need help deciding - Motorola Droid RAZR

i got rid of sprint
had the EVO for awhile...hated it stock loved it after it was modded
got a Photon...stock sucked BAD....semi custom was decent
bye bye sprint...picked up big red
wanted the Nexus..but the old lady so NO...
so i got the LG Spectrum and she got a white RAZR
well i found root for the phone..got rid of a bunch of bloat...but the battery life is still not good...and the app drawer is horrible as with some other things...but the phone itself is pretty nice...the display is pretty awesome.....liking big red's REAL 4g over sprints lame super weak 4g....for a dual 1.5 core...it's not that snappy at all....i bet thats the software thou
so i'm on the fence....i have been reading alot..tryin to ...trolling around
the LG spectrum .doesn't even have a forum on here yet....thats pretty scary to me...i found root for it...wasent bad...but looks for a recovery is lookin bad right now
can somebody plz give me the low down???
does the razr have the same kinda bootloader issues the photon has??
if you unlock you loose something ...like 4g?? is it bootstrap only
i like having a regular permant recovery like CWM ...how is all that
also the weird thing that gets me bout the razr....no battery access....you don't need to do battery pulls???
so i still have a week left before i'm totally locked down
plz help
thx

Honestly, you should get a Droid RAZR! The speeds on Verizon are extremely fast!

Anyone
Hey question...my GFs razr gets super hot sometimes ...just.from.texting
Bone stock
Any.ideas??
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lucidvtec said:
Anyone
Hey question...my GFs razr gets super hot sometimes ...just.from.texting
Bone stock
Any.ideas??
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She must be having hot topics that the phone gets hot.......

It has never happened to me before but maybe she has something running in the background? You the task killer.

Get the razr maxx dude
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lockscreen help plz

I want delete the lock screen apk file does anyone no what the file name for it is I have root explorer I just can't find the apk file in the system also I no about no lock but it doesn't always work.
I have a feeling that just removing the apk would cause some issues
yeah i've decided to go back to my dinc this thing just isn't for me with how locked down it is thanks for the help though (i maybe back once this thing gets unlocked bootloader) its just said how bad moto can make a phone with 10x better hardware than my dinc and my dinc is better in every way besides screen size.
Have you tried the No Lock app from the market? It's free and it does a pretty good job of disabling the lock screen.
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yeah i've decided to go back to my dinc this thing just isn't for me with how locked down it is thanks for the help though (i maybe back once this thing gets unlocked bootloader) its just said how bad moto can make a phone with 10x better hardware than my dinc and my dinc is better in every way besides screen size.
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Keep thinking that a ford pinto is better than a porsche as long as you out body kits on which is bassiclly the DROID incredible vs the x2
I have over 200 apps on my phone and zero issues
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[Q] Atrix still bad?

