The Motorola Droid Razer Max: A Comprehensive Review
By Jennifer Johnson with Hot Hardware
The Motorola Droid Razer Max is currently available from Verizon Wireless for about $300, and as we delve into this review, it's clear that there are many similarities between this phone and its predecessor, the first Droid Razer. However, one of the biggest differences between the two phones is the battery life of the Droid Razer Max, which boasts a 33 milliamp lithium ion battery that offers up to 21 hours of continuous talk time.
This impressive talk time is significantly longer than that of its predecessor, with the first Droid Razer only managing to last for 12.5 hours on a single charge. Additionally, the Droid Razer Max claims to offer up to 15.8 days of standby time, seven straight hours of web browsing, and two and a half days of music playback. These numbers are certainly impressive and demonstrate the significant improvements that have been made to the battery life of this phone.
In terms of design, the Droid Razer Max is slightly thicker than its predecessor, measuring 8.99 mm in thickness compared to the original's 7.1 mm. However, it still maintains a sleek and slim profile that makes it easy to carry around. The phone also weighs in at 5.1 oz, which is roughly the same weight as the original Droid Razer.
One of the standout features of the Droid Razer Max is its durable construction. Like its predecessor, it boasts Kevlar fiber, Corning Gorilla Glass on the screen, and water repellent nanotech particles that help to protect it from damage. These features make it an excellent choice for those who plan to use their phone in harsh environments.
The Droid Razer Max also comes with 32 gigabytes of onboard storage, which is significantly more than its predecessor. This means that users will have plenty of room to store their music, videos, and other files without having to worry about running out of space.
In terms of software, the Droid Razer Max runs on Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, although Motorola has announced plans to upgrade it to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) at some point in the future. The phone also comes pre-loaded with a number of apps, including Smart Actions, which is one of our favorite features.
Smart Actions allows users to customize their phone's behavior based on their location and activities. For example, if you're driving in your car, it will automatically open maps for you or adjust settings to help optimize your experience. If you have a calendar meeting, it will silence your phone to prevent distractions. The feature is incredibly useful and makes the Droid Razer Max an excellent choice for those who want a phone that can learn their habits and preferences.
In addition to Smart Actions, the Droid Razer Max also comes with other useful features such as a 1080p HD camera with LED flash, a headphone jack, micro-USB port, and HDMI output. The camera is capable of taking high-quality photos and videos, making it an excellent choice for those who want to capture life's special moments.
Overall, the Motorola Droid Razer Max is an excellent phone that offers a number of impressive features and improvements over its predecessor. Its long battery life, durable construction, and useful software features make it an excellent choice for those who want a reliable and feature-rich Android smartphone.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi everyone this is Jennifer Johnson with hot hardware and today we're going to take a look at the Motorola Droid Razer Max this Smartphone is currently available from Verizon Wireless for about $300 there's a lot of similarities between the Droid Razer Max and the first Droid Razer the big the biggest difference between the two phones is the Droid Riser Max has a much longer battery life it has a 33 milliamp lithium ion battery it's still not removable but it does claim to offer the longest talk time of any 4G smartphone to put some numbers behind that Motorola says you'll get up to 21 hours of continuous talk time that's in comparison to the first Droid Razor's talk time of 12.5 hours the Dr Razer Max also claims up to 15.8 days of standby time seven straight hours of web browsing 15 hours of movie watching or 2 and 1/2 days of music playback certainly those numbers are impressive and we'll put them to the full test as we um and our full Hands-On review on the site now with this extended battery the phone isn't quite as thin as the original Droid Razor you can see that it's a little thicker here the Droid Razer Max measures 8.99 mm thick which is about. 35 in the original Droid Razor measured 7.1 mm thick the phone weighs 5.1 Oz and it still has all the durability features that the original droider rizer had the uh Kevlar fiber the Corning Gorilla Glass on the screen and the water repellent nanel particles now this phone has 32 gig of onboard storage you got 16 gig of built-in and then the 16 gig micro SD card currently the phone is running on Android 2.3.5 5 gingerbread Motorola will upgrade this phone to Android 4.0 AKA ice cream sandwich at some point we just don't know quite win as you can see by looking at the front of the device the Droid Razer Max has a 4.3 in Super AMOLED Advanced display with a resolution of 540x 960 under the hood you'll find a 1.2 GHz dual core processor along with 1 gig of RAM taking a quick look at the device here you can see the touch sensitive buttons at the sorry touch sensitive buttons at the bottom then you have your little door here that here we go opens and has your micro SD card slot and your micro SIM card slot nothing on the bottom you got your volume rocker over here and your your power button up here then you got your headset Jack your micro USB and your micro HDMI on the back it's the same layout as the original Droid Razor you got your 1080p HD camera with LED flash in your speaker now as far as software is concerned it's pretty much the same as the original Droid Razor