hey guys, i'm switching from att to Verizon Friday and wanted to know if this if the Droid x2 is a good phone, I currently have the motorola Atrix.
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blackangel104 said:
hey guys, i'm switching from att to Verizon Friday and wanted to know if this if the Droid x2 is a good phone, I currently have the motorola Atrix.
When life sucks I just enjoy the head
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It is a good phone root it and flash eclipse and liberty x. Play with them both and then pick your favorite one. I am enjoying eclipse right now but also love liberty x.
Travisdroidx2 said:
It is a good phone root it and flash eclipse and liberty x. Play with them both and then pick your favorite one. I am enjoying eclipse right now but also love liberty x.
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Is it easy to root it?
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Its a GREAT phone! Its a lot like the atrix I believe. No unblocked bl though but we're working on it
But you can also try molten and GP7. I enjoy all! Haha
You can make nandroids of them and switch back and forth and no loose a thing on any of them! Some great devs and themers live on this forum, along with some great knolegde by other users!
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blackangel104,
Really easy to root I was reluctant at first. But it's a one click process now,
just follow Moon Shadow - NM HowTo: Root your Motorola Droid X2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318083
step by step instructions work's a treat.
Hope's This Help's
It was my first smart phone and I didn't know crap! And it was an easy root with froyo and GB!
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ImgBurn said:
blackangel104,
Really easy to root I was reluctant at first. But it's a one click process now,
just follow Moon Shadow - NM HowTo: Root your Motorola Droid X2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318083
step by step instructions work's a treat.
Hope's This Help's
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Ight, thanks dude!
When life sucks I just enjoy the head
Quite possible one of the best and most solid non-4G LTE phones on verizon.
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armopride07 said:
Quite possible one of the best and most solid non-4G LTE phones on verizon.
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I can't wait to switch Friday!
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blackangel104
Glad I could Help. Good luck with your new phone.
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blackangel104
Glad I could Help. Good luck with your new phone.
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Thanks again dude
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blackangel104 said:
hey guys, i'm switching from att to Verizon Friday and wanted to know if this if the Droid x2 is a good phone, I currently have the motorola Atrix.
When life sucks I just enjoy the head
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Came from the OG Droid, Droid 2, then this. I can't believe how fast and smooth this thing is. You certainly need to root it as soon as you get it. I had never rooted before this phone, but it took me about a week before I rooted my X2. I was getting frustrated because I felt like it could be a much better phone than it was. After rooting, playing with a few ROMs, I've found that this thing is as amazing as I thought it could be. Definitely the best non-4g phone.
There are much better phone's than the x2 at this point. I'd wait till the Droid 4 or galaxy nexus release.
Feeling Liberated with my X2
And which ones are those??? As stock this phone sucked when i got it, once your rooted rom'd and running the proper scripts and tweaks its amazing and a half, ive used the bionic and the razr.... Not impressed, our development started out super slow but the last two months has been exciting, i wouldn't wait unless you plan on using it straight out of the box
from my X2 roaming the north
Just fyi...RAZR probly gonna get eclipse as well soon
And I would say check out other phones as well.
this phone is solid but it seems its a love it or hate it phone
root is simple. Use petes one.click or zergrush.
Either way. I am pretty sure Verizon extended their return/exchange period for phones bought after november. Believe u can return/exchange unit january or something...not just the 14 day normal period. Just google for more info on that
I just got my droid x2, I'm probably gonna root it later or tomorrow. Its pretty beast!
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Went from the dx2 to a gs2 epic and not regretting a thing. I THOUGHT the dx2 was a good cell, but I was wrong. This gs2 blows it away in ANY category. By-by MOTO!!!!
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Yeah, although I do love the hell out of this phone, I'm actually jumping ship today. Heading toward the HTC Rezound. I'm sure it has plenty of its own problems, but there's the hope of an unlocked bootloader soon.
Depending on whether you can get 4G speed where you live/frequent.
If so, then you should probably get a 4G phone.
I still don't understand why Droid Inc 2 is more expensive than x2 (but hoping to find out soon if the deal work out with another member for me to get Droid Inc 2 for my wife.)
That said, at $299, iphone 4S 32GB will hold up value a LOT better than Android phones unless you are dead set on getting an Android or you get good 4G coverage.
i don't understand why would you want to pick Droid x2 coming from motorola atrix
i mean Atrix has the same processor but have 1GB RAM as opposed to 512MB of DX2
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New version of blur on DROID 3 looks great. Lots of sweet 3D animations and better apps/widgets. Will it be in our gingerbread update? DROID pro and X got the version of blur that the X2 currently has in their updates. THANKS!
