Reception sucks on the Galaxy Nexus. The RAZR was MUCH better at finding and holding 3G and 4G signals. I regret returning it.
I should have known the Koreans can't engineer a good fvcking radio.
what about battery life comparison?
I called that one! Lol...
Big Red should let you exchange back to the RAZR if the Nexus can't hold a signal, no?
My tab's Flyer than yours! Unless this is posted in a Flyer thread, then it's just as Flyer...
http://android-gz.com
Maybe you got a Canadian version?
http://www.androidcentral.com/app-t...-your-galaxy-nexus-cant-tell-you-whether-care
Also, are you still on 4.0.1? There was a small OTA pushed to fix bugs (4.0.2, 4.0.3 coming soon). Might fix the reception if you haven't already updated. Might be a good idea to check manually, just in case.
My tab's Flyer than yours! Unless this is posted in a Flyer thread, then it's just as Flyer...
http://android-gz.com
Battery life did seem better on the RAZR during the few days I had it. I guess maybe if your antenna and radio are strong, you're gonna use less juice to communicate.
ICS was over-hyped. The main reason I returned the RAZR was so that I could swap batteries. The same reason I didn't get the iPhone.
Verizon explicitly told me that they only allow 1 exchange in the 14 days. True or False?
yes they have a policy that says one exchange within the exchange period.
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Battery life did seem better on the RAZR during the few days I had it. I guess maybe if your antenna and radio are strong, you're gonna use less juice to communicate.
ICS was over-hyped. The main reason I returned the RAZR was so that I could swap batteries. The same reason I didn't get the iPhone.
Verizon explicitly told me that they only allow 1 exchange in the 14 days. True or False?
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That might be true for voluntary exchanges, but if the phone's crap, it's crap, and with some persistence, and enough escalation requests you can eventually get what you want. After getting us 3 phones, an OtterBox case, and a microwave for only $40 from Best Buy, my fiancée taught me that.
If it's worth your time, you can get it done!
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Dude,know how your feeling. Had the GSM Razr for like 2 weeks, mainly because I was waiting on the Nexus. Got the GSM Nexus,sent back the Razr.
Had the Nexus for like 6 days tops, sold it and got a Razr again.
Apart from not having ICS the phone beats the crap out of the GN.
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Chelsea FC said:
Dude,know how your feeling. Had the GSM Razr for like 2 weeks, mainly because I was waiting on the Nexus. Got the GSM Nexus,sent back the Razr.
Had the Nexus for like 6 days tops, sold it and got a Razr again.
Apart from not having ICS the phone beats the crap out of the GN.
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Did the exact same thing. only thing that I miss is the battery life. It seems like my phones doesn't really last long.
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Did the exact same thing. only thing that I miss is the battery life. It seems like my phones doesn't really last long.
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Battery is way better on the Razr, hasten to add that its the GSM version though. LTE sucks battery big time I guess.
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I was just in a Verizon store. Just wanted to look at the Nexus. The sales guy let me see his. He told me flat out to keep my Razr. Now that's funny....
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I was just in a Verizon store. Just wanted to look at the Nexus. The sales guy let me see his. He told me flat out to keep my Razr. Now that's funny....
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Ha! I went into a store today and was basically told the exact same thing after the demo model's back came flying off when I picked it up...
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The only odd thing I'm thinking about when it comes to the Razr getting ics is the buttons. It'll have those 3 icons at the bottom so will the standard 4 buttons be useless of what??!!
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The only odd thing I'm thinking about when it comes to the Razr getting ics is the buttons. It'll have those 3 icons at the bottom so will the standard 4 buttons be useless of what??!!
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There'll be some type of integration I'm sure.
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The only odd thing I'm thinking about when it comes to the Razr getting ics is the buttons. It'll have those 3 icons at the bottom so will the standard 4 buttons be useless of what??!!
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Phones with hardware buttons don't get the on-screen buttons.
I just switched to Verizon from Sprint today (bad issues with my wife's phone) and got a GN. The salesman at my store told me that he'd had the RAZR and the battery life sucked; he likes his Nexus much better.
I've been going back and forth because I hear really nice things about the RAZR, but I came from the NS4G so it seemed like a logical progression to get the GN. Plus, I really do love ICS.
