Hello,
I currently own an HTC DNA and I have a buddy that wants to trade me his maxx. I was wondering if it was worth it? the reason why I am posting this here is because I want to know the ups and down about this phone.
I know that the DNA has better specs but software sucks and battery is average. I would love to have a huge battery like the Maxx but does the phone lag at all? I know that it only has 1 gig of ram but does it bog down the phone a lot?
I am not starting a flame war, I just need honest opinions from Maxx owners.
Thanks.
Its an awesome phone, I love my maxx hd
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It's super smoooooth and def an upgrade from the OG Maxx....I havent tried the DNA yet but I cant stand having crap battery life and spending half my day near the wall socket
I've messed around with it at Verizon but just bought one off of Ebay....ill post more when i have more time to play around with it
Well that's good to know....so the phone is smooth and doesn't bog down because of the ram?
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The HD maxx is amazing. It's a near perfect phone. I would definitely recommend it. I use the nova prime launcher and it is extremely fast and buttery smooth and I get around a day of battery with heavy use.
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I have an regular HD. But to give you some perspective. My average usage battery cycle is 22 hours. Before I need to reach for a charger. If you play games it goes down to about 6 hours of gaming. From my experience.
The stock launcher has some minute lag. I have Nova and its buttery smooth. Overall its a fast phone, and sense bogs down the DNA's CPU. But that being said this phone does have those small derpy moments, but to be honest the battery life is more important than screen or performance, for me at least. Especially since the lag is far and few between.
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Xiaoxion said:
I have an regular HD. But to give you some perspective. My average usage battery cycle is 22 hours. Before I need to reach for a charger. If you play games it goes down to about 6 hours of gaming. From my experience.
The stock launcher has some minute lag. I have Nova and its buttery smooth. Overall its a fast phone, and sense bogs down the DNA's CPU. But that being said this phone does have those small derpy moments, but to be honest the battery life is more important than screen or performance, for me at least. Especially since the lag is far and few between.
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Again, Thanks for the information.
I might do the trade but still dropping down to a dual core and 1 Gig of ram is a pain! I barely game soo that wont be a problem.
Itzvik said:
Again, Thanks for the information.
I might do the trade but still dropping down to a dual core and 1 Gig of ram is a pain! I barely game soo that wont be a problem.
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Don't forget its a Snapdragon 1.5GHz dual core, it does beat some quad cores out there. I have the razr HD, and this phone has never lagged on me yet. I do play games on my phone a lot. I do, because even like that, my phone lasts the whole day! 1gb ram is still a lot, I find it hard to use the whole gig at a time.
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You just have to ask yourself what features are most important to you, then decide what phone best met your needs. If I was in your position, I'd make the trade in a heartbeat.
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The kevlar and solid build quality alone was enough for me to ditch my Nexus 4 for the Razr HD.
I am not sure what camera is in the MAXX version, but this is probably the only let down - I would say the HTC is much better than the Moto.
I also use an aftermarket Jellybean 4.1 launcher instead of the stock Moto one, and it makes the phone buttery smooth. I get about 2 days of battery even on the HD with moderate use.
Yeah the HTC has a snapdragon s4 pro which is better than the moto one.
I like the answers here.
Thanks guys.
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Sounds like your larger concerns are the RAM and processor. If that's the case, stick with the DNA. I remember playing with it in the store, the screen was the best I had seen. I went with the Maxx HD because my biggest complaint has always been battery life, and because of the larger memory and SD card slot. The quad core, RAM, and camera weren't as important to me, especially since I upgrade about every year (by paying Ebay prices when I don't have an upgrade available). I figure this phone will be great for me for at least the next year.
I recently had the choice to buy a Razr HD (not Maxx) or the DNA. I have the HD.
I don't care how fast the processor is. The non-removable storage is a deal killer for me.
That and coming from a Razr Maxx, the HD style had me hooked.
I'm lasting easily one full day away from the charger.
Today I'm at 82% after 7 hours off the charger. My regular Maxx was nowhere near this good.
Well I mean the ram and processor are not my biggest concern. The thing is that I am one of those people that always needs the best Lol and I am talking about hardware not functionality. The RAZR will be more useful to me. I like the DNA because it is slim and I love the display but on the other hand sense sucks.
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Itzvik said:
Well I mean the ram and processor are not my biggest concern. The thing is that I am one of those people that always needs the best Lol and I am talking about hardware not functionality. The RAZR will be more useful to me. I like the DNA because it is slim and I love the display but on the other hand sense sucks.
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no point having the best in this case if u can't fully utilize it. Although less ram and smaller screen, it sounds like the RAZR specs will still far exceed what u need it for, probably surfing, texting, social media, phone calls. And its battery will let u do that much longer than the DNA.
if u played games or such i would say different, but ultimately the choice is yours of course
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Well I mean the ram and processor are not my biggest concern. The thing is that I am one of those people that always needs the best Lol and I am talking about hardware not functionality. The RAZR will be more useful to me. I like the DNA because it is slim and I love the display but on the other hand sense sucks.
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The HD is probably the best smart phone I've had to date, solid, fast, reliable, good looks etc. i used to always try and have the"best" phone too...nowadays that's just fighting a losing battle. Get what you like and when time comes get something better, but there will always be something better right around the corner.
