My contract was up in July but until now there haven't been any phones worth buying. Now the RAZR is out and the Nexus is coming. My phone is literally falling apart and doesn't charge anymore, I have to the wife's phone to charge my battery.
I went and looked at the RAZR and I was really impressed. I liked it a lot but I'm still not sure I want it more than the Nexus.
Do any of you guys have buyers remorse? Do you wish you had held out for the nexus? Originally I thought the nexus would be out by now and I would simply be able to compare the two devices, but now its not clear if the Nexus will be out before december and I really don't think my phone will make it that long.
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My contract was up in July but until now there haven't been any phones worth buying. Now the RAZR is out and the Nexus is coming. My phone is literally falling apart and doesn't charge anymore, I have to the wife's phone to charge my battery.
I went and looked at the RAZR and I was really impressed. I liked it a lot but I'm still not sure I want it more than the Nexus.
Do any of you guys have buyers remorse? Do you wish you had held out for the nexus? Originally I thought the nexus would be out by now and I would simply be able to compare the two devices, but now its not clear if the Nexus will be out before december and I really don't think my phone will make it that long.
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You can buy it now (Nov. 15th-Dec. 28th) and be able to return it until Jan. 9th. If the Galaxy Nexus comes out by then, I'm probably going to return the Razr because of the Super AMOLED HD screen and Ice Cream Sandwich. Gonna miss the build quality though, Samsung and their plastic, lol.
I would never go back to a Samsung again, ever, if at all possible. Had the fascinate & had so many missed call issues that vzw gave me the Droid x2 as a free upgrade only 9mos into my contract w/o interfering with my last yearly upgrade eligibility. The x2 has been flawless & the only reason I cashed in my upgrade was because my wife's Dinc crapped out & she loved my x2, so she has that now & I have the Razr & everyone's happy.
Seriously though, if you are in any type of marginal signal area & you need your phone to be a phone, I'd go Razr.
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No regrets here. Really like the phone.
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Went from BB to Fascinate to ThunderBolt to Razr. I really like the weight and thin ness of the Razr. I prefer the size of the Fascinate as it is overall smaller but thicker.
No remorse, love the phone.
Totally loving this phone, had it yesterday. I have nothing really as a downside, had an Xperia X10 before so I feel like this phone is way more snappy and quick than the other! I chose it because I have no idea when the Galaxy Nexus will come to Canada and we get the candies always late lol. Now once it's in Canada, I have to wait for Rogers to get it.. so probably the Ice Cream Sandwich update will be out at this time for the RAZR. Totally not regretting my choice!
Came from Droid X to Razr, I would never look back. I just rooted it with zero issues! No citation roms yet but that's ok, this phone is crazy fast and so thin! Yes, battery life is not great but hey, its 4G LTE!
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so far the only thing holding me back from buying the razr is the screen. I want to know how it compares to other screens, especially the new HTC <stupid name I can't remember but has something to do with audio>. I heard HTC has a very impressive screen.
compared to the other current phone , razr's screen can't really compete in terms of ppi.
What I want to know is if this is really something I would notice or should care about?
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so far the only thing holding me back from buying the razr is the screen. I want to know how it compares to other screens, especially the new HTC <stupid name I can't remember but has something to do with audio>. I heard HTC has a very impressive screen.
compared to the other current phone , razr's screen can't really compete in terms of ppi.
What I want to know is if this is really something I would notice or should care about?
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You mean HTC ReZound??
Yea, this is the highest DPI out in the market. BUT, HTC is infamous for giving a very high dpi with an equally bad battery life... the HTC Desire (or was it Desire HD?) needs to be charged at least twice a day...no matter what others say, thats bad...
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You can buy it now (Nov. 15th-Dec. 28th) and be able to return it until Jan. 9th. If the Galaxy Nexus comes out by then, I'm probably going to return the Razr because of the Super AMOLED HD screen and Ice Cream Sandwich. Gonna miss the build quality though, Samsung and their plastic, lol.
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The reviews of the Rezound for the "HD" screen states theres not much difference between its screen and the RAZRs screen. Also its like 13.7 mm thick, so it's your choice on what you want to do.
well, i regret buying the razr because for some reason my razr has the green tint problem on low brightness, and black spots inside the screen when viewing something black, maybe a defective screen or a pre-release model, but sent it in to motorola to check it out, but other than that, if it was a pre-release, its a perfect phone.
as far as the ppi goes, its more than anyone needs, honestly, the only ppl who care about ppi vs ppi are spec whores, this phone is great and gives ppl the ;'wow'factor, and makes the iphone4s boys go jealous =p
CanI ask why screen res and ppi is really that important? Movies and games look perfect to me on the gaint razr screen and crappy on the tiny retina iphone screen.
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Coming from an Atrix 4G, no regrets. This is super fast,thin, stylish, strong and yet feels like a feather.
Looked at a Rezound next to my Razr at a vzw store yesterday & I feel totally vindicated for buying the Razr. The difference in ppi was not immediately noticeable under normal lighting & text looked fine on both. The color reproduction on the Razr's amoled screen was better & it was brighter overall @ low brightness. What got me was how much snappier the Razr seemed. Ran smartbench 2011 on each & the Razr scored better as well. The Rezound looks like a bigger Incredible2 & doesn't have the heft of the Tbolt or Evo.
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Came from Droid X to Razr, I would never look back. I just rooted it with zero issues! No citation roms yet but that's ok, this phone is crazy fast and so thin! Yes, battery life is not great but hey, its 4G LTE!
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Root was easy? Do you know if wifi tether apk works with rooted Razr? May upgrade from my dinc soon
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well, i regret buying the razr because for some reason my razr has the green tint problem on low brightness, and black spots inside the screen when viewing something black, maybe a defective screen or a pre-release model, but sent it in to motorola to check it out, but other than that, if it was a pre-release, its a perfect phone.
as far as the ppi goes, its more than anyone needs, honestly, the only ppl who care about ppi vs ppi are spec whores, this phone is great and gives ppl the ;'wow'factor, and makes the iphone4s boys go jealous =p
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Your screen shouldn't have a green tint, I'd look into getting a replacement. AS for the black "blotches" during load screens and some black screens that has been confirmed as "normal" per motorola. They stated it will not get in the way of your viewing pleasure. I've only had the black blotches on like scene changes in some netflix movies/load screens. So really it's not a big deal at all, as it doesn't interfere with anything. If you see it all the time, then it just reaffirms that you have a defective screen.
