Dear fellow'm with a doubt in which phone to buy. Buy an Xperia S or Motorola Razr MAXX? I live in Brazil and here the analyzes of Brazilians they said the same processor has Lag in simple games is that true? You using a modified RAZR all can tell me if it really is a difference in performance and ICS JB Modified Stock ROMs for your version. Aparentimente'm more attracted by Moto Razr Maxx but to think that the processor will be weak and will have his game time lags heavy. Another is doubtful about the bootloader. The bootloader is already unlocked from the factory? Can I install a kernel that device manufactures come from?
eltonpestana said:
Dear fellow'm with a doubt in which phone to buy. Buy an Xperia S or Motorola Razr MAXX? I live in Brazil and here the analyzes of Brazilians they said the same processor has Lag in simple games is that true? You using a modified RAZR all can tell me if it really is a difference in performance and ICS JB Modified Stock ROMs for your version. Aparentimente'm more attracted by Moto Razr Maxx but to think that the processor will be weak and will have his game time lags heavy. Another is doubtful about the bootloader. The bootloader is already unlocked from the factory? Can I install a kernel that device manufactures come from?
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here are some hints, as owner os razr, but I had a xperia s:
first, battery life of razr is almost double, therefore you will have more time for you
second, xperia s is not using a superamoled display, but LCD. the difference is huge in favour to razr, belive me. black IS black, not gray
third, the feeling and look of gorilla glass and Kevlar is WAY above regular glass and back plastic
about the lag in games, I didn't noticed any on both devices.
hope I've helped you to decide
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I ran stock latam firmware, and now I run and under clocked and undervolted rom and even now I don't have lags playing games with heavy graphics usage like batman or modern combat 4, did have lag in vice city but it was an app bug that later solved with update.
When in was looking for a phone I first thought of the GS2 and then the xperia, finally o bought this razr on discount and right now I wouldn't change It
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the bootloader is in fact locked and it will most possibly remain like that, but there is a lot of work around to flash a lot of custom roms and custom recoverys; custom kernels (kexec in razr's case) are a whole other story since until now they aren't fully functional
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eltonpestana said:
Dear fellow'm with a doubt in which phone to buy. Buy an Xperia S or Motorola Razr MAXX? I live in Brazil and here the analyzes of Brazilians they said the same processor has Lag in simple games is that true? You using a modified RAZR all can tell me if it really is a difference in performance and ICS JB Modified Stock ROMs for your version. Aparentimente'm more attracted by Moto Razr Maxx but to think that the processor will be weak and will have his game time lags heavy. Another is doubtful about the bootloader. The bootloader is already unlocked from the factory? Can I install a kernel that device manufactures come from?
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If you ask me, i'd take Razr Maxx any day, solely just for the battery life. But there are other factor that is on Xperia S favor, mainly the cool factor and the camera module and the screen. Yeah Razr Maxx has AMOLED but the greenish nature in a low brightness and the black spots visible on a dark environment made my preference back to Sony's (or HTC with its super LCD), plus Sony openness to Android really helps XDA member around here to develop custom ROM. So that is some factor you have to take into mind.
So if you're an indoor guy with wall outlet or power bank around and like to have ROM flashing disorder, the Xperia S is definitely a cooler device to be had, but if you are a going out type of person and the one that really want a working solution, Razr Maxx is definitely a better friend to be had
heblu said:
here are some hints, as owner os razr, but I had a xperia s:
first, battery life of razr is almost double, therefore you will have more time for you
second, xperia s is not using a superamoled display, but LCD. the difference is huge in favour to razr, belive me. black IS black, not gray
third, the feeling and look of gorilla glass and Kevlar is WAY above regular glass and back plastic
about the lag in games, I didn't noticed any on both devices.
hope I've helped you to decide
cheers
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Thank you. Already knows he has no delay in games, get more excited. But what do we have to see the hansip87 said about the Razr Maxx has AMOLED screens but the greenish nature in a low brightness and dark spots visible in a dark environment. When it seems the Xperia S LCD screen has good definitions of vivid colors.
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I ran stock latam firmware, and now I run and under clocked and undervolted rom and even now I don't have lags playing games with heavy graphics usage like batman or modern combat 4, did have lag in vice city but it was an app bug that later solved with update.
When in was looking for a phone I first thought of the GS2 and then the xperia, finally o bought this razr on discount and right now I wouldn't change It
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the bootloader is in fact locked and it will most possibly remain like that, but there is a lot of work around to flash a lot of custom roms and custom recoverys; custom kernels (kexec in razr's case) are a whole other story since until now they aren't fully functional
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Thank you. To change the Kernel do not need to unlock the bootloader? If it is possible for motorola'm really surprised by this feat. The Stock Kernel that comes on the device is not good? I think if he turns to buy ICS manufactures.
depends on what you're looking for. I'm gone from a charging place for around 18+ hrs a day, so I love the battery of the Razr Maxx, and can always overclock it. If you're a person who wants solid gaming though, I'd put a bet more so on the Experia. I've never had a lag on games on mine, but I've never really used high-graphic games on it either- use my nexus 7 for that.
Xperia s is no match for razr in every department except camera. Even its hd display looks dull near the razr. On the other hand xs is a phone with issues.
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Xperia s is no match for razr in every department except camera. Even its hd display looks dull near the razr. On the other hand xs is a phone with issues.
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As a sony past user i disagree. Xperia S and razr maxx excels in each own ways. Razr for example has no gyro, and no fm radio. So nobodys perfect. As i viewed it, razr is office oriented, whereas xperia is media oriented. You can't just say the razr is whole lot better, it all depends on what you need.
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If you ask me, i'd take Razr Maxx any day, solely just for the battery life. But there are other factor that is on Xperia S favor, mainly the cool factor and the camera module and the screen. Yeah Razr Maxx has AMOLED but the greenish nature in a low brightness and the black spots visible on a dark environment made my preference back to Sony's (or HTC with its super LCD), plus Sony openness to Android really helps XDA member around here to develop custom ROM. So that is some factor you have to take into mind.
So if you're an indoor guy with wall outlet or power bank around and like to have ROM flashing disorder, the Xperia S is definitely a cooler device to be had, but if you are a going out type of person and the one that really want a working solution, Razr Maxx is definitely a better friend to be had
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Thank you. I like my work and most of the day I spend at home have taken throughout the day. I really like bright colors and high definition high desenpenho processor, however I also like good battery life. My doubt is because the issue of CPU and GPU compared to the Xperia S. Watching a video in full hd 1080p lcd tv in a large. She has the little squares? I do not really use the camera phone use more processor in games that I love. My biggest intuiro to buy this Motorola Razr is because of the large v
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depends on what you're looking for. I'm gone from a charging place for around 18+ hrs a day, so I love the battery of the Razr Maxx, and can always overclock it. If you're a person who wants solid gaming though, I'd put a bet more so on the Experia. I've never had a lag on games on mine, but I've never really used high-graphic games on it either- use my nexus 7 for that.
