First off, I've enjoyed using the Rezound, it's a good phone. But after a year, I've gotten tired of it's inadequate battery life and bulkiness.
The Droid RAZR m seemed like a phone I would like.
Battery Life: I have the extended battery for the Rezound, which is rated at 2750mAh. The Droid RAZR m's battery is rated at 2050mAh. The Rezound had the bigger battery, but in real life use, the RAZR m lasted longer. I could easily get 3.5 hours of "Screen On" time on the RAZR m, while I'd be lucky to get 2.5 hours of screen on time with the Rezound. This is probably due to the less pixel dense screen of the RAZR m and it's more efficient S4 processor.
Physical Size: The RAZR m feels much smaller. Feels like it's 2/3 the size of the Rezound. It also feels much lighter. It feels like 4" screen phone. It's hard to imagine that the RAZR m and the Rezound have the same screen size. Even seeing both side by side, it's hard to believe. You'd have put them right next to each other and look closely. The RAZR m is much easier for my small hands to use.
Speed: The RAZR m with the S4 processor is noticeably faster than the Rezound with the S3 processor. Both are rated at 1.5GHz and have 1GB RAM, but with the RAZR m, there is no lag what so ever. Everything is buttery smooth. The Rezound is definitely fast once it gets going, but does feel laggy at certain points.
What I'll miss from the Rezound:
The beautiful HD screen: Watching videos and surfing the web on the Rezound was a much better visual experience. With the Rezound, I could shrink text size and still read it, on the RAZR m, forgetaboutit. Viewing the qHD resolution on the RAZR m is like viewing my old Incredible's 480x800 screen, which is decent, but not great.
Sound quality: Both phones are loud enough, but the Rezound easily sounds better.
Sense: I still think that Sense is the best looking android skin. I'd even say it looks better than iOS. The skin on the RAZR m is basically AOSP Android with some slight theming.
In the end, the RAZR m won me over with it's great battery life, speed, and size.
I'm still keeping my Rezound as a backup because it's still a good phone.
So good bye for now.
My wife has a Razr m. It's a really nice phone it's very fast very smooth and I hate to say it it's better than the Rezound except the screen. The UI is pretty close to vanilla the speakers really good on it I just don't like the nonremovable battery. The screen is very crisp but it's very pixelated and battery life is really good too
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I thought the non-removable battery would bother me too, but TBH, I hardly ever switched batteries on the fly with my previous phones. It was a hassle to me, to have to carry the extra battery and doing the switch. I'm a moderate to heavy user, and the RAZR m can make through my usual day. I'll probably use it even more on the weekends, and this coming weekend is the first weekend I'll have it, so I'll see if it passes the test.
I have an s off rezound. I bought my wife a razr m and she had a Nexus previously. She hated the razr m. It got worse signal than her nexus, the camera was terrible. I liked the size. It is fast. I compared it to my rezound and while the m may have an s4... It was utterly inferior imo to my rezound. The camera was terrible. I take many pics. My old razr maxx had a much better camera. Inside pics were terrible. I hope your experience is different. I sold it after 1 day of ownership and it was upgraded to jellybean. She now has a gs3. I couldn't part with my rezound for that phone. Battery life was decent tho. If you have no concern for pictures at all then you may like it.
True. The camera on the Razr m is pretty bad. I don't take many pictures, so it hasn't bothered me too much. For me, the better battery life makes up for it.
And the snappy S4 processor makes it such a joy to use.
And the size of the phone just feels right in my hand.
TBH, I wish there was an Android phone at this size and specs with a better camera and 300ppi, but manufacturers don't seem to want to make phones like that. So the Razr m is the closest thing.
Yes, the Razr m has its shortcomings, but it comes up short on things I'm not to picky about, so I'm really enjoying this phone.
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I loved the overall size of mine. My needs are just different than yours. The m is blazing fast. Its way more powerful than I expected it to be. Glad to hear it worked out
It's actually the same exact hardware as the razr maxx hd. Screen and battery size are the only difference. Moto never has great cameras. It's not horrible, but its not HTC. It's a helluva lot better than the d2g my wife had before lol.
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Surprised you didn't go for the RAZR HD or HD maxx.
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I have used both the maxx Hd and the m and the maxx Hd camera blows the m away. Hell my old maxx blew the m away
Razr HD and MAXX are too big for my small hands
I was very tempted to get the Razr HD MAXX for it's battery life and screen, but I just really didn't want another big phone.
Razr HD MAXX is probably a really good phone. Fast S4 processor, nice HD screen, big battery (yet still thinner than the Rezound), good camera, Micro hdmi video out.
But when I held the MAXX in my hand, I didn't like how it felt. It was way too wide for me. And I would have put a case on it, so it would be even worse. The Razr m with a case still feel nice and small in my hand.
I went from rezzy to m a few weeks ago, very happy with my choice.
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Physical Size:[/B] The RAZR m feels much smaller. Feels like it's 2/3 the size of the Rezound. It also feels much lighter. It feels like 4" screen phone. It's hard to imagine that the RAZR m and the Rezound have the same screen size.
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That's because the M is pretty much a 4" screen phone. It's not androids to androids in this comparison because HTC still isn't using on screen buttons. So the usable screen size on the M is not 4.3".
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actuallu it is you can run in full screen mode very easily.
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actuallu it is you can run in full screen mode very easily.
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Ok. How then?
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Ok. How then?
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Let's say you are watching a YouTube video. The buttons disappear. There are many root apps that allow you to hide them too. In aokp there is a setting to hide them. Need anymore?
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Let's say you are watching a YouTube video. The buttons disappear. There are many root apps that allow you to hide them too. In aokp there is a setting to hide them. Need anymore?
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Root? I thought you said easy? Rooting in itself can be difficult for most people. And sure some apps take advantage of the extra space and hide the buttons, but most don't. My point is that I don't really consider it a 4.3" screen. So yes, I need more.
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Root? I thought you said easy? Rooting in itself can be difficult for most people. And sure some apps take advantage of the extra space and hide the buttons, but most don't. My point is that I don't really consider it a 4.3" screen. So yes, I need more.
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well thats a matter of opinion. no matter what you say, it is a 4.3" screen and you cannot change that. when im watching something, it goes full screen. most of the time i dont need the full screen to begin with. plus the screen looks super sexy without the buttons.
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well thats a matter of opinion. no matter what you say, it is a 4.3" screen and you cannot change that. when im watching something, it goes full screen. most of the time i dont need the full screen to begin with. plus the screen looks super sexy without the buttons.
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You know what isn't sexy though? That big a** Verizon logo, lol.
The phone has a great feel and is undeniably faster than the Rezound. Screen is not as high-res, but I truthfully don't care all that much and the battery life is amazing.
Camera blows.. I'll probably end up loading sense ROM on my Rezound for pics and CM10 on the M
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well thats a matter of opinion. no matter what you say, it is a 4.3" screen and you cannot change that. when im watching something, it goes full screen. most of the time i dont need the full screen to begin with. plus the screen looks super sexy without the buttons.
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I think you missed my original point and now you just want to argue. My point was that they use on screen buttons. So the phone can be smaller with a bigger screen. But I still don't think it's a fair comparison. And yes, that is my opinion.
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My contract was up in July but until now there haven't been any phones worth buying. Now the RAZR is out and the Nexus is coming. My phone is literally falling apart and doesn't charge anymore, I have to the wife's phone to charge my battery.
I went and looked at the RAZR and I was really impressed. I liked it a lot but I'm still not sure I want it more than the Nexus.
Do any of you guys have buyers remorse? Do you wish you had held out for the nexus? Originally I thought the nexus would be out by now and I would simply be able to compare the two devices, but now its not clear if the Nexus will be out before december and I really don't think my phone will make it that long.
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My contract was up in July but until now there haven't been any phones worth buying. Now the RAZR is out and the Nexus is coming. My phone is literally falling apart and doesn't charge anymore, I have to the wife's phone to charge my battery.
