According to a report over at Phandroid the Motorola Droid 4 is going to be released on Friday February 10th, and as reported before will be available for $199.99 with a new 24 month contract. The carrier has some other nice deals on offer though as it brings back its famous buy-one-get-one free deals, which will offer some great handsets.

The recently released Droid RAZR and the impressive Droid RAZR MAXX with its supercharged battery life are part of the BOGOF deal. That is not all as Big Red has also brought back their double data deal, which will offer consumers purchasing a new smartphone up to 4GB of 4G LTE data for only $30.

If you or anyone you know who still uses an aging feature phone, Verizon is offering a $30 gift cards in the Verizon stores in exchange for it. The company is really after you cash as they are also offering $100 off any of the carriers 4G tablets on offer when purchased with any smartphone with a 24 month contract.

Will you be taking any of these deals from Verizon?

The upgraded device with the massive 3300mAh power unit inside promises to provide users with more battery life even with continued 4G LTE use, and should outstrip rival 4G handsets. Consumers in the US saw the device launched this week on the Verizon network for $299 with a 24 month contract, but has led some to wonder if it is worth the $100 premium.

The guys over at Laptop Mag decided to take some tests of the RAZR MAXX to see if the device lived up to all the hype regarding battery life, and the tests certainly found it destroyed other handsets in the sector with regards to battery life. It was found that the device achieved 8.25 hours of continuous web-surfing with the device set at forty percent brightness.

This is almost twice as long as the original Droid RAZR that managed only 4.45 hours under the same testing conditions. The only difference between the two handsets is the 1780mAh battery on the original RAZR, which is shown in the tests.

Testing other handsets found that the nearest to the DROID RAZR MAXX was the Samsung Droid Charge, which managed 6.42 hours. The recently released Samsung Galaxy Nexus managed a poor 3.40 hours with the same tests, and the HTC Rezound achieved 5.02 hours. Below we have an unboxing and first impressions video for you to look at.

Does battery life concern you with 4G handsets?

Motorola first announced the handset officially at the recent CES show in Las Vegas, and revealed the fact that the device has a much more powerful battery. Instead of the standard RAZR that has a 1780mAh unit, the RAZR MAXX comes equipped with a mammoth 3300mAh power plant. This only adds about 2mm in thickness to the handset, and still comes in under 9mm.

Now according to an article on Pocket Now Verizon may have let the cat out of the bag regarding the release date of the device. Previously we reported that Motorola may have let slip the release date for the RAZR MAXX as January 26th. Now it seems this date may be accurate as Verizon seemingly backs this up following a product page for the device.

It states that the smartphone “will launch to all channels” on the same date that was previously leaked on the Motorola website. So it seems those of you that are waiting to get your hands on the RAZR MAXX, should only have a few more days to wait. With any luck as we enter the new week something official will become available from all those involved. Update: Verizon has confirmed the release date and it will cost you $299.99.

Do you plan to get the Droid RAZR MAXX?