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Thanks for the information! I might go a hard and do the trade then.
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Itzvik said:
Again, Thanks for the information.
I might do the trade but still dropping down to a dual core and 1 Gig of ram is a pain! I barely game soo that wont be a problem.
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If you don't game you more than likely wouldn't really be able to tell that much of a difference.
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With all the new phones being released and what not, I am impressed. But I don't think any of the new phones really beat my Inc. It does everything I want, its slim, its fast, and what can I say its still Incredible! Anyone else with me? Just venting I guess!!
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If it had better battery life, I wouldn't ever need another phone.
I love this phone so much
I hear ya. I get a full day and a little more off a full charge right now. So until they make an advance on battery usage I might just hold on to this bad boy!
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I'm with you too. Don't need 2 cores at 1.5 ghz with bloated sense 3.5.
-My life is a shooting range, people never change-
I'm quite happy with my Incredible. I can hold it with one hand too, so that's kinda neat I guess.
With newt's Incredible HD XL, my sense 3.5 homescreen transitions are smoother than my friend's Evo 3D. This is because the geniuses over at team RCMix figured out how to always display the sense widgets as one object each, as opposed to the 3-30 objects HTC (not so simply) brilliantly decided to render at once, causing even the newest dual core hardware to struggle.
As it stands there's nothing that really catches my eye aside from the GN, but I probably would have trouble holding it in one hand.
Not to mention AOSP flies on this old bird.
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1.5GHz Dual cores? We don't need no stinking 1.5GHz dual cores.
I underclock my Incredible to 768MHz and everything is still buttery smoooooooooth.
The DINC with the 3.7 screen is still the sweet spot for being able to carry in your pocket without a lot of bulk. Would like to see one about the same size, just a little thinner.
Personally I think a 4.0 screen is probably about perfect.
Yeah, I've compared my CM7 AMOLED DInc to the Rezound and RAZR. I'll pass, thank you very much. I'll stick with my proven device that lasts 24+ hours and works flawlessly doing so. A new phone would not do anything that my current phone can't already do. 4G is not a killer app, it's just a battery killer.
I'll stick with my current phone until it breaks or a completely revolutionary phone comes out.
I think that I will wait for them to make the DInc3, seeing I have to wait another year before I can upgrade.
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I have 2 Droid Incredible phones currently. And i just love when i am in the store looking at the new phones and holding mine up next to a new one and just put it back on the shelf. So far the Incredible is the best size phone for my size hand.
I certainly don't feel the *need* to upgrade my incredible. It just keeps getting better and better. Nil's Business Gingersense 3.5 rocks!
Love my Inc's size, but wouldn't mind my next phone being a bit slimmer. It seems like HTC is adding thickness to the newer phones. The perfect phone for me would be 3.7 - 4 inches with 8mm thickness
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Nice phone still but want way better battery life and way way better screen res etc.
I'm keeping my Inc till a phone is way better for round $150 off contract, maybe $200 most off contract. Or 1 year but not sure.
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My digitizer just died on my HTC One X and bought it out right and looking to get a new phone. I found out I was approved for a concession line at work so I am looking for a new phone on Verizon. The Motorola Maxx HD just came out, the S3 has been out for a while, and the Note 2 just came out. I am trying to decide between each, and are wondering yall’s recommendation. I like the S3 and its size, and how there is a lot of development of it. The Maxx HD has epic batter life and I like the design and materials used and the note 2 I love the screen size. I am trying to decide between which. Give me your comments!
I sold my S3 and kept the Razr HD for the feel and build. Plus I love the Moto UI, or lack there of. The s3 does have more development and a better camera, but the battery trade off is worth it to me for the Razr. Both work with a 64gb micro sd. The Note 2 I can't comment much on, I've had no interest in a screen that big
I agree with derty - what Moto has done with Blur is awesome! Not too intrusive yet it has some very useful features. I played with both the S3 and Note 2 in the stores and, for me, TouchWiz is just WAY too much! Cumbersome and extremely intrusive ... it almost appears to completely overwrite the base Android OS.
The battery is unmatched IMO - it is mind boggling what this thing can do!
Connectivity is awesome - strong 4G, fast WiFi to 4G handoffs and great call quality.
The build quality is second to none! Feels sturdy and stout but still feels good in-hand.
I am very happy with my choice ...
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Just to add, yes the SG3 has.more development but its been out much longer. Between the build quality, the battery life and the future the HD is the way to go IMO.
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I use Motorola products, last four phones were Motorola Androids but I do look around, even checked the iphone a few times. I didn't like the last two Samsung phones I tried, one I used for 10 days, the other I didn't take home, just used in the store (felt cheap, low volume). We're so close to seeing what Google is launching, I'd wait. The problem (at least I think its a problem) is with Verizon, the time it takes to get updates is very long, even bug fixes. Nexus device updates are delayed on Verizon but at least you'll see these while Motorola you'll see maybe 2-3 for the life of the phone this includes bug fixes, not only OS upgrades.