I went and looked at the RAZR and I was really impressed. I liked it a lot but I'm still not sure I want it more than the Nexus.
Do any of you guys have buyers remorse? Do you wish you had held out for the nexus? Originally I thought the nexus would be out by now and I would simply be able to compare the two devices, but now its not clear if the Nexus will be out before december and I really don't think my phone will make it that long.
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You can buy it now (Nov. 15th-Dec. 28th) and be able to return it until Jan. 9th. If the Galaxy Nexus comes out by then, I'm probably going to return the Razr because of the Super AMOLED HD screen and Ice Cream Sandwich. Gonna miss the build quality though, Samsung and their plastic, lol.
I would never go back to a Samsung again, ever, if at all possible. Had the fascinate & had so many missed call issues that vzw gave me the Droid x2 as a free upgrade only 9mos into my contract w/o interfering with my last yearly upgrade eligibility. The x2 has been flawless & the only reason I cashed in my upgrade was because my wife's Dinc crapped out & she loved my x2, so she has that now & I have the Razr & everyone's happy.
Seriously though, if you are in any type of marginal signal area & you need your phone to be a phone, I'd go Razr.
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No regrets here. Really like the phone.
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Went from BB to Fascinate to ThunderBolt to Razr. I really like the weight and thin ness of the Razr. I prefer the size of the Fascinate as it is overall smaller but thicker.
No remorse, love the phone.
Totally loving this phone, had it yesterday. I have nothing really as a downside, had an Xperia X10 before so I feel like this phone is way more snappy and quick than the other! I chose it because I have no idea when the Galaxy Nexus will come to Canada and we get the candies always late lol. Now once it's in Canada, I have to wait for Rogers to get it.. so probably the Ice Cream Sandwich update will be out at this time for the RAZR. Totally not regretting my choice!
Came from Droid X to Razr, I would never look back. I just rooted it with zero issues! No citation roms yet but that's ok, this phone is crazy fast and so thin! Yes, battery life is not great but hey, its 4G LTE!
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so far the only thing holding me back from buying the razr is the screen. I want to know how it compares to other screens, especially the new HTC <stupid name I can't remember but has something to do with audio>. I heard HTC has a very impressive screen.
compared to the other current phone , razr's screen can't really compete in terms of ppi.
What I want to know is if this is really something I would notice or should care about?
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so far the only thing holding me back from buying the razr is the screen. I want to know how it compares to other screens, especially the new HTC <stupid name I can't remember but has something to do with audio>. I heard HTC has a very impressive screen.
compared to the other current phone , razr's screen can't really compete in terms of ppi.
What I want to know is if this is really something I would notice or should care about?
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You mean HTC ReZound??
Yea, this is the highest DPI out in the market. BUT, HTC is infamous for giving a very high dpi with an equally bad battery life... the HTC Desire (or was it Desire HD?) needs to be charged at least twice a day...no matter what others say, thats bad...
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You can buy it now (Nov. 15th-Dec. 28th) and be able to return it until Jan. 9th. If the Galaxy Nexus comes out by then, I'm probably going to return the Razr because of the Super AMOLED HD screen and Ice Cream Sandwich. Gonna miss the build quality though, Samsung and their plastic, lol.
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The reviews of the Rezound for the "HD" screen states theres not much difference between its screen and the RAZRs screen. Also its like 13.7 mm thick, so it's your choice on what you want to do.
well, i regret buying the razr because for some reason my razr has the green tint problem on low brightness, and black spots inside the screen when viewing something black, maybe a defective screen or a pre-release model, but sent it in to motorola to check it out, but other than that, if it was a pre-release, its a perfect phone.
as far as the ppi goes, its more than anyone needs, honestly, the only ppl who care about ppi vs ppi are spec whores, this phone is great and gives ppl the ;'wow'factor, and makes the iphone4s boys go jealous =p
CanI ask why screen res and ppi is really that important? Movies and games look perfect to me on the gaint razr screen and crappy on the tiny retina iphone screen.