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Looked at a Rezound next to my Razr at a vzw store yesterday & I feel totally vindicated for buying the Razr. The difference in ppi was not immediately noticeable under normal lighting & text looked fine on both. The color reproduction on the Razr's amoled screen was better & it was brighter overall @ low brightness. What got me was how much snappier the Razr seemed. Ran smartbench 2011 on each & the Razr scored better as well. The Rezound looks like a bigger Incredible2 & doesn't have the heft of the Tbolt or Evo.
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Rezound benches lower than RAZR on pretty much every test. Even in everyday performance RAZR > Rezound. Rezound gets choppy/laggy with live wallpaper, slapped some on my RAZR and no choppiness at all. I guess that's why they added the $100 headphones with it! To make up for the poor performance in todays smartphone market.
How is the thickness from left to right of the screen? Is it as hard to hold as some of the reviews are saying? Do any of you have a case on it, I would think that would make it even wider.
It is pretty wide. I just got mine today. Thought I'd try it out, see how development progresses for the first month or so, and see how the Nexus pans out in real life. The Verizon extended return period really helps.
But, like I was saying, it's pretty wide. I have a case on it - the kickstand case/holster combo from vzw - because I want it to be in good shape if I decide to return. It's slightly wider with the case, but even naked, I have a hard time reaching down to the menu button. That's the one that seems to be hardest to me. Other than that one button, it feels good in the hand and I can touch the rest of the screen.
Thanks, I always need a somewhat thick case on my phone so I don't think the Razr will work for me. Appreciate the feedback. I'll probably end up going with the nexus even though it is a fairly wide phone it self...
Just got mine, it is wide, if you have McD's hands then yea you will have a hard time, even though I got Burger King hands this phone took a lil to get used too. Once you hold this phone you don't want to put it down. My wifes ryme feels like a brick compared to this machine, in fact every phone feels heavy. Was waiting for the G-Nex but really happy with the Razr. One bug found so far, nothing major. This thing is FAST!!! Waiting to root, but even w/o root it's still fast. Motorola did a good job with this one.
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Ok so I can't wait any longer for the Galaxy Nexus, I need a new phone now, and I'm considering switching carriers.
I need to make a decision soon! Rezound vs Razr? I know I'm in a rezound forum, lol...but I'm hoping to get some unbiased opinions.
Battery life? Screen performance under sun? GPS performance (very important)? Thickness of phone, weight, etc? Locked bootloader? Development support? Manufacturer upgrade history...I want ICS on this!
Also, anything I should know about Verizon itself. Their billing practices? Customer service? network?
Thank you all!
the only thing the RAZR has going for it over the Rezound is just it's look(physically), but spec-wise the Rezound is a superior device. not to mention if you have good eye sight, you will notice this weird 'fuzz' around text & icons on the screen of the RAZR due to it's inferior display.
as for verizon in general, the service is really good, but they sure are pricey as hell & their voice plans suck(as do the new tiered data plans). i'm only here because i got on while they still had the unlimited data.
Rezound.
"Thinness" is the only advantage the Razr has and it actually makes it less comfortable. The rezound fits in hand like a glove.
The motoblur razr isn't in the same league as the Rezound. Read the reviews.
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Rezound.
"Thinness" is the only advantage the Razr has and it actually makes it less comfortable. The rezound fits in hand like a glove.
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heh.. i wish the rezound was bigger. i'm hoping seidio or mugen will release some gigantic 5000mAh+ battery that at least doubles the thickness of it.
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heh.. i wish the rezound was bigger. i'm hoping seidio or mugen will release some gigantic 5000mAh+ battery that at least doubles the thickness of it.
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It's pretty beefy with the OEM extended battery.
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It's pretty beefy with the OEM extended battery.
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I went to Verizon today to compare these phones. The employees there are so stupid. These people are there for 8 hrs everyday, can't they take the time to learn about the phones?
Anyways, I left more confused than ever. I can't decide which phone I want!! Two things that worry me about the Rezound are battery life and having a non-amoled screen. My Vibrant is an Amoled, and honestly I LOVE THE SCREEN. Even though it is low resolution, the contrast ratio, deep blacks, and visibility under sunlight is amazing. I'm worried the non-amoled screen of Rezound is not going to make me happy. Sure the Rezound is higher resolution but I'm willing to give up resolution for amazing contrast ratio and visibility under the sun.
Ahhh I can't decide!
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I went to Verizon today to compare these phones. The employees there are so stupid. These people are there for 8 hrs everyday, can't they take the time to learn about the phones?
Anyways, I left more confused than ever. I can't decide which phone I want!! Two things that worry me about the Rezound are battery life and having a non-amoled screen. My Vibrant is an Amoled, and honestly I LOVE THE SCREEN. Even though it is low resolution, the contrast ratio, deep blacks, and visibility under sunlight is amazing. I'm worried the non-amoled screen of Rezound is not going to make me happy. Sure the Rezound is higher resolution but I'm willing to give up resolution for amazing contrast ratio and visibility under the sun.
Ahhh I can't decide!
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Did you play around with the RAZR at all? If I hold it about 1ft away from my face I can see this weird fuzz around the txt & icons. It's enough that it screws with my eyes and makes me feel like somethings wrong with them & have to rub them... Even at 2ft away I can still barely see the fuzz. Oddly, some people say they don't notice it, others do & then people who've said the screen gave them a headache for the 1st day or two until they 'adjusted' to it.... LOL
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Did you play around with the RAZR at all? If I hold it about 1ft away from my face I can see this weird fuzz around the txt & icons. It's enough that it screws with my eyes and makes me feel like somethings wrong with them & have to rub them... Even at 2ft away I can still barely see the fuzz. Oddly, some people say they don't notice it, others do & then people who've said the screen gave them a headache for the 1st day or two until they 'adjusted' to it.... LOL
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I didn't notice any fuzz around texts. Great now I have to go back tomorrow and look, lol!
I'll try to go tomorrow and compare the phones again, I'll keep an eye out for the fuzz.
The Razr felt uncomfrotable in my hands, the Rezound felt comfy. The Razr screen just kept me going back to it though, I'm a sucker for Super Amoled, enough so that I am willing to give up higher resolution screens for it. Deep rich blacks, vibrant colors, excellent visibility under the sun, I guess I'm hooked on sAmoled.
Agh I don't know, I'm more confused than ever, darn you Nexus for not being available already.
