Motorola RAZR MAXX

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The New Motorola RAZR MAXX
This RAZR look-alike isn't a RAZR. It's a MAXX — just think of it as a hot dog, with all the extras. First and foremost, it
has 3.5G HSDPA connection. That's good for 400 to 700 kbps transfers, with 1 megabit bursts, on Cingular's network (if
the phone is ever picked up by the carrier.) Then there's a 2-megapixel phone for snapshots, and a VGA camera for video
conferencing. On the outside, there are light up play/pause, track forward and back buttons, for playing MP3s off the
internal 50MB of memory (expandable by a MicroSD slot.) Annnd, there's a QVGA screen with a 120 by 160 screen on
the flipside. I think that does it...oh, wait: It's not much larger than a regular RAZR, at about 53 by 104 by 15mm. It's a
highly competitive handset: the RAZR MAXX comes with a 2.2" 320x240 pixel display, 2 megapixel camera, video calling,
50Mb of internal memory plus Bluetooth, a multimedia and touch-sensitive external media controls.
Under the hood, the RAZR MAXX has EDGE support as well as HSDPA. The
maximum download rate with HSDPA is quoted as 3.6Mbps, although coverage
limitations will apply. At the maximum rate, the RAZR MAXX's HSDPA
capabilities will be ten times faster than standard 3G. At 104x53x15mm and
105 grams in weight, the RAZR MAXX is pretty compact for a 3G device, but in
fact most of the recent HSDPA devices have been equally impressive. In fact,
there's very little to differentiate the RAZR MAXX from
Samsung ZV50 and the
BenQ-Siemens EF91 in size and weight terms, although the RAZR MAXX is
arguably the better looking device. Of course looks are the thing when it
comes to RAZRs, and the RAZR MAXX is unmistakably part of the RAZR line,
including the "kick" at the bottom of the etched keypad and the angular design.
The exterior is made from a hardened class compound, which certainly gives
the RAZR MAXX a distinctive finish. Although, in truth we wonder how much
prospective users care about looks when the main purpose of an HSDPA
handset is to attain fast download speeds.
The RAZR MAXX is now shipping.
Motorola RAZR MAXX at a glance
Available: H2 2006
Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 + UMTS + HSDPA
Data: GPRS + EDGE + UMTS + HSDPA
Screen: 240x320 pixels, 256k colors
Camera: 2 Megapixels (main)
Size:
Medium clamshell
104x53x15mm / 105 grams
Bluetooth: Yes
Memory card: MicroSD
Infra-red: No
Polyphonic: Yes
Java: Yes
Battery life: Not known