I have the RAZR M and it is a really nice phone but unlike you I'd rather have the smaller form. I had always used two batteries so if you get the Note, just plan on keeping a second battery with you. For me if was as natural as taking my wallet and it fit nicely in my watch pocket in my jeans, no big deal. With the RAZR M I don't get all day battery life, I get about 8 hours off the charger. When the Maxx was updated to ICS battery like took a hit, maybe 8-10 hours at most. I use about 90-120 minutes of phone time a day and what I would call moderate use during the day; no streaming, listening to stored media or games.
I haven't been disappointed in the build quality of Motorola phones, they sound good, no real signal problems and are loud enough on the streets of NYC to hear a conversation over the drone of construction, traffic and crowds. But what would you expect to hear in a Motorola forum
I'm pretty much set on either Nexus models or "Developer Editions" right now. I pay full price anyway to keep unlimited data.
LG NEXUS!
LG has screwed me.in the past with crap products... even a Nexus can't sway me in that direction.. there are rumors of a Moto Nexus next year!
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LG has screwed me.in the past with crap products... even a Nexus can't sway me in that direction.. there are rumors of a Moto Nexus next year!
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A moto nexus would b great
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versd said:
LG NEXUS!
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LG Nexus doesn't even have LTE. I wouldn't go that route.
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LG Nexus doesn't even have LTE. I wouldn't go that route.
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seandidk said:
My digitizer just died on my HTC One X and bought it out right and looking to get a new phone. I found out I was approved for a concession line at work so I am looking for a new phone on Verizon. The Motorola Maxx HD just came out, the S3 has been out for a while, and the Note 2 just came out. I am trying to decide between each, and are wondering yall’s recommendation. I like the S3 and its size, and how there is a lot of development of it. The Maxx HD has epic batter life and I like the design and materials used and the note 2 I love the screen size. I am trying to decide between which. Give me your comments!
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I'd suggest you the note 2 if you can stand big display , it has great removable battery, good non-pentile screen , best audio quality on a smartphone, great specs (quad and 2gb of ram) and the spen.... I'm not a Samsung fan but the note 2 is really great, but if you prefer smaller screen is suggest you the Maxx as it has great built quality, best battery life.
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I'd suggest you the note 2 if you can stand big display , it has great removable battery, good non-pentile screen , best audio quality on a smartphone, great specs (quad and 2gb of ram) and the spen.... I'm not a Samsung fan but the note 2 is really great, but if you prefer smaller screen is suggest you the Maxx as it has great built quality, best battery life.
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Hard to suggest against this beast of a phone. That Note 2 does look very nice though...
I was planning on the LG Nexus, but no LTE is a hands down deal killer.
I was thinking of the Note 2, but that stupid menu button and Touchwiz really bothers me.
It's a shame this phone does not have an unlocked bootloader, but that's Verizons doing.
Hmmm.. Decisions decisions...
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I was planning on the LG Nexus, but no LTE is a hands down deal killer.
I was thinking of the Note 2, but that stupid menu button and Touchwiz really bothers me.
It's a shame this phone does not have an unlocked bootloader, but that's Verizons doing.
Hmmm.. Decisions decisions...
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Again, you can always go with the Dev edition on VZW.
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Again, you can always go with the Dev edition on VZW.
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True, but I would really like the Maxx unlocked. I'm a die hard android fan.. my only gripe is battery life. That bigger battery would be awesome.
I'm so sick of plugging my phone in to sip power everywhere. That big battery should help.
Also, the development community will be fairly small with this device.
It still kills me the Nexus 4 does not have LTE.. Very Apple like for Google.
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Also, the development community will be fairly small with this device.
It still kills me the Nexus 4 does not have LTE.. Very Apple like for Google.
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I hope that's not true. With it being the first unlocked moto device I'm hoping the dev will be amazing (even if it's only a few people working on it.) You may be right though.
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True, but I would really like the Maxx unlocked. I'm a die hard android fan.. my only gripe is battery life. That bigger battery would be awesome.
I'm so sick of plugging my phone in to sip power everywhere. That big battery should help.
Also, the development community will be fairly small with this device.
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I'm looking at the HD Maxx as well. My only remaining complaint with my GNex is the battery life. Kinda stinks when your out at faires or conventions and you want to take pictures with your phone, but the event lasts all day and you need Navigation to get home after. I'm sick of carrying around two batteries.
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I'm looking at the HD Maxx as well. My only remaining complaint with my GNex is the battery life. Kinda stinks when your out at faires or conventions and you want to take pictures with your phone, but the event lasts all day and you need Navigation to get home after. I'm sick of carrying around two batteries.
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I feel ya on that...in fact that was the MAIN reason I grabbed the Maxx. I took my daughters to the Justin Bieber concert two weeks ago...and they were happy, smiling...it was nice. Snapped a few pics with my One X. Pics came out beautifully. Then not even half way through the show, I go to take another pic and I noticed I had little to no battery left. I had to turn the phone off. So because of the battery being almost completely dead, I couldn't snap no where near as many pics as I had wanted. So to have this phone with this big battery is nice imo :laugh:
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I feel ya on that...in fact that was the MAIN reason I grabbed the Maxx. I took my daughters to the Justin Bieber concert two weeks ago...and they were happy, smiling...it was nice. Snapped a few pics with my One X. Pics came out beautifully. Then not even half way through the show, I go to take another pic and I noticed I had little to no battery left. I had to turn the phone off. So because of the battery being almost completely dead, I couldn't snap no where near as many pics as I had wanted. So to have this phone with this big battery is nice imo :laugh:
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I just want batteries to keep getting bigger and bigger. Screens can do whatever they want. If I can have 6 day battery life with a 3 inch screen, so be it. Haha.