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New version of blur on DROID 3 looks great. Lots of sweet 3D animations and better apps/widgets. Will it be in our gingerbread update? DROID pro and X got the version of blur that the X2 currently has in their updates. THANKS!
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ask on the Motorola Forums Manager "Matt" he said he seen the update on a droid x2...
Asked and waiting for response. I have two days left in my exchange period and am hoping to keep X2 pending any additional knowledge on the QUALITY of our 2.3 update.
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Most likely
Droid X2 prob had development problems with ginger before release, so they went back to froyo and shipped them out to meet their deadlines. Wouldn't make sense financially to spend all that money on different software for the individual phones, when they can just tweak the same one to run on all of them. That's my theory anyways. I'm eyeballing the Nexus Prime, or the Samsung Function. I have a hook up for upgrades whenever though. I say stick with the X2 it will probably run really well with the update, or even some rom love.
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I have a hook up for upgrades whenever though.
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How??!!
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shhhhhhh....
Just happen to know have met the right people. Don't think it would be wise to over abuse it though. I have three lines running so I get them all the time anyways. I haven't actually used the hook up yet, but im pretty sure its not a problem. I promote a lil and get all kinds of stuff in exchange.
EDIT: Sorry, misinformed
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Droid X2 prob had development problems with ginger before release, so they went back to froyo and shipped them out to meet their deadlines. Wouldn't make sense financially to spend all that money on different software for the individual phones, when they can just tweak the same one to run on all of them. That's my theory anyways. I'm eyeballing the Nexus Prime, or the Samsung Function. I have a hook up for upgrades whenever though. I say stick with the X2 it will probably run really well with the update, or even some rom love.
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I highly doubt that Verizon will get the Nexus Prime, or any Nexus to be honest. I'd probably pass the Function myself, samsung always makes phones of crappy build/poor materials etc. I also doubt that Verizon will get the s2, s3 most likely, but s2 doubtful.
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I highly doubt that Verizon will get the Nexus Prime, or any Nexus to be honest. I'd probably pass the Function myself, samsung always makes phones of crappy build/poor materials etc. I also doubt that Verizon will get the s2, s3 most likely, but s2 doubtful.
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There was a time when I was convinced that VZW would be offering the Galaxy S2 by sometime this summer. Now I'm thinking you could be right. After I played with the Fascinate (S1), that I bought my wife for Mother's Day, the S2 was going to be MY next phone to replace my old WinMoble phone. But I quite waiting and got a Droid X2 instead. I'm glad I did. No regrets at all! (...except for that awful DROIDDDDD sound, which I've managed to change )
I might trade my Thunderbolt for a Droidx2 tomorrow.. any thoughts? I had the first X and I loved it. I traded it for an incredible for the roms.
Can anyone confirm or deny the following:
x2's camera > TB
x2's video/gaming > TB
4g is a plus but not a dealbreaker for me.
my opinion: i like motoblur over sense (if i don't modify, which is a reason i am considering trading)
any input would be great. i know it is late, especially on the east coast but i am hoping for some quick responses. thanks
Do it"!
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Up to you man. The TB is definitely more desirable due to custom ROMs. However, this phone is future proof, and based on the recent acquisition, we might be in good shape. P3's preroot is money debloated...
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mistawolfe said:
Up to you man. The TB is definitely more desirable due to custom ROMs. However, this phone is future proof, and based on the recent acquisition, we might be in good shape. P3's preroot is money debloated...
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it is, arguably, a hassle due to the 4g. sometimes you will lose 4g and need to flash a new radio/kernel/rom and no one else will experience the same issue.
has an OTA been released with gingerbread yet?
Yes but it's recommended to use p3s prerooted gingerbread, and other than the 4g the X2 stomps the Thunderbolt
from my X2 roaming the north
yep, i am going to do it.
just put my TB back to stock and it runs so much better haha. the downside of that is the fact i hate sense and it is a total battery hog.
is netflix available for the x2 stock? or does the x2 need to be rooted with a modded netflix app?
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yep, i am going to do it.
just put my TB back to stock and it runs so much better haha. the downside of that is the fact i hate sense and it is a total battery hog.
is netflix available for the x2 stock? or does the x2 need to be rooted with a modded netflix app?
