Yes, folks. Verizon will be offering the DROID RAZR M in a pink variety starting tomorrow, though it looks more like a purple, rather than the light pink that we’ve seen from other mobile devices. However, if that doesn’t suit your fancy, you can opt for the Lumia 822 in red, just as long as you don’t mind using Windows Phone 8.

Other than that, the two handsets haven’t changed. The pink DROID RAZR M runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and sports a 4.3-inch (960×540) Super AMOLED display. There’s also a dual-core 1.5GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, and an 8MP rear-facing camera. The price remains the same as well: $99.99 after signing a new two-year contract, while the Lumia 822 will cost $49.99.

In related Verizon news, the Samsung ATIV Odyssey will be available online, as well as in stores starting tomorrow. It will cost $49.99 after signing a two-year contract and sending in a $50 mail-in rebate. The ATIV Odyssey is Samsung’s newest budget device, sporting a 4-inch display, a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, and a 5MP camera.

[via Android Community]

Speaking specifically on how phones will be changing in the next five to 10 year as far as how fragile devices are, Page reveals the continuation of the RAZR theme at Motorola. The most recent set of phones to come from Motorola has been hardcore, so to speak, and essentially every bit of hardware that’s been released from the company (Wired suggests and Page confirms) was “previously in the pipeline” before Google came around. Soon, though, soon there will be some changes:

“As we said when we acquired Motorola, we’re running it independently, and Dennis Woodside is in charge. But that’s very much what we want to do with Motorola and what Dennis wants to do. There’s a lot of room for innovation in hardware. The phones we use now have glass that everyone worries will break if they drop the device. Five or 10 years from now, that will be different. There’s going to be a lot of change.” – Larry Page

As you’ll remember from a few months ago when the Motorola DROID RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD and DROID RAZR M were revealed in New York City, Google’s influence was spoken about by Dennis Woodside (pictured above) as a bit of a two-tiered system. On one hand Google has already taken control of Motorola by placing one of their own Googlers in as the head of the company. On the other hand, they maintain that Motorola will be run as a separate company.

That’s not to say that Google wont be asking Motorola to create machines that epitomize the way Google mobile OS machines should look and feel. Android will be around for a very, very long time regardless of what happens to Motorola, but if Google pushes them in the direction Page speaks of above, their hardware will be around for a very, very long time as well.

When you deal with leaks, tips, and rumors such as these, you’ve got to use logic above all else. We’ve got a bunch of text from a tipster that PhoneArena seems to trust well enough, but given the notion that this device would nearly out-do the now-hero-status-holding DROID RAZR HD, we’ve got to question its authenticity. The original DROID RAZR M is known for its lovely tiny 4.3-inch display, while the current DROID RAZR HD (and RAZR MAXX HD, for that matter) has a 4.7-inch display. The tip we’re seeing today cuts the gap between the two with a 4.5-inch display for a new M HD.

This machine has been tipped to work with Android 4.1, size up at 5.15 x 2.52 x 0.035 inches, and weigh in at 5.22 oz. The display is said to be a 4.5-inch 720 x 1280 pixel resolution TFT LCD, that being 326 PPI (highly impressive). This smartphone is being tipped here as coming with a massive 3300 mAh battery and will work with the same processor the original M had (and has) with the MSM8960, that being the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus dual-core 1.5GHz SoC.

Inside you’ve got 1GB of RAM (Dual-channel, 500 MHz) / DDR2 / 8192 MB ROM and built-in storage at 16GB. You’ll be able to add a microSD or microSDHC card for memory expansion up to 32GB with this device’s microSD card slot, and the machine will of course be working with Verizon’s brand of 4G LTE data. This machine will likely be appearing at CES 2013 if it does indeed show its face in the real world at all – stick with us in the [CES 2013 tag portal] until then – not too much longer now!

While Verizon simply said that update would hit sometime this week, we’re glad it’s happening first thing rather than later in the week on a Thursday or Friday. Either way, Verizon is pushing out the update “in phases,” so be patient if you haven’t yet seen the update hit your notification tray — it will come!

The Jelly Bean update comes with Google Now, which offers a Siri-like voice search experience that we really like, as well as Project Butter, which adds a layer of virtual butter to the user interface to make it snappier and smoother to navigate, as well as make it quicker to open up apps and switch between them effortlessly.

The DROID RAZR HD comes with a 4.7-inch 720p Super AMOLED display and runs on a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM. While the 2530mAh battery may be plenty for most users, Motorola launched the RAZR MAXX HD, which is practically identical to the RAZR HD, except for the larger 3300mAh battery for those who really want to last all day long.

The Jelly Bean update is coming to Motorola’s DROID RAZR HD and the DROID RAZR MAXX HD. Verizon promised that the update would come to the new handsets back in September when they were originally announced, so it’s nice to see that they’re keeping up on their promises. On top of what users will get with Android 4.1, Verizon says that the update will also offer improved voice and data connectivity, better native calendar settings, and updated versions of all of Verizon’s preloaded apps.

The new DROID RAZR M received the update a couple weeks ago already. That device has a 4.3-inch qHD display with a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and 1GB of RAM. The DROID RAZR HD has a little more oomph to it, thanks to a larger 4.7-inch screen with a 1280×720 resolution. It also has the 1.5GHz S4 chip with 1GB of RAM, and the RAZR MAXX HD comes with a larger 3300mAh battery for those who yearn for better battery life.

Owners of the RAZR HD and MAXX HD should get a notification on their devices when the update is ready to be downloaded and installed. Those who are lucky enough may even see the update as soon as Monday, but don’t be surprised if you don’t end up with it until later in the week.

This machine now works with Voice Search as was available before, but Google’s enhancements in the software build make it better than ever with voice recognition that’s not to be beat. With Google Now you’ll have your own ever-updating list of cards that show you information on your favorite sports teams, let you know how long it will take you to get home from work, and inform you about the restaurants near you that have the best food available. Google Now also connects directly to the voice recognition-powered Google Search you’ve always wanted.

NOTE: This update is “rolling out” right now, this meaning you’ll have your update soon if not immediately, and Over The Air, too!

Motorola is doubling down on how clear they want to be with customers here in the modern mobile age, letting users know that they’ve got a new system that they’ll be working with from this point forward to make sure you’ve always got an up-to-date device. The VP of Software Product Management from Motorola Punit Soni has let the world know that they’ve got three objectives for the future:

1. Provide a full upgrade schedule for current of Motorola devices

2. Launch Test Drive, a new program that will allow consumers to take our major software upgrades for a test run and provide valuable feedback before we launch the upgrade publicly. The program will start with Android 4.2.