I'm leaning towards the Rezound though. Mainly because it doesn't have a locked bootloader. I'm thinking that means more dev support in the future.
I don't know
Oh one last thing. sAmoleds have this anti-glare coating, it's like a blue tinted coating. Anyway...I noticed under the store lights at verizon the Rezound had major glare off the screen just from the lights in the store, but the Razr had very little glare. Thinking this might be a problem for me under the sun.
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I didn't notice any fuzz around texts. Great now I have to go back tomorrow and look, lol!
I'll try to go tomorrow and compare the phones again, I'll keep an eye out for the fuzz.
The Razr felt uncomfrotable in my hands, the Rezound felt comfy. The Razr screen just kept me going back to it though, I'm a sucker for Super Amoled, enough so that I am willing to give up higher resolution screens for it. Deep rich blacks, vibrant colors, excellent visibility under the sun, I guess I'm hooked on sAmoled.
Agh I don't know, I'm more confused than ever, darn you Nexus for not being available already.
I'm leaning towards the Rezound though. Mainly because it doesn't have a locked bootloader. I'm thinking that means more dev support in the future.
I don't know
Oh one last thing. sAmoleds have this anti-glare coating, it's like a blue tinted coating. Anyway...I noticed under the store lights at verizon the Rezound had major glare off the screen just from the lights in the store, but the Razr had very little glare. Thinking this might be a problem for me under the sun.
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Even if the Nexus was out I'd still chose the Rezound. First of all the RAZR has TERRIBLE battery life even w/ smart actions on. I was out and about using the phone (moderate usage) and I dropped from 100% to 20-30% battery life. This was about a week after using the phone, so there was plenty of time for it to break in and calibrate. The RAZR gets pretty hot too like 110-114 while streaming netflix, pretty uncomfortable. The colors are rich on the screen yes, but you can clearly see how pixelated the screen is thanks to the pentile sub-matrix. The Nexus also has the same issue with being on a pentile matrix (people have already complained about the screen). There are also speaker/audio problems on the Nexus, as well as sudden slowdowns that involve notifications. Plus the build of Samsung phones are just inferior to Moto and HTC IMO.
The Rezound is good so far, it has the highest clocked cpu/gpu out of the bunch. Even if the soc in it is "older" it easily keeps up and exceeds the RAZR and Nexus in some areas of performance, benching. I know the RAZR and Nexus handle java better than the Rezound though. I really think this has to do with Sense and it is a memory/cpu hog, and the fact that GB doesn't really support true HW acceleration could be another major factor in why a device of this caliber has slight issues w/ Sense. Just the app drawer and notifications, some lag on the browser but still ok. If you switch out for ADW EX or Go launcher etc this solves the app drawer and notifcation lag for the most part. It's not perfect but much better. Another issue w/ the Rezound atleast for me and a few others.. DEAD PIXELS/STUCK PIXELS on the screen . I'm on my second Rezound and I found a dead/stuck pixel on the screen. I even showed it to the rep instore that saw the first one, and she stated she didn't see it (obvious lie was obvious). I'll give it till tomorrow and if it doesn't clear up, I'm going to raise hell at another store. But overall I'd say the Rezound is still the clear winner here. Once it's on AOSP or a stripped down sense and ICS oh baby.
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Even if the Nexus was out I'd still chose the Rezound. First of all the RAZR has TERRIBLE battery life even w/ smart actions on. I was out and about using the phone (moderate usage) and I dropped from 100% to 20-30% battery life. This was about a week after using the phone, so there was plenty of time for it to break in and calibrate. The RAZR gets pretty hot too like 110-114 while streaming netflix, pretty uncomfortable. The colors are rich on the screen yes, but you can clearly see how pixelated the screen is thanks to the pentile sub-matrix. The Nexus also has the same issue with being on a pentile matrix (people have already complained about the screen). There are also speaker/audio problems on the Nexus, as well as sudden slowdowns that involve notifications. Plus the build of Samsung phones are just inferior to Moto and HTC IMO.
The Rezound is good so far, it has the highest clocked cpu/gpu out of the bunch. Even if the soc in it is "older" it easily keeps up and exceeds the RAZR and Nexus in some areas of performance, benching. I know the RAZR and Nexus handle java better than the Rezound though. I really think this has to do with Sense and it is a memory/cpu hog, and the fact that GB doesn't really support true HW acceleration could be another major factor in why a device of this caliber has slight issues w/ Sense. Just the app drawer and notifications, some lag on the browser but still ok. If you switch out for ADW EX or Go launcher etc this solves the app drawer and notifcation lag for the most part. It's not perfect but much better. Another issue w/ the Rezound atleast for me and a few others.. DEAD PIXELS/STUCK PIXELS on the screen . I'm on my second Rezound and I found a dead/stuck pixel on the screen. I even showed it to the rep instore that saw the first one, and she stated she didn't see it (obvious lie was obvious). I'll give it till tomorrow and if it doesn't clear up, I'm going to raise hell at another store. But overall I'd say the Rezound is still the clear winner here. Once it's on AOSP or a stripped down sense and ICS oh baby.
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Thanks for the insight. Is the bootloader locked or unlocked on the HTC Rezound? I keep reading 2 different things. I know for certain it is locked on Razr, but what about on Rezound?
Oh about the pentile sub-matrix...I own a Vibrant right now, it has a pentile sub-matrix at a lower resolution than that found on the Razr and I absolutely love it. Yes I see pixels, but the high contrast ratio, deep true blacks, vibrant colors and amazing visibility under the sun is amazing. I don't know I just personally think the negative comments about pentile are overblown.
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Thanks for the insight. Is the bootloader locked or unlocked on the HTC Rezound? I keep reading 2 different things. I know for certain it is locked on Razr, but what about on Rezound?
Oh about the pentile sub-matrix...I own a Vibrant right now, it has a pentile sub-matrix at a lower resolution than that found on the Razr and I absolutely love it. Yes I see pixels, but the high contrast ratio, deep true blacks, vibrant colors and amazing visibility under the sun is amazing. I don't know I just personally think the negative comments about pentile are overblown.
