Wow, is this a fun, beautiful phone.
Curious to who I know around here. Any x2/bionic peeps around? Curious to all of your thoughts on this phone and if any of you here are cheesecaking.
I must admit, I think I like this better than the Nex. Additionally, Moto made some very nice improvements to their interface (*blur*) on a lot of different levels.
Anyways, just saying hello to all of you. Let's keep this forum alive.
Cheers.
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Hey 'Wolfe. Glad to see you here. I made the jump from the x2 (wife needed a working phone & I needed a new toy) the day this came out. So far, it's been a great experience & I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. Glad you're on board.
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I like this phone just jump from bionic but the only think is the hotspot is turn off by then self after few minutes lol just saying
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demo333 said:
I like this phone just jump from bionic but the only think is the hotspot is turn off by then self after few minutes lol just saying
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I don't use hotspots so I haven't experienced this, but I do know I don't lose apps after a reboot
So far mobile connection seems far superior, as does performance. Also, huge fan of the screen, although I do get kind of a greenish tint at times where I feel it should be white - market hang screen for example.
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It is great mobile. Am coming from nexus s after i broker the glass :'(.. So o designed to take this mobile over samsung s2
I really like it except the the larg body
BUT i noticed the wifi range is weak!! And there is no video calls option
Rather than that every thing is great
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you can use viber or Skype for video call
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I don't use hotspots so I haven't experienced this, but I do know I don't lose apps after a reboot
So far mobile connection seems far superior, as does performance. Also, huge fan of the screen, although I do get kind of a greenish tint at times where I feel it should be white - market hang screen for example.
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That is my fear...and one of the reasons I still haven't made the jump(not to mention the cost ) A colleague has a SGSII and the screen looks anything but white...especially as compared to (my) HD7...
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That is my fear...and one of the reasons I still haven't made the jump(not to mention the cost ) A colleague has a SGSII and the screen looks anything but white...especially as compared to (my) HD7...
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You get used to it. Lol. It's not horrible.
I'll take the trade off, as the screen doesn't look as gradiented <--- is that a word?
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You get used to it. Lol. It's not horrible.
I'll take the trade off, as the screen doesn't look as gradiented <--- is that a word?
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hello Wolfe... Welcome.. I know the name over on wikki
mistawolfe said:
You get used to it. Lol. It's not horrible.
I'll take the trade off, as the screen doesn't look as gradiented <--- is that a word?
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I'm sorry I didn't quite understand the trade-off bit...apologies...but when I saw it once, I was looking for a faaaaar brighter screen, considering the fact that its a sAMOLED...but I found it a little dark...but was told in some forum its because of some ambient setting...will make sure to check it next time properly...
But am surely buying it for sure...in a while... Congrats on your phone BTW.
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I'm sorry I didn't quite understand the trade-off bit...apologies...but when I saw it once, I was looking for a faaaaar brighter screen, considering the fact that its a sAMOLED...but I found it a little dark...but was told in some forum its because of some ambient setting...will make sure to check it next time properly...
But am surely buying it for sure...in a while... Congrats on your phone BTW.
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Hope to see you here soon, this really has been an impressive improvement on Motorola's part. As far as the screen goes there's an additional option to allow the os to manage auto brightness to conserve battery. Net effect: it's about 25% dimmer at times than just "normal" auto brightness.
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I believe the dimmer look is attributed to the AMOLED screen. What I was saying as far as a "trade-off" is that I'll take a slightly dimmer screen to get a less pentile effect. This screen looks much nicer than the Bionic in my opinion...
I just "upgraded " from the nexus to the razr and I am absolutely loving it. The nexus' radio was awful. This phone is just so much more solid overall.
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Got this phone a week back! Totally loving it. My old Xperia X8 was almost driving me nuts! Already rooted and safestrapped!
So how's your RAZR experience?
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came from a fascinate compliments of Verizon
fascinate has a better looking screen and better camera.
what did u come from??
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I came from the fascinate too. Switched over cuz of constant missed calls. I really liked the phone & the dev community but I pay too much per month for just a screen & camera that can't receive calls. So far the x2 has fulfilled all my major & many of my minor requirements for a smartphone AND people can reach me when they call me so it's all good. And I actually prefer blur over touchwiz.
