Hi,
I'm going to buy Motorola device, but I cannot decide between Atrix and Razr.
Razr is more powerfull, have bigger display, is thinner, dustproof and there is promise for ICS. Atrix is less expensive, not so wide and there are lot of hacks for it.
My question is if there is so huge different in hw between this two devices and if there will be soon webtop hack, possibility to have full linux(ubuntu, debian) as webtop, external drive with ext, custom roms, etc. for Razr.
The RAZR will be supported from so many devs.
At least, it's supported by me and another user at the moment. I've moved from ATRIX to RAZR.
IMHO, RAZR is better, apart there's missing the fingerprint sensor that on ATRIX was an awesome trick to show.
I came from an ATRIX 4G. it is still a great device and there's nothing that could stop that beast but RAZR is definitly better in all aspects. if you dont care about the price gap, go for the RAZR.
Btw there's no phone on earth that could beat ATRIX when it comes to Price/Performance ratio atm. Is there ?
Also consider that it took a good amount of time for development to get rolling on the Atrix. If price isn't the biggest factor then go with the Razr.
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Thanks for all your answers.
I'm just worried mostly about the waiting for all the hacks for Razr that are already on Atrix. I just hope that it will be available for Razr in few weeks, not months.
Hi razr guys!
I'm kinda confused right now because of the bootloader locked.
I'm asking myself if i should exchange my RAZR for a NEXUS
i watch few comparaison between both, and ok nexus have native ICS and will for sure upgraded first if a new android version is released.
Now the right question is, Does the locked bootloader of my RAZR is enough to change it?
If i take a deep breath and think, i found the RAZR way much sexy than NEXUS, performance are similar, camera is better, screen resolution is lower.
But hey, we already have ICS even with the locked bootloader, and 2 custom rom on Gingerbread.
And i heard many bug about strenght signal on the nexus.
That's why i'm confused and i'd like to have your opinion on this question.
I really hope motorola will unlock our bootloader, but if they dont is a good reason to throw my razr away?
Thanks!
If modding is more important to you and you are obsessed with an unlocked bootloader, then yes by all means you should "go"
If I could I would go. Motorola is not a company that I want to be associated with.
Amatuer flasher here. Considering coming to Razr Maxx by exchanging my Nexus. Battery life is bothering me. ICS not that different/impressive.
Seems like with a locked bootloader on the Razr, you can still root, flash, etc... What are you missing out on with a locked bootloader?
Thanks for indulging the noob questions...
rfeagan said:
Amatuer flasher here. Considering coming to Razr Maxx by exchanging my Nexus. Battery life is bothering me. ICS not that different/impressive.
Seems like with a locked bootloader on the Razr, you can still root, flash, etc... What are you missing out on with a locked bootloader?
Thanks for indulging the noob questions...
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The core thing isnt that the Phone, the Razr is bad without the locked BL. It wasnt the only argument for me to buy actually. But the way which is Motorola is going is the actually Problem which I see. For me Moto is dead and I will never buy any Product from them again ... Each other but none Motorola
I will wait 1 or 2 weeks.
Friend leave the waiting is the galaxy 3 thu esto i hope
sevenup30 said:
Hi razr guys!
I'm kinda confused right now because of the bootloader locked.
I'm asking myself if i should exchange my RAZR for a NEXUS
i watch few comparaison between both, and ok nexus have native ICS and will for sure upgraded first if a new android version is released.
Now the right question is, Does the locked bootloader of my RAZR is enough to change it?
If i take a deep breath and think, i found the RAZR way much sexy than NEXUS, performance are similar, camera is better, screen resolution is lower.
But hey, we already have ICS even with the locked bootloader, and 2 custom rom on Gingerbread.
And i heard many bug about strenght signal on the nexus.
That's why i'm confused and i'd like to have your opinion on this question.
I really hope motorola will unlock our bootloader, but if they dont is a good reason to throw my razr away?
Thanks!
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I agree with others on this thread.
If you are hardcore about thoroughly customized ROMs and such, then a google experience device is the way to go.
But if you like solid build quality, performance, and long-lasting battery life - then the Maxx is just the thing for you.
Out of all the Motorola products I've owned, I contemplated between the RAZR Maxx, HTC Rezound, and the Galaxy Nexus. Spent two minutes with the Nexus and dropped it like a hot potato. Eventually made up my mind to go with the Maxx, and I'm thoroughly satisfied.
Motorola's UI has improved, and performance on the Maxx is very good. You can still root, remove bloatware and such - but with the locked bootloader, you're stuck with the kernel provided by Moto's software. It cuts down on the extent of modifications that can be made, but in the end - its your choice.
If you decide to go with the Nexus, I would heavily suggest waiting a bit, because there is suppose to be an updated "2.0" sorta-speak coming out soon. The current Nexus has its perks, but the radios aren't up to quality of Motorola and HTC.