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Phones with hardware buttons don't get the on-screen buttons.
I just switched to Verizon from Sprint today (bad issues with my wife's phone) and got a GN. The salesman at my store told me that he'd had the RAZR and the battery life sucked; he likes his Nexus much better.
I've been going back and forth because I hear really nice things about the RAZR, but I came from the NS4G so it seemed like a logical progression to get the GN. Plus, I really do love ICS.
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If it's anything like the Flyer (or any other Honeycomb upgrades) the physical buttons will cease to function, and only screen buttons will work, but who knows with ICS.
As far as the sales rep with battery issues, he wasn't doin' it right... Lol
I get phenomenal battery performance from this beast, and I'm on it damn near all day.
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Battery is way better on the Razr, hasten to add that its the GSM version though. LTE sucks battery big time I guess.
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I haven't been able to get an honest trial from my phones battery cause I keep falling asleep without charging it -_- but if you have any secrets please share
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If it's anything like the Flyer (or any other Honeycomb upgrades) the physical buttons will cease to function, and only screen buttons will work, but who knows with ICS.
As far as the sales rep with battery issues, he wasn't doin' it right... Lol
I get phenomenal battery performance from this beast, and I'm on it damn near all day.
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Who knows. Battery reports are always so subjective; it's hard to get a good feel for how it goes without just trying it for yourself.
I'll likely end up sticking with my Nexus because I'm a Google whore and this is their flagship phone now. I got a good deal on an extended battery so if it comes to it I'll have that.
As far as the buttons go, the Nexus S got the OTA for ICS and the buttons on the phone kept working though some of their functions changed. No on-screen buttons on that bad boy. However, the screen is smaller so that may be why they chose that implementation. Time will tell.
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Ha! I went into a store today and was basically told the exact same thing after the demo model's back came flying off when I picked it up...
That's funny. I just bought a RAZR today and when I was comparing it to the GN the back of the GN popped off. I decided that a better radio and better build quality is more important that ICS (which we'll get anyway) and a super sweet screen.
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Reception sucks on the Galaxy Nexus. The RAZR was MUCH better at finding and holding 3G and 4G signals. I regret returning it.
I should have known the Koreans can't engineer a good fvcking radio.
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i think they can fix it with new update
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Sound off.
Just wasn't to see who all from the epic community has made the leap to the MoPho!
I have a strong feeling im not looking back!
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I gave my thoughts in the thread that's (right now, at least) a few messages down. In short, I'm loving the Photon compared to my Epic.
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Was expecting iSaint with first lol
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Yep .... im still amazed at this phone and its on stock... cant wait to see what our amazing devs do.
Lol cant do first tonight im in atlantic city
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Was expecting iSaint with first lol
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Ya, I think he's getting slow in his old age. Lol Good to see so many familiar names. Really happy with the Mopho. Running Alien rom. Running sweet so far.
Loved my Epic, But... My MoPho is amazing... Not to mention, I was getting harassed by my co-workers about my Samsung, due to the fact I work for Motorola Solutions...
been rockin' my MoPho for a couple days now.. battery life is STELLAR.. the screen is too bright sometimes.. not bright enough others..
it's stupid fast compared to the epic on EXT4.. but.. (to be fair) once the GS2 comes out, I might toss the Photon .. depends on how well i like the GS2.. lol
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been rockin' my MoPho for a couple days now.. battery life is STELLAR.. the screen is too bright sometimes.. not bright enough others..
it's stupid fast compared to the epic on EXT4.. but.. (to be fair) once the GS2 comes out, I might toss the Photon .. depends on how well i like the GS2.. lol
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Thanks for the thanks bro.
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Thanks for the thanks bro.
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thanks tag and you're 'it' LMFAO
u got thanks for the 'can't do first' thing LMFAO
I'm really loving my Photon, and I really didn't have many complaints about my Epic. I really didn't use the keyboard at all. My battery life is far superior top the Epic, which I attribute to its stronger radio. I work on the service floor of a hospital and my Epic was constantly searching for signal in certain areas where I now maintain a solid signal throughout the day. My only complaint its that I daily experience the "silent call" issue. I read that removing the SIM card helps some folks, so I'm trying that.