so it's been a few months since the last thread regarding how the atrix is.
I currently have a Inspire 4G and I'm debating on getting the Atrix.
You own it, I want to know about it! What do you think? Should I make the switch?
The answer to your question is entirely subjective.
Was it ever bad? Debuted a super phone?
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It was good when it was locked, now that it is unlocked it is turning into a behemoth. Just wait until you see a polished CM7 rom on this thing.
it was never bad, otherwise this forum would be desolate.
If you are willing to unlock and flash custom ROM, its a beast.
If you have to live with the stock firmware, there's probably better options out there, unless you really hate 4.3 form factor.
put it to you this way the locked bootloader was why alot of people didnt care for it but the bootloader can be unlocked now and the custom rom train is going to pick up steam, as some one else said cm7 for one thing
It's better than the Inspire that I owned.
Don't listen to what they say in the Inspire forums. The Inspire isn't the best AT&T has and the Atrix is a lot better than what people think. It's a very nice phone.
Not trying to put the Inspire down at all--I just know because I've owned both of them. The Atrix beats it and the Nexus S that I have...
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Zbor said:
so it's been a few months since the last thread regarding how the atrix is.
I currently have a Inspire 4G and I'm debating on getting the Atrix.
You own it, I want to know about it! What do you think? Should I make the switch?
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Honestly, it was never bad. As a stock device that was incapable of installing kernels, it was good. I still found myself using my Captivate while the bootloader was locked. Now that there's ROMs and kernels available, I haven't touched my Cappy at all.
wow! I wasn't expecting that many responses so fast!
I want to root the phone, play ff7 (of course) and ENJOY the phone.
I put a custom rom on my inspire so I don't see why I wouldn't put a custom rom on the atrix...
Trying to get the inspire back to "out of the box" state so I can return it.
The only issue I have with the inspire is running fpse and ff7. little laggy at times. hoping the dual core will remedy the issue.
hell, it's the same price and you get more internal memory, hdmi cable, and a better CPU..
Zbor said:
wow! I wasn't expecting that many responses so fast!
I want to root the phone, play ff7 (of course) and ENJOY the phone.
I put a custom rom on my inspire so I don't see why I wouldn't put a custom rom on the atrix...
Trying to get the inspire back to "out of the box" state so I can return it.
The only issue I have with the inspire is running fpse and ff7. little laggy at times. hoping the dual core will remedy the issue.
hell, it's the same price and you get more internal memory, hdmi cable, and a better CPU..
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I've never had any lag on any emulator I've tried. I don't think I've lagged once in a game.
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Atrix is the best phone i've used, honestly. I wouldn't trade it for anything, except maybe SGSII.
Sure, it has some bugs and issues at the moment, but those will be fixed or bypassed eventually. Atrix has a great dev community.
People here there using the CM7 PRE-BETA for daily use.. And they are sh****** their pants..
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People here there using the CM7 PRE-BETA for daily use.. And they are sh****** their pants..
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+1
Get CM7 on this baby and she flys
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Yeah CM7s pretty nice. It definitely makes this phone 10x better.
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awesome. I'll get the phone this evening and start in on the hacking
btw, does the phone still get really hot?
BravoMotorola said:
Yeah CM7s pretty nice. It definitely makes this phone 10x better.
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I'm running CM7 Pre-beta as daily use right now, with a few minor bugs, and it is sick fast.
Zbor said:
btw, does the phone still get really hot?
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Mine doesn't ever get hot.
The only time mine gets warm is if it's hot outside and I use GPS.
Zbor said:
btw, does the phone still get really hot?
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The only time my phone gets hot is when I'm using it with the car dock, where it's charging, playing Slacker/Pandora/Google Music, and sitting in the hot sun.

[Q] photon issues

I recently purchased the nexus s 4g and I'm still within my 30 days. I'd like to swap it for the photon but I've been reading up on this sleep of death thing. My question is, before I make the plunge; did the last update fix the sleep of death? Also hows battery life compared to the nexus s 4g? Finally, Motorola has always been known to produce strong internal attenaes, how'd they do on the photon? Particularly the wimax radio.
Its either the photon or the galaxy epic touch. I like it epic touch but it feels so cheap!!!
Thanks for the input!
Battery is awesome, hardware is awesome. I also came from a nexus s and signal is soooii much better plus this phone does not over heat
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Battery is awesome, hardware is awesome. I also came from a nexus s and signal is soooii much better plus this phone does not over heat
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Thanks for the input! Was that sleep of death addressed?
sheek360 said:
Thanks for the input! Was that sleep of death addressed?
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This was a hardware issue. Never had this but most people who did returned their phone and it went away.
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scoobdude said:
Battery is awesome, hardware is awesome. I also came from a nexus s and signal is soooii much better plus this phone does not over heat
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Im with him 100%!
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no sleep of death issue on mine either.
Thanks for the input. Ill be buying mine tomorrow
I have only had it once and it has not returned. Was streaming bt and bam...needed a reboot. Not sure what caused it or fixed but has been strong since
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You should check out the motorola photon forum. People are still having issues. Mine reboots on its own every day.
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Just got my photon 4g. Friggin awesome. I love it!!!!
Thank u all for your input. Its appreciated. As soon as the bootloader can be unlocked without losing 4g ill be all over it
Glad you are enjoying it, I haven't seen the sleep of death problem either.
I got mine last weekend and I love it! I just hate the stock look. Luckily its Android so I can change most of it except the blue status bar.... I mean really blue? you cant make an element on the UI a dominant color like that lol. I am running Alien and dealing with the annoying update window for now. I love the service with this phone. 3G Data is actually worth something. Instead of the crappy antennas used in the Epic. My data speeds went from 200kbps to 600-700kbps in the same location. AWESOME!!!!
As for the 4G- I've seen the highest download bandwidth on any phone I owned, in my area, with the Photon.
I've got close to 12mb, where as my other phones, including the E3D, couldn't touch double digits. (Outdoors of course.)
EDIT: And somehow I can keep 4G going in my basement, in a brick house.
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I haven't had the sleeping death before the update, but after I flashed the update I've had it happen to me twice today.
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Battery is awesome, hardware is awesome. I also came from a nexus s and signal is soooii much better plus this phone does not over heat
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The truth has been spoken.
I get twice the signal that my Evo Shift would regularly have.

