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[Motorola Droid RAZR] xpsychox:
I dont see why not.. Unless it has something that the other does.. I don't know of any shop that has it.. Except many the cellphonerepairshop.com check them for parts..also just an idea many someone locally has a dead one.. (Broken screen) just scrap those parts and use it..just an idea..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
And so a small update with comparisons on battery life.

The before and after shots are both from the D-WiZ JB ROM, 2.0.1 before conversion and 2.02 after I think. Same settings on both.

Usage is similar on both. The after shots are from the first charge on the new battery but I haven't used the the phone that much on the following charges so it wouldn't be a fair comparison.

Unfortunately the screenshots are a bit buggy in the JellyBean ROMs but they are good enough for comparison.

The system language is swedish but timestamps are universal :p

Before the conversion:

After conversion:

Roughly double the battery capacity ;)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] danieltang34:
pretty impressive!

just wondering, are those materials same as the real maxx's ones or they're duplicates from 3rd party?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
The parts I got are OEM RAZR MAXX parts :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] hsahin4:
Thanks for the guide, but approx $125 expense.

Instead of this guide;

1. Sell your phone (second hand)

2. Buy a MAXX (second hand) + Pay extra $125 with warranty, without risk.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
If you have that option, great!

Where I live the difference in price between a used RAZR and RAZR MAXX is about $100-150 depending on wear.

OG RAZR goes for as low as ~$210. MAXX model for $350 and upwards.

This way I got a new battery and backside.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] linzhz:
very nice。thankyou
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Mr_Alexander:
Great Tutorial. I found myself needing this exact tutorial yesterday and was extremely fortunate that it was on the portal. I was out riding my bike and my MAXX fell out of my pocket and hit the concrete.

Ouch! Got banged up pretty good & the screen got pulverized in the lower left corner with cracks going up. Since I had bought the MAXX to replace my OG Razr I still had the old girl as a backup. Instead of just using it as my phone I decided to put forth a little time and effort so later I had a new MAXX - with some small scratches from the fall but still working perfectly (didn't switch the Motorola logo though).
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ptewee:
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[Motorola Droid RAZR] DrXtreme55:
couple things doesnt work

hi, i did it step by step but when i turn phone on i realize that front speaker, camera, backlight and accelerometr doesnt work. I have the right parts for my gsm razr. IS there any way how to repair it ?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Cdubzz20:
Will try this next paycheck, thanks so much for this guide
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Sv: How to: Convert your RAZR into a RAZR MAXX

It sounds like you have a bad connection at the top of the Phone between the pcb and theese parts, you will need to take it apart and check.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] DrXtreme55:
thanks for your advice i did it like you said and camera with flashlight works again but front speaker is still deaf. and accelerometr is out too.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] djfirestorm:
Super brave to do that to your phone. Very interesting though, cool *tumbs up*
[Motorola Droid RAZR] nrgyitguy:
I swapped a broken razr maxx battery frame and back into a RAZR and the MAXX battery frame on the RAZR board gave me problems. I could not boot the phone-no power. I didnt mess with it too much but ended up switching back to the original RAZR battery frame with the MAXX battery in it. Only downside is that the donar razr maxx now has a maxx battery frame with a RAZR battery and back so it will not go together without grinding some parts. However, since this particular MAXX is just that, a donar, i dont need to worry about iit going back together. The RAZR works great with the original battery frame and the MAXX battery and back. Not sure if maybe the MAXX frame was annodized in a couple of contact places but I didnt get the phone to power up with the MAXX battery frame in the RAZR, but I could with the original RAZR battery frame. Weird. Probly something I overlooked....

Just my 2 cents...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Sv: How to: Convert your RAZR into a RAZR MAXX

Perhaps the razr maxx was a cdma and the og razr a gsm or the other way around?

