connectivity all in a sleek 8.4mm package. The RAZR HD LTE is launching with Android 4.01 Ice Cream Sandwich but will be upgraded to Jelly Bean before the end of the year (which we hope is sooner than later now that Motorola is under the Google banner).

Motorola officially announces the RAZR HD LTE headed Rogers

Today, Motorola officially unveiled the Motorola DROID RAZR HD, DROID RAZR MAXX HD and DROID RAZR M. While there hasn't been any word of the RAZR MAXX HD or RAZR M heading to Canada, we knew that the RAZR HD LTE was headed to Rogers. Motorola Canada has stepped forward and officially stated that it will in fact be headed to Rogers. We have the official press release after the break.

Motorola RAZR HD hits FCC and heading to Rogers? We think so

Just ahead of the rumored but just about confirmed September 5th launch, Motorola's RAZR HD just hit the FCC in all it's documented glory. Interesting tidbits include LTE capabilities on band 4 and band 17 which respectively are the AWS band (1700MHz) and 700 MHz band. Coincidentally enough (not!), Rogers, Bell and TELUS run their LTE network on AWS. So why do we think Rogers is getting it? More after the break.