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I'm really loving my Photon, and I really didn't have many complaints about my Epic. I really didn't use the keyboard at all. My battery life is far superior top the Epic, which I attribute to its stronger radio. I work on the service floor of a hospital and my Epic was constantly searching for signal in certain areas where I now maintain a solid signal throughout the day. My only complaint its that I daily experience the "silent call" issue. I read that removing the SIM card helps some folks, so I'm trying that.
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Let me know if that works for you. Im experiencing it too.
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The epic was horrible and glitchy this is soo much nicer.
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I didn't come from an Epic but I did remove that sim card. Since then, haven't had NOT one issue.
I also upgraded from the Epic to the Photon, and I think the Photon is way better than the Epic..and faster. My Epic was getting laggy, and over heating whenever I was charging it. So far I am really enjoying the Photon.
Well to be honest with you I have become bored with the Photon and might go back to my Epic. The things I miss the most with my Epic is having to always keep a spare battery in my pocket, waiting for the phone to figure out where I am so I can check into Foursquare, the time spent searching and waiting for Gingerbread, and waiting for the camera to respond among other things. Without all of this, my life with my Photon seems so boring and I'm having trouble finding what to do with the extra time. It's been very hard to adjust to not having those features like I did on the Epic.
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ZING!
TBH I dont have that many issues on my Epic while on a stock-like ROM. Still waiting for official GB like everyone else though...
My mother needs a new phone so I am sending her my Epic while I upgrade...
One of the issues I have not yet seen info on (I'm still searching) is whether or not Motorola has decided to start following the microUSB standards yet or am I going to have to double up on 5 USB chargers that I keep anywhere I might need to use my phone...
Other than that most of the issues I have seen are pretty much software related and the phone looks great. I think I'm still going to go ahead with the Photon rather than the Evo3d.
Yes it has a micro port.
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lazloe said:
ZING!
TBH I dont have that many issues on my Epic while on a stock-like ROM. Still waiting for official GB like everyone else though...
My mother needs a new phone so I am sending her my Epic while I upgrade...
One of the issues I have not yet seen info on (I'm still searching) is whether or not Motorola has decided to start following the microUSB standards yet or am I going to have to double up on 5 USB chargers that I keep anywhere I might need to use my phone...
Other than that most of the issues I have seen are pretty much software related and the phone looks great. I think I'm still going to go ahead with the Photon rather than the Evo3d.
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Every phone will have a micro usb. Its been standardized now. No phone that comes out will use a different charger. This was passed awhile ago to cut down on the amount of charging cables and such in landfills among other reasons
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Aye, i know they have been standardizing them, but I know Moto was still being different. After talking it over with my Sprint guy today as I was ordering my phone.. I came to the conclusion that this was likely only an issue with the MINI-usb plugs. There were specific warnings on the websites I use to order my parts against mixing Moto and any other usb cables. As I understand it they had a couple wires reversed in those, and it seems they are getting with the program now and standardizing with the rest of the world.
In 2 days I will officially be a former Epic owner..
It would be today but they didnt know how to put the phone on my bill and have me walk out with one like they did with my Epic.
I had an Epic for a bit, but ended up going back to the Evo. I had better luck out of the Vibrant than the Epic. Photon is light years better though lol.
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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
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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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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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I got the galaxy nexus, but I cannot stand the signal issues. I can't use my phone at work while my coworkers laugh at me with full bars and data connection. So I have compared the Droid to my nexus and it does have significantly better reception. So is the Droid razr worth switching from the galaxy nexus?
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I changed from a SGS2 to a RAZR for the same reason. Far better reception and call quality. You won't regret it.
Quadrant scores mean SFA when you can't actually use it for a phone call - which is why we buy them!
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It doesn't have a locked tegra that Motorola won't realese the source code for right? Had the Motorola atrix and it had that issue so not much roms on there.
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also how's the development activity around here? Getting better or on a stand still?
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There is quite a handful of roms over at droidrzr.com... they have a lot of exclusive content for us RAZR owners
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Never seen a or owned a android phone with out removable battery. How does it work out? What if your stuck in bootloop or something what do you do.
