Conclusion Get the lowdown
Features How they compare
Performance Real world benchmarks
Differences Technical showdown
Reviews Word on the street
Competition Others to consider
Discussion Answers and opinions

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Apple iPhone 5
HTC One X
BlackBerry Z10
Samsung Galaxy Note II
Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX

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Motorola DROID BIONIC

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Ranked #1 and #5 in Motorola phones without NFC

from $535

Android 2.3 Gingerbread
4G
4.3"
Dual core 1.2 GHz

Released January, 2012

It's solidly built, retaining the Kevlar-covered rear of the original and we have to say it felt better because of the extra weight and bulk.

by TrustedReviews (Jan, 2012)

from $270

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
4G
4.3"
Dual core 1 GHz

older Released September, 2011

As we mentioned earlier, the 4G LTE speeds were very impressive.

Rated 87% by by c|net (Sep, 2011)

Conclusion Which is better for you?

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX

Motorola DROID BIONIC

90%

93%

FeaturesView Details

27%

23%

Popularity

100%

86%

PerformanceView Details

77%

78%

ReviewsView Details

Winner

MotorolaDroid RAZR MAXX

Overall Score

Features Key features of the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX compared to the Motorola DROID BIONIC

GHz1.2

Android 2.3 Gingerbread 4G

Text looks jaggy, whites shift to blue when viewed off-axis, and the whole thing generally feels like the concession to thinness that it is.

Rated 74% by by The Verge (Feb, 2012)

1 GHz

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 4G

And we're glad that Motorola wisely shipped the phone with Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread instead of just Android 2.2.

Rated 87% by by c|net (Sep, 2011)

screen size

Droid RAZR MAXX4.3"

DROID BIONIC4.3"

IMPORTANT: I have 6'3 large handed the phone is great for me however if you are smaller please handle the phone first it is large the display is large you may struggle to text especially if you use the landscape mode.

Droid RAZR MAXX by Logan-H (Jun, 2012)

Screen size - It's big.

DROID BIONIC by A.-Tyler (Oct, 2011)

screen resolution

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX

960 x 540 resolution screen

Droid RAZR MAXX 960 x 540 resolution screen

Motorola DROID BIONIC

960 x 540 resolution screen

DROID BIONIC 960 x 540 resolution screen

For all the Droid Razr Maxx's speed, picture quality was solid, with clear images and detail.

Droid RAZR MAXX by c|net (Oct, 2012)

Even the screen is good, so don't let the reviews scare you away on the screen resolution and pixel quality.

DROID BIONIC by lilspirit (Sep, 2011)

memory

0 GB

DROID BIONIC1 GB

Droid RAZR MAXX1 GB

1 GB

processor

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX

Dual core

Droid RAZR MAXX Dual core

Motorola DROID BIONIC

Dual core

DROID BIONIC Dual core

The dual core processor definitely shines also, with web browsing feeling the smoothest I've ever seen on a phone before.

Droid RAZR MAXX by Evan (May, 2012)

I cannot wait to utilize the power this phone has with its dual core processor - It handles everything to easily at the moment.

DROID BIONIC by Preston-R.-Mills (Oct, 2011)

camera resolution

0 MP

DROID BIONIC8 MP

Droid RAZR MAXX8 MP

8 MP

My primary complaint with the camera is there is no way (that I've discovered) to change image resolution.

Droid RAZR MAXX by J.-Green (May, 2012)

OG Droid with 5 MegaPixels did a much better job.

DROID BIONIC by Sarosh-Arunkumar (Dec, 2011)

Performance Real world tests of Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX vs Motorola DROID BIONIC

cpu speed

Droid RAZR MAXX1.2 GHz

DROID BIONIC1 GHz

Processor speed is snappy and playing video, browsing, games and general usage are good.

Droid RAZR MAXX by Sven--Sven (Jun, 2012)

I want to add what this hardware does: it provides the network and processor speed that fully realizes the promise of a cloud computing environment.

DROID BIONIC by Kevin-M.-Powell (Apr, 2012)

talk time

0 min2,000 min

Droid RAZR MAXX 1,290 min

DROID BIONIC 640 min

The phone is rated by Motorola to offer 21.5 hours of talk time and close to 16 days in standby mode.

Droid RAZR MAXX by c|net (Oct, 2012)

What this means is that you never really go into standby mode, and so talk time will equal usage time.

DROID BIONIC by mdanger21 (Sep, 2011)

Differences What are the advantages of each

Full specs comparison

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX

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Advantages compared to the DROID BIONIC

Much more battery capacity	3,300 mA·h	vs	1,735 mA·h
More than 90% more battery capacity

Screen uses OLED technology	Yes	vs	No
About half of phones are OLED; OLED screens are typically higher contrast and use less power

Much longer talk time	1,290 min	vs	640 min
More than 2x longer talk time; go days without charging

Smaller	69 x 131 x 9 mm	vs	67 x 128 x 11 mm
More than 10% smaller

Faster processor	1.2 GHz	vs	1 GHz
Around 20% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster

Lighter	145 g	vs	159 g
Around 10% lighter

Longer standby time	22,800 min	vs	11,700 min
More than 90% longer standby time

Thinner	9 mm	vs	11 mm
Around 20% thinner

Marginally newer	Jan, 2012	vs	Sep, 2011
Release date 4 months later

Motorola DROID BIONIC

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Advantages compared to the Droid RAZR MAXX

Has a removable battery	Yes	vs	No
Somewhat common; Old batteries can be replaced inexpensively

Supports FM radio	Yes	vs	No
Somewhat common; Listen to music and news from local radio stations

Significantly newer operating system	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	vs	Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Newer Android OS; Get all the latest features and security updates with a more recent version

Reviews Word on the street

	Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX		Motorola DROID BIONIC
	Rated 83% Read the review (Oct, 2012) The phone's screen is mirrored on the larger display as well, so you can still access your phone's contents and functions in this configuration.		Rated 87% Read the review (Sep, 2011) With its dual-core processor, Verizon LTE speeds, HD video recording, HDMI port, and luscious 4.3-inch qHD display, the Droid Bionic was a pioneering handset in many ways.

	Rated 74% by 193 users at amazon.com That's REALLY good given how massive this battery is...The battery is big, but not much bulk is not added. Rated 100% by by Twiddles42 (Feb, 2012) Camera was fast and took good pics. Rated 80% by by Joseph-Mccullough (Jan, 2012) The usual praise as I have read before I bought; incredibly fast, good reception, streaming is stupid-crazy and no dropped connections. Rated 80% by by Alexis		Rated 69% by 175 users at amazon.com As far as the Android OS goes it is a great OS. Rated 100% by by JAcura (Sep, 2011) The widgets and apps make it much more customizable than the iphone (for example, I love my swiftkey keyboard app; there is no way to use anything but the stock keyboard on the iphone). Rated 100% by by DU-Ute (Mar, 2012) The cameras are basically the same as far as I can tell with the photos but let me be honest my favorite camera we have is not our fancy 14mp but our 6mp 10 year old camera. Rated 100% by by Z.-Jinks-Fredrick--Jules (Mar, 2012)