motorola: droid 4 + razr maxx at CES 2012

<p>motorola presents two new smartphones: its 'droid 4' QWERTY slider, and the 'droid razr maxx', which features a 4.3-inch super AMOLED screen and a battery that lasts for 21 hours of talk time or over two weeks in standby.</p>

jenny filippetti January 11, 2012 2 min

the motorola ‘droid 4’ slide smartphone

at CES 2012, motorola debuted its ‘droid 4’ and ‘droid razr maxx’, both serviced by verizon. while the ‘4’ offers a better keyboard and increased processing power compared to its predecessor, the slim-profiled ‘razr maxx’ offers among its other features a battery length of 21 hours of consistent talk time with a single charge.

both devices feature motorola’s ‘motocast’ applications, interfacing with cloud storage for multimedia files.

motorola: droid 4 + razr maxx at CES 2012 - 1 view of the ‘droid 4’ closed

running a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, the ‘droid 4’ features a 4-inch qHD (940×540) display screen, with 1.3-megapixel HD front camera (at 720p) and 8-megapixel rear camera (1080p). the device measures 2.65 by 5 inches and is 0.5-inches in depth (67.3 x 127 x 12.7 mm) when closed; when slid open, the five-row QWERTY keyboard simplifies input. testers of the model have reported prominent, well-separated keys– which are also edge-lit– compared to most smartphones.

‘mirror mode’ lets users seamlessly display images and video from the device onto compatible HDTVs.

motorola: droid 4 + razr maxx at CES 2012 - 2 the ‘droid razr maxx’

of a similar form factor to the ‘droid 4’ but featuring more powerful specs, the ‘droid razr maxx’ measures 5.1 by 2.7 inches (130.7 x 68.9 mm). its most impressive feature is its battery, featuring an alleged 21.5 hours of talk time on a single charge; in standby, the phone’s battery lasts 380 hours (over two weeks). while slightly thicker than the former ‘razr’ at 0.35-inches (8.9-mm), the phone is still one of the thinner options on the market and weighs only 5.1-ounces (145g), topped by a 4.3-inch 540×960 super AMOLED screen. the device also features corning gorilla glass in its production and a coating of water-repellent nanoparticles.

motorola: droid 4 + razr maxx at CES 2012 - 3 ‘droid razr maxx’ in use

while pricing for the ‘droid 4’ has not yet been revealed, the ‘droid razr maxx’ is expected to retail at 300 USD with a two-year agreement. simultaneous to the releases, motorola announced the availability of the previous generation ‘razr’ in purple, for the cost of 200 USD.

motorola: droid 4 + razr maxx at CES 2012 - 4 side view comparison of the ‘droid 4’ (left) and ‘droid razr maxx’ (right)