Lot has been written about battery life of Droid RAZR MAXX over the internet and every one agree to the fact that it gives best possible battery life in compact most possible package.
Last month I was on a day trip to Mumbai, I disconnected photon from charger at 530 AM and was to return by 530 evening, however flight got delayed and when landed at 700 PM in Ahmedabad, battery was showing 10%, phone remained in airplane mode for about 2 hours out of total usage of about 13.5 hours.
What I did during the day time was made calls of about 15-20 minutes, used tapatalk for aobut an hour and replied few emails. Total screen ON time was 1 hour 10 minutes + EVDO data thats all. This really put me off and decided to either quit android if I do not get good battery life. HetalDP suggested me to look into RAZR MAXX. Hence this phone.
I got my Droid RAZR MAXX few days back but could not post review because I had no LTE SIM require to enable data on it - after upgrading to ICS
Pros
1. Excellent battery life
2. Very slim for 3300 mAh batter.
3. AMOLED display (I like AMOLED display, though LCD are more natural in color and looks more real. For those who love to watch movies on screen AMOLED is too artificial)
Cons
1. Because I am coming from photon, I find it too slim to hold. :-)
2. Non user removable battery
3. Upgrade to ICS require LTE SIM From verizon else DATA do not work.
4. 5-6 hours charging time.
5. Not available for cheap.
Real batter life screen shots
USAGE PATTERN - 1
Week day usage, screen time about 2 hours 55 minutes hours, heavy data, moderate calling (40-50 minutes) - Battery after about 15 hours 50%, I recharged battery further.
May last for max 24 hours
USAGE PATTERN - 2
Removed charger on 19th morning at 6 AM, data continuous ON, WIFi OFF, BT ON
Battery after 1 DAY 15 HOURS 10%
USAGE OF BATTERY WHEN 10% left
OVERALL experiance, pleasant because so far none of smart phone has given such good battery life.