Motorola's new offering brings yet
another option for the masses.
The Motorola Razr series of phones have in
the past been one of the more iconic phones in the market. The funky Ul design
and thin profiles of the phone's variants have been the Razr's most memorable
features back before smartphones were all the rage. Motorola has launched the
new Razr to mixed views about the phone, and taking in the feedback from its
users, it has made several changes to the phone, and thus the Razr Maxx is
born.
Motorola's
new offering brings yet another option for the masses.
Delving into the innards of the Razr Maxx,
the phone features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display, enforced by the addition of
Gorilla Glass which makes the screen scratch resistant. Four touch buttons
adorn the bottom portion of the phone, with the power button at the side, a
HDMI and microUSB port on the top and a 8-megapixels camera at the back that's
capable of recording 1080p videos.
The SIM card and MicroSD card slots are
located on the side of the Razr Maxx, the reason being that the back cover of
the phone cannot be removed. We find this move to be particularly odd because
this means the battery cannot be changed and removed easily when needed.
Powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor,
the Razr Maxx sports Google's Android 2.3 operating system, Gingerbread. This
may appear as strange to some, considering that most, if not all Android phones
that came up now sport Ice Cream Sandwich, but the powers- that-be at Motorola
has promised that an ICS update is in the works for this phone.
That said, using the Razr Maxx is a fairly
smooth experience. It does suffer from the occasional hiccup from opening
processor intensive apps such as games, but the overall experience is a fairly
good one.
Unlike its thin and lithe predecessors, the
Razr Maxx can be categorized as anything but. At 9mm in thickness, the Razr
Maxx feels slightly bulky at its size. Not that it is a bad thing as some people
may prefer a bit more weight on their phones rather than the lighter options
out there.
The biggest beef of all we have with the
Razr Maxx however has got to be its user interface. We're so used to the
simplicity of its competitor's Ul that Motorola's looks rather cluttered and
not very pleasing to the eyes. This is definitely one aesthetic of Motorola's
days of old that we don't mind doing away with.
The
phone's built feels solid and tough, and we are happy with the 1080p capable
camera.
Chip conclude
All things considered, the Motorola Razr
Maxx is a fairly decent smartphone to have. Despite it running Gingerbread and
the rather lackluster Ul design, it does practically everything any decent
smartphone worth its salt is capable of doing.
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Price: $554
Website: www.motorola.com
Pros
Nice, tough built, Good performance
Cons
Runs Gingerbread out-of- the-box, User interface not very
aesthetically pleasing
Specifications
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Operating System: Android
2.3 (Gingerbread)
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Processor: 1.2GHz
dual-core processor
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Frequency: HSDPA
2100/1900, EDGE, GPRS, GSM 850/900/1800/1900
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Screen: 4.3-inch Super
AMOLED qHD display (960 x 540)
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Connectivity: Bluetooth,
USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, 3mm audio
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Others: 8-megapixels
camera
Ratings
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Performance: 4/5
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Features: 4/5
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Design: 4/5
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Value: 3/5
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