hey everyone, happy new year!
and with a new year comes new phones.
Im currently rocking the droid incredible 4g by htc, and I have an upgrade available on feb 1st
I want the razr maxx because the battery is supposed to be really long.
I know the razr maxx came out jan 2012, so its now a year old, is it still a good enough phone to buy for $149?
or should I look for another phone?
I know there is a Maxx HD, but i dont wanna pay $300 for a phone that will be outdated in 6-8 months
thanks ahead of time!
curtis
harecurtis said:
I know the razr maxx came out jan 2012, so its now a year old, is it still a good enough phone to buy for $149?
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Best Buy was running a promotion a couple of weeks ago where the RAZR Maxx was free for new/upgrade while verizon was still at $199 upgrade. Not sure if they are still doing it. BTW, it is a great phone.
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Best Buy was running a promotion a couple of weeks ago where the RAZR Maxx was free for new/upgrade while verizon was still at $199 upgrade. Not sure if they are still doing it. BTW, it is a great phone.
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awe I just looked and they dont, I also checked amazon wireless. speaking of amazon wireless why isnt the razr maxx listed anymore on their site?
its a pretty good phone, have you looked at swappa for a phone?? idk how it might compare to the droid incredible 4, but the DNA was released, but then again idk how it compares to those phones either..... lol..... a few pros is the battery life, usually at least a full day charge, sometimes less. One con I have with it is that is a large phone, so its not made for little hands. And with any phone the must have cover adds to the bulk. I kinda miss my old incredible and its cute size, but the maxx is still good..... now your question is will it be worthy for another 2 years, or another year? well thats kinda iffy. Sure we are getting JB on this phone, (or have it if you installed the leak) but I kinda doubt we get the keylime pie, or any other upgrades. Also we do lack NFC on this phone. So if that technology does take off within the next year or two, well that could make this phone obsolute. And I believe I read somewhere that Motorolla already announced the next line of phones to replace the razr m, or razr maxx hd or something, so yeah..... locked boot loader, and compared to some of the HTC devices also lower dev community ect blah blah blah..... Mind if I ask why are you leaving the incredible 4g? that phone is less than a year out and was a strong contendar in my shopping before I got the max... Whats important to you besides battery life??
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I have never personally dealt with them, but I know someone who has and he had no problem.
But Wirefly.com has the RAZR Maxx now for $69.
http://www.wirefly.com/product/verizon_wireless/motorola/razr-maxx-black
I know it says new account, but it should be the same for 2 yr upgrade too.
This phone is good enough that rooting and rom'ing really aren't necessary. Combine that with battery life that is godly amongst phones and this should satisfy for quite some time.
I only look at the Note II as a step up but then I need a messenger bag or purse to carry the billboard sized piece. Not cool for a straight dude.
Still sort of want it though.(The Sammy)
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I only look at the Note II as a step up but then I need a messenger bag or purse to carry the billboard sized piece. Not cool for a straight dude.
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If you are straight, you could put it in your fanny pack. Wait..... er..... no you can't!!! LOL :laugh:
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If you are straight, you could put it in your fanny pack. Wait..... er..... no you can't!!! LOL :laugh:
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Ha ha, if I were my dad's age! I think fanny packs are only allowed if you are born prior to '75.
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Ha ha, if I were my dad's age! I think fanny packs are only allowed if you are born prior to '75.
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Those of us born in the early 50's bristled a bit at this comment.... heheheh
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its a pretty good phone, have you looked at swappa for a phone?? idk how it might compare to the droid incredible 4, but the DNA was released, but then again idk how it compares to those phones either..... lol..... a few pros is the battery life, usually at least a full day charge, sometimes less. One con I have with it is that is a large phone, so its not made for little hands. And with any phone the must have cover adds to the bulk. I kinda miss my old incredible and its cute size, but the maxx is still good..... now your question is will it be worthy for another 2 years, or another year? well thats kinda iffy. Sure we are getting JB on this phone, (or have it if you installed the leak) but I kinda doubt we get the keylime pie, or any other upgrades. Also we do lack NFC on this phone. So if that technology does take off within the next year or two, well that could make this phone obsolute. And I believe I read somewhere that Motorolla already announced the next line of phones to replace the razr m, or razr maxx hd or something, so yeah..... locked boot loader, and compared to some of the HTC devices also lower dev community ect blah blah blah..... Mind if I ask why are you leaving the incredible 4g? that phone is less than a year out and was a strong contendar in my shopping before I got the max... Whats important to you besides battery life??
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thanks for long explanation, long story short; I had bionic until recently (when it got ICS) and loved that phone to death. I know the razr line (old) and bionic have very similar specs and reviews for razr maxx is good. i love the dinc 4g but its a little small for me and HTC sense is getting on my nerves lol, and touchwiz is a headache for me also, so its either nexus or motorola (which is basically stock android now)
and I know i can root my phone and put on Cyanogen or another AOSP rom but im affraid to mess up a 200-300 phone
Ah, ok. Well if you wanna go back to the bionic with a super slim extended battery then the razr maxx is a good choice. It's the same phone,they just moved the power button and the ports to the right lol. I must say Motorola blur definitely isn't as obtrusive as HTC sense, but it's not quite as pretty either.. Lol. I miss my Incredible for its size and development community. But I haven't found any good contender... I will say this, I seem to be having wifi issues, not sure if it's ICS and a JB bug.. But it's annoying. Good luck
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I would choose the maxx today if I could :good:
harecurtis said:
hey everyone, happy new year!
and with a new year comes new phones.