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Coming from an Atrix 4G, no regrets. This is super fast,thin, stylish, strong and yet feels like a feather.
Looked at a Rezound next to my Razr at a vzw store yesterday & I feel totally vindicated for buying the Razr. The difference in ppi was not immediately noticeable under normal lighting & text looked fine on both. The color reproduction on the Razr's amoled screen was better & it was brighter overall @ low brightness. What got me was how much snappier the Razr seemed. Ran smartbench 2011 on each & the Razr scored better as well. The Rezound looks like a bigger Incredible2 & doesn't have the heft of the Tbolt or Evo.
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Came from Droid X to Razr, I would never look back. I just rooted it with zero issues! No citation roms yet but that's ok, this phone is crazy fast and so thin! Yes, battery life is not great but hey, its 4G LTE!
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Root was easy? Do you know if wifi tether apk works with rooted Razr? May upgrade from my dinc soon
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well, i regret buying the razr because for some reason my razr has the green tint problem on low brightness, and black spots inside the screen when viewing something black, maybe a defective screen or a pre-release model, but sent it in to motorola to check it out, but other than that, if it was a pre-release, its a perfect phone.
as far as the ppi goes, its more than anyone needs, honestly, the only ppl who care about ppi vs ppi are spec whores, this phone is great and gives ppl the ;'wow'factor, and makes the iphone4s boys go jealous =p
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Your screen shouldn't have a green tint, I'd look into getting a replacement. AS for the black "blotches" during load screens and some black screens that has been confirmed as "normal" per motorola. They stated it will not get in the way of your viewing pleasure. I've only had the black blotches on like scene changes in some netflix movies/load screens. So really it's not a big deal at all, as it doesn't interfere with anything. If you see it all the time, then it just reaffirms that you have a defective screen.
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Looked at a Rezound next to my Razr at a vzw store yesterday & I feel totally vindicated for buying the Razr. The difference in ppi was not immediately noticeable under normal lighting & text looked fine on both. The color reproduction on the Razr's amoled screen was better & it was brighter overall @ low brightness. What got me was how much snappier the Razr seemed. Ran smartbench 2011 on each & the Razr scored better as well. The Rezound looks like a bigger Incredible2 & doesn't have the heft of the Tbolt or Evo.
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Rezound benches lower than RAZR on pretty much every test. Even in everyday performance RAZR > Rezound. Rezound gets choppy/laggy with live wallpaper, slapped some on my RAZR and no choppiness at all. I guess that's why they added the $100 headphones with it! To make up for the poor performance in todays smartphone market.
How is the thickness from left to right of the screen? Is it as hard to hold as some of the reviews are saying? Do any of you have a case on it, I would think that would make it even wider.
It is pretty wide. I just got mine today. Thought I'd try it out, see how development progresses for the first month or so, and see how the Nexus pans out in real life. The Verizon extended return period really helps.
But, like I was saying, it's pretty wide. I have a case on it - the kickstand case/holster combo from vzw - because I want it to be in good shape if I decide to return. It's slightly wider with the case, but even naked, I have a hard time reaching down to the menu button. That's the one that seems to be hardest to me. Other than that one button, it feels good in the hand and I can touch the rest of the screen.
Thanks, I always need a somewhat thick case on my phone so I don't think the Razr will work for me. Appreciate the feedback. I'll probably end up going with the nexus even though it is a fairly wide phone it self...
Just got mine, it is wide, if you have McD's hands then yea you will have a hard time, even though I got Burger King hands this phone took a lil to get used too. Once you hold this phone you don't want to put it down. My wifes ryme feels like a brick compared to this machine, in fact every phone feels heavy. Was waiting for the G-Nex but really happy with the Razr. One bug found so far, nothing major. This thing is FAST!!! Waiting to root, but even w/o root it's still fast. Motorola did a good job with this one.
Hi bro.
