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Mobility

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

By Bill Detwiler February 23, 2012, 3:58 AM PST Bill Detwiler on Twitter billdetwiler

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Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Teardown

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Teardown

ntIn 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.
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ntFor 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 the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Pricing

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 the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Box contents

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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Caption by: Bill Detwiler

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Hardware specs

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 the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Back

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Back

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Power and volume buttons

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Power and volume buttons

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the exterior screw cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the exterior screw cover

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Exterior screw cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Exterior screw cover

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Popping loose the back cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Popping loose the back cover

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the back cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the back cover

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Back cover removed

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Back cover removed

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the internal screws

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the internal screws

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Popping loose the outer cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Popping loose the outer cover

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Outer cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Outer cover

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Internal hardware

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Internal hardware

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery connector cover

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery connector cover

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery connector screws

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery connector screws

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Prying loose the battery

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Prying loose the battery

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Battery removed

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Battery removed

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery frame screws

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery frame screws

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery frame

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Removing the battery frame

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Battery frame

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Battery frame

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Battery frame removed

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Battery frame removed

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Upper speaker/mic board

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Upper speaker/mic board

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Toshiba Y9A0A111308LA Memory Stack

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Toshiba Y9A0A111308LA Memory Stack

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

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

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

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Atmel MXT224E touchscreen controller

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Atmel MXT224E touchscreen controller

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Vibration motor

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Vibration motor

Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Cracking Open Droid Razr Maxx: Complete teardown

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.

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