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I came from an htc touch pro II (Rhodium) WM 6.5.3 phone.. it wad a nightmare and a half.
OG Droid. Miss it at times...
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Droid x...
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I came from the fascinate too. Switched over cuz of constant missed calls. I really liked the phone & the dev community but I pay too much per month for just a screen & camera that can't receive calls. So far the x2 has fulfilled all my major & many of my minor requirements for a smartphone AND people can reach me when they call me so it's all good. And I actually prefer blur over touchwiz.
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They have recently released an update about same time as gb for x2 to fix that missed call/text issue and other bugs. My sister was talking about her misses yesterday when I remember hearing about the update. Told her how to check for em and presto no more missed call or text. She doesn't mod her phone at all and lived it except for that problem that is no more.
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They have recently released an update about same time as gb for x2 to fix that missed call/text issue and other bugs. My sister was talking about her misses yesterday when I remember hearing about the update. Told her how to check for em and presto no more missed call or text. She doesn't mod her phone at all and lived it except for that problem that is no more.
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Yeah, it supposedly fixed it but according to the forum it still continues for most people so I'm glad I made the switch.
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OG Droid. Miss it at times...
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Same here. I miss modding and the better (though smaller) screen.
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How is the DROID 1 screen better?
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How is the DROID 1 screen better?
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Have you seen the horrendous ghosting the droid x2 does? Such a pos screen. I kinda regret coming from the tbolt by choice at times. It has cm7 and a flashable unlocked bootloader.
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Have you seen the horrendous ghosting the droid x2 does?
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Coming from samoled, everything else lacks in some areas. But this isn't as bad as it's made out to be. My brother-in-law has an evo & this blows it out of the water. If you want screen, buy screen; if you want phone, buy this.
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Went from a Samsung Omnia to the X2. Loving every minute of it. I lurked in the Modaco Omnia forums forever.
I came from a fascinate and love it before that the og DROID and before that the omnia, moto q, and bb pearl. Hoping the development community for the x2 grows I want cm7
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I came from a migo. So its a BIG step up!!!! Haha
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Came from a Fascinate. Absolutely loved all of the Roms ans everything for that phone. This Droid X2 is pretty awesome. I like it a lot more than the Fascinate. It's much much faster in my opinion. AND we have gingerbread. It took forever for us to get Froyo on our fascinates. Still miss the SuperAMOLED screen, but this one is just fine. The battery lasts a lot longer on this phone, plus I actually get service where I never could on the fascinate. So its definitely a step up, in my opinion.
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this phone would be killer if it had the fascinate screen and better camera and video ..my only complaint, rather suggestions
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Came from LG Ally. Had a Droid X for a week then traded it in for an X2. Screen is awesome! Battery too! haters be hatin lol. But I understand why people dont like the screen, just not an issue for me. I dont know what all this talk of "ghosting" is about tho. What is ghosting anyway?
Came from a Palm Pre, Only thing i miss is that portrait keyboard and WebOS multitasking....oh and overclocking. Got the Droid X2 after i took a river dip with it in my pocket.
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I came from an htc touch pro II (Rhodium) WM 6.5.3 phone.. it wad a nightmare and a half.
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Wow, me too. I had to double check to make sure I wasn't reading my own post. I enjoyed the Touch Pro II, but this is so much better.
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I'm do for a upgrade. I have a Droid incredible now but i have been looking at the razr and the nexus. Only thing that concerns me is the internal battery for the razr. I love everything about the razr better than the prime but the internal battery. Of something goes wrong during rooting or flashing roms and the razr freezes how do u go about getting it to unfreeze if you can't pull the battery. Thanks. maybe question will help me make up my mind.
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If anything drastic happens, then you can remove the battery.. it is not a BIG activity.. the Kevlar back is held by 2 clips at the bottom and some sticky "something" at the top. Just lift from the bottom and you can open the back by fingernails itself..... inside it is the same battery....
But 99.9% of the times you would not be required to open it...(I opened due to my curiosity)...The phone doesn't freezes...it simply restarts ....
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If anything drastic happens, then you can remove the battery.. it is not a BIG activity.. the Kevlar back is held by 2 clips at the bottom and some sticky "something" at the top. Just lift from the bottom and you can open the back by fingernails itself..... inside it is the same battery....