The frames are different.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] xpsychox:
True..but u dont have the option to say "look wut i did" well worth it for me..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Thugws:
I have now xt910 gsm. And I'm interesting could i replace my battery to battery from razr max?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] VitaminX:
White GSM RAZR to black GSM RAZR MAXX

Hello Guys,

I was just wondering, if I order all the parts listed in this tutorial plus the front housing (link below), will I have all the parts needed to convert my WHITE GSM RAZR into a BLACK GSM RAZR MAXX?

http://www.etradesupply.com/motorola-droid-razr-maxx-front-housing.html

I asked a customer support representative, and they told me that this front housing is compatible with the GSM version.

I'd go for a White GSM RAZR MAXX, but could't find any shop that sells such parts, and from what I've read, the MAXX comes only in black.

Your advice/help will be appreciated. Thank you in advance!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Sv: How to: Convert your RAZR into a RAZR MAXX

I'm not entirely sure, it depends on the front frame if it is detachable from the screen or not. The lcd is fused together with the glass and I don't think they can be separated without one of them breaking.

As far as I know the only part that differs between gsm/cdma razr is the rear housing, there's a connection that is on different places for gsm and cdma.

Other differences are only carrier branding :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] monstercat20:
question

Hello, I have a motorola xt910 with a broken screen and a motorola droid maxx with motherboard utilization corroded due to a wet environment. question is whether the motherboard fits in the maxx xt910? from what I've studied so far they are the same only different components are FOLLOWS: framework that supports battery, battery, and middle frame back cover.

Do you know of this???

Thanks
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Sv: How to: Convert your RAZR into a RAZR MAXX

Yes that's correct. Battery, battery frame, rear housing and battery cover are the differences (physical).

No problem changing parts between XT910 models.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] monstercat20:
Hello

Hello, I made changes to parts of the razr maxx xt910 and everything went well. Actually the motherboard is identical in both models. Thanks for help
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Majkus_:
Great tutorial,man. Thanks a lot :)

Sent from my XT910
[Motorola Droid RAZR] zhichao22:
It's so hard for me to DIY... :(
[Motorola Droid RAZR] teiva:
This is one of the best tutorials I've seen in here. Thank you so much. I'm planning to do the upgrade on my RAZR shortly. My current plan runs out around October this year and no doubt I'll update to a new phone then. In the meantime, the extended battery life will be a welcome upgrade for me. :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Thank you!

And if you have decent diy skills, know how to use a screwdriver etc, it's quite an easy task :cool:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] teiva:
My diy skills aren't too bad ;) I post in here how I go.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] wingrider75:
Bought a maxx off eBay with a busted screen for 90, and swapped parts into my razr with a busted battery (don't ask). Got it working with no problems. Funny thing is my phone now says it is a maxx.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] callousparade:
awesome writeup. looks like i have another project to get started on :laugh:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] razek666:
Thanks

Thanks
[Motorola Droid RAZR] shrenn:
Nice description for conversion razr to razr maxx.

I actually have an issue after following the process. After completion of process my phone's viberaion became very low..

Any idea on what i did wrong that lead to this issue?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Either a bad connection for the vibrator or if there's something in the way if the vibrator isn't seated correctly.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] shrenn:
I disassambled and assambled the parts again and noted that connected one screw at wrong place which was leading to loose connection....

Thanks for help..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Great that you found the culprit :thumbup:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] depth_charge:
wow . .

anyway hows your razr now with new batt ??

still in good shape?

i mean is there any side effect(s) after the surgery?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] shrenn:
Its all in good shape have not found and any issue apart from one mistake that i did which lead to viberation issue (resolved it:cyclops:).

For testing new battery I connected to WIFI for whole day around 16 hours(from morning 8:30 to 12:30 night) still there was 23% battery left and then on 3G for whole night still 5% battery was available in the morning.. my earlier battery used to give me max 5-6 hours of backup over wifi after full charge..

This is just Awesome..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] depth_charge:
aww thats sweet

ah i forgot 1 more to ask

how about the look?

is there any .. emm..how do i say it . . awkward look on the body?

or its just like ordinary maxx's body?

im sorry for too much asking :">
[Motorola Droid RAZR] razek666:
Thanks for the tip

Enviado desde mi XT910 usando Tapatalk 2
[Motorola Droid RAZR] shrenn:
not a problem...