I had the galaxy nexus and now have the maxx. I dropped calls and battery life was horrid on the gnex. I love ICS but also love battery life. The only reason I rooted the nexus was to get better battery life and faster 3-4g handoff. These are things I don't have to worry about with the maxx. Plus, I don't have any battery saver things on my maxx and last two whole days with it. On LTE the entire time. It's amazing and will be even better with ICS.
I have currently a sgs2 i9100 with ics, a tmobile sgs2 and my razr and to tell you the truth i use my razr way more than the other two. Sure i would love ics in my razr, but i can wait it will come. Im running frazers 2.4 rom and its just speedy as hell so the bootloader thing is not getting to me as much as others and i am a hardcore copulsive flasher!! But theres no way i would give up my razr just so i can flash. I would rather pony up the extra cash and by the gnex too to cure my flashing habit, but by no means i would trade it. To me the razr is superior in reception, not to mention is the best freaking phone ive used for wifi tethering, i play ps3 without a single disconnect and i dont have the LTE version. Battery life is ok, on par with my other phones, screen is beautifull, no complaints here, spec wise the razr has an sd slot(cant live without it), camera is ok, not great but ok, cant complain about pictures taken, build quality on razr is top notch, the best ive owned, call quality and speaker sound quality are also top notch. For me the razr trully is probably the only real smartphone masterpiece that motorola has developed even if it has a locked bootloader.
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I have both Original Razr and GNex now, GNex is way better.
1. Regarding Radio, everyone says the Moto radio is better, and I have the doubts.
I have both Razr and GNex laying at the same position at same time and press speedtest at same time. Testing like this for 20 times.
GNex's 4G speed beat Razr every time of this 20 tests. even displaying 1 bar in 4G while Razr displaying 3 bars.
I feel that it is a "tricky" in measuring the bars that give you the false connectivity. I do had many times when Razr showed 3 bars but the data did not kick in at all.
2. Regarding Battery. Yes, GNex can never beat Razr Maxx in this category. But easily beating Razr. The trick? custom kernel. On Fransco Kernel 15.1 and the phone is awesome. It costs 1% over night of 7 hours!!! Repeat after me, 1% overnight of 7 hours. of course no airplane mode etc.
3. Regarding build quality.
The immediate impression was Razr is way too sexy. But hey, it is a dust sucker. I have seen so much dust in the top of the screen where Motorola logo is (ironically!) and at the side bezel of the screen.
Yes, the Kelvar back is awesome. No competition of that, especially the back of GNex is push-ed on style.
But GNex has a removable battery.
These two were equal in my house, BEFORE MOTOROLA's recent bomb news.
So Now I am leaning to GNex.
Had a razr, loved it. Then I exchanged it for the nexus. I had the nexus for three days. After three days I returned the nexus and got my razr back. For me the razr had more pros going for it than the nexus. I can honestly say the razr is the best device I have ever owned.
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I have owned the Nexus and the Rezound. Now I am using the Razr Maxx and I love it. It is much faster than either the Nexus or the Rezound! I have been a HTC Sense lover for quite some time now but with the Razr Maxx I feel satisfied for the first time. Hopefully it will save me money in the long run!
Reimerj
I love the razr. Its really fast and I love how thin it is. Even with the locked boot loader you can still have some great custom roms.
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thanks for your feedback, now i'm more confused than before lol
i'm a flashmaniacs, my past desire hd could confirm you ^^. but i made a mistake in the past, i had a transformer and asus locked the bootloader, so i sold it because i was angry and a month after, some devs managed to unlock it, and now i have an A100(it's a good tablet but not like the transformer and with a locked bootloader also -_-)
as jiwengang said, the nexus have removable battery and custom kernel which increase battery life and performance i guess.But it doesn't have micro sd.
I'd love to have razr MAXX too, but i just bought the razr and the maxx isn't available in france. I'll try to test the nexus and make my own opinion (i thought about the NOTE but the big thing afraid me ).
Well i don't know if you say that in english, but in french i would say:
I have my ass between two chairs!
Lots of good insights here. Thanks everyone.
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A lot of times if you are asking the question then you have your answer.
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Hi,
I am about to get a new phone and I have a choice between Samsung Galaxy S2 or Motorola RAZR
Which one should I get? I am leaning towards the RAZR as I am currently using the Motorola Atrix 4G and very happy
I'll be happy to get any tips and advice
Thanks!
The RAZR has a locked bootloader (unless you get the developer version) and the S2 has a pretty active development community.
Should have mentioned it before: I will be getting this phone from the company I work in, from the local network operator (Orange) so I probably won't even root the device not to mention unlocking the bootloader.
Which is better out of the box? Price is not an issue obviously
mickeycohen said:
Should have mentioned it before: I will be getting this phone from the company I work in, from the local network operator (Orange) so I probably won't even root the device not to mention unlocking the bootloader.
