Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

“The top Android smartphone you can buy today, the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx combines the best materials, a fast processor, a super-speedy 4G LTE network, and a truly gigantic battery. What you get is a smartphone that's ready to be used to the max. At $299.99 with contract, the Razr Maxx is also one of the most expensive smartphones on the market. But you're getting what you pay for here: Top-notch Android performance and no worries about running out of juice by the middle of the day.”

“The build quality of the phone is top notch, with distinctive design and cool materials (kudos to Moto for using Kevlar on more and more phones recently). The screen holds up very well (it's the same unit to find on a modern upper-midrange phone like the HTC One S) and the camera is one of the better 8MP shooters. If the phone was a little more compact (or packed a larger screen on the same body) it would have been great, but that's not by any means a deal breaker. The software is where the phone stumbles a bit - Motorola has a few helpful contributions to Ice Cream Sandwich and there's a great business software package out of the box but we would've appreciated deeper SNS integration and the choppy gallery is a bit hard to swallow. Desktop software gets some deserved criticism too - it's slow, has annoying pushy dialogs and would often fail to detect the phone properly. It's best to go without it. The Motorola RAZR MAXX is and will be the battery life king for at least a while. So, for people who absolutely must have a working phone on them, there aren't any real alternatives. At least, not unless they carry a spare battery or get one of those huge aftermarket packs. The energy efficiency of various mobile phone components keeps improving, but there's just no substitute for a huge battery like we have here. And it's Motorola's greatest achievement that it managed to integrate such juice pack without compromising size or style.”

“Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX does everything a high-end Android smartphone should do. Except, it actually has the battery to keep going and last you more than a day. The sole presence of that 3300 mAh battery on board should be enough to entice customers aplenty.You will be hard pressed to find an alternative to the RAZR MAXX. Perhaps a competitor with an aftermarket extended battery? This could work, so long as you are comfortable with the fact that your phone will end up being a serious eyesore. The RAZR MAXX however, does not compromise on its looks or ergonomics. It is therefore, one of the easiest phones to recommend in a long, long time.”

“Provided you like the slightly quirky design, the Razr Maxx is an excellent choice for a high performing smartphone. The decent specifications combined with exceptional battery life let it stand it out from the crowd. Software is dated but this situation may improve if Android 4.0 becomes available.”