3. As part of the Motorola Trade Up Program, offer a $100 rebate to those who won’t be receiving an upgrade on their old Motorola device.

Have a peek at the Motorola Trade Up Program from back when it was announced, too. Motorola appears to have turned a corner with Google, making an Android universe that’s both fair and friendly. Take a peek at our full Motorola DROID RAZR M review for more information on this little fireball.

The DROID RAZR HD will come with 16GB of internal storage and you can choose between either black or white. The DROID RAZR MAXX HD will come with 32GB of internal storage, but will only come in black. The RAZR HD will the cheaper of the two, costing $199 after a new two-year contract, and the RAZR MAXX HD will fetch for $299.

While both devices are almost identical to one another, the RAZR MAXX HD has a larger battery that’s able to last for up to 32 hours of normal use according to the specs. Both devices feature a 4.7-inch AMOLED HD display with a 1280×720 resolution, while a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM are on the inside.

Verizon had a decent Q3 this year, selling almost 7 million smartphones. With the launch of these new DROID RAZR handsets, the carrier might be looking forward to another good quarter coming up, especially with the holiday season just right around the corner. Check out our full review of the Motorola DROID RAZR HD and take a look at our hands-on of the DROID RAZR MAXX HD to learn more about both devices.

[via Android Community]

The DROID RAZR HD will come with 16GB of internal storage and will cost $199.99 in either black or white. The DROID RAZR MAXX HD will cost $299.99 and come with 32GB of internal storage, but will only come in black. So, just like Henry Ford once said, you can have the RAZR MAXX HD in any color you want, as long as your favorite color is black.

Both phones are practically identical save for the battery. The MAXX has a larger-capacity battery that’s able to last for up to 32 hours of normal use. Both devices feature a 4.7-inch AMOLED HD display with a 1280×720 resolution. On the inside is a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM.

Both the DROID RAZR HD and the MAXX HD are extremely thin and lightweight, thanks to the unique kevlar fiber backing on both devices, which also makes them more durable and rugid than most smartphones on the market. To see more photos of the two devices and even a video that shows them both in action, check out our hands-on session.

The DROID RAZR HD comes packing with a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage. It also comes with an 8MP rear camera that offers zero shutter lag and burst mode. The phone sports the signature Kevlar design of other RAZR devices, making the phone lighter and more durable, while keeping it thin.

What makes the device really stand out, though, is its HD display that it touts in its name. It’s a quite remarkable 4.7-inch AMOLED HD display that has a 1280×720 HD resolution. The device also packs in 4G LTE and runs off of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but it’s expected to get a Jelly Bean update fairly soon.

Along with the DROID RAZR HD, we also might see its close brother, the DROID RAZR MAXX HD, hit Verizon around the same time. Obviously, we’re still not sure what the timeline is for an American launch of these devices, but in the meantime, check out our hands on of the DROID RAZR HD and the MAXX HD to get a better idea of the two phones.

The RAZR HD from Rogers is available today and pricing starts at $99.99 after a 3-year contract, or you can pay a full $599.99 for the device without a contract.

[via MobileSyrup]

“I am always excited about every iPhone product because there are always good advances,” Wozniak said. “A better quality on the pictures will mean a lot, because when I show people pictures on my iPhone 4 and my Galaxy S III, they always say the Galaxy S III, or even the Motorola Razr, pictures look better.” Wozniak also said that he thinks Apple has taken some “very important steps” with the latest iPhone, but will wait until he’s actually able to test the iPhone 5 himself before making his final judgment on the new device.

The iPhone 4 has a rear-facing 5 megapixel camera, whereas the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S III, and Motorola DROID RAZR all have an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera. The iPhone 5 comes with a number of improvements over its predecessors, including a larger 4-inch screen (as opposed to the 3.5-inch screen on the iPhone 4 and 4S), a thinner and more lightweight design, and perhaps most importantly, 4G LTE functionality. It will also come with iOS 6 pre-installed, which boasts a number of new features over iOS 5.

Oh, and for the record, Wozniak also gave his opinion on Apple’s recent patent trial against Samsung. “I hate it,” Wozniak said, presumably bluntly. “I don’t think the decision of California will hold. And I don’t agree with it — very small things I don’t really call that innovative.” Instead of courtroom tussles, Wozniak said he would prefer it if everyone would just agree to share patents, giving companies a pool of technology with which to make the best devices possible. That sounds perfect to us, to tell the truth, but unfortunately, we’re thinking that companies like Apple and Samsung wouldn’t be as receptive to the idea.

That would be the international release of the freshly-revealed DROID RAZR M, which comes sporting a 4.3-inch edge-to-edge AMOLED Display. Intel’s in on this tease because the international RAZR M will have an Intel Medfield processor running the show. That’s in comparison to Verizon’s version of the DROID RAZR M, which has an S4 Snapdragon processor under the hood.

In other words, Intel’s dual-core Medfield processor will be less powerful than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4. Our friends at Android Community point out that while it’s disappointing to hear that the international version of the DROID RAZR M won’t be as powerful as the model on display here in the US, this is definitely a step in the right direction for Intel. Have a look at the teaser trailer below.

See? There wasn’t all that much of note present in the trailer. Also, keep in mind that while we’re pretty sure that Motorola and Intel are teasing the international DROID RAZR M, nothing’s for sure until it has been officially revealed at their event, which is going down on September 18. That’s exactly one week away from today, so we’ll be finding out what Intel and Motorola are teasing soon. Stay tuned.

Have a peek at some hands-on walkthrough time here with the DROID RAZR M and see if it and the review text (and photos) above and below answer every question you’ve got about the device. If you find yourself still sitting with quandaries at the end of the post, please feel free to post in the comments section. We’ll do our best to expand where necessary!

Hardware

When I traveled from New York City to Minneapolis the day that I was handed the DROID RAZR M, I carried it in my pocket through three airports and dropped it at least 5 times. I’m clumsy. Because of the protective features Motorola was and is being up front about in this device and the other RAZR devices as well, I thought about how awesome it was that the M bounced around and didn’t show a scratch. Of course it’s partially really good advertising, and I can be a sucker for great promotion, but there’s quite a bit of reality in the pitch as well: there are more protective components here than there are fragile bits.

You’ve got Corning Gorilla Glass across the front, one big flat panel. The back of the device is mostly made up of of a panel of DuPont KEVLAR fiber, the rim of the device is either white or black hard plastic, and the frame is made of aircraft-grade aluminum. Inside you’ve also got water-repellent nanocoating, so you’re good in the rain and if you splash a bit of coffee over the top of the device.

