Droid Maxx
The Droid Maxx is a smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility. It is the first Droid to be a high end smartphone exclusively developed by Motorola for Verizon Wireless. It is part of the Verizon Droid line, and was announced on 23 July 2013 along with the Droid Ultra and Droid Mini at a joint Motorola and Verizon Wireless press conference.
| Brand | Droid |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Motorola Mobility |
| Slogan | When it matters, Droid does Endurance matters |
| Series | Droid |
| Compatible networks | List
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| First released | July 23, 2013 |
| Availability by region | United States August 20, 2013 (Verizon) |
| Discontinued | June 2014 |
| Predecessor | Droid Razr HD Droid Razr Maxx HD Motorola Photon Q |
| Successor | Droid Turbo, Droid Maxx 2 |
| Related | Droid Ultra Droid Mini Moto X |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 137.5 mm (5.41 in) H 71.2 mm (2.80 in) W 7.18 mm (0.283 in) D (Droid Ultra) 8.5 mm (0.33 in) D (Droid Maxx) |
| Mass | 137 g (4.8 oz) (Ultra) 167 g (5.9 oz) (Maxx) |
| Operating system | Original: Android 4.2.2 "Jelly Bean" Current: Android 4.4.2 "KitKat" |
| System-on-chip | Motorola X8 Mobile Computing System |
| CPU | 1.7 GHz dual-core Qualcomm 8960 Pro |
| GPU | 400 MHz quad-core Adreno 320 |
| Memory | 2 GiB Dual-channel, 500 MHz LPDDR2 RAM |
| Storage | 16 GiB internal flash memory 32 GB internal flash memory |
| Removable storage | None |
| Battery | 3,500 mAh (Droid Maxx) |
| Display | 5.0 in (130 mm) diagonal 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen |
| Sound | Speaker, 3.5mm stereo audio jack |
| Rear camera | 10 MP (3264×2448 px) 6 MP (3264×1840 px in widescreen mode to fit screen aspect ratio) |
| Front camera | 2 MP |
| Connectivity | |
| Data inputs | Micro USB 2.0 |
| Other | Use time: up to 48 hours Standby Time: Up to 20 days Qi wireless charging (Droid Maxx only), 32 GiB variant in matte "black" (discontinued), 16 GiB variant available in matte "black with chrome" and glossy "red" |
| SAR | Droid Maxx (head: 1.54 W/kg 1 g body: 0.32 W/kg 1 g hotspot: 1.23 W/kg 1 g) |
| Hearing aid compatibility | M4, T4 |
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The Droid Maxx maintains a similar design shape to its predecessor, the Droid Razr HD, including the Dupont Kevlar unibody form. It included Motorola's proprietary X8 Mobile Computing System, which consists of 8 cores: 2-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro applications processor, 4-core Adreno 320 graphics processor, 1 low-power core for natural language processing, and 1 low-power core for contextual awareness processing to enable the new Touchless control feature. The internal battery was increased in size to 3,500 mAh. The on-screen buttons for back, home, and multitask functions were moved to off-screen capacitive soft-keys below the screen. The Droid Maxx also includes Motorola's Active Notification feature.
Reception towards the device was mostly positive, with the caveat that the device is only available on the US carrier, Verizon Wireless. Some reviewing outlets called the device "the best Android device available on Verizon Wireless". Many others praised Motorola's Active Notification system, which turns on part of the AMOLED screen to "blink" notifications to the user, in lieu of a traditional LED notification light. The soft touch kevlar unibody as well as the overall physical design was praised as well. Reviewers were mixed to the device's continued use of a 720p HD resolution at a 5 in (130 mm) screen size, though complimented the AMOLED display's brightness, deep blacks, and its benefits to battery conservation.