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I am also interested how a phone that doesn't have a removable battery works out
No batter has been no problem. Hold down the vol up and power for 8 seconds and it does the same as pulling the battery. There have been 2 new ROMs added for the CDMA version in the last week over at droidrzr.com and both rock.
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No batter has been no problem. Hold down the vol up and power for 8 seconds and it does the same as pulling the battery. There have been 2 new ROMs added for the CDMA version in the last week over at droidrzr.com and both rock.
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So just like iphone (power+home) got it. thanks. OH i saw alot of reviews regarding the battery draining fast. how is it with a custom rom?
I guess ill wait another 10 days and see what happens. Maybe there will be an update to fix the nexus. Or will just get yhe razr maxx or whatever ifs called
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So just like iphone (power+home) got it. thanks. OH i saw alot of reviews regarding the battery draining fast. how is it with a custom rom?
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I'm running the latest infex rom and I'm getting roughly 12 to 14 hours with 40% left and I'm a pretty avid user
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Locked bootloader is huge fail though.
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Locked bootloader is huge fail though.
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Yes it totally is.
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Had both. Returned the nexus and kept the razr.
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Had both. Returned the nexus and kept the razr.
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What made you return the nexus? I personally love the feel and build of it plus its all touch with I like that but the damn signal issues are a great deal beaker for me.
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What made you return the nexus? I personally love the feel and build of it plus its all touch with I like that but the damn signal issues are a great deal beaker for me.
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The nexus felt cheap to me. ICS is coming to the razr soon enough, besides id rather they work all the bugs out before pushing it to the razr. As you stated the signal strength is a problem with the nexus. Also no usb mass storage and no sd card slot factored into my decision. The hardware is basically the same. Also i might be a little bias towards Motorola as every Motorola device ive owned has been top notch.
I am sure many will disagree with me, but I preferred the razr over the nexus.
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The nexus felt cheap to me. ICS is coming to the razr soon enough, besides id rather they work all the bugs out before pushing it to the razr. As you stated the signal strength is a problem with the nexus. Also no usb mass storage and no sd card slot factored into my decision. The hardware is basically the same. Also i might be a little bias towards Motorola as every Motorola device ive owned has been top notch.
I am sure many will disagree with me, but I preferred the razr over the nexus.
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I totally agree with you. Motorola makes some solid phomes. I owned the atrix 4g and I loved it. The last Samsung phone I had was the captivate and it was one horrible esperience. Yellow screens, poor battery life, GPS broken, and many more. The nexus does feel cheap but sits nicely in my hand I can type with one hand with is a big plus. While I tried holding the razor and it felt akward in the hand. I also seen that the phone is too skiny wide to type with one hand. Well we'll see. I'm waiting on the maxxx gonna check it out and make my final decision. Thank you guys for all the answers. Really helped me out.
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I had a Gnex but returned last week. I loved owning an unlocked device (and playing with various roms), but the poor phone radio and battery life killed me. Jumping on the RazrMaxx on Thursday.
It's a real shame about the Razr. I do really like Motorola devices, but without a unlockable bootloader I just can't purchase it. ICS on my Nexus S has spoiled me.
My RAZR has had great battery life...much better than my wife's iPhone 4. I like the Verizon network so unlocking isn't a concern here. I agree the thinness of the phone was awkward but I put an otter box on anything over 199.00 lol But I can't say I would switch if i already had either the Nexus or RAZR. Too much of a hassle. Hope you enjoy whatever you choose.
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So I have cracked the screen on my Galaxy Nexus for a second time. I am thinking about getting the razr maxx with the insurance instead of another nexus. I was hoping you all could give me some straight forward feedback about the device. For example, is the battery life really that great? What is development like here on xda. How is the screen? Call clarity and so forth. Thank you all in advance and I appreciate your time for reply.
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So I have cracked the screen on my Galaxy Nexus for a second time. I am thinking about getting the razr maxx with the insurance instead of another nexus. I was hoping you all could give me some straight forward feedback about the device. For example, is the battery life really that great? What is development like here on xda. How is the screen? Call clarity and so forth. Thank you all in advance and I appreciate your time for reply.
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Get ready for a ckosed doors for devs on razr. You buy razr, motorola owns your brain.
Cheers
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Get ready for a ckosed doors for devs on razr. You buy razr, motorola owns your brain.