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I'm looking for something with a good processor for gaming and not lock in that I have a good battery life because I love games. As the camera I do not care because I do not use very much. But I care about the image quality in its definition. I like colors and vivid realistiscas. I have a WT19 and am happy with its image quality.
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Xperia s is no match for razr in every department except camera. Even its hd display looks dull near the razr. On the other hand xs is a phone with issues.
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You can tell me better what the problems are that the Xperia S features?
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As a sony past user i disagree. Xperia S and razr maxx excels in each own ways. Razr for example has no gyro, and no fm radio. So nobodys perfect. As i viewed it, razr is office oriented, whereas xperia is media oriented. You can't just say the razr is whole lot better, it all depends on what you need.
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In what application I could serve a gyroscope? I think of a good one for games and the battery that lasts well and I have a good image definition. I've seen it is one AMOLED screen greenish well actually I do not like it much because the colors do not appear as they really are. But then again I really like to apply and modify Android ROM. Can you tell me how long it takes to complete your Razr Maxx load? And if the official update has already JB atralhos bar Statos.
Motorola MAXX friend If he has an awesome performance with good battery life along with a good quality pictures and being water proof yet. I believe in taking more consederação for Motorola.
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Xperia s is no match for razr in every department except camera. Even its hd display looks dull near the razr. On the other hand xs is a phone with issues.
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Totally agree. Not to mention the design and as I sad the quality of materials. Sony looks good only in pictures and reviews. In reality looks and feels cheap.
Vivid colours? Maybe so. But still you cannot compare lcd with amoled. If you want to see black on s screen, razr is the solution.
You can use gyro for photosphere app for 4.2.1.
Camera is better on sony, yes. Bluetooth, not
Also I think you need to test both of them a bit to see for yourself. Just for a few minutes, it should be enough
1. the only kernels that can be flashed on razr are only moto's signed ones, however there's a method to load another custom kernel over the stock one and this method is Kexec, but don't expect too much of it at least in short term; but even on stock you can overclock, load other governors, load other scheduler, undervolt and similar stuff so stock is good enough.
2. the hdmi output doesn't send 1080p if the video wasn't filmed with the phone itself, otherwise it downscales the video and then send it at a lesser resolution, I don't remember which resolution was but somewhere between 480p-720p
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eltonpestana said:
In what application I could serve a gyroscope? I think of a good one for games and the battery that lasts well and I have a good image definition. I've seen it is one AMOLED screen greenish well actually I do not like it much because the colors do not appear as they really are. But then again I really like to apply and modify Android ROM. Can you tell me how long it takes to complete your Razr Maxx load? And if the official update has already JB atralhos bar Statos.
Motorola MAXX friend If he has an awesome performance with good battery life along with a good quality pictures and being water proof yet. I believe in taking more consederação for Motorola.
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Well with the brightness set at 50% or more, you'll get the best quality from amoled though. But prepare for increased drain (which shouldn't be a problem with razr maxx). Yes gyro will be useful for 4.2, but with current roadmap, seems like 4.1.2 is the end of the road for razr series officially.
Razr boot time is actually longer than i like it to be, about 45 sec to 1 minute.
One fact that i like about razr camera is that you get less color noise compared to sony exmor sensor. the noise is still there though, but less colorized though. Sure it's slower to start too but the end result with steady hands, i vote for razr camera.
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heblu said:
Totally agree. Not to mention the design and as I sad the quality of materials. Sony looks good only in pictures and reviews. In reality looks and feels cheap.
Vivid colours? Maybe so. But still you cannot compare lcd with amoled. If you want to see black on s screen, razr is the solution.
You can use gyro for photosphere app for 4.2.1.
Camera is better on sony, yes. Bluetooth, not
Also I think you need to test both of them a bit to see for yourself. Just for a few minutes, it should be enough
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Friend me to thinking more in gaming performance and battery life than the quality of the camera. As I've seen the comments of my dear friends here at XDA and soon nobody complained of lags. With that I already am more relaxed about the processor from Motorola. Also think about the battery life because I think lagged having to always carrying your phone. I've been watching some JB Custom ROM for Motorola RAZR MAXX and greatly appreciated ROMs. Can you tell me about the quality and pitch against the Xperia S. The Xperia S is louder and with more quality than the Moto Razr Maxx? To phone into thinking that I can play without worrying about battery consumption and performance. I'm about to buy a Motorola Razr Maxx, but also to the doubts about the Xperia S. To think that your Xperia S with appropriate modifications of ROM and Kernel I can have a good battery life as Moto Razr Maxx.
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1. the only kernels that can be flashed on razr are only moto's signed ones, however there's a method to load another custom kernel over the stock one and this method is Kexec, but don't expect too much of it at least in short term; but even on stock you can overclock, load other governors, load other scheduler, undervolt and similar stuff so stock is good enough.
2. the hdmi output doesn't send 1080p if the video wasn't filmed with the phone itself, otherwise it downscales the video and then send it at a lesser resolution, I don't remember which resolution was but somewhere between 480p-720p
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You ta saying that any problems I have with Software Modified I will not lose the warranty Apparatus? Because I have not modified your bootloader. You ta saying that videos made on mobile with 1080p I will not see on television with these qualities? Also thinking to use the HDMI cable to play on mobile using television think this should be pretty cool.
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Well with the brightness set at 50% or more, you'll get the best quality from amoled though. But prepare for increased drain (which shouldn't be a problem with razr maxx). Yes gyro will be useful for 4.2, but with current roadmap, seems like 4.1.2 is the end of the road for razr series officially.
Razr boot time is actually longer than i like it to be, about 45 sec to 1 minute.
One fact that i like about razr camera is that you get less color noise compared to sony exmor sensor. the noise is still there though, but less colorized though. Sure it's slower to start too but the end result with steady hands, i vote for razr camera.
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By the accounts I'm doing here in Brazil the two devices are in the same price range around R $ 1.400 reais. But all ta considering the Moto Razr Maxx ta winning not because of the quality of the camera but the useful life of the battery Maxx is really very good. I have a satisfactory drainage WT19 and I think that bothers having to always carrying your phone. Now, for what I am seeing the Motorola Razr Maxx will satisfy my use as it has a good processor and good battery life. With the screen Amoled. Now I do not know much about pixes resolution. Motorola is lower in density pixes'll realize what do with this lack of pixes by density.
