Droid RAZR Gets Droid RAZR MAXX Aftermarket Conversion Kit

If you’re one of those Motorola DROID RAZR owners who felt cheated by Verizon after the DROID RAZR MAXX hit the streets, you’re not alone. However, it looks like there’s a solution for you – in the form of a 3rrd-party modification kit from the folks over at Cellphone Repair Shop. They are offering a DROID RAZR MAXX conversion kit that includes the 3,300mAh battery, adhesive tape, back battery cover, and SIM/SD card door. And if you’re wondering how much it’s going to cost – it’ll be $109.95, but that’s assuming you have the tools to pull off the job (if not it’ll cost you a bit more than that). Just in case you didn’t know, the DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX are pretty much identical devices except for the phone’s batteries and thickness – so a conversion shouldn’t cost any problems between the devices. The only drawback to this is that you’ll probably be voiding your phone’s warranty. However, it is cheaper than shelling out $649 for brand new DROID RAZR MAXX. Head here if you’re interested in pre-ordering up a kit for yourself.

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX Hands-On:

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX brought 3300 mAh of battery goodness to our office

Over the past year or so, we witnessed the Android smartphones more than double their processing power and graphic performance, thus reaching levels, almost comparable with entry level personal computers. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the battery life of the devices we encountered. Quite often, we witnessed top shelf Android handsets display battery performance which almost questions their practicality.

Meet the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, people. An Android smartphone, designed specifically with battery performance in mind. In a rather impressive feat of engineering, the guys over at Motorola have managed to stuff a battery big enough to power a laptop, while sticking closely to the impressive waistline of the original Droid RAZR.

In terms of specs, the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX is mostly identical to its slimmer sibling. It features the same dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, a gig of RAM, a Super AMOLED screen with qHD resolution, and an 8MP camera, capable of full HD recording. Only the built-in memory of the newcomer has been reduced to 8GB, in order to make space for the 3300 mAh monster of a battery.

The Droid RAZR MAXX has grown in measures to 130.7 x 68.9 x 9 mm – that’s a 2mm increase in thickness over the original. Its weight is now 145 grams – still highly acceptable given the size of the battery unit alone. The usual blend of metal, kevlar and Gorilla Glass are present as well – just like in the original Droid RAZR.

The Motorola RAZR MAXX comes with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread out of the box, dressed in the company’s proprietary UI. Check it out in action below.