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Available
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I would very much recommend using the eclipse rom as well... Very simple process and very much improved over stock
from my X2 roaming the north
After playing around with a Thunderbolt and an X2 i defaulted to the X2, and I must say with all the tweaking I've done it is hands down the best phone I've ever had.
Never owning a TB but having owned the X and now an X2 I like the X2 for its speed but the memory is a little lacking every now and then a game will tell me the memory is low and that it may close unexpectedly. I have always liked the Moto quality for reception and other components and having toyed with a few other HTC phones, locked bootloader and all Moto still gets my bet too.
I came from a Thunderbolt. The lack of roms on the x2 makes me sad considering the large dev support for the tbolt. Honestly, the proformance of a non overclocked cm7 bolt was about the same as the x2 in the real world.
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I might trade my Thunderbolt for a Droidx2 tomorrow.. any thoughts? I had the first X and I loved it. I traded it for an incredible for the roms.
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Just curious.... How is it that you are able to "trade" phones at will? Dont you have a service contact with time restrictions?
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Just curious.... How is it that you are able to "trade" phones at will? Dont you have a service contact with time restrictions?
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Don't know about the tbolt, but there were so many missed call issues on the fascinate that Samsung sponsored a swap thru vzw for fascinate owners. We got to choose between the x2, the dinc2 or the charge.
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Just curious.... How is it that you are able to "trade" phones at will? Dont you have a service contact with time restrictions?
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I have switched many phones on my Verizon contract and never charged . Why would they charge you , you are still paying for their service .
If flashing custom roms and 4g is important to you, then go for it. The X2 should be getting more dev support soon..hopefully..
Oh and I'm pretty sure the TB's camera is better than the X2's. Consumer Report rated it as the #2 or #4, I can't remember, best cell phone camera. The X was last, and it has the same camera as the X2.
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I have switched many phones on my Verizon contract and never charged . Why would they charge you , you are still paying for their service .
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The conventional wisdom is that Verizon allows you to "upgrade" (at the upgrade price) only once every 24 months. While you can trade "upgrades" between various phones on your service contract, you must pay the full retail price of the phone to change phones before being eligible to upgrade.
When I got the X2, I asked if I could trade it for a Samsung Galaxy S2, if that were to be released in the next few months. They said that after 14 days I was stuck with the phone until upgrade time. They said they never resell a used phone, even if returned within the original 14 days. They told me they send them back to Verizon who "refurbishes" them and then they may resell them at a discount online.
So I'm still wondering how you are able to work out these trade deals? Anyone else ever hear of this, other than the Samsung sponsored offer?
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The conventional wisdom is that Verizon allows you to "upgrade" (at the upgrade price) only once every 24 months. While you can trade "upgrades" between various phones on your service contract, you must pay the full retail price of the phone to change phones before being eligible to upgrade.
When I got the X2, I asked if I could trade it for a Samsung Galaxy S2, if that were to be released in the next few months. They said that after 14 days I was stuck with the phone until upgrade time. They said they never resell a used phone, even if returned within the original 14 days. They told me they send them back to Verizon who "refurbishes" them and then they may resell them at a discount online.
So I'm still wondering how you are able to work out these trade deals? Anyone else ever hear of this, other than the Samsung sponsored offer?
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Your thinking wayyyyy toooo much ....
lol, lets say you find a phone on craigslist and you want it . First you check esn to ensure it can be activated on another account , then if you like it , then simply get it and swap your phones on your Verizon account .. Understand now ? It really is , just that simple .
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Your thinking wayyyyy toooo much ....
lol, lets say you find a phone on craigslist and you want it . First you check esn to ensure it can be activated on another account , then if you like it , then simply get it and swap your phones on your Verizon account .. Understand now ? It really is , just that simple .
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Oh. Well yeah, you can do that.
Before trading out for a droid x2 you may want to look into all the audio problems people have reported. I personally have experienced very bad audio skipping while using my x2 and no hacks tips tricks super charges or roms have resolved the problem. I keep my fingers crossed for a solution but if I were you and liked listening to Pandora Slacker or any other audio on my phone I would stay away from the x2 for now
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My wife's Incredible is in the process of dying & I found out that I have the last of my yearly upgrades on my line & she's always wanted the x2, sooooo: What should I get, Razr, Rezound or GNex?
