So, I have a Droid X that is now about 2 years old. I run a custom ROM on it (Vortex) with the extended battery. I rarely hit under 60% each day because i don't really use my phone all that much unless I am out of town. I use a car dock with the DX so being charged on trips is also not a huge deal (and I use it as my GPS).
I guess my question is this: is the RAZR M a good follow up to a DX? I likely won't update again for 2 years, so this is always a huge decision for me. I see that they are both 4.3in screens, but that the M is actually a bit smaller, which I welcome. I find my DX to be the upper limit of size for me, so the HD/MAXX HD are out.
Anyways, any advice is welcome. Anyone else move from a DX to a Razr M?
Coronado is dead said:
So, I have a Droid X that is now about 2 years old. I run a custom ROM on it (Vortex) with the extended battery. I rarely hit under 60% each day because i don't really use my phone all that much unless I am out of town. I use a car dock with the DX so being charged on trips is also not a huge deal (and I use it as my GPS).
I guess my question is this: is the RAZR M a good follow up to a DX? I likely won't update again for 2 years, so this is always a huge decision for me. I see that they are both 4.3in screens, but that the M is actually a bit smaller, which I welcome. I find my DX to be the upper limit of size for me, so the HD/MAXX HD are out.
Anyways, any advice is welcome. Anyone else move from a DX to a Razr M?
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You will miss the level of development for it. Other than that it's a great phone.
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jamminjon82 said:
You will miss the level of development for it. Other than that it's a great phone.
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Well, I only really ran customs on my Droid X because it ran terribly on the stock rom. The Razr M does not seem to have that issue. Though I am concerned about background hiss in headphones that I am reading about.
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Well, I only really ran customs on my Droid X because it ran terribly on the stock rom. The Razr M does not seem to have that issue. Though I am concerned about background hiss in headphones that I am reading about.
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I went from a galaxy S 3 to the M and I'm completely happy. Ya there's a million roms for the sgs 3 but you can only run one at a time (think I flashed most of the at one time or another). I'm running bhm (or whatever the initials are) rom and it's awesome, I also loaded the modified framework to hide just the navi bar so my phone is completely gesture based with gmd its cool as hell. I have a few pairs of high end iems at home I'll plug them in and listen for any hiss when I get off work. I think some people flashed beats audio and are having mixed success with it accepting the change. But for the people its worked for I think it solved their hiss issue.
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I use my klipsch in ear ones every day and my music is crisp. I'm a bit of an audiophile and this phone does just fine for me
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I use my klipsch in ear ones every day and my music is crisp. I'm a bit of an audiophile and this phone does just fine for me
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Interesting, I don't now which Klipsch set you use, but I have heard someone mention that brand in their complain about background hiss.
So you don't get any at all in quiet parts of songs? Do you mind me asking when you got your phone? I honestly don't plan on using this phone for music a lot (use an iPod Touch + FiiO amp for that), but I will for podcasts very often, and they have a lot of silence between speakers.
Thanks.
Coronado is dead said:
So, I have a Droid X that is now about 2 years old.
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I had the DX, it was a good phone but I wasn't happy with it after the update. I then bought the RAZR Maxx, a very good phone. Now I have the M which I've had since launch day and its probably the best phone I've owned. I like the size, its built very well, sounds clear and loud, the battery lasts me all day with about 90 minutes of talk time but I had to stop Latitude reporting my location as that killed battery life. The screen size is a bit deceiving as the soft buttons take up a portion of the screen so it's more like the 4" screen of the D3 rather than the 4.3" screen of the DX, you'll notice the difference.
Overall, I like the size of the phone more than the full size RAZRs. Negatives, there are complaints that it isn't as good in getting and holding a signal as the RAZR or RAZR HD phones. I don't monitor the signal strength but I do notice my phone tends to be on 3G more than I remember it on my other phones. I've also seen a few complaints about static or poor sound quality from the headphone jack; I don't have this problem.
I don't play games or watch movies on my phone. These are the last phones that Motorola developed without Google and we're expecting to see some new phones soon. There's a trade show coming up at the end of February so you may want to wait and see what's going to be available soon.
