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Last year’s Droid RAZR paired a revelatory design with a lousy screen and lousier battery life. This year’s updates—the Droid RAZR HD and the Droid RAZR MAXX HD—put both of those weaknesses squarely in their crosshairs. More »

The Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD have pranced their way across a stage or two, and they’re even the stars of a new commercial, but today you’ll get to go face-to-face with the hot new Googorola phones at a Verizon store for $199 and $299 respectively.

This also marks the beginning of a new price cycle for the carriers, which seems to be starting at Amazon Wireless, where the $199 Galaxy S III has been dropped to $99 on Verizon and Sprint.

Sprint, as you may recall, will be getting the Samsung Galaxy Note II on October 25 for $299.

The Droid Razr HD and Razr Maxx HD mark the continuation of a profitable alliance in Verizon and Motorola, and solidify it with Google as a new backbone for Motorola after the $12.5 billion acquisition. But it’s also worth remembering that these phones ship with Android 4.0.4 ICS. Not Jelly Bean.

Whatever the case, these are top-of-the-line phones, with 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD 720p displays, 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processors, and an 8-megapixel shooter that captures 1080p video. Not to mention a super thin Kevlar fiber casing.

And to top that off, Motorola promises great battery life, which is a struggle for all of us. The Droid Razr HD and Maxx HD have 2530 mAH and 3300 mAH batteries respectively, promising something like 16 and 21 hours of straight usage.

Both super phones are available now at Verizon.

Android users who are more inclined to flash custom ROMs and perform tweaks under the hood might be interested to learn that Motorola has announced that the Motorola RAZR i, and the Motorola RAZR HD will come with unlockable bootloaders. What this means is that if you’re not pleased with the modified version of Android that Motorola has installed on their devices, an unlocked bootloader would mean that users can gain full access to their phone, and let them perform tweaks and customize their phones to their hearts’ extent.

An unlocked bootloader is also required if you wish to flash custom ROMs, such as CyanogenMod, onto it. More information on unlocking your Motorola device’s bootloader can be found on Motorola’s website, or you can always check out our primer on rooting for Android to gain a clearer picture.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Intel-powered Motorola RAZR i has been officially revealed, Motorola RAZR Maxx HD preview,

During Motorola’s keynote on Wednesday, the company announced a nice little bonus for loyal fans — should your 2011-or-later handset not receive a Jelly Bean update, you’ll get $100 if you upgrade to one of its new models. Well, a website for the deal has gone live and the initial Ts&Cs don’t make it sound like an immediate discount, but that the Benjamin will instead be reimbursed as a gift card, carrier credit or a cash equivalent of Motorola’s choice. We’re still in the dark about which specific phones will be denied a taste of Android 4.1, although the list is expected “very soon.” In the meantime, you can sign up at the source link below to receive details of how to update, or how to claim the rebate once the fate of your old handset has been decided.

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You can be sure that the device known as a standalone portable media player is slowly but surely going to get extinct, and the iPod touch from Apple can remain king of the hill for all I care, the market is shrinking. One very obvious reason? Smartphones are encroaching on this field, where better and superior technology does make your smartphone a more-than-decent portable media player, without having you for out more money for a separate device if you want to be entertained. Not only that, advancements in battery life technology also play their part, and yesterday, Motorola announced the new Motorola RAZR HD, which is deemed to be a multimedia powerhouse.

For starters, the new Motorola RAZR HD is said to deliver long-lasting battery performance for non-stop high definition entertainment. Thanks to its 4.7-inch HD display, your eyes will definitely appreciate what is deemed to be the “most compact smartphone in its class” which was specially designed to deliver up to 10 hours of movies and TV shows or 6 hours of surfing the Web on a single battery charge. Now this is a compelling and persuasive argument to make if you are in favor of the Motorola RAZR HD – we’re talking about watching the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy in one sitting, with some juice left to spare over.

Since mom always told us to see beyond looks, the Motorola RAZR HD is also a more than decent performer when the time calls for it to work. How about up to half a dozen hours of voice-guided turn by turn GPS navigation on a single charge? In addition, if you were to use the Motorola RAZR HD like a standard issue smartphone as you do yours right now, the battery ought to last you for a total of 24 hours at the very least, whereas I tend to find myself charging my device before I retire for the night as it is pleading for a power outlet by then each day after I return home from work.

You will be able to choose from sleek black or stand out white if you are interested in the Motorola RAZR HD. Pricing details have yet to be worked out, but it should arrive to consumers across the Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and Latin America soon. Folks living Stateside can get their hands on one before the holiday season.

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