I followed the double sided tape process and its attached very strongly.. i didnt use paper in reght corner as there in the description, apart from that everything I followed from description and phone is looking more straiter (no bump on top;))

Sorry for delay
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Xrunner87:
No need to change the middle frame for the guys whose camera and speark works good.Just change thr battery and the back,and it'll be fine.

My english is bad....Or even worse than bad....
[Motorola Droid RAZR] xpsychox:
According to WWW.cellphonerepairshop.com and the back of my droid RAZR Max battery..yes.. there OEM.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] eigerzoom:
for the cdma version swap it seems the pros for this conversion are a gain in 8gb of storage...

but you lose the glonass gps support of the maxx

it looks like the gsm razr has a 2mp front facing camera, which is a nice bonus over 1.3 for maxx and both cdma devices

anyone else with input of hardware differences and pros/cons to this mod?

i'm tempted to just leave the the maxx as is and keep the glonass

edit:

actually i just turned both devices on and they both report 16gb storage...

i dont see a reason for this conversion at all if you have a complete maxx
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Shilalygawd:
Legit guide, man. I'm considering doing this to my phone now.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] LeoTavares:
Unfortunatelly, here in Brazil these parts are very expensive....

But this is a great Guide!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Hacked4Life:
Will def be giving thus a go when I get the money! I def want extra bat. Life! Great explanation.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] roscored1000:
anyone used a kit

Has anyone used the Cellphone repair shop kit from the U.S.? I am thinking either buy a secondhand used phone for the parts or buy the kit, not a lot of saving in it though unless of course someone has a maxx that they want to sell?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] roscored1000:
gsm or cdma

I have ordered some parts from global direct but i think the back housing may be cdma and I need gsm are you able to tell me what the differences to the housing actually are? Thanks and will they make any real difference to the phones operation. cheers
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Super_Luddite:
Okay ,wow...this is pretty impressive :good:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
I think they have connectors in different places, how it affects the phone I don't know but my guess is poor reception, if any at all, if you get the wrong housing.

Thank you for liking my guide :cool:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] roscored1000:
thanks for response

Thanks for the response, looking at photos of the two cases I agree that the change is small but obviously big enough to make a difference somewhere. Global direct has made no replies to my bid to cancel my order or answer my enquiries, they have a link to cancel orders but there is no way to do it. I think that they may be a dodgy company, otherwise why no reply after 5 days. thanks I will buy from somewhere else. cheers
[Motorola Droid RAZR] archie1988:
Great work, man! i will try this too :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] roscored1000:
yay!

Got all my bits and an hour later,nerves, success. thanks for the info that got me started. No response from Globaldirectparts.com [be very wary of ordering from them]
[Motorola Droid RAZR] erickelime:
Very good! I'' try to do if my razr
[Motorola Droid RAZR] roscored1000:
battery fix software

Does anyone know if it is necessary to run reset battery stats or battery fix or similar so that the phone recognizes the larger battery. If so what is needed? thanks
[Motorola Droid RAZR] CharlesG70:
The RAZR (all phones) measure battery capacity by comparing the voltage to a reference table. The table is based on battery technologist not size, so will be relevant for all L-ion batteries. You should fully charge, then run the battery down, then fully recharge, but the battery meter will work fine.

Good luck, I am trying to get the parts myself to "Upgrade" my RAZR right now.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] roscored1000:
thanks for response

I got mine from both eTrade supply as well as the battery from eBay supplier, it all comes from Hong Kong anyway. good luck
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Super_Luddite:
Not that this thread really applies to me, but I'm curious as to know why this is important?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Hyperdmg:
Just did the upgrade myself, was really easy. Only issue is I no longer have 4G connecting. My area gets great 4G reception but since the upgrade I only get 3G. Any suggestions on what I did wrong?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Double your battery life ;)

Did you use the correct frame, the one for cdma?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Hyperdmg:
You know what I just took it down again, looks like I do have the wrong frame. Darn that website! I'm trying to transplant it from one frame to the other, worth a shot. Exactly right, thanks for the quick reply btw!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Good luck!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jacek607:
[MENTION=4368143]Faekie[/MENTION]

Could you reupload pictures to your tutorial, please? It would be much more helpful with pictures

thanks!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Is there a problem with the pictures? They are all working for me :what:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jacek607:
Yes, you right.

