So I no longer have a DX2 (stolen and irretrievable) and I'll have to be replacing it with something else, any good suggestions for phones off-contract (not upgrade eligible until December) possibly used?
Thanks for any suggestions, been a good time using the DX2 with all of the help from here but unfortunately a new, and hopefully not as handicapped, phone is on my horizon.
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So I no longer have a DX2 (stolen and irretrievable) and I'll have to be replacing it with something else, any good suggestions for phones off-contract (not upgrade eligible until December) possibly used?
Thanks for any suggestions, been a good time using the DX2 with all of the help from here but unfortunately a new, and hopefully not as handicapped, phone is on my horizon.
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The HTC Rezound has an unlocked bootloader so that might worth looking into. Of course, the Nexus and S2 are beasts and should be considered.
I myself have been looking at the Galaxy Note as its perfect for my hands and great for Netflix and gaming.
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I'm really leaning towards the HTC Rezound as my next phone, but I've heard good things about the Galaxy Nexus as well.
The one thing holding me back from the Nexus is the lack of an SD Card slot. I have a 32gb class 10 MicroSD card that houses my music and also serves currently as my X2's internal SD card, so my apps are installed on that as well. So, I'm leaning heavily towards the Rezound.
Depending on how much you plan to spend..
From non-4G phones (cheaper), Droid Inc 2 can be had on CL for less than $100 once in a while. It was best phone that I had so far even though on the paper X2 is faster with dual core and all, with 756MB of ram and probably the cheapest phone among that are guaranteed (so far) to receive ICS, it SHOULD hold you over until your upgrade comes up IMHO. (It has unlocked BL, so PLENTY of ROMs to pick over - Except MIUI unless you want to stick with old version.)
You still want a phone to communicate with- stay w/ Moto!
After researching further, I see more pluses with the Rezound over the Galaxy. Both have unlocked bootloaders, but the extra storage I could get with the Rezound over the Galaxy is a big plus. Also, the Rezound has a better rear camera (8mp vs. 5mp).
I know the Nexus comes with 16gb or 32gb internal memory, but no SDCard expansions lost. With the Rezound, you get 16gb internal memory plus with my 32gb card, I'm looking at a total of 48gb of memory. Can't beat that.
I do like that the Nexus also has the soft keys on the screen, while the Rezound doesn't as it uses the hard keys, but I can overlook that. I guess the only thing is, the screens seem smaller than my X2's, but the resolution is better.
I'll just have to wait and see when my upgrade comes, but it looks like I'm leaning towards the Rezound. As it is, I already told Motorola that I won't be purchasing their products anymore, so I need to hold true to my word, unless they unlock the bootloaders.
Also, even though the Nexus comes with ICS on it, the Rezound has already been confirmed as getting ICS, so I can wait knowing it will get it eventually.
The big selling point on either one though is definitely the unlocked bootloader.
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After researching further, I see more pluses with the Rezound over the Galaxy. Both have unlocked bootloaders, but the extra storage I could get with the Rezound over the Galaxy is a big plus. Also, the Rezound has a better rear camera (8mp vs. 5mp).
I know the Nexus comes with 16gb or 32gb internal memory, but no SDCard expansions lost. With the Rezound, you get 16gb internal memory plus with my 32gb card, I'm looking at a total of 48gb of memory. Can't beat that.
I do like that the Nexus also has the soft keys on the screen, while the Rezound doesn't as it uses the hard keys, but I can overlook that. I guess the only thing is, the screens seem smaller than my X2's, but the resolution is better.
I'll just have to wait and see when my upgrade comes, but it looks like I'm leaning towards the Rezound. As it is, I already told Motorola that I won't be purchasing their products anymore, so I need to hold true to my word, unless they unlock the bootloaders.
Also, even though the Nexus comes with ICS on it, the Rezound has already been confirmed as getting ICS, so I can wait knowing it will get it eventually.
The big selling point on either one though is definitely the unlocked bootloader.
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Dude, I am going to have to read every post you make... So far, with your research, I am now leaning towards an HTC. I WAS thinking about a Samsung, because of the Super Amoled screen, but, now... I'm leaning toward the Rezound... Thanks for the legwork! However, my upgrade comes in 1.5 years. Damn it.
Ciao!
I appreciate all of your responses. For a week I was stuck on my Blackberry 8330 (torture) until I was able to travel to Chicago this morning and just picked up a new Incredible 2.
Thanks to this whole community for your support on the X2. While I had it, it made it tolerable, and hopefully now I'm off to a better place. Good luck to all of you.
Yea, but you still can't beat the support directly from Google for any future updates. It's nice to get a Galaxy Nexus and know that you have a reference phone.
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I appreciate all of your responses. For a week I was stuck on my Blackberry 8330 (torture) until I was able to travel to Chicago this morning and just picked up a new Incredible 2.
Thanks to this whole community for your support on the X2. While I had it, it made it tolerable, and hopefully now I'm off to a better place. Good luck to all of you.
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Thanks for sharing. I am very curious about how the Dinc 2 sounds in phone use and radio reception in contrast to the x2?
Same as the OP i have left the X2 my self its still in my house just another family member is using it. I wish you guys luck i hope dragonz gets ics fully running on this phone as for me i went and got an iPhone 4S for a bit cause the x2 kinda killed android for me ill probably get another android phone in a year or so but i just wanna take a break sooo long guys ill poke in every now and then
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Thanks for sharing. I am very curious about how the Dinc 2 sounds in phone use and radio reception in contrast to the x2?
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I can answer that, as I also have had both phones. So the dx2 has better 3g and more bars everywhere. Sometimes I don't get 3g in places where I used to but I've never had a dropped call and call quality is mostly the same.
The freer culture of htc and the dinc2 is totally great, and worth the loss of service.
Another interesting thought - some dinc2'ers took copper wire and attached it to the 3g antenna to extend the antenna and reported better service, but I was hesitant to to do that.
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Dude I fired up my bb storm today for kicks and Jesus Christ, that thing is baddddd
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Thanks for sharing. I am very curious about how the Dinc 2 sounds in phone use and radio reception in contrast to the x2?
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well I don't know about the inc 2 but I'm sitting here with my buddies original incredible, and it is pulling nearly the exact same speeds and signal as my x2, and I've made calls to my house phone using each of them and got the same quality in call sound/reception, and this is with around -90 ยป -95 dbm signal strength,
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Thanks for sharing. I am very curious about how the Dinc 2 sounds in phone use and radio reception in contrast to the x2?
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One of my friends whom I talk with very frequently on the phone thought I had her on speaker the first time I called her from this phone. I haven't personally "tested" them against each other per se but that was a kind of odd first reaction.