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Explain more please
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RAZR<=Gnex<maxx
If you are used to flash junk and customize your phone a lot. Keep your nexus.
Call quality on RAZR/maxx superior. Camera better on RAZR. Battery is outstanding on Maxx.
You might feel awkward holding edgy RAZR vs smooth nexus.
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droidxrooting said:
RAZR<=Gnex<maxx
If you are used to flash junk and customize your phone a lot. Keep your nexus.
Call quality on RAZR/maxx superior. Camera better on RAZR. Battery is outstanding on Maxx.
You might feel awkward holding edgy RAZR vs smooth nexus.
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All I really want is cm 9 at most root at the very least. Do you know if either of those are possible?
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I have prob 5 friends w modded nexuses. The screen is sharper on the nexus but much easier to read in any kind of light from me on the maxx. The battery if amazing. I can avg 5 hrs screen on time on 3g alone. The camera is actually much better than I originally thought and takes nice pictures very easily but no camera is as fast as the nexus...although I have only seen a stock nexus actually work correctly in the camera Dept.
I miss ics as I have had it on many phones since last oct but the ics leak is good for the RAZR. Still great battery life there. I rooted mine and froze a bunch of apps today that I don't use but I get the same battery life whether I freeze them or not.
One mild complaint that you may have is the RAZR gallery has a terrible pinch zoom bug. I use quickpic for my gallery and froze the stock gallery along w a lot of other stuff.
In the end its a phone. Calls are clear. Reception is great. And it really last all day. No rebooting all the time. No errors. No problems here. I like that.
mark manning said:
All I really want is cm 9 at most root at the very least. Do you know if either of those are possible?
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Watch this, it's prety much my opinion after 4 months with razr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtyZhwvhqiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Watch this, it's prety much my opinion after 4 months with razr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtyZhwvhqiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Lmao that was pretty good! .... thanks for bursting my bubble lol
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mark manning said:
Lmao that was pretty good! .... thanks for bursting my bubble lol
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Wanted someone had did mine. I'm disapointed. It's my second razr and it's going to moto services again. Came with no GPS, scratched...
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mark manning said:
So I have cracked the screen on my Galaxy Nexus for a second time. I am thinking about getting the razr maxx with the insurance instead of another nexus. I was hoping you all could give me some straight forward feedback about the device. For example, is the battery life really that great? What is development like here on xda. How is the screen? Call clarity and so forth. Thank you all in advance and I appreciate your time for reply.
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Having never owned a Nexus I cannot compare the two but can offer my opinions of the MAXX as it compares to many Android phones from my past. The battery is simply amazing, best I could have ever hoped for. I can abuse my phone (granted that term is subjective) throughout the day and still have some juice left when I go to bed at night. My dad only uses his for calls and his lasts 3-4 days consistantly.
The screen is OK. IMO it is far inferior to the GSII that I came from. If you look close enough you can see a slight screen door effect that looks rather grainy. Not as bad as my Photon was, but still not as good of a screen as I have seen in other phones.
Motorola phones are not known for having a big dev community. I saw a lot more dev activity when I had an EVO 4G, EVO 3D and GSII. That may be the deal breaker for you if you are looking for much more than an out of the box experience.
Having said all of that, if you want an extremely solid phone, then the MAXX can deliver that. My experience in reception is much better than anything I ever owned on Sprint or Verizon and I live in an area with great coverage.
Good luck with whatever you choose.
pedrotorresfilho said:
Watch this, it's prety much my opinion after 4 months with razr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtyZhwvhqiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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stop referring to that douchbage and stupid video with that makes no sense, if u dont like the razr sell it and buy a gnex.
to OP: Get the MAXX, the battery is awesome there. Now that we have kexec and when we have the second core running we can fully run modified kernels for our RAZR's
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stop referring to that douchbage and stupid video with that makes no sense, if u dont like the razr sell it and buy a gnex.
to OP: Get the MAXX, the battery is awesome there. Now that we have kexec and when we have the second core running we can fully run modified kernels for our RAZR's
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I would love a gsm maxx razr, now it's only 4 USA and I'm out of the borders.