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I had the DX, it was a good phone but I wasn't happy with it after the update. I then bought the RAZR Maxx, a very good phone. Now I have the M which I've had since launch day and its probably the best phone I've owned. I like the size, its built very well, sounds clear and loud, the battery lasts me all day with about 90 minutes of talk time but I had to stop Latitude reporting my location as that killed battery life. The screen size is a bit deceiving as the soft buttons take up a portion of the screen so it's more like the 4" screen of the D3 rather than the 4.3" screen of the DX, you'll notice the difference.
Overall, I like the size of the phone more than the full size RAZRs. Negatives, there are complaints that it isn't as good in getting and holding a signal as the RAZR or RAZR HD phones. I don't monitor the signal strength but I do notice my phone tends to be on 3G more than I remember it on my other phones. I've also seen a few complaints about static or poor sound quality from the headphone jack; I don't have this problem.
I don't play games or watch movies on my phone. These are the last phones that Motorola developed without Google and we're expecting to see some new phones soon. There's a trade show coming up at the end of February so you may want to wait and see what's going to be available soon.
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Can i ask you one thing: do you lose anything by disabling latitude aside from check-ins and the like? Does it limit Google Now in any way?
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You will notice a large decline in camera performance. I'm using my dad's old DX as an extra video baby monitor and I've been messing around with the camera and it's hard to believe how much better the pictures turn out compared to the M. Other than the camera the M is the best phone I've had compared to the Tbolt, Spectrum, Rezound, Bionic, and Nexus.
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You will notice a large decline in camera performance. I'm using my dad's old DX as an extra video baby monitor and I've been messing around with the camera and it's hard to believe how much better the pictures turn out compared to the M. Other than the camera the M is the best phone I've had compared to the Tbolt, Spectrum, Rezound, Bionic, and Nexus.
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Odd, I actually got the M yesterday and find the camera better, if only a tiny bit.
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It seems to be a mixed bag. I can't get the thing to focus worth a crap even if I use the touch to focus. Macro pictures seem to be non-existent also. I love the physical shutter button on the DX. Oh well, always have my wife's bionic to take quality pictures... Not! lol
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I have an upgrade due in November and want to get a good phone that could supply my needs for the next year. I'm looking at the Droid X and the Samsung Fascinate and wanted to ask those with Droid X if the real life performance is good. I want to know:
1. Is opening applications and exiting applications fast?
2. Is there any significant lag during day to day use?
3. Is the GPU good enough to produce smooth gameplay on 3D games such as Angry Birds, NFS Shift, or other demanding games?
I just want to know if the Droid X is good enough to be my next phone (my current one is the Eris).
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i cant speak specifically for the fascinate, but i have used the captivate before switching to the droid x.
1. there is terrible lag on the captivate in some applications. unlocking the phone, and even just answering a phone call gave me terrible lag. there are lag fixes, but you have to root to use them.
2. see #1
3. i think that the galaxy s units have a superior gpu, but i have had no issues whatsoever playing any of the games that you mentioned at all.
i have been completly happy with my x, and to me its much better than the galaxy s line of phones. the galaxy's have better screens, but thats about where it ends. good luck!
I can't speak on behalf on the fascinate but I can tell you that the droid x tends to be a bit laggy when performing regular tasks like scrolling through apps and screens. As for everything else it's amazing. No lag with games, speedy browsing, and amazing pictures. It would be the best phone ever made IMO if the lag was fixed.
I have both of these phones and the one I use 99% of the time is the Droid x. I have 2 numbers and have all calls from the samsung line forwarded to the droid x line. The x is built better; the samsung is mostly plastic and feels cheap. The x has 4 times the onboard memory; 8 gb to 2 gb. The x has a larger screen; the samsung has a nicer looking screen. The samsung is a google phone with microsoft software; that makes alot of sense??? The samsung is definately more "laggy" than the x. The x seems to get better reception. The x has 3 more megapixels in the camera. I'm not saying the samsung is a bad phone; if I had never tried the x I would be more than happy with it. Especially coming from an eris, I think you'll be happy with either one of them. Oh, your hand size might pay a role in the decision as well. Some people can't hold the x with one hand and touch anywhere on the screen. I don't have this problem, but I could see how it would be annoying. I hope that helps.