The device does not work with legacy accessories that connect with the microUSB and microHDMI combination as seen on our review of the Motorola Lapdock 100 – here with the RAZR M, you’ve just got a microUSB port and that’s it. You’ve also got a standard headphone jack at the top of the device, power button and volume rocker on the right, and a door on the left also with a microSIM and microSD card slot as well.

The device is palm-sized and will be basically the closest device in size and shape to the upcoming iPhone 5 – which will certainly be carried by Verizon once it appears as well. The display will likely be a similar size as well, and the display will be comparable without a doubt. Beyond the basics, on the other hand, these two devices will not be compared unless Verizon workers are asked which device has Android and is basically the same size as the iPhone. More than likely you won’t find a lot of people entering the store with that comparison needing to be made.

Also note – there’s no other device on the market that looks or feels like this. Outside the other RAZR and Motorola devices that’ve been out in the last few months, (like the ATRIX HD), of course. That back panel assures you you’re working with Motorola hardware.

Software

There’s a collection of applications here that you could feel a number of ways about. If you thought that having Google own Motorola meant that they’d be releasing devices with only the Google standard set like the Nexus lineup does, you were wrong. If you’re looking for a device that you very well could potentially work with without needing to download any additional apps, this is it. Have a peek at the full collection of apps coming out of the box here:

You’ve got a “Verizon 4G LTE Edition” of Color here, this app being a social networking connection to photos and videos – including streaming live video via Facebook. Apps like Audible and IMDb as well as NFL Mobile will connect you to media from all directions, Zappos and Slacker Radio and Viewdini also bring you physical product shopping, streaming radio, and video listings. This device also comes with a suite of Amazon apps including Amazon for Amazon.com shopping, Amazon Kindle for ebooks, Amazon MP3, and the Amazon Appstore. What’s interesting here is that while previous Amazon-toting Android devices have worked with Bing rather than Google search, this device uses Google and has the Google Play store as well. You get the best of both worlds.

This device works with Smart Actions like several Motorola devices before, this app able to do things like detect when you’re in a certain area (GPS located) and turn your device’s brightness down. You can turn your sounds down when you enter a meeting (according to your Google calendar event), you can set a notification to pop up to remind you to charge your phone at a certain time of day, and you can turn off data sync when you’re asleep – amongst many others. You’ve also got Voice Commands and Voice Search as provided by Google’s newest Android systems. Note here that this device has been guaranteed to get Jelly Bean by Motorola, but that it currently uses Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich provides you with a Recent Apps button so you can easily switch between apps on the go. It also brings a notifications pull-down menu that’s accessible from your lockscreen as well as your homescreen – there’s a quick access button there to get to your full settings as well. There’s a new feature brought on by Motorola here as well which, when you pull your homescreen over to the right, you get a Quick Settings menu with on/off switches for GPS, Mobile Data, Bluetooth, and other oddities as well.

Below: Motorola includes an easy start guide for anyone unfamiliar with Android in general but especially with their unique user interface. They’ve made it specific to this device, too, with perfectly pointed arrows at the buttons outside the display.

Motorola’s user interface works well here with Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich features, not being overbearing as it was back when it was called MotoBlur. Here we’ve got a collection of easy-to-understand icons in your settings menu, features that are well placed (like the previously mentioned Quick Settings menu), and what’s not a rather quick software build as it works with Qualcomm’s processor. Have a peek at a few benchmark results here as well to see how it adds up compared to the rest of your smartphone and tablet favorites.

Camera

The camera is rather nice – certainly not the most excellent beast in the mobile field right this minute, but more than reasonable for the promises Motorola has made for the device. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 processor has architecture dedicated to image processing specifically, also, so it’s certainly helping out at least a little bit. Have a peek at some examples of photos and video as captured by the DROID RAZR M and see what 1080p video and 8 megapixel photos look like here.

Battery and Data Speed

The battery is a massive 2000mAh and, in combination with the amazing ability of the Snapdragon S4 to keep itself on low-demand while the device is asleep, you’ll have so much standby time that you’ll freak out. See here first what happens when you use the device moderately – lots and lots of time.

Then have a peek at what happens when you turn the device’s display up to full brightness. This chart shows how quickly you can drain the battery – note that this isn’t entirely unique to this device, you can make this happen with the right combination of high-demand apps and display power and data transfer and all that good stuff at once. What you should pay attention to here though is the flatline at the end – when the death drop ends, that’s where I turned the brightness of the display to “auto.”

The DROID RAZR M works with Verizon’s 4G LTE data network and has proven itself as a rather fabulous internet beast – the danger here will be that you get too addicted to the speed and end up using your whole data allowance in the course of a few days. That’s been known to happen with some people, you know. Have a peek here at a set of data speed readings from both New York City (including LaGuardia Airport – also in the demo video above), and Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Wrap-up

This is a rather fun addition to the Motorola collection of smartphones, and Verizon will be better for it having it in the Droid universe as well. You’ll find yourself enjoying the DROID RAZR M’s near-edge-to-edge display especially, with bright, sharp, and colorful delivery yours for the taking. The processor under the hood is more than powerful enough to handle any app, game, or video you’ve got or will get in the next few years on Android, and the whole user interface is quite slick.

This device is made to be its own little beast, not part of the docking and mirroring universe that Motorola smartphones have been almost exclusively for the past year. Because of that, you’ll have lower cost ($99.99 USD with a 2-year contract), and the device can be smaller as well. The battery inside this device is thinned-out in a way that makes it non-removable as well – the same situation as the original DROID RAZR too.

So you’ve got a smartphone that’s not made to come apart and certainly isn’t made to be part of the Motorola lineup from the year previous to this season. This is indeed part of the “new plan” spoken about by Dennis Woodside as Motorola’s tie with Google keeps the company flying high into the future. We’re excited to see if the DROID RAZR HD and HD MAXX are up to snuff as well – soon enough!

In comparison to the original DROID RAZR, the RAZR M is a bit smaller while keeping the same dimensions on the screen. The 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced Display will undoubtedly be turning some heads as it spans almost the entire width of the device. The DROID RAZR M will come running Ice Cream Sandwich at first, but Motorola was promising Jelly Bean updates during its press conference, so it stands to reason that we can expect an update to the elusive Android 4.1 at some point in the near future. Additionally, the RAZR M is one of the first devices from Motorola that comes with Google Chrome pre-installed.

On the inside, we have a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, just the like the leaks before today claimed. There is also 1GB of RAM to work with, along with 8GB of internal storage – a nice boost considering that most budget-handsets only come with 4GB. The 8-megapixel camera is capable of shooting video in 1080p, and with Kevlar backing and Gorilla Glass on the front, the RAZR M should be able to stand up to a few tumbles, just like we would expect from present-day Motorola devices. To top it all off, this device comes complete with NFC and 4G LTE functionality, with Motorola looking to take advantage of Verizon’s 4G LTE network.