It looks like admins in my work locked imageshack and I can't see pictures :o

I checked tutorial on my RAZR, pictures are visible.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Einheit-101:
Really great idea :) Thanks for this tutorial!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] zakk87:
there's a good price on http://www.cellulardr.com/motorola-xt916-razr-maxx-eb40-battery.html
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bolt_of_thunder:
I have a white Verizon razr and am wondering if I'd be able to use the stock white battery door if I converted to a razr maxx battery. Or do I have to use the black maxx battery door to make it work?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] heythisisbert:
I seem to have a weird issue I don't see mentioned here. i followed the tutorial and I got the battery in and everything seems fine UNTIL I leave the phone on a for a bit. It keeps cycling into "Cool down mode". It'll do this 2-3 times then just shut off. I don't fully understand why this is happening.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
You can't use an OG Razr battery door with the larger battery no. It is physically thicker.

I have never heard of "cool down mode" but sounds like something is locking up on your phone causing high cpu usage perhaps?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] heythisisbert:
I'm not entirely sure what the issue is. It's just acting weird ever since the swap. It'll say 100% off the charger and as soon as I unplug it, it'll say the battery is at 0 and it shuts off. I'll throw it right back on the plug, and it'll say it's at 100% or 90%. It makes no sense. I was looking forward to doing this for SO long, and now that I finally have, this happens ;-;

I dunno if it's relevant to mention I rooted my phone a while back or not...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Root or not shouldn't make any difference. You could try factory reset but if that doesn't help then your battery might be faulty or there could be a short circuit.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] heythisisbert:
Well to narrow the issue down more, the phone works fine when plugged into the wall. It also sometimes works fine when the SIM card is out. It appears it may be a SIM card issue?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bolt_of_thunder:
If I buy a broken razr maxx and complete this conversion will there be a gap between the battery cover and SD card/sim door? I remember reading about this drawback when this conversion was first written about way back when, but looking at the OPs pictures there is no gap.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
If you use the back housing from the maxx there won't be any gap. If I remember correctly the sd/sim cover is mounted to the back housing.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] lorilucille9:
I was able to successfully convert my Hubby's from a RAZR to a RAZR MAXX and wasn't too bad however when I did mine I screwed up the signal and had to buy me a MAXX off eBay instead.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jagguli:
worked for me ... but ..

the procedure worked for me but there was a few hicups which I'd like to share.

1. The back cover I got from etrade supply did not have a lens cover, had to salvage the lens from the old cover.

2. Be extra careful while removing the back cover.. mine came off with the battery and broke the battery leads.

3. The back sticker around the lens doesn't come off easy and some it most likely gets damaged, so do include that in your order.

4. Might need to do battery calibration after this, mine did not report correct stats. Get the app from market.

I'd like to know if it is possible to change the front panel, mine is banged up pretty bad. I purchased the panel but cant remove the old one cuz it seems to be glued.

Thanks...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Faekie:
Yes the front panel is glued to the LCD. If you want to change it you have to be very brave and try to separate them :eek:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] lorilucille9:
Yes be careful with the battery cause I forgot to mention I also pulled the battery out along with the back cover and ripped the leads to the screws. I had to buy another off eBay. Whatever happened to the good old days of being able to take your own battery out thru a battery door, Geez!!!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] 5pik3:
This guide is very useful !

