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Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

By // February 23, 2012, 4:44 AM PST // billdetwiler

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  • Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Teardown

    In November 2011, Motorola attempted to recapture some of the original Razr flip phone's success and launched the first Razr-branded smartphone--the Droid Razr. Just three months later, the company released a follow-up Droid Razr with a significantly beefed-up battery. I cracked open the first Droid Razr and wanted to see what the new model had inside. Follow along as I crack open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx.

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

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  • 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

    Like 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 (960x540 pixels).

    It'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

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

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Teardown

In November 2011, Motorola attempted to recapture some of the original Razr flip phone's success and launched the first Razr-branded smartphone--the Droid Razr. Just three months later, the company released a follow-up Droid Razr with a significantly beefed-up battery. I cracked open the first Droid Razr and wanted to see what the new model had inside. Follow along as I crack open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx.

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

Photo by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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Bill Detwiler is Managing Editor of TechRepublic and Tech Pro Research and the host of Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Prior to joining TechRepublic in 2000, Bill was an IT manager, database administrator, and desktop supp...