As for radio reception, it appears it is down versus that of the X2 but I am having much better luck with wi-fi connectivity thus far. I use Google Voice for everything and my texting has been more than happy to take to the wi-fi. I will likely be testing GrooveIP on it soon to see how well that works; it was absolutely awful when I tried it on my X2.
I have the rezound currently and I would say I am very pleased with the phone. I came from a bionic after 2 X2 insurance replacement phones for my original X. The verizon reps seemed to be pushing the razer as the one to get. I felt I needed something non-moto for a change. The bionic was buggy to say the least. Verizon treated it as a warranty issue and I am happy to stay with them as my carrier.
Staying with Verizon meant getting a razer, galaxy nexus, rezound, or waiting for something else. Every rep at the store seemed to have the opinion that if I thought the bionic was buggy I should steer clear of the galaxy. I just couldn't bring myself to get another moto product. Overall, I've been happy with moto products and will probably purchase their products in the future. Just felt like trying something different after the og droid>droid x>droid x2>bionic.
I spent a decent amount of time checking out all three phones next to each other at a Verizon store. All three have great looking screens. The nexus and the rezound benefit from 720 resolution, whereas the razer has qhd resolution. I played a hd trailer for "300" on YouTube simultaneously on all three for comparison. The blacks were more black on the amoled nexusand razer screens. But the details were most crisp on the rezound. I believe the pixel density on the rezound is currently the highest available on any device, even the the new iPad. The rezound has a dual core 1.5Ghz processor, a gig of ram, an sd card slot and a removable battery. Why any phone lacks a removable battery and an sd card slot is beyond me.
I've been happy with my rezound in every way except one, accessories. At best buy there is a great selection of cases for the nexus and razer is extensive. Multiple brands and colors. Cases, batteries available for the rezound, zero zip nada. Certainly not a deal breaker for me, but something to think about.
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I don't know, for some reason I'm feeling like the Rezound might be the best new Verizon phone. Of course this is completely dependent upon Devs hooking up the Rezound with ICS and the latest and greatest. I think they will tho. And I'm "noob" status when it comes to dev knowledge and modding, but it seems the HTC may surprise people VS sammy phone
Now I admit I don't know much about all the hardware that goes into these devices, but to me the Nexus has the advantage because, well, it's a Nexus! And that is strictly a software advantage as it will most likely get timely, BS free updates because it's Google's baby.
While I have loved my TB, I think it is because of all the GREAT developer support! Have I not rooted this device I would imagine that I would be a little more than frustrated with it by now. From the GB update tabacle to HTC saying that it will not be officially be getting Sense 3.0. Not to mention the reboot issues early in the devices career. IMO, the development for this device saved it ... IMO any way.
I will be getting the Nexus when it drops and I will be enjoying ICS goodness :-D I will have my TB waiting on the sidelines in the event something happens to my GN ...
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Ooooooppps!
Yes, Devs most definitely saved this phone!
another thread about these eh?...
"if" I get a new phone, it's going to be the reZound as it's the successor to the greatest phone ever made, the Thunderbolt.
specs aside, I'm certain there's going to be a lot of support(roms/kernals/radios) just lke the Thunderbolt.
RAZR lost me with the non-removable battery(locked bootloader also, but I'm sure devs will get around that)
Nexus lost me with the 'no microSD' support & the 5MP camera(common! who doesn't use their phone to take nice pics these days anyway!?)
you could argue that Nexus will have ICS, but all 3 will in time(officially). not to mention unoffical roms that we'll all be using anyway
I must agree, Dev's really did save this phone. I'm also getting the Nexus but keeping the bolt on my desk just in case.
Coming from having the OG Droid for almost two years to the DInc. (only had the Inc. for two weeks) to the Thunderbolt. I will miss Sense, I am a fan, but I think ICS will be a nice change.
I am getting one or the other, will wait to play with in person. I am guessing HTC may get better battery life on ICS. I think the Nexus may be a tad to big and no SD card slot or removable battery, which sucks, but I am sure the screen will be incredible. The Rezound will have to impress to keep me with HTC.
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I am getting one or the other, will wait to play with in person. I am guessing HTC may get better battery life on ICS. I think the Nexus may be a tad to big and no SD card slot or removable battery, which sucks, but I am sure the screen will be incredible. The Rezound will have to impress to keep me with HTC.
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The Nexus does have a removable battery.
keep in mind that the nexus is 1.2GHz dc & the rezound is 1.5GHz dc.
the nexus may also have a bigger screen(4.65" instead of 4.3") but it's not a super amoled + & has same pixel count as the iphone's 3.5" screen.
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keep in mind that the nexus is 1.2GHz dc & the rezound is 1.5GHz dc.
the nexus may also have a bigger screen(4.65" instead of 4.3") but it's not a super amoled + & has same pixel count as the iphone's 3.5" screen.
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I have seen that nexus is super amoled - http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/galaxy-nexus-vs-droid-razr-how-the-specs-compare-20111024/
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I have seen that nexus is super amoled - http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/galaxy-nexus-vs-droid-razr-how-the-specs-compare-20111024/
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yes, as I said. its "super amoled", but not "super amoled + plus", like the galaxy s.
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yes, as I said. its "super amoled", but not "super amoled + plus", like the galaxy s.
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Oh, I see - I can't read :-D
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Nexus lost me with the 'no microSD' support & the 5MP camera(common! who doesn't use their phone to take nice pics these days anyway!?)
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Higher MP doesn't mean that the camera will take better pics. It's all about the sensors that the phone uses. And if you want to take "nice pics", you should get a camera for that, not a phone.
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Higher MP doesn't mean that the camera will take better pics. It's all about the sensors that the phone uses. And if you want to take "nice pics", you should get a camera for that, not a phone.
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oh I've got a 14mp panasonic lumix for that... but your phone is generally always on you, your camera is not. you need to make sure you are properly covered at all times for emergency picture taking. because you never know when "mother of god!!.. what the hell!?.." and you need to capture the moment.
not to mention paranormal occurances.
Don't get me wrong, I use my phone to take pics quite often. But is there really that big of a difference between 3 mega pixel? I never remember complaining about the pics my D1 took.
I could just be jaded by my desire for the Nexus, IDK
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oh I've got a 14mp panasonic lumix for that... but your phone is generally always on you, your camera is not. you need to make sure you are properly covered at all times for emergency picture taking. because you never know when "mother of god!!.. what the hell!?.." and you need to capture the moment.
not to mention paranormal occurances.
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As mentioned, it's not "mp's" that makes great pictures it's the sensors. The only good thing about an 8mp over a 5mp is if you want to zoom in on someone and see if they have bloodshot eyes! Or more realistically, if you want to blow up a picture to poster size and not lose quality. I think the SGN went 5mp to gain better 0 shutter speed lag.