All in all, it seems like the DROID RAZR M isn’t a bad handset for the budget-minded consumer, especially if you like the fact that the screen takes up most of the front. It’s available for pre-order today from Verizon and it will be launching next week, so you don’t have to wait that long to get your hands on one. Keep it right here to SlashGear for more news on the Motorola DROID RAZR M!

The most noteworthy feature of the DROID RAZR M is the new edge-to-edge screen. The 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced display is touted as having “almost no borders,” so that should capture some attention. Just as interesting is the fact that the RAZR M will be running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box, but Motorola promises that it will be getting an update to Jelly Bean. Other features include an 8-megapixel camera capable of 1080p video capture, a dual-core processor, NFC and 4G LTE capabilities, 8GB of storage, and 1GB of RAM.

This phone is also ready to take a beating – though we don’t suggest that you go out of your way to try to damage it. With that Motorola Kevlar backing and Gorilla Glass featured though, it’ll be a good handset for the more clumsy folks among us. It looks pretty sleek too, with Motorola touting the fact that the RAZR M is “significantly shorter and narrower than the original DROID RAZR” even though it features the same size screen. Not too shabby if you ask us.

Surprisingly, Motorola says that the DROID RAZR M will be available starting next week for only $99. It’s up for pre-order at Verizon starting today at 5 PM Eastern. Google has wasted no time putting Motorola to work after the buyout earlier this year, and now Motorola has a few of brand new devices ready to offer the full Android experience. This team up marks the beginning of “the new Motorola,” so we should be seeing some exciting things coming up soon. Stay tuned, because we’ll have a hands-on with the DROID RAZR M coming up shortly.

Motorola took the stage at their shared event with Verizon and quickly started off with how amazing the sales have been with their current RAZR line, then jumped into the evolution of the smartphone. This is the first event of this caliber since Google took over and named Dennis Woodside CEO so we are excited to see it all play out. Just as expected here’s all the details on the brand new Motorola DROID RAZR HD with 4G LTE and ICS.

Motorola’s hugely successful DROID RAZR didn’t come with an HD display which was quite disappointing but today however they’ve changed things up. This isn’t a massive improvement over the original but all the right places have been improved to offer a better experience. We knew they were coming but here’s the spec sheet. You get a beautiful and crisp 4.7-inch AMOLED HD display rocking a 1280 x 720p HD resolution — although will be sharing that space with dedicated on-screen Ice Cream Sandwich navigation buttons in favor of the outdated capacitive touch controls. This offers 73% more pixels than the previous RAZR. We love that Motorola has adopted this and hope the trend continues.

Then for the full round out we have Android 4.0.4 on board (Jelly Bean coming soon) powered by the extremely popular Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5 GHz dual-core S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage. The 13 MP rumors were false and Motorola has confirmed the camera on the rear is 8 megapixels — but have improved it in all areas. It offers zero shutter lag and burst mode which is a growing trend as of late. Just like previous generations Motorola has kept the durable and splash-guard Kevlar design standard. This keeps the phone thin, lightweight, and extremely durable.

While staying RAZR thin the DROID RAZR HD combines the sleek design of the original with a happy-medium 2,530 mAh battery under the hood. And whoa, Motorola also announced a DROID RAZR MAXX HD too. More details coming soon. Motorola has just started off the event today and have a few more announcements and a budget smartphone hiding around here somewhere. Stay tuned for more details, coverage, and hands-on pictures and video as soon as humanly possible.

The increasingly popular Twitter account @evleaks is giving us our first official look at both the DROID devices a few hours before Motorola is set to take the stage and announce them themselves. We already know plenty about both devices at this point, so this is just icing on the cake before the big reveal.

The Motorola DROID RAZR HD is their new flagship device obviously sporting an HD display. Which is 1280 x 720p and will of course be running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Again for those that aren’t familiar this new 4G LTE device for Verizon Wireless comes with a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, and will be the new top tier DROID for at least a few months as Motorola aims to slow down their release timeline. We’ll know all the additional details soon.

Then the newer of the two which has been getting a lot of attention the past few weeks is the newly teased DROID RAZR M which manages to keep most of the specs but cost less. The RAZR M has everything you love about the DROID RAZR only it offers a blend between the original, and the new RAZR HD. You’ll get a 4.3-inch qHD display instead of HD coming in at 960 x 540 resolution, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and that same sleek RAZR thin design. Again we know everything there is on these already so hit the various links below to get started. Stay tuned as we’re live in NYC for the official announcement coming up in just a few short hours.

The filing shows that the international DROID RAZR HD comes complete with LTE radios for bands 4 and 17. While that may make you immediately think of AT&T, Engadget points out that the carrier probably won’t be getting this version of the DROID RAZR HD, thanks to the recent launch of the Atrix HD. Instead, the RAZR HD’s use of band 4 AWS LTE probably means that the handset will be a hit in Canada, so Motorola can likely count on some attention there.

The latest leaks and rumors tell us that the DROID RAZR HD will come with a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED Advanced Display, a 3-megapixel front-facing camera to compliment the 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, and a dual-core MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 processor to power it all. The handset supposedly comes running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwhich out of the box, and we’ve seen pictures of RAZR HD models with various differences – for instance, some of the leaked pictures show a Kevlar backing, while others show the device without the Kevlar.

Whatever the appearance of the finished product, one version of the RAZR HD has popped up at the FCC. If this device exists, we should be finding out more about it in just a couple of days, which is pretty exciting. Keep it tuned here to SlashGear for more information, and have a look at our story timeline below for the latest DROID RAZR HD leaks.

The images you see above were leaked to Engadget by an unnamed supplier of leaked images and does indeed seem to be quite legitimate looking. If you’ll have a peek at the previous leak you’ll find that the Droid RAZR M also has a black color scheme like the DROID RAZR. This device is more than likely set for both of these colors for launch time which will be approaching quite soon, we must assume.

This device has been tipped to be carrying a dual-core dual-core MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 processor and it’s display will be a lovely 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540) Super AMOLED Advanced. It’ll be popping up with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and will have a 8 megapixel camera on its back. The front will have a camera as well, in this case a 3 megapixel beast of a shooter able to take 720p video as well.

This smartphone will have many of the same protections that recent Motorola devices have had including splash coating on its innards and Kevlar weave backing over the battery. Like recent Motorola devices as well, we’re not expecting to see a replaceable battery here, this allowing the manufacturer to make the device much thinner than it otherwise would have been able. Keep your eyes to the Motorola tag to see where this is all going, and expect a release in early September – the 5th, to be exact!

