Motorola Droid Razr Maxx gives 8 hours of LTE battery life

Worth the extra $100 after all?Mobile phones News By Chris Smith 6 hours ago | Tell us what you think [ 2 comments ]

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The massive 3300mAh battery inside the new Motorola Droid Razr Maxx gives users over 8 hours of continued 4G LTE web-surfing, smashing marks set by its competitors.

The Droid Razr Maxx was launched this week with a huge $299 premium on a two year contract with Verizon, leading many to question whether the extra battery power was worth an extra $100.

However, in benchmarking tests undertaken by Laptop Mag the Maxx destroyed all other 4G LTE phones on the market, which have traditionally suffered from web-surfing at the next gen speeds.

The magazine found that the Razr Maxx lasted for 8.25 hours of continuous web-surfing at 40 per cent brightness.

Double time

That's almost twice as long as the original Droid Razr, which only mustered 4.45 hours using the same screen brightness and conditions.

The extra time corresponds almost exactly to the respective battery sizes - the only difference - between the two devices. That original Razr has a 1780mAh cell.

The Maxx's nearest competitor was the Samsung Droid Charge, which lasted for 6.42 hours before it needed, well, a charge, while the Samsung Galaxy Nexus slumped to just 3.40 hours.

Via: Gizmodo, LaptopMag

Tags: Motorola Droid, Razr Maxx, Verizon, 4G, LTE, Battery lifeTweetreddit!Stumbleupon  Your comments (2) Click to add a new commenta_mosela

5 hours ago

2. Awesome, not much more I can say really.

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bradavon

6 hours ago

1. How long does 3G last? That should be really impressive. It's good to finally see smartphones with decent (or should that be adequate) batteries.

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