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Get anything Samsung.
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Get anything Samsung.
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Can you root a stock Samsung phone now without having to deal with that "Rage against the Cage" nonsense? Tried it once on my wife's Facinate and my anti-virus program wouldn't let Rage run, even when I disabled it. (I know there are ROM's with pre-rooted Kernels you can flash. Just flashed rooted GB 2.3.5 kernel to my Galaxy Tab.)
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Get anything Samsung.
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Came from a fascinate & am suspicious of Samsung reception. The missed call thing was killing me & I haven't had one incident of that on the x2.
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Gnex sounds sick to me...
But u know if u wait a month something even crazier will be bound to drop Hahaha.
I was also digging the HTC resound that was announced
Galaxy Nexus. Hands down. I'll be getting one of those soon.
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Galaxy Nexus. Hands down. I'll be getting one of those soon.
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It does sound great but the lack of an sd card slot is kinda a deal breaker for me.
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Gnex sounds sick to me...
But u know if u wait a month something even crazier will be bound to drop Hahaha.
I was also digging the HTC resound that was announced
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Yep, I know but it's either buy me a phone now or buy my wife one now, so how do you think that's gonna go? Lol
But all that aside, I checked out the razr today & plan on comparing it to the Rezound next week. My bottom line is reception & my x2 has never failed me where my wife's dinc hasn't been too impressive so htc might not be the best for me.
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Can you root a stock Samsung phone now without having to deal with that "Rage against the Cage" nonsense? Tried it once on my wife's Facinate and my anti-virus program wouldn't let Rage run, even when I disabled it. (I know there are ROM's with pre-rooted Kernels you can flash. Just flashed rooted GB 2.3.5 kernel to my Galaxy Tab.)
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Rage in the cage new? Never had to use it. First root ever was a one click root i found somewhere. Then i used Odin to flash the stock froyo pre-root. I believe i seen a pre-root GB stock over there, too.
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I believe "Rage against the Cage" is the exploit scheme that they used on the Samsung one-click boot process. It's been about 6 months since I've tried to root the Facinate, so my memory is sketcy. The upside is that, as you mentioned, there are probably a lot of pre-rooted ROM offerings that can be easily flashed with Heimdall (or Odin, if yer into that).
I agree Sammy makes a good phone. Wife loves her Facinate. Sadly, the Galaxy II never made it to Verizon, but now lots of folks are waiting for the Nexus, which should be out around the end of the month. But I also like the Moto Droid line, now that we've been given some developer attention. The hardware is top notch, and my X2 is running VERY snappy and stable on Moto-Ginger-Funk v7a. I have no reason to want to trade up for a long while yet (unless Google cannot get a handle on their funky Market issue).
Droid Razr looks very sharp (sorry for the pun). I'm a little afraid of the non-removeable battery, though. There are loads of times that I have recoved my X2 from brink of "brickhood" just by pulling the battery and booting into recovery.
I'm not too crazy about the Razr's non-detachable battery. All too often taking the battery out and putting it back in seems to solve a problem, without having that ability on the Razr I'm somewhat concerned.
Odin=Heimdall but for diff operating systems, i believe. When my contract is up, I'm looking into sprint if vzw isn't allowed to launch the SGSII. And no, i have no intentions of turning this thread into a "who it's better sprint or vzw". Carry on w/ upgrade discussion...
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I'm not too crazy about the Razr's non-detachable battery. All too often taking the battery out and putting it back in seems to solve a problem, without having that ability on the Razr I'm somewhat concerned.
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I'm pretty sure that the razr has a failsafe two buttons u.press to kill battery connection or something similar
.like a "hard kill" switch.
I am upgrading to the ReZound Monday. There are more reasons not to get the Razr, than there are to get it lol. If you are in an X2 now, you are better off either keeping it and riding out your time, or getting the ReZound/Nexus, at least right now.
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I am upgrading to the ReZound Monday. There are more reasons not to get the Razr, than there are to get it lol. If you are in an X2 now, you are better off either keeping it and riding out your time, or getting the ReZound/Nexus, at least right now.
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What led you to the Rezound? Beats audio or the the display?