This device looks quite similar to the original DROID RAZR revealed several months ago and out on the market with Verizon right this minute. It’s said here to have an 8 megapixel camera on the back with single LED flash and the ability to take 1080p video. The front-facing camera is said to be a 3 megapixel photo-taker with what’s more than likely going to be 720p video – that’s hefty for a front-facing camera, needless to say.

The display on this device appears to be quite similar to what we’ve just seen on the Motorola Photon Q, a device quick certainly does have some sharp and bright magic to it. Have a peek at our Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE review for a close look at that business. Then back with the Droid RAZR M 4G LTE, it appears that we’ll be working with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich right out of the box and full GSM / UMTS / HSPA+ global roaming to keep us connected worldwide.

Inside you’ll find 8GB of built-in storage, and there’s a microSD card port that’ll potentially hold a 32GB card. The display here shows that you’ll be working with a virtual set of home menu keys, much like the Atrix HD and, again, the Photon Q). This is likely the influence of Google owning the company now, making with the Galaxy Nexus influence, if you know what we mean.

This smartphone will follow in the footsteps of the rather light and thin DROID RAZR, here having a weight of 4.44 ounces and ending up being just a BIT thicker overall. Up front they’ve protected this device with the newest and hottest – Gorilla Glass 2. Now the real question is this – will this be the one and only smart device revealed by Motorola next month on the 5th at their special event in New York? Or will there also be a device called the Droid RAZR HD? Stay tuned and find out soon!

First, the user interface isn’t too far removed from what we’ve seen on recent Motorola devices like the Atrix HD. It’s mostly stock Ice Cream Sandwich, but Motorola has skinned a few elements here and there in addition to adding some new functionality. The design of the handset, meanwhile, mimics the current DROID RAZR, but most notably Motorola has ditched the capacitive keys underneath the display and opted for Android’s onscreen buttons.

The device is never referred to as the DROID RAZR HD in the videos, however, instead marked with the XT926 moniker that’s been referenced in the past. Unfortunately, the videos have been pulled: whoever originally uploaded the tutorials has since closed their YouTube account, nuking the videos in the process. If you want any more details, you’ll have to sit tight like the rest of us until September 5th.

Previous reports suggest that the DROID RAZR HD will feature a 4.6-inch 720p display along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5Ghz. It’s not known how much internal storage the device will have, but it will come with a microSD card slot for cards up to 32GB. An eight megapixel camera will apparently be onboard along with an expanded battery carrying a capacity of 2,530mAh.

[via Phone Arena]

This event will be held in collaboration with Verizon, so we must assume that the name DROID will also be in the mix. This type of event generally reveals a set of devices or one single hero device, and in this case, we’re betting on the second option. Motorola is ready to keep with the trend of boosting their Android-toting wares upward with pixels on screen, and now we’re hoping the innards come with on the ride as well.

Verizon is one of several carriers also tipped to be receiving shipment of another hero device from the likes of Apple next month, so we must also assume that Motorola wants to make this launch happen as quickly and as smoothly as possible. Expect a device, again likely called DROID RAZR HD, to be coming to the carrier before mid-month, 4G LTE in tow.

Stick around the main news feed here on SlashGear or dive in to our Motorola portal to see if you can put the puzzle pieces together here before the main event. Motorola is itching to release a new smartphone and/or tablet, and you can bet it’ll be bringing on a display that’s sharper than we’ve ever seen delivered from them before. Stay tuned!

Previous reports tipped the RAZR HD for a 13-megapixel camera, but PhoneArena’s source denies the camera boost, saying that the standard eight megapixel offering will be there instead. On top of that, the phone will come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5Ghz, the same chip that’s found in the US versions of the Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC One X.

The internal storage size of the device isn’t known, but a microSD card slot will definitely be included, says the source. The battery, however, won’t have the rumored 3,300mAh capacity, instead falling somewhere in the region of 2,530mAh, but that’s still a nice boost compared to the batteries found in other smartphones. Tthe tipster confirms that previous leaked pictures of the handset are accurate, with the device featured a patterned kevlar back once again.

Finally, the screen size is said to come in at 4.6-inches, featuring the same 720p resolution and ColorBoost tech used on the Atrix HD, lining up nicely with previous rumors. If leaked pictures from earlier in the year are to be believed, Motorola will also ditch the four capacitive keys under the screen, instead opting for the on-screen buttons used in Ice Cream Sandwich. The handset will ship with ICS, but an update to Jelly Bean is expected “sometime in 2013.”

A new Apple patent was uncovered today, just in time for the rumored reveal of the new iPhone, and Groupon has released its financial report for quarter 2. It seems that Toshiba is backing out of the Windows RT tablet market, and the Samsung SGH-T899 Windows Phone was confirmed to be heading to T-Mobile. We also reminded you check in with us here at SlashGear tomorrow for coverage of Samsung’s press event, which is where many are expecting the company to show off the Galaxy Note 10.1. In other words, you don’t want to miss it.

It was all about tech and gadgets in the morning, but this afternoon, SlashGear became SlashGames, as Electronic Arts and Sony both gave their pre-Gamescom press conferences. There were a lot of things to talk about too, with Electronic Arts announcing Battlefield 3 Premium Edition and letting loose Dead Space 3‘s release date. Registration for the upcoming SimCity beta is underway, Activision gave us our first taste of Black Ops Declassified gameplay, and Sony pulled the veil back on some new PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale characters. That wasn’t all though, as Sony also gave us a release date for the first PSOne Classics on PS Vita during the press conference, and gave us the first trailer for Guerrilla’s upcoming Killzone: Mercenary.

We were thinking for a little while that Valve would reveal Half-Life 3 during Gamescom, but the studio was quick to quash those rumors, and Sony announced a new PlayStation Mobile initiative for iOS and Android, so keep an eye out for that. One very brave thief tried to steal $60,000 worth of computers from Steve Jobs’ home, but was unsuccessful in his efforts, and new rumors are telling us that Apple has been forced to lay off some its Apple Store employees in the UK. The Acer TravelMate P243 notebook PC was revealed today, complete with Intel’s Ivy Bridge microarchitecture, and the Samsung Galaxy S III might be getting an update to Jelly Bean toward the end of the month. Finally tonight, RIM says that BlackBerry 10 will be ready for licensing soon, and the Curiosity rover sent back another image for that massive 130-picture panorama of the surface of Mars. Be sure to give that a look.

That does it for today’s evening wrap-up, so go out and enjoy the rest of your evening!

According to the source, Motorola plans on releasing the two handsets in October after it has managed to move enough DROID RAZR and RAZR MAXX phones. The launch of the new devices seems contingent on sales of the current phones, so Motorola may still push back the launch if it hasn’t shifted enough units in time.