Anyhow, there are TONS of articles and forums posts that explain this in way better details. Point be said, the SGN having 5mp should NOT be a negative factor.
I have a Thunderbolt for my work phone. My personal phone is a DINC and im eligible for upgrade. I want to get another Tbolt. Should I wait for the Rezound to come out before I get it in hopes the Tbolt's price will drop more?
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I have a Thunderbolt for my work phone. My personal phone is a DINC and im eligible for upgrade. I want to get another Tbolt. Should I wait for the Rezound to come out before I get it in hopes the Tbolt's price will drop more?
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Rezound will replace thunderbolt, so it will drop alright right off of Verizon's page.
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brownsfan said:
I have a Thunderbolt for my work phone. My personal phone is a DINC and im eligible for upgrade. I want to get another Tbolt. Should I wait for the Rezound to come out before I get it in hopes the Tbolt's price will drop more?
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if you don't upgrade phones very often, wait a couple of weeks and see what deals that best buy, amazon and wirefly offer. I got 2 tbolts, 2 dinc2's for 300 total from amazon.
As far as the rezound, wow!!!
Better specs than I thought it would see. Thank you HTC for finally getting the screen right.
I was definitely in the nexus camp, but now, as long as we can get root on the rezound, I will probably get that after xmas. I like the no buttons look of ICS, but have preferred HTC over samsung for a long time now.
Did we get specs on how much storage the rezound is going to have? I'm hoping 32gb internal like the Nexus.
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if you don't upgrade phones very often, wait a couple of weeks and see what deals that best buy, amazon and wirefly offer. I got 2 tbolts, 2 dinc2's for 300 total from amazon.
As far as the rezound, wow!!!
Better specs than I thought it would see. Thank you HTC for finally getting the screen right.
I was definitely in the nexus camp, but now, as long as we can get root on the rezound, I will probably get that after xmas. I like the no buttons look of ICS, but have preferred HTC over samsung for a long time now.
Did we get specs on how much storage the rezound is going to have? I'm hoping 32gb internal like the Nexus.
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16 internal 16 SD card.
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despite many folks being down on the specs of the phone (really did you think a 4.0 inch screen device would have hd resolution? ) i still like it a lot
just trying to gauge how many plan to pick it up, so i can get some idea about the potential size (i know it wont be big) of the root community
money is tight on (as my wife calls it) "luxury" purchases...and i have to buy a new computer soon too as mine is fried...so want to know if its worth using what donations i do have to get (or at least cover some of the cost) it or not
anyone?
verizon tells me i'm eligible for an early upgrade and i'm going to hold onto my org dinc until i see the price drop on the 4g lte, as i'm sure they'll try to butt**** you with price.
this is the only phone i'm considering because i've held a gnex and razr, to efing big for my taste and i don't want to fell like i'm carrying a brick around in my pocket.
and the removable battery and expandable memory are a big plus too.
4G arrives here this summer, along with my last "new every two year" upgrade option. I have enjoyed My Incredible and will take a hard look at it's big brother.
I am not excited. This phone misses big time. The original droid incredible was the king of the Hill when it came out, but this budget phone is a joke to the line. Underpowered CPU without the image sensor chip and the lack of HD display combined with HTC's heavy insistence that this phone is not from the One line makes me sorely disappointed.
I wish everyone who buy this phone the best, but I will be holding on to my original incredible until Verizon actually gets a One series phone.
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I'm in. I've tried the rezound and the nexus. Didn't like either one of them for different reasons. I kept wanting to come back to my Inc 2. I look at it this way. Its like my Inc 2 but with 4g and some other nice upgrades. I personally don't need the fastest, biggest, highest Res, etc. Functionally and battery life are my most important things. But to each there own...
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I'm looking real close at this phone. I really like Sense and the size is right for carrying around at work. I'll wait until I can actually have one in my hands before I pull the trigger though.
I'll be getting this phone. Droid-life reports that it'll be priced at 149$, which sounds like a likely price for it. I'm hoping it get's decent developer support.
I want it now
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Yup, pretty much...
Maybe i'll hold off and dev for this phone. We will see.
I'll try to pick one up if I get the chance. S4 chip, LTE, resolution bump all make for a nice upgrade over my Incredible 2
This will be my next phone. Loved the Inc2, it was my favorite phone of all time, but I can't do without 4G. Tried going back to the Inc2 for a week, but I've become accustomed to the LTE speeds here in Vegas, and so I switched back to my Rezound. I think that 4" is the sweet spot for screen size, and don't see the need for a HD screen at that size. 1.2ghz S4 should be plenty fast, and great on battery life. Camera doesn't matter to me, I haven't been let down by my Rezound when I need to snap something quickly. If the battery life is anything like what the AT&T OneX is showing with it's S4/LTE combo, I'm all in. I'll be buying it off-contract.
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I'll try to pick one up if I get the chance. S4 chip, LTE, resolution bump all make for a nice upgrade over my Incredible 2
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if you get it, im in for sure!
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if you get it, im in for sure!
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I am seriously considering this phone. I was going to wait and see which devs were going to pick it up. If you two are getting one, then I am definately getting one.
My only worry is that the phone is not a world phone. I travel outside of the US frequently and the INC 2 has been wonderful. But, I have been renting the MiFi devices from xComGlobal for international travel recently, so the world phone capabilities are not as important.
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I am seriously considering this phone. I was going to wait and see which devs were going to pick it up. If you two are getting one, then I am definately getting one.
My only worry is that the phone is not a world phone. I travel outside of the US frequently and the INC 2 has been wonderful. But, I have been renting the MiFi devices from xComGlobal for international travel recently, so the world phone capabilities are not as important.
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yeah, i dont know about the world phone stuff...i know the rezound has been gotten to work on gsm networks (lte is gsm based afaik) as have some moto phones...but its not as simple as just changing modes (pretty involved i think)
This phone might be my only option on Verizon in the near future. I for one, do not like the ridiculously large screens. 4 inches is great, larger...not so much. The trend right now seems to be 4.5' or more. No matter how thin that is, it's still too big.
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I have been eligible for upgrade since February and will most likely pick this up as soon as it's available.
I'll e getting this sometime in July when my contract is up.
I get a laugh every time I hear/read people saying this phone is a failure, its a beast of a phone.
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Maybe i'll hold off and dev for this phone. We will see.
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I'm still on the original Incredible, after owning it since launch day over two years ago I'm looking for something to upgrade too. Galaxy Nexus is huge, the Rezound has an S3 with Sense 3.6, and I want something with ICS out the door. And the S4 is looking really great for power and battery efficiency. I love the size of my Inc, and this looks perfect. If you dev for this phone, I will definitely be getting this, as a user of your work on the Incredible. Warm TwoPointTwo was an amazing rom back in the day.
