Motorola Droid Maxx

Motorola Farm’s been on lockdown since it was swallowed by Google, but the sound of buzzsaws and screaming as it works on the next Android flagship, the Moto X, has been deafening. No sign of that this month, but this faded giant has revealed three new handsets, of which this 4G trooper is the pick, thanks to a muscular, 48-hour-lasting, 3,500mAh battery. Its charms don’t end there, either: voice recognition is integrated into Google Now (you get its attention by saying, “Okay, Google Now”) while the Kevlar-clad, 8.5mm body also houses an “eight-core” processor – two for general processing, four for graphics, two for other stuff

Price: From $299 | Motorola | Out now (US only, UK to follow)