Both Amazon and Wirefly have reduced the contract price for them

Oct 20, 2012 16:51 GMT  ·  By

Two days ago, mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless added to its offering two new devices from Motorola, namely the DROID RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD, and both of them are already cheaper at retailers.

Both Amazon and Wirefly have reduced the prices for these devices, and those who will choose to purchase them will save up to $100, though they will still have to sign up for a contract agreement.

Motorola DROID RAZR HD can be seen at both retailers with a price tag of $149.99 attached to it, $50 less than originally launched with. It is available in two color flavors, namely Black (Amazon and Wirefly) and White (Amazon and Wirefly).

As for the DROID RAZR MAXX HD, it has seen a price cut of $100 at these two retailers, being available at the moment for $199.99 on contract (Amazon and Wirefly).

Both devices arrive on shelves with a 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD Display, 720p (1280x720), as well as with 8 MP rear-facing camera with LED Flash and Panoramic Mode, 1080p HD Video, HDR High Dynamic Range.

Both have been packed with 1.3 MP front-facing cameras with 720p HD video chatting capabilities, as well as with features such as NFC, and Android Beam.

Support for Verizon’s 4G LTE connectivity was included in these devices as well, along with WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities, GPS receiver, and dual-core 1.5 GHz processors.

The main difference between the two devices is the battery life, with DROID RAZR HD capable of up to 24 hours of high-performance usage time, and with DROID RAZR MAXX HD designed to provide up to 32 hours of usage time.

The latter is also heavier, but both of them run under Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), are upgradeable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and come with Motorola’s SMARTACTIONS feature, aimed at providing users with increased battery life.