But 99.9% of the times you would not be required to open it...(I opened due to my curiosity)...The phone doesn't freezes...it simply restarts ....
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How are you liking the razr. And thanks for the quick reply.
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You can't go wrong, I love my Razr and have had zero issues with it so far. I like the external SD slot,USB mass storage,build quality is superior,love how thin and light it is , and it's Android 4.0 upgradeable(should be coming sometime in Q1 of 2012).
It's a great device.
it is quite brilliant....head-turner most of the times....
Pros:
1. Looks
2. More Looks
3. Build quality(far far superior than any Android till date....)
4. Music quality, again top notch, but to discover them truly, need to get some really good pair....not that good with the stock headphones.... I am using it with AudioTechnica ANC-23
5. Extremism in terms of eye candy....no animation is gaudy enough and no transition can be more superfluous...
Cons:
1. Partially Android Gingerbread is letting it down. Dual core support is not really going though, but with ICS coming next year it can be fixed.
2. Random reboot problem. The phone simply reboots itself, whenever it thinks that you have done something awful, or it has done something wrong.... NOTE: It never freezes, it just reboots.... but got a new update this evening, did not have a reboot till now.....hopefully it is fixed...
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it is quite brilliant....head-turner most of the times....
Pros:
1. Looks
2. More Looks
3. Build quality(far far superior than any Android till date....)
4. Music quality, again top notch, but to discover them truly, need to get some really good pair....not that good with the stock headphones.... I am using it with AudioTechnica ANC-23
5. Extremism in terms of eye candy....no animation is gaudy enough and no transition can be more superfluous...
Cons:
1. Partially Android Gingerbread is letting it down. Dual core support is not really going though, but with ICS coming next year it can be fixed.
2. Random reboot problem. The phone simply reboots itself, whenever it thinks that you have done something awful, or it has done something wrong.... NOTE: It never freezes, it just reboots.... but got a new update this evening, did not have a reboot till now.....hopefully it is fixed...
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That's good. Is yours rooted. Cause I will be definitely be rooting it if I get one. And I was comparing it to the nexus. And I see the nexus looses alot of signal. And personally I think the razr looks way better then the nexus. But the nexus will have a lil more development I suppose.
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You can't go wrong, I love my Razr and have had zero issues with it so far. I like the external SD slot,USB mass storage,build quality is superior,love how thin and light it is , and it's Android 4.0 upgradeable(should be coming sometime in Q1 of 2012).
It's a great device.
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Sweet thanks alot for the input. And yes I will agree I love the thinness of it and the looks of it.
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yes, mine is rooted and it is quite brilliant...
Signal reception is quite okay, definitely better than Samsung and HTC ones, but not that of Nokia...
Nexus and Razr are two completely different phones.. both are great..but personally I would choose the slim and sexy one over the other....
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yes, mine is rooted and it is quite brilliant...
Signal reception is quite okay, definitely better than Samsung and HTC ones, but not that of Nokia...
Nexus and Razr are two completely different phones.. both are great..but personally I would choose the slim and sexy one over the other....
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I would have to agree. So if something goes wrong with rooting or flashing. And the phone starts resetting how do u stop it. Lol.
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I would have to agree. So if something goes wrong with rooting or flashing. And the phone starts resetting how do u stop it. Lol.
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Vandalise the back cover of the phone and take out the battery....
Steps given above.....
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Vandalise the back cover of the phone and take out the battery....
Steps given above.....
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Haha. Gotcha. Thanks for your help. You have really helped me make my decision. Lol. It just my main concern was the battery but u solved that for me. :-D
And yes I am a huge fan of animations and screen to screen transitions. Lol. I have a app on my phone that can change transitions and things like that. Lol.
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The accessories are awesome as well. I have the HD Station and am loving it. The RAZR just feels like a more solid phone as well.
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The accessories are awesome as well. I have the HD Station and am loving it. The RAZR just feels like a more solid phone as well.
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Yes i will have to agree. I think the razr feels and looks more sexy than the nexus.
