<s>
The	O
Droid	B-Application
Maxx	I-Application
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
a	O
high	O
end	O
smartphone	B-Application
exclusively	O
developed	O
by	O
Motorola	O
for	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Operating_System
Droid	I-Operating_System
line	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
23	O
July	O
2013	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Droid	B-Application
Ultra	I-Application
and	O
Droid	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
at	O
a	O
joint	O
Motorola	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Droid	B-Application
Maxx	I-Application
maintains	O
a	O
similar	O
design	O
shape	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Droid	B-Application
Razr	I-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
Dupont	O
Kevlar	O
unibody	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
Motorola	O
's	O
proprietary	O
X8	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Computing	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
8	O
cores	O
:	O
2-core	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
S4	O
Pro	O
applications	O
processor	O
,	O
4-core	O
Adreno	O
320	O
graphics	O
processor	O
,	O
1	O
low-power	O
core	O
for	O
natural	O
language	O
processing	O
,	O
and	O
1	O
low-power	O
core	O
for	O
contextual	O
awareness	O
processing	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
new	O
Touchless	O
control	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Droid	B-Application
Maxx	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
Motorola	O
's	O
Active	O
Notification	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
towards	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
mostly	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
caveat	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
US	O
carrier	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewing	O
outlets	O
called	O
the	O
device	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Android	O
device	O
available	O
on	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Droid	B-Application
Maxx	I-Application
runs	O
a	O
mostly	O
stock	O
version	O
of	O
Google	O
's	O
Android	O
mobile	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
initially	O
shipping	O
with	O
the	O
version	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
released	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
on	O
19	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.4	I-Application
on	O
15	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KitKat	B-Application
brought	O
restyled	O
navigation	O
bars	O
,	O
"	O
immersive	O
"	O
full-screen	O
mode	O
,	O
stronger	O
security	O
,	O
power	O
management	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
minor	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
also	O
enhanced	O
its	O
proprietary	O
camera	O
software	O
for	O
better	O
color	O
,	O
exposure	O
,	O
and	O
dynamic	O
range	O
accuracy	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
updated	O
Google	B-Protocol
Hangouts	I-Protocol
application	O
which	O
included	O
SMS/MMS	O
messaging	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
KitKat	B-Application
4.4.4	O
update	O
brought	O
further	O
improvements	O
to	O
camera	O
functionality	O
,	O
improved	O
Bluetooth	O
connectivity	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
Isis	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Wallet	I-Application
(	O
now	O
called	O
Softcard	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartphone	B-Application
can	O
share	O
its	O
internet	O
connection	O
over	O
WiFi	O
(	O
hotspot	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
access	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
an	O
online	O
distribution	O
platform	O
for	O
the	O
Android	O
OS	O
managed	O
by	O
Google	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
may	O
purchase	O
and	O
download	O
applications	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
SDK	I-Application
,	O
music	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
television	O
shows	O
,	O
books	O
,	O
and	O
magazine	O
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Droid	B-Application
Maxx	I-Application
,	O
like	O
its	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
sibling	O
,	O
showcases	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
function	O
via	O
Touchless	O
Control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
speaking	O
the	O
hot	O
phrase	O
:	O
"	O
Ok	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
"	O
(	O
even	O
while	O
the	O
phone	O
is	O
asleep	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
will	O
launch	O
a	O
voice	O
assistant	O
which	O
taps	O
into	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
to	O
control	O
the	O
phone	O
and	O
run	O
natural	O
language	O
queries	O
with	O
the	O
Google	O
search	O
engine	O
without	O
requiring	O
physical	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minimalist	O
notifications	O
show	O
on	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
as	O
white	O
icons	O
against	O
a	O
black	O
background	O
;	O
power	O
is	O
conserved	O
by	O
not	O
turning	O
on	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
that	O
would	O
display	O
the	O
black	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
by	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Contextual	O
Awareness	O
processor	O
in	O
the	O
X8	O
system	O
and	O
proximity	O
sensor	O
,	O
the	O
Droid	B-Application
Maxx	I-Application
"	O
knows	O
"	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
face-down	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
pocket	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
not	O
display	O
Active	O
Notifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Droid	B-Application
Maxx	I-Application
user	O
interface	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
soft	B-General_Concept
keys	I-General_Concept
:	O
back	O
,	O
home	O
,	O
and	O
multitask	O
,	O
lock/power	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
volume	O
rocker	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shape	O
maintains	O
the	O
tapered	O
corner	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
 [ RAZR ] 	O
design	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Size	O
has	O
been	O
increased	O
to	O
house	O
a	O
5	O
in	O
(	O
130mm	O
)	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
720x1280	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
at	O
294	O
ppi	B-Algorithm
and	O
made	O
of	O
Corning	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Droid	B-Application
Maxx	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
proprietary	O
Motorola	B-Application
X8	I-Application
system-on-chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
8	O
cores	O
with	O
various	O
functions	O
:	O
2-core	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
S4	O
Pro	O
applications	O
processor	O
clocked	O
at	O
1.7GHz	O
,	O
4-core	O
Adreno	O
320	O
graphics	O
processor	O
,	O
and	O
2	O
low-power	O
cores	O
:	O
for	O
natural	O
language	O
processing	O
and	O
for	O
contextual	O
awareness	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
comes	O
with	O
either	O
16	O
or	O
32	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
on	O
board	O
storage	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
NFC	O
capability	O
and	O
Qi	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
.	O
</s>