In short, I just want a 2012 HTC phone. With 2012 specs, not last years models that are 6 months old by now.
I have been a die-hard Moto fan since the original Droid, they make great devices and I've never had any issues with the ones I've owned, which include the Droid, DX, DX2 and Bionic. I also owned the Dinc (great phone), Charge (only thing great about the phone was the screen, but other than that it was total garbage), Tbolt (for a short while, then gave it to the girlfriend) and now the Rezound.
I'll be honest, I do love the Rezound. It's S-off'ed, rooted, ROM'ed, everything. It's fast and has a wonderful screen. I was surprised at the call quality as well, my biggest grip with both previous HTC phones was the call quality. I currently have a Sense 4.0 ROM from Newt and it flies. However, the phone does have issues of it's own.
The screen is not durable at all, I actually had to go and buy a quality screen protector after I managed to scratch the screen the first day, never had any issues with GG-equipped devices.
The build quality isn't exactly great compared to even the Tbolt, that thing was rock solid, so was the Droid and DX.
The red capacitive buttons are nice, but I've had to take the phone apart and recolor the LED bulbs red because the buttons turned pink (common issue), and it's hard to run a nice theme other than red because the colors conflict easily.
The recessed buttons on the top and sides are difficult to press at times, which can be frustrating especially with a case on the phone.
Bluetooth is almost non-functioning in ICS. It ran fine on GB with my Mitsubishi Lancer's stock audio system over bluetooth, but ever since ICS it doesn't work at all. I've tried the Tbolt, Droid and a friend's Razr, they all work perfectly. The Rezound, not so much. And after how well the phone runs on ICS, I can't go back to GB and be content with it.
Now, the Bluetooth is kind of important because I am in the process of being hired for a law enforcement agency in the DC area, and it requires me to drive into DC everyday and it's a hands-free zone. I'd like to be able to stream my music library and calls in my car, but currently I can't and that's a problem. Also, with this possible job opportunity comes the need for durable equipment, and I'm sorry to say the Rezound does not feel like it would hold up to a drop on the hard ground even with a good case on it. I also need something that has excellent call quality, excellent radios and very reliable. Out of the three possibilities that Verizon currently offers, the Razr seems like it would be perfect. After owning a Samsung and being unhappy with it, as well as seeing the horror from the Gnex, I won't even consider the GS3. My girlfriend even had the Fascinate and she hated it as well.
It's hard to consider getting a different device that isn't as dev-friendly, and doesn't have as nice of a display (that 720p has grown on me a lot). Granted, I played with both the Razr and Rezound at several stores and the experiences were pretty much the same at each store. They're both great phones in the end, but despite the locked internals, I've always had good luck with my Motorola devices. The screen isn't all THAT bad on the Razr, it beats the crap out of the nasty screens they put on the Bionic and X2.
I guess I'm just conflicted with a decision to either keep the Rezound, or go for a Razr Maxx. I know more phones are coming soon, but I need to get something that will last me a while. The modding of kernels, radios, OS's and whatnot is fun, but time consuming and free time is something that I won't have much of anymore. As long as I can theme the Razr, make it faster and be sure it has excellent wireless connections, I'll be happy.
Sorry for the long post...
The MAXX is a great phone. With the official ICS having been released last week, it's just gotten better. In the end it's entirely personal preference though. The screen is perfectly fine and clear for all practical purposes. Under minimum brightness settings there may be dark blotches visible in black areas of your screen, but this is extremely common and due to the screen type. It doesn't indicate any problems with the device nor will it be visible under screen brightnessess above like 15%. Personally I say go for it :good:
I have first hand experience on this topic, so I will dive in.
I too owned a Rezound and was reasonably happy with it. But ever since I got the Rezound (about 6 months ago), I could never understand or get over how sluggish the phone felt to me. With or without being rooted, GB was extremely choppy on homescreen scrolling. Way too much lag for the specs of the phone. So it was obviously a Sense thing.
I of course rooted it right away. And I can tell you that I tried every single ROM available for that phone and none of them ran the phone like I felt it should. That was GB, ICS and 4.0 ROM's. The Ultrasmooth tweak smoothed out the homescreen lag, but the overall phone felt sluggish too. Just in opening apps and all of that.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the phone was super slow or anything. But just slower than what it should be with the specs.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago and I sold my Rezound and picked up a Maxx locally off someone. I'm not looking back. This phone is great! Battery life is all it's cracked up to be and everything just runs smoother. Everything is snappier compared to the Rezound.
In the end, I would highly recommend making the switch. Just my opinion.
Feel free to ask me any questions.
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I have first hand experience on this topic, so I will dive in.
I too owned a Rezound and was reasonably happy with it. But ever since I got the Rezound (about 6 months ago), I could never understand or get over how sluggish the phone felt to me. With or without being rooted, GB was extremely choppy on homescreen scrolling. Way too much lag for the specs of the phone. So it was obviously a Sense thing.
I of course rooted it right away. And I can tell you that I tried every single ROM available for that phone and none of them ran the phone like I felt it should. That was GB, ICS and 4.0 ROM's. The Ultrasmooth tweak smoothed out the homescreen lag, but the overall phone felt sluggish too. Just in opening apps and all of that.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the phone was super slow or anything. But just slower than what it should be with the specs.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago and I sold my Rezound and picked up a Maxx locally off someone. I'm not looking back. This phone is great! Battery life is all it's cracked up to be and everything just runs smoother. Everything is snappier compared to the Rezound.
In the end, I would highly recommend making the switch. Just my opinion.
Feel free to ask me any questions.
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Awesome, I was hoping a former Rezound owner would chime in.
You know, I completely understand what you're saying about the sluggishness. While the phone isn't slow by any means, it does indeed have some "twitching" at times, and I want to say it has something to do with either the 720p resolution, the graphics chip, or both. Perhaps it's the fact that Sense is embedded into the OS and there's no way to run AOSP/AOKP as of right now, and we all know that Sense is a resource hog. There's no way the 1.5ghz dual core processor is slow, it's quick to open apps and whatnot, but your right it's definitely a little sluggish at times. And I understand no phone is perfect. Even the iTurd gets hung up as well. I even loaded Go Launcher up on the two test phones I mentioned in my first post, and the Razr just seemed to rock right through it with hardly any lag or sluggishness, whereas I can see it on the Rezound.
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Awesome, I was hoping a former Rezound owner would chime in.
