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Motorola DROID MAXX 2 Specs

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Motorola DROID MAXX 2 Review

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Released

Oct 29, 2015

Display

5.5-inch
1920 x 1080 px

Camera

21 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

3630 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
2GB RAM

OS

Android 7.0 Nougat

Description

The Motorola Droid MAXX 2 sports a 64-bit, 1.7 GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 – a midrange SoC, which we've found to be quite adequate in our experience. The phone is equipped with 2 GB of RAM and comes with 16 GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD of up to 128 GB. The display has a 5.5” diagonal with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The battery that keeps the lights on has an impressive capacity of 3,630 mAh and Motorola promises up to 48 hours of “mixed usage”, and turbo charging, which should provide 8 hours of use for 15 minutes of charge time. The main camera rocks a 21 MP sensor with F2.0 aperture and a dual-tone LED flash, while the frontal cam has a 5 MP sensor. Motorola's UI philosophy is along the lines of “the lighter – the better”. The midranger comes with Android 5.1.1 installed out-of-the-box and offers it in its vanilla form.

This device is also known as Motorola XT1565

Cons

Thick body (0.43 inches)

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.5-inch
Resolution:	1920 x 1080 px, 402 PPI
Technology:	TFT
Screen-to-body:	74.61 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939
Processor:	Octa-core, 1700 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Adreno 405
RAM:	2GB
Internal storage:	16GB, available to use: 11 GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS:	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop) Screenshots
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	3630 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging:	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Camera
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	21 MP (PDAF)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F2.0
Flash:	Dual LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:	EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front:	5 MP

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 inches (148 x 75 x 10.9)
Weight:	5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Resistance:	Splash
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black, White

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type:	Nano SIM
HD Voice:	Yes

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.0
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Hearing aid compatible:	M3, T3
Location:	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Compass
Other:	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval:
Date approved:	Jul 20, 2015
FCC ID value:	IHDT56UB2
Measured SAR:
Head:	0.46 W/kg
Body:	0.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission:	1.45 W/kg
Wireless Router:	0.20 W/kg

Buyers information
Price:	$ 384

Availability
Officially announced:	Oct 27, 2015

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Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon

News

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Cyberbear

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Great display thats big and bright. Low on punch.

Posted: Feb 17, 2017, 8:35 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

Out of the box you notice the screen size yet it fits nicely in the hand. It boots up and the display is even more impressive. Nice large icons on a bright screen powered my a mostly vanilla Android. The camera takes outstanding pictures that can hang with the more expensive devices.Navigating through the OS and loading your favorite apps are a breeze. It about here you notice why its the Turbos little brother. The 16 gb on the base model is a bit low for the modern device, considering how much room the OS claims as its own right from the start. Secondly it appears your newer games are a bit sluggish. A pass through on Quadrant confirms those suspicions, as the lower clocked 8 core CPU just doesn't have the punch that you would expect with a Droid branded device. To alleviate the storage woes, Android 6.01 will allow you to adopt memory and treat as internal storage. I did so with a Samsung EVO 32 gb card (my first was an overseas knock off and it wasnt fast enough) and was pleasantly surprised. For business this is a great device that will get you through your work day and allow you to grab some really nice pics along the way. However if you play higher end games, you may wanna grab the Turbo 2.

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