Im currently rocking the droid incredible 4g by htc, and I have an upgrade available on feb 1st
I want the razr maxx because the battery is supposed to be really long.
I know the razr maxx came out jan 2012, so its now a year old, is it still a good enough phone to buy for $149?
or should I look for another phone?
I know there is a Maxx HD, but i dont wanna pay $300 for a phone that will be outdated in 6-8 months
thanks ahead of time!
curtis
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I would wait to 6 or 8 months or maybe the dna
KFHD 8.9 (root & playstore) - XT912 - HTC Nexus ONE - TAB 2 7.0 - COLBY
Wish I had the maxx, my battery life is horrid.
If you want battery life, then the MAXX is it.
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I am on my 4th replacement Eris (trackball issues, and charging port issues). It's mint, and I take good care of it, so it's not that I am abusing it by any means, but my charging/usb port is on its way out. I've had to exchange 2 others because of the well known trackball issues.
So, Verizon has offered me early upgrade pricing on any phone of my choice! Question is, which one is closest to my Eris (size) and feel. When the Eris came out, I admit, I liked the way it looked, and felt compare to the Droid 1.
Of course, I rooted it, since there is no way I could stand being stuck on 2.1, with Sense. I really want the Nexus S, but I'm on Verizon, and not able to move (company phone). I would prefer the most "google" experience, but if it's an HTC phone with Sense, I can live. I'll probably just root it anyway. So, here are my requirements:
* FAST!! (After having an Eris for so long, I yearn for speed!!)
* Most Vanilla Google like
* "smaller" form factor like the Eris
* Good dev community for rooting (like the Eris)
Actually, now that I think of it, my requirement for being Vanilla, is not really a requirement, since I can always root it
Here are some of the phones I have thought about:
* DINC (but, should I go for something even faster, or wait?)
* Samsung Facinate
* Droid 2 Global (don't really like the form factor, but 1.2Ghz is nice!!)
I don't really think there is much choice. Although I am a diehard Mac OS X guy (Mostly because it's Unix), the iPhone just doesn't do it for me anymore. I like Android widgets, and the notifications too much, and the iPhone sucks at those (or doesn't have it)
Any chance of the Nexus S coming to Verizon? I like that the Nexus phones are always on the bleeding edge of Android releases, which is what I really want the most
So, what does everyone recommend? Wait? Get a new phone now? Replace the Eris for the 5th time?
Can you wait out for the vzw Thunderbolt?
Personally I would get another Eris and wait for the new phones to come out. BTW next time, post questions like this in the Q&A or General sections.
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J/K...I'd wait for the new LTE phones to come out before getting one. They just leaked that the LTE pricing will be the same 29.99 for unlimited.
dinc is too old now. almost at the end of its life and so is the droid x. Samsung has horrible support as you can see by kaos having to go over to their forums to help them get froyo and its near the end of its life. Most of the fast phones that verizon has have a EOL in march. The d2g is the same processor as the x and d2 but overclocked. i had a x for 29 days and hated it. and that thing ran all day at 1.35. If you can handle the 4.3" screen wait for the thunderbolt. My experience with the x and looking at the rest of verizons going ons has made me realize i am leaving them. I have determined that its time to move to a mobile carrier that has similar views that i do in how handsets should be ran. That is why i am switching to tmobile and getting the G2. Tmobile is owned by a german company and for some reason the Europeans seem to be more accepting of all things unix. They have a good relationship with google and they have released 4 vanilla pure android phones. no one else has released any that i can think of.
I would get the DINC but only if you can without having to use your upgrade.
Currently on my 7th one, nd verizon has yet to offer me this. Just get the iphone, much more reliable
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I'm still on my first, but I'm saving my upgrade for the Droid Bionic. And how do you go through 4-7 Eris's?!?
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I'm still on my first, but I'm saving my upgrade for the Droid Bionic. And how do you go through 4-7 Eris's?!?
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track ball going out, screen unresponsive, phone restarting randomly... i'm about to be on my third.
The build quality was very uneven on the Eris. Most of the ones people are getting now have already failed in the past and will fail again. If you're on your first one like I am (over 12 months now) count yourself lucky and just ride it out. Unless things change I'll be changing carriers after this contract is up as it is anyway.
Do the verizon trade in credit thing. Eris is worth 132 to verizon. Then buy some used phone online (I recently got a mint droid for 130, I'm pleasantly surprised by how much faster it is over the eris and has a great dev community and super easy to root and is still supported by verizon. For now) and wait till the thunderbolt, bionic, x 2, droid 3, or the Inc 2 comes out and get that and use your promo pricing
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Do the verizon trade in credit thing. Eris is worth 132 to verizon.
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not anymore, they changed it today to 32
neederishelp said:
not anymore, they changed it today to 32
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That must be because of the iPhone? $100 drop is steep!
Get the Thunderbolt
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not anymore, they changed it today to 32
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Dangg. Whew I'm glad I did it last week haha.
Replace it with another Eris; then wait for the Thunderbolt (SVDO) or the Droid Bonic - or jump ship like me and just get an iPhone. *shrug* /2c
I only read your first post and haven't read anyone else's answers. IMHO, Either go for the Incredible or wait for the next HTC Android phone on Verizon, the Incredible's successor, whatever it will be. Shouldn't be too much longer, but I understand it's hard to be patient.
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currently on my 7th one, nd verizon has yet to offer me this. Just get the iphone, much more reliable
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boooooooo!!!!!!!!! -8974624
im keeping my eye on the bionic myself. wait it out just a little longer.
