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The Motorola DROID 4 ($200 with a two-year contract on Verizon) is the latest keyboarded version of the DROID family. And while DROID hasn't had a big push on the keyboard-style designs, this one takes the grand prize in terms of usability and function.

The DROID 4 reminds you of the DROID RAZR, except significantly thicker, measuring in at 2.75 by 4.98 by 0.50-inches. It packs two cameras: a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, and an 8-megapixel camera on the back. Button-wise, it doesn't have much...that is besides the enormous physical keyboard. Only a volume rocker and a power button remain as extra hard navigation buttons. The battery is not user-removable, and the SIM and MicroSD card slots sit inside the phone.

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Cost: ($200 with a two-year contract on Verizon)
Where to Buy: Amazon, Verizon Wireless

The full QWERTY keyboard is the best on the market. You can type on it with extreme accuracy, and I might add, quickly as well. The keys have a slight bump on their surface and they're spaced out well. This makes typing a lot more comfortable.Read more

Let me start by saying that this is my new favorite phone. In short, the MAXX is the DROID RAZR with an extended battery, and despite that it's doubled its battery life, the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX still maintains a very slim, attractive, and durable design with the same gorgeous display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and fast Verizon 4G/LTE data speeds like its predecessor. It also has a lot of multimedia and security features to boot, and proves that a powerful Android superphone can remain thin yet still provide a ton of battery life.

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Cost: $199-$299 on contract
Where to buy: Amazon, Verizon

As mentioned, it's really the exact same device as the DROID RAZR, which was introduced just a few short months ago, but with a gigantic 3300mAh battery that fills out the original RAZR's distinctive scooped back. This selling feature alone sets it apart from the rest of the Android crop, considering the problems of power-hungry dual-core processors and first-gen LTE chipsets. The MAXX's battery life is nothing short of astounding for a dual-core LTE phone.Read more

An image of what could be the unannounced DROID Fighter has published on PhoneHK, a Chinese forum. The handset is said to be equipped with the same whopping 3,300 mAh battery that is found in the RAZR MAXX, and a 4.6-inch high-definition display. The image of the phone also shows that the Android navigation buttons that appear on the RAZR model is no longer present, leading speculation that the Fighter will use the on-screen buttons found in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Hopefully the Droid Fighter will see a boost in CPU performance as well. Motorola has been sticking with Texas Instruments processors lately, so there's a chance this could be one of the first phones with the new dual-core 1.8 GHz OMAP4470 that features the faster PowerVR SGX544 GPU.

Details surrounding the smartphone are limited, and it isn't known if this will be a completely new device some iteration of the RAZR. The Fighter is rumored to land on Verizon's 4G LTE network on April 12th.Read more

The Motorola DROID 4 goes on sale today at Verizon Wireless for $199.99 (with a new two-year agreement). Unveiled earlier this year at CES, DROID 4 features a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 4.0-inch display, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video capture, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, and a five-row QWERTY keyboard with edge-lit keys – all housed in a smartphone that's less than half an inch thin. In fact, according to Motorola, DROID 4 is "the thinnest and most powerful 4G QWERTY smartphone" available today.

DROID 4 runs Android 2.3.5 (upgradeable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) and comes preloaded with MotoCast Wireless, an app that allows you to stream music, pictures and documents wirelessly from your home or work computer. Another handy app, Smart Actions, helps you automate everyday tasks such as automatically setting the phone to vibrate during work hours or dimming the display when your phone reaches a specific battery level, optimizing its battery life.Read more

It's official! The DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola will be hitting Verizon Wireless stores on January 26, the company announced today. It will sell for $299.99 with the usual new two-year agreement.

The RAZR MAXX measures in at 8.99 mm thin and is touted as "the longest-lasting smartphone on the block" with a talk time of more than 21 hours straight on a single charge. This 4G LTE smartphone includes a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with 1080p HD video capture and image stabilization and also has a front-facing HD camera for video chat, etc.

Additional features:

• Powered by Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, upgradable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• Powerful 3300 mAh battery
• 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot capable – share 4G LTE speed with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices
• Remote wipe, pin lock and government-grade encryption for email, calendar and contacts, as well as voice and video chat conferencing
• 32 GB memory – 16 GB on-board memory and 16 GB microSD card pre-installed (actual formatted capacity is less)

The Motorola DROID RAZR is being touted as the latest flagship phone from Verizon, and for good reason. The company is claiming that it is the thinnest smartphone to date, and we can't argue with that. This thing is wafer-thin, but that does not slow down its performance or features. In fact, this sucker is very robust, durable and just plain cool.

The DROID RAZR is a descendant from the RAZR family introduced back in 2004. But this ain't your grandmother's phone. It runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with lightning speed, has a very good battery life, and if you drop it, the Kevlar back panel will protect its internals.

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Cost: $111 to $299 on contract
Where to Buy: Amazon, Verizon

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In case you didn't get what you wanted this holiday season, give yourself the gift of one of the hottest smartphones of the season – Motorola's DROID RAZR – in a cool white color.

Available at Verizon Wireless, DROID RAZR by Motorola in white is the thinnest 4G LTE smartphone available today, packing in a dual-core 1.2 Ghz processor, 1 GB RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera with 1080p HD video capture, front-facing HD camera, 32 GB memory (16 GB on board and 16 GB microSD card pre-installed), and Bluetooth 4.0. It touts a 4.3-inch Corning Gorilla Glass display and is also the first smartphone capable of streaming movies and TV shows through Netflix with (up to) HD resolution.

It includes MotoCast - a free Motorola solution that lets you stream or download your music, pics and more from your home or work PC to your phone –anytime, anywhere. And the phone's Smart Actions app helps extend battery life so you don't have to worry about being caught without a charge. Plus, it will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich soon!

DROID RAZR by Motorola in white is available in Verizon Wireless Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

There are two new tablets from Motorola coming to Verizon Wireless - the DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and DROID XYBOARD 8.2. Both 4G LTE tablets boast dual-core 1.2 GHz processors, 1 GB of RAM and MotoCast for remote access to non DRM-protected music, pictures, videos and documents stored on work or home computers' hard drives.

The tablets feature Android 3.2 Honeycomb (upgradeable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) and are Business Ready with enterprise-grade security and apps such as Quickoffice HD, Citrix GoToMeeting and Google Talk for video conferencing.

The DROID XYBOARD 10.1 also includes a stylus for taking notes and offers 2.1 adaptive virtual surround sound.

The next DROID smartphone – the long-awaited DROID BIONIC - will be hitting Verizon Wireless stores tomorrow, September 8th.

The company's first 4G LTE smartphone to include dual-core 1 GHz processors, it comes packed with 1 GB of RAM, 32 GB memory (16 GB on board and 16 GB microSD card pre-installed), an 8-megapixel autofocus camera with flash, and a front-facing camera for video chat. The DROID BIONIC can record 1080p HD video, which can be viewed on the phone's 4.3-inch qHD display. It boasts 4G LTE download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps/upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps, giving you just what you need for fast web browsing and much more. It also happens to be the thinnest 4G LTE smartphone offered from Verizon to date.

But more than a smartphone, this Android-powered (2.3.4 Gingerbread) DROID BIONIC can be turned into a multimedia hub. ZumoCast by Motorola is an application that lets you bring the videos, music, pictures and documents stored on your computer to your handset via remote access. And its Webtop application, DROID BIONIC can beam a full-featured Firefox Web browser 4.0, email or documents to a TV or monitor.Read more