Droid RAZR MAXX HD Maxes RAZR M, Atrix HD and Photon Q

By Lynn Walford 12/12/2012

Motorola made some of the top contenders for the best smartphones of 2012. As we countdown to the best smartphone of 2012, here are the best smartphones of 2012 from Motorola.

Previous round-ups include sales figures, surprises, Consumer Reports, DT, best of LG, best of HTC and best T-Mobile smartphones.

The best Motorola smartphones in reverse order by WiMo News' Review of Reviews calculating the results from multiple sources are:

6. Motorola Photon Q from Sprint average score of 4 out of 5 - Sprints first QWERTY keyboard with 4G LTE Android smartphone with world phone capabilities, it features 4.3" ColorBoost touchscreen, 1.5 GHz dual-core process, 8MP camera, front-facing camera, mirror mode when connected with HDMI cable, NFC for Android Beam, 1GB RAM, microSD slot and 1785mAh battery. BUY

5. Motorola Atrix HD with an average score of 4 out of 5- the 4.5" Motorola Atrix HD is more like a Droid RAZR than anything else, specs inclue 1280 x 72op color-boost touchscreen, 8MP , 8GB internal storage, 1780mAh battery, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, front-facing camera, 1780mAh battery,GPS , A-GPS , Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, mobile hotspots, USB port and HDMI out port.

4. Droid 4 form Verizon n average score of 4 out of 5 - Reviewers of the Droid 4 liked the dual-core speed, fast 4G LTE network, excellent voice calls, and best-ever keyboard that offers a reason to give up BlackBerry altogether. BUY for $49.99 with contract. Droid 4 tricks and tips.

3. Droid RAZR M with average score of 4 out of 5. the Droid RAZR M is a smaller version of the Droid RAZR HD and Droid RAZR Maxx HD. The 4.3" screen goes all the way to edge giving you more screen for a petite size and light weight that is larger than the iPhone 5's screen (read comparison). Read review. .BUY for one cent for new customers

3. Droid RAZR MAXX Motorola with an average score of 4.2 out of 5. When it was first launched The battery life of the Droid RAZR MAXX is the best any reviewer has ever seen for a smartphone and admired for still maintaining a slim figure.

1. Droid RAZR HD/MAXX with an average score of 4.25 out of 5. The well-reviewed latest Droid comes in two versions one with a larger capacity battery. It it kicks up the features of the original Droid RAZR a notch with a sharper display and more battery life.

BUY HD for $149.99 BUY MAXX HD for $149.99 for new customers.

Note we've learned from Verizon Wireless that they are offering an extended holiday return/exchange policy. If you would like a gift of all the best smartphones of 2012 data, it will be given exclusively to WiMo News Posts Haste (newsletter) subscribers.