We’re big fans of the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX around these parts, due in no small part to its amazing performance in our three-day business trip test. The only thing we’re not fond of is Verizon’s insistence on a locked bootloader – something that users of the upcoming international model, the RAZR MAXX, won’t have to worry about. The ones in the UK won’t have to wait too long, either: Moto says that the slim phone with the massive battery will cross over the white cliffs of Dover sometime in the middle of May.

The RAZR MAXX’s biggest draw is its massive 3300mAh battery, the largest we’ve ever seen on any stock smartphone. This extra battery doesn’t add a lot of extra bulk – the MAXX is just 8.9mm thick, which is only slightly thicker than the RAZR it’s based on. In all other respects, the two phones share hardware and software specifications, from the 4.3-inch QHD AMOLED display to the Motorola-customized version of Android 2.3 to the 8MP 1080p camera. The ROMs for the RAZR and RAZR MAXX are even interchangeable.

The RAZR MAXX doesn’t get a removable battery, but it’s one of the few phones for which that shouldn’t be an issue, even for advanced users. Its 16GB of on-board storage can be augmented with a MicroSD card, though currently we don’t know if the international model will get the free 16GB card that’s bundled with the DROID RAZR MAXX on Verizon. UK Android fanatics and US importers will be glad to know that Motorola will likely offer a bootloader unlocker shortly after the phone is released, at a retail price of £359.00 before value-added tax.

[via KnowYourMobile]