Hi Guys,
I've been considering between getting this or a Galaxy Nexus. I'd pretty much almost decided on the RAZR due to the superior build quality, but after looking on here; im now not too sure - 10 pages of the General Discussion threads paints an image of doom and gloom, faulty displays, stuck pixels, freezing, overheating etc.
Do you guys who own one of these recommend it or should i avoid and go for the Plasticy Nexus?
Look forward to hearing your opinions and any useful advice.
Cheers
Paul
I say no. Get the Nexus! Especially if you like to flash new roms!! Or if you want the Razr, get the Nexus and I'll trade you!!!
Wait for the razr maxx...awesome 3300 mah battery!
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I am looking between razr and rezound due to reception issues with nexus-i already had the charge and dealt with the reception woes from Samsung. Too bad reception is so bad it ruins the otherwise superior choice
I think you'd really like the RAZR, but wait for the MAXX so you don't have to worry about conserving battery. The extra thickness will make it more comfortable to hold as well.
Cheers for the advice guys.
Im still not sure what to go for though
I liked the build quality and design of the RAZR and actually like how slim it is. Not too fussed about the bigger battery in the RAZR Maxx - i generally stick my phone on charge every night so im sure the RAZR would get me through a day safely to be charged up and ready to go the next day.
The Nexus i'm interested in the HD display and Ice Cream Sandwich but im not too keen on the design and cheap look and feel of the device. It just seems to lack something i cant put my finger on.
The risk of getting a RAZR with issues seems to be too high though - why cant i have the Nexus put into the RAZR shell!!
paulrgod, I agree with alexh037 in saying wait for the Droid Razr Maxx (if possible). I went from the Samsung Fascinate (loved it) and wanted the Galaxy S II phone, but Verizon is the only carrier which decided to skip the Galaxy S II and go straight to the Nexus. I looked at the Nexus, the Razr, and the Rezound and the Razr won out. I understand the camera short commings, but I don't use my phone as my "main" means of photography, I use it as a phone and appointment keeper. The reception this thing has beats the Fasinate hands down. And ditto with sound quality (and loudness). The Razr is very easy to understand people I am talking with, and they say I am crystal clear even with a lot of background noise going on.
My only dissapointment is the Razr was released to the world in November 2011, and here it is two months later and the Razr Maxx is being released with almost twice the battery. Sucks for us early adopters!
I personally don't think it sucks. The original RAZR is amazingly SLIM. The new one is just .. sorry - FAT. And the current battery is OK. Most Android phones run on battery for one, max two days and you will achieve this with RAZR, too.
It depends on what u want from your phone i guess. I like both of them. But i definitely like how the razr looks and feels better then the nexus. But my only concern is getting back to stock using the fastboot files. Seems like alot of people are having trouble doin it. The nexus I think is pretty much impossible to brick and your able to unlock it. But i really don't care about a locked bootloader. I care about how difficult it is to get back to stock if u root the razr and something goes way wrong.
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I've read somewhere that the gnex's antenna is lacking.... that is a deal breaker for me... that's why I chose the RAZR, locked bootloader didn't stop my DroidX from getting quite a handful of roms, so I jumped on the RAZR wagon and am loving it
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Having had both I would recommend the Galaxy Nexus.
I used the Razr for about 5-6 weeks before picking up a Nexus. I really like the Razr and it is a great phone. I ended up having some issues with it though and that is what caused me to switch.
What I took into consideration:
Not receiving all text. People would show me the time stamped text on their phone, and I had not received in on mine hours later. (This was not a sim issue since I am using the same sim in my Nexus)
Locked bootloader. I know this had been talked about to death, but it is what it is. I never rooted my Razr because I had a Bionic before. I rooted my Bionic and one of the biggest draw-backs on the Bionic was the chance of being stuck with a hybrid off the update path. I just didn't want to deal with that on the Razr.
Lastly the screen on the Nexus got me. Watch the same youtube HD video, or put the same HD wallpaper on both phones and there is a big difference. More than I really thought there would be. For me, the screen is the biggest part of the phone. It hard to explain internals to the everyday person, but everyone can see the screen.
I also really like the feel of the Nexus in my hand. And as far as build quality, I have never known anyone to have a phone disintegrate in their hands. The Razr has superb build quality, but the Nexus isn't made out of tissue paper either.
Both phones are great! At the end of the day you need to decide which features are the most important to you. Then pick the one that suits you. If you need a large amount of storage then definitely pick the Razr. Just remember its not the do or die situation everyone makes it out to be. Pick what you like. Its like choosing between Ferrari or Lamborghini, Mercedes or BMW.
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I've read somewhere that the gnex's antenna is lacking.... that is a deal breaker for me... that's why I chose the RAZR, locked bootloader didn't stop my DroidX from getting quite a handful of roms, so I jumped on the RAZR wagon and am loving it
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This would be a big deal for anyone if it were true. but its not. Its only the way the signal is reported on the phone. Technically the Nexus is more accurate. The Razr and others display an inflated signal.
I will say that on the Bionic and Razr (although not near as bad as the Bionic) i did drop in and out of 4G regularly. Sometimes it would say I have 4G or I would be on wifi, but I would have no data connectivity. I would have to toggle airplane or wifi to get data back.
I live in a market that has had 4G for over a year now and I have had solid coverage since my Thunderbolt.
Yes, you should go for it. Mind you that most of those whiners are trolls who work as professional sh*t throwers. Razr is a durable and yet fast device. It works as it should out of the box. It didn't get a major update yet but its soon. All of the minor bugs will be corrected with the ICS build.