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You ta saying that any problems I have with Software Modified I will not lose the warranty Apparatus? Because I have not modified your bootloader. You ta saying that videos made on mobile with 1080p I will not see on television with these qualities? Also thinking to use the HDMI cable to play on mobile using television think this should be pretty cool.
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It's kinda funny what google translate does with your portuguese -> english
You can always fastboot to stock to claim warranty in any case, custom roms do void the warranty but after fastbooting stock they won't notice nothing so you and your warranty are safe.
I won't get my hopes too high on getting 1080p out of the razr in normal use; maybe near 720p but you can see the difference, it's not that bad but neither stunning, I don't know how the xperia S handles the hdmi output to compare tho.
About AMOLED screen resolution 256ppi is not bad (I even think is good); but is Pentile so If you look from very very near you will notice it grainy, in normal use you won't see that
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Price tag 1.400 r$? holy s***! I'm your country neighbor (I live in paraguay) and at the current change for that money here I can get a galaxy note 2 unlocked right from samsung, didn't motorola have factories there?
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Currently have the razr, but considering a switch to the rezound. I don't care about the nexus. Just wondering what everybody else thinks.
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I like the razr but the rezound did finally get the boatloader unlocked.
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Good question. I've read many reviews of the Rezound and they are all positive except for size. Some like the extra heft, some loathe it. Seems like a solid phone though, plus it has an unlocked BL now.
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If the bootloader wasn't an issue I would stay with the razr for sure. I came from an evo where the development was endless. I think the development for the razr would probably out live the rezound if it wasn't for the dang thing being locked. Ugh...I can't make up my mind.
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I would stay with the razr myself, but that's just me.
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After using multiple HTC phones, including my current Incredible S running cm7, I have a deep distaste for HTC. Just my own opinions. So I won't even want to compare any top line HTC phones with other brands like Moto/Samsung.
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After using multiple HTC phones, including my current Incredible S running cm7, I have a deep distaste for HTC. Just my own opinions. So I won't even want to compare any top line HTC phones with other brands like Moto/Samsung.
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I like the build quality but hate the hardware.
Nothing a little CM can't fix.
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Why I prefer the Razr over the Rezound:
Display has much less glare
Much easier to see outside
Better touch response
Better contrast and brightness
Hot swap card
Webtop (Atrix lapdock rocks)
Better call quality
Faster performance
That said, if you are a kernel and ROM junky, the Razr will probably leave you cold turkey.
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I like the build quality but hate the hardware.
Nothing a little CM can't fix.
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Lol. Thanks for not bashing me for having my own preferences and opinions. There are some hardcore HTC lovers and fan boys out there who sweat by them.
I had a rezound razr and nexus. Ill put in my .02$
Rezound was nice, screen felt tiny even though it was 4.3". 720p LCD is great. Colors are great. Sense is either you love it or hate it. I hated it, and it was a big turn off. It is now unlockable which will just lead to more development. The phone was fat but felt great in the hand, unlike the thinness of the razr. Beats was just a marketing tool, nothing really special about it, should not be a deciding factor. Battery life was decent, not as good as bionic/razr however. Oh and sense made the phone lag from time to time, but like the above guy said, nothing a desensed or CM rom cant fix.
This was one of the first threads on the Rezound vs RAZR...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332652&highlight=rezound
Here's another with a video...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380197&highlight=rezound
Tbh as much as people whined about battery life on this phone, I refused to get one with a faster processor, bigger screen, AND smaller battery. Just wasn't doing it for me.
Everyone seems to like the Rezound with one exception... they all says its slow for its specs. It packs a 1.5ghz processor but only fares as well as 1ghz phone, or so they say.
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Currently have the razr, but considering a switch to the rezound. I don't care about the nexus. Just wondering what everybody else thinks.
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A brand from Taiwan is not comparable with USA's technology at all, razr is perfect
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I had a rezound razr and nexus. Ill put in my .02$
Rezound was nice, screen felt tiny even though it was 4.3". 720p LCD is great. Colors are great. Sense is either you love it or hate it. I hated it, and it was a big turn off. It is now unlockable which will just lead to more development. The phone was fat but felt great in the hand, unlike the thinness of the razr. Beats was just a marketing tool, nothing really special about it, should not be a deciding factor. Battery life was decent, not as good as bionic/razr however. Oh and sense made the phone lag from time to time, but like the above guy said, nothing a desensed or CM rom cant fix.
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Talk about the Nexus now. What brought you here again?
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I try and think of it this way... If all the devices had say CM7 on them which one would you want?
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I try and think of it this way... If all the devices had say CM7 on them which one would you want?
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Razr, because its build and call quality are superior.
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Razr, because its build and call quality are superior.
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+1 on that.
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This is just my experience of course. But I had two Rezounds before I got my RAZR. I did my research and the Rezound seemed to have the edge. First one's casing around the charging port jiggled. It was unsettling so I got a different one. The second one's call quality was so scrambled you could barely hear the other side. My family got a total of 5 Rezounds, and 3 had horrible call quality.
So finally I got the RAZR instead, and I'm so glad I switched. It never bogs down due to Sense, and call quality and signal are the best I've had on a phone. The screen resolution is a bit lower, but it's not noticeable. Actually it's nice having bigger text. And for build and call quality, speed, and battery life, the RAZR wins hands down in my experience.
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Ok I know I'm weird but i have all 3 devices. I've used each for at least 3 days or more and I'll throw in my 3 cents. For me I'll list in order of devices.
1 - The Razr 95%
2 - Rezound 85%
3 - Galazy Nexus - 45% (I think I'm giving that too high a mark really)
I should mention I've rooted all 3 and use them with heavy use with over 3000 contacts, GPS and lots of phone calls to my clients.
Razr - screen beautiful, Navigation gps locks in a nonosecond, volume is excellent, fast and just a pleasure to use and very light to hold. With 2 rooted apps (Battery Calibration and AutoKiller Memory Optimizer I'm getting almost 2 days with all my use!!! On the negative side I think the thin is great but I wish it was not so wide for my smaller hands. Quadrant score consistent over 2700 (I don't know if that means anything really but it is cool to blow everything out of the water)
Rezound - screen is very nice, smaller print etc so harder to read for my old eyes, not quite as brilliant as the Razr. Navigation GPS lock not as quick as the Razr but quick. Volume on par with the Razr and like the Razr all software works excellent. With 2 rooted apps (Battery Calibration and AutoKiller Memory Optimizer) I'm able to get about 18 hours on average so ok) Quadrant score consistent over 2100 - not bad. I Like the resound in my hand as it's not as wide but it weights like a small brick.
