HANDS ON: MOTOROLA DROID RAZR HD, MAXX HD, AND RAZR M

Motorola today unveiled three new additions to its family of Razr smartphones: the Droid Razr HD, Droid Razr Maxx HD, and the Droid Razr M.These are high-definition updates to the Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx, two of our recent favorite smartphones on Verizon Wireless.Unlike the originals, these new phones are virtually indistinguishable at first glance. 

The Razr Maxx HD is just a little bit thicker, at 0.36 inches compared to 0.33 inches for the Razr HD.The Razr HD has 16GB of internal memory and a 2530mAh battery, while the Razr Maxx HD comes with 32GB of memory and a whopping 3300mAh battery.

The extra size on these phones has been put to good use. The 4.3-inch, 950-by-540 Super AMOLED display on the previous models has been being replaced by beautiful 4.7-inch, 1280-by-720 Super AMOLED HD displays. 

That size makes for a high 312 pixel-per-inch density.The Razrs are powered by a 1.5-GHz, dual-core processor.The Razrs are running Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). That's a big disappointment. Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) has already been out for nearly three months now. But what's more is that Google owns Motorola! Surely new phones from Motorola should ship with the latest version of the OS.

 Motorola promised an update before the end of the year, but it would be a big reason to switch to Motorola if you were promised you'd get the latest software first.The camera also records 1080p video, and there's a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chats.Each phone comes with a microSD card slot. There's also NFC support. And there's even an HDMI port, which is a nice touch.Timing is an issue though. 

There's no info yet on pricing or a release date, except that the Droid Razr HD and Razr Maxx HD will be available in time for the holiday season. There are lots of promising new phones on the horizon, so Motorola will want to get these out of the door as fast as it can.In addition to the Razr HD and Razr Maxx HD, I also got to take a look at the Razr M. 

It's running on the same exact specs as those phones, but in a much smaller form factor. It features a nice, edge-to-edge 4.3-inch, 960-by-540 display, packed into a device closer to the size of the Apple iPhone 4S. 

It comes with 8GB of storage and a 2000mAh battery, and it doesn't have a micro HDMI port. Still, it's a really nice little phone. Best of all is the price. The Droid Razr M costs just $99.99 with a new two-year contract and is available now. That's a lot of power for a relatively inexpensive phone.