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Motorola Droid Razr HD review: 2012 Verizon Droid flagship.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2012·$200
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#25 of 31
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Droid Razr HD Kevlar.

Droid Razr HD brought HD AMOLED and Kevlar back to Verizon's 2012 Droid line.

01Display

70/100

70/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2012.

TypeSuper AMOLED HD
Size4.7"
Resolution1280 x 720

02Performance

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2012 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon S4 Plus
RAM1 GB
Storage16 GB

03Camera

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2012 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main8 MP
Front1.3 MP

04Battery

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2012.

Capacity2,530 mAh

05Software

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker software results among mid-range phones of 2012 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Kevlar back distinctive.
  • 4G LTE Verizon.
  • HD AMOLED rare for 2012.
  • NFC.
What doesn't
  • 1 GB RAM tight.
  • 2,530 mAh small.
  • 8 MP cam basic.
  • Android 4.0 launch.
Cross-shop it against
HTC Desire S
$450 · score 72/100

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 31-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .