Leak: Razr HD is coming, check the vids! - Motorola Droid RAZR

No more words from me now.
Just watch
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/19/motorola-droid-razr-hd-guides-slip-out-to-the-web/?a_dgi=aolshare_facebook
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/19/droid-razr-hd-tutorial-videos-leak/

Solid chasis built with premium materials carrying high degree of build quality, upgrades on display-storage and cpu are all welcome changes. It would feel jelly bean sweet and smooth on a real hardware. I am all in if it comes with unlockable bootloader.

Semseddin said:
Solid chasis built with premium materials carrying high degree of build quality, upgrades on display-storage and cpu are all welcome changes. It would feel jelly bean sweet and smooth on a real hardware. I am all in if it comes with unlockable bootloader.
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Yup. Though the same. Looks pretty nice and will probably come with the unlockable bl.

pedrotorresfilho said:
Yup. Though the same. Looks pretty nice and will probably come with the unlockable bl.
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I agree, looks nice, but everyone is obviously trying to get some press before iphone 5 hits and takes ALL the media attention for Christmas season. I'll wait, as usual until next spring to see how the chips fell before i start thinking about a new phone. There are so many fake BS reviews when a new phone comes out it takes about six months before the truth can be seen through the lying hype.

...and suddenly crickets... one wonders if there are shills even on this very forum ;/

I am waiting for Nexus RAZR if it is exists.
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I like the circle widgets.

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Android 4.1 in 6 month ?
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I like that circle widgets

Lol
I like entire new blur. It rocks! Custom launcher, and really cool features. I guess it will get bl unlocked and JB will be possible and also a much spected stock system to it as ics was to razr.
What I do spect from razr hd
1. Unlocked bl
2. A bettet screen
3. Same maxx battery
4. Better camera
5. A jb upgrade promiss
All the rest and this could be my next phone. One missing of above spects and Ill really get the One X+ wich already have all that.
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What would turn me on is half the thickness, half the weight, and four times the battery life. Now THAT is an upgrade worth paying for.

All the videos have been pulled
Lol moto
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I hope they use an amoled hd panel instead of lcd that they used in atrix hd.

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Is the Razr getting a lot of Dev love?

