Samsung Galaxy S2 vs. Motorola ATRIX

What does the Galaxy S II (GS2) and the ATRIX by Motorola have in common? A lot actually. Even though the ATRIX is an older device than the GS2, both phones have almost identical specs, yet when it comes to a vs. battle, we almost always have to pick a winner. So with that we pitted both phones against each other to see who stood tall in the end.

The ATRIX and the GS2 both carry NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processors. However the processor of the GS2 is rated at 1.2GHz while that of the ATRIX is 1.0GHz. Screen sizes varies with the ATRIX carrying a 4.0-inch qHD display with Gorilla Glass while the GS2 has a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display with Gorilla Glass. The pixels of the ATRIX are 960 x 540 and the GS2 has 800 x 480. While the ATRIX has more pixels, the GS2 has a brighter screen and better viewing under direct sunlight.

We are especially excited about the ability for the ATRIX to power a Linux netbook. This makes the ATRIX just that more appealing as you can switch it into a netbook or a smartphone at will. Unfortunately, GS2 owners do not have that feature though there is support for Bluetooth keyboards.

motoBLUR was not our cup of tea. We have to give the point to Samsung as TouchWiz is just so much better than motoBLUR which looks like a pile of hot mess.

When it comes down to decision making time, we are torn between both devices. We are wowed by the performances of both phones; however, the ATRIX has something on the GS2, the ability to turn the phone into a netbook. If that is a feature that you need, than the ATRIX is your winner, however if you’re not into that sort of thing, the clear choice is the slightly more powerful Galaxy S II.