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The Atrix's "LapDock" allows this phone to transform itself into a netbook replacement by adding the dock's keyboard and 11.6-in. display to the Atrix's Android software, dual-core processor, up to 16 gigabytes of internal storage, and "HSPA+" mobile-broadband connection.

Motorola Atrix 'LapDock': smartphone plus laptop minus design smarts 2011

You can also run the dock's own copy of the Mozilla Firefox browser, plus an "Entertainment Center" interface to the phone's music, photo and video collection.

Motorola Atrix 'LapDock': smartphone plus laptop minus design smarts 2011

I was even able to insert a flash drive into one of the dock's two USB ports and copy songs, photos, videos and documents into the phone's internal memory using the keyboard and touch pad.

Atrix 4G: Faux Laptop With a Phone For Brains Walter S. Mossberg 2011

The Atrix's "LapDock" allows this phone to transform itself into a netbook replacement by adding the dock's keyboard and 11.6-in. display to the Atrix's Android software, dual-core processor, up to 16 gigabytes of internal storage, and "HSPA+" mobile-broadband connection.

Faster Foward: Motorola Atrix 'LapDock' is smartphone plus laptop minus design smarts 2011

The image of the phone's screen, and any of its apps you run, can be actual size or blown up to use the dock's larger screen.

Atrix 4G: Faux Laptop With a Phone For Brains Walter S. Mossberg 2011

The dock's screen required a lot of scrolling when using Firefox, partly because the browser has a lot of menus and toolbars.

Atrix 4G: Faux Laptop With a Phone For Brains Walter S. Mossberg 2011

The resolution of some of the content on the dock's display seemed unusually low, like looking at a newspaper page under a magnifying glass—especially when running apps off the phone.

First Look: Motorola Atrix is an OK smart phone, lacks as a quasi-laptop 2011

The Atrix plugs into two ports in the hinge behind the dock's screen.

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You can activate the phone's camera from the dock, but you can't use it for video chats, because the dock's display is in the way.

First Look: Motorola Atrix is an OK smart phone, lacks as a quasi-laptop 2011

I edited and wrote text in an app called Quickoffice on the phone using the laptop dock's keyboard, and ran various other apps, including the popular game Angry Birds, on the larger screen.

Atrix 4G: Faux Laptop With a Phone For Brains Walter S. Mossberg 2011