Galaxy Nexus - I was so thinking this would be bomb...but after several days of use it is a bomb and not in a good way. Navigation GPS takes forever, Volume is abysmal, I mean from 5 feet away you can hardly hear a ring or music...horrible. I have a motorola bluetooth headphones and with my phone in my pocket I get a silence every 5 seconds, unacceptable to say the least. With 2 rooted apps (Battery Calibration and AutoKiller Memory Optimizer) I was getting about 10 hours of use and for that reason alone it gets an F. Quadrant score about 1200 but again not sure that means much. But really its an F for me for almost all categories except Ice Cream Sandwich which is nice, but Gingerbread works just fine for me with the other 2 phones. Phone is wide like the Razr and the weight is in the middle of the Razr and the Rezound.
This review is just my opinion. The Galaxy I just sold on Ebay and I will not miss it at all. I'm keeping both the Razr and the Rezound and have for now trading off using each. Being able to flash roms on the Rezound is way fun and at the moment I'm on Ineffabilis ROM which has so many cool tweaks and that make me smile.
I hope this helps,
Cheers to you all...
Ive decided to get a new phone (Well, actually my HTC decided for me by having its touchscreen die) but I'm not entirely sure what to get.
(The part that sucks about this, is all the new quadcore phones and iPhone 5 coming soon/later this year)
The Galaxy Note was just too big, so I've narrowed it down to the Galaxy Nexus, Moto RAZR and iphone4S. How have you found the GN to be? Is there anything I should keep in mind?
The RAZR and the GN have pretty much the same GPU/CPU combo, but the GN has a better screen, right? For those of you who have tried both, is there a major visible difference between the GN screen and the screen on the RAZR?
(Yes, I've heard all about the Pentile display, but it doesn't really bother me on the RAZR. I tried as hard as I can, and I can't tell the difference. Probably because the resolution is so high...)
The thing that's holding me back from the GN is the camera. I've heard that its fast, but not very good (Esp. compared to the iPhones camera) and at 5MP the resolution is pretty small these days.
The RAZR is kinda tempting because of all the accessories (Lapdock etc,) the ultra thin design, 8MP camera (Thou I've heard the quality is so-so) and being expandable up to 48 GB. But how is the camera on the RAZR? I've noticed it shoots pretty fast, but how does it compare quality wise?
I'm trying to keep ICS out of the equation, since the RAZR will have it soon.
And then theres the iPhone. I've heard the camera is awesome on it, it has a GPU that still can't be beat by any Android phone, and Apple is really awesome with providing updates quick, and for a long time after they released a phone. The thing that really holds me back though, is the 3.5 inch screen. Yes, it's an awesome screen, and amazing PPI, but I'm not sure I could get used to a screen that small after having an SGSII and Evo3D for a while with a 4.3 inch screen.
So yeah, is there anything about the RAZR I should know about? What phone would you choose if you haven't chosen what you have? And how do you find the battery life?
Dude it depends on your experience by using Android phones or IOS Phones for me 4s is better cuz it has lots of features when jailbreaked....About Nexus its cool but kinda "slow" IOS Has better speed and performance I mean NO LAGG at 4S
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From those 3 phones I would choose the Razr. The thing that is bringing up the thought of returning mine is the bootloader: will it get unlocked or not, if so when? The apple Iphone I would simply never ever consider it because the phone is so locked(no widgets etc) and the Gnex is awesome because there is so many roms+ unlocked BL. But if the RAZR gets the BL unloacked I think it will be a beast. The built quality is one of the best i`ve seen on an Android phone. Beats bith the Gnex and Iphone.
Sorry for spelling mistakes I am writing this on my tab without auto correction.
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Dude it depends on your experience by using Android phones or IOS Phones for me 4s is better cuz it has lots of features when jailbreaked....About Nexus its cool but kinda "slow" IOS Has better speed and performance I mean NO LAGG at 4S
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There is no lag on ICS Gnex either...get ur facts straight
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There is no lag on ICS Gnex either...get ur facts straight
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Don't teach me cuz my dad has an jailbreaked 4s and my GD has nexus so I now the difference!
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Don't teach me cuz my dad has an jailbreaked 4s and my GF has nexus so I now the difference!
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Don't teach me cuz my dad has an jailbreaked 4s and my GD has nexus so I now the difference!
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LOL my friend have both a Gnex and IP4S and I can see no diffrence, you must be blind or something. Also u need to jailbreak ur phone in order to take controll over it, pathetic.
GN for sure. More dev support.
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My advice is the Razr as i have had a Iphone4s and nexus and a Galaxy S2
the razr is best in build quality along with the iphone4S
Iphone 4S is the most overrated hardware in this century so far i kept it for 1 day and sold it
While Samsung phones feel all cheap and nasty but have great features
The Razr is a great phone and its now my main phone , defo the best phone on the market at present
only bad side to Razr is locked bootloader and it doesnt have WIFI direct
great roms Icecream Sandwich roms already out put the phone to near full potential
Cant really fault this phone its the best by far
I came to the Razr Maxx from the Evo 3D. I loved the Evo 4G and Evo 3D. You won't notice anything about the screen that overly zealous people are complaining about on the Razr's screen. The screen is great. But get the Maxx. The battery lasts all day long. You'll really like that feature.
The Apple's screen is just too small. It would be nice if they released a phone with a bigger screen and loosened their control over the device just a bit. With Jobs dead now you would think that might happen but I wouldn't hold my breath. Afterall, why give the public something they might want. Apple knows best.
get an iphone kthxbai
For me decision to buy a razr was quite easy. I had 3gs & 2x iP 4 and I definitely didn't want to come back to this s#*%. I'm talking abt iTunes and othes "advantages" of IOS.
Samsung devices are realy high performance but.. looks and feels like a piece of crappy plastic. But I wanted nice and solid looking device.
Well, that's my story.
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Dude it depends on your experience by using Android phones or IOS Phones for me 4s is better cuz it has lots of features when jailbreaked....About Nexus its cool but kinda "slow" IOS Has better speed and performance I mean NO LAGG at 4S
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I wouldn't add much to what everyone here has already said. It basically boils down to preference.
iPhone 4s has a really smooth interface and yeah iOS is optimized like ****! But then you're hardware support is gonna run out pretty soon cuz it has no dev community. Also if you're an experiment freak like me, you're gonna feel caged. You'll be stuck with an older version of iOS while all the newer Apple devices will get updated.
With Android that isn't the case, I still have my old 2010 SE Xperia X8 and even it's got an ICS port. So device support (at least unofficially) isn't an issue.
Now coming down to GNex vs. RAZR
RAZR wins out on almost every front. Better build quality, signal/reception, camera, call quality and GPS. A smaller screen and lesser res(it in no way looks pixellated or anything, the display is just beautiful but statistically lesser in res and size) with the same GPU as GNex means you'll get higher frame rates as games start taxing these GPUs. Also its the slimmest in the world(one of a kind) with a revolutionary design so you got bragging rights too!