Making the switch to resound possibly

Current sprint user here using the photon 4g. Not a bad phone by any means but Sprint coverage sucks. I'm not interested in the galaxy nexus as every Samsung phone I've ever owned has had major issues. I see the threads in the nexus forum. And see the nexus still suffers from poor GPS and android is bugs.
The only other phone Verizon has I'd consider is the razr Mainly because I have the photon and they are somewhat similar software and hardware wise. But I listen to music a lot on my phone and the resound just seems like a good choice.
Few questions, hows the GPS? Hows the performance? Any lag on sense? Speakerpbone loud?? I had a EVO 3d aand returned it the day the photon came out. It had a horrible camera, GPS was spotty, speaker phone wasn't loud at all and sense just lagged from time to time.
I have had great success from HTC in the past except for the EVO 3d....
So help me make the jump.lol
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Razr is a POS, lol.
On a serious note, the Rezound is a solid choice if you are coming to Verizon. No one has stated any issues with GPS accept the device has gotten hot for some users. Performance is on par for best device w/o perm root. The speakerphone is decently loud. It is as loud as my X2 was at least.
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Agreed ... I have done my fair share of reading these forums and GPS lock and Speaker Volume are not on the complaint list. Heat if you get a bad unit and possible dead pixels (which would the same for every phone) are the common complaints.
Razr screen.. OMFG HORRIBLE Pentile!!
If you go to a Verizon Store to get the Rezound make sure you stay there if you can and test it out... Like that if any of the common issues show up your right there for a replacement.
Sense runs perfectly no lag (that've noticed)
I don't use the camera but other Rezound users love it
GPS locks in pretty fast
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Agreed ... I have done my fair share of reading these forums and GPS lock and Speaker Volume are not on the complaint list. Heat if you get a bad unit and possible dead pixels (which would the same for every phone) are the common complaints.
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And pink LEDs but someone said he found how to fix them. Just not sure how cuz mine are like that to and I want red not pink
sent from my sexy HTC Rezound. Bata ba ba bum, Im loving it.
I'm loving mine. It's everything I could want in a phone. GPS locks on faster than my droid charge. I do wish the speakerphone speaker was a little louder. Other than that I really like the phone.
I've never had a sence phone, always had touch wiz, so I'm actually enjoying my lag free sence.
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I might get it from Costco if I do get one. Heard they had a 90 day window and its only $199
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You'll be welcomed with open arms here, provided you start by spelling the name of the phone correctly...
kierandill said:
You'll be welcomed with open arms here, provided you start by spelling the name of the phone correctly...
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Lmao!! I just saw that. Auto correct is good when it works like u want it to lol
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So is the over heating issue a hardware problem? My photon can get up to 110 degrees under normal usage
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Anyone know of any good deals going on to get this phone?
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phyba said:
So is the over heating issue a hardware problem? My photon can get up to 110 degrees under normal usage
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Only over heating issues I have is after a game but cools down afterwards
Swyped from my Rezound 4G

Does anyone still use this phone anymore??