I like razr, gotcha XT910 in december. Bought it because its amazing hardware , but I can't say I'm happy stuck in 2.3.5 GB due locked bl. Others devices in same categorie like SGII, Arc S,, and HTC now are running ICS flawless. To us, we can.only hope get hands on ICS by Q2,, at least.
Also, this is my second razr, and tomorrow I'll leave it to motorola service center again. I've a reason to be disapointed.
Have top phones since 90's and this is far away my best phone ever. Moved to android (came from 'siri' phone) because it's very popular in Brazil, and overall razr design. But you need luck to get a razr with no problem at all, at least, those made here, all LatAm, have to say. I dont see guys from XT912 (you have one right?) complain' about it.
May be too late indeed to motorola unlock bl, SGSIII is on the way with a 1.8 Quade core....
The AdamOtler vdd seems a bit radical, but he made the point. Cannot comment an opinion without reffer to it.
Cheers
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Others devices in same categorie like SGII, Arc S,, and HTC now are running ICS flawless....
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Although the ICS leaks and ROMs are really good. They are not flawless. And won't be until the official release. Even the devs admit that. They all have bugs, albeit very minor bugs.
The big things for me was the HDMI out and the micro sd card. If you get a maxx then you get the awesome battery. While the dev for the phone is low right now, ICS is just around the corner and with a boot workaround here/being worked on I think the razr is the better phone.
both are great devices. so it depends what you want to do with each.
if mods, hacks, roms, flashing are your thing - Galaxy Nexus
limited tinkering - moto razr.
having said that, razr has better battery life. very lightweight. better camera too. plus storage is expandable.
I had the Nexus before I had my Razr Maxx.... Night and day. Radio was garbage in comparison on the Nexus, always bad reception. Battery life is SO much better. Razr feels much more solid. Aside from ICS, the nexus honestly seemed like a piece of junk when I got this.
Is cm9 available yet? Can you even flash custom roms?
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Returned my GNEX after three days wit it, bought the Razr and have never been happier. No problems here.
pedrotorresfilho said:
Wanted someone had did mine. I'm disapointed. It's my second razr and it's going to moto services again. Came with no GPS, scratched...
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Cause no Samsung phone has ever had problems. Give this video a break as Adam has no clue about the razr. He doesnt dev for it so he has no reason to talk ****. Just because they built it this way does not make it any less disposable than other phones. If it breaks and its your fault, then guess what, you fed up. If its not your fault you get a replacement or switch.
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http://explore.t-mobile.com/verizon-att-sprint/vs-sprint/
Click the app download video on the bottom
What's ur point?
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http://explore.t-mobile.com/verizon-att-sprint/vs-sprint/
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dood, phone has been discontinued by tmo, it's not got much life in it. I just happens to be one of the 2 soon to be 3 available hspa+ 42mbps devices! once the s drops you can expect more price drops on the Amaze.
The phone may be going EOL but it's probably their best phone and is still comparable to the new One S. Also those ads are completely one sided, note that they are using an iPhone for Sprint which is only a 3G phone. I used to be on Sprint before switching to T-Mobile and their 4G service was decently quick... if you could get it.
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The phone may be going EOL but it's probably their best phone and is still comparable to the new One S. Also those ads are completely one sided, note that they are using an iPhone for Sprint which is only a 3G phone. I used to be on Sprint before switching to T-Mobile and their 4G service was decently quick... if you could get it.
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My friend up here has an EVO3D and never switches 4G ON. I asked him why and he said "by the time it even connects or finds 4G signal, the web pages could already have been loaded on 3G"
Don't know how accurate that is but Idk why it would take so long to connect.
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fuego77 said:
My friend up here has an EVO3D and never switches 4G ON. I asked him why and he said "by the time it even connects or finds 4G signal, the web pages could already have been loaded on 3G"
Don't know how accurate that is but Idk why it would take so long to connect.
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That would only be the case if you switch it on to check one page then shut it back off again. It does take about 30 seconds or so to connect to 4g, much like it does to connect to WiFi. Personally that sounds like a dumb excuse to not use 4g. We don't have 4g here but if we did, I'd likely leave it on all the time since my phone is near a charger all day anyways.
Shame the amaze is end of the line I actually want to go back to it. The galaxy s 2 with ICS is nice, but for me I really enjoyed messing with the amazes camera and thought sense was really cool.