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Yeah the pentile sub-matrix wasn't too bad. The screen on the RAZR had beautiful colors, but the main concern was the pixelation was still fairly noticeable and there were black blobs on the screens sometimes during load screen. That only occured however if the screen was black/dark, it was "normal" to motorola. People have been complaining about the Nexus screen, but as in terms of color reproduction AMOLED will always be superior to LCD. I just wonder if all manufacterers going w/ AMOLED are going to be using pentile sub-matrixes now. I mean don't get me wrong the screen on the Rezound is awesome, amazing even (minus the stuck/dead pixel which seems to be going away thanks to the app on the market). I was watching a 1280 x 720p of an anime I'm watching Shakugan no Shana III final and it looked amazing. The playback was smooth eventhough it was .mkv. If you do get the Rezound I'd add a 3rd party launcher and you'd be good to go. The sense isn't that laggy, but it's definately not as smooth and as polished as 3.0 I think.
Edit: Woops forgot to mention! Yes there is no S-off at the moment, and only a temp root is available. But I'm sure that we will have S-off w/ custom roms and kernels.
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Yeah the pentile sub-matrix wasn't too bad. The screen on the RAZR had beautiful colors, but the main concern was the pixelation was still fairly noticeable and there were black blobs on the screens sometimes during load screen. That only occured however if the screen was black/dark, it was "normal" to motorola. People have been complaining about the Nexus screen, but as in terms of color reproduction AMOLED will always be superior to LCD. I just wonder if all manufacterers going w/ AMOLED are going to be using pentile sub-matrixes now. I mean don't get me wrong the screen on the Rezound is awesome, amazing even (minus the stuck/dead pixel which seems to be going away thanks to the app on the market). I was watching a 1280 x 720p of an anime I'm watching Shakugan no Shana III final and it looked amazing. The playback was smooth eventhough it was .mkv. If you do get the Rezound I'd add a 3rd party launcher and you'd be good to go. The sense isn't that laggy, but it's definately not as smooth and as polished as 3.0 I think.
Edit: Woops forgot to mention! Yes there is no S-off at the moment, and only a temp root is available. But I'm sure that we will have S-off w/ custom roms and kernels.
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What is s-off? Never heard of that in the Samsung Forums.
ps...why is it so dead in the verizon forums? The Rezound and Razr are new devices but the forums are so quiet. The forums for new phones on T-Mobile and At&t are crazy with lots of buzz for the first few months. I'm worried, those this mean Verizon phones get less development support from the community?
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What is s-off? Never heard of that in the Samsung Forums.
ps...why is it so dead in the verizon forums? The Rezound and Razr are new devices but the forums are so quiet. The forums for new phones on T-Mobile and At&t are crazy with lots of buzz for the first few months. I'm worried, those this mean Verizon phones get less development support from the community?
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s-off means that the NAND portion of the device is unlocked and can be written to. Simply put it will allow you to flash non HTC signed images, as well as obtain permanent root. Essentially it's the motorola equivilent of having an unlocked bootloader. TBH most of the people on Verizon probably don't even know there's even development for their phones. Half of the VZW customers are either old, the braindead and just have a smartphone and don't know how to use it if their lives depended on it. Or business users and average users that don't care about unlocking their phones or performance increase. We're probably what 5-10% of the VZW customer build up? There are quite a few devs that will support this phone, heck you should check the Thunderbolt forums. So many roms and active development, there's even CM7 and ICS (I think some unstable alpha build) for it. Just a matter of time before development picks up here, as the Rezound is still a new phone.
Yea I'm in the same boat as you. Been to the store a few times. Been leaning towards the rezound but bit concern about outside usage and durability (scratch resistance) of the screen. The three things that annoy me about the razr are not as comfortable; green tint (esp at off angles) and non-removable battery. Hum also I like the sense browser a lot better. Dolphin doesn't do nearly as good as a job at reformatting text when you tap zoom (its a little thing but the browser will be one of those frequently used apps).
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I went to Verizon today to compare these phones. The employees there are so stupid. These people are there for 8 hrs everyday, can't they take the time to learn about the phones?
Anyways, I left more confused than ever. I can't decide which phone I want!! Two things that worry me about the Rezound are battery life and having a non-amoled screen. My Vibrant is an Amoled, and honestly I LOVE THE SCREEN. Even though it is low resolution, the contrast ratio, deep blacks, and visibility under sunlight is amazing. I'm worried the non-amoled screen of Rezound is not going to make me happy. Sure the Rezound is higher resolution but I'm willing to give up resolution for amazing contrast ratio and visibility under the sun.
Ahhh I can't decide!
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Since I didn't see it posted here...
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/11/2...-galaxy-nexus-succeeds-down-flight-of-stairs/
SamsungVibrant said:
I didn't notice any fuzz around texts. Great now I have to go back tomorrow and look, lol!
I'll try to go tomorrow and compare the phones again, I'll keep an eye out for the fuzz.
The Razr felt uncomfrotable in my hands, the Rezound felt comfy. The Razr screen just kept me going back to it though, I'm a sucker for Super Amoled, enough so that I am willing to give up higher resolution screens for it. Deep rich blacks, vibrant colors, excellent visibility under the sun, I guess I'm hooked on sAmoled.
Agh I don't know, I'm more confused than ever, darn you Nexus for not being available already.
I'm leaning towards the Rezound though. Mainly because it doesn't have a locked bootloader. I'm thinking that means more dev support in the future.
I don't know
Oh one last thing. sAmoleds have this anti-glare coating, it's like a blue tinted coating. Anyway...I noticed under the store lights at verizon the Rezound had major glare off the screen just from the lights in the store, but the Razr had very little glare. Thinking this might be a problem for me under the sun.
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How much do you use your phone out in direct sunlight? That's never been a problem for me. I've always thought that lcd screens had a truer color reproduction to me, amoled always seemed cartoonish. I'd much rather have a 720p lcd screen where I can't see the pixels than an super amoled (not even plus) screen wear the text is fuzzy. Also, the razr has a greenish color tint when the screen brightness is turned down.
I won't use an android phone that I can't replace the battery on, period. All of them are battery suckers.
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Even if the Nexus was out I'd still chose the Rezound. First of all the RAZR has TERRIBLE battery life even w/ smart actions on. I was out and about using the phone (moderate usage) and I dropped from 100% to 20-30% battery life. This was about a week after using the phone, so there was plenty of time for it to break in and calibrate. The RAZR gets pretty hot too like 110-114 while streaming netflix, pretty uncomfortable. The colors are rich on the screen yes, but you can clearly see how pixelated the screen is thanks to the pentile sub-matrix. The Nexus also has the same issue with being on a pentile matrix (people have already complained about the screen). There are also speaker/audio problems on the Nexus, as well as sudden slowdowns that involve notifications. Plus the build of Samsung phones are just inferior to Moto and HTC IMO.
