Motorola
RAZR MAXX
Discontinued 25th July 2006
The Motorola
RAZR MAXX is Motorola's first HSDPA (3.5G)
device, although it's closer in design to the Motorola
RAZR V3x than the RAZR
V3i.
It's a highly competitive handset: the
RAZR MAXX
comes with a 2.2" 320x240 pixel display, 2
megapixel camera, video calling, 50Mb of internal memory
plus Bluetooth, a multimedia and touch-sensitive external
media controls.
Under
the hood, the RAZR MAXX
has EDGE support as well as HSDPA.
The maximum download rate with HSDPA is quoted as 3.6Mbps,
although coverage limitations will apply. At the maximum
rate, the RAZR MAXX's
HSDPA capabilities will
be ten times faster than standard 3G.
At 104x53x15mm and 105 grams in weight,
the RAZR MAXX
is pretty compact for a 3G device, but in fact most
of the recent HSDPA devices have been equally impressive.
In fact, there's very little to differentiate the RAZR
MAXX from Samsung
ZV50 and the BenQ-Siemens
EF91 in size and weight terms, although the RAZR
MAXX is arguably the better
looking device.
Of course looks are the thing when it
comes to RAZRs, and
the RAZR MAXX is unmistakably
part of the RAZR line, including the "kick"
at the bottom of the etched keypad and the angular design.
The exterior is made from a hardened class compound,
which certainly gives the RAZR
MAXX a distinctive finish.
Although, in truth we wonder how much prospective users
care about looks when the main purpose of an HSDPA handset
is to attain fast download speeds.
Motorola say that the RAZR
MAXX should be available
some time in the second half of 2006.
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Motorola
RAZR MAXX at a glance
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Available:
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H2
2006
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Network:
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GSM
850/900/1800/1900 + UMTS
+ HSDPA
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS + HSDPA
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Screen:
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240x320
pixels, 256k colours
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Camera:
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2
megapixels (main)
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Size:
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Medium
clamshell 104x53x15mm
/ 105 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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Not
known
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