October 18th was the launch day for the Verizon Motorola Droid RAzr Maxx HD, and it has been growing in popularity ever since. The device arrived with an impressive spec sheet, features set, build quality, and a special security suite of features and applications. A government grade level of encryption is present, a quality that seems to be more and more critical in today’s technological world.
The Droid Razr Maxx HD comes with the Ice Cream Sandwich OS in the factory set, but is upgradeable to the newer Jelly Bean platform. You’ll find NFC (Near Field Communications) options for your data transfer needs and payment processing. The build of the device comes in at super slim with only a 0.37 inch thickness. A useful nanocoating that is waterproof protects both interior and exterior of the device against accidental water contact, and the popular Gorilla Glass protection provides scratch resistance for the display. Video output options include DLNA and microHDMI.
The Super AMOLED display measures in at a nice large 4.7 inches and presents in excess of 16 million colors and a 720.1280 resolution at a pixel density of 312 pixels every inch. The 3,300mAH battery is reported to deliver a nice 13 hours of video playback use, 10 hours of video streaming, 27 hours of music streaming, and 21 hours of talk time over the lightening fast Verizon LTE network. Total standby time is about 15 days.
The hardware package on the Droid Razr Maxx HD puts it in the class of top tier smartphones as it boasts a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chip set and Adreno 225 GPU for exceptional core and graphics processing. The dual core 1.5 GHz Krait processor ensures fast, smooth, and efficient multitasking. The device delivers 32 GB of built in data storage, as well as microSD and micro SDHC memory card options expandable up to and additional 32 GB. 1.0 GB of LP DDR2 RAM memory is on board to complete the package nicely.
The selection of pre-installed apps is pleasing, and the built in music player will support all primary audio file formats. Video recording in 1080 HD is made possible with the rear mounted 8 mp camcorder. Other features include autofocus, touch to focus, image stabilization, face detection, built-in LED flash, light and proximity sensors, and Geo tagging. The 1.3 mp chat cam supports video calls and portrait image capture.
Black Friday shoppers will be pleased to know that a price reduction is available on the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD at select authorized online retailers, a price that beats the carrier pricing by about $150!
You can purchase the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD starting at $149.99.