Thanks again for the feedback guys - i guess i need some more hands on time with both handsets to make up my mind. I'll see if i can get hands on tomorrow!
Something else you may want to consider is support behind the phone.
I have noticed the Razr threads become less and less active. Take a second and just scroll through the Nexus forums, then the Razr. The difference is night and day. The Razr forum is surprisingly sparse. This may be the work of an OCD Mod or just a lethargic user base. Its not a bad thing as long as any help you need will be there when you need it. Just worth taking under consideration.
Happy hunting.
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Something else you may want to consider is support behind the phone.
I have noticed the Razr threads become less and less active. Take a second and just scroll through the Nexus forums, then the Razr. The difference is night and day. The Razr forum is surprisingly sparse. This may be the work of an OCD Mod or just a lethargic user base. Its not a bad thing as long as any help you need will be there when you need it. Just worth taking under consideration.
Happy hunting.
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not necessarily "razr" threads, but motorola threads as a whole. very little "community" in most motorola threads compared to others.
very true though. I remember when i first picked up the Atrix on release day. For 2 weeks, there are SO little development updates. But about 8 months prior when I picked up the HTC Evo, the threads were updating almost non-stop.
Motorola released lots of "major" and "flagship" phones, but all of the phones pretty much failed to deliver in so many facets. While I've still got love for motorola, i cannot say i am not disappointed.
I have yet to see a device on Verizon that is open (no locked bootloader) and still gets decent GPS/reception. And I like using microSD cards, so I didn't go with the nexus.
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Something else you may want to consider is support behind the phone.
I have noticed the Razr threads become less and less active. Take a second and just scroll through the Nexus forums, then the Razr. The difference is night and day. The Razr forum is surprisingly sparse. This may be the work of an OCD Mod or just a lethargic user base. Its not a bad thing as long as any help you need will be there when you need it. Just worth taking under consideration.
Happy hunting.
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Locked bootloader has a lot to do with it...
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Something else you may want to consider is support behind the phone.
I have noticed the Razr threads become less and less active. Take a second and just scroll through the Nexus forums, then the Razr. The difference is night and day. The Razr forum is surprisingly sparse. This may be the work of an OCD Mod or just a lethargic user base. Its not a bad thing as long as any help you need will be there when you need it. Just worth taking under consideration.
Happy hunting.
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Even tho I like the razr and I kinda consider it over the nexus simply cause i dnt flash as much as most people. You 100% right about the threads. There is alot more goin on in the nexus threads then the razr. But i have got some pretty good help with the questions I asked in the razr threads.
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please go for Razr Maxx.
It is just a Razr, but with much better battery life.
1.1 mm thinker, seriously guys, who the fxxk cares that 1.1 mm? Your phone case will add at least 4.4mm!
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Locked bootloader has a lot to do with it...
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This is true.
As a former Eris owner, I just wanted to stop by and say hi. This was my first Android and I loved it.
I'd also like to advise you guys when you do update your phones, HTC has the best rom communities in most cases. HTC phones typically get the most rom development. If you love the Eris community (which is one of the best in my opinion) , you may want to consider sticking with HTC. With some Androids, they have a very limited selection of roms. coming from an Eris, that may leave you disappointed.
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I went to the rezound, they have like 5 droid incredible devs and counting lol its great!
I think the LG Revolution only has 5 roms total if that and it's been out since last May. That's why I came back to let people know so they dont get something like that and regret it.
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I counted at least 10 different roms for rezound not countin the aosp, cm9 wip(s)
I am thinking about replacing my Eris after I cracked the screen when it fell out of my pocket during a traffic stop (no one got a ticket). I hate contracts and don't want to to pay big money (over 150) on a phone. So that leaves me in the used phone arena.
I would want a phone with lots of support from this type of group and one with 4g speed. So my question is what would yall recommend? Or do I just bite the bullet and be locked in with Verizon for another two years?
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I am thinking about replacing my Eris after I cracked the screen when it fell out of my pocket during a traffic stop (no one got a ticket). I hate contracts and don't want to to pay big money (over 150) on a phone. So that leaves me in the used phone arena.
I would want a phone with lots of support from this type of group and one with 4g speed. So my question is what would yall recommend? Or do I just bite the bullet and be locked in with Verizon for another two years?
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Go to Craigslist and look for an Android. I.see the thunderbolt always sselling for around $200 used on there (little more than the 150 you want, but no 2 year contract). That will also give you a phone with a good rom development community. Trust me, it has one of the best rom.development communities of the 4g phones on Verizon.
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Don't get.the LG.revolution. it only has one real rom. While it has an unlocked bootloader, there are phones out there.with locked bootloaders that have more roms developed for them.
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Thanks for the info!
Just sold my two Erises on CL, coudln't have made it this long without gingershedbread from workshed. I went with Evo, another family member went with Optimus. I must say I have a hard time recommending any LG phone. The optimus is speedy but almost no support for it at all though there is a CM7 version that has been ported, thank goodness for that. But I agree with what has been said about htc phones and forums, lots of support. Good luck!
I decided to go with the HTC Thunderbolt. Now to figure out which Rom to flash it with. The even bigger question is do I give my Eris to my daughter or do I keep it to play with?
It was really tough replacing my Eris! : )
Again thanks to all who have contributated to the development of the roms. It is greatly appreciated.
The thunderbolt has plenty of roms to play with. Let your daughter experience the wonders of android.