The Rezound is good so far, it has the highest clocked cpu/gpu out of the bunch. Even if the soc in it is "older" it easily keeps up and exceeds the RAZR and Nexus in some areas of performance, benching. I know the RAZR and Nexus handle java better than the Rezound though. I really think this has to do with Sense and it is a memory/cpu hog, and the fact that GB doesn't really support true HW acceleration could be another major factor in why a device of this caliber has slight issues w/ Sense. Just the app drawer and notifications, some lag on the browser but still ok. If you switch out for ADW EX or Go launcher etc this solves the app drawer and notifcation lag for the most part. It's not perfect but much better. Another issue w/ the Rezound atleast for me and a few others.. DEAD PIXELS/STUCK PIXELS on the screen . I'm on my second Rezound and I found a dead/stuck pixel on the screen. I even showed it to the rep instore that saw the first one, and she stated she didn't see it (obvious lie was obvious). I'll give it till tomorrow and if it doesn't clear up, I'm going to raise hell at another store. But overall I'd say the Rezound is still the clear winner here. Once it's on AOSP or a stripped down sense and ICS oh baby.
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I haven't heard of any screen complaints on the nexus, yes its pentile, but the pixels are so small, you are probably not going to see them.
I'm beginning to think that ICS is not a finished product. I've read several reviews where its just not as snappy as the GS2's, which is crazy. I'll stick with the rezound for now and htc, never been a fan of the plastic samsung builds.
We really need s-off so I can transfer all my game data over...
Just ordered my Rezound from amazon for a penny. Apparently back ordered but expected to ship by friday.
Back ordered now huh? ? Glad I got in early when I did...mine will be here tomorrow
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How much do you use your phone out in direct sunlight? That's never been a problem for me. I've always thought that lcd screens had a truer color reproduction to me, amoled always seemed cartoonish. I'd much rather have a 720p lcd screen where I can't see the pixels than an super amoled (not even plus) screen wear the text is fuzzy. Also, the razr has a greenish color tint when the screen brightness is turned down.
I won't use an android phone that I can't replace the battery on, period. All of them are battery suckers.
I haven't heard of any screen complaints on the nexus, yes its pentile, but the pixels are so small, you are probably not going to see them.
I'm beginning to think that ICS is not a finished product. I've read several reviews where its just not as snappy as the GS2's, which is crazy. I'll stick with the rezound for now and htc, never been a fan of the plastic samsung builds.
We really need s-off so I can transfer all my game data over...
Just ordered my Rezound from amazon for a penny. Apparently back ordered but expected to ship by friday.
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Main complains I've seen is the volume changing on it's own , poor audio quality and the screen's blue tinge. I looked at a HD review video and the Nexus did look pixelated, but will obviously leave final judgement about the screen when i see the phone in person. I will look at the bloated Nexus Prime and see what she can do.
Battery life?
I'm extremely impressed. I didn't want to hope it could possibly last an entire 10 hour work day on a single charge with what was sure to be a gas guzzling dual barrel 1.5GHz processor on the LTE network and the highest pixel density in the industry, but it does. And then some, on days when I can restrain from playing with it non stop.
Screen performance under sun?
As good (or bad) as anything else I've played with. Direct sunlight is a tough one.
GPS performance (very important)?
Maybe it's just that my point of comparison is an hTC EVO running CM7.1 but GPS lock is much, MUCH faster with this phone.
Thickness of phone, weight, etc?
Coming from the EVO (which is similarly sized), this actually looks/feels slightly smaller, and the backplate has a nice, confident feel in the hand.
Locked bootloader? Development support?
Still locked. It looks to be a popular hTC phone, though, so it should have Dev support as solid as the EVO 4G, DInc, etc.
Manufacturer upgrade history...I want ICS on this!
Historically, developers will beat hTC with platform updates by 3-6 months. I'd be surprised if Feb/March rolled around and we were still waiting on root and an ICS ROM.
Also, anything I should know about Verizon itself. Their billing practices? Customer service?
I've got experience with VZW, Sprint and AT&T Customer Service and they were all about the same. The only knowledgeable Customer Service employee I've ever spoken with was with Apple about ten years ago. Even they've declined now.
Network?
Oh man! Sprint coverage was absolutely awful at my house. 4G was sporadic throughout the city I live in (Winston-Salem, NC) and I would be lucky to get dialup speeds at my house. I harassed them for 9 months before they terminated my contract without penalty for excessive data roaming on other networks. Now I am getting 14000kbps in the metal office building that would run my EVO's battery down in two hours, trying to get a signal with Sprint!
VZW gets an A+ for the LTE network!
Hi bro.
It looks like Rezound is the best spec of HTC 2011, but not really that good for my expectation (Display PPI or battery or SW ICS....). Just wonder which main feature you guys look forward to most for your next HTC phone?? HTC should hear our voice for better strategy!
Seems like you have unrealistic expectations.
I'm a big fan of the call button since it is a phone.
KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
I'm confused. Are you saying the display has too many PPI, or are you saying it doesn't have enough?
Idk how the displays ppi isn't up to your expectations... I think it's beautiful. What were you expecting, 4k x 2k?
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It has 342 ppi, higher than any phone that curre.tly exists. How can you complain
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It has 342 ppi, higher than any phone that curre.tly exists. How can you complain
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Cause he's a nexus fan boy and likes dem pixelated displays.
For me, I think the resolution of the display is about the max you could need in a phone for at least the foreseeable future. Finding individual pixels on this screen is very difficult.
The current performance level is good as well, though who can complain if given more. LOL
All I really want now is better battery life, and a 4 inch screen with a design that fits the hand well. (large screens plus thin profile is uncomfortable to hold and use one handed... think Razr)
I find that the large screens are just getting too big for day to day use, comfort, and ease. 4.3 inch is really the largest I can stand (or really the overall phone size for this range. the Rezound reaches the max size I can be comfortable using) If I could have a device that was similar in size to my old MT4G with a 4 inch screen, current gen dual core, good battery life, and 720p resolution I would be ecstatic.
Even the battery complaint is puzzling. All top shelf Android phones stink in the longevity dept. That problem definitely wouldn't be solved by going to the nexus or razr. From the inspire on att to the droid charge, to the droid bionic, to the rezound, battery life hasn't strayed too far, regardless of specs. But i would definitely like to see all the manufacturers, and Google work on battery management and capacity.