It looks like Rezound is the best spec of HTC 2011, but not really that good for my expectation (Display PPI or battery or SW ICS....). Just wonder which main feature you guys look forward to most for your next HTC phone?? HTC should hear our voice for better strategy!
Seems like you have unrealistic expectations.
I'm a big fan of the call button since it is a phone.
KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
I'm confused. Are you saying the display has too many PPI, or are you saying it doesn't have enough?
Idk how the displays ppi isn't up to your expectations... I think it's beautiful. What were you expecting, 4k x 2k?
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It has 342 ppi, higher than any phone that curre.tly exists. How can you complain
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It has 342 ppi, higher than any phone that curre.tly exists. How can you complain
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Cause he's a nexus fan boy and likes dem pixelated displays.
For me, I think the resolution of the display is about the max you could need in a phone for at least the foreseeable future. Finding individual pixels on this screen is very difficult.
The current performance level is good as well, though who can complain if given more. LOL
All I really want now is better battery life, and a 4 inch screen with a design that fits the hand well. (large screens plus thin profile is uncomfortable to hold and use one handed... think Razr)
I find that the large screens are just getting too big for day to day use, comfort, and ease. 4.3 inch is really the largest I can stand (or really the overall phone size for this range. the Rezound reaches the max size I can be comfortable using) If I could have a device that was similar in size to my old MT4G with a 4 inch screen, current gen dual core, good battery life, and 720p resolution I would be ecstatic.
Even the battery complaint is puzzling. All top shelf Android phones stink in the longevity dept. That problem definitely wouldn't be solved by going to the nexus or razr. From the inspire on att to the droid charge, to the droid bionic, to the rezound, battery life hasn't strayed too far, regardless of specs. But i would definitely like to see all the manufacturers, and Google work on battery management and capacity.
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Even the battery complaint is puzzling. All top shelf Android phones stink in the longevity dept. That problem definitely wouldn't be solved by going to the nexus or razr. From the inspire on att to the droid charge, to the droid bionic, to the rezound, battery life hasn't strayed too far, regardless of specs. But i would definitely like to see all the manufacturers, and Google work on battery management and capacity.
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Yeah better efficiency in both hardware and software is needed.
And getting back to reasonable size screens would help too.
I would like to see the next best come with an unlocked bootloader :-D and have the HTC hub and such
I might prefer a 4" in the past, but only because I hated that all the larger screens had the same resolution as smaller screens making them pixalated, though I can say I do enjoy the extra screen space on the rezound thanks to the high dpi and rez.. I would maybe like to see an led screen without any lines/banding that doesn't over saturate colors. But the SLCD completely satisfies me anyway because it does not have those issues
Everyone wants better battery life of course. I'm impressed by the life I get from my phone. I can easily go all day without charging it...
Maybe an optical rear camera, and a next generation processor and GPU? Hell idk what else other than continuing to optimize android OS and making it even better.
Oh and I guess nfc options lol
Edit: it would also be nice if the re-designed the LED notification light to something a little more visible and multi colored, possibly maybe make one of the soft keys glow or something neat.
As well as multi color soft keys. Though if they moved away from softkeys, I wouldn't mind if they did others might have preference, they should also make on-screen keys color changeable as well.
This is my first HTC phone and honestly might be my last since Verizon doesn't like their stance on unlocking phones. Besides that, when I'm up for a new phone I'm going to compare the specs of all available manufacturers/models instead of being a brand whore and taking up whatever my "fave" is dropping in that time frame.
Battery issues will be over in a few years. Researches are developing a new way to build l-io batteries. These batteries will take 15 to charge and last a few days. Search my posts , I linked the article a few weeks back
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I would like to see the next best come with an unlocked bootloader :-D
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+1!
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I like how you addressed the entire forum as "bro"
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Why can't all phones come unlocked and bloat free?
I would like my next phone implanted into my brain. Unlocked of course
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On the PPI discussion, I would be curious to know the theoretical maximum beyond which the unaided human eye can no longer discern a difference. I'm sure someone has done the research.