The RAZR has a TI OMAP 4430, which is a lower model that GNex's TI OMAP 4460, but then their both clocked at 1.2 GHz. Untill we get overclocking support, you won't actually notice any difference at stock speeds.(please correct me if im wrong here)
The RAZR does lose out on the locked bootloader and direct update support. But we've heard from kholk that a bootloader bypass is on the way and also that Motorola is planning to unlock our bootloaders with the ICS update in Q2.
The fact that Gnex has ICS again doesn't matter much. ICS doesn't bring any thing really useful to the table. Its just like a hyper-optimized Gingerbread. No lags, smooth UI and all that ****.
The RAZR is scheduled for the ICS update anyways and I'm pretty sure that it'll see android 5.0 too!
PS: Even if the Gnex was better than the RAZR in every damned specification, I would still buy the RAZR. I just can't stand the plastic on Samsung phones. When the hell are they gonna learn that you don't put something as cheap as plastic on high end phones! :/
BTW tried to keep my thoughts as unbiased as possible. Hope it helped!
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Sorry forgot somethings!
Battery on the RAZR is awesome! I can easily get 1.5 days of normal usage with some wifi (no data however). Also you can use setCPU to lower processor speeds when the screen is off! Thats a big battery booster!
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RAZR>iPhone 4S> GNEX(Battery on the GNEX truly SUCKS!, idk what samsung was thinking)
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I wouldn't add much to what everyone here has already said. It basically boils down to preference.
iPhone 4s has a really smooth interface and yeah iOS is optimized like ****! But then you're hardware support is gonna run out pretty soon cuz it has no dev community. Also if you're an experiment freak like me, you're gonna feel caged. You'll be stuck with an older version of iOS while all the newer Apple devices will get updated.
With Android that isn't the case, I still have my old 2010 SE Xperia X8 and even it's got an ICS port. So device support (at least unofficially) isn't an issue.
Now coming down to GNex vs. RAZR
RAZR wins out on almost every front. Better build quality, signal/reception, camera, call quality and GPS. A smaller screen and lesser res(it in no way looks pixellated or anything, the display is just beautiful but statistically lesser in res and size) with the same GPU as GNex means you'll get higher frame rates as games start taxing these GPUs. Also its the slimmest in the world(one of a kind) with a revolutionary design so you got bragging rights too!
The RAZR has a TI OMAP 4430, which is a lower model that GNex's TI OMAP 4460, but then their both clocked at 1.2 GHz. Untill we get overclocking support, you won't actually notice any difference at stock speeds.(please correct me if im wrong here)
The RAZR does lose out on the locked bootloader and direct update support. But we've heard from kholk that a bootloader bypass is on the way and also that Motorola is planning to unlock our bootloaders with the ICS update in Q2.
The fact that Gnex has ICS again doesn't matter much. ICS doesn't bring any thing really useful to the table. Its just like a hyper-optimized Gingerbread. No lags, smooth UI and all that ****.
The RAZR is scheduled for the ICS update anyways and I'm pretty sure that it'll see android 5.0 too!
PS: Even if the Gnex was better than the RAZR in every damned specification, I would still buy the RAZR. I just can't stand the plastic on Samsung phones. When the hell are they gonna learn that you don't put something as cheap as plastic on high end phones! :/
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Battery on the RAZR is awesome! I can easily get 1.5 days of normal usage with some wifi (no data however). Also you can use setCPU to lower processor speeds when the screen is off! Thats a big battery booster!
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RAZR>iPhone 4S> GNEX(Battery on the GNEX truly SUCKS!, idk what samsung was thinking)
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All in what you want. IPhone has kinda a Fisher Price ui IMO. It is fast & smooth. And is missing lee capability. Screen is beautiful, but tiny.
Nexus has a cheap battery door. The camera is small, but fast. And there us no SD slot. Deal killer for me.
I have a couple Razr Maxx's. I love them. They are sturdy, and the battery life is phenomenal. Motorola Blur is coming along nicely. The smart actions are extremely handy, as is Motocast. HDMI has full mirroring, which is also nice. The nano-coating is not only water resistant, its fingerprint resistant. Bootloader is the only negative for this phone, unless you're looking for NFC or a barometer.
If u are a crack flasher, u might want the nexus. Otherwise, for something that just dominated out of the box, Maxx can't be beat yet IMO. Don't waste you're money on a og Razr. U will just end up frustrated with battery life.
Hey I would consider the rezound out of all of them. It has the best screen out with 720p 4.3" display, equal to the galaxy nexus but sharper. 32gb of storage, 8mp camera with 1080p recording. 2mp front face camera. Beats audio, Dual core 1.5ghz snapdragon processor. Dev support is outstanding. Mine is running android 4.0.3 ics and has face lock. Phone is the only one aside from the Thunderbolt that can talk and surf at the sametime on 3g and 4g. The other 4g phones on Verizon can only do it on 4g. It's rooted and has free WiFi tethering. The galaxy nexus is ok but it gets boring from times. Vanilla ics is ok for some. The 5mp camera was not that great and I dislike the fact that there is no external sd card slot. The only thing great to me about the nexus is getting the updates first. I wish HTC was still making the galaxy line up. The razr is ok. It has great signal, battery life is great. Screen is pretty good. I don't know if it's that new pin tile technology on the razor or not but I hate the pin tile. Looks grainy or something when looking at it close. I hate motoblur. The only thing nice about blur widgets were that they were resizable but they suck to me. There like windows phone 7 tiles without the live action. The rezound is a excellent phone in my opinion. HTC sense is just a better UI to me. Sense 4.0 is even better and runs very light on the Rom. Or with the rezound you can also go with the vanilla feel of ics. Screen is incredible. Music sounds amazing, never had a problem with signal. My battery life is great with dev support getting 14hrs out of my rezound with heavy use. Camera is beautiful.
