Reviews Motorola Droid Razr Maxx (verizon)

The actual wise

 Despite a beefed-up battery, the particular Motorola Droid Razr Maxx has a slim, attractive, not to mention durable shape with all the same gorgeous display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, plus swiftly Verizon 4G/LTE data speeds as its predecessor. It retains powerful multimedia chops and also tight security features.

The bad

 For such an advanced smartphone, the vague promise of a future Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich typically is disappointing. Furthermore, whilst a stronger battery can be excellent, it's still not user-removable. Individuals with little hands can find it hard in order to wrap about the actual phone's wide frame, and even the particular 8-megapixel camera typically is unimpressive.

The bottom line: The actual Motorola Droid Razr Maxx proves that a powerful Android superphone can easily remain thin yet nevertheless promise marathon-worthy battery everyday living. When you can reside without Ice Cream Sandwich plus have big hands, the particular Maxx can be extremely compelling.

Shape

Motorola produced a splash with the at first Droid Razr with all the bold testament that it was the actual thinnest Android smartphone the particular world has ever seen. For the particular company that started the particular thin phone craze with all the original Razr V3, it was a fitting move, whether or not the actual Razr in order to have the trimmest chassis is usually changing.

Interestingly, the actual firm can't create the actual same boast with the Droid Razr Maxx. Measuring 5.14 inches long by 2.75 inches wide by 0.35 inch thick as well as weighing 5.1 ounces, the actual Maxx typically is slightly thicker not to mention heavier than its predecessor (0.28 inch; 4.5 ounces). Even so, it nonetheless feels rather svelte not to mention lightweight, despite its larger footprint. I as well found which it fit well into my pants pocket, though with an embarrassing bulge. Of course, individuals with small hands (as a result of the wide bezel housing the particular display) may currently have trouble grasping the big-screened device. Gone, though, is actually the particular hump throughout the back of the particular phone that held the actual camera lens plus prepared the at first Droid Razr top thick.

In actuality, the way Motorola managed in order to squeeze in the Razr Maxx's more powerful battery was with fill with regard to that hump. It was a smart design contact since without the particular hump the actual Maxx feels more balanced even because it sports a thicker profile.

Not with be concerned, though: alternative Motorola innovations currently have stayed, such as the chassis built from diamond-cut aluminum, and also the actual thin sheet of glass in front sculpted in order to fit flush against the particular phone's edges. Simply just like the authentic Razr, Motorola coated the actual Maxx's back inside Kevlar, that, whilst smooth and also soft, means the battery can be not removable. Thankfully the Razr Maxx features a souped-up 3,300mAh battery, compared with all the Droid Razr's smaller 1,780mAh battery pack.

Surfer interface

Like the Droid Razr prior to it, the particular Motorola Droid Razr Maxx runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread with a more subtle version of Motoblur placed over it. By way of example, us don't currently have with annoyingly create a Motorola account prior to using the phone like older handsets forced you to do. It's the particular same implementation already seen on additional Motorola handsets like the particular Atrix 2 and in addition the Droid Bionic. Right now there tend to be five customizable home screens to choosd from, with more shortcuts with the actual phone dialer, messaging, camera, and also the main menu running along the actual bottom. Hitting the actual House button throughout standby mode pulls up a view of almost all the actual house screens at once, similar to be able to HTC's Sense UI.

The particular Droid Razr Maxx uses a lock screen which lets we toggle the actual ringer or jump straight in order to the particular camera.

Features

Providing a mother lode of Android abilities, the particular Droid Razr Maxx has all the the staples, such as a few surprises, including GPS, Bluetooth 4.0 (which supports a hot generation of low-power accessories), Wi-Fi, and also a mobile hot-spot capability which lets the phone act because a modem for up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Keep with regard to mind that the actual mobile hot-spot feature fees about $20 extra per month on top of your own voice and even data plans.

The particular Razr Maxx as well has the actual normal selection of Google's apps and in addition services, many already loaded: Gmail, Google Talk, Google Search with Voice, Google Maps with Navigation, Google Books, Places, Latitude, plus YouTube. Phone and even organizer functions include a calendar, alarm clock, calculator, a file manager, task list, voice command support, as well as speakerphone.

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