You know, I completely understand what you're saying about the sluggishness. While the phone isn't slow by any means, it does indeed have some "twitching" at times, and I want to say it has something to do with either the 720p resolution, the graphics chip, or both. Perhaps it's the fact that Sense is embedded into the OS and there's no way to run AOSP/AOKP as of right now, and we all know that Sense is a resource hog. There's no way the 1.5ghz dual core processor is slow, it's quick to open apps and whatnot, but your right it's definitely a little sluggish at times. And I understand no phone is perfect. Even the iTurd gets hung up as well. I even loaded Go Launcher up on the two test phones I mentioned in my first post, and the Razr just seemed to rock right through it with hardly any lag or sluggishness, whereas I can see it on the Rezound.
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Yeah, you're right. It's not that the Rezound was a slow phone, but it felt like it which always irritated me. Sense is probably most of the culprit.
Just FYI, if you get a Razr or Maxx. Try Launcher Pro. This phone absolutely flies with that launcher!
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Yeah, you're right. It's not that the Rezound was a slow phone, but it felt like it which always irritated me. Sense is probably most of the culprit.
Just FYI, if you get a Razr or Maxx. Try Launcher Pro. This phone absolutely flies with that launcher!
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I will take that into consideration should I choose to buy one.
Good news is my girlfriend was eligible for an upgrade yesterday, right before this whole "share everything" went live, so she was able to preserve her unlimited data. Me, not so lucky anymore for discounted upgrades. Anyway, she decided to get a 16gb Razr in blue, so once it arrives I will be testing the crap out of it to see how well it does, especially bluetooth. If everything goes well, then I will fork out the money for one and sell the Rezound.
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I will take that into consideration should I choose to buy one.
Good news is my girlfriend was eligible for an upgrade yesterday, right before this whole "share everything" went live, so she was able to preserve her unlimited data. Me, not so lucky anymore for discounted upgrades. Anyway, she decided to get a 16gb Razr in blue, so once it arrives I will be testing the crap out of it to see how well it does, especially bluetooth. If everything goes well, then I will fork out the money for one and sell the Rezound.
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Just FYI about bluetooth and the Razr/Maxx.....I just recently got a brand new Ford Focus with Sync and MyFord Touch and the Maxx works beautifully on bluetooth with the system. So I think you will be good on the bluetooth front.
But please note that I am still on Gingerbread. Things can change on ICS, but I highly doubt it.
Check the sig.
The Razr is the better phone of the two. If the bootloader was unlocked I would say the Maxx is w/out a doubt the best phone to date....overall.
You guys are making my wallet run and hide, lol. But I do appreciate the input. Hopefully the gf's Razr arrives tomorrow so I can play around with it.
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You guys are making my wallet run and hide, lol. But I do appreciate the input. Hopefully the gf's Razr arrives tomorrow so I can play around with it.
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I too have used both phones. I can tell you that the RAZR MAXX wins hands down. IMHO. I bought the MAXX on it's release day and bought a Rezound off CL. I just switched my SIM card (had to use an adapter) between the two. Didn't care for the way the Rezound was built. From the recessed buttons, raised screen frame, poor battery life, and Sense. The only thing I did like was the unlock ring, that would allow you to camera/text/phone/unlock. I really like that Moto kinda copied this with the new unlock key on ICS. Don't know if you buy from CL, or pay full retail, but you will be happy with the RAZR MAXX.
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Just FYI about bluetooth and the Razr/Maxx.....I just recently got a brand new Ford Focus with Sync and MyFord Touch and the Maxx works beautifully on bluetooth with the system. So I think you will be good on the bluetooth front.
But please note that I am still on Gingerbread. Things can change on ICS, but I highly doubt it.
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Yep the Razr should work excellently on bluetooth as it has BT 4.0 capability. Awesome phones...
Bought my girlfriend a Maxx several months ago, she loves it. It works well with Bluetooth in my Mazda 3. She is a medical student, spend all day in a hospital, and if you work in a hospital (i do too) you'll know that your phone is constantly reaching for a signal through thick walls all day. She comes home with 70% battery after 12-16 hour shifts. She has a Charge previously, horrid horrid phone, i rooted it, but that thing was beyond help. With her Maxx, she doesn't even want me to root it or change it bc she loves it so much. No ICS yet, but I'm sure it will just be a better experience for her. Personally, i wouldn't take anything over my Galaxy Nexus, especially now that I'm running Jellybean, and i recommend the Nexus, pure Google is the way to go, this is my first Nexus device, and i will always have one now. If i could keep the slim profile of my phone and get the 3300 mah battery, it would be perfect, battery life my only complaint. Point of my ramblings i guess, personally, i recommend the Galaxy Nexus, but the Maxx is a hell of a phone, solid build, comparable specs, astonishing battery life. It's all personal choice, but if i was in the market for a phone right now, the Maxx would be my number 2 pick, hand down.
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I too have used both phones. I can tell you that the RAZR MAXX wins hands down. IMHO. I bought the MAXX on it's release day and bought a Rezound off CL. I just switched my SIM card (had to use an adapter) between the two. Didn't care for the way the Rezound was built. From the recessed buttons, raised screen frame, poor battery life, and Sense. The only thing I did like was the unlock ring, that would allow you to camera/text/phone/unlock. I really like that Moto kinda copied this with the new unlock key on ICS. Don't know if you buy from CL, or pay full retail, but you will be happy with the RAZR MAXX.
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If i'm going to buy a phone that I want to take care of, I buy it brand new. I've had too many CL and ebay phones, never again. But I agree with you on some of the points about the Rezound.
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Awesome, thanks!
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Bought my girlfriend a Maxx several months ago, she loves it. It works well with Bluetooth in my Mazda 3. She is a medical student, spend all day in a hospital, and if you work in a hospital (i do too) you'll know that your phone is constantly reaching for a signal through thick walls all day. She comes home with 70% battery after 12-16 hour shifts. She has a Charge previously, horrid horrid phone, i rooted it, but that thing was beyond help. With her Maxx, she doesn't even want me to root it or change it bc she loves it so much. No ICS yet, but I'm sure it will just be a better experience for her. Personally, i wouldn't take anything over my Galaxy Nexus, especially now that I'm running Jellybean, and i recommend the Nexus, pure Google is the way to go, this is my first Nexus device, and i will always have one now. If i could keep the slim profile of my phone and get the 3300 mah battery, it would be perfect, battery life my only complaint. Point of my ramblings i guess, personally, i recommend the Galaxy Nexus, but the Maxx is a hell of a phone, solid build, comparable specs, astonishing battery life. It's all personal choice, but if i was in the market for a phone right now, the Maxx would be my number 2 pick, hand down.