I'm getting rid of my Droid 3 already and am trying to decide between the (coming soon) Droid 4 or the Galaxy Nexus. The Droid 4 is basically the same as the Razr but with a keyboard, which I love, but I'm wondering if the keyboard is a big enough trade-off for the Dev support...which the Galaxy Nexus is ALREADY getting TONS of.
Any indication of CM7 or CM9 being worked on by Devs for the Razr? If it works for the Razr, there's no doubt it'll work for the Droid 4...similar to how all Bionic themes/ROMs can be easily ported over to the Droid 3.
Thanks in advance.
Well the razr still has locked bootloader and all that ****e, so until ICS the razr won't see that much love, but we have root and a couple of good devs already here. Also the Galaxy Nexus ain't that much really, had it for 4 days and back with the razr
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Well the razr still has locked bootloader and all that ****e, so until ICS the razr won't see that much love, but we have root and a couple of good devs already here. Also the Galaxy Nexus ain't that much really, had it for 4 days and back with the razr
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Yea? Could you give me some insight on the display differences? I know the qHD pentile is always crucified when compared to the SuperAMOLED, but I'm curious as to how much of a difference the AMOLED has. I've looked up countless picture comparisons online, but they truly don't do either of the displays any justice. Since you owned it for a bit, could you elaborate on it for me?
Also, what other factors made you go with the Razr? You're just the person I was looking for =)
Thanks in advance.
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Also the Galaxy Nexus ain't that much really, had it for 4 days and back with the razr
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That would be an interesting read (thread) from your point of why you came back. You were having screen issues and everything, curious...
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That would be an interesting read (thread) from your point of why you came back. You were having screen issues and everything, curious...
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I can tell you know that my first 2 razrs suffered big time with the black blotches, I got that pissed off I got the Nexus, after fiddling with it for 4 days it just didn't feel right, plastic and just felt crap, screen was amazing and ICS was very responsive, but I got the razr from day 1 and wanted to give it another go so I ordered another, this one is perfect in the screen and Motorola have done a good job on this phone, I think it feels good, looks the biz and the display is cracking, in other words I wanted to believe in this phone and it's delivered, at last
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Yea? Could you give me some insight on the display differences? I know the qHD pentile is always crucified when compared to the SuperAMOLED, but I'm curious as to how much of a difference the AMOLED has. I've looked up countless picture comparisons online, but they truly don't do either of the displays any justice. Since you owned it for a bit, could you elaborate on it for me?
Also, what other factors made you go with the Razr? You're just the person I was looking for =)
Thanks in advance.
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The screen is great, if you want to find faults you will, look past all what has been said and you won't be disappointed
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I've been battling back and forth on this...what to do when the GN comes out. I really like the Razr but there's one major deal that really bugs me...two, actually. The locked bootloader and it has a issue in the Android sys called 'suspend' that is killing the battery life. It could be so much better if it didn't have that issue but batt life is a huge deal especially with these smart phones that get so much use. I love the screen, love the build quality, how thin the phone is. Bought a killer cover for the phone from Verizon that has perfect grip to it, perfect size and a kickstand on the back that folds up when not in use. Really love the size of it! It's a kickin' phone but will it get Developer love like the GN will? Decisions decisions....
The Bootloader being locked is temporary. The suspend battery issue may not be an issue or it may be fixed if it is. If you like the RAZR and especially like it more than the GN then software shouldn't really be a buy factor as it will drastically change in the near future.
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The Bootloader being locked is temporary.
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For (most of?) you lucky non-US users, that is. Those of us on Verizon are hanging in limbo. We don't know for sure.
Lyxdeslic said:
Any indication of CM7 or CM9 being worked on by Devs for the Razr? If it works for the Razr, there's no doubt it'll work for the Droid 4...similar to how all Bionic themes/ROMs can be easily ported over to the Droid 3.
Thanks in advance.
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Yes.
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As for now, the bootloader is locked, so, you won't see anything like custom kernels and great improvements. Other devs will surely come when the bl will be unlocked in January.
At the moment, I can assure the EternityProject Team is on the RAZR.
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I can tell you know that my first 2 razrs suffered big time with the black blotches, I got that pissed off I got the Nexus, after fiddling with it for 4 days it just didn't feel right, plastic and just felt crap, screen was amazing and ICS was very responsive, but I got the razr from day 1 and wanted to give it another go so I ordered another, this one is perfect in the screen and Motorola have done a good job on this phone, I think it feels good, looks the biz and the display is cracking, in other words I wanted to believe in this phone and it's delivered, at last
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I have the same problem(screen) but I can live with it, I guess. Sometimes it disturb, but there is no challenger for it. HTC makes too identical phones and Sense sucks. Galaxy Nexus is too plastic and soft design makes me sick. But anyways this AMOLED is awesome! I can forgive these black "ink-marks".
They will came visible when colors are near this this and this
kholk said:
As for now, the bootloader is locked, so, you won't see anything like custom kernels and great improvements. Other devs will surely come when the bl will be unlocked in January.
At the moment, I can assure the EternityProject Team is on the RAZR.
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Oh cool, there's finally a rom for the RAZR?
I know that the GN had like a 1/2 dozen already where the RAZR had none.... off to the dev section to see this newness that you speak of!

Should I switch to the Droid razr?

I got the galaxy nexus, but I cannot stand the signal issues. I can't use my phone at work while my coworkers laugh at me with full bars and data connection. So I have compared the Droid to my nexus and it does have significantly better reception. So is the Droid razr worth switching from the galaxy nexus?
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I changed from a SGS2 to a RAZR for the same reason. Far better reception and call quality. You won't regret it.
Quadrant scores mean SFA when you can't actually use it for a phone call - which is why we buy them!
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It doesn't have a locked tegra that Motorola won't realese the source code for right? Had the Motorola atrix and it had that issue so not much roms on there.
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also how's the development activity around here? Getting better or on a stand still?
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There is quite a handful of roms over at droidrzr.com... they have a lot of exclusive content for us RAZR owners
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Never seen a or owned a android phone with out removable battery. How does it work out? What if your stuck in bootloop or something what do you do.
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I am also interested how a phone that doesn't have a removable battery works out
No batter has been no problem. Hold down the vol up and power for 8 seconds and it does the same as pulling the battery. There have been 2 new ROMs added for the CDMA version in the last week over at droidrzr.com and both rock.
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No batter has been no problem. Hold down the vol up and power for 8 seconds and it does the same as pulling the battery. There have been 2 new ROMs added for the CDMA version in the last week over at droidrzr.com and both rock.
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So just like iphone (power+home) got it. thanks. OH i saw alot of reviews regarding the battery draining fast. how is it with a custom rom?
I guess ill wait another 10 days and see what happens. Maybe there will be an update to fix the nexus. Or will just get yhe razr maxx or whatever ifs called
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mac208x said:
So just like iphone (power+home) got it. thanks. OH i saw alot of reviews regarding the battery draining fast. how is it with a custom rom?
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I'm running the latest infex rom and I'm getting roughly 12 to 14 hours with 40% left and I'm a pretty avid user
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Locked bootloader is huge fail though.
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Locked bootloader is huge fail though.
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Yes it totally is.
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Had both. Returned the nexus and kept the razr.
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Adauth said:
Had both. Returned the nexus and kept the razr.
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What made you return the nexus? I personally love the feel and build of it plus its all touch with I like that but the damn signal issues are a great deal beaker for me.
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mac208x said:
What made you return the nexus? I personally love the feel and build of it plus its all touch with I like that but the damn signal issues are a great deal beaker for me.
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The nexus felt cheap to me. ICS is coming to the razr soon enough, besides id rather they work all the bugs out before pushing it to the razr. As you stated the signal strength is a problem with the nexus. Also no usb mass storage and no sd card slot factored into my decision. The hardware is basically the same. Also i might be a little bias towards Motorola as every Motorola device ive owned has been top notch.
I am sure many will disagree with me, but I preferred the razr over the nexus.
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Adauth said:
The nexus felt cheap to me. ICS is coming to the razr soon enough, besides id rather they work all the bugs out before pushing it to the razr. As you stated the signal strength is a problem with the nexus. Also no usb mass storage and no sd card slot factored into my decision. The hardware is basically the same. Also i might be a little bias towards Motorola as every Motorola device ive owned has been top notch.
I am sure many will disagree with me, but I preferred the razr over the nexus.
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I totally agree with you. Motorola makes some solid phomes. I owned the atrix 4g and I loved it. The last Samsung phone I had was the captivate and it was one horrible esperience. Yellow screens, poor battery life, GPS broken, and many more. The nexus does feel cheap but sits nicely in my hand I can type with one hand with is a big plus. While I tried holding the razor and it felt akward in the hand. I also seen that the phone is too skiny wide to type with one hand. Well we'll see. I'm waiting on the maxxx gonna check it out and make my final decision. Thank you guys for all the answers. Really helped me out.
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I had a Gnex but returned last week. I loved owning an unlocked device (and playing with various roms), but the poor phone radio and battery life killed me. Jumping on the RazrMaxx on Thursday.
It's a real shame about the Razr. I do really like Motorola devices, but without a unlockable bootloader I just can't purchase it. ICS on my Nexus S has spoiled me.
My RAZR has had great battery life...much better than my wife's iPhone 4. I like the Verizon network so unlocking isn't a concern here. I agree the thinness of the phone was awkward but I put an otter box on anything over 199.00 lol But I can't say I would switch if i already had either the Nexus or RAZR. Too much of a hassle. Hope you enjoy whatever you choose.
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Thinking about switching from a Nexus

So I have cracked the screen on my Galaxy Nexus for a second time. I am thinking about getting the razr maxx with the insurance instead of another nexus. I was hoping you all could give me some straight forward feedback about the device. For example, is the battery life really that great? What is development like here on xda. How is the screen? Call clarity and so forth. Thank you all in advance and I appreciate your time for reply.
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So I have cracked the screen on my Galaxy Nexus for a second time. I am thinking about getting the razr maxx with the insurance instead of another nexus. I was hoping you all could give me some straight forward feedback about the device. For example, is the battery life really that great? What is development like here on xda. How is the screen? Call clarity and so forth. Thank you all in advance and I appreciate your time for reply.
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Get ready for a ckosed doors for devs on razr. You buy razr, motorola owns your brain.
Cheers
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Get ready for a ckosed doors for devs on razr. You buy razr, motorola owns your brain.
Cheers
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Explain more please
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RAZR<=Gnex<maxx
If you are used to flash junk and customize your phone a lot. Keep your nexus.
Call quality on RAZR/maxx superior. Camera better on RAZR. Battery is outstanding on Maxx.
You might feel awkward holding edgy RAZR vs smooth nexus.
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droidxrooting said:
RAZR<=Gnex<maxx
If you are used to flash junk and customize your phone a lot. Keep your nexus.
Call quality on RAZR/maxx superior. Camera better on RAZR. Battery is outstanding on Maxx.
You might feel awkward holding edgy RAZR vs smooth nexus.
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All I really want is cm 9 at most root at the very least. Do you know if either of those are possible?
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I have prob 5 friends w modded nexuses. The screen is sharper on the nexus but much easier to read in any kind of light from me on the maxx. The battery if amazing. I can avg 5 hrs screen on time on 3g alone. The camera is actually much better than I originally thought and takes nice pictures very easily but no camera is as fast as the nexus...although I have only seen a stock nexus actually work correctly in the camera Dept.
I miss ics as I have had it on many phones since last oct but the ics leak is good for the RAZR. Still great battery life there. I rooted mine and froze a bunch of apps today that I don't use but I get the same battery life whether I freeze them or not.
One mild complaint that you may have is the RAZR gallery has a terrible pinch zoom bug. I use quickpic for my gallery and froze the stock gallery along w a lot of other stuff.
In the end its a phone. Calls are clear. Reception is great. And it really last all day. No rebooting all the time. No errors. No problems here. I like that.
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All I really want is cm 9 at most root at the very least. Do you know if either of those are possible?
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Watch this, it's prety much my opinion after 4 months with razr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtyZhwvhqiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Watch this, it's prety much my opinion after 4 months with razr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtyZhwvhqiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Lmao that was pretty good! .... thanks for bursting my bubble lol
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Lmao that was pretty good! .... thanks for bursting my bubble lol
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Wanted someone had did mine. I'm disapointed. It's my second razr and it's going to moto services again. Came with no GPS, scratched...
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mark manning said:
So I have cracked the screen on my Galaxy Nexus for a second time. I am thinking about getting the razr maxx with the insurance instead of another nexus. I was hoping you all could give me some straight forward feedback about the device. For example, is the battery life really that great? What is development like here on xda. How is the screen? Call clarity and so forth. Thank you all in advance and I appreciate your time for reply.
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Having never owned a Nexus I cannot compare the two but can offer my opinions of the MAXX as it compares to many Android phones from my past. The battery is simply amazing, best I could have ever hoped for. I can abuse my phone (granted that term is subjective) throughout the day and still have some juice left when I go to bed at night. My dad only uses his for calls and his lasts 3-4 days consistantly.
The screen is OK. IMO it is far inferior to the GSII that I came from. If you look close enough you can see a slight screen door effect that looks rather grainy. Not as bad as my Photon was, but still not as good of a screen as I have seen in other phones.
Motorola phones are not known for having a big dev community. I saw a lot more dev activity when I had an EVO 4G, EVO 3D and GSII. That may be the deal breaker for you if you are looking for much more than an out of the box experience.
Having said all of that, if you want an extremely solid phone, then the MAXX can deliver that. My experience in reception is much better than anything I ever owned on Sprint or Verizon and I live in an area with great coverage.
Good luck with whatever you choose.
pedrotorresfilho said:
Watch this, it's prety much my opinion after 4 months with razr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtyZhwvhqiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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stop referring to that douchbage and stupid video with that makes no sense, if u dont like the razr sell it and buy a gnex.
to OP: Get the MAXX, the battery is awesome there. Now that we have kexec and when we have the second core running we can fully run modified kernels for our RAZR's
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stop referring to that douchbage and stupid video with that makes no sense, if u dont like the razr sell it and buy a gnex.
to OP: Get the MAXX, the battery is awesome there. Now that we have kexec and when we have the second core running we can fully run modified kernels for our RAZR's
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I would love a gsm maxx razr, now it's only 4 USA and I'm out of the borders.
I like razr, gotcha XT910 in december. Bought it because its amazing hardware , but I can't say I'm happy stuck in 2.3.5 GB due locked bl. Others devices in same categorie like SGII, Arc S,, and HTC now are running ICS flawless. To us, we can.only hope get hands on ICS by Q2,, at least.
Also, this is my second razr, and tomorrow I'll leave it to motorola service center again. I've a reason to be disapointed.
Have top phones since 90's and this is far away my best phone ever. Moved to android (came from 'siri' phone) because it's very popular in Brazil, and overall razr design. But you need luck to get a razr with no problem at all, at least, those made here, all LatAm, have to say. I dont see guys from XT912 (you have one right?) complain' about it.
May be too late indeed to motorola unlock bl, SGSIII is on the way with a 1.8 Quade core....
The AdamOtler vdd seems a bit radical, but he made the point. Cannot comment an opinion without reffer to it.
Cheers
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Others devices in same categorie like SGII, Arc S,, and HTC now are running ICS flawless....
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Although the ICS leaks and ROMs are really good. They are not flawless. And won't be until the official release. Even the devs admit that. They all have bugs, albeit very minor bugs.
The big things for me was the HDMI out and the micro sd card. If you get a maxx then you get the awesome battery. While the dev for the phone is low right now, ICS is just around the corner and with a boot workaround here/being worked on I think the razr is the better phone.
both are great devices. so it depends what you want to do with each.
if mods, hacks, roms, flashing are your thing - Galaxy Nexus
limited tinkering - moto razr.
having said that, razr has better battery life. very lightweight. better camera too. plus storage is expandable.
I had the Nexus before I had my Razr Maxx.... Night and day. Radio was garbage in comparison on the Nexus, always bad reception. Battery life is SO much better. Razr feels much more solid. Aside from ICS, the nexus honestly seemed like a piece of junk when I got this.
Is cm9 available yet? Can you even flash custom roms?
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Returned my GNEX after three days wit it, bought the Razr and have never been happier. No problems here.
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Wanted someone had did mine. I'm disapointed. It's my second razr and it's going to moto services again. Came with no GPS, scratched...
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Cause no Samsung phone has ever had problems. Give this video a break as Adam has no clue about the razr. He doesnt dev for it so he has no reason to talk ****. Just because they built it this way does not make it any less disposable than other phones. If it breaks and its your fault, then guess what, you fed up. If its not your fault you get a replacement or switch.
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Leaving Photon for Razr

Hello guys, i want your opinion about this. I have a Photon 4g that i buy from ebay - i am in Europe . The phone its great but i like to trick it with roms and stuff so my greatest concern is that there is not Warranty coverage in EU (i bricked it once so i have to send to some friends in USA - it took 3 months to take it back)
So i was thinking to sell it and put some more money (not very much) and to buy the Razr xt910 (EU warranty, Amoled, ICS ect) .
My problem is that when i go to one store to compare them i saw that the Razr is not better than Photon - but not at all !
So i want your opinion on this issue, what to do ?
Thank you, Johnny !
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Get the Razr dude.
Beautiful screen, a bit faster processor, ICS (we're getting ours in Q4 which is so far away), it's WAY thinner.
I don't see why are hesitating.
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Get the Razr dude.
Beautiful screen, a bit faster processor, ICS (we're getting ours in Q4 which is so far away), it's WAY thinner.
I don't see why are hesitating.
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The screen sucks. Amoled is horrible in my opinion! Haha. The razr is probably better with everything else though!
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I don't understand what it is you're seeing about the Razr Developer Edition that isn't better than the Photon. It's everything the Photon is and then some. Better CPU, battery, lighter, thinner, stronger (Kevlar), AND has an unlocked bootloader!
The RAZR is so awful that I bought a Photon to get away from it. Loved the Photon.
RAZR MAXX could be worthwhile for the brute force approach to battery life, otherwise avoid. Screen is hideous, battery on regular flavour is atrociously poor, bootloader is locked down tight and the ICS upgrade is a long time coming. Aside from the gorgeous industrial design, there is nothing to recommend about the RAZR.
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I don't understand what it is you're seeing about the Razr Developer Edition that isn't better than the Photon. It's everything the Photon is and then some. Better CPU, battery, lighter, thinner, stronger (Kevlar), AND has an unlocked bootloader!
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You might want to check motodev on that unlocked bootloader. A number of folks there have complained about getting the Dev Edition with locked bootloaders.

