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Motorola Droid Maxx XT1080M review: 2013 3,500 mAh stamina king.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2013·$300
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#6 of 87
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Droid Maxx XT1080M.

Motorola's 2013 Droid Maxx hit 3,500 mAh in 8.5 mm with Kevlar back + Qi wireless — battery king for Verizon.

01Display

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2013 — 12 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED
Size5.0"
Resolution720 x 1280

02Performance

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2013 — 20 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetMotorola X8
CPU1.7 GHz dual Krait
RAM2 GB

03Camera

72/100

At 72/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2013 — 11 points above the cohort average.

Main10 MP ClearPixel
Front2.0 MP

04Battery

92/100

At 92/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2013 — 30 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3,500 mAh sealed

05Software

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 72-point average for flagship phones of 2013.

What works
  • 3,500 mAh sealed massive.
  • Up to 48-hour stamina.
  • Qi wireless charging.
  • Kevlar back + AMOLED.
What doesn't
  • Sealed battery.
  • No microSD.
  • Verizon exclusive.
  • 167 g heavy.
Cross-shop it against
Nexus 5 (LG)
$349 · score 84/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 87-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .