Droid Razr Maxx Arrives on Verizon Thursday
This hot little Android number comes packed with 4G LTE support, but will cost $299.99 USD with a new two-year contract. Ouch.
Looking for a new Android smartphone? Motorola's hot-n-thin Droid Razr Maxx will arrive on Verizon's 4G LTE network on Thursday, January 26. It won't come cheap though, costing a meaty high-end $299.99 USD with a two-year subscription to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99 monthly access, and a smartphone data package starting at $30 monthly access for 2 GB of data.
"At just 8.99-mm, the Razr Maxx is the longest-lasting smartphone on the block and still impossibly thin," Verizon said on Tuesday. "Customers can have a smartphone with the endurance to talk on the phone for more than 21 hours straight on a single charge. Equipped with the same great features as the original Droid Razr, customers can expect to rip through the Web at blazing speeds with a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and Verizon Wireless 4G LTE."
As indicated, the new Droid Razr variant features a 1.2 GHz dual-core SoC, 16 GB of internal storage and an additional 16 GB on a pre-installed microSD card (slot supports up to 32 GB). There's also a rear-facing 8MP camera (HD P2P video, 8x digital zoom, automatic focus), and a 1.3MP front-facing camera with 720p HD video capture.
Other features include a 3300 mAh Li Ion battery, Bluetooth 4.0 LE + EDR, 802.11 b/g/n local connectivity, a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced qHD (540 x 960) screen, and more. Looking for a 4G mobile hotspot? The Droid Razr Maxx can do that too, supporting up to eight additional devices (an additional data plan is required).
On the Android front, the Droid Razr Maxx even comes with v2.3.5 "Gingerbread" right out of the box (which is an upgrade in itself given many devices still sport v2.3.3 on Verizon). Owners will eventually get a taste of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich whenever Motorola and Verizon gives it the green light.
Check out our review of the original Android Razr here.
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May it be as successful as the ATI Rage Fury Maxx!
More interested in the Droid 4, too bad its not for AT&T, I'd switch but having no credit and trying to get a plan with verizon is crazy.
don't buy this!!!
Droid 5 is coming next month, and razr 2 the month after that....
In this economy, this kind of money for a [smart]phone is simply foolish.
Verizon: "We think you are so stupid that you'll pay $300 for the phone, and $80+ for the privelege of using this smart device on a crippling limited data plan. We at Verizon would like to thank you for giving us your hard earned cash, and for being such a moron"
Us: "Duuhhhhhhh, OK"
Smartphones in general are simply foolish. I just need a phone to, you know, make calls. I must be old fashioned since I prefer to move my lips rather than my thumbs.
LOL; you've got to be bonkers to pay that kind a dough for a 'phone'.
Yes, it is cool, and nice and all but seriously. In this economy most of us have better things to do with out limited cash than a shiny statement maker in our pocket.
Lol, again complaints about $300 being too expensive. How about $500-600 for unlocked phones that the rest of the world buys?
I remember buying the original iphone WITH a contract for $450...talk about rape
But hey, it was basically the only touchscreen phone on the market at the time.
$30 monthly access for 2 GB of data.
lol WTF?!?
Well i only buy no contract phones and 300 bucks is about as high as i go. So maybe I'll get this phone in 2014.
don't buy this!!!Droid 5 is coming next month, and razr 2 the month after that....
You mean Droid 4?
Smartphones in general are simply foolish. I just need a phone to, you know, make calls. I must be old fashioned since I prefer to move my lips rather than my thumbs.
Making calls is the last thing I use my smartphone for actually, calls are for emergencies, I use my smartphone mostly for web browsing, games, some texting, doing some work (editing files on the go when no laptop) and other things that can't be done on a dumb phone. So while a smartphone maybe unneeded for you, it is not foolish or unneeded for everyone, it's always a bad thing to try and pin your opinions on everyone.
Smartphones in general are simply foolish. I just need a phone to, you know, make calls. I must be old fashioned since I prefer to move my lips rather than my thumbs.
I not only talk and text, but I like to be able to get my personal email while on the go instead of going half a day without checking it if in between computers (like when on the road). Also, it's nice to keep up with my peeps on our private gaming Facebook page while on the go for upcoming game sessions. Finally, I can surf and do all the above without my boss ever peering into my work PC usage history for non-work related websites.
So yeah, you are old fashioned (nothing wrong with that, really). We're going forwards, not backwards in technology and convenience. Resistance is futile.
...it's always a bad thing to try and pin your opinions on everyone.
He didn't refer to anyone other than himself. While you, on the other hand, feel the need to speak for "everyone." So while a smartphone maybe needed for you, it is foolish and unneeded for me (part of that collective everyone).
$30 monthly access for 2 GB of data. lol WTF?!?
get used to it....life is not fair
VZW: Time to bend over. Sorry there will be no lubrication.
Customer: Ok long as I can watch movies and do facebook on my phone.
You people need to understand that these phones arent really phones anymore, they're mini pocket computers. You're paying $300 to be able to surf the web, watch videos, make phone calls, check email, use gps, and play some pretty high end video games, for up to 10+ hours at a time between charges. $300 is a bargain. I use my phone constantly, so I can appreciate all the time and investment into design and aesthetics.
It sucks the industry started competing over speed rather than consumption, because now we have providers offering speeds so fast they cant even keep up with the demand, hence the data caps. I'd rather have throttled unlimited data than wireless gigabit that I can exhaust in 30 minutes of use.