Motorola Droid Maxx Review, Update: Android 4.4.3 Update Coming To 5-Inch Phablet Skipping Android 4.4.2; New Color Variants Comes W/ $50 Discount, 16GB Storage

Motorola Droid Maxx review, update: The Android 4.4.3 is coming to the 5-inch Verizon-exclusive phablet, skipping the Android 4.4.2 upgrade. Specs of the unit include an impressive battery life that could last for 48 hours.

Specs of the KitKat powered Motorola Droid Maxx includes a 1.7GHz dual-core processor, 32GB storage and oversized 5-inch display. But new variants, which come at a $50 discount, are available in different colors and only has a 16GB storage.

The Motorola Droid Maxx is considered the highest-end model out of the three Verizon Droid phones available in the market today.

Android Origin reports that Motorola’s senior director for software product management, David Schumster, revealed that the company had issues getting the Android 4.4.2 KitKat up and running on Verizon DROID Ultra, Maxx and Mini. Aiming to keep the customer waiting time at its minimum, Motorola has decided to offer the Android 4.4.3 upgrade skipping the 4.4.2.

While the Motorola executive did not give away an exact date on when we can expect the Android 4.4.3 update on Verizon’s DROID product line, given how quick Motorola has been on providing consumer updates with the Android OS (i..e, updates for Moto X and Moto G), it won’t be long until we see the latest KitKat update on DROID devices.

One possibility of delay, if ever there’s one, is the takeover of Motorola by Lenovo. Motorola handset owners, however, are said to be optimistic about this change of ownership.

Android Origin notes that Motorola will first roll out a soak test update to verify if or not the Android 4.4.3 update for Verizon DROID Ultra, Maxx and Mini works well in real life conditions, and will then carry on with the actual OTA rollout.

Some speculations suggest that the roll out may begin first week of July.