I hope I helped you choose a phone that you will love and not one you will kick yourself in the ass everyday over (like I did with the LG revolution). While I like Motorola because of the battery life and the quality of production, HTC is where it's at for roms. My love for Android began with the Eris and I hope I can help anyone who still has it, pick an upgrade that they will also love.
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I see your using the bionic. What is the rom situation like for that phone?
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It has good roms but small selection. I don't recommend it if you want to play with several different roms. If you want to stick to 1 or 2, its a good phone.
Many of the developers have moved on to the nexus. I suspect that development will pick up some when Motorola releases ICS. We have an alpha version coming along.
While it's a very good phone, it didn't live up to it's hype. It was released with some problems that it shouldn't have had after being delayed for as long as it was.
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The touchscreen was going bad in my Eris back in April. I guess it was losing it's sensitivity. I dealt with it for a few weeks but I was stuck in my contract until Nov. So I found a new digitizer online for $37 and a phone tear down and digitizer install video on youtube. For the tech savvy people like myself (I'm an engineer) it was the easiest and best way to get more life out of my Eris when I wasn't eligible for a phone upgrade and didn't want to pay full price for a new one.
Just another option for you.
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I went to the rezound, they have like 5 droid incredible devs and counting lol its great!
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I got the ReZound, also and I love it but not as much as my Eris which recently kicked the bucket I must return to fixing that Eris now!
Ta-ta for now my friends!
Got my Eris launch weekend in Nov 09. and had it rooted and running smooth which kept me from using my upgrade until I cracked my screen last month...so it was either a 99 asuriun deductible or a Rezound on sale for 99 online.. guess which choice I made?
Hey guys, as always i first would like to offer my praise and sincere admiration to everyone who has and continues to work on the Dx2. You are ALL amazing and the work you do has had me enjoying this phone ever since i have gotten it..
That being said, my dx2 is a company phone.. they pay for it and all its accessories and monthly cost etc.. So my big boss wanted to upgrade from his blackberry so he got a Razr Maxx. He can't get use to it and (to LOL) its incompatible with the bluetooth in his Mercedes (don't u WISH u had that problem)..
So anyway, he is offering me to take the Maxx (for Free).. Now i have to say, I have CM7 on my X2, and honestly i LOVE it.. Its Fast, It works, it never crashes.. I ask it to do something, and it does it.
Now yes, the Maxx is 4G, with supposedly insane battery life. I have read i think there is ics for it now too.. I dunno..
Question is.. Do i take the upgrade and lose MY upgrade (January 2013), to which a quad core or the s3 will be out then, or do i take the Maxx now?
Ill admit I'm leaning on keeping my x2.. I really have no issues with it (and I'm on Long Island with is excellent 4G)..
Well. I'd go razr cuz they just did a bootloader workaround. Forget quad core. They can hardly utilize the second core on our x2 and you want 2 more? But you could wait and boycott Motorola ...
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I'd probably jump on the razr, its a known winner.
Its the success story that we had hoped the X2 and/or Bionic would have been
if you wait and bet on a new model before its proven you have the potential to pick a phone with less dev support.
Razr Maxx. That phone is looking better and better to me every day. Why? My dad has it and his 4g, kexec'ed phone whoops the **** out of my X2
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January is a long way away or I would say to wait it out. Why would your upgrade change if the phone is already purchased? Anyway, the maxx has great battery life, 4g, kexec, and an ics leak, that sounds like a nice combo to me. On the negative side its moto and by 2013 the phones will dwarf the razr. You have a tough decision on your hands. I just hope you get away from this phone eventually. Im starting to hate it more and more. (Not trying to be negative just speaking my mind)
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I'm also curious as to why your upgrade would be lost if you're getting the phone from a non-Verizon source.
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If he gives you a phone, why would you lose your upgrade date? I've changed my activated phone (broke my DX, bought a DX2 off Craigslist) and my upgrade date stayed the same.
You should be able to activate his phone on your number and save the upgrade for something badass quadcore style
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LordRalh3 said:
You should be able to activate his phone on your number and save the upgrade for something badass quadcore style
from my X2 roaming the north
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What a NICE boss! Btw, why did he pick u over and above so many employees? Are u the ONLY employee under him? Btw,you could wait for the S3 or some other phone. But since it is a company phone will ur company allow u to buy any phone or they decide what phone u'll get?
Yes the S3 is probably a quad core phone (rumor has it that in US it will be dual core just like the HTC One XL thingy) or you can get the next nexus, but Jan is a long way. There are ALWAYS better phones round the corner. You have to just pick your poison and stick with it... And the Maxx is one of the best. Of course, I will NOT go for it purely on principle, NO MOTOROLA for me anymore! But you should decide if the Maxx will do ALL you want from a phone for the next 2 years or so. I believe it will...
Well, I'm one that went from the DX2 to the Razr Maxx. I'm also one that said no more Moto phones for me again. I guess I lied. When I first upgraded, I tried the other side and found out that the old saying "the grass is greener on the other side" doesn't hold true with these phones. The phone I bought (HTC Rezound) missed probably 4 out of 5 calls I received. It just didn't ring. Needless to say I can't have that. It is after all, first and foremost a phone. If it doesn't ring when you get a call, all the unlocked bootloaders in the world aren't worth having. Moto hardware is tough to beat.