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Also is there a easy way to unroot the razr if need be and get back to stock and how difficult is it. Lol
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Never owned a Motorola, always HTC and the Nexus brand. The lack of sd card and the overall build quality of the recent Nexus just turns me off. The Razr is just one knock out piece of hardware and the specs aren't too shabby either. I thnk the Razr wth ICS is going to give it wings. I am picking up a Razr at full price. Coming from the rooted Thunderbolt will be a big change. The Dev support for the Thunderbolt has been unbelievable, will still keep my Thunderbolt but I want the Razr and all the accessories to go with it. The accessories are just fantastic. Calling Verizon and putting in my order.
Agree. I am still on the Droid incredible and i love it still. I also have never used a Motorola phone. So let me knw how u like it. :-D
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This is a rotating led charm that notifies you if you have a call. http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/a150/
It says only works with GSM networks but I was wondering if there's anyway to get it to work with the CDMA DROID razr.
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Sure, it's possible. Cell phone charms that light up and move are made for both GSM and for CDMA phones. You could buy a CDMA one (http://www.x-tremegeek.com/cell-phone-accessories/cell-phone-charms.html) for example. If you were any good with electronics, you could rig the circuit to make the motion work using the new CDMA charm's guts.
The question is, do you want to? These charms worked well with "dumb phones" years ago, since the phone only radiated when receiving a call. With modern smartphones, I found there are way too many annoying "false" signals caused by data access. When I was on T-Mobile, I used a TARDIS that sits about 4" high on my desk. It's GSM as well (most of the world). It makes the dematerialization sound and flashes the light on top. But like I said, when I made the transition to the smartphone world, it became way too annoying to leave on. It certainly didn't give any *meaningful* noises.
Thanks. I guess i won't be getting one haha. Now it'd be cool to make one that would only work when you got a text or call like through Bluetooth. I guess these charms are a thing of the past.
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Still, it's cool as hell to see. And you have good taste.
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Still, it's cool as hell to see. And you have good taste.
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Haha i love doctor who and can't wait for the new season.
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The one from the rhyme works wonders(I've heard)
Oops mini rez
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Hi has anyone had a problem with the screen on there RAZR where in a dark black room and you watch a video for example and you get to a black screen there are black spots all over the display and screen leakage on top of where the capacitive buttons are.
I have had two razrs because of this in a week I can't stand it and I just called verizon today and they said that there is nothing wrong with the phone like they don't believe me but I don't think they went into a dark room to really test this issue.
Just want to see if anybody has had this issue and what can be done to possibly show verizon proof that I am not lying about the screen on the phones they have given me.
Thanks
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I've heard of this on the forums, it is adhesive that is holding the glass in place and is not exclusive to razors I've noticed it on my phone but it's not a major issue for me
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Just as djerk said. I have these spots on my razr maxx as well.
ALSO, just as the noob video said use the search function. I know for a fact that there are threads about this already.
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Just as djerk said. I have these spots on my razr maxx as well.
ALSO, just as the noob video said use the search function. I know for a fact that there are threads about this already.
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Thanks for the response it is appreciated but for the newbie stuff I am not a newbie to xda and searched what I could but as I am on a phone with no computer available the search function sucks and I didn't find one answer so again thanks for your help this issues annoys me it might not be big to others but for me it is I came from a sensation never had this issue I have also had a evo 4g, a desire, a Samsung intercept no such issue and screen quality is a big deal for me I just needed an answer
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I posted the same question thread and it got locked down because it is a known quantity however I find it to be sloppy craftsmanship.
That being said, I accepted it and it does not bother me one bit.
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I have noticed it on my Maxx too, but I have only ever seen it while playing one particular game when the screen is really dark. Other than that, you can't see it at all, so it doesn't bother me.
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It is on mine too.
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It's a minor issue and imo not worth making a big fuss over. Overall the razr is a very high quality device. Great hardware, and software (although updates can be slow to push) we will be receiving JB.
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To me it is unacceptable I got a new phone worth a defect would you buy a laptop with screen issues I wouldn't so this isn't good to me at all.
So I went into Verizon told them about my issue talked to someone on the phone found out I was in my 14 days still and Gabe it back can't have this problem but one good thing came from it I now game a RAZR M and it is beautiful without the screen issue also thanks for everybody helping and enjoy your RAZR it is a good phone but not for me with the screen issue on two different new phones.
By the easy RAZR M is a great step up in my opinion same size screen better quality screen though (even though technically it is the same) and fast.