Help convince me....

....to go from a DNA to a Note 2 and now possibly back to a DNA. I know certain users around here might drop their jaws by looking at this post based on my posting history, but I'm considering it.
I must confess, I'm a phone whore. I get bored pretty easily and always like to try new phones, etc. I had a S3 before my original DNA purchase and then I returned that for a Note 2. But now I'm kind of bored with the Note 2. I think since I had the S3 before it, I'm kind of bored with Touchwiz.
There is a guy from my local Craigslist who is willing to do a trade of the phones and he will throw $50 on top. My phone and his are both in mint condition with all of the original accessories, etc. What do you guys think of the deal?
Also, before I consider it any further, I have a few questions:
1. He said the new OTA is installed and it's not rooted. From the quick reading here, there currently isn't a root method for the new OTA. Will there be any time soon?
2. I've seen both sides of this, but will Sense 5 be a realistic possibility? Whether official or unofficial, it doesn't matter to me.
3. Do any of the current custom ROM's make the home screen scrolling any faster? This is one of the biggest ones for me. I just didn't like the slow animations while scrolling the home screens. And please refrain from saying "just install Nova". I know that would help, but I'm talking about Sense.
I need to make a decision by tomorrow, so any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Convince me! LOL.
Thanks!
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1. He said the new OTA is installed and it's not rooted. From the quick reading here, there currently isn't a root method for the new OTA. Will there be any time soon?
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You are correct in the fact that you are currently unable to root it. And no one knows when a new root method will come out. It could be tomorrow, it could be next month, it could be never.
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2. I've seen both sides of this, but will Sense 5 be a realistic possibility? Whether official or unofficial, it doesn't matter to me.
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Unofficially, of course. Officially, its likely, but not certain. Someone, nits iirc, said it's been built and in the hands of verizon already. So that's good news.
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3. Do any of the current custom ROM's make the home screen scrolling any faster? This is one of the biggest ones for me. I just didn't like the slow animations while scrolling the home screens. And please refrain from saying "just install Nova". I know that would help, but I'm talking about Sense.
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No. And I'm pretty sure it's not easy to do that. And to be honest if it really bothers you that much just install a 3rd party launcher.
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Go buy a Motorola phone.... it will make you appreciate either one of them:silly:
I know, not helpful..... well, with the OTA installed on it, he should throw $100 on it because that just made it so that you're stuck for now. If he puts in $100, go for it hahah
I switched from the Note 2 to the DNA and could not be happier. There has never been a time I wished I still had the Note.
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cc16177 said:
I switched from the Note 2 to the DNA and could not be happier. There has never been a time I wished I still had the Note.
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What do you like better about the DNA over the Note 2? I know for sure that I will miss the battery life if I do this.
If you need convincing then just keep what you have. Just my opinion.
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croppz said:
If you need convincing then just keep what you have. Just my opinion.
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Why do you say that?
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I'm the same way I'm known as the guy with a new phone lol. I own the DNA which my gf has right now we switched and I want it back and only play with the note 2 where I work since I sell phones and I like it too just not a touchwize person bit would like to personally use cm10 or 10.1 the DNA and note 2 r set up right next to each other and the DNA gets brighter. I like both screens. Depends to me if u want a huge phone or a phablet
Also. If you are like me I'm around a charger quite often so battery doesn't bother me. The DNA did pretty well to last the day on decent use but my usage varies
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If it's unlocked then I would get it, if not I would pass.
I believe it will get Sense5.
As for roms making the home screen scrolling faster, idk since I use Nova, but Supercharged Hatka has a lot of speed tweaks.
If I were you I would wait for the S4 since you already tried the DNA and would be tempted to get the S4 when it comes out.
WizeGuyDezignz said:
What do you like better about the DNA over the Note 2? I know for sure that I will miss the battery life if I do this.
