The list of different Android based phones available at any time is both overwhelming and frustrating. It’s almost impossible to get good feedback from friends who have the same phone because of this. So it’s rare than you have any one phone that manages to stand out. Doing something different is the only way to do this normally, but most times this ends off coming off as gimmicky or just lame. When Motorola introduced the Droid Razr Maxx it caught my attention right away. This was just before our trip out to San Francisco for the GTX 680 Editors day, what a better way to put the Maxx’s proposed batter life to the test!
Product Name: Motorola Droid Razr Maxx
Review Sample Provided by: Verizon
Review by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Specifications
GENERAL |
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4G |
4G LTE |
ANDROID™ PLATFORM |
Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) upgradeable |
MULTIPLE NETWORKS |
CDMA800, CDMA1900, LTE B13 700 |
CAMERA |
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MEGAPIXELS |
8 MP (rear facing camera) |
CAMERA TYPE |
HD P2P Video |
DIGITAL ZOOM |
8x |
FOCUS |
Automatic |
FRONT FACING IMAGER |
1.3 MP with 720p HD video capture |
IMAGE EDITING TOOLS |
Cropping, rotating, Geo Tagging, brightness, color, enhance, flip, resizing, and effects |
MUSIC & VIDEO |
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MUSIC PLAYER |
Yes |
SPEAKER EFFECTS |
Equalizer with Bass Punch |
VIDEO CAPABLE |
Yes |
VIDEO CAPTURE |
1080p HD, tri-microphone for audio scene selection |
PLAYABLE FORMATS |
AAC, H.263, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, WAV, WMA9, WMA10, eAAC+, AMR NB, AAC+, WMA v9, MIDI |
STREAMING MEDIA |
Audio, Video, Internet Radio |
VIDEO CAPTURE RATE |
HD 1080p quality, 1920X1080 resolution, up to 30fps capture and playback |
WIRED STEREO DEVICE EFFECTS |
3D Stereo, Home Theater, Live Stage, Custom |
POWER |
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TALK TIME (CONTINUOUS)2 |
up to 21.5 hrs. |
BATTERY TYPE |
3300 mAh Li Ion |
STANDBY TIME |
up to 380 hrs. |
MESSAGING |
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Corporate Sync, Google Mail, Push Email, Yahoo® Mail, Hotmail, AOL |
MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING (MMS) |
Yes |
PREDICTIVE TEXT |
SWYPE®-enabled, multitouch keyboard with next word prediction |
TEXT MESSAGING (SMS) |
Yes |
INSTANT MESSAGING (IM) |
Google Talk™, Windows Live Messenger®, Yahoo!® Messenger, AIM® |
IMAGE FILE FORMATS |
BMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG |
VOICE MAIL |
Standard voice mail, Verizon Visual Voice Mail™ (capable) |
CONNECTIVITY |
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SYNCHRONIZATION |
FOTA, PC Sync, Corporate Sync, Google Sync |
WI-FI |
802.11 b,g, n |
BLUETOOTH® TECHNOLOGY |
Bluetooth Smart Ready; Stereo Bluetooth Class 2, Version 4.0 LE+EDR OPP, DUN, SPP, GAVDP, AVDTP, AVCTP, A2DP, AVRCP 1.4, HFP 1.5, DID, HID, HSP, MAP, PAN-NAP, PBAP, SM,GATT/ATT,GAP,HR |
DATA ACCESS |
Yes |
4G MOBILE HOTSPOT |
Be a mobile hot spot for up to 8 other devices |
CONNECTOR TYPE |
Micro USB, HDMI® Micro |
DATA TRANSMISSION RATE |
USB 2.0 (High speed) |
DLNA (DIGITAL LIVING NETWORK ALLIANCE) |
v. 1.5; Share content wirelessly with other DLNA equipped devices |
