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hi this is Brian Bennett for cnet.com and today we're taking a first look at the Motorola Electrify - for US Cellular shipping now for one $99.99 the Electrify 2 offers a sleek thin look Android 4.3 manwich dual-core processing and a big bright screen the screen uses Motorola's color boost technology which pumps up brightness and serves up a wider range of colors than many Motorola phones before it motorola even says it has more colors than the iPhone 4s above the q HD resolution display is a VGA camera for vanity shots and video chat unlike many Android phones there are no capacitive or even physical buttons below the screen instead three virtual keys run along the bottom of the display at just a third of an inch thick at its widest point in weighing four point six ounces the Electrify 2 is compact and easy to carry I also like its silver highlights that give the phone an elegant look it could be a body double too for the Motorola Droid Razr since it has virtually the same dimensions physical controls are kept to a minimum with only a volume rocker on the right edge a power button on the top next to the 3.5 millimeter headphone jack the left side has a flap which hides slots for micro sim and micro SD cards around back is an 8 megapixel camera that snaps photos quickly plus comes with lots of settings seeing modes and special filters also here is Motorola signature Kevlar fibre coating which I think feels nice resists scratches and helps fingers keep a firm grip immediately I see some drawbacks to the Motorola Electrify 2 first the phone is 3G capable only second the device's 1780 milliamp battery is not removable so you can't swap one out for a fresh one in a pinch also unlike many Motorola handsets including the Droid Razr the Electrify lacks an HDMI port to connect it to HD TVs to be fair though I'm not sure how many people actually use this feature anyways I'm Brian Bennett and this has been a first look at the Motorola Electrify - be sure to check out our full review at cnet.com