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I prefer the size, feel, appearance and screen type. I have not used an LCD in awhile but I really like it at this point.
The note 2 felt like I had a mini tablet in my pocket and this feels like a normal phone.
The grippy material HTC used for the back of the phone makes it very easy to hold in one hand and the shiny plastic on the Note 2 made it difficult.
The shiny appearance of the note 2 was very flashy and it did look enormous compared to most phones where the DNA comes across as a normal ish phone size.
While the battery life on the note 2 was better than the DNA, I've been getting an average of 15-20 hrs per charge with what I would describe as moderately heavy usage.
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Theres nothing better with the DNA. Screen is very subjective (LCD vs amoled). Size is also, depends on person( 1 handed use with note 2/no skinny jeans here) .
I believe with the newest its there is not a way to root/soff yet. And hopefully the devs will provide sense 5. From what I hear Verizon isn't the quickest at releasing updates but that's why we have xda.
Scrolling has gotten better if comparing to intial release.
Personally my gadget addiction needed to try something else. Im currently revisiting the dna for the moment and no real complaints.
My current issue is with development(many slightly tweaked stock roms). Waiting to see what happens after HTC one release.
Samsung devices out of the box are slightly better. You can see all the little things they added when switching to HTC.
Verizon needs to stop touching things. Everything they added is extremely annoying. I'm not extremely hype about sense 5, all I see is a rss reader. Its very clean looking though.
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I just want to echo the sentiment that the update makes scrolling home pages faster, at least in my hands, it feels faster.
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orangechoochoo said:
If it's unlocked then I would get it, if not I would pass.
I believe it will get Sense5.
As for roms making the home screen scrolling faster, idk since I use Nova, but Supercharged Hatka has a lot of speed tweaks.
If I were you I would wait for the S4 since you already tried the DNA and would be tempted to get the S4 when it comes out.
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What do you mean by unlocked? If you mean rooted and soff, it's not.
So the consensus is to not get this DNA?
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
What do you mean by unlocked? If you mean rooted and soff, it's not.
So the consensus is to not get this DNA?
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Assuming the trader is using the gsm unlock as a selling point. The device is s-on and has the ota that can't be rooted.
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Get that damn DNA bro. You will love it.
Install newt NOS Rom on it and njoy.
My DNA is flying with this Rom and cubed kernel. No more stuttering while scrolling through homescreen and contact list.
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amit_sen said:
Get that damn DNA bro. You will love it.
Install newt NOS Rom on it and njoy.
My DNA is flying with this Rom and cubed kernel. No more stuttering while scrolling through homescreen and contact list.
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Only problem is the new OTA is installed so I can't root lol.
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intruda119 said:
Assuming the trader is using the gsm unlock as a selling point. The device is s-on and has the ota that can't be rooted.
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I still don't understand gsm unlock. The phone has never been rooted and is on the latest OTA.
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I still don't understand gsm unlock. The phone has never been rooted and is on the latest OTA.
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The dna is gsm unlocked straight from Verizon. It means you can pop an at&t(or any other gsm carrier) sim in it and it will work. It has no relation to bootloader unlocking.
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I think he would like it unlocked so he can mod it if he wants to, and he probably will.
Be sure you're okay with sense because you'll be using stock wayyyy more than you are used to on other phones. That's the biggest thing you'll notice - while there is good dev support, its nothing compared to n2/gs3 support. You're options will be limited and hence, you'll be using sense (or sense based roms) a whole lot. I switched back for the same reason, touchwiz gets boring quick. I am 90% confident that we'll be getting sense 5.0 so that's good. It may not be for another 2-3 months though Others and yourself are correct in saying that until superCID gets worked out for 2.x.x updates, you (we) are SOL and stuck with stock until further implementation. Because of this, again, hope you're okay with stock

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