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Why Motorola's DROID RAZR MAXX is the Best Android on the Market

12.03.2012
When Motorola unveiled the DROID RAZR MAXX smartphone at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, the sleek, high-end handheld stole much of the show's mobile-buzz. It also undoubtedly caused recent DROID RAZR buyers' blood to boil. That's because the RAZR MAXX, released less than three months after the , is almost identical to its predecessor, with one very significant difference: The RAZR MAXX packs a huge, fixed battery pack that addressed the original DROID RAZR's battery life issues.

While I would certainly be displeased with Motorola if I had purchased the original DROID RAZR, maybe even furious, I can't help but love the second iteration, the RAZR MAXX. In fact, I think it's the best Android smartphone available today. I can practically hear some of you grumbling in disagreement, thinking No way the RAZR MAXX is better than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. But I disagree. Check out the following list of reasons why I think the DROID RAZR MAXX is the best Android device currently available.

Though the RAZR MAXX is a fantastic handheld, it's not perfect. Jump to the end of my list for some quick gripes I have with the Android device--.

Why I Love the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX on Verizon

1) Verizon 4G/LTE on the DROID RAZR MAXX is FAST

I've been genuinely impressed with Verizon Wireless's 4G/LTE network in and around Boston where I live and work. I've tested the device's network upload- and download-speeds countless times during the past month or so, and downloads often went as fast as 20Mbps and rarely went below 10Mbps. Uploads were frequently as fast as 13Mbps and they rarely dropped below 5Mbps. That's consistently speedy, and though the RAZR MAXX obviously isn't the only Verizon mobile device to see these speeds, it may be the best suited to take advantage of them. Why? Because of its massive battery, which helps the RAZR MAXX keep on trucking on LTE.