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If the public watching the inner bits of Google and Motorola’s relationship through Android weren’t confused about it before, they certainly will be now. Today Motorola Mobility LLC has released … Continue reading

This week the roll-out to the 2013 line of DROID devices begins with the DROID Ultra, the DROID Maxx, and the DROID Mini. Believe it or not, Motorola appears to … Continue reading

Sharing the same specifications as the Droid Ultra, Motorola launched the Droid MAXX earlier this year. It has a 5 inch Super AMOLED 1,280x720p display, 10 megapixel rear camera, a 1.7GHz dualcore processor coupled with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. The biggest selling point of this smartphone is its massive 3,500mAh battery which according to the company is good for 48 hours of use after a single charge. If all this has enticed you to pick one up, Amazon is the way to go as the retailer is offering it for $12.49 with a two year contract.

There’s a caveat though to this deal. Only those subscribers who are willing to sign a new two year contract with Verizon will be able to purchase the Droid MAXX for $12.49 up front. Existing Verizon subscribers who want to upgrade their device will have to pay $99.99. Customers who don’t want to get attached to a service plan have the option to pay the entire cost up front, off contract the Droid MAXX costs $679.99 from Amazon. If you really are enticed by the discounted price and have made up your mind to purchase the smartphone, it would serve your own interest to check out our review of the Motorola Droid MAXX, we have paid special attention to the battery life claims.

Verizon Droid MAXX Available For $12.49 On Contract original content from Ubergizmo.

Motorola’s Droid phones tend to arrive in packs. The original Droid RAZR was released just a couple months before the Droid RAZR Maxx — essentially, the RAZR with a larger battery. The next year, the company followed up with the Droid RAZR HD, the RAZR M and the RAZR Maxx HD, the latter of which promised longer battery life. Then, after a long silence, the OEM finally broke its silence this past July. At a press event co-headlined by Verizon, Motorola announced its first products since being acquired by Google, once again choosing to launch three devices. We’ve already taken a look at the Droid Ultra, and in this review we’ll focus on the largest of the trio, appropriately called the Droid Maxx.

Despite the fact that all three offer roughly the same mid-range specs, the Maxx stands out from the rest of its siblings thanks to its build, wireless-charging capability and — surprise! — its larger battery. But are these three factors important enough to justify paying $300 on-contract, when the Moto X, Droid Ultra and other flagships all cost $100 less? Let’s find out.%Gallery-slideshow83998%

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In the DROID Maxx is Motorola’s vision for longest-lasting battery life in a device that’s part of a very close-knit family of smartphones all released in the same generation. There’s a DROID Maxx, a DROID Ultra, a DROID Mini, and the Moto X. These devices deliver essentially the same experience as one another, with only […]