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I feel ya on that...in fact that was the MAIN reason I grabbed the Maxx. I took my daughters to the Justin Bieber concert two weeks ago...and they were happy, smiling...it was nice. Snapped a few pics with my One X. Pics came out beautifully. Then not even half way through the show, I go to take another pic and I noticed I had little to no battery left. I had to turn the phone off. So because of the battery being almost completely dead, I couldn't snap no where near as many pics as I had wanted. So to have this phone with this big battery is nice imo :laugh:
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Your phone just had Beiber fever, that's all lol
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Thinking about picking up a Maxx HD because I am starting to dislike the Gnex battery life. Its a tough decision since I would have to buy the Maxx HD off contract. Has anyone done this? Do they feel like they have given anything up (besides the ROMS). I feel with the JB leak and forthcoming official OTA it seems like the software is catching up. I know 4.2 is out there but it seems like the changes are more modular (Google Now being an update to Google Search, keyboard can be updated with root, camera can be updated with root, etc.) and am not sure 4.2 will be that critical. It seems the under the hood improvements are done in 4.1. So anyone have any thoughts on if its worth it to spend that much for the battery?
Well, I didn't come directly from Gnex to Maxx HD, but after 6 replacement Gnexes VzW let me swap out my Gnex for a Maxx. Loved the Gnex as a device, but for me it fell way short as a phone... I had constant call quality issues. I had been running mostly stock ROM's on my Gnex anyway, so flashing and modding weren't high on my priority list - I just wanted a phone that worked as a PHONE!
Right away I loved the Maxx - far superior call quality and, of course, insane batter life. All I wanted was call quality as charging my Gnex never really bothered me. That is until I got spoiled by the Maxx LOL. Not having to constantly monitor your usage in order to preserve battery was a (great) added benefit of making the switch.
Anyway, I decided to go ahead and get the Maxx HD at full retail. As much as I loved my Maxx I really missed my on screen navigation keys (as silly as that sounds). I thought I would return after the 14 days cuz $650 for on screen keys is crazy LOL. Well, today is day 15! This device is truly amazing IMO ... JB will make it that much better (so tempting to flash that leak, but I am trying to hold out for OTA).
My advice is this: if you got the cash and are on the market for a new device I'd definitely recommend the MAXX HD! Great battery, build and radios.
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Thanks for the advice. What really is putting me over the edge is I had this Android night class a couple of weeks ago. I would go into the 3.5 hour class with 100% battery or maybe less since it was at the end of the day. The room killed my reception, I had maybe a bar if I pointed it the right direction. I kid you not, the battery would be done by the end of that 3.5 hours. And I maybe sent a text or two or checked an ebay auction but it was basically unusable without the signal. So its not really about the radio, its more about the battery. Now I have times where I let it sit over night then wake up with maybe 90% if i am lucky and then its a while till I get to a power source. At work I can have it plugged in all the time if I want and in the car I can plug it it. But its starting to become a "wired" device instead of wireless since I have it plugged in all the time so I have 100% when I go somewhere. I hate having to turn this and that off to get a days worth of a charge.
I hear ya... I am not a heavy user (by my definition of the phrase), but I have been averaging about 1 day / 15 to 17 hours on my MAXX HD. Around 2-3 hours screen time, 1.5 - 2 hours of calls, about an hour or so on Pandora and sometimes there's GPS in the mix as well on a single charge.
Bad reception will kill any phone's battery, but at least with the Maxx you've got a big reservoir ...
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Coming from an Inc4G to the Maxx HD its like night and day. While I did like the Inc this phone blows it out of the water in pretty much every department, and seeing as this is my first Moto phone I am very impressed with the quality. As everyone's saying once JB comes and perhaps we get a few good devs supporting this new Razr line (read: roms and mods lol), this phone will be a BEAST
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I also went from gnex to HD Maxx. Got it first weekend of release.
I love it. It's really in a different class in terms of build quality, design, and audio. It's got the best speakerphone that I've ever heard in a cell. The battery of course is great and with our extended post-Sandy outage it's been very useful.
I had the giant extended battery on the gnex and the HD Max gets longer life.
Sure it's a drag with no JB at launch, but the leak is already out and hopefully the dev community will latch on to the phone. The HD is a serious device with a pro-quality feel to it. I haven't looked back.
John
If you have to buy off contract check out the HD dev edition.. It is unlockable just like the Gnex. I get over a days worth of battery with moderate use.
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If you have to buy off contract check out the HD dev edition.. It is unlockable just like the Gnex. I get over a days worth of battery with moderate use.