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Well, the headphones alone carry a very hefty price, so getting them "free" for the same price as the other phones is a good incentive(probably why they aren't advertising the phone). I already have the SkullCandy Titan Earbuds, so I really don't NEED the Beats Audio ones. But, the camera's on it are both better. The screen resolution is on par with the nexus on a DX2 size screen. Removable battery, SD storage, unlockable BL, 1.5GHz processor.. Basically, the only "feature" it doesn't carry is the super slim design, and who gives a **** if the phone is lacking in so many other categories? lol.
My moms Stock Inc2 walked all over my X2 with Eclipse before I even put CM7 on it for her! HTC is doing all the right things, even with Sense. Too many people complain about Samsung, and I lived in Korea for 2 years from 07-09, we are getting their leftovers over here(Thanks FCC/FTC, and assholes running patent wars..Apple).
Yeah Im gonna look into adding a line soon. Not sure if I'm going to resound or nexus yet
Rezound looks sick. As does nexus(ICS!) but I can see resound getting ics eventually.
ha. HTC edge I thought about until I saw it was Tegra. I will wait for reviews on that before even trying it lol. This phone has lowered my expectations for tegra devices lol
Skip skip stutter...it drives me crazy how one day it seems skipping is.fixed but next its stutters again
garywojdan81 said:
My wife's Incredible is in the process of dying & I found out that I have the last of my yearly upgrades on my line & she's always wanted the x2, sooooo: What should I get, Razr, Rezound or GNex?
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His and hers X2's...it would be soooo cute
Well, couldn't hold out any longer...
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motcher41 said:
His and hers X2's...it would be soooo cute
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We did that actually, got the original DX the day they came out. Loved em. I moved from a bb curve and she from a Moto rokr. When the DX gb bugs hit we were offered DX2s and took them since we had the car docks etc. Didn't feel like switching 100 worth of accessories.
AtLemacks right, seems that the Razer with limitations or something without. Hardware is close enough on either one. Why move to another Moto and keep banging your head against the wall like we do daily.
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Well, couldn't hold out any longer...
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Wha?! Well you might as well let us know what your impressions are.
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How did you end up with this phone? What made you choose it? What makes you keep it? Post your story.
I have the Razr Maxx on Verizon Wiress (CDMA). Things I dislike about this phone...
1. The camera, it's no slouch but I got use to the camera on my previous GS2. That has better lense/camera.
2. Slight lag here and there, again I came from a GS2 that used Exynos processor.
3. No HD display BUT I am a big fan of Super Amoled. I just love how the colors pop.
4. Locked boot loaders!! (My Samsung GS2 was so easy to root and flash things on.)
There was even some points I thought of selling my Maxx and getting a GS3. I loved the GS2 but main problem was it had a really horrible wireless radio plus being on Sprint network did not help. I had no intentions in getting a Razr when I walked into the Verizon store. I already liked Samsung, I just needed better service. Had my mind on the Galaxy Nexus. But I loved the build of the slim RAZR. Tried it for a week or so, Ioved it. Got signal in areas I never did with other phones being on other networks. Battery was a big problem, like most Android phones, I said eff it and got the Maxx.
The radio and battery life make up for all the things I dislike about this phone. I just got a case from Seidio and that gives me the new phone feel again lol. I gave up things getting this phone but I've also gained things so it balances out
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had thunderbolt. wanted battery. got maxx
Had rezound. Battery was terrible. Got talked out of getting a new phone (within 14 days) and instead got the extended battery. Still awful battery, and other problems. Got replacement rezound. That was even worse. Finally they let me exchange, and I got the maxx because I wanted the battery.
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How did you end up with this phone? What made you choose it? What makes you keep it? Post your story.
I have the Razr Maxx on Verizon Wiress (CDMA). Things I dislike about this phone...
1. The camera, it's no slouch but I got use to the camera on my previous GS2. That has better lense/camera.
2. Slight lag here and there, again I came from a GS2 that used Exynos processor.
3. No HD display BUT I am a big fan of Super Amoled. I just love how the colors pop.
4. Locked boot loaders!! (My Samsung GS2 was so easy to root and flash things on.)
There was even some points I thought of selling my Maxx and getting a GS3. I loved the GS2 but main problem was it had a really horrible wireless radio plus being on Sprint network did not help. I had no intentions in getting a Razr when I walked into the Verizon store. I already liked Samsung, I just needed better service. Had my mind on the Galaxy Nexus. But I loved the build of the slim RAZR. Tried it for a week or so, Ioved it. Got signal in areas I never did with other phones being on other networks. Battery was a big problem, like most Android phones, I said eff it and got the Maxx.
