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Droid Razr Maxx Teardown: Impressive battery life in a sleek package

"19 hours and 47 minutes of continuous video playback" WOW, did that include video with audio or just plain video?

I bought my Razer from Verizon 2 months ago. Now the new maxx comes out with a battery life increase. My current phone will last all day if I simply use the phone as a phone. If I play a game it lasts about 30 to 60 minutes then it needs recharged. I am now stuck for two years until my contract expires. Any way around this? I Paid full price originally at verizon and now the maxx is cheaper.

I bought my Razr Maxx specifically because of the battery life. Got it last night, plugged it in and charged it, setting it up while it was on the charger. It got a healthy 7 hour straight charge over the night before I took it out for its test run. I noticed a huge difference with the general phone speed, switching between and opening apps. In town (Tucson) the 4G coverage made a noticeable difference on the download/ streaming speeds. I watched a Netflix show on a 40" HD TV, and on 4G, it looked like it could have almost been Blu-Ray. I noticed, however, that right around noon, my battery switched into the orange zone, and after a half hour of Netflix I was at 5% battery life. I did a lot of web browsing/ downloading during the morning, probably more than normal, due to getting old apps installed and whatnot, but to kill the battery that fast was pretty impressive. My Droid X held up better than that. I don't know if it was the 4g that killed it like that, but it was not what I expected the Maxx to deliver. I'm hoping it's just a break in period, although I didn't think these newer batteries needed it. I'll give it a couple more days before I bring it in to a store and make a nuisance of myself...

I turn off my 4G (also Tucson) unless I want it on for speed. It does drain the battery much faster than 3G or WiFi.
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I bought a DroidX the day it came out in 2010. I had no complaints about battery life then. Fast forward 12 or 14 months and I had to start charging it in the middle of the day, even with only moderate usage. I had to buy a new battery. What are you going to do with this one (or the Droid 4) when you've still got 6 months left on your 2 year contract and that once-great battery doesn't last you past your morning coffee break?

I'm never buying a device that costs more than a half-day's pay (new, not subsidized with a contract) that doesn't have a replaceable battery.

Worth the money to not have to plug in my smartphone after 8 hours. I paid $299 for the phone and after my corporate discount, dropped the price down to $269. I have been listening to google music streaming all day at work, checking email, Facebook, twitter periodically during the day, and batter still has 50% charge at the end of the day. Thank you Motorola also for the external battery pack for those times you can't plugin into an outlet. $30 purchase for that as well. Car dock works great for driving mode, gps navigation, etc...

Buy a phone and three months later, the same phone is re-introduced with a battery that lasts twice as long? And people p&m about Apple? The more the difference, the more the same.

I could live with that kind of battery life.

almost wish it was also on AT&T.

But my one concern with locked in batteries....
- what is the longevity of the battery?

As an example I'll use my former iPhone4 (use a Samsung Skyrocket now).
After one year of use, I could no longer get much past lunch before having to plug in (battery level approx 25-30 %). When new I could go to mid afternoon with the same basic use.

See the same thing on my son's Samsung Captivate. After 18 months had to replace the battery as it was dead by early afternoon. New battery allowed to last well into the evening.

Prior to this year, my contract through my employer allowed me to get a new phone every year. Due to cost, sigh, it is now every 2 years. Hence the concern over battery longevity.

"This is not a GSM device, it will not work on any GSM network worldwide". What good its for me if aint have GSM network !!!

I presently use a Motorola Defy and have found that the screen brightness, in bright daylight, is totally insufficient to use those apps that are only used in broad and bright daylight, e.g. golfing apps using gps to show position and distance.
My suggestion is that you make comparisons in screen brightness when you do these full analyses of the various phones. The fact is, most unfortunately, that the i-phone screen brightness is far superior for these outside conditions. I wondered how this new Razr Maxx compares as I am seriously considering purchasing one. However, if the brightness is only comparable to the "Defy", then I shall be considering another make or model with a sufficiently bright screen. For your guidance, I work in the Middle East - Dubai, UAE - and screen brightness when you are using the phone outside is a major issue - on auto and on manual brightness control, of course..