When a smartphone manufacturer strives to make their handset exceedingly thin, battery life usually suffers. And while independent tests of the Motorola Droid RAZR, the thinnest 4G handset ever designed, delivered run time of up to 12 hours from a single battery charge, many users reported a significantly lower actual talk time. However, the feature set on the Motorola Droid RAZR was favorably comparable to the best performing 4G smartphones in the entire mobile marketplace. Motorola came up with an answer, and it is the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX. That MAXX stands for maximum battery life, and even though a whopping 3,300 mAh battery replaces the 1,780 mAh cell of the original Droid RAZR, the handset still delivers a razor thin profile.
Buy the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G starting at 199.
Aside from the improved battery life which runs up to an incredible 21 hours, easily the best in the 4G marketplace, the feature set and specs of the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX 4G Android smartphone are identical to those of the Motorola Droid RAZR. The Droid RAZR MAXX was released on January 26 of this year, and is exclusive to the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network that is also home to the original Droid RAZR. The MAXX retails for $199 at select Verizon authorized retailers with a standard two-year activation and data plan.
The increase in battery size by roughly 85% on the Razr Maxx definitely helps offset the power consumption of the impressive hardware package. The Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 microchip set on board includes a dual core 1.2 GHz Cortex A9 central processing unit and PowerVR SGX540 graphics chip. 1.0 GB of RAM system memory is on board, as well as 16 GB of onboard storage. The handset is still one of the thinnest in the entire 4G smartphone marketplace, and is less than 2 mm thicker than the skinny Droid RAZR.
The 4.3 inch display continues to offer a pixel density of 256 pixels per inch on the Super AMOLED screen, and that provides an overall resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. Navigation is provided through capacitive multitouch gestures, and a scratch resistant and glare reducing layer of Corning Gorilla Glass overlays the display. An 8.0 megapixel camcorder is located on the back the handset, provides video capture in 1080P HD resolution, and comes equipped with an LED flash, autofocus and image stabilizing features. For video chat and video calls, a front facing 1.3 megapixel camera is on board, and a proprietary YouTube video player joins a music player that supports all major audio file formats. Buy the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G starting at $199.
