Motorola Droid Razr HD, Razr Maxx HD landing October 18

Verizon confirms Motorola's latest Droid Razr phones shipping next week.

The wait for Motorola's new Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD phones will soon be over. Verizon officially confirmed that Moto's fresh devices will hit store shelves on October 18.

Via Verizon's blog, the company locked down pricing and availability for both models. The Motorola Droid Razr HD will run from $199.99 ,while the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD will cost a steeper $299.99. Both devices feature large 4.7-inch HD AMOLED screens and access to Verizon 4G LTE.

Only the Razr Maxx HD will boast the massive 3,300 mAh battery, which powered the legendary Razr Maxx. We hope the updated Droid Razr Maxx HD will turn in a similar run time, which came close to a full 20 hours of call time. Stay tuned for our full reviews soon.
Design and screen
Unsurprisingly, the Razr HD takes its design cues from its predecessor. Like the original Droid Razr, this phone has a thin profile, features a Kevlar backing, and is nice to hold. But rather than the more angular design of the original, which featured a slight bump at the top of the phone, the Razr HD is flatter and consistently round. As a result, the Razr HD looks even thinner than before. The Maxx HD looks fairly similar, and is just a hair thicker to accommodate its larger battery.

There's no question here, the Droid Razr HD's display is a big deal. Motorola is following the trend of the other handset manufacturers and going bigger with its display. The Razr HD features a 4.7-inch high definition-quality screen, compared with the 4.3-inch screen of the original. With a resolution of 1,280x768 pixels, this handset is HD all the way.

Motorola boasts that it has been able to fit its 4.7-inch display into a body that's smaller than that of the Samsung Galaxy S3 or HTC One X, a boon to anyone who hates carrying large phones in their pocket. Both the Razr HD and Maxx HD offer the same display.

Both phones run on Qualcomm's latest 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor and have 1GB RAM. The Droid HD comes with 16GB of storage, while the Maxx HD comes with 32GB of storage, although both are expandable through a micro SD card. Both come with an 8-megapixel camera capable of shooting 1080p HD video.

Both phones will run on Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, but will be upgraded to 4.1, or Jelly Bean, by the end of the year. They will also run on Verizon Wireless's 4G LTE network.

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