Specs for the handsets couldn’t be confirmed, but it’s expected that both will come with 720p screens, with the MAXX HD featuring a larger capacity battery, bringing additional thickness with it as well. Past reports have suggested that the DROID RAZR HD will come with a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor instead of a Texas Instruments OMAP chip. In addition, the handset will be LTE ready on Verizon’s network, with a similar design to the current DROID RAZR.

The DROID RAZR HD will also have world-roaming capabilities, taking advantage of HSPA+ networks in other countries. A recent leak showed that the phone was being tested on Vodafone, and other information suggests that the phone will carry the same 3,300mAh battery as the RAZR MAXX, making us wonder what kind of battery the RAZR MAXX HD will have if such a device exists.

[via PocketNow]

What you’ll see above is Motorola’s image showing what they want you to see thus far of this device – below you’ll find the Motorola RAZR HD, a device that’s been leaked already with features surprisingly similar to what we’re expecting here from the big M. This device will certainly have a display thats sharper than the original DROID RAZR, will have a body that’s just a bit different all around, and will be rocking some really quite square corners. If you head to the Facebook page where this device has been shown (in blanked-out gray and red) you’ll see the following text as well:

Let’s play a game, Guess the Smartphone. We’ll give a clue each day all week and make the big reveal on Friday. I have the power of 4G LTE. Which smartphone am I?

There’s nothing specifically pointing toward the idea that this device is a NEW phone, you might want to notice, but it isn’t often that Motorola plays a game like this without pushing a device that doesn’t yet exist on the market. Other options here are the RAZR MAXX or the original RAZR, as they’re both also relatively square, so to speak, but we’re banking on the following image being a pretty good match.

The image you see above comes from Android Community where they picked it up from some inside sources posting on Droid Forums. The device doesn’t quite have the same squareness to its corners like the teaser above does, but it’s pretty close. Close enough that we’ll shake on it.

These devices reinforce the idea that Motorola has a constantly changing and churning line of devices that look rather similar but add features and more features as they’re released, month after month. This most recent line of devices stared with the RAZR, aka the DROID RAZR as it was called on Verizon, and moved on the RAZR MAXX with a larger battery and the ATRIX HD on AT&T. Now we’ve got a lot of the same features in a device ready for US Cellular as well.

This device is 0.33 inches thick and has a lovely kevlar weave coating on its back for hardcore battle. Inside you’ve got the same splash coating you’ve had with past Motorola devices, an 8 megapixel camera on the back with the ability to capture 1080p video, and you’ve got both a microUSB and microHDMI port next to one another for connection to the most recent set of Motorola devices. Connect this device to a Motorola Lapdock for Motorola’s own Webtop interface and loads of fun.

The Electrify 2 is only the second Motorola device to be released with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich right out of the box, the ATRIX HD being the first. It’s also got a 1.2GHz dual-core processor of unknown origin (we’re assuming Qualcomm) and has a 4.3-inch LCD display with “Motorola ColorBoost” like the ATRIX HD as well.

BONUS: Check out our review of the original Motorola Electrify, also carried by US Cellular last year!

The Motorola Defy XT takes on what the T-Mobile Motorola Defy offered up at the end of 2010 and brings it into 2012 with a load of new features. The Defy XT comes with a 1GHz single-core CPU, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and is ready to take on dust, drops, splashes, and a nice beating as well.

The Electrify 2 will cost you $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and the Defy XT will ring in at $99.99 USD after rebate. These devices will both be coming out SOON as well, expect them! UPDATE: the Electrify 2 is available online later today while the Defy XT will be up on August 3rd.

We’ve got a SlashGear 101 on Nintendo 3DS XL vs the Nintendo 3DS and for those of you looking to the stars, it appears that the Voyager 1 may leave our solar system sooner than expected! That’s a journey outside what’s known, outside what’s here and in our realm of understanding – outside our own space house!

The Nintendo 3DS XL / LL has been revealed, and FlipBoard for Android has a final release.

There’s a whole new section of Retina MacBook Pro apps out there today as well as a new TiVo app for Android tablets. It appears that Mars may be sitting on top of water with underground lakes galore. Those of you working at an Apple store already know: bigtime discounts on Apple products are coming your way.

Of course, you’ll have to have an international plan in place in order to actually use that – Verizon isn’t going to foot the bill for your jet-set calling lifestyle – but it makes the two smartphones the first 4G LTE handsets in the carrier’s range to support global use. Don’t expect actual LTE access while abroad, though.

As for Ice Cream Sandwich, that brings things like face unlock, updated voice input options and a new video calling system that adds a Video Calling hub bringing together services like ooVoo and Tango.

Verizon’s roll-out will be done in stages, with the first owners getting Ice Cream Sandwich sometime today. The carrier hasn’t said how long it expects the upgrade process to take before completion.

Update: Motorola has waded in to the timings talk, with confirmation that a “select number” of owners can expect the ICS update today, while everyone else will need to be patient “over the coming days.”

The RAZR HD has been spotted more than a few times, and even confirmed for Verizon but this appears to make it official. Clearly showing the Verizon and 4G LTE logos on the back, as well as that large camera and LED flash. According to Droid-Life the tipster claims the device has an amazing display, will be rocking a 13 megapixel camera (like the one we saw in China) and has received the same massive battery as the RAZR MAXX.

The report suggest the all new RAZR HD will obviously come with an improved 720p HD display, but be paired with a huge 3,300 mAh battery for days of battery life. Along with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and on-screen navigation keys the phone is rumored to also be running the Qualcomm S4 Snapdragon 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, just like the Motorola Atrix 3 that leaked this morning. There’s not much else to report on for the new Verizon RAZR at the moment, but we’ll keep our eyes and ears open.

Cellebrite is a tool used by operators to transfer customers contact information and content from one phone to another, so naturally it would see use from a myriad of different handsets. Looks like the DROID RAZR HD is in the Cellebrite systems, as the above picture shows. The XT926 model number lines up with previous information too.

As for the other specs of the device, leaked benchmarks have indicated that Motorola may be moving away from Texas Instrument’s OMAP chip in favor of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4. We would hazard a bet that the phone would have LTE on board, and past rumors have also pointed to a 720p display.

[via Droid-Life]

This update has been long awaited by those DROID-loving folks who have been seeing this newest Android version popping up on the rest of the top-tier devices for some time now. What you’ll see here is Motorola’s version of Android 4.0, complete with their own set of icons, screen transitions, and applications, but with many of the Ice Cream Sandwich perks you know and love. This will be the basic build for Android 4.0 ICS that all Motorola devices will have (if they’re compatible) in the near future.