Which is better out of the box? Price is not an issue obviously
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What will be you main use of the fone?
Checkout each fones details and judge for yourself..
I'll be using it for everything, like my Atrix now
Communication, Calendar, Emails, Games, GPS, Camera
I compared the specs and they are almost the same.
RAZR has BT 4 VS BT 3 on SG2
SG2 has Gyro and RAZR does not
RAZR battery cannot be replace unless you take it apart and I read the battery life is not great but it does have a better screen and I do like motoblue better than touchwiz
I am really not sure which one to get which is why I asked for advice
Will be happy to get tips if anyone got a chance to use both and can give real life experience rather than a "dry" specs comparison or unboxing reviews which are quite useless...
How about the RAZR MAXX, that has a huge battery?
Also, how are they both price wise at your place?
Price is not an issue but I can only choose between the RAZR and S2. These are the 2 devices that were offered, If I could I would go for the maxx
I have a GS2 and its nice but the Razr is pretty slick in design. If you want to mod the phone go for the GS2 if you like stock go with the Razr.
Samsung SII vs Motorola Razr
I personally think both are good phones but if it was my choice I would find myself leaning more toward the Galaxy SII mainly because it is a bit easier on my eyes, nicer screen, a very active community out there and being able to access and upgrade or change the battery when ever i need were on the Razr you can’t do the same. There is no battery door on the Razr granted this allows you a bigger battery but it limits your options when it comes to system and battery troubleshooting.
I think either way generally you will be happy.... Good luck
I am an AT&T wireless user and I am trying to decide which android phone to go with. I am a former Verizon user and was quite fond of the Motorola line of Droids... I had the Droid 2, Droid X and finally the Droid Bionic. Price is not an issue for me at the moment and I am seeing a phone that has decent battery life, a wide variety of customizability and ease of use when it comes to rooting and installing roms. Basically I am looking for a phone that can handle my desire to tweak the most out of it and yet is nearly unbrickable and has a good pool of developers working with said devices. These are the phones I am considering, please share your opinions and advice in regards to these devices.
Motorola Atrix 2
Samsung Galaxy S II
HTC Vivid
Thank you for any and all input and I hope I have posted this in the right forum.
I wouldnt go for the HTC, it seems (just from browsing through forums), that they are quite hard to mod, with their locked NAND partitions and bootloaders that must be downgraded in order to flash new roms. (correct me if im wrong someone). I would go with the s2, i have a samsung and they are seriously easy to mod, plus the s2 should have a ton of devs working with it and lots of mods/roms, concidering its popularity everywhere.
I'm limping along with an HTC Thunderbolt and I am getting increasingly frustrated by the lack of an official update to ICS. I've had it rooted since I first got it a year and a half ago, but I tried a custom ICS rom for it recently and the antenna reliability is all over the place. I'm thinking of tossing in the towel and finally getting a new phone.
Is the Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD likely to have stronger support in the dev community? Or should I wait a bit longer for newer phones to be released?
oldbushie said:
I'm limping along with an HTC Thunderbolt and I am getting increasingly frustrated by the lack of an official update to ICS. I've had it rooted since I first got it a year and a half ago, but I tried a custom ICS rom for it recently and the antenna reliability is all over the place. I'm thinking of tossing in the towel and finally getting a new phone.
Is the Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD likely to have stronger support in the dev community? Or should I wait a bit longer for newer phones to be released?
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Moto phones are good, and the HD is quite svelte. But its very large. I would go with a one s - it has excellent community support, superb battery life and a fine screen. And its THIN. The HD is cumbersome in my hand at leasst, and moto has pulled its jb update for some reason, so I'm dissapointed with it. Also some of the best root apps like root call blocker don't work on it atm.
oldbushie said:
I'm limping along with an HTC Thunderbolt and I am getting increasingly frustrated by the lack of an official update to ICS. I've had it rooted since I first got it a year and a half ago, but I tried a custom ICS rom for it recently and the antenna reliability is all over the place. I'm thinking of tossing in the towel and finally getting a new phone.
Is the Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD likely to have stronger support in the dev community? Or should I wait a bit longer for newer phones to be released?
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It's a great phone, but i believe there ain't much development going on for it, as moto makes it difficult with all the locked bootloader and sh*t.
If you need a lot of dev support, I would suggest u get a nexus 4 (or any nexus) or any Samsung flagships. They have "THE BEST" dev support!
Life!
Lifehacker7 said:
It's a great phone, but i believe there ain't much development going on for it, as moto makes it difficult with all the locked bootloader and sh*t.
If you need a lot of dev support, I would suggest u get a nexus 4 (or any nexus) or any Samsung flagships. They have "THE BEST" dev support!
Life!
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I want 4g LTE though, which the Nexus 4 doesn't have. And I've been hearing a lot about poor outgoing voice quality on Samsung phones and poor support for Unity games. I develop games in Unity, so...