But I would to know if I can keep the rear housing of my razr because the gsm version of the razr maxx rear housing on ETrade Supply is out of stock for a while now :(

Thanks
[Motorola Droid RAZR] endaphase:
Battery woes

Hello everyone. Just wanted to ask if anyone has issues with battery information after the maxx conversion? Mine was fine on the stock battery (xt910), but after the conversion, battery percentage became incorrect and will drop rapidly and be stuck on 1% for ages. SS seems to display correct information, which is usually ~40% when the battery display within the Rom hits 1%. Currently using beanstalk kitkat on jbx kernel 2.1.4. Is my phone or battery stuffed?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] muerte18:
Love this guide :good:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bpcdos:
wow

This is the first I'm hearing of this, very interesting.....I believe you've just given me a project lol
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Tom2112:
Seems like it is cheaper to buy a MAXX on ebay than to buy these parts and go through all the trouble of tearing your RAZR apart.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] meilbox:
Thats sadly true... Prices are insane...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] 5pik3:
I had bought Razr MAXX parts from ETrade Supply (everything was in stock) and thanks to this guide and a video, I have now a really huge battery life !

Thanks for this thread, it's very useful <3

By the way, all parts and shipping costs for me in France were a little more than 92€, so that's not so expensive :)

PS : Sorry if I made mistakes in english
[Motorola Droid RAZR] l.ansaloni:
Onite 5700mAh battery indicator wrong

I have a Motorola Razr XT910 and I buy and install this battery. Great result! The phone will stay on for two days without problems with normal use (internet browsing, GPS navigation, messaging, facebook, etc.. etc..).

The problem is that the indicator percentage of the battery reaches 1% after about 12 hours and remains at that percentage for the remaining 36 hours.

I've done 3 full discharge cycles but does not change the situational least.

Is there a way to make it clear on the phone that the battery is not dead?

Thanks,

Lorenzo
[Motorola Droid RAZR] LordGarth:
2500mAh alternative.

I'm using this one I found on ebay and although I only have personal experience with the battery life it does indeed appear to last much longer than when my phone was new. It was only a little over $10 with shipping. I did start a new thread about it but thought I'd add this here since I originally started off by trying to find an OEM conversion kit.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360843113058?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Basyvava:
I'd like to bump this. I'm looking at doing the conversion but the type B (GSM) rear housing has been out of order for a long time now on Etrade Supply.

Can I keep the stock XT910 rear housing and just replace the battery door? I was also looking at the full kit from Cellphonerepairshop but I'm not sure whether their rear housing is compatible with our GSM Razr. That and whether or not they ship to my country.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] 5pik3:
Well, I don't remember exactly but I think this is impossible. For me the rear housing B was out of stock a long time but one day, the type was in stock, so I jumped on the piece :)

Good luck!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] gifnooky:
Just a little question:

Can I just put EB 40 battery in Razr xt-910 (EB 20 battery) without any further changes (like changing the fram etc)?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] nevildev:
I think you need a larger back plate
[Nexus 7 General] Ashin:
I didn't install it at all, just appeared along with it's sync service running in the background:confused:
[Nexus 7 General] corkiejp:
Are you in the UK? Play magazines are now available there! It was always on your device just frozen.
[HTC One X] viizx:
Hi guys,

I need a very light rom with good battery, I ak not searching for a sense rom. What is best kernel and rom for a battery? Please someone I'm having terrible battery. Sorry for my bad English.
[HTC One X] tomascus:
People each have different experiences :) Try them out yourself. But for me, ncx kernel has the best battery for me so far. ROM doesn't seem to matter that much to me because I delete all the junk manually
[HTC One X] viizx:
I had some nice days with ncx and cm9 but then from nothing battery stats went down... If i flash hboot 1.31 will it help to my battery. I read somewhere that hboot can help.
[HTC Desire S] WibblyW:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.calendar

Seems it breaks some functionality on some HTC devices

http://www.androidauthority.com/google-calendar-update-139915/

Any idea if the Desire S with standard HTC ICS ROM is affected?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaadd0w:
I got a problem with my aunt's mobile ( galaxy s plus i9001 ), the problem is the home button is pressing spontaneously & it's very annoying , she can't access anything & it happen often when moving the mobile...

I don't know what the problem is , i searched everywhere for a solution but with no benefit... If some1 could tell me what to do? or if I can disable the home button completely...

the phone is rooted & i tried to install a new rom... also nothing changed...

Thanks in advance for any1 who could help...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timberman4444:
You can try to disassemble the phone and then clean the button from inside... maybe that helps