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Well I don't want the GN simply because my experience with Samsung phones has been horrible, both the Charge and my gf's Fascinate. Plus, I really didn't like the call quality from any of the GN's I tested, and the fact that I can't use my 64gb SDcard is a huge no-no. I'm also looking for something great on battery life, which is why I'm considering the Maxx. But thank you though!
No problem, like i said, not dogging the Maxx at all, if there was no nexus, i would have the Maxx with out question. Good luck, with ICS, it will be a great phone.
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Well, the girlfriend's Razr showed up yesterday, did some testing on GB and then installed ICS. Man, I didn't think this phone would be this great. The bluetooth was great on GB, connected up to my car with no problems, and it actually got better with ICS.
I think I'm sold on a Maxx now.
After dealing with the incompetent jackasses at the Verizon store at Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, VA, I decided just to call customer service and buy one. Should be here Monday or Tuesday.
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After dealing with the incompetent jackasses at the Verizon store at Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, VA, I decided just to call customer service and buy one. Should be here Monday or Tuesday.
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I REALLY like my local Verizon store. It's this rare gem on a beach of fools gold. I've bought all my phones there for over 10 years. But, they simply couldn't help me with a new phone this time. I was nearing the upgrade date, but was going to be out of town when it hit and I wanted a new phone before I left. No dice. Then, Verizon had a sale on all 4G LTE smart phones on their website. $100 off. This was actually better than waiting for my upgrade discount. I went to the store, said I'd rather buy from them than online and asked if they could match it- they said no way. So, I bought it online, get it 2 days later, activated it myself with no drama and was good to go.
Hey Guys,
Im looking to upgrade and was wondering your thoughts and such. Currently i have the x2 running cm10 a2 and as much as i like it it is laggy and i get a decent amount of FC. I went to Verizon today and the only phone they have on display is the GS3 and Razr MAxx HD.
What im wondering are a few things.
1. Should i even stay with verizon. Right now i have unlimited data but hear when i upgrade i wont get that anymore. Should i go to sprint?
2. I was looking into the Note 2, GS3, Razr MAxx HD or the upcoming HTC DNA (J butterfly)
3. Price is important and i kow with the moto i can get a 100 bucks towards the Razr. If i dont do that i can sell it on CL
4. I like to ROM and flash and know the GS3 has been around a while which is good and and bad.. Lots of development but will be outdated as the note and dna are coming and also now that the HD is here.
5. If i dont get a new one would getting something like a Galaxy nexus s be a step up or stupid.
Kinda looking for your thoughts
My thinking on each.
gs3 is a good size and i see there is development
Will the note 2 be to big and gawdy looking?
the Maxx HD display is awesome but i want something a bit bigger than my x2 so will i be happy w the HD
The DNA doesnt even have any reviews or price so thats hard to compare
i didnt mind the plastic of the gs3 but i like motos heavier sturdier feel.
Also i want a removable bat and storage for an SD card.
YOur thoughts.. did i miss anything
I have been thinking of upgrading for some time. As soon as I get some extra money to do so. I have made the decision to upgrade to the Galaxy Nexus. I dont know how anyone can say thats not an upgrade from the Droid X2. Its a fully open device with a lot of dev support. Most importantly...Googles support. Until it cant support the updates Google pushes out, it will get all future updates. Even after then, devs will probably be pushing unofficial updates to it. Price-wise, its cheaper than the Galaxy S3. At least where I'm looking (ebay). Even with a used phone under 200 bucks, it will still be an upgrade from the Droid X2. Plus, it wont mess with your contract. Thats how I am thinking anyway.
Only downside, I dont think the Galaxy Nexus has SD card support. But a lot of newer devices dont.
There's no external card support for the Gnex. But my .02, you can't go wrong with a Nexus. Verizon has some deal now to there you can get one for like $50 with a 2 year deal.
But, keep your unlimited and buy a phone outright. That's the way to go.
i like the nexus. good looking but is it much if any bigger than the x2. the biggest thing i want is speed. Speed and no lag is the most key for me. No sd is kinda a con but i can save stuff on google drive so thats a plus.
Is this the nexus you guys are stating.
I think the x2 has a 4.3 screen vs the nexus 4 inch which is also another con. And i gig processor, doesnt the x2 have that. Spec wise its seems a lateral move or am i not looking at it right?
maybe i was looking at the wrong one
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SCH-I515MSAVZW
this one is 4.65 inch and 1.2g dual core is this the one.
Should this be better than the x2 or just plain kill it?
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maybe i was looking at the wrong one
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SCH-I515MSAVZW
this one is 4.65 inch and 1.2g dual core is this the one.
Should this be better than the x2 or just plain kill it?
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Yes, thats the Galaxy Nexus. That phone can do so much more than the Droid X2 and is better in almost every way. Go to youtube and watch some reviews on it. Watch reviews on all those phones you mentioned. Thats usually how I decide on a phone. Thats probably the cheapest one out of all the ones you mentioned but its definitely better than most of them too.
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Yes, thats the Galaxy Nexus. That phone can do so much more than the Droid X2 and is better in almost every way. Go to youtube and watch some reviews on it. Watch reviews on all those phones you mentioned. Thats usually how I decide on a phone. Thats probably the cheapest one out of all the ones you mentioned but its definitely better than most of them too.
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He's right. Another thing too: not only is it fast and has a really nice screen, its customizeable to the hills. Unlocked bootloader and kernel...need I say more?
One idea is just going to the store and playing with the phones on display. Tell the sales people to give you a breather and have at it. See how smooth the graphics are, how snappy the device is and how clear the displays are. Look at them all. Don't focus on the Nexus. When your done, you'll see what we are talking about
Also, the support for this device is not going to die anytime soon...for a while at that matter. I personally wouldn't go Moto if I had the opportunity. So many false promises...blah
ok i like the nexus. About the same size as the gs3 which i like the size. one other thing i was curious on the nexus. With the x2 and the cm10 im running like i said it is laggy and sometimes downright a pit. Does the nexus handle roms well and flow as smooth as stock as im seeing in the videos. Stock the nexus seems to fly but i just hope it still flies with custom roms
Just my 2 cents.... If you're getting a nexus I would buy used so you save your upgrade and keep unlimited data. I have a s3 and absolutely love it but I think the nexus is fantastic compared to the x2. Cm10 should work flawlessly on the nexus.... It's got twice the ram of the x2. A friend of mine has the nexus and has no complaints.
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You can't really compare them like that. That's like comparing a Kia to a Cadillac.....