Thanks for these tips! I'm pretty sure this will be my next phone now, unless Verizon comes out with something mindblowing.
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Thanks for these tips! I'm pretty sure this will be my next phone now, unless Verizon comes out with something mindblowing.
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The HTC Merge is coming next mid-month...
Might be worth it to wait a month or two to see what else comes out.
The x is a pretty good phone to go with minus the locked bootloader.
LTE and a front facing camera would be sweet to see. Those two things in addition to current features of the x would be the perfect phone in my opinion. Still waiting for the double rainbow of phones though.
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you could wait, but as fast as phones are coming out, you would always be waiting for whatever was new. i say get what you want now. it'll be outdated in a month anyway regardless of what you get!
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you could wait, but as fast as phones are coming out, you would always be waiting for whatever was new. i say get what you want now. it'll be outdated in a month anyway regardless of what you get!
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True, true.
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Before anything, Go into a corporate store and ask to play around with both phones, most sales reps have the droid x or the fascinate as their personal phone and they will let you use them.
with that being said. I bought the Samsung Fascinate first and brought it back a week later to get the Droid X. Fascinate has a GREAT battery life compared to the droid X.
Reason I did this is not because the phone is not a good phone it is because the phone has some thing integrated that I did not like.
1) Bing is every where on the phone, so you must tweak it to where you can use google via an app on the home screen instead of a search bar ( some of us don't mind but I did.
2)On the car dock the default navigation system to use is VZNavigator which is run by BING and you must subscribe to it, so again to use google maps which is free btw you must use another short cut key.
These are the two biggest things I did not like on this phone. Other than those two things the phone has a beautiful screen and the camera quality is equal to greater than the Droid X, but without a case for the phone the phone feels very light and cheap.
Droid X has some issues of its own but nothing a little rooting can't help. When I had the stock Droid X I had a few freeze ups and lag but haven't had it happen since I rooted and did a few other tweaks.
Issues
1)Camera even though is 8MP is not the best but still does the job.
2)Do not know if this is a 2.2 issue or not but when you record video and then try to play it back on say a computer the audio gets messed up and has a delay
3)Battery life doesn't do to well
Other than those are minor ones and they can be fixed in time but you should also wait to see what they have coming out when they roll out LTE Network because I have seen a few I would love to get my hands on already.
I can't say anything about the fascinate but I have no major complaints about my x I mean sometimes the camera takes grainy pictures, but that's about it I've never had a freeze or anything of the sort im runnig completely stock 2.2 ota im always running live wallpapers and the battery lastes me 12-15 hours and that's with wifi use and emailing facebooking testing calling. Heavy use lol
The only thing that mainly depletes my batery is pandora when I have it hooked up in my car but that still takes 6-8 hours to kill it.
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I can't speak on behalf on the fascinate but I can tell you that the droid x tends to be a bit laggy when performing regular tasks like scrolling through apps and screens. As for everything else it's amazing. No lag with games, speedy browsing, and amazing pictures. It would be the best phone ever made IMO if the lag was fixed.
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it's because of the default Blur software. After I removed bloat and installed launcher pro, the phone is as smooth as butter with 100 MB free memory
My plan was to try the Fascinate 1st then get the Droid X if I didn't like the Fascinate. The Fascinate had a beautiful screen. The Fascinate is plastic and felt plasticky. Touchwiz was not bad. I didnt like the Bing presence and was holding off on modifying the OS.
The deal breaker for me was the abominable GPS and an issue with 3G instability (frequent dropping) after the Fascinate update. My roomie has an original Droid and she had great GPS and 3G by comparison.
I exchanged the Fascinate for the DroidX (after opening a trouble ticket for the 3G issues which VZW acknowledged was a problem with that phone).
Needless to say, I am totally happy with the Droid X. It's super responsive and everything works great (GPS, wifi, bluetooth, 3G). I appreciate the large, clear screen.
Battery performance is about 17-21hrs. I disable data when i dont need it. Generally have phone on for calls and text. I enable wifi at home or 3g out-and-about when it's needed. I dont need frequent updates of twitter,weather,email etc. (Once got 27hrs...). The GTD apps have always been my primary use of a smartphone.
My DroidX is pretty much where I want it to be (GTD apps and launcherpro, not a gamer per se). And it is unrooted.
