MOTOROLA RAZR MAXX HD Specs

Take a look at a smartphone from a few years ago compared to something available today and you'll find a number of major differences. Screens, processors, operating systems and more are advancing at a breakneck speed. However, battery tech has been stuck moving at a relatively glacial pace, as evidenced by even some of the highest spec'ced smartphones of today struggling to make it through a full day of use. This is where Motorola stepped in with the original RAZR MAXX by infusing the DROID RAZR with a large battery to keep even the heaviest of power users satisfied.

As the current Motorola flagship device there's definitely shared DNA with their other recent handsets, but there are also new touches like an aluminum band that runs along the side-s of the phone where all the ports reside. The back is coated in a generous amount of Kevlar, which not only is very soft to the touch but also gives a good bit of grip and should provide some level of protection against minor scratches and spills. Every texture and surface on the phone feels premium with very tight tolerances, but thanks to a fairly large bezel above and below the screen you won't be mistaking this for a RAZR M. It's only marginally thicker than the standard RAZR HD at 9.4mm compared to 8.4mm but the weight is considerable and squared off edges don't do much to help the phone feel any smaller. It looks great but compared to some other phones of this size ergonomics are lacking.

Currently the MOTOROLA RAZR MAXX HD is running Android 4.0.4, however, an upgrade to Android 4.1 is set to hit in the near future. Thanks to an impressive display of restraint from Motorola the phone runs a fairly lightweight skin making it quite fast, although animations aren't as smooth as they could be. There are a few additions such as a Quick Settings toggle you can get to from your home screen, the great Smart Actions app which can automatically do everything from send a text message to lower your screen brightness when triggered and a Circles widget to let you see the time, weather and battery use at a glance. You'll find a fair amount of Verizon bloatware that can't be uninstalled, but with 32GB of storage it really isn't a huge issue.

Powering the RAZR MAXX HD is a 1.5GHz dual core Snapdragon S4 SoC with 1GB of RAM which is shared with most other high end Android phones, a 4.7" Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280x720, 32GB of storage along with a MicroSD card slot for up to an additional 32GB and that huge 3300mAh battery.

With an 8 megapixel camera and LED flash you'll find it's a decent if not spectacular performer when capturing images and video. Pictures tend to be very saturated and detail is above average, however, performance with the flash is somewhat disappointing, as it is with most smartphones.