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You will probably have the same.issues with the RAZR M. It's not a defect per say, it's just something that happens with this type of screen, which the RAZR M also uses.
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You will probably have the same.issues with the RAZR M. It's not a defect per say, it's just something that happens with this type of screen, which the RAZR M also uses.
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I don't think the M or the HD's will have this issue. They are using different screens.
I really am surprised Motorola released the RAZR with this issue.
Just curious what everyone thinks about their galaxy note 2? Anything you really like about it, really don't like about it? I just got it && i love it! Touchwiz isnt that bad to me. May try aosp but i dont know yet.
I'll never go aosp on this phone due to the superior features of touchwiz. Multi Window alone is worth keeping touchwiz for.
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I agree with Mac. There are too many features in touch wiz that I wouldn't want to loss by going to AOSP. multiwindow and s note are things I have integrated into my normal day.
That said, I still think this phone on touch wiz is better than my old galaxy S3 on AOSP. The battery life alone was worth the upgrade.
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Hate it. Worst phone I have ever owned.
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This phone is the baby jesus of phones... For the time being.
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Hate it. Worst phone I have ever owned.
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Second this! I almost traded it for a iphone 4 yeste....I can't even type it with a straight face.
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I love it, I still can't believe I have it
Came from droid x, droid charge, galaxy nexus,s3. Battery life itself makes it the top smartphone at the moment imo
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I absolutely love this phone. I came from the droid x2 so any current phone would be a large upgrade but to come to this phone is mind blowing. It's like I went from a dumb phone to a smart phone. The only thing that I found that's an issue is the heat sometimes.
I came from the Droid Charge...the difference is almost indescribable. I have pretty much stopped looking at battery life. I get a day and a half regardless of how much I use it. In a word..fantastic.
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I love *almost* everything about it, I just wish it was LCD. I hate AMOLED, and that fact alone almost made me get a DNA. I'm glad I got this one instead, and the screen tuning in Perseus makes the screen look much better, but I admit that I still have some concerns over the longevity of RGB-stripe AMOLED. We'll see in time. I don't usually keep a phone more than a year anyway, so I'll probably have a new phone before any long term problems crop up.
I'm happy with the note 2 (with cleanrom); I woudln't mind it being a bit narrower and thinner and having an external sd slot (like the razr) and hdmi out (I know it has mhl) but otherwise it is fine and dandy. I would not have purchased it if the bootloader had not been broken as I really dislike verizon 'enhancements' to the device (if you call breaking things an enhancement).
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Kind of wish the blue one was available when I made the purchase but otherwise white is fine and dandy.
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I absolutely love this phone. I came from the droid x2 so any current phone would be a large upgrade but to come to this phone is mind blowing. It's like I went from a dumb phone to a smart phone. The only thing that I found that's an issue is the heat sometimes.
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Heat? What heat? Coming from a rezound that simmered around 120 while on 4g,this phone barely hits 100. Might have a hardware defect if its getting too hot.
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First phone that I have owned since the OG droid that I am perfectly happy with. I have owned-OG droid, droid eris, droid incredible, droid charge, rezound and this. I have found that root is all that is necessary (for me) and I am now a recovering flash a holic. Thank you Samsung!
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I just got mine yesterday, came from a Galaxy Nexus. I absolutely love it. The bigger screen is awesome. And the battery life is SO SO SO much better. The GNex would drop 70% in my pocket while at school, and I could never get more than 2 hours of screen on time. Whereas with this, on one charge, I'm at 4 hours of screen on time, I've flashed 3 ROMs, and did an hour and a half of driving with bluetooth audio playing music, and my phone just hit 5%. Plus, the GNex was starting to feel slow and choppy, and this is the exact opposite.
Only thing it is missing is the blacked out screen and on screen buttons from the galaxy nexus. Great phone!
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The blutooth in call volume is too low on my Galaxy note 2, I wish Beans create a fix for this in Beans Room 11.
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Came from the hd2....I love the battery life, speed and etc
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F$cking love it!!!
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My 5th android device (3rd phone) and the best yet. The larger size means I can leave my N7 at home more often AND I carry the N2 more often since it is more capable. I love the pull out the pen and a pop-up note appears feature.
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F$cking love it!!!
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THIS!