Im just getting a poll. I might start developing roms for this again. Just post in the comments if i should. :laugh:
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Im just getting a poll. I might start developing roms for this again. Just post in the comments if i should. :laugh:
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I do. Running Eclipse 2.3
I just got one today.
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I use it on occasion. Not often enough for you to make a ROM just for me though.
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a developer comes back now???i just ditched my poor x2 for a gnex :/
Yep! My daily phone since my Droid Inc 4G broke. Don't think I'm getting another HTC phone but that's beside the point. I'm using the Jelly Bean ALPHA CM 10 rom. It's extremely buggy. Usable, but extremely buggy.
Motorola Droid X2
Just got one for my wife on straight talk , running eclipse v 2.3
Just got 2 of them from my parents.
Upgraded the wife and myself from our OG Dinc's
Unfortunately it seems the Incredibles were better phones.
Even after rooting, running Eclipse, debloating and running V6 Supercharger.....these are the laggiest pieces of crap ever...
My wife says if she ever needed to call 911 she'd get on her computer.....go to the verizon website.....deactivate the DX2....re-activate the Dinc and make the 911 call on that....it'd be faster than trying to dial on the DX2....
But hey - the larger screen is nice....
Dan
better idea..
Or, instead of developing for this phone your self you could teach me how to develop ROM's for android and I could do it myself! :laugh:
I have newer devices for work, but I still use my dx2 as my personal phone.
Heck Yeah!
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I have newer devices for work, but I still use my dx2 as my personal phone.
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My DX2 rocks. CM7 if very fast...only 2 real issues are wifi dropping out sometimes and dialer lagging when dialing out a bit... Still a solid phone.
Yes...do it for Tracfone Users
This phone is getting a lot of interest as an eligible BYOP alternative for Tracfone Android users. It would be great if someone could help folks like me find a decent, cheap phone that would work for this network.
Is the phone really as slow and doggy as some have mentioned?
Tracfone BYOP requires a non-LTE CDMA phone...users are looking for larger than 3.5 inch screen with more than single core 1Gb processor...any suggestions?
My X2 is still in use. Running Eclipse and working great.
That is exactly why I bought my dx2, except for straight talk byop. I've found eclipse to be the most stable and feature inclusive ROM so far, and am really enjoying this phone even if it doesn't have ics, jb, or kk. Especially like that it's on Verizon - best coverage hands down in my neck of the woods.
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I am also running eclipse on my x2, no issues except my RAM gets pretty low sometimes
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yep, daily
Yes, using this phone daily. Just flashed it for the first time with eclipse 2.3 last night and I'm happy with the functionality so far.was hoping to see an improvement with battery life, and fix some issues I had with stick, and so far so good.
I am still using the X2 with Eclipse ROM. It does seem to be slowing down though so I'll probably need to reset it.
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Yes, using this phone daily. Just flashed it for the first time with eclipse 2.3 last night and I'm happy with the functionality so far.was hoping to see an improvement with battery life, and fix some issues I had with stick, and so far so good.
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Where would be a good jumping off point for this phone? I have a friend who's stuck with it, and I've tried a few of the root guides but there's missing files, bad redirects, and just generally dated info. I just want to root it and probably put a slim rom, and by your review I'll probably go with Eclipse. I tried the zerg root but it threw an error that the phone was write protected. All help is greatly appreciated
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I use Pete's Motorola root tools for Droid 3 and it worked for my X2. At work right now. If you can't find it, I will upload a link when I get home in 6hrs
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I actually just got finished with a new computer set up today, im considering (don't hold this against me) getting 4.4 on this phone.

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