Motorola Droid Maxx review: As one of the carrier flagships of the Motorola smartphone series, the Droid Maxx is the spitting image of the Droid Ultra. Both handsets have the same 5″ 720 OLED touchscreen interface, a dual-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor clocked at 1.7GHz, 2GB of RAM, a 10 MegaPixel rear camera, and a 32 GB internal storage capability.

When it comes to battery life, however, the Motorola Droid Maxx is the ironman of sustainability. Its massive 3,500mAh battery allows this handset to last up to 48 hours of talk time. Even in the bench test of website Droid Life, the battery lasted for a day and a half after playing games and watching videos in HD.

Standing against the Samsung Galaxy S4 or the LG G2, the Droid Maxx is a definite underdog. It makes up for its unimpressive specifications with a promising performance that never failed the critics of Droid Life. The smartphone also justifies its 720 display and less-powerful processor through its stellar battery life.

Another difference between the Motorola twins is the body and design finish. While Ultra used the fingerprint-magnet-of-an-epoxy-topcoat, Maxx decided to complete the back of the body with a soft-touch, matte kevlar finish. The texture of the Ultra is not only a stylish upgrade, but also a better hand grip for users.

From the start, critics, including writers from Droid Life, have raised their eyebrows at the Droid Maxx’ shooting capabilities. Sporting a low Megapixel camera, this handset is not recommended for capturing spontaneous moments that are worthy to be posted on Instagram. It is definitely clear that the Droid Maxx has not shown Motorola’s improvement when it comes to camera features.

On the bright side, the Droid Maxx still features Motorola’s trademark functions, the touchless control. This feature allows you to operate your phone using only your voice. The Motorola handset is programmed to respond only to your distinct voice. In the near future, this feature is certainly bound to improve further.

Like its older twin, the Droid Ultra, the Droid Maxx is still considered to be a ‘good’ phone. Because of its fluid and snappy response time and stellar battery life in spite of its at par features, the Droid Maxx fares in the middle range – not a bad choice, but not the best one either.