If you happen to rock the international version of the Motorola Razr Maxx, chances are you are still waiting for the handset to finally get its tasty treat of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. After all, the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, the version of the handset released by Verizon in US shores, has already gotten its Android 4.0 refresh right? Well, if you are one of the lucky users of the international Motorola Razr Maxx, your months of waiting for the update to finally make its way to your device is about to come to an end.
That being said, Motorola has confirmed via its European Facebook page that it has already started the rollout of the Android 4.0 Ice cream Sandwich update for the Motorola Razr Maxx today to “select users.” A broader and more widespread release however is scheduled for next week so if your handset doesn’t get the update today, expect it to land on your Motorola Razr Maxx by next week for that matter. On a side note, it looks like Motorola is doing a sort of a soak test for the Motorola Razr Maxx ICS update since its initial rollout is going out to select users only.
The USA version of the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx is currently available starting at $99 at select online retailers.
The update will bring to the international version of the Motorola Razr Maxx all the goodness associated with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich such as a new user interface, an improved browser, Face Unlock and an updated Gmail app among others. The ICS update will also bring the redesigned lock screen and launcher to the Motorola Razr Maxx. In addition to that, the visual changes that the update will bring to the handset will make its user interface almost look similar to the more recent Motorola handsets such as the Motorola Atrix HD.
As for the Motorola Razr Maxx in general, this handset is one of the high-end handsets in the lineup of Motorola and its claim to fame is its massive 3300 mAh power pack that gives the handset a talk time of up to almost 18 hours and standby time of up to 607 hours. With this in place, you need not worry about running to a wall outlet to charge your handset every once in a while because it has more than enough juice to last you a full day with plenty left for the morrow.
As for the components that lurk under the hood of the Motorola Razr Maxx, it has its circuitry built around a Texas Instruments OMAP4430 chipset which brings into play a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with a clock speed of 1.2 GHz and a full gigabyte of RAM. The storage space on the Motorola Razr Maxx is pegged at 16GB and a user has the option to use the handset’s dedicated microSD card slot for memory expansion. Display-wise, the Motorola Razr Maxx has a 4.3-inch SuperAMOLED Advanced screen with a 960 x 540 resolution while its camera department is just as impressive with a rear 8MP camera and 1.3MP webcam out front. Buy the USA Verizon Motorola Droid Razr Maxx starting at $99.