Unlocked bootloader and nfc
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This phone is absolutely awesome. The ONLY drawback it has (and its a MAJOR one unfortunately) is the S-ON lockdown.
Should I trade my RAZR for a Rezound ?why or why not
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Deyre basically the same
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Why would you? Razr's thin and cool looking. Other than that, they are the same phone. What I want to know is what do you want? Have you played with a Rezound? Do you like it better? Then go swap them out. You only get 14 days, though, so don't waste time waiting on us to make your mind up.
yes i like the slimness of the razr but, i dont like the spots it has on the screen and i dont like blur to much either, i was use to sense and i like the rezound
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yes i like the slimness of the razr but, i dont like the spots it has on the screen and i dont like blur to much either, i was use to sense and i like the rezound
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Well if you don't like Blur and you like Sense then get the rezound.. Sounds like a no brainer to me
Both are nice phones. The Rezound feels like a tank!
If you don't mind the size increase, go for it!
Battery life might be worse as well.
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Sounds like you already had in mind what you wanted, and just wanted us to reassure you
I had the rezound for 2 months, and the Maxx for 2 weeks.
The Rezound with the extended battery is ALOT heavier (to me) then the Razr Maxx, but im sure you know this.
The Rezound's screen is quite a bit sharper and nicer, but I'm sure you know this too
I find the Maxx to have a bit less lag. The Maxx's camera is a tad bit worse in lower light situations.
I wear semi loose clothes ie relaxed jeans, baggy khaki's etc. The fiancee is trying to get me into more form fitting stuff. What am I getting at ? Well in normal jeans (not baggy) the rezound left a hump in my pants, and when I held it in my hands I felt as if it was a brick after a while. To some they love how it feels, but to me, it got old quick.
The Razr Maxx is so much more up my alley. I've got used to the display and camera just fine. I don't miss the rezound at all. The Maxx has given me better call quality, and better reception / 4g. Mind you, this is just from my experience, and you experience may vary. I went through 3 Rezounds due to hardware issues, call problems, etc.
The Rezound got hotter quicker, and longer than the Maxx. I got over 50+ hours on the max, and half that on the rezound with roughly the same use (2750 mah vs 3300 mah on the max i believe).
Now if you have the normal Razr, and your plans is the Rezound with the standard battery, then you will gain a better camera, better screen, and i'd say a bit worse battery life.
Just my personal opinion. I was an HTC person for a few years, but after my Rezound problems, i'm a Motorola guy, for now.
Dots on the screen?
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You can find info on this everywhere. I owned the Beats Phone for 2 months. My extra input is that the Beats integration did not make much of a difference to me, I mainly use internet radio. I can talk into my phone with my Bose headphone s for a conversation and you could not with the rezound.have to us an inline mic. bluetooth navigation with the droid roadster always came on in the middle of the spoken sentance with thte rezound. the rezound never understood what I was saying while texting with speech, the motorola does. nobody have ever told me they cant understand me on the RAZR. always on the rezound. Earpiece much clearer on the Razr. the Razr actually charges in the car dock; rezound=not. bigger battery in the Maxx. I miss the rezound camera and emergency battery swap if needed. but I have not charged my battery on the RAZR for 24 hours and am at 70%. It may be the recent updates, but my experience with the RAZR MAXX has been much better thatn the two RAZRs i owned before the Rezound.
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Dots on the screen?
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I keep seeing people make comments about spots on the razr's screen, and also crosshatching. I've been looking close and studying the screen on mine and it is just plain beautiful. I see no spots or pixelation, so I don't know, maybe they are not all the same or maybe I'm just not seeing it.
Coming from the Rezound to the Razr Maxx it's a whole lot better, the sound on Maxx is way better then the Beat's on the Rezound. I'm not much of a camera guy so i really don't mind it on the Maxx but my favorite of it all is the battery life and how thin my phone is without an extended battery in it.
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There are "spots" on mine, but it's not that bad and the update has mostly fixed it.
I would go for the maxx.
