Motorola launches Razr Maxx at Rs. 31,590, unveils Razr V for Q3 release

 Motorola Mobility is launching the Motorola Razr Maxx, and the Motorola Razr V in India along with Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Motorola Razr Maxx will be available with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), and will receive an over-the-air upgrade to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) soon after. In India, Motorola Razr Maxx will be available starting June 21 (tomorrow) for Rs. 31,590. The Motorola Razr V, on the other hand, will be available with Android 4.0 during the third quarter of the year.

Both smartphones sport similar design elements, with the same sculpted face and diamond-cut aluminum accents. The devices are also made to last, with Kevlar fibre for strength and scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass. The Motorola Razr Maxx and Motorola Razr V also come with a splash-guard coating that keeps the devices safe from water.

Motorola Razr Maxx boasts of a powerful 3,300 mAh battery, rated to deliver 17.6 hours of talk-time on a single charge. The device has a 4.3-inch 540x960 pixel SuperAMOLED Advanced display and is 8.99 mm thin. It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It has 16GB built-in storage, 1GB of RAM, and comes with a 16GB microSD card pre-installed. It sports an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with 1080p video capture and a front-facing HD video camera.

Motorola Razr Maxx is also “Business Ready,” meaning it features government-grade encryption that protects your email, contacts and calendar. Motorola Razr V on the other hand is 8.35mm thin and come in a variety of colour options such as Charcoal, Glacier White and Rebel Pink. Refer to our previous coverage for more detailed specifications.

Razr Maxx

Razr V

The Motorola Razr Maxx and Motorola Razr V come with Smart Actions – a tool that lets you automate your phone’s settings throughout the day. For example, you can set your phone to automatically turn off its ringer when you get home from work and set it to turn off email while you sleep, or dim the screen when battery life gets below 30 percent.

“Razr is synonymous with design excellence and both Motorola Razr Maxx and Motorola Razr V reflect that,” said Robert van Tilburg, senior regional sales director, South Asia, Motorola Mobility. “With its fantastic battery, Motorola Razr Maxx is in a class of its own. Not only do you get everything you love about the Motorola Razr, but now you get the power to last through marathon calls, hours of surfing the Web, or streaming movies. You’ll drop long before this phone ever does. With Motorola Razr V, we’ve created the perfect smartphone for stylish, smart and tech-savvy consumers who want great looks, great performance and great value.”