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Shame the amaze is end of the line I actually want to go back to it. The galaxy s 2 with ICS is nice, but for me I really enjoyed messing with the amazes camera and thought sense was really cool.
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i think once the price drops more development will pick up. personally i would never pay $400 for this phone, especially not now lol. gsii with ics sounds nice
The Black Amaze is not EOL. Only the white version is. I personally would choose this device over the ONE S anyday.
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i think once the price drops more development will pick up. personally i would never pay $400 for this phone, especially not now lol. gsii with ics sounds nice
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It is nice even tho its a leak for the at&t skyrocket the awesome devs have got it working pretty perfectly for the T-Mobile s2. Ics just has subtle changes that really polish the way android works and steps performance up real well. I really like sense tho I use to have the sensation then the amaze, ended up selling the amaze but wish I would have kept it n just sold the s2 instead.
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It is nice even tho its a leak for the at&t skyrocket the awesome devs have got it working pretty perfectly for the T-Mobile s2. Ics just has subtle changes that really polish the way android works and steps performance up real well. I really like sense tho I use to have the sensation then the amaze, ended up selling the amaze but wish I would have kept it n just sold the s2 instead.
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Wonder who you sold that amaze to tbh i dislike samsung but i would rather have the gsgii than the amaze for some reason. maybe cause its something new/different
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Wonder who you sold that amaze to tbh i dislike samsung but i would rather have the gsgii than the amaze for some reason. maybe cause its something new/different
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So we meet again..... lol its always nice to have something different maybe I am just bored of the sgs2, but if s-off comes through on the amaze here soon then development might pick up and there will be lots of new stuff to play with on the amaze.
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ebatr8 said:
So we meet again..... lol its always nice to have something different maybe I am just bored of the sgs2, but if s-off comes through on the amaze here soon then development might pick up and there will be lots of new stuff to play with on the amaze.
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Yeah true, i dont really care for the lack of development considering im running NRGs rom and its perfect. I just havent had anything besides HTC and one moto device since the samsung behold 2 was out and that was a long time ago lol. Been wanting to try Nokia and maybe a Samsung
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Yeah true, i dont really care for the lack of development considering im running NRGs rom and its perfect. I just havent had anything besides HTC and one moto device since the samsung behold 2 was out and that was a long time ago lol. Been wanting to try Nokia and maybe a Samsung
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You not down with padphone no more?
I really want to check that thing out.
A, I like that its not made by samsung or htc and ....well the obvious its made by Asus.... Hopefully it doesn't become the phailphone....
Unless I sell this I'm going to wait for s-off and ics.
Once ics comes to the amaze, its gonna make or break this phone, sorry to say.
Im really hoping ics will relly unleash the beast I know this phone is capable of.
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freakboy13 said:
You not down with padphone no more?
I really want to check that thing out.
A, I like that its not made by samsung or htc and ....well the obvious its made by Asus.... Hopefully it doesn't become the phailphone....
Unless I sell this I'm going to wait for s-off and ics.
Once ics comes to the amaze, its gonna make or break this phone, sorry to say.
Im really hoping ics will relly unleash the beast I know this phone is capable of.
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I am very interested in it, Asus is one of my favorite companys specially for gaming, i love their ROG series. i have the Asus G74 laptop right now and plan on getting the Asus Tytan.
Note that its never good to get any phone when its just released. i wait a few months for all the problems (if it has any) to be fixed and development to start and prices to drop. while the samsung galaxy ii already been out for quite a while.
according to this site it wont be too much more than the one s: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Asus...mer-Pad-300-Get-Priced-in-Europe-264743.shtml
only $15 more for just the phone. i will wait till the price is around $400 on ebay then ill buy it in a heartbeat
edit: look at their website now. they updated the information about it. http://www.asus.com/Mobile/PadFone/ you can get 102 hours of battery from padfone (the phone), the station (tablet), and the station dock (keyboard). they all use the hardware of the padfone (cpu/gpu/ram/camera), but they all have their own battery. also its all one data package (from the phone). this is going to get huge IMO.
the camera should be better than the amaze as well, has the same aperture, but a better lense made my asus.