I'm a girl with girl sized hands (you know what I mean) and I am totally comfortable with the Droid X. Unlike the Fascinate, the DroidX feels solidly built.
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I'm a girl with girl sized hands (you know what I mean) and I am totally comfortable with the Droid X. Unlike the Fascinate, the DroidX feels solidly built.
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glad you like it. At first I thought the X was too big for my big hands coming from eris, let alone a girl carrying it. But now I have learned to carry it comfortably and operate it with one hand.
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3)Battery life doesn't do to well
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Define "doesn't do to[o] well," because my phone often lasts me 9 hours of rather moderate use (numerous phone calls, ~75 texts, ~3 hours of music streaming, and probably ~1 hour of browsing the internet) and still keeps 50% left.
Get Setcpu if you don't already use it and learn how to set up profiles, especially one for when your screen is off.
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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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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Hi- I currently have the Galaxy S III on Verizon and have grown to hate it with a passion. The reception is horrid no matter where I go and it's the same story no matter what. When I first got the phone, it wasn't a problem. Somehow, even with three replacements, it's the same issues over and over. I've tried changing radios, etc. and it never fixes it. The phone cannot be kept in my pocket.
Verizon offered allow me to swap the GS3 for a Droid Razr HD and I said okay. It hasn't gotten here yet, but I'm already a little cautious. I'm willing to go back to a locked bootloader if it means having a phone that works, but.... I just noticed it only has 1Gb of RAM.
How smooth is the phone? Is battery life acceptible even without a removable battery on the HD?
Anybody go from a GS3 to a Razr HD? I'm sure Motorola makes a perfectly decent phone, but I'm wondering if I would have been better selling the GS3 outright and buying something else. The rep tried to swap it out for an OG Razr and I laughed in his face. Seems the HD is the best they can do... not even the Maxx HD. Errrrr.
If your having reception issues the the RAZR HD is your best choice,Motorola is known for having really good data connection.I to went from an s3 to a RAZR HD and you can't even notice a difference.RAZR HD is still as smooth,even better the battery life can last for at least a full day or day in a half depending how its used maybe even longer I've seen screenshots posted on here from ppl getting 2-3 days without a charge. The only thing I kinda miss while having the s3 is the dev community/ROMs.the RAZR HD has a locked boot loader making the ROMs for this phone harder and slower,this only about 5 ROMs that you can use for this phone
Thanks for the 411! I'm trying to stay optimistic.
I've never owned a Motorola, but if the reception is as good as everybody says, I think I'll be content.
I've had the s3,iPhone5,note2 and now the RAZR HD . Thank god for Motorola phones it easily has the best build quality signal strength and screen out of all android phones and it beats the iPhone 5 well because iOS is very stale. Mine is rooted and I'm using stock jrllybean browser instead of chrome and stock camera and gallery instead of moto's loving this phone.
I was on an airplane two nights ago with my RAZR HD and switched it out of Airplane mode while in flight 20 minutes after takeoff... I got signal, even EVDO at one point.
Of course we were flying a Dash 8, not a jet. Still, it was between two and full bars of signal. :laugh:
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I was on an airplane two nights ago with my RAZR HD and switched it out of Airplane mode while in flight 20 minutes after takeoff... I got signal, even EVDO at one point.
Of course we were flying a Dash 8, not a jet. Still, it was between two and full bars of signal. :laugh:
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The S3 has more RAM but the Razr HD has a bigger battery and way better design and build quality IMO. People say reception is better with Motorola as well. With the S3 you get better custom ROMs though and a bigger screen with more usable area due to the on-screen keys on the Razr HD.
A friend of mine has the S3 and I personally much preferred my Razr HD after comparing the two side-by-side. I really don't like the "button" on the front of the S3 and it just felt too junky to be a high end phone.
They accidentally sent me another S3 so now I won't get the Razr HD until Monday. Luckily, when I called they allowed me to switch the color from white to black. The first rep would only send white. Yuck.
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I've had the s3,iPhone5,note2 and now the RAZR HD . Thank god for Motorola phones it easily has the best build quality signal strength and screen out of all android phones and it beats the iPhone 5 well because iOS is very stale. Mine is rooted and I'm using stock jrllybean browser instead of chrome and stock camera and gallery instead of moto's loving this phone.
