The Atrix is definitely Motorola’s most advanced smartphone ever – it has a 5MP camera with HD video, massive 1930mAh battery and – with optional accessories – it really does transfer from a smartphone to a multimedia centre and very swish looking netbook.

The Atrix is definitely Motorola’s most advanced smartphone ever – it has a 5MP camera with HD video, massive 1930mAh battery and – with optional accessories – it really does transfer from a smartphone to a multimedia centre and very swish looking netbook.

It has a tendency to quickly get hot during use though – especially around the lower right-hand corner. No doubt the 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor is working hard and providing that heat, but it can be a battery sucker.

But it does so elegantly, with the Motorola Atrix able to handle just about every task and app that you throw at it without judder or delay.

It certainly feels like a quality device. It’s not uncomfortably heavy at 135g, but just hefty enough for its presence to be felt.

The screen is definitely something of quality too – a 4-inch qHD capacitive display. While it may not be able to match the brightness of the Samsung s2. Super AMOLED Plus screen (probably the best on any phone out there right now), it certainly holds it own against others on the market.

Blacks look black, whites look bright and only when you put your eyes right up against the screen do you notice the pixels. Icons on the home screen (Motorola’s at least) almost seem to jump out at you, and the Gorilla Glass promises to do its best to keep the screen relatively blemish-free.

The back is smooth, which could cause problems. Several times during the review process, the Atrix slipped out of the hands and was only saved by some quick moves to catch it.

This happens a lot when you’re quickly flipping the camera over to landscape to take a photo and, combined with its weight, could spell disaster. A rugged back would help – but in the absence of this, you’ll want to find a case.

The memory card is hot-swappable – you’ll have to pull the battery cover off to do it, but this is easy enough. The charging port is on the bottom left hand side alongside a Mini HDMI socket (more on that later).

The speaker grill is found at the bottom of the rear – slightly indented to prevent it being muffled.

Perhaps the most impressive gimmick is at the top where the lock/unlock button also doubles up as a fingerprint scanner for unlocking the phone.

It actually works very well and you’ll find yourself trying to fool it (unsuccessfully) with other fingers at some point. It may not be rigid enough security for Barack Obama, but it’s good enough for most of us and is great for showing off down the pub.

With all of this, the Atrix is pretty much future-proof (aside from the operating system, which we’ll get onto in a moment)