Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX hands-on
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To put it lightly, the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX is the Motorola DROID RAZR, but it’s packing an insanely large 3,300 mAh battery – rated for over 21 hours of talk time! Even though it utilizes the same solid design of the DROID RAZR, the DROID RAZR MAXX is expanded to a thickness of 0.35” (8.99mm). So yeah, it doesn’t retain the same thickness, but nevertheless, it’s still undeniably thin and uniform by today’s standards. Beyond that, we still adore that it employs only the best materials out there with its construction – like its Kevlar back, diamond cut aluminum accents, and stainless steel core.
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Sharing the same hardware as its slimmer sibling, the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX polarizes our eyes with its always magnificent 4.3” qHD Super AMOLED display. Furthermore, some of the other commonalities include a 1.2GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4430 processor, 8-megaixel auto-focus camera, 1.3-megapixel front facing camera, and 4G LTE connectivity. However, it’s worth noting it’s been amped with a total storage capacity of 32GB – broken down to 16GB of internal storage and a 16GB microSD card.
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As a whole, there isn’t much new with the handset, but we’re sure that some people are going to be relieved knowinig that it’s packing one hefty battery inside of its body – without turning it into a hefty phone. Verizon is pegging this one to have the same $299.99 on-contract price as its sibling, but its exact release day is still unknown. Nonetheless, we’re certain it’ll be here soon than you think!
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1. biophone posted on 10 Jan 2012, 20:05 23 0
I like the design better because its the perfect thickness and has less of a hump. Not to mention the first lte phone with good battery life. Hats off to moto hopefully they could sell these batteries to other companies.
28. JC557 posted on 11 Jan 2012, 08:14 6 1
The thiness is what made the Droid Razr a bit less comfortable to hold compared to the Galxy Nexus and Rezound, especially considering it's width.
A little thickness for a larger battery and no skimping on compnonents used is a good idea.
45. tjmag88 posted on 12 Jan 2012, 19:22 4 0
Exactly the thiness made the razr hideously uncomfortable and basically retained me from buying it. Instead i waited, so now come may ill deff get this
74. networkdood posted on 21 Jan 2012, 02:21 2 0
lol, that is funny to harp on the phone being thin - when you buy a case for the phone it adds enough thickness to it.
Wow, to not buy a phone because it is too thin? REdonkulous....
2. barenstam posted on 10 Jan 2012, 20:19 1 0
If it has ICS available for it when it drops to my $199 price point I just might go for it.
3. snowgator posted on 10 Jan 2012, 20:29 6 3
Geez. Cramed a car battery in there, didn't we Moto?
Is it EVER safe to buy a phone these days? Bionic- nope, time for RAZR. Want a RAZR? PSYCH!!! You need the MAXX. Got the Titan? HA-HA!!! Titan 2 is in town.
Stupid, always improving phone jerks......
13. Joshing4fun posted on 10 Jan 2012, 21:53 6 2
Yeah i don't feel like a whole new phone was needed to just improve battery life...
46. AgnesDay posted on 13 Jan 2012, 01:53 2 2
It's not a whole new phone. Same phone, larger battery, and thicker back to fit the battery. No other changes. Unfortunately there haven't been any breakthroughs in battery technology in the last two months to allow them to put double the charge in the same thin package as the RAZR.
4. GeekMovement posted on 10 Jan 2012, 20:30 5 0
awesome battery life! I like this way better than the original razr. Good thinking Moto!
20. venom84 posted on 10 Jan 2012, 23:51 3 3
Couldn't have said it any better my condolences to people who bought the galaxy nexus.
31. sgogeta4 posted on 11 Jan 2012, 09:01 2 1
The GNex still offers things that the Razr will never offer like selection in custom ROMs, kernels, and themes...
40. asmallchild posted on 11 Jan 2012, 21:41 1 1
and ICS
and an unlocked bootloader
and a better screen
and faster updates
and the knowledge that our phone won't be old news in 2 months
bazinga
41. Dcfurious posted on 11 Jan 2012, 22:01 2 2
Kinda the only thing I care about in your mentions is ICS. And they have already confirmed Razr will be getting ICS...
43. asmallchild posted on 12 Jan 2012, 19:08 0 1
Yes, confirmed, but when?
Timeframe? 6 months
How many updates will it get after that?
Will it be slapped with nasty MotoBlur atop? Yes
Yeah no Razr for me thanks
55. mobileuser posted on 16 Jan 2012, 12:33 1 0
One thing that nexus owner never realise or cannot convice themselves to realise is that by the time the Razr gets ICS, the Nexus already with ICS will be a few months old and become obsolete, while the razr runnng with Gingerbread will be "REFRESHED" with the new latest version of ICS they just received by that time . This will give the razr a whole brand new look and feel with the new UI experence come with latest ICS. This will make the razr feel new again because of this new OS updated.Also dont forget the New ICS will be incorporating the new "HOLLO" theme as requested by google in order to avoid any fragmentation and maintain consistency UI experience across all smart manufaturer. So the motoblur atop will not exist at all.
it will get as many subsequent updates as it will get because of the advantage of being a google subsidary and the unloacked bootloader worldwide.
Dwelling only on the point of ICS and subsequent updated itself is NOT going to give the Nexus any real merits or advantages over the Razr in the real worldwide scenerio because a smart phone itself is more than just the OS. There are many other aspects to be considered as a whole.
53. mobileuser posted on 16 Jan 2012, 11:46 1 0
Razr will get ICS soon being a Google company, it will get it and all subsequeent update at least faster than the other manufacturer, if not as fast as the Nexus.
Razr also coems with unlocked bootloader in the inetrnational version, only your Verizon has locked it. So people can flash custom rom into the razr as well
Nexus will be old after 2 months with the ICs with its plastic feel but the Razr will feel new even after 6 months when it has fresh ICS because of its premium built.
Nexus?? No thanks. What a waste.
42. mobileuser posted on 12 Jan 2012, 07:32 2 0
The Razr also offers some functions like Motocast, smart actions, laddock, etc. that the Nexus will never offer. Also, the internatinal vrsion of motorola razr has un unlocked bootloader ( not the VZW version) thjat can get custom ICS rom as soon a sthey become available. So with such a big battery capacity, motorola has said new battery standard in the smart phone history even Galaxy Nexus cannot match.
44. asmallchild posted on 12 Jan 2012, 19:08 0 1
Not for the original Droid Razr buyers...
56. mobileuser posted on 16 Jan 2012, 12:48 1 0
So what, this new razr Maxx will attract many brand new buyers who are really concerned with battery life of a smart phone. Adding to it the original quality and features came with the original razr and the unlocked booloader, the custom ICS is already out for and running in the Razr. This new battery standard will only add one more merit to the original razr that the new Nexus is not able to match. Let alone other aspects like the premium built and call quality and other practical functions that made the razr remains a top notch phone.