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I def. want to use the stock browser instead of chrome. I plan on rooting, but I'm rather over custom ROMs for the most part. I'll just need to find me something as an alternative to Allshare Play. I like having one app for dlna and remote access that offers the privacy of not having to share everything with my entire network.
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bbeelzebub said:
They accidentally sent me another S3 so now I won't get the Razr HD until Monday. Luckily, when I called they allowed me to switch the color from white to black. The first rep would only send white. Yuck.
I def. want to use the stock browser instead of chrome. I plan on rooting, but I'm rather over custom ROMs for the most part. I'll just need to find me something as an alternative to Allshare Play. I like having one app for dlna and remote access that offers the privacy of not having to share everything with my entire network.
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I have had an Atrix, Razr, and now the Razr HD. Love them all. Just got the HD to replace an S3 so far i really like it. Great speed and reception. its only been a day so battery life, while good so far today we've only just begun.
I got my Droid Razr HD today and well.... So far, the reception in my house is a bit better. I'll have to do some real world tests tomorrow and see if it keeps reception going in and around town where the GS3 fails.
I must say though, it's on ICS still, but it does lag a tad. Hmmmmmm. I'll have to update and then check it out.
I must say, hot holy hell, the build quality of this phone though. Freakin' amazing! It actually feels like I'm holding a well made item in my hands. This is no comparison to any other Samsung or HTC products I've had. Also, the camera doesn't really seem that bad. I'm not a fan of stock Android.... so this may take some getting used to or some creative changes, but I can definitely see tons of appeal for this product.
bbeelzebub said:
I got my Droid Razr HD today and well.... So far, the reception in my house is a bit better. I'll have to do some real world tests tomorrow and see if it keeps reception going in and around town where the GS3 fails.
I must say though, it's on ICS still, but it does lag a tad. Hmmmmmm. I'll have to update and then check it out.
I must say, hot holy hell, the build quality of this phone though. Freakin' amazing! It actually feels like I'm holding a well made item in my hands. This is no comparison to any other Samsung or HTC products I've had. Also, the camera doesn't really seem that bad. I'm not a fan of stock Android.... so this may take some getting used to or some creative changes, but I can definitely see tons of appeal for this product.
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The build quality, reception and battery life are leaps and bounds above the rest. I really like where Motorola is heading with their phones. I'm also coming from 2 previous Samsung phones with horrible reception aka Verizon galaxy nexus.
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I currently own a GS3, I do enjoy using it and it's been good to me so far, which is a first among Samsung devices. However, I'm currently entering into a career in law enforcement and I am going to need a reliable, dependable and above all... durable device. Most of Samsung's phones are made for show, and the GS3 is no exception. A buddy of mine in my academy has the old GZ'one Commando and he said it's survived almost everything at his last agency before he transferred to our current agency, and he mentioned that a 4G version was coming out but I can't find anything on it.
Anyway, I've owned several Motorola DROID devices and they've all been reliable, with the exception of the Bionic. What really interests me is the long battery life on the HD Maxx, especially if I need to use the GPS while responding to calls for service in different areas. I've always had good luck with Motorola's radios in the phones, especially being down in tunnels. The Razr models seem pretty tough, and as much as I like the GS3's screen, it's a little too big for me to use one-handed. I just don't want to get into a "use of force" situation on the street with a suspect and my GS3 falls to the ground and shatters, which is common from what I've heard. Also, comparing the sizes, the HD Maxx is smaller in almost every dimension except for thickness, which is fine with me knowing it has that huge battery.
However, I would be sacrificing a beautiful screen and 2GB of RAM, as well as an unlocked bootloader. Honestly, other than the warm tone of the Razr HD's screen, I still like the screen on it, and I'm sure the RAM isn't a big deal as I don't run a bunch of things at one time. The unlocked bootloader isn't a huge deal, I've kind of grown out of the heavy customization of my devices... as long as I have it running reliably and it's pretty fast, I'm happy.
So, what's your honest opinion about the Razr HD and/or HD Maxx? Is it worth the "downgrade" from the GS3 and is it as tough as it's advertised to be? Any major faults other than the camera quality?