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ok i like the nexus. About the same size as the gs3 which i like the size. one other thing i was curious on the nexus. With the x2 and the cm10 im running like i said it is laggy and sometimes downright a pit. Does the nexus handle roms well and flow as smooth as stock as im seeing in the videos. Stock the nexus seems to fly but i just hope it still flies with custom roms
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The only reason the Droid X2 runs ICS and Jelly Bean a little crappy is because its locked down by Motorola. If we were able to overclock it and change out the kernels, it would run just as well. The Galaxy Nexus runs Jelly Bean as stock so any ROM based off that will run just as good. We are running Jelly Bean on a Gingerbread Kernel. Thats why it doesnt run well on the Droid X2.
ok i had read that before now i understand better. If i get the nexus off ebay or CL, and say something happens to it physically. Like i drop it or whatever and the screen doesnt work or something, am i able to go thru verizon or am i basically screwed...?
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ok i had read that before now i understand better. If i get the nexus off ebay or CL, and say something happens to it physically. Like i drop it or whatever and the screen doesnt work or something, am i able to go thru verizon or am i basically screwed...?
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I dont think anything you do to a phone you by outside of Verizon is covered. Just get a hardcore case if you are worried about it.
If you buy it out right, then you are on your own. Buy yourself a good protective case like an Otterbox or Hyperion, etc and you'll be fine. I've dropped mine off the roof of my truck more than twice and its still kick in'. That's about 10' down each time.
One thing you guys didn't answer...would you stay w Verizon or jump to sprint. If yes or no what would your reasons be
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One thing you guys didn't answer...would you stay w Verizon or jump to sprint. If yes or no what would your reasons be
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I would stay with Verizon unless you have a money problem. From what I've heard Sprints 3g speeds are like that of a turtles. Don't know about 4g but how van it be much better?
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One thing you guys didn't answer...would you stay w Verizon or jump to sprint. If yes or no what would your reasons be
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Sprint here totally sucks. I work with a guy who can't even email himself a picture....data speeds are so slow it times out. There's a guy in the Verizon Galaxy S3 development section who went to the Note 2 on Sprint...lasted 2 weeks, he couldn't take the data speeds. I personally would never switch to Sprint, but every area is different.
I don't know about sprint, but do not go to AT&T either. I came from them and they suck bad. Verizon may be more expensive but I found that you get what you pay for. Verizon has great service.
The Verizon note 2 is right around the corner now, and remember Verizon is on schedule to have the entire 3g footprint covered in 4g by the coming summer, where i am in rural mn no other company can get me even 50kbps speed while Verizon says i can do 5megs per sec while walking through fields.... By summer yhat is, but even still i can pull 8x the competitions data... Its simply the strongest network there is and thats a huge part of being mobile... Although Im sure there are people who never leave major population centers where all networks fly
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I was looking to see how much data I used a month. I'm at an average of 1.1 g. So going w a new contract at 2g would drop my bill 20 dollars. If I go to 4 g it would save 10 dollars. I use probably 70% WiFi and 30 3g. I was thinking the galaxy nexus but I want something no less a few months old given tech changes every month. So my thoughts... the nexus is almost a yr old, the s3 will be 9 months old soon. I can't spend 3 bills but by my update eligibility in 1/16/13 the note 2 should b 200 and there will be the HTC DNA and maybe, ....maybe the s4 but I've read that is summertime and I can't wait that long. So I am back at sq one trying to figure which one I like better. I have til January I guess to figure it out. I def want something that will have a lot of dev support w roms and such
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I was given the option to switch? What should I do? I am getting really desperate because of no root on my DNA!? Is there any other phones on Verizon I should look towards?
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I was given the option to switch? What should I do? I am getting really desperate because of no root on my DNA!? Is there any other phones on Verizon I should look towards?
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Galaxy s4 at the end of the month. Pretty sure it will see more action than the DNA. Though DNA imo is probably better.
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The only better spec on the razr is probably the battery it has nothing on the dna.
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In all fairness, the Razr Maxx has twice the internal memory, option for an SD card, quicker updates from Motorola, better radios and currently an unlocked bootloader option. As for screen resolution, smoothness (quad-core plus twice the ram), camera and features the DNA wins in those categories.
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Ummm... No....
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I've owned both. The battery life is immensely great on the maxx. But it being locked down like the dna was horrible. Motoblur is kept to a minimum. While Rom speed ends up slow due to the lacking dual core. The moto doesn't have anything resembling a task manager so the phone becomes quick overrun by rogue apps robbing memory. It does have a decent radio but the lte radios were horrible. I had a unique problem the other razr owners had. Dust would accumulate in the headphone port cause it not to switch AT ALL. The Maxx is a decent phone. But the HTC has a better radio and reception, faster processor and a better camera. However. The maxx had a better microphone for videos. I have comparison videos I could post if you'd like. But. I chose the DNA.
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In all fairness, the Razr Maxx has twice the internal memory, option for an SD card, quicker updates from Motorola, better radios and currently an unlocked bootloader option. As for screen resolution, smoothness (quad-core plus twice the ram), camera and features the DNA wins in those categories.
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How do you know that the radios are better? "Because its a Motorola" is not a valid answer.
OP, the razr HD is even wider than the DNA. It is difficult to use with one hand.
Sad to know that specwise. The RAZR. Is/mighthavebeen the thinnest phone on the market. I got better reception on my DNA than I ever did on the maxx. It would also heat up quite a bit whereas the DNA is slightly warm? And only hot with my wireless charger. The razr used to heat up even in a long phone call which made it almost unbearable to hold on your face. I also had to send my RAZR in for a refurb. Vibe motor became disconnected from the mobo and rattled in the phone. Except the razr had a very strong vibe motor. The colors and screen quality got better with the JB update it got. However in lowlight settings the physical manufacturing limits of the screen left black splotches that with time will expand and move about the screen. You cannot see these under high brightness. 3 razr maxx's and one friends razr all had this issue so its not limited to batch runs. I can imagine they improved this with the newer HD version but I can't atest to it. The motorola hardware is SOLID. But the software that moto overlays can be cumbersome. At least HTC always tests sense. Even on a 5-600mhz Qualcomm the sense doesn't lag. I can keep answering any questions you have. I'm very very picky. My DNA headphone port plastic chipped away one day. But. I still have my charge door. I don't plug in.
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If you're at all used to the speed, display, and smoove operating on the DNA, the Maxx HD will be a difficult pill to swallow. I went that route and had real trouble getting over the screen; there is absolutely no comparison to the DNA and the DNA wins hands down. The second thing I noticed on the Maxx HD was the lag that creeps up and bites you on the @ss. At first I didn't think it was any big deal. As time went on however, the lag got worse and worse until I finally said, "Enough!". At one point I was using TiB to reboot the phone for me every night just to clear things out.