The radio and battery life make up for all the things I dislike about this phone. I just got a case from Seidio and that gives me the new phone feel again lol. I gave up things getting this phone but I've also gained things so it balances out
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Well kholk and mbm got the CDMA Razrs to boot properly with both cores! So its only a matter of time until custom kernels come along with roms.
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3 weeks and all is working perfect on ice w/SlimROM. 4 months total. All in all it's been a very good phone the whole time . I do recommend getting an otter box or something if you are very active I broke my screen and it cost me .
also have working Linux 12.04 and all open office full programs
forget to charge one nite and it still runs all day the next...
64 gb SD card - 500hrs video and 1000 songs and still 18 gb. (I have 5 Linux distros for testing also -10gb)
12 games
off air GPS maps for all of northern NY plus Google maps off air redundant
scanner
free tether
Had galaxy nexus loved everything except the poor signal and battery life. RAZR Maxx fixed both problems. I'm keeping it unless the RAZR HD battery can compete with it.
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Former fascinate and Charge owner. Upgrade became available before the unlimited ban when upgrading. Got the maxx after checking all phones in the Verizon store and it being the most polished feeling.
Happy ever since. Screen and audio playback are not the best but everything else kicks ass.
Can't imagine having a lesser phone and there is no desire to deviate from stock.
SHVR MAXX
Verizon offered me a maxx after 12 defective razrs, wish I would have asked for a s3.
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I have previously owned: Samsung galaxy s, zte blade, HTC desire z. I wanted something with awesome built quality and as thin and light as possible. The chosen one was the RAZR only missing now for me is custom kernel plox
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The main criteria to buy a phone, is it has to be able to works as a phone. Period. Previously, I have RAZR V3xx, before changed to other Nokia phones and the Nexus One. V3xx was a very good phone which did a very good job as a phone; makes and receives calls. It also a very good HSDPA 3G "modem", USB tethered to laptop. Now I have RAZR XT910... and it just as good as the V3xx. I don't care how many cores, benchmark's scores or frames speed, but, if it cannot functioning as a proper phone, than it is worthless to me.
Thank you.
skater95 said:
Verizon offered me a maxx after 12 defective razrs, wish I would have asked for a s3.
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Holy crap batman. That's almost hard to believe. If it were a Nexus, I would believe that.
After my 3rd Galaxy Nexus, I got fed up with it. Purchased a Razr. The Maxx was then Released. Sold Razr. Bought Maxx. Friend was selling his Razr dirt cheap. So I bought it. And now have two Razr's.
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brickinphoneslol said:
Holy crap batman. That's almost hard to believe. If it were a Nexus, I would believe that.
After my 3rd Galaxy Nexus, I got fed up with it. Purchased a Razr. The Maxx was then Released. Sold Razr. Bought Maxx. Friend was selling his Razr dirt cheap. So I bought it. And now have two Razr's.
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Yeah it's ridiculous, I'm going on my second maxx.
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Jesus Christ. I have owned 3 Maxx 2 Reg Razr. None which gave me problems. Sorry to hear about your luck.
What problems are you having?
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biggiesmalls657 said:
Well kholk and mbm got the CDMA Razrs to boot properly with both cores! So its only a matter of time until custom kernels come along with roms.
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That's great news!! I hope you're right!! This phone is awesome, it deserves great development!!
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brickinphoneslol said:
Jesus Christ. I have owned 3 Maxx 2 Reg Razr. None which gave me problems. Sorry to hear about your luck.
What problems are you having?
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Name it, I've had it. Verizon replacements suck.
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I switched to a razr maxx after three galaxy nexus bad phones. The razr Maxx does everything I need it to do.
Development is heating up on it too.
I have a galaxy s3 also but I'm finding that I keep going to the razr when I NEED my phone to just Work....like when I'm at work.
I go back to the gs3 because the screen is STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL. The razr just works better all the time.
#firstworldproblems
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I came from a gnex so of course the performance of this phone doesn't compare to that
But its a lot better than i had expected, and obviously i needed the battery life with work so that's why I'm here
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Aerogriff said:
I came from a gnex so of course the performance of this phone doesn't compare to that
But its a lot better than i had expected, and obviously i needed the battery life with work so that's why I'm here
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When I used a gnex I thought the two phones performed similarly although the Motorola came out on top when you needed data or GPS or phone signal or battery.