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I thought about that but I would love to just have so much battery I don't know what to do with it. I am kind of tired of turning all this stuff off in regards to saving battery. I am kind of done with ROMS, I hate flashing over and over, I just like to keep my set up. And with ICS and JB, Android is at a pretty sweet spot with Google Now being the one thing that is missing from the Razr HD a the moment. But with a leak or officially soon that will be fixed. I am getting bored with the hardware now, and I think from what I have read, the radios and call quality might be better than the Gnex. I had a Bionic for a short time and liked it.
There is a general consensus on the build quality and radios of the Moto phones... hard to beat.
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I am in the exact same boat. Using a Verizon Gnex with unlimited data plan, means I have to buy at full retail to keep it. I was set to to switch to TMO when the Nexus 4 was announced, but I found its tiny storage and no LTE underwhelming. And the Gnex/JB battery life is atrocious. ~5hrs with heavy use and moderate signal strength. And thats with the ext battery.
The HD Maxx is about the only Vzw phone I can consider though.
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this is the perfect pick for you, unbeatable battery life, even on the RazrHD, the MaxxHD is in its own league. Plus awesome build, and aosp inspired moto ui
check this out, from the other day... my Gnex couldn't touch it, so glad I switched
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Bateluer said:
I am in the exact same boat. Using a Verizon Gnex with unlimited data plan, means I have to buy at full retail to keep it. I was set to to switch to TMO when the Nexus 4 was announced, but I found its tiny storage and no LTE underwhelming. And the Gnex/JB battery life is atrocious. ~5hrs with heavy use and moderate signal strength. And thats with the ext battery.
The HD Maxx is about the only Vzw phone I can consider though.
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5 hours with extended battery!?!? that is insane
I came from a vzw gnex. Battery life was just too horrible for me to mess with anymore. My razr maxx hd is averaging 1 day 17 hours with 4.5 hrs on screen time. My gnex never got 2hrs on screen time. For these reasons im glad i switched.
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5 hours with extended battery!?!? that is insane
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OEM extended battery was only 2100mah. :-/ Hardly worthy of the name.
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Also with Team Maxx HD
I have the Maxx HD too. Signed a two year contract to get it. But all of you guys boasting about the battery, i'll need some advice. I havent really noticed the rave. i mean it's better than my epic but not by a lot. I heard after the first few charges of any new battery it reaches it's potential..Could that be it??? Also ive been using it every day for pretty much of the day but no heavy use...could that be it as well??
Last question is i wanted to put the JB leak but was afraid since it's not official from Verizon i could start seeing battery drainage..Has anyone else considered putting the JB leak on their phone?
I've had the Verizon g nex, SGSIII, Rezound, dinc 2, Droid X (lol) and the iPhone 4s. Now I have the Maxx HD and this phone smokes all of them IMO. My wife and daughter both have the SGSIII and my son has the Razr Maxx. I've done side by side with all of them and the Maxx HD wins in every department.
Some of you may say "well of course chef is gonna say this he owns a Maxx HD now!". I've had em all (except the Note 2 ) and this phone is my personal favorite.
The Note 2 is around the corner too. So maybe wait a couple weeks and play with the Maxx HD and note 2 and see which you like better if you're going to pay off contract pricing. I'm hearing reports that the Note 2 has great battery life also.
Hope that info helps ya.
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The Max HD is hands down my favorite android device. Here is how I came upon owning one.
First and foremost, I am an att customer. I have been on my family plan for years and I am always trying out new phones,whether they are att released phones or internationally released phones. I like apple's products and currently own an iPhone 5 and an iPad. I also really like a lot of thibgs about android devices and feel they are coming closer and closer to the polish that ios carries. I most recently tested out an international note 2 (good device).
For work my company uses Verizon and I have a company provided blackberry to handle my work emails and calls etc.
Anyway I live in the suburbs of new jersey, outside of art lte coverage, so lte has never really been an important feature for me. Sure I could hop on it when I work in new York city but for the most part I'm on hspa+
When hurricane sandy hit, we lost power and basically all att service. Our phones would not call out,receive calls, send texts,emails, NOTHING. on the other hand, my Verizon blackberry was our window to the world phone call wise- at this time the blackberry screen decided to **** the bed.
Then our devices (my current iPhone 5) began dying. All and all the situation was extremely frustrating. Having no cell or data service at a time where there is nothing else to do but sit in the dark and drink was a huge bummer.
This week, I caught up with one of our office administrators to discuss how we were going to replace my broken blackberry. During our discussion she brought up how it is an option to buy your own phone, and use it as one business/personal device since our service is unlimited (and it was definitely annoying to have to carry around two phones at all times)
So here I am. I walked into Verizon yesterday and purchased the Max HD. I have unlimited late everywhere I have gone so far (I have yet to see the 3g symbol). I am pulling down speeds averaging around 18mbps, and have yet to even switch wifi on. The phone is plenty snappy for everyday usage and then some. Call quality and reception are phenominal thanks to motos awesome radios
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Last night I downloaded an episode of a show I had missed via torrents. That is simply stuff you just can't do in iOS.
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I love this phone. Build quality and performance as well as practicality and use ability as a phone is second to none.