I love my Maxx HD. The battery life is unbelievably long. Full charge to dead, using GPS, Pandora, a few others and the screen at 50% brightness... it last better than a full day. Durable is about a 7 out of 10 and if you want to raise that to a 9, get an Otter Box for it. Not real happy with the GPS it has, if you use the preloaded GPS apps you s/b fine but any custom ones like Waze have a difficult time connecting or staying connected to the GPS even with the suggestions of turning off wifi or the Google location services. Over all, its one of the best and durable phns I have had. I would like to see a 4g version of the Commando with a batt life like this has. Good luck.
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I would hardly call it a downgrade. I've have to lucky opportunity to get to play with many phones, including the SGIII that being said the Maxx HD is by far the most solid built phone I used and no plans on ever getting rid of it anytime soon. Some people get caught up in stats and and how awesome the phone looks etc. The Maxx HD feels right, not a 17" monitor in my hand trying to compensate for my short comings. This phone is snappy with nova launcher installed. I hear some frustration about the GPS but I've yet to have any issues with it what so ever.
I use this phone non stop at work and I work 12 hour shifts and come home with 40%+. With all that being said, I was in law enforcement for 10 years and never once dropped a phone nor radio, those that do are just not aware of there devices and how to properly protect them as they would there weapon or any of there gear for that matter.
I'm really looking at picking up a Maxx as well. I currently have a Nexus 4 but I have the opportunity to get a Verizon phone through work (and let's face it, AT&T and T-Mobile in my are have fairly bad service). I've been eyeballing the Maxx for a while and despite really liking my Nexus 4 I think the network and battery life overall will make up for the shortcomings with the locked bootloader and battery life.
The other option would be an SGS 3 on Verizon (I'd be installing an AOSP based ROM). Other than the network though I don't think the phone offers anything valuable over the Nexus 4 and would seem like a downgrade.
Opinions are definitely welcome
Well I bit the bullet yesterday afternoon and got the Maxx HD. Unfortunately, my experience has already been poor. The first phone had major network connection issues, to the point where it would cut all signal during the middle of a phone call. After sitting at the Verizon store for over an hour and testing two more SIM cards, they replaced the phone. Now, this second one has a distinct yellowish tint and it's super slow. Not only that, the earpiece is not loud at all on the highest setting and that's a no-go, especially in the areas where I'll be working, and my S3 for some reason still gets a better data connectoin. So it looks like the Maxx is a no-go for me, back to the GS3. Very disappointed with Motorola in the past year and a half with the Bionic and the Razr models.
I also wanted a great battery experience but the phone is not working in India . It is blocked for some reasons
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Well I bit the bullet yesterday afternoon and got the Maxx HD. Unfortunately, my experience has already been poor. The first phone had major network connection issues, to the point where it would cut all signal during the middle of a phone call. After sitting at the Verizon store for over an hour and testing two more SIM cards, they replaced the phone. Now, this second one has a distinct yellowish tint and it's super slow. Not only that, the earpiece is not loud at all on the highest setting and that's a no-go, especially in the areas where I'll be working, and my S3 for some reason still gets a better data connectoin. So it looks like the Maxx is a no-go for me, back to the GS3. Very disappointed with Motorola in the past year and a half with the Bionic and the Razr models.
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That's unfortunate. I don't experience any of those problems you listed. Maybe you got 2 bad ones? Long shot but still.
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triton302 said:
Well I bit the bullet yesterday afternoon and got the Maxx HD. Unfortunately, my experience has already been poor. The first phone had major network connection issues, to the point where it would cut all signal during the middle of a phone call. After sitting at the Verizon store for over an hour and testing two more SIM cards, they replaced the phone. Now, this second one has a distinct yellowish tint and it's super slow. Not only that, the earpiece is not loud at all on the highest setting and that's a no-go, especially in the areas where I'll be working, and my S3 for some reason still gets a better data connectoin. So it looks like the Maxx is a no-go for me, back to the GS3. Very disappointed with Motorola in the past year and a half with the Bionic and the Razr models.
