Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Pricing

The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx is available from Verizon for $299.99 (US) with a two-year contract. Verizon dropped the price of the original Droid Razr to $199.99.

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Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Box contents

Inside the Droid Razr Maxx’s box, you’ll find the device itself, a 16GB microSD card, a USB cable, a power adapter, and the product documentation.

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Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Hardware specs

ntLike the first Droid Razr, our Razr Maxx test unit has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 16GB of storage, 8MP rear-facing camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, and 4.3″ Super AMOLED display (960×540 pixels).
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ntIt’s essentially the same phone with a larger battery, which makes the phone slightly thicker and heavier. The Droid Razr Maxx measures 5.15″ (H) x 2.71″ (W) x 0.35″ (D). It weighs 5.11 ounces.
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Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Back

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: 3.5mm headphone jack, Micro USB connector, Micro HDMI connector

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Power and volume buttons

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: SIM card and microSD card slots

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Side-by-side with the Droid Razr

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Compared to the Droid Razr - Back

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Thicker and heavier than Droid Razr

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the exterior screw cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Exterior screw cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the back cover's external screw

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Popping loose the back cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the back cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Back cover removed

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the internal screws

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Popping loose the outer cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Outer cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Internal hardware

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery connector cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery connector screws

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Prying loose the battery

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: 3.8V 3,200 / 3,300 mAh battery (SNN5910A))

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Battery removed

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery frame screws

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery frame

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Battery frame

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Battery frame removed

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Disconnecting the cameras and upper speaker/mic connections

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the front-facing camera

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: 1.3MP front-facing camera

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the camera/headphone/mic bracket

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Camera/headphone/mic bracket

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: 8MP rear-facing camera

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Upper speaker/mic board

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Motherboard with EMI/RFI shields

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Toshiba Y9A0A111308LA Memory Stack

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Elpida B8164B3PF-8D-F DDR2 mobile SDRAM

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Atmel MXT224E touchscreen controller

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Vibration motor

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Complete teardown

ntFor a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my article and video, Droid Razr Maxx Teardown: Impressive battery life in a sleek package.