NOTE: Check out our Motorola DROID RAZR review if you don’t already own this hardcore piece of metal, plastic, and LTE.

Have a peek at three videos – the above being the main Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich interface walk-through, and below being the camera application.

Above again is the camera application demonstration while below will show you the brand new lock-screen, amongst the most interesting lockscreens yet produced in the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich environment.

This update will be coming to your device soon. Meanwhile have a peek at our recent history with the RAZR to see what else has been going on with your Motorola hero smartphone – stay thin!

[via Motorola]

This new update will have customers able to take their smartphone to more than 220 countries and will be receiving data in more than 205 countries. You won’t be able to simply head out of the country expecting your phone to work like this, of course, but the process for activating your global abilities is relatively simple. Just head on over to VerizonWireless.com/Global to get all the information you need on hot to flip the “on” switch.

The devices that will be included in this update will be the following four smartphones:
• HTC Rezound
• DROID RAZR by Motorola
• DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola
• DROID 4 by Motorola

Have a peek at our reviews of each of these devices by clicking their name in the list above, and keep a keen eye on your update screen to see when you’ll be able to go global as fast as you can fly. Having used the HTC Incredible 2 this past season in Spain when we attended Mobile World Congress 2012, I can certainly say that Verizon and their global partners have this situation on lock – expect great things!

That means you’ll be rocking a 4.3-inch qHD AMOLED display, 1.2Ghz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, eight megapixel camera, 16GB of storage with a microSD card slot, and LTE connectivity. Unfortunately the phone is still running Gingerbread, but you can’t win them all. Verizon didn’t say how much the blue version will cost, but we imagine it won’t be any more expensive than the current RAZRs.

We would have liked to Ice Cream Sandwich hit the handset, but it looks like we’re still going to be waiting for Motorola to do its thing. A recent leak suggested that the ICS update is close to completion and might start rolling out OTA on May 21st. That would would also apply to the RAZR MAXX.

Other rumors have suggested that a new RAZR is coming soon, dubbed the RAZR HD. Leaks have tipped it as having a 4.7-inch screen with a 720p display, and battery capacity along the lines of the MAXX. There’s no word on when we can expect the device.

This version of the smartphone appears to be running on China Mobile and is currently running the newest version of Android Ice Cream Sandwich, that being 4.0.3 just like the Transformer TF300. This device will be coming with a dual-core 1.2GHz OMAP 4430 processor from Texas Instruments and will have an unknown amount of onboard storage when it’s released – likely 16GB. Past versions of the RAZR with Android have had 32 and 16GB iterations with a microSD card slot to expand by 32GB on the fly.

The Motorola RAZR HD will more than likely be coming with the same 3000mAh battery as the RAZR MAXX so as to keep with the theme of this phone getting bigger each time it’s released, and will also have the newest version of Motorola’s UI “Blur.” Though we’ve not seen much of the word “Blur” or Motoblur as its sometimes referred to, Motorola has continued to use their now-unnamed user interface in phones globally. See you soon, HD!

[via Android Community]

Side by side, the DROID Fighter appears to have a larger screen than the RAZR, said to be 4.6-inches, and ditches the capacitive keys at the bottom of the phone, presumably for constant on-screen keys instead, like the Galaxy Nexus.

The screen is also said to be “high-definition” – we’re guessing 1280×720 – with the battery coming in at 3,300mAh, identical to the RAZR MAXX. The original DROID RAZR’s battery has a capacity of 1,780mAh. There’s no mention of LTE connectivity, although it’s safe to assume that will be on-board given it was available on the RAZR and RAZR MAXX.

As for a release date, a leaked internal document from Verizon just a few weeks ago marked the DROID Fighter as hitting shelves on April 12th. There was no mention of price, although judging from recent flagships releases, you’ll probably be looking to throw down $300 for the device on a two-year contract.

[via Droid-Life]

Instead of giving you a specifications run-down, what I’m going to do here is give you my “total package” view of what each device has to offer to you, the everyday user. I’ll speak about the displays, the buttons, the keyboards, and the version of Android they hold, sure, but it’s that one phone you’ll be purchasing, so it’s that one phone on its own that we’ll have a chat about.

Motorola DROID 4

This is the fourth self-titled DROID that Motorola has put out, and it offers you essentially the same thing as you’ve gotten with each past DROID device – a push-out keyboard with real physical buttons, a lovely display, and almost the most recent version of the Android software. The keyboard on this device, if you’re in need of a full physical QWERTY that is, is the nicest one you’re going to find on the Verizon network. Aside from that, and especially if you have no need for a physical keyboard, there are much better choices for you, most of them costing you a whole lot less.

Check out our full review of the Motorola DROID 4

Motorola DROID RAZR/ RAZR MAXX

What you’ve got here is the fat version of the DROID RAZR, a device that was otherwise known as one of the thinnest smartphones on the planet. This thickness adds so much battery life that you’ll only have to charge up every two days instead of every night – and it costs at least $50 more than the DROID RAZR, and in one case $100 more – that depending on if you get a memory card inside the device. If you want the biggest battery on the market, go for the MAXX. If you want a purple smartphone, get the original DROID RAZR – and note that bot the DROID 4 and the DROID RAZR are a bit wider than most people’s hand palms, so be sure to hold it in the store to see if you’re comfortable with that.

Check out our full review of the Motorola DROID RAZR

HTC Rhyme

Actually there’s another purple smartphone here at Verizon, that being the HTC Rhyme. This little mouse of a phone has all the power and capabilities you might like from a larger top-tier smartphone with its only drawbacks being its unique aesthetics. This phone was made for the feminine crowd, having cuteness and fashionability to the core – and it’s free at the moment, too.

Check out our full review of the HTC Rhyme

HTC ThunderBolt / HTC Rezound

Though these two devices may appear to be similar, and indeed they are much more similar to one another than they are to the rest of the device on the network, the devil is in the details: if you want the uniqueness of the HTC experience and you’d like to avoid the fashion forward experience of the Rhyme, you’ll want one of these two – and I’d suggest the Rezound. The HTC ThunderBolt was a fantastic phone for me for quite a few months after it was released – indeed it is a classic HTC device – but the Rezound has as high definition a display as you could ever want, has excellent speakers and Beats-brand earbuds in the box, and isn’t reaching its “end of life” as the ThunderBolt is. Its kind of like when they stop selling a car at a dealership: they’ll still support you, but they’ll keep updating your Rezound for a whole lot longer.