The note 2 does have a big battery,but then again I was using the GSM international version. I haven't paid attention to any reviews of the us lte version. The quad core does run some higher end games better than the Max, but that is nit important to me. I don't have the time or the energy to play games other than casual stuff like scramble, doodle jump and rayman jungle run - all of which run fine on the Max. If you're a power user this probably is your better bet. I however am a casual user, that uses their phone heavily. This device is perfect for that. Also, motos skin is much nicer than touchwiz. The build quality is also much nicer.
Max HD, best phone you could get, and paired with my iPad for tablet use, graphically intensive games and couch use, it is the best of both worlds. I'm siked on my current setup.
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I am currently a Verizon GNex User. However after a rash of replacements I am now approved for a "Replacement Device" after comparing all the features of the Gnex I am pushing for a Maxx HD as it offers the battery life and storage capacity I am looking for plus the option for a micro SD has me excited. I have been using JB for a while so to downgrade back down to ICS will be a challenge however I know of the JB Leak and as long as it's Stock and preforms I am going to be very happy I believe. I am currently awaiting the call back from VZW Tech Support to give me the recommended replacement options. It should be noted I bought the extended life battery and Otterbox. I will be happy to toss the otterbox.
I will update when I "hopefully" get the good news.
Update ** -- They offered a Original RAZR - I indicated that I use NFC and have 32GB of storage and have an extended batter with a 4.7 inch screen. I paid 400.00 with a 2 year at launch so I would not accept anything less then a RAZR HD 16GB.
2nd Update ** -- They have now offered me a Galaxy S3 with Extended Life Battery. The Razr HD is not on the table because it is a "Iconic" premotional device.But at least I will get a great replacement with data now.
DeadPhoenix said:
I am currently a Verizon GNex User. However after a rash of replacements I am now approved for a "Replacement Device" after comparing all the features of the Gnex I am pushing for a Maxx HD as it offers the battery life and storage capacity I am looking for plus the option for a micro SD has me excited. I have been using JB for a while so to downgrade back down to ICS will be a challenge however I know of the JB Leak and as long as it's Stock and preforms I am going to be very happy I believe. I am currently awaiting the call back from VZW Tech Support to give me the recommended replacement options. It should be noted I bought the extended life battery and Otterbox. I will be happy to toss the otterbox.
I will update when I "hopefully" get the good news.
Update ** -- They offered a Original RAZR - I indicated that I use NFC and have 32GB of storage and have an extended batter with a 4.7 inch screen. I paid 400.00 with a 2 year at launch so I would not accept anything less then a RAZR HD 16GB.
2nd Update ** -- They have now offered me a Galaxy S3 with Extended Life Battery. The Razr HD is not on the table because it is a "Iconic" premotional device.But at least I will get a great replacement with data now.
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Iconic promotional device? Or do they just have a bunch if gs3 refurbs laying around? Are they giving you a new phone?
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I am seriously considering the Droid RAZR HD. My main question is about the RAM. Is 1gb going to be enough for the phone to perform well over the next 20 months? I'm worried this will be a major hindrance. I love everything about this phone except its already a generation behind...no S4 pro and no 2 gb RAM.
That is the main reason I'd consider the note 2 or gs3.
I have had Windows Phone for a while now due to bad android experiences at first, so I want to avoid slowness, lags, etc. I'm giving Android one more chance.
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I am seriously considering the Droid RAZR HD. My main question is about the RAM. Is 1gb going to be enough for the phone to perform well over the next 20 months? I'm worried this will be a major hindrance. I love everything about this phone except its already a generation behind...no S4 pro and no 2 gb RAM.
That is the main reason I'd consider the note 2 or gs3.
I have had Windows Phone for a while now due to bad android experiences at first, so I want to avoid slowness, lags, etc. I'm giving Android one more chance.
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The likelihood is that there won't be a manufacturer supported update past Jelly Bean for the RAZR HD given past history. Any of the ROMs out there are optimized so will work fine - think of CM10 running on devices with only 512MB of RAM. It's certainly doable. The average phone is still coming with 1GB or less these days. Only the newest gen phones are coming with 2GB.
Honestly though, the camera on this thing is such a POS that I've got my name down for a DROID DNA at my store, which will be in before my first two weeks with the RAZR HD are up and will be a no-cost transfer.
The DNA storage is what turned me off to it... I don't understand why they are still designing phones like that.
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The DNA storage is what turned me off to it... I don't understand why they are still designing phones like that.
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It was the tiny, inexcusably small battery that turned me off to it. Storage ran a close second though. I need at LEAST 32GB of storage, 16GB doesn't cut it. Storage was the biggest reason I was turned off to the Nexus 4 and wasn't willing to sacrifice my unlimited Verizon data contract. Though, if LG/Google eventually make a 32GB N4, and resolve those overheating problems in the SoC, I'll give it another look in a few months.
Edit - I should say I that I bought a Razr HD Maxx myself for the battery life. My previous phone, a Galaxy Nexus, would get ~6hrs of light-moderage use when on mobile data. I'd unplug it in the morning, and have to juice it up before I left work. :/ The radios in the Moto also put the GNex to complete shame. My main office saw the Gnex test at 4-6MBs down, the Moto pulls 10-13MB in the same area. At one of our Co-Lo facilities, the Gnex would pull a speck of 3G. The Moto not only gets an LTE signal, it pulls ~9MBs down. Thats impressive.