I'm ready to upgrade to a new phone, considering my Xperia Play is becoming more useless as the days go by. I just have a few questions about both phones. Watching videos is helping but I just can't decide.
-Although the Razr has a Super AMOLED display, would you say the Rezound's display is better because of the higher resolution (despite it being LCD)?
-Which Phone has the better reception. I live on the beach and have a hard time getting reception. I normally get 1-2 bars and no 3G. Also, which one has the better talk quality?
-Which is better, Motoblur or HTC Sense? Before my Xperia Play I had the Droid Eris (which sucked) but I did like Sense. To be honest, my favorite is just Stock Android.
-Even though the Rezound has a faster processor, which one runs the best? While this isn't necessary, it would be nice to know.
-My last question is the battery life. Now, it's clearly obvious that the MAXX wins in battery life. But I've heard that you can get an extended battery when you order the Rezound. Does the extended battery do the Rezound any justice, or is it not much of a change?
The reason why I ask these questions is because I have heard TOO MANY good things about both phones, and it's giving me a very difficult time. I know I posted this in the Rezound forums, but I hope I can get plenty of opinions and answers.
Thank You.
Can't speak to how the maxx performs. However, I absolutely love my Rezound. I have the extended battery and can get 10 hours of heavy use with a overclocking kernel and sense 4.0. No reboots or crashing. If I lightly use I can get 2 days on a single charge. I'm using the HTC extended battery. I tested the maxx screen side by side with the Rezound in the store and the Rezound wins hands down. Higher ppi and more realistic colors.
Hope this helps.
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Rezound has one of the best displays
Motorblur sucks Donkey balls
Not sure about how the Razr performs but motoblur should slows **** down
Rezounds extended seem to do it justice for a some and not for some
rrkelley said:
Can't speak to how the maxx performs. However, I absolutely love my Rezound. I have the extended battery and can get 10 hours of heavy use with a overclocking kernel and sense 4.0. No reboots or crashing. If I lightly use I can get 2 days on a single charge. I'm using the HTC extended battery. I tested the maxx screen side by side with the Rezound in the store and the Rezound wins hands down. Higher ppi and more realistic colors.
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I agree 100%.
My son has a Maxx as all he cares about is battery life, but the screen totally sucks on it. I compared that & my Rezound side by side with a blueray rip & the Rezound wins hands down.
I use the extended battery also & it easily gets me thru a day of audio streaming etc.
I forgot to ask, which camera is better? And thanks for the replys so far everybody! While I don't need a long-lasting battery like in the MAXX, it would be nice because the Xperia Play's battery honestly sucks.
Rezound camera is da-bomb.
Especially if you flash one of those no-compression camera mods.
Focuses rediculously close and takes extremely large resolution pics.
I would say the Rezound is superior in every single way, except for the battery. Unfortunately, that except is a pretty big except.
Just get both. That way you no longer have to think about it or make any decisions!
a.mcdear said:
Just get both. That way you no longer have to think about it or make any decisions!
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Haha, I don't think I can afford that :/ But it's a nice thought.
Blur sucks, but easier to get rid of and less intrusive. That said the screen on the razt is garbage. I have not seen a better screen than rezound. Performance is awesome. Biggest regret is I doubt we'll ever get real aosp.
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I much prefer the look and feel of the Rezound over the RAZR, and I HATE pentile matrix displays. Boo on the RAZR, Rezound all the way!
If you are fine with getting the extended battery, get the rezound. I am an above average user and I have 30% battery after 14 hours off the charger. That means I safely make it through a full day.
I couldnt see needing more than that, so why not get the better device? That was my.thought.
Do your research on the razr display. Pentile is a step backwards in technology.
Rezound, s-off, loving it.
Rezound. Not just because I have one. The RAZR doesn't have better equipment
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blestsol said:
Rezound. Not just because I have one. The RAZR doesn't have better equipment
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The razr is just about better in everything but camera, screen, and the boot loader. The soc and the battery are vastly superior.