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Even the battery complaint is puzzling. All top shelf Android phones stink in the longevity dept. That problem definitely wouldn't be solved by going to the nexus or razr. From the inspire on att to the droid charge, to the droid bionic, to the rezound, battery life hasn't strayed too far, regardless of specs. But i would definitely like to see all the manufacturers, and Google work on battery management and capacity.
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Yeah better efficiency in both hardware and software is needed.
And getting back to reasonable size screens would help too.
I would like to see the next best come with an unlocked bootloader :-D and have the HTC hub and such
I might prefer a 4" in the past, but only because I hated that all the larger screens had the same resolution as smaller screens making them pixalated, though I can say I do enjoy the extra screen space on the rezound thanks to the high dpi and rez.. I would maybe like to see an led screen without any lines/banding that doesn't over saturate colors. But the SLCD completely satisfies me anyway because it does not have those issues
Everyone wants better battery life of course. I'm impressed by the life I get from my phone. I can easily go all day without charging it...
Maybe an optical rear camera, and a next generation processor and GPU? Hell idk what else other than continuing to optimize android OS and making it even better.
Oh and I guess nfc options lol
Edit: it would also be nice if the re-designed the LED notification light to something a little more visible and multi colored, possibly maybe make one of the soft keys glow or something neat.
As well as multi color soft keys. Though if they moved away from softkeys, I wouldn't mind if they did others might have preference, they should also make on-screen keys color changeable as well.
This is my first HTC phone and honestly might be my last since Verizon doesn't like their stance on unlocking phones. Besides that, when I'm up for a new phone I'm going to compare the specs of all available manufacturers/models instead of being a brand whore and taking up whatever my "fave" is dropping in that time frame.
Battery issues will be over in a few years. Researches are developing a new way to build l-io batteries. These batteries will take 15 to charge and last a few days. Search my posts , I linked the article a few weeks back
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I would like to see the next best come with an unlocked bootloader :-D
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+1!
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I like how you addressed the entire forum as "bro"
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Why can't all phones come unlocked and bloat free?
I would like my next phone implanted into my brain. Unlocked of course
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On the PPI discussion, I would be curious to know the theoretical maximum beyond which the unaided human eye can no longer discern a difference. I'm sure someone has done the research.
Unlocked bootloader and nfc
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This phone is absolutely awesome. The ONLY drawback it has (and its a MAJOR one unfortunately) is the S-ON lockdown.
I'm ready to upgrade to a new phone, considering my Xperia Play is becoming more useless as the days go by. I just have a few questions about both phones. Watching videos is helping but I just can't decide.
-Although the Razr has a Super AMOLED display, would you say the Rezound's display is better because of the higher resolution (despite it being LCD)?
-Which Phone has the better reception. I live on the beach and have a hard time getting reception. I normally get 1-2 bars and no 3G. Also, which one has the better talk quality?
-Which is better, Motoblur or HTC Sense? Before my Xperia Play I had the Droid Eris (which sucked) but I did like Sense. To be honest, my favorite is just Stock Android.
-Even though the Rezound has a faster processor, which one runs the best? While this isn't necessary, it would be nice to know.
-My last question is the battery life. Now, it's clearly obvious that the MAXX wins in battery life. But I've heard that you can get an extended battery when you order the Rezound. Does the extended battery do the Rezound any justice, or is it not much of a change?
The reason why I ask these questions is because I have heard TOO MANY good things about both phones, and it's giving me a very difficult time. I know I posted this in the Rezound forums, but I hope I can get plenty of opinions and answers.
Thank You.
Can't speak to how the maxx performs. However, I absolutely love my Rezound. I have the extended battery and can get 10 hours of heavy use with a overclocking kernel and sense 4.0. No reboots or crashing. If I lightly use I can get 2 days on a single charge. I'm using the HTC extended battery. I tested the maxx screen side by side with the Rezound in the store and the Rezound wins hands down. Higher ppi and more realistic colors.
Hope this helps.
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Rezound has one of the best displays
Motorblur sucks Donkey balls
Not sure about how the Razr performs but motoblur should slows **** down
Rezounds extended seem to do it justice for a some and not for some
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Can't speak to how the maxx performs. However, I absolutely love my Rezound. I have the extended battery and can get 10 hours of heavy use with a overclocking kernel and sense 4.0. No reboots or crashing. If I lightly use I can get 2 days on a single charge. I'm using the HTC extended battery. I tested the maxx screen side by side with the Rezound in the store and the Rezound wins hands down. Higher ppi and more realistic colors.
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I agree 100%.
My son has a Maxx as all he cares about is battery life, but the screen totally sucks on it. I compared that & my Rezound side by side with a blueray rip & the Rezound wins hands down.
I use the extended battery also & it easily gets me thru a day of audio streaming etc.
I forgot to ask, which camera is better? And thanks for the replys so far everybody! While I don't need a long-lasting battery like in the MAXX, it would be nice because the Xperia Play's battery honestly sucks.
Rezound camera is da-bomb.
Especially if you flash one of those no-compression camera mods.
Focuses rediculously close and takes extremely large resolution pics.
I would say the Rezound is superior in every single way, except for the battery. Unfortunately, that except is a pretty big except.
Just get both. That way you no longer have to think about it or make any decisions!
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Just get both. That way you no longer have to think about it or make any decisions!
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Haha, I don't think I can afford that :/ But it's a nice thought.
Blur sucks, but easier to get rid of and less intrusive. That said the screen on the razt is garbage. I have not seen a better screen than rezound. Performance is awesome. Biggest regret is I doubt we'll ever get real aosp.
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I much prefer the look and feel of the Rezound over the RAZR, and I HATE pentile matrix displays. Boo on the RAZR, Rezound all the way!
If you are fine with getting the extended battery, get the rezound. I am an above average user and I have 30% battery after 14 hours off the charger. That means I safely make it through a full day.
I couldnt see needing more than that, so why not get the better device? That was my.thought.
Do your research on the razr display. Pentile is a step backwards in technology.
Rezound, s-off, loving it.
Rezound. Not just because I have one. The RAZR doesn't have better equipment
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Rezound. Not just because I have one. The RAZR doesn't have better equipment
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The razr is just about better in everything but camera, screen, and the boot loader. The soc and the battery are vastly superior.