So, with that said, yeah, I like the phone. There's lots of roms available for it. Yes, ICS roms are there too. They do have their quirks though. Much like CM7 for the DX2. I'm running Eclipse on it right now but from what I remember, the problems with it that were most noticeable were things like the camcorder not working (no Moto drivers available) and a Bluetooth issue. Bluetooth works fine but if you turn off the Bluetooth device you're using off and forget to turn Bluetooth off on the phone, and then make a call or somebody calls you, you won't hear them and they can't hear you. Seems to me that mine wouldn't even ring but it's been a while so I don't remember for sure. The easy fix is to turn off Bluetooth when you aren't using it. Also, and this was kind of the one issue that made me leave it, data can be iffy at times. I tried several of them (Gummy and Black Widow being the best for me) and had problems with data being dropped. Only time I had troubles with it was when I was in a weak area but a lot of my work is in areas like that and it would get quite frustrating. However, it seems to be a hit and miss thing. Some people have absolutely no problems with data on those two roms, others have the problems I have. I suspect it depends on the signal but others say they don't have problems even with a weak signal so; who knows?
I have no doubt though that when the ICS upgrade comes, those issues will be fixed with the new kernal that comes with it. The phone is free. You'd be a fool not to jump on it. It shouldn't change your upgrade path since you didn't buy it so you really have nothing to lose. If you don't like it, activate your X2 again, unless of course, you have to give that up to get this one. If that's the case, well, I'd still go for the Maxx.
One more thought. For the Razr and Razr Maxx, if it's a CDMA phone, XDA isn't the best place to find roms, mods or what have you, for it. Most of the stuff here is for the GSM version of the phone. There's a website out there that's pretty much totally devoted to the Razr. They have far more stuff there for the CDMA phone than you can get here. Don't know what the policies are here for posting links to other forums so I guess I'll leave it out. If you get it and want a link, PM me.
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Hey guys, as always i first would like to offer my praise and sincere admiration to everyone who has and continues to work on the Dx2. You are ALL amazing and the work you do has had me enjoying this phone ever since i have gotten it..
That being said, my dx2 is a company phone.. they pay for it and all its accessories and monthly cost etc.. So my big boss wanted to upgrade from his blackberry so he got a Razr Maxx. He can't get use to it and (to LOL) its incompatible with the bluetooth in his Mercedes (don't u WISH u had that problem)..
So anyway, he is offering me to take the Maxx (for Free).. Now i have to say, I have CM7 on my X2, and honestly i LOVE it.. Its Fast, It works, it never crashes.. I ask it to do something, and it does it.
Now yes, the Maxx is 4G, with supposedly insane battery life. I have read i think there is ics for it now too.. I dunno..
Question is.. Do i take the upgrade and lose MY upgrade (January 2013), to which a quad core or the s3 will be out then, or do i take the Maxx now?
Ill admit I'm leaning on keeping my x2.. I really have no issues with it (and I'm on Long Island with is excellent 4G)..
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are you sure youd lose your upgrade? if hes giving it to you, you wont lose it.
Yeah, your upgrade is based on your contract, not your phone. If you get a phone from a third party and you have it lit on your line, you won't lose the upgrade. This is coming from a former tier 2 billing support rep. ;-) enjoy your new phones.
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Hey sorry for my delay in response, been busy..
Ok the Reason i would "Lose" my upgrade is because we here are all on a corporate verizon contract. We have lets say 10-12 employees under this contract, and the owners and higher ups also have their wives and kids under the contract as well.. so that now becomes like 30 people.. They upgrade phones so often that they "Take" an upgrade for one line and use it for another etc..
So if I take the Maxx, my boss will "Take" my upgrade to use for HIS next phone, in effect taking away my upgrade.. Now that being said, i (not trying to toot my horn) am a very valueable employee here (I'm the CIO/Network Admin, in an IT Department of 1, aka ME) so I get treated Very well, for example my boss who is the owner of the company and the only person i report too 3 weeks ago just Gave me his 64G 3G Ipad2 because he got an Ipad3, and i didnt even ask nor want one.. I wont even mention the Corporate Gas card. x 10000
But now you know my conumdrum. He has the Razer Maxx now, and he LOATHES it. He is a very simplistic user, and he is staying on his blackberry (if you can believe that), so he said he is waiting for some friend to give him a new blackberry and he is supposedly gonna pass the Maxx off to me.. So i will have the Maxx, and the X2 at my disposal.
To the nice dude who said about the roms and such on other sites, i thank you, you can pm me any info you have, i would have googled and found them anyway, but if you know where the goods are it can save me some time.
I think part of my trepedation on the Maxx is honestly CM7 on the X2 is faster i will say that. The UI and snappiness of the phone over the Motoblurred Crapola on the Maxx just is a breeze and to me Much faster... Now obviouslyi would blitz the hell out of the maxx and insall some ICS variant on it, and i know the Maxx is getting the ICS upgrade, but is the ICS roms for it TRUE ICS? Or Emulated ICS?
I swore my next phone would have complete UI Hardware Acceleration, as smooth as the iphone, and i know ICS brings that, but only in its True form.
Thanks for all the replies tho, you guys/gals are the best.
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I think part of my trepedation on the Maxx is honestly CM7 on the X2 is faster i will say that. The UI and snappiness of the phone over the Motoblurred Crapola on the Maxx just is a breeze and to me Much faster... Now obviouslyi would blitz the hell out of the maxx and insall some ICS variant on it, and i know the Maxx is getting the ICS upgrade, but is the ICS roms for it TRUE ICS? Or Emulated ICS?
I swore my next phone would have complete UI Hardware Acceleration, as smooth as the iphone, and i know ICS brings that, but only in its True form.
Thanks for all the replies tho, you guys/gals are the best.