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Hey I would consider the rezound out of all of them. It has the best screen out with 720p 4.3" display, equal to the galaxy nexus but sharper. 32gb of storage, 8mp camera with 1080p recording. 2mp front face camera. Beats audio, Dual core 1.5ghz snapdragon processor. Dev support is outstanding. Mine is running android 4.0.3 ics and has face lock. Phone is the only one aside from the Thunderbolt that can talk and surf at the sametime on 3g and 4g. The other 4g phones on Verizon can only do it on 4g. It's rooted and has free WiFi tethering. The galaxy nexus is ok but it gets boring from times. Vanilla ics is ok for some. The 5mp camera was not that great and I dislike the fact that there is no external sd card slot. The only thing great to me about the nexus is getting the updates first. I wish HTC was still making the galaxy line up. The razr is ok. It has great signal, battery life is great. Screen is pretty good. I don't know if it's that new pin tile technology on the razor or not but I hate the pin tile. Looks grainy or something when looking at it close. I hate motoblur. The only thing nice about blur widgets were that they were resizable but they suck to me. There like windows phone 7 tiles without the live action. The rezound is a excellent phone in my opinion. HTC sense is just a better UI to me. Sense 4.0 is even better and runs very light on the Rom. Or with the rezound you can also go with the vanilla feel of ics. Screen is incredible. Music sounds amazing, never had a problem with signal. My battery life is great with dev support getting 14hrs out of my rezound with heavy use. Camera is beautiful.
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The Sense UI on the HTC rezound actually makes the phone lag! Sorry dude, I hate Sense with a passion! Seen too many HTC phones with my friends. :/
And the 1.5 Ghz dual core processor isn't even a true dual core. Its more on a makeshift arrangement. Thats the reason why HTC Rezound is beaten by the RAZR and other TI OMAP dual core phones in benchmarks. And as far as Beats are concerned, its just a software equalizer, nothing else and its already been ported!
And an LCD display doesn't even come close to a S-AMOLED display when it comes to color contrast and brightness. Besides AMOLEDs eat less battery with dark colors!
Also the Rezound is bulky and HTC is probably gonna kill hardware support for it very soon in light of the new HTC One series release. So I don't think its that good an option.
Dont go the Apple way, I just did but couldnt go back, to many things is just missing.
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It all depends on what you're looking for the most in using your phone. For me, getting all my calls, texts, and voice mails on time, are number 1 priority. And Motorola is known to make great wireless radios. The internet speeds are awesome on it. I love the Droid Razr. Not a big fan of the screen display technology but it's easy to get use to. Also not a big fan of the TI OMap processor, I think it's kinda slow but it's not a big enough issue to drive me away. It has a nice camera and it's a really nice smartphone. The build quality is fantastic in my opinion. The device just looks beautiful. I read and also have heard in videos that Motorola isn't gonna be seeing ICS updates until 3RD quarter of the year. That's pretty late. If you're thinking about getting the Razr, I would get the Razr Maxx. But the thing that sucks about the Maxx is that right now it only comes in black I believe. The OG Razr comes in black, white, and purple.
If you want the ICS OS right now or you plan to root and flash roms, your best choice is the Galaxy Nexus. Google phones are made for development. I expected something amazing with the Galaxy Nexus but it's ok to me. Only thing it has that I like is ICS. The display is ok. I expected better with 720p HD.
Iphone 4s has a great camera and screen display. It looks to be smooth when I play with it. I never owned one so I don't know. My friend who was an android head for years went to get a iPhone and he loves it. Says it's smooth no lag. Not as many bugs as android. I may have to mess around and get a iPhone in the future lol. But it would absolutely need to have a bigger screen and it would have to be a 4G device. The current screen size with iPhone is too small for my taste but hey some people might not care.
So im taking a trip to Verizon tomorrow and really thinking about switching to the S III .....i know it does ship out till the 11 of july but i can wait less than 2 weeks, who cares, i already waited 2 months or so for ICS and thats only cause i did it myself lol...like i said in a earlier post, i see nothing wrong with it but still considering trying out the Galaxy. Only problem i would have with that is that battery doesnt even compare to the MAXX obviously...but was wondering if anyone could list some of the Pros & Cons of each for me to make a better decision...please and thank you!
Ive got one on preorder already.
Ill give it a shot and determine which phone i like better, then sell the lesser of the two.
From all the reviews and the little I've played with it, the gs3 is the better device. On the other hand, the maxx is still a good phone and you have a huge battery. I'd stick with the maxx for now. But thats me. I've only had my RAZR a few weeks so still have that new toy feel
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I can not go back to any phone that had a battery less than the maxx. I don't care how good the phone is. What's the point of a good phone when its dead in 6 hours. I am a HEAVY phone user and the maxx is barely lasting all day and that's great for me. I ordered a sgs3 but just to lock in my unlimited data.I'm selling it and saving the money for the razr hd if it lives up to the hype. My opinion is keep your maxx if you are a heavy user. If you can last all day on a standard battery then try the sgs3.you can always trade or sell it if you don't like it.
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I can not go back to any phone that had a battery less than the maxx. I don't care how good the phone is. What's the point of a good phone when its dead in 6 hours. I am a HEAVY phone user and the maxx is barely lasting all day and that's great for me. I ordered a sgs3 but just to lock in my unlimited data.I'm selling it and saving the money for the razr hd if it lives up to the hype. My opinion is keep your maxx if you are a heavy user. If you can last all day on a standard battery then try the sgs3.you can always trade or sell it if you don't like it.
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I agree 100%, an old Windows Mobile 5.0 phone is far better than a dead GSIII or any other phone for that matter. I'll never even think about buying another smartphone unless it has equal or better battery life in the real world. I don't care what OS it runs, what size screen it has, or how fast it is.
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I agree 100%, an old Windows Mobile 5.0 phone is far better than a dead GSIII or any other phone for that matter. I'll never even think about buying another smartphone unless it has equal or better battery life in the real world. I don't care what OS it runs, what size screen it has, or how fast it is.
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You say you don't care about it's speed, but why do you even buy a smartphone if you don't care. Yes I understand that a smartphone has more features and functions then a dumb phone but how is it to use those features on a slow phone.
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You say you don't care about it's speed, but why do you even buy a smartphone if you don't care. Yes I understand that a smartphone has more features and functions then a dumb phone but how is it to use those features on a slow phone.
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Well it not that the razr is slow xD
It's only slower that the new generation smartphone, but if you are not and hardcore gamer (on a phone XD) a dual core is fast enought the let you casual game, and all the other thing that a smartphone can do
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Well it not that the razr is slow xD
It's only slower that the new generation smartphone, but if you are not and hardcore gamer (on a phone XD) a dual core is fast enought the let you casual game, and all the other thing that a smartphone can do
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You took the words right off my fingertips! I do care about speed but usability is my #1 priority. My RAZR MAXX has enough power to do anything I need/want to do, (check my work schedule, emails, take pictures, play music & movies, navigation) much like any other smartphone on the market today, but it can do it without me having to worry about it dying after 4 hours. I'll wait .3 secs longer for a webpage to load in exchange for peace of mind anyday. Call me crazy
This is the stupidest conversation I have ever heard, the Maxx battery is good.... however, the sgs3 has a 2100mah battery and is no slouch. That is bigger than most extended batteries and has a larger screen, and a dual core snap dragon processor clocked to 1.5 ghz, and has better camera with 0 shutter lag, and has a 1.9Mp camera on front with HD 1080 on rear and 720p with ffc. etc.etc. there are so many reasons to switch, the battery will last all day anyway, OH AND.... it is a removable battery so... there will be an extended battery for it as well and the MAXX will look silly with it battery life. But it is all a matter of opinion. and as for me.... mine is on order and will be here around the 11th.