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i got a razr maxx and sent in back in 3 days
1st thing the speaker was to quite and crackled when turned up and when put on vibrate you couldnt even feel it thats two downers
next the screen was absolutely horrid it was fuzzy and to dark and i think my thunderbolt had a better picture
next motoblur was also junk you have to go 5 places to get somewhere when on sense you click and its there
So i decided to root and see if you could do any better which wasnt no big deal but somehow i locked it up and had to do a battery pull and omg that took me like two hours cause your not suppose to pull batteries on that model plus the bootloader is locked and you cant just upgrade and downgrade so easily like the rezound
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Rezound camera is da-bomb.
Especially if you flash one of those no-compression camera mods.
Focuses rediculously close and takes extremely large resolution pics.
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Where do you get these camera mods?
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The razr is just about better in everything but camera, screen, and the boot loader. The soc and the battery are vastly superior.
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Any difference in benchmarks is probably attributable to the difference in screen res.
I had the RAZR and rezound. I honestly like how thin the razr is, and it's a quick phone. Camera is decent, as is the battery. If you like stock Android, the ics leaks on the RAZR are pretty close to aosp. Both are great phones, rezound has a battery camera, that's the only thing better then the RAZR. But it's your preference.
ICS Rezound.
I ended up ordering the Rezound with the extended battery. It sounds like the quality of the Rezound is better than the Razr. To be honest, I like having a bulky phone. The thin ones (like the razr) feel very strange in my hand. Plus, the rezound comes with some Beats. I haven't had quality earbuds in a while .
Thanks for helping me decide guys! Although I will miss gaming on my Play, I have the 3DS and Vita anyway .
I don't think the Razr's screen is as bad as everyone says it is personally.
Currently have a Droid Charge.. hate the phone. Going to sell it and thinking about picking up a Razr Maxx used for around 430ish, sell the Charge for around 130ish net $300 out of pocket.
I am on Unlimited Data and never plan to get rid of it. Hows the Maxx? Lag at all?
Worst part about it? Camera any good?
well, in terms of construction quality, the Maxx is excellent. That kevlar cover is real eye candy.
The camera is great. We compared pictures on the phone and on computer, the Maxx vs. an old N8, and unless yo are very technical about photography, there's not a clear advantage on the 12MP of the Nokia.
Ice Cream Sandwich, need I say anything about that?
Battery life is great, I am sure there are many screenshots around for you to see.
Thanks.. just bought a supposedly mint condition on ebay with a supposedly clean esn. I know the Charge screen is a bit better.. but I just want the lag to stop.. drives me crazy.
Almost went back to an iPhone.. but no 4G on them yet, and anymore the 3.5" screen seems a bit small.
4.3" is the sweet spot.
Hope I am happy!!
Ha and that deal fell through.. time to continue on....
I bought mine two weeks ago off of Ebay for $411 shipped. It was literally mint. Took it down to Verizon store to swap out existing SIM for the micro SIM the RAZR needs, they popped it in, turned it on and everything has been flawless since. Coming from an LG Revolution, it's like going from a tricycle to a Porsche.
I had a charge and I love this phone. I feel no need to modify this phone, it is that good. Reception, GPS, speed, ics, battery life, it all kicks ass.
I wanted to wait for the HD version but am completely satisfied with this. Charge felt better ergonomically and had better sound quality through headphones.
This phone is so good you have to unlearn the worry of your old phone's shortcomings.
SHVR MAXX
Well on another deal, let's see if this one is legit. Should have this week, a bit more than I wanted to spend, but came with an OtterBox Commuter and 32Gb SD.. even though I already have like 3 of those..
I had a Galaxy Nexus and an Evo LTE before getting my Maxx, and I must say, this is really nice hardware. Once I rooted, and was able to get rid of all the Motorola crap (UI, kinda like Sense), it was golden! Honestly, I would say that you should try and pick one up.
Hope this deal works out for you
Thanks, 435 with the Otter Box and another 32Gb mem card, Used but supposedly pristine. As soon as I get it headed to Verizon store to get it activated. I have heard that even after it's on your account, someone can get the ESN deactivated by claiming it was lost/stolen? Anyone know about that?
I would think they would have to have access to your account to do that? Otherwise we could all sell a phone, then have then vzw deactivate it lol... I would talk to your local vzw about that one
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I made the same change. The screen is not as good as the charge, but it is superior on every other way. Highly recommend it. The lag induced from only 512mb memory drove me crazy.
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I made the same change. The screen is not as good as the charge, but it is superior on every other way. Highly recommend it. The lag induced from only 512mb memory drove me crazy.
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Yeah, got it, and it is night and day different from the Charge. Although the screen isn't a + it is a bit higher res, so I don't notice the screen being much worse. The fact the launcher on my Charge would have to redraw after opening like two apps drove me mad. The Charge almost drove me away from Android and back to an iPhone, but I think I will stick with it for a bit.
Now to decide to keep my Charge as a toy for the kid, or to try and sell it with a few scuffs on the chrome.
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Currently have a Droid Charge.. hate the phone. Going to sell it and thinking about picking up a Razr Maxx used for around 430ish, sell the Charge for around 130ish net $300 out of pocket.
I am on Unlimited Data and never plan to get rid of it. Hows the Maxx? Lag at all?
Worst part about it? Camera any good?
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Damn sam. I'll sell ya one for $350 all day long.
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well, in terms of construction quality, the Maxx is excellent. That kevlar cover is real eye candy.
The camera is great. We compared pictures on the phone and on computer, the Maxx vs. an old N8, and unless yo are very technical about photography, there's not a clear advantage on the 12MP of the Nokia.
Ice Cream Sandwich, need I say anything about that?
Battery life is great, I am sure there are many screenshots around for you to see.
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Easy, Droid Razr Maxx!
First off, I've enjoyed using the Rezound, it's a good phone. But after a year, I've gotten tired of it's inadequate battery life and bulkiness.
The Droid RAZR m seemed like a phone I would like.
Battery Life: I have the extended battery for the Rezound, which is rated at 2750mAh. The Droid RAZR m's battery is rated at 2050mAh. The Rezound had the bigger battery, but in real life use, the RAZR m lasted longer. I could easily get 3.5 hours of "Screen On" time on the RAZR m, while I'd be lucky to get 2.5 hours of screen on time with the Rezound. This is probably due to the less pixel dense screen of the RAZR m and it's more efficient S4 processor.
Physical Size: The RAZR m feels much smaller. Feels like it's 2/3 the size of the Rezound. It also feels much lighter. It feels like 4" screen phone. It's hard to imagine that the RAZR m and the Rezound have the same screen size. Even seeing both side by side, it's hard to believe. You'd have put them right next to each other and look closely. The RAZR m is much easier for my small hands to use.