I gave up the stellar battery life for a phone I'm in love with. IMHO there isn't anything out there which compares to the DNA; my only desire would be a bigger battery, but there are tradeoffs to be considered. I've learned to live with the battery life using a combo of carefully monitoring specific app battery consumption and using a wireless charger. I'm sure there are people who have gone this route and decided to stick with the Maxx HD or some other phone for their own personal priorities.
With the launch of the S4 and the One I'm sure they will rival the DNA in many areas. However I don't know if they'll usurp the DNA in my daily usage, that remains to be seen. Good luck with your choice!
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Reception: My wife has never before commented on my phones and their reception. However when I started using the DNA she said, "Your phone sounds a lot clearer than it has in the past. Have you been somewhere other than your normal place for talking to me while at work?" I've noticed the DNA is as good or better than the Moto for reception and voice quality; IMHO that's not at all a reason to give up the DNA.
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In all fairness, the Razr Maxx has twice the internal memory, option for an SD card, quicker updates from Motorola, better radios and currently an unlocked bootloader option. As for screen resolution, smoothness (quad-core plus twice the ram), camera and features the DNA wins in those categories.
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As a Moto owner (Bionic) I find it interesting that you think updates come quicker for Motorola than for HTC. Its not the brand, its VZW!
On a side note, I'm considering the DNA as a replacement for my Bionic. I'm mainly concerned that I'll be switching from one red-headed step-child to another! Currently waiting to see what happens with the HTC One before I make my decision.
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As a Moto owner (Bionic) I find it interesting that you think updates come quicker for Motorola than for HTC. Its not the brand, its VZW!
On a side note, I'm considering the DNA as a replacement for my Bionic. I'm mainly concerned that I'll be switching from one red-headed step-child to another! Currently waiting to see what happens with the HTC One before I make my decision.
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Dude, your Bionic just got JB! You should be happy. :good:
I work for Verizon and I have the DNA as my personal phone and the Razr Maxx HD as my work phone. I can tell you I like both I don't think either is bad but there are pros a cons. for me I like the 32GB of internal and up to 64GB MicroSD card support on the Razr. I love the battery on the Razr like 2 to 3 days with good usage. however cons horrible camera. The dual core lags and the phone freezes more for me. also the screen is no where near as good. also I and I will get a lot that disagree actually like Sense over motoblur. Mind you I have Sense 5. Also I love the wireless charging in the DNA. Personally I am waiting I have heard we are getting a DNA+ soon and S4 is coming amongst a few others.
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How do you know that the radios are better? "Because its a Motorola" is not a valid answer.
OP, the razr HD is even wider than the DNA. It is difficult to use with one hand.
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"Because it's a motorola" is a completely valid answer. They have *never* been good at tuning radios for use on VZW's network. It's always been crap, from the OG Droid to the new RAZR line, and the Bionic was a massive failure in that category, worse than others. The only thing Motorola knows how to do is build decent material-quality handsets. Everything else about them is less than sub par.
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In all fairness, the Razr Maxx has twice the internal memory, option for an SD card, quicker updates from Motorola, better radios and currently an unlocked bootloader option. As for screen resolution, smoothness (quad-core plus twice the ram), camera and features the DNA wins in those categories.
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The updates come *way* quicker from HTC than Motorola, some of them don't even come at all from Motorola.
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Dude, your Bionic just got JB! You should be happy. :good:
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I "should" be happy, except that I'm running CM10.1, so I haven't even bothered with the JB update. To be honest, I was really surprised that they even pushed the JB update out. It took forever to get ICS, and don't forget all the radio issues with the Bionic.
Still, I can (and may) upgrade next month. Not totally happy with any of the options at this point, so I may hold on a little longer. I've even contemplated buying a used phone and leaving my contract as-is for now in case I get totally frustrated with VZW and decide to jump ship.
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I "should" be happy, except that I'm running CM10.1, so I haven't even bothered with the JB update. To be honest, I was really surprised that they even pushed the JB update out. It took forever to get ICS, and don't forget all the radio issues with the Bionic.
Still, I can (and may) upgrade next month. Not totally happy with any of the options at this point, so I may hold on a little longer. I've even contemplated buying a used phone and leaving my contract as-is for now in case I get totally frustrated with VZW and decide to jump ship.
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I was pretty surprised about the JB as well; I think Moto is trying to make up for the bad mojo created early in the life of that device. Back in the day I went through a couple of them and agonized over terrible radios, poor battery life, a year before an official ICS was released, bad camera, etc...you know the drill. I couldn't handle it and jumped ship for a GNex (at the time).
Regarding not upgrading, I highly recommend sticking with the used market and leaving the contract alone or going month-to-month. Especially since VZW pushed the upgrade cycle from 18mo. to 24mo., even the economics of upgrading don't make a whole lot of sense to me. Of course I'm grandfathered in to unlimited data so they can pry that out of my cold, dead hands. The secondary market really isn't bad, and it's especially safe on eBay. Generally you can catch a price break on CL, but there are a lot of shady characters pushing some bad deals - if you know what to look out for though, it can be navigated.
Good luck with your choice, and with whatever device you choose next.
Motorola X Phone may be a good choice
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aleadag said:
Motorola X Phone may be a good choice
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If it ever comes... and will it end up being the next Bionic? Remember, that was supposed to come out in Feb 2011, but was delayed until Sept. Then the RAZR showed up just before Christmas!
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If it ever comes... and will it end up being the next Bionic? Remember, that was supposed to come out in Feb 2011, but was delayed until Sept. Then the RAZR showed up just before Christmas!
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True. Then again what real staying power does any king of the hill have? Only until the next younger, stronger, smarter, faster, better looking, more nimble, blah, blah, blah....shows up. In all seriousness, I am really impressed with the way the Bionic hardware and build can still almost keep up with the current pack. Says a lot about Moto, at least Moto ca. 2010.
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True. Then again what real staying power does any king of the hill have? Only until the next younger, stronger, smarter, faster, better looking, more nimble, blah, blah, blah....shows up. In all seriousness, I am really impressed with the way the Bionic hardware and build can still almost keep up with the current pack. Says a lot about Moto, at least Moto ca. 2010.
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Very good point. So my real question, and reason for posting in this thread, is to find out if the DNA might be the next phone to do the same... Although I have my concerns about the fixed internal battery and lack of microSD.
I had a RMHD bought through Bestbuy. I loved the build and feel of it, the battery was amazing , but the thing that pushed me away was the horrible lag and screen redraws. It drove me crazy. Now having had a Note 2 which for me was too large, I decided to switch to the DNA last Saturday and am pretty happy so far. Size and speed are great , battery is decent (nowhere near RMHD or N2) but fine for my usage. Bought the wireless charger and like it also. That's just my experience. Had the RMHD not lagged so much I would have gone with it .
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