Motorola and Verizon have had an excellent relationship over the past few years. The Droid lineup has been wide and deep, offering multiple options at various price points in an attempt to cover all the possibilities.
If you were ever on Verizon at any point, there’s a really good chance you owned a Droid at some point. More recently, the Droid lineup has been overshadowed by options like the Motorola Moto X and the newer generation of the same phone. Seen as good value for money, Droid needs some heavy hitters in the budget price range to get back in the game.
And Verizon did just that by buying the rights to the second generation of a previously non-exclusive Motorola smartphone: the Maxx. This year, we have the Droid Maxx 2 which claims to be the max in quite a few areas. Does it come through?
Looks
The Maxx 2 follows Motorola’s welcome trend of making its phones look less industrial and more lively. However, don’t expect any unique personality here, the Maxx 2 looks much like its brothers the Moto X and Droid Turbo 2. Not that this is a bad thing, just don’t expect a looker when you open the box.