SHVR MAXX
i was thinking moving from SGS2 ....to SGS3 .. not , after seeing both , i got razr maxx cuz of battery , and IT'S NOT a faulty or lazy phone
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When I used a gnex I thought the two phones performed similarly although the Motorola came out on top when you needed data or GPS or phone signal or battery.
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Yeah, only plus with the gnex was the ton of dev support and tweaking. But I'm pretty happy with my maxx, the battery and signal blow the gnex away.
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So I am currently eligible to upgrade my phone through Verizon and I have been trying to figure out which phone to buy. I have been using a Droid X for almost 2 years and I absolutely loved it!
I rooted my Droid X shortly after buying it 2 years ago and have learned most everything a rooted user needs to know
(ex. Flashing custom ROM'S, using CWM recovery to create Nandroid backups, using an SBF to return the phone to out of the box software)
and I even learned how to use ADB commands to flash the Motorola stock system images when I had a Motorola XOOM tablet
That being said I really enjoy all things ROOT like over clocking and under volting, and of course flashing custom ROM'S so I guess my question to the Droid RAZR community, many of whom I'm sure are allot like myself would simply be...
Do you REALLY love your Droid RAZR or Droid RAZR MAX??? Is there allot of development out there for this phone? Are there custom ROM'S and the ability to use the Wireless Tether function?
Any advice and personal experiences with this phone would go a huge way toward helping me decide if I want to make the jump or not! Thanks everyone!
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Boarder277 said:
So I am currently eligible to upgrade my phone through Verizon and I have been trying to figure out which phone to buy. I have been using a Droid X for almost 2 years and I absolutely loved it!
I rooted my Droid X shortly after buying it 2 years ago and have learned most everything a rooted user needs to know
(ex. Flashing custom ROM'S, using CWM recovery to create Nandroid backups, using an SBF to return the phone to out of the box software)
and I even learned how to use ADB commands to flash the Motorola stock system images when I had a Motorola XOOM tablet
That being said I really enjoy all things ROOT like over clocking and under volting, and of course flashing custom ROM'S so I guess my question to the Droid RAZR community, many of whom I'm sure are allot like myself would simply be...
Do you REALLY love your Droid RAZR or Droid RAZR MAX??? Is there allot of development out there for this phone? Are there custom ROM'S and the ability to use the Wireless Tether function?
Any advice and personal experiences with this phone would go a huge way toward helping me decide if I want to make the jump or not! Thanks everyone!
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I can really recommend the RAZR, I do love my phone! The only thing I regret is not waiting for the MAXX, but on the other hand, no one knew it was coming when i bought my phone!
I bought the RAZR because I wanted a phone that survives daily life. I sail a lot and my phones usually die by moisture... The RAZR isn't water proof, but it has some water resistance. Mine have taken some blows as well and survived.
The only real con I can think about is the locked boot loader, but now that kexec is released it should not be a problem any more :fingers-crossed:
I love my Maxx, great battery life! Since ICS upgrade GPS is not as quick, occasional lag, but far better than any android I've ever owned.
That being said if I were due for upgrade I would probably pick the S3. As long as it wasn't as bad as the previous galaxies I've owned... Love the size and the big screen. But that's just me. The Maxx is awesome though. I would get that rather than the RAZR for the awesome battery life.
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If you want all day battery get a maxx, but since the bootloader has only recently been fully bypassed it will be a bit before a completely asop based rom will be at daily driver standards. That being said there are some very nice roms built on the moto kernel. I personally don't think the og razr would be worth it, but the maxx will bring you back to 2 days of battery life you may have once had with an old school dumb phone.
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Get the galaxy s 3 or wait for the razr hd.
Thanks for the suggestions everyone, does anyone know if the RAZR HD is supposed to be released soon?
And if so I would imagine it will be some time before a root tool is released along with any other development...
Btw is the bootloader bypassed on the MAXX through some kind of bootstrapper app? similar to the old DROID 2 Bootstrapper program?
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If you want a good wireless radio and good battery life get the RAZR Maxx. If you're into rooting and flashing stuff I don't know if the RAZR series is the best choice.
See what the next Google phone brings, I'm thinking they're going to the GSM carries this time but who knows. I've heard stuff about there may be more than one Google device by different manufacturers. If true Verizon may get another. Or else wait to see what this rumored RAZR HD brings. Then make the decision if you can wait a few months lol.
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