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This is the stupidest conversation I have ever heard, the Maxx battery is good.... however, the sgs3 has a 2100mah battery and is no slouch. That is bigger than most extended batteries and has a larger screen, and a dual core snap dragon processor clocked to 1.5 ghz, and has better camera with 0 shutter lag, and has a 1.9Mp camera on front with HD 1080 on rear and 720p with ffc. etc.etc. there are so many reasons to switch, the battery will last all day anyway, OH AND.... it is a removable battery so... there will be an extended battery for it as well and the MAXX will look silly with it battery life. But it is all a matter of opinion. and as for me.... mine is on order and will be here around the 11th.
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Let me know how the build quality is, the radios and how often you lose data connection when you get it.
WizeGuyDezignz said:
Let me know how the build quality is, the radios and how often you lose data connection when you get it.
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well, its samsung, so the build quality is better than moto. the radios can be changed but have had good luck with the samsungs radio in the past and same with data connection. but would be glad to report back. again I can't wait to get mine.
Oh, and to the OP... I recommend the SGS3
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well, its samsung, so the build quality is better than moto. the radios can be changed but have had good luck with the samsungs radio in the past and same with data connection. but would be glad to report back. again I can't wait to get mine.
Oh, and to the OP... I recommend the SGS3
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I had a Droid Charge, and the build quality was horrible. Dropped data frequently, and some calls wouldn't even come through. Some people's luck with different phones are better than others. This whole "my phone is better than yours," is just a meaningless **** measuring contest.
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I had a Droid Charge, and the build quality was horrible. Dropped data frequently, and some calls wouldn't even come through. Some people's luck with different phones are better than others. This whole "my phone is better than yours," is just a meaningless **** measuring contest.
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I agree that Motorola build quality is far superior to Samsung. Both aesthetically and operational wise. I had an original galaxy s, sidekick and charge. Told myself i was done with Samsung after the sidekick, but... I switched to Verizon and got the charge for free. The all suffer the same issues... Slow GPS lock on, plastic materials and a checkerboard browser background. They have good screen and good hardware but the materials are garbage and so is the rfs file system they use.
Thus Maxx does everything right and is built with good heavy materials.
I've had a few HTC phones and they are also built much better than Samsung.
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well, its samsung, so the build quality is better than moto. the radios can be changed but have had good luck with the samsungs radio in the past and same with data connection. but would be glad to report back. again I can't wait to get mine.
Oh, and to the OP... I recommend the SGS3
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Personally I'm not impressed by Samsung's build quality. They have the most impressive hardware specs in the industry but have some of the absolute worst build qualities in the entire phone industry, they certainly do not feel like a $5-800 phone should. Would it really kill them to put SOME metal on the phone?? Motorola is one of the few manufacturers that uses some form of metal in their phone's body, along with HTC and Apple. I find these 3 companies make the best built phones...everybody else uses way too much plastic for such an expensive device.
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Slow GPS lock on, plastic materials and a checkerboard browser background.
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Yeah. The GPS was one other thing. It would sometimes take up to 5 minutes for a lock on a clear day in the middle of a field. My RAZR can get a lock almost instantly in a building.
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Not entirely sure where the guy who replied sees that 2100 mah is bigger than most extended batteries..it isn't. That is the same size battery that the Nexus extended was, and much smaller than any extended battery I have purchased for prior phones. The thunderbolt had a 2700 mah battery, and the bionic had a 2750 mah battery. Comparable screen, same radios (more or less), and a dual core processor that is running even faster than the Nexus. I had trouble getting 10 hours out of my Nexus with the 2100 in there, I don't see how the S3 will do any better.
I can see it already, all the razr and razr maxx customers that jumped ship for the S3 will be looking for ways to screw verizon into giving them a razr HD when it hits. Just like people have done for every new phone that has been released. Suddenly a ton of unexplained issues keep coming up that a CLN won't fix, and after 7 of them they get a razr HD.
I wouldn't trade my maxx for anything, until the razr hd comes out, but I already have 700 set aside for that.
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I can not go back to any phone that had a battery less than the maxx. I don't care how good the phone is. What's the point of a good phone when its dead in 6 hours. I am a HEAVY phone user and the maxx is barely lasting all day and that's great for me. I ordered a sgs3 but just to lock in my unlimited data.I'm selling it and saving the money for the razr hd if it lives up to the hype. My opinion is keep your maxx if you are a heavy user. If you can last all day on a standard battery then try the sgs3.you can always trade or sell it if you don't like it.
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What's the latest on unlimited data. I just upgraded to the maxx from Samsung fascinate and I was already on unlimited. Do I need to do more to keep unlimited?
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What's the latest on unlimited data. I just upgraded to the maxx from Samsung fascinate and I was already on unlimited. Do I need to do more to keep unlimited?
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When did you upgrade? If it was before the 28th you are fine.
There is always going to be a better phone around the corner but I will be holding on to this one for a while. I can't even think about going to a phone that I have to charge during the day.
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Well, it worked, all the focus was on the battery life, and with the s3... that is upgradable. Or atleast will be. If it is indeed a problem. I dont have a problem with the maxx, just making sure the op makes the right decision. I at least got the conversation off of just the freaking battery. If its build you dont like, fine. If it the fact that it doesnt have any metal, fine. But think about the things you cant readily change. I had a droid eris to start with... a long time ago, i hated the phone because it wouldnt stay charged. The first phone i ever bought an extended battery for. The best thing i ever did for that phone till i got kaos on it. Any way. I personally would never buy a phone that i couldn't remove the battery on. Again personal opinion. I really wanted the galaxy nexus but didnt get because of the non removable battery and no expandable memory. We all make decisions for a reason. Just be sure its for the right ones.
Also, i am sorry if i pissed anyone off. I just wanted to make a point.
Im coming from the Galaxy Nexus.. The phone is great but the battery and signal sucks. Is it true what we hear about the GREAT signal and the killer battery the Maxx has? If im lucky I can get about 2 hours of tapatalk. Signal sucks big time, no sense on talking about that haha. Also I dont know about the development here, but what all can we do? Unlocked bootloader? Any help on the Development and what all we can do is appreciated. Also, on how the battery and signal is... Can you guys stretch the battery out even more with the development you guys have?
Thanks!