GPS AND LOCATION SERVICES |
aGPS (assisted), eCompass, sGPS (simultaneous), GLONASS |
HEADSET JACK |
3.5 mm |
CALLING |
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SPEAKERPHONE |
Yes |
CALLER ID |
On main display, Picture ID, Ringer ID |
ADVANCED SPEECH RECOGNITION |
Yes |
AUTOMATIC REDIAL |
Yes |
CALL WAITING |
Yes |
CONFERENCE CALLING |
Group call |
EMERGENCY DIAL |
Yes |
MUTE CALL |
Yes |
NOISE REDUCTION |
Dual microphone noise reduction |
PHONE BOOK |
Unified contact list (Gmail™, Exchange,Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) |
SPEED DIAL |
Speed dial, direct dial shortcut |
VIBRACALL |
Yes |
VOICE DIALING |
Yes |
WAIT AND PAUSE DIALING |
Yes |
CARRIER FEATURES AND SERVICES |
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VERIZON WIRELESS |
Back Up Assistant, Verizon Media Manager, VCast Music |
GOOGLE MOBILE SERVICES |
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GOOGLE MOBILE SERVICES |
Gmail™ Google Calendar™ Google Contact Sync™ Google Latitude™ Google Maps Street View Google Maps™ Google Maps™ Navigation Google Quick Search Box™ Google Talk™ Google eBooks™ Google™ Search by Voice YouTube™ |
INCLUDED APPLICATIONS |
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BUSINESS |
Quickoffice®, GoToMeeting®, MOTOPRINT |
ENTERTAINMENT |
Netflix(support resolution up to HD), Blockbuster, Amazon Kindle, Let's Golf 2, Madden NFL 12, NFL Mobile, Slacker |
LIFESTYLE |
Smart Actions, MOTOACTV |
MOTOCAST |
Stream or download your music, pics and more from your PC to your phone. |
SMART ACTIONS |
This application lets you take control and mastermind your phone's settings and actions in an infinite number of combinations. |
INTERFACE |
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OPERATING SYSTEM |
Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) upgradeable |
LIGHT-RESPONSIVE DISPLAY |
Yes |
KEYPAD LOCK |
Yes |
HAPTIC FEEDBACK |
Yes |
DEDICATED KEYS |
Volume control, Back, Search, Menu, Power/Lock, Home |
BACKLIGHT |
Yes |
PINCH TO ZOOM |
Yes |
TOUCH SCREEN |
Capacitive touch screen |
VIRTUAL KEYBOARD |
Multi-touch and Swype |
VOICE COMMANDS |
Google Voice Search and Voice Actions, and Voice Commands |
PERSONALIZATION |
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RINGTONE FORMATS |
AAC, AAC+, eAAC, MP3 |
WALLPAPERS |
Preloaded and downloadable, Live wallpaper |
PHYSICAL |
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SIZE (H X W X D) |
130.7 x 68.9 x 8.99 mm |
DISPLAY SIZE |
4.3-in.; Super AMOLED Advanced qHD(540 x 960) |
WEIGHT |
145 grams |
ANTENNA TYPE |
Dual |
FORM FACTOR |
Touch Tablet |
MATERIALS AND FINISH |
Made with Dupont™ KEVLAR® fiber and scratch-resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass |
PRODUCTIVITY AND SOFTWARE |
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CALCULATOR |
Yes |
CALENDAR |
Calendar, Corporate (Exchange) calendar, Google Calendar |
AIRPLANE MODE |
Yes |
CLOCK |
Alarm clock |
TECHNOLOGY |
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MEMORY |
16 GB internal; 16 GB microSD card pre-installed |
ACCELEROMETER |
Yes |
NETWORKS |
CDMA800, CDMA1900, LTE B13 700 |
PROCESSOR SPEED |
Dual-Core 1.2GHz , Dual-Channel RAM Processor |
REMOVABLE MEMORY |
supports up to 32 GB microSD |
SENSORS |
Proximity, ambient light, eCompass, battery temp, Accelerometer |