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Good to know why your upgrade will be gone! It makes sense and clarifies a mystery. The Razr Maxx will get ICS and it will be proper ICS (hopefully with the 3.0 kernel and even if not, the kernel it will use WILL have all drivers for hardware). Of course, this version of ICS will have Motorola's trademark crapware on top, but still it is ICS. I dunno what you mean by "emulated ICS".. Did you mean something like Samsung Galaxy S's "ICS-like value pack" (which is Gingerbread with some of ICS's features, kinda like CM 7.2)? If so, then rest assured that Razr Maxx WILL get ICS. Period. And it is rootable + it has great ROMs and a lot of devs. I must say I do admire the build quality of Motorola. The phones are sturdy and rock solid. My X2 was a rock. It could handle falls and the body felt premium and it doesn't make squeaks when you press it. My Dinc2's plastic back panel makes some squeaks and noises when I hold the phone, and it feels cheaper in quality.
So, the Razr Maxx is a pretty good phone. It has its caveats, it is locked down and Moto may stop supporting it once their next flagship phone arrives, ditching it like it did with the X2... Keep this in mind, when weighing the phone's pros and cons. I say wait till tomorrow when Samsung is gonna unveil the Galaxy S3. If it comes on Verizon and it is a beast (which it should) then hold out for that. Else go for this!!
Cheers! \m/
hehe, personally now I'd take a WM7 phone by any maker (as long as it is reasonable) over anything Motorola produces.
But honestly, to me, it's Verizon, I have absolutely no expectations of any of the other impressive phones. their top 3, (maxx ~ evil moto, nexus, iphone ~ evil apple)
No one X for us, no samsung note, no good sony phones, no galaxy SII, no Titan II with a super impressive camera, etc.
Anyways, might as well just take the Maxx for now, they get development love, and you don't have to worry about battery life, also your next upgrade after it would be promised quad core and most likely software that could utilize it better than dual core currently is XD
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Hey sorry for my delay in response, been busy..
Ok the Reason i would "Lose" my upgrade is because we here are all on a corporate verizon contract. We have lets say 10-12 employees under this contract, and the owners and higher ups also have their wives and kids under the contract as well.. so that now becomes like 30 people.. They upgrade phones so often that they "Take" an upgrade for one line and use it for another etc..
So if I take the Maxx, my boss will "Take" my upgrade to use for HIS next phone, in effect taking away my upgrade.. Now that being said, i (not trying to toot my horn) am a very valueable employee here (I'm the CIO/Network Admin, in an IT Department of 1, aka ME) so I get treated Very well, for example my boss who is the owner of the company and the only person i report too 3 weeks ago just Gave me his 64G 3G Ipad2 because he got an Ipad3, and i didnt even ask nor want one.. I wont even mention the Corporate Gas card. x 10000
But now you know my conumdrum. He has the Razer Maxx now, and he LOATHES it. He is a very simplistic user, and he is staying on his blackberry (if you can believe that), so he said he is waiting for some friend to give him a new blackberry and he is supposedly gonna pass the Maxx off to me.. So i will have the Maxx, and the X2 at my disposal.
To the nice dude who said about the roms and such on other sites, i thank you, you can pm me any info you have, i would have googled and found them anyway, but if you know where the goods are it can save me some time.
I think part of my trepedation on the Maxx is honestly CM7 on the X2 is faster i will say that. The UI and snappiness of the phone over the Motoblurred Crapola on the Maxx just is a breeze and to me Much faster... Now obviouslyi would blitz the hell out of the maxx and insall some ICS variant on it, and i know the Maxx is getting the ICS upgrade, but is the ICS roms for it TRUE ICS? Or Emulated ICS?
I swore my next phone would have complete UI Hardware Acceleration, as smooth as the iphone, and i know ICS brings that, but only in its True form.
Thanks for all the replies tho, you guys/gals are the best.
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Its an actual official ics leak, kernel and all. Aparrently motorola got ics right according to some, but it hardly makes up for their business practices.
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Hi, I currently own HTC One X..would like to upgrade to 1080p screens..
was thinking of getting Droid DNA as it is cheap and affordable.. Is it worth buying now?
I know the phone is awesome...But I am worried about the development.
I would atleast use the phone for another year. Development is one of the main criteria for me.
Thank you
I was in the same boat as you mulling over the DNA or the ONE X+. After noticing the resale value was less for the better offering (DNA) I got it. Development is above average with 3 major builds having multiple offerings (Sense 4+, Sense 5 & AOSP/CM) Everything pretty much works in all roms except BT headset audio for cars in AOSP which I'm bummed about because I recently discovered my inner AOSP and would rather be running it than Sense but its a dealbreaker for me as I'm an audio enthusiast. If you do decide to upgrade another obvious choice is the ONE but it will be a bit pricier outright as it is still a new phone. The screen on it is smaller but it has boomsound speakers. The DNA has curved glass like the OX. it has a soft touch back which I prefer over the metal of the ONE.
thanks for replying..but so many ppl are selling droid dna on swappa..which got me worried..why many ppl leaving the device? at this pace it is even difficult to have android 4.3 running on dna
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thanks for replying..but so many ppl are selling droid dna on swappa..which got me worried..why many ppl leaving the device? at this pace it is even difficult to have android 4.3 running on dna
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Possibly because the One is being released by Verizon within the next few months.
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thanks for replying..but so many ppl are selling droid dna on swappa..which got me worried..why many ppl leaving the device? at this pace it is even difficult to have android 4.3 running on dna
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The DNA will lose some developers to the One, but its safe to say it will keep a handful; at least through their 2 year contract. The development right now is pretty strong and I'm confident we will have a 4.3 and 5.0 port.