Check out our full review of the HTC ThunderBolt and our full review of the HTC Rezound

LG Spectrum

This device is the only LG device you should be considering. There’s also the Revolution by LG you can purchase used, but don’t bother with it – the Spectrum is going to be much more reliable for you in the short and long run. It also has a really great camera and an ultra-bright and ultra-sharp display on it as well. The only drawback here is, again, that it’s a pretty gigantic device, and might be uncomfortable for you to hold in one hand.

Check out our full review of the LG Spectrum

Motorola DROID X2

This smartphone is the only one on Verizon you’re going to find with the NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor. There are other dual-core processor toting devices on the carrier, and in tablets there are even some more NVIDIA Tegra 2 chips inside, but this is the only smartphone to hold such a distinction. What this means, in short, is that you’ll be able to download games from the NVIDIA Tegra Zone, a store where only the sweetest monsters slumber.

Check out our full review of the Motorola DROID X2

Pantech Breakout

This device doesn’t get a whole lot of press because Pantech is really still only a small gunner of a manufacturer of Android devices here in the United States, but check it out: this device is certainly not the worst device on the carrier. It’s one of the last of its breed having a single-core processor inside, and the camera is only a 5-megapixel shooter on the back, but they’re both decent, and you can certainly play Angry Birds if that’s your winning combination.

Check out our full review of the Pantech Breakout

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

Soon you’ll no longer see the name “Ericsson” on Sony-branded smartphones, this one being one of their most famous combinations before Sony bought out Ericsson’s half of the business. This is the fabled PlayStation Phone, and with it you’ll be able to access a set of games only available to this device specifically. This device was also one of the two choices Google made for Gingerbread hero phone — in short, this means it works very, very well with the software its got running. This device is made for gamers, make no mistake about it, and it’s certainly fun to own.

Check out our full review of the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

If you’re looking for the most advanced Android software, look no further than the Galaxy Nexus: Google’s hero phone for their newest mobile operating system Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This device has many futuristic characteristics such as a massively high definition display, a button-less front face, and a sleek exterior, and it’s running a vanilla version of Android. This means that there’s no user interface changes made by the manufacturer or the carrier – though it does have a couple of helpful Verizon-added apps. This device is both Google and Samsung’s current hero smartphone.

Check out our full review of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Editor’s Choice

If I had to choose just one device, I’d probably end up going with the Galaxy Nexus as I do love to mess with the software – and all Nexus devices are made to make that process easy. Other than that, I’d either choose the LG Spectrum for its camera or the HTC Rezound because its user interface and headphone branding makes it a nice full package. If I wanted a Motorola device, I’d pick the original DROID RAZR because its so incredibly thin and I’m constantly charging my devices anyway – look at that stack of coins in the lead image of this post – sharp!

The renders you’re seeing here seem awfully light compared to the all-black metal devices Motorola is prone to releasing with Android, and the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich interface appears to have been bent over backwards to work with Motorola’s own user interface, icons and all. This leak could very well be a falsified bit of evidence, but it’s certainly an interesting one nonetheless.

This device has been tipped as having an instant-on capable camera with 15 frame-per-second burst capture. This lines up decently with the rest of the camera upgrades the rest of the industry has been pushing over these past few months in light of the idea that users actually care how nice their smartphone-based camera is. Need to grab those quality photos and videos or its all for naught! Have a peek in the timeline below for additional Medfield news and leaks.

Also note that if this device does turn out to be real, we’ll likely see it at Mobile World Congress 2012 – and we’ll be there to let you in on the business as it goes down!

[via PocketNow]

Still, the device is likely to be popular among developers nonetheless, tempted by the RAZR’s slimline body, dual-core processor and big screen. The consumer version of the handset comes tightly locked-down against third-party ROMs, however, something Motorola says is necessary in order to “continue meeting our carrier and regulatory obligations.”

According to “the needs being expressed by our developer community” Motorola reckons, an unlocked variant of the RAZR is the most in-demand device around. The phone will go up against Google’s “official” developer platform, the Galaxy Nexus, though the RAZR currently runs an older version of Android, 2.3 Gingerbread rather than Ice Cream Sandwich. An ICS upgrade for the consumer RAZR is expected in the next few months.

The Motorola RAZR XT910 Developer Edition is up for pre-order in Europe now, priced at €499 ($657), though there’s no indication as to when it’s expected to ship. Motorola says a version for the US market will follow on “in the coming months.”

[via Android Community]

I’m not really sure where to start here because the new RAZR MAXX is exactly the same as the original DROID RAZR we reviewed back in November (links below), except for the bigger battery as I mention a few times in our hands-on video below. It features the same impressively thin design — although no longer RAZR thin. It boasts a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 8MP camera, 32GB of storage and that crisp 4.3″ qHD 960 x 540 AMOLED display. So what gives? a 3,300 mAh battery that is almost twice the size as the original, and about 2mm of extra fat included.

Now I don’t want to rant here but following up one of their biggest handsets (with the powerful name to go along with it) with an equally impressive, near identical phone yet almost double the battery life all for the same price — that is a crazy move. I understand giving users a great 4G LTE experience but what about the hundreds of thousands that bought the original just 2 months ago, or even last week? Our own Chris Burns wrote a nice column about this same subject and thinks this is a slap in consumers faces — and I’d have to agree.

Not everything is bad here though. The Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX is also extremely good for the community and smartphone atmosphere as a whole. This has pushed the boundaries far higher than any other phone has thus far. Showing consumers that yes, we can fit these huge batteries inside our phones and make them last more than half a day. Others like Samsung and HTC will now have to combat this with something similar. I’m hoping we start to see 2,000 mAh+ batteries as a standard moving forward.

Moving on. This should be an excellent phone, building on everything the original has going for it except the MAXX will last twice as long. Sounds like a deal to me. Verizon has been stating this new phone will last longer than any 4G LTE smartphone on the planet, and I’m pretty sure that will be an accurate assessment. They’ve claimed well over 20 hours of usage with ease on all America’s fastest and biggest 4G LTE network.

With a sleek design, amazing battery life, blazing fast speeds, and Kevlar coating on the back for extreme durability this is about as good as it gets. Sadly it comes out of the box with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread but Motorola’s made it clear that 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich should be here soon.

For now check out the hands-on video below of the new RAZR MAXX by Motorola and expect a mini review coming soon with full battery rundown tests and more.

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX hands-on

Alternatively you may be able to squeeze almost 16 days standby out of a single charge, though obviously regular users will get some mixture of the two figures. Still, considering one of the key complaints about the original DROID RAZR was its relatively short runtimes, the MAXX should satisfy a lot of users.

Unfortunately, $300 with a new, two-year agreement is a lot to pay for longevity, Motorola seemingly cranking up the price as the battery is non-user-accessible. Whether that’s an acceptable compromise or a slap in the face for consumers is a good question.