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I am seriously considering the Droid RAZR HD. My main question is about the RAM. Is 1gb going to be enough for the phone to perform well over the next 20 months? I'm worried this will be a major hindrance. I love everything about this phone except its already a generation behind...no S4 pro and no 2 gb RAM.
That is the main reason I'd consider the note 2 or gs3.
I have had Windows Phone for a while now due to bad android experiences at first, so I want to avoid slowness, lags, etc. I'm giving Android one more chance.
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This is my concern as well. I'm of course picking up the RAZR HD or RAZR MAXX HD on Friday. I think it might be sufficient enough especially if you're going to root and we eventually get cm10 on this device which should be marvelous. Phonedog FINALLY did his RAZR HD vs S3 video. Quadrant scores showed the HD beating the S3 and its not even on Jelly Bean yet. Awesome build, good radios, great battery life, and a close to stock android look, what more can we really ask for at the moment. I just fear getting left in the dust again when it comes to updates, I'm on the Droid X2 which a.) is old and stuck on the much retired gingerbread b.) I didn't even get a taste of android 4.0
Of course 2gb is better than 1. But for me it wasn't just about technical specs. I liked the build quality of the Razr, and I really dislike that big home button on the S3. 1gb is fairly standard, and it will be awhile before apps need that much. 1gb is also plenty for 4.1 and 4.2 (if it ever gets it). I really wanted the Nexus 4, but I am stuck on Verizon. The Razr gives me the closest thing to a Google experience.
Good luck. There are several really good devices out there.
Get the razr HD... the DNA is a joke..crappy battery with a quad core and bigger screen...that makes sense
Ram won't be a issue for the OS 1 gig is plenty for the next two years
Not to mention if u like good reception u won't find Better radios than moto..period end of story
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Talk about battery life!!!
Stock rooted x926 used TB to freeze some bloat...not a lot..and I use smart actions
Freaking love this phone
Oh ya this is the reg..NOT the maxx
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To the OP... Keeping in mind you're in a RAZR HD thread area, take all of this with a grain of salt. I'm sure if you post in the DNA forum they'll tell you you're crazy for "taking a step backwards" with the RHD. Same in a GSIII forum thread. You'll have to make the final decision for yourself, with the info you get from everywhere.
Now that being said, I wholeheartedly am in favor of the RHD over the other devices, for many of the reasons already mentioned above.
- (objective) build quality is second-to-none with Kevlar, Gorilla Glass, and aluminum bezel. Sorry, I don't like Samsung's "playskool"-built phones. I perfer a durable, adult toy.
- (objective) the battery's a monster. It's been documented enough, no need to elaborate further.
- (subjective) I prefer the styling of my RMaxxHD to any of the other phones - black, nice curves, feels good in the hand...
- (objective) storage is far superior, and when you do things like download a TON of apps, music, videos, full-length movies, pics, etc., the more memory you have the better. Also keep in mind that 8/16/32GB is NOT the formatted memory; you actually get less to play with formatted, and the ROM, whether stock or not, will take up a good chunk as well.
- (objective/subjective) the camera is not as good, though I hear 4.1 JB should fix some of the problems? I don't take a ton of pics so I don't care about the camera.
- (fact - as of the timing of this posting) speaking of updates, these phones are slated to get the 4.2 JB update, though it's scheduled for 4Q2013 and we haven't even received the 4.1 JB yet... I do think we'll eventually get the 4.2 JB update, considering there is still support for the Droid 4 (which seems like an abacus these days it's so old, technologically speaking) and it's scheduled to get 4.1. No one knows for sure until it happens though.
- (objective/subjective) though 1GB RAM is much less than 2GB RAM, I haven't found myself saying "self, I wish I had more RAM in this phone..." My laptop uses 1GB RAM still (yeah, it's a bit of a dinosaur) and it still muscles through every task like a champ. And believe me, I put it to work. 1GB should be plenty for your needs.
- (objective/subjective) the screens are roughly the same size (4.7, 4.8, 5.0) and have roughly the same quality. The RHD is considered the "worst" of the three, but I dare ANYONE to look at the three screens and really honestly tell me you see a difference. I've stared at the GSIII and RHD screens, they look identical to me. 318ppi (pixels per inch) vs. 313ppi... yeah, you're gonna see that difference, right. Stop lying. On just the RHD screen itself, it's light years ahead of previous screens I've had on phones. I still tell people how vibrant it looks.
- (objective) the radios are as equally superior as the build quality. I would bet money I could get a signal on the moon (ok, maybe that's an exaggeration, but I haven't found anywhere that I haven't had a 4G signal, including places I barely got a 3G signal on my Ally and Incredible).
Good luck with your decision. And good luck with your buyer's remorse if you choose anything other than the RAZR HD/Maxx
I refuse to fall for HTC again. I have had nothing but bad luck with all of their phones.
I also refuse to put a case on my phone..it makes it too thick. I drop my phones a lot and none have ever broken, I feel like Samsung phones break easily.