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i got a razr maxx and sent in back in 3 days
1st thing the speaker was to quite and crackled when turned up and when put on vibrate you couldnt even feel it thats two downers
next the screen was absolutely horrid it was fuzzy and to dark and i think my thunderbolt had a better picture
next motoblur was also junk you have to go 5 places to get somewhere when on sense you click and its there
So i decided to root and see if you could do any better which wasnt no big deal but somehow i locked it up and had to do a battery pull and omg that took me like two hours cause your not suppose to pull batteries on that model plus the bootloader is locked and you cant just upgrade and downgrade so easily like the rezound
GrayTheWolf said:
Rezound camera is da-bomb.
Especially if you flash one of those no-compression camera mods.
Focuses rediculously close and takes extremely large resolution pics.
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Where do you get these camera mods?
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blackhand1001 said:
The razr is just about better in everything but camera, screen, and the boot loader. The soc and the battery are vastly superior.
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Any difference in benchmarks is probably attributable to the difference in screen res.
I had the RAZR and rezound. I honestly like how thin the razr is, and it's a quick phone. Camera is decent, as is the battery. If you like stock Android, the ics leaks on the RAZR are pretty close to aosp. Both are great phones, rezound has a battery camera, that's the only thing better then the RAZR. But it's your preference.
ICS Rezound.
I ended up ordering the Rezound with the extended battery. It sounds like the quality of the Rezound is better than the Razr. To be honest, I like having a bulky phone. The thin ones (like the razr) feel very strange in my hand. Plus, the rezound comes with some Beats. I haven't had quality earbuds in a while .
Thanks for helping me decide guys! Although I will miss gaming on my Play, I have the 3DS and Vita anyway .
I don't think the Razr's screen is as bad as everyone says it is personally.
I'm tempted to jump on the razr $0.01 deal on amazon, but do any of you think I should wait till the HD ones come out? Do you think the maxx will go on the $0.01 deal? Oh and how is rooting on this phone. I'm coming from an og incredible and the development teams have been pretty amazing.
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I'm betting (hoping) the HD will blow everyone away. I need to get up to speed on it but it sounds like an amazing phone. Would mainly like to see an improved display and battery from the RAZR.
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I don't get it. A better screen on a phone with an already great display, better battery life on something I can go a day and half w/o charging, and a 13mp camera on a cell phone? All but the last feature may be nice, but I don't think I'd jump on a new device for it.
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I don't get it. A better screen on a phone with an already great display, better battery life on something I can go a day and half w/o charging, and a 13mp camera on a cell phone? All but the last feature may be nice, but I don't think I'd jump on a new device for it.
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The display will be better but the battery will not. The MAXX runs about 3200 mAh and the OG RAZR runs about 1700mAh (my numbers may be off but they're close). The Vanquish/Hd will have about 2600 mAh, better than the OG but the MAXX will still have the best battery.
I'm sorry I wasn't clear. I'm jumping from an htc incredible og to a new phone. My apologies. My biggest concern right now is putting together a pros and cons list of og razr (meaning not maxx) and galaxy nexus.
Oh and wondering if i should wait for the maxx hd to come to see the prices of the og maxx.
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I moved from an OG Dinc as well. I actually had to fire it up and activate it for a day over the weekend...kinda missed it. If you can hold off, it may be worth it, but I don't think ti would be worth it if the current razr's were .01. Nicer screen? Yay, but meh. Higher res camera? Whatever. Cell camera sensors are so small that upping the mp count is nothing more than a marketing trick that takes up more space in your memory.
n8w said:
I moved from an OG Dinc as well. I actually had to fire it up and activate it for a day over the weekend...kinda missed it. If you can hold off, it may be worth it, but I don't think ti would be worth it if the current razr's were .01. Nicer screen? Yay, but meh. Higher res camera? Whatever. Cell camera sensors are so small that upping the mp count is nothing more than a marketing trick that takes up more space in your memory.
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It won't have a 13MP camera, the news now is that it will only have an 8MP camera and a nicer screen, that's all. The battery still wont be as good as the MAXX...