Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD (Verizon)
Motorola's Droid Razr Maxx HD Motorola's Droid Razr Maxx may not have the absolute best 8-megapixel camera, but for many, its Android 4.1 operating system and 3,300mAh battery are all the slice of heaven you need.
The good: Despite a beefed-up battery, the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx has a slim, attractive, and durable design with the same gorgeous display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and fast Verizon 4G/LTE data speeds as its predecessor. It retains powerful multimedia chops and tight security features.
The bad: For such an advanced smartphone, the vague promise of a future Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is disappointing. Also, while a stronger battery is great, it's still not user-removable. People with small hands will find it hard to wrap them around the phone's wide frame, and the 8-megapixel camera is unimpressive.
The bottom line: The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx proves that a powerful Android superphone can remain thin yet still promise marathon-worthy battery life.
November 30, 2012 4:36 PM PST
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