Speed: The RAZR m with the S4 processor is noticeably faster than the Rezound with the S3 processor. Both are rated at 1.5GHz and have 1GB RAM, but with the RAZR m, there is no lag what so ever. Everything is buttery smooth. The Rezound is definitely fast once it gets going, but does feel laggy at certain points.
What I'll miss from the Rezound:
The beautiful HD screen: Watching videos and surfing the web on the Rezound was a much better visual experience. With the Rezound, I could shrink text size and still read it, on the RAZR m, forgetaboutit. Viewing the qHD resolution on the RAZR m is like viewing my old Incredible's 480x800 screen, which is decent, but not great.
Sound quality: Both phones are loud enough, but the Rezound easily sounds better.
Sense: I still think that Sense is the best looking android skin. I'd even say it looks better than iOS. The skin on the RAZR m is basically AOSP Android with some slight theming.
In the end, the RAZR m won me over with it's great battery life, speed, and size.
I'm still keeping my Rezound as a backup because it's still a good phone.
So good bye for now.
My wife has a Razr m. It's a really nice phone it's very fast very smooth and I hate to say it it's better than the Rezound except the screen. The UI is pretty close to vanilla the speakers really good on it I just don't like the nonremovable battery. The screen is very crisp but it's very pixelated and battery life is really good too
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I thought the non-removable battery would bother me too, but TBH, I hardly ever switched batteries on the fly with my previous phones. It was a hassle to me, to have to carry the extra battery and doing the switch. I'm a moderate to heavy user, and the RAZR m can make through my usual day. I'll probably use it even more on the weekends, and this coming weekend is the first weekend I'll have it, so I'll see if it passes the test.
I have an s off rezound. I bought my wife a razr m and she had a Nexus previously. She hated the razr m. It got worse signal than her nexus, the camera was terrible. I liked the size. It is fast. I compared it to my rezound and while the m may have an s4... It was utterly inferior imo to my rezound. The camera was terrible. I take many pics. My old razr maxx had a much better camera. Inside pics were terrible. I hope your experience is different. I sold it after 1 day of ownership and it was upgraded to jellybean. She now has a gs3. I couldn't part with my rezound for that phone. Battery life was decent tho. If you have no concern for pictures at all then you may like it.
True. The camera on the Razr m is pretty bad. I don't take many pictures, so it hasn't bothered me too much. For me, the better battery life makes up for it.
And the snappy S4 processor makes it such a joy to use.
And the size of the phone just feels right in my hand.
TBH, I wish there was an Android phone at this size and specs with a better camera and 300ppi, but manufacturers don't seem to want to make phones like that. So the Razr m is the closest thing.
Yes, the Razr m has its shortcomings, but it comes up short on things I'm not to picky about, so I'm really enjoying this phone.
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I loved the overall size of mine. My needs are just different than yours. The m is blazing fast. Its way more powerful than I expected it to be. Glad to hear it worked out
It's actually the same exact hardware as the razr maxx hd. Screen and battery size are the only difference. Moto never has great cameras. It's not horrible, but its not HTC. It's a helluva lot better than the d2g my wife had before lol.
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Surprised you didn't go for the RAZR HD or HD maxx.
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I have used both the maxx Hd and the m and the maxx Hd camera blows the m away. Hell my old maxx blew the m away
Razr HD and MAXX are too big for my small hands
I was very tempted to get the Razr HD MAXX for it's battery life and screen, but I just really didn't want another big phone.
Razr HD MAXX is probably a really good phone. Fast S4 processor, nice HD screen, big battery (yet still thinner than the Rezound), good camera, Micro hdmi video out.
But when I held the MAXX in my hand, I didn't like how it felt. It was way too wide for me. And I would have put a case on it, so it would be even worse. The Razr m with a case still feel nice and small in my hand.
I went from rezzy to m a few weeks ago, very happy with my choice.
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Physical Size:[/B] The RAZR m feels much smaller. Feels like it's 2/3 the size of the Rezound. It also feels much lighter. It feels like 4" screen phone. It's hard to imagine that the RAZR m and the Rezound have the same screen size.
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That's because the M is pretty much a 4" screen phone. It's not androids to androids in this comparison because HTC still isn't using on screen buttons. So the usable screen size on the M is not 4.3".
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actuallu it is you can run in full screen mode very easily.
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actuallu it is you can run in full screen mode very easily.
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Ok. How then?
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Ok. How then?
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Let's say you are watching a YouTube video. The buttons disappear. There are many root apps that allow you to hide them too. In aokp there is a setting to hide them. Need anymore?
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Let's say you are watching a YouTube video. The buttons disappear. There are many root apps that allow you to hide them too. In aokp there is a setting to hide them. Need anymore?
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Root? I thought you said easy? Rooting in itself can be difficult for most people. And sure some apps take advantage of the extra space and hide the buttons, but most don't. My point is that I don't really consider it a 4.3" screen. So yes, I need more.
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MedleHed said:
Root? I thought you said easy? Rooting in itself can be difficult for most people. And sure some apps take advantage of the extra space and hide the buttons, but most don't. My point is that I don't really consider it a 4.3" screen. So yes, I need more.
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well thats a matter of opinion. no matter what you say, it is a 4.3" screen and you cannot change that. when im watching something, it goes full screen. most of the time i dont need the full screen to begin with. plus the screen looks super sexy without the buttons.
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well thats a matter of opinion. no matter what you say, it is a 4.3" screen and you cannot change that. when im watching something, it goes full screen. most of the time i dont need the full screen to begin with. plus the screen looks super sexy without the buttons.
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You know what isn't sexy though? That big a** Verizon logo, lol.
The phone has a great feel and is undeniably faster than the Rezound. Screen is not as high-res, but I truthfully don't care all that much and the battery life is amazing.
Camera blows.. I'll probably end up loading sense ROM on my Rezound for pics and CM10 on the M
antp121 said:
well thats a matter of opinion. no matter what you say, it is a 4.3" screen and you cannot change that. when im watching something, it goes full screen. most of the time i dont need the full screen to begin with. plus the screen looks super sexy without the buttons.
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I think you missed my original point and now you just want to argue. My point was that they use on screen buttons. So the phone can be smaller with a bigger screen. But I still don't think it's a fair comparison. And yes, that is my opinion.
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