BTW, my only switch to the MAxx is for battery and signal. Not so much the development.
Hi there,
I am a first time user too with the razr maxx, in fact it's only since 2 days ago
If you compare the likes of galaxy nexus to the maxx, first thing that will irritate you a bit is the resolution, i myself consider it as a step back from my previous phone, xperia ray. Will be even more painful if you migrate from the nexus lol, but once you forget about it, it's essentially as capable device as a nexus, faster a bit maybe due to decreased resolution and more available ram due to less ram assigned for display but JB non existence hinders it a bit. But i won't consider the JB is a must, because the ICS one is quite zippy too.
The battery is, if i might illustrate it, is a hard to kill but still killable. It depends on your usage pattern. I mean, don't expect a miracle of 2 or 3 online days, but imagine a double battery kit on a single charge, so you will get around twice the time you usually had with the standard Android phone.
About the ROM mods, I'm not sure about that, but the possibilities are there despites the locked bootloader. The ROM slots are available for 2 ROMs when the Boot Menu Manager is installed, so you can tinker with it. The overclock can be done with a module, no custom kernel needed for that so it's quite a flexible device in my POV, because the battery alone is worth it IMO.
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yeah Im chasing battery. I dont the Resolution can be THAT bad.. My wife has the first razr. Im guessing, if I can deal/like that then Id be good to go. ANd yeah as far as battery Im after just a longer battery life. I dont want days just more than 2 hours, if that...
Yep, if you're all about battery life then as they said, there's no any other that can match for a while. But if you're still digging for future proof specs, I'll say wait for the maxx hd. but the same ram size yet the hd resolution (less ram for apps), and the snapdragon soc (which although fast, seems a little bit choppy and not a true a15 class of ARM) makes me think twice so i took the standard maxx rather than waiting for the hd.
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Yeah im getting a pretty much brand new xt912 for 250.
anyone else?
I love the maxx, get it you won't regret it. I haven't been this satisfied with any android phone as I have this one and I've owned 6 different smartphones before I got the maxx. When I am finally due for an upgrade in November 2013, I may go with something like the Note 2 only for the screen size and quad core. But this perfectly fits me now.
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From what Ive read the Note has killer battery too.
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From what Ive read the Note has killer battery too.
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Yep, but battery/screen size ratio is better on the razr so that depends on you. if you're ok with the phablet size then it's your call
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Also came from a Gnex. While I loved the unlocked freedom the device gave me, I had similar complaints over signal and battery life. I learned to work around battery life by having multiple chargers around all the time, but I finally had enough of poor signal and voice call quality. Note: I do believe a large portion of the poor battery performance is due to the radios constantly trying to find a source. Friends that have the Gnex and live closer to towers seem to get better battery life.
Purchased MAXX and I couldn't be happier. Battery life is AWESOME for me. I use the phone however I want, Pandora, GPS, YouTube, wifi hotspot, etc and usually still have 40-50% at the end of day. Signal and voice quality is night and day difference. I now get LTE everywhere as before I used to struggle just to get 3g in the same areas.
I've decided to keep the Gnex as a backup device, and for if I get the urge to ROM or tinker. Who knows, maybe one day Samsung or whoever will finally release some decent radio flashes that will fix it.
Don't plan on ROMing so can't help you there, but there are a few available in the razr dev forum. Root was a breeze, and I find the stock Moto ICS experience fine even coming from JB.
Other than ease of an unlocked bootloader with the Gnex, about the only thing I miss is the slightly larger screen. But I get over that pretty quick with the MAXX's overall performance.
Hope that helps!
yeh I think Ill be in the same position as you. Id give up that stuff for better signal and better battery. Bar none. And Im just going to let my Gnex go, When I upgrade next year this time Im sure the S4 will be out. Hopefully that will be a star device.
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When i decided to made the change (eventually) from classic to android phone, the battery was the main asset(not regret)moto droid razor maxx perfect for me
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Love my MAXX. Resolution is fine as I am an old codger! Battery life is great as is the reception.
Just turned in a Galaxy S3 for poor reception and poor battery, back to my MAXX. Has probably tainted me against Samsung phones for ages!
I am plannng to buy the Motorola RAZR XT910....i have collected money for this and finally being able to buy it myself(college student )
so do you recommend this phone...my main concern is music and gaming...i dont mind bad battery or camera and all...i never use camera....
*should work HD games like Assassn's Creed and NFS and PES smoothly
*should have good music....i will also buy the JVC HA FX 101 earphones which are really good and use PowerAmp Full Verison
*should look good ...which the phone seems to positively satisfy
so do you recommend this phone??any bugs in this phone???plus Motorola rarely has and service centres in India and i live in Kolkata...that will not be a problem right...especially with you uys here?? :good:
Well battery isn't so great on the XT910, so gaming will be useless if you can't play.
It's an aging phone for smooth HD gaming.
I recommend another phone if you're buying unlocked.
I'd say it depends on what you have to pay for it.
I wouldn't pay more than €250/US$300 today as there are so many other interesting phones in the RAZR-like performance segment.
Nonetheless, I'm really happy with - especially since I put JB on it.
Screen resolution is OK for web browsing, performance is OK for 99% of what you use a phone for, battery and camera pretty good. The design is nice, it actually still looks and feels "fresh".
The only thing that is bothering me a bit is the spots you see on a black screen in low light. Seems like most RAZRs has this issue.
Oh yeah, the touchscreen goes nuts while the phone is on charge, which is pretty frustrating. Takes five times longer to type a message due to this.
If it's cheap comparing to comparable phones on your market then go for it
edit: Now I see you mention gaming. I can't say I've tried any demanding games and my bet would be there are a lot better phones if you want to do a lot of gaming
Hello. is a great phone. I have the MAXX and the battery life is impressive.
JB will only be available in few selected countries, excluding India, so it's better to look for an alternative. With regard to oomph to money ratio, I think Nexus 4 is a nice option - but it's dense screen may mean less FPS.
If you go with the maxx, go ahead. If you pick the standard, there are a lot of better alternatives for you in my place, razr maxx sold at 350$ currently.
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This phone is not aged as noticed before, but Moto will discontinue it after jb 4.1.2 update. So i recomend to get razr m/razr hd/atrix hd(last is pretty good cause ips matrix and this looks amazing).
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I noticed with the touchscreen issue when charging it only happens with certain chargers.
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This smartphone is due for a service life of approximately two years at most, with unofficial (no Motorola) updates (CM10.1, AOSP and others ROMs by xda developers). If so, coupled with the price and will meet your needs ... then buy!
Sorry ... english by Google Translator.
I'll put it like this, if you're looking for a phone to spend over a year with at this point in the game, I recommend another phone.