got the same apps um pre-loaded on it of course one of our favorites was always the smart actions so we'll fire that up here real quick just give you an idea of what it can do take a look at some of the samples like for example if the phone detects that you're in your car it will automatically open maps for you or adjust settings so that the phone is optimized for Ed in your car maybe with like a Bluetooth speaker or something like that um if you're if you have a calendar meeting it can silence your phone automatically recognizing that you're supposed to be in a meeting and a few others you can personalize it for different locations like home and work etc the workout feature um will automatically play your favorite playlist when you connect headphones so kind of cool let's take a quick look at the web browser here you can see the sight loads fairly quickly over a 4G LTE connection here and we'll pick up the phone to pinch and zoom pretty fluid accelerometer is nice and quick to respond um of course there's other apps installed as well you got your Amazon Kindle um what else do we have here Citrix goto meeting um Madden NFL some of your verzen apps such is like mobile hotspot your Motorola apps Motorola active Motorola print or motor print I guess it is my Verizon NFL Mobile few others a lot of these aren't you can't uninstall them without hacking the phone which is something that you know we never really like but at least you can categorize them into folders as you can see here they already have all the Verizon Wireless apps handy in a folder for you this has been a look at the Motorola Droid Razer Max from Verizon Wireless be sure to stop by the site for the full Hands-On review thanks for stopping byhi everyone this is Jennifer Johnson with hot hardware and today we're going to take a look at the Motorola Droid Razer Max this Smartphone is currently available from Verizon Wireless for about $300 there's a lot of similarities between the Droid Razer Max and the first Droid Razer the big the biggest difference between the two phones is the Droid Riser Max has a much longer battery life it has a 33 milliamp lithium ion battery it's still not removable but it does claim to offer the longest talk time of any 4G smartphone to put some numbers behind that Motorola says you'll get up to 21 hours of continuous talk time that's in comparison to the first Droid Razor's talk time of 12.5 hours the Dr Razer Max also claims up to 15.8 days of standby time seven straight hours of web browsing 15 hours of movie watching or 2 and 1/2 days of music playback certainly those numbers are impressive and we'll put them to the full test as we um and our full Hands-On review on the site now with this extended battery the phone isn't quite as thin as the original Droid Razor you can see that it's a little thicker here the Droid Razer Max measures 8.99 mm thick which is about. 35 in the original Droid Razor measured 7.1 mm thick the phone weighs 5.1 Oz and it still has all the durability features that the original droider rizer had the uh Kevlar fiber the Corning Gorilla Glass on the screen and the water repellent nanel particles now this phone has 32 gig of onboard storage you got 16 gig of built-in and then the 16 gig micro SD card currently the phone is running on Android 2.3.5 5 gingerbread Motorola will upgrade this phone to Android 4.0 AKA ice cream sandwich at some point we just don't know quite win as you can see by looking at the front of the device the Droid Razer Max has a 4.3 in Super AMOLED Advanced display with a resolution of 540x 960 under the hood you'll find a 1.2 GHz dual core processor along with 1 gig of RAM taking a quick look at the device here you can see the touch sensitive buttons at the sorry touch sensitive buttons at the bottom then you have your little door here that here we go opens and has your micro SD card slot and your micro SIM card slot nothing on the bottom you got your volume rocker over here and your your power button up here then you got your headset Jack your micro USB and your micro HDMI on the back it's the same layout as the original Droid Razor you got your 1080p HD camera with LED flash in your speaker now as far as software is concerned it's pretty much the same as the original Droid Razor got the same apps um pre-loaded on it of course one of our favorites was always the smart actions so we'll fire that up here real quick just give you an idea of what it can do take a look at some of the samples like for example if the phone detects that you're in your car it will automatically open maps for you or adjust settings so that the phone is optimized for Ed in your car maybe with like a Bluetooth speaker or something like that um if you're if you have a calendar meeting it can silence your phone automatically recognizing that you're supposed to be in a meeting and a few others you can personalize it for different locations like home and work etc the workout feature um will automatically play your favorite playlist when you connect headphones so kind of cool let's take a quick look at the web browser here you can see the sight loads fairly quickly over a 4G LTE connection here and we'll pick up the phone to pinch and zoom pretty fluid accelerometer is nice and quick to respond um of course there's other apps installed as well you got your Amazon Kindle um what else do we have here Citrix goto meeting um Madden NFL some of your verzen apps such is like mobile hotspot your Motorola apps Motorola active Motorola print or motor print I guess it is my Verizon NFL Mobile few others a lot of these aren't you can't uninstall them without hacking the phone which is something that you know we never really like but at least you can categorize them into folders as you can see here they already have all the Verizon Wireless apps handy in a folder for you this has been a look at the Motorola Droid Razer Max from Verizon Wireless be sure to stop by the site for the full Hands-On review thanks for stopping by\n"