I am just nervous about Android buut hopefully it has matured to where not everything lags...and hopefully apps no longer look like they came from Windows 95. I think I'll go for the razor... wish me luck!
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I currently have a rooted verizon galaxy nexus lte and i am eledgible for an upgrade and have narrowed my choices down to the razr hd and dna so id like to know some pro about the Droid RAZR HD and how is the verizon signal because the nexus can barely hold on to a 4G signal so can this phone hold on to Verizo 4G signal well?
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I just recently went from the galaxy nexus to the RAZR maxx HD and wow night and day difference between signal reliability. I've never even seen the 3g signal icon on my phone until I was messing with it and put it in CDMA only mode. And because the maxx version has a massive battery I can go 2.5-3 days on a single charge with 5-6 hours of on screen time.
Best phone I've purchased so far as signal strength and battery life goes.
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Thanks that seems like enough to make me buy a razr hd soon because my signal goes from 4G to 3G alot and it sucks on the Nexus.
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I love my maxx hd lol the best phone ever. Using it on t-mobile not verizon, but the signal still great. Highly recommend
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So the verizon razr HD is sim unlocked for tmobile and at&t or are you using the gsm version of the phone?
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Yeaup..definitely go for a RAZR HD,if you want strong battery,strong signal,stronger quality and at the same time have the same look and feel of stock android since your coming from a nexus then definently go for a RAZR HD. Nothing the droid DNA has that can out shine the RAZR HD besides a quadcore and 1080p resolution which you can barely even tell the difference from a dualcore and 720p resolution
Glad to see this thread, because I"m in the same boat...but I've never had any trouble "holding on to an LTE signal" on my GNex. The battery in the MAXX HD makes me giddy like a schoolgirl. 1080p on the DNA is hot, though.
I had the DNA for almost two weeks before i returned it for the Razr MAxx HD.
why did i return it? the DNA battery was crap, would barely last a work day. the screen looked nice, but the phone itself was slightly uncomfortably large. lots of incompatible apps/games due to new resolution (this will all be fixed eventually).
i love the maxx hd because of the battery life. i regularly get 2.5-3 days before i have to charge.
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I had the DNA for almost two weeks before i returned it for the Razr MAxx HD.
why did i return it? the DNA battery was crap, would barely last a work day. the screen looked nice, but the phone itself was slightly uncomfortably large. lots of incompatible apps/games due to new resolution (this will all be fixed eventually).
i love the maxx hd because of the battery life. i regularly get 2.5-3 days before i have to charge.
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Not to mention the DNA only has 11g of usable storage, nonexpandable. Pretty much a deal breaker for me.
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Not to mention the DNA only has 11g of usable storage, nonexpandable. Pretty much a deal breaker for me.
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Non removable storage is a deal breaker for me also.
Razr Hd or Razr Maxx HD.
I had a regular Razr Maxx but traded for a Razr HD. IMHO the Razr HD is better than the OG Razr Maxx.
I Had the DNA as my upgrade, I was torn between Razr HD and DNA
I chose the DNA because it was more "future proof" with a 1080p display and quad core
well I only owned it 2 days, because the battery didnt last very well for me and also the gorilla glass has tons of little scratches on it (im VERY careful with my phones...so I decided to get Razr HD and pay the $35 restocking fee.
now I will say it takes about 2 days for your battery to be "trained" so until that 2 days or so of charging cycles, the battery isnt the best, but after your battery is "trained" it can easily last 14 hours with decent use
but performance wise, the DNA wins hands down.
all im going to say about that is the quad core coupled with the 2GB of ram is amazing
and HTC sense (not my fav either) isnt laggy or slow with it, its pretty much project butter at its best
and I have noticed with the Razr HD some lag in the app drawer, but besides that its a great device.
Now my final answer is this:
google owns motorola, so I would think this phone will get android 4.2 and maybe the next version or 2 of android
the DNA is an HTC phone, and as much as I loved HTC...I am a owner of the T-bolt and I can say updates are almost non-existant so only expect to get android 4.2 by end of 2013
TO SUM IT UP
Droid DNA if your a performance person, and near a charger all the time
Droid RAZR HD if you want a "stock-nexus" feel with UI and pretty good battery life and hopefully updates for the next 2 years
Yeah go with the Razr its the bomb. I have yet to see 3g also.
If you want to make phone calls in places you never dreamed possible and have reliable data connections then go with the RAZR HD. The signal strength and quality is quite literally unparalleled. Its a phone first and then a (damn good!) Smartphone second. I forgot how much I appreciated that since most other smartphones suck at being phones.
I have owned and used both phones., coming from a Droid RAZR
The benefits of the Droid DNA are the high revolution 1080p screen, and quad core processor. However, the battery life was unacceptably short (would not last a full work day with several hours of use). The device is also uncomfortably large in your pocket.
I ultimately purchased a Droid RAZR HD Maxx. The 720p screen and faster dual-core processor are still a very noticeable upgrade from my previous phone. The build quality of Motorola phones is great, and the battery life is untouchable (I can go 2 full days of heavy data, GPS, and video use on one battery charge).
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Thread closed. Please make one thread to compare phones.
Thank you.