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People are selling because they are upgrading/planning on upgrading. The one is coming, a possible dna 2, and this Droid ultra that's being talked about.
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Hmmm..so what do you say guys..should I go for droid dna or spend hell lot of money and buy HTC one? even xperia Z is also in my mind..I hate samsung phones..
If u have patience you should wait for the butterfly s or for all the new phones that will be comming out with the snapdragon 800
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If u have patience you should wait for the butterfly s or for all the new phones that will be comming out with the snapdragon 800
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I sold my phone today only..right now using Nokia old model..thats why running out of patience
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I sold my phone today only..right now using Nokia old model..thats why running out of patience
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Perosnally I think you're the only one who can make the decision you're looking for on some of the questions you've asked. The DNA is a phenomenal phone and it's still holding it's own with current phones. However, when the new snapdragon phones get released it will be much slower comparitively. Developement is fine and we have been getting many many ports from the HTC One so as long as that stays true then we should have no trouble getting updated versions of android. Also keep in mind that HTC has said that our phone will be getting updated to 4.2 and you can assume it will get one more update to 4.3. With the Developer Version of the One being released we can also speculate that we will benefit from that as well.
I would personally hold out unless you got a steal on a DNA. I was going to hold out but we took advantage of the free DNA's that verizon was giving out. Very happy with my decision but at this point you have the One coming to Verizon as well as the Butterfly S which may be the DNA 2.
If its a choice between phones available now I would go with the DNA over the ONE just because its kinda the same phone minus the boomsound, and I don't mean that spec for spec but generally speaking. If you wait there will always be better options but you have release dates to consider as well as contracts. DNA can be used on prepaid GSM so that's a plus for no contract people. Also you can always sell your current phone for a new phone that you aim to buy used. After selling my EVO LTE I only paid $150 for the DNA so its a smart way to always get the phone you desire for cheaper. I've never owned multiple superphones but maybe ill get an S4 unlocked when the price comes down a bit.
The only thing I would buy the one for is zoe. I'm no professional photographer so the 8 megapixelcamera the DNA has is fine for me. Um other than and that it comes with stock sense5 the DNA and the one are similar. Honestly I would wait for the phone that's supposedly the one and the DNA combined, if anything
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arpith.fbi said:
Hi, I currently own HTC One X..would like to upgrade to 1080p screens..
was thinking of getting Droid DNA as it is cheap and affordable.. Is it worth buying now?
I know the phone is awesome...But I am worried about the development.
I would atleast use the phone for another year. Development is one of the main criteria for me.
Thank you
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Get DNA. U wont regret it. Advise from a fellow indian
HTC ONE is priced highly and it has build issues.
As far as rom dev is concerned, DNA is best positioned among all htc phones if devs stay with it.
We have sense 4+ roms like viper, sense5 port, and whole host of aosp roms. Should be getting sense5 officially atleast as well.
Hell i have compiled 3 roms namely jellybeer, slimrom, baked
We have all major roms also. Chk orig. android section.
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Hey guys, I still got the good ol' HD2 or should I say I got two working and one touchscreen defective HD2?
Is the Droid DNA a successor of the HD2?
I'm lovin' this old companion but I think it's time to move on.
What about the battery, is it detachable?
edit: Yeah, I see, it's not removable. What does this mean? How complex is it to remove the battery?
JackDCalloway said:
Hey guys, I still got the good ol' HD2 or should I say I got two working and one touchscreen defective HD2?
Is the Droid DNA a successor of the HD2?
I'm lovin' this old companion but I think it's time to move on.
What about the battery, is it detachable?
edit: Yeah, I see, it's not removable. What does this mean? How complex is it to remove the battery?
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You'd have to open the phone up, not super easy. Buy why would you want to get at the battery.
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So the phone is that good, that there's ne reason to reboot it hard via removing the battery? Great.
Ummm one question, maybe because of my english comprehension: BT Headset Audio isn't working with CM10.1 JB4.2.2 So what's that meaning? I won't be able to use my BT Headset for calls? Any Chances for a fix or finding the cause of this?
JackDCalloway said:
So the phone is that good, that there's ne reason to reboot it hard via removing the battery? Great.
Ummm one question, maybe because of my english comprehension: BT Headset Audio isn't working with CM10.1 JB4.2.2 So what's that meaning? I won't be able to use my BT Headset for calls? Any Chances for a fix or finding the cause of this?
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If you need to hard reboot you hold the power button for 10 seconds, just like every other device with a non removable battery.
And yes, your headset won't work fie now. There's a good chance it will be fixed eventually.
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Ok, thank you for sharing informations. Good to know, looks like I'm gonna get myself a DNA Droid.
Looks like a HD2 successor for me.
JackDCalloway said:
Ok, thank you for sharing informations. Good to know, looks like I'm gonna get myself a DNA Droid.
Looks like a HD2 successor for me.
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Nothing like the HD2 really... That would be the Evo or Thunderbolt really... Plus didn't the HD2 run winmo?
That's why I'll try to fix my fellow HD2, but it's old, even the Thunderbolt and Evo are kinda old. I want to buy a new device, use it till it's exhausted like the HD2 (Old digitizer died, replaced it, now it's dead again, or the buttons are bad).
The HD2, WinMo6.5 from stock. The question is: Is there an OS the HD2 couldn't handle? But this discussion belongs somewhere else.