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Sry to hear that. I love Moto and IDK what was wrong with Ur Bionic but last year in July when I got ICS on it, it became a beast. Over clocked and really turned out to be a awesome phone. What hurt the Bionic was the software issues in the beginning of its life that turned a lot of people away. I still have mine and its solid.
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Man, I'm so up in the air. I was in love with the DNA until I realized no SD and moderate battery life. I spend a lot of time in the woods and need a solid battery.
I was ready to buy the Maxx but then Verizon doesn't sell it anymore. I guess I can go to Wal-Mart. They still sell the Maxx HD. I haven't had a Moto since my old flip phone. Seems like everything has its compromises. Hope your experience improves.
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Man, I'm so up in the air. I was in love with the DNA until I realized no SD and moderate battery life. I spend a lot of time in the woods and need a solid battery.
I was ready to buy the Maxx but then Verizon doesn't sell it anymore. I guess I can go to Wal-Mart. They still sell the Maxx HD. I haven't had a Moto since my old flip phone. Seems like everything has its compromises. Hope your experience improves.
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Try Best Buy. 2 weeks ago wife and I got some Maxx HD's at Best Buy and they had the regular Maxx there. Best Buy also price matched Amazon Wireless, so we got them for $160 each (with re upping on the contract). Maxx HD is awesome phone. Snappy, nice screen, I think I preferred my DX screen to this amoled one, and the battery life is phenomenal. It's almost like having battery life on the old not smart phone. what would kill my DX in one day goes 3 days on this beast. My wife is not a power user by any means and she can get 4 almost 5 days on hers.
I apologize for bothering you all but i am so annoyed at the moment.
I have posted this around a bit because I am a bit frustrated so much over a phone that is not even mine.
My mother broker her OG Droid Razr maxx last week from dropping it so since I am the tech guy at home she wanted my help to get a new phone...
Friday she added a line to her account....and got a GS3....She loved the phone and the colors(eye roll) but the phone had horrible reception which Samsung is known for. Call Quality was awful and she was willing to settle for it. Of course she'll settle now but i refuse to deal with her calling me for the next 2 years complaining about her phone....so i convinced her to take it back.
Monday We got a Droid DNA by HTC.....again she loved the way it looks and the colors and the sense animations(eye roll again)....Except once again she had crappy service.....it is better than the GS3 in the sense it doesn't drop calls but the call quality is crap...People can't hear her and she can't hear them.
We've already exchanged the phone once...so I am praying Best buy will let us exchange it one last time...I know they are sick of my face and I am sick of being there in best buy.
My mother is not a power user...this is partially my fault. Her droid razr maxx seem to perform well and i rarely heard her complain about it...But i wanted my mom to have a good phone that is going to be supported hence me choosing the GS3 and DNA since they were newer...but both were crap.
So it is obvious that Motorola is our best bet since where she lives it is extremely rural...trees surround the back of the house....
I have a Nokia Lumia 920 on ATT and i only get 1 bar of service but I never drop calls.....
The Droid RAZR series is what i am looking at...
However
I have been doing research on the Razr M(been spendign the past few hours on google)
1. There is an Iphone like antennagate thing where you hold it at the bottom...you can lose reception
2. Screen turns purple
3. Signal reception is flakier compared to the Original Droid Razr(1st gen) and the newer big brothers(the HD generation)
What issues are there with the Droid RAZR M that have yet to be fixed?
Again my mother is NOT a power user...so should i just get her this or pay the 50 bucks and get her the Droid HD? Not cheap or anything but i rather not waste money on a phone that she likely won't even use to it's full extent but if the RAZR m has issues with reception/signal, i guess i'll have to.
1. If you hold any phone to talk you lose some signal, that being said is it anything like the iphone 4? No. You can death grip about any phone but I've never had a problem with it..
2. I've never heard of this issue, if anything I think the screen is on the warm side.
3. Reception is not as good as the og droid because the snap dragon cpu had the antenna built into the chip (same as the US GS3) but it was about 10 db better than my SGS3 was side by side. Any phone with a snap dragon cpu will have similar reception.
I switched from a GS3 to the M and I find I have better call quality, better build, and better use of space. I was a flashahaulic on my GS3 as well and I still love this phone quite a bit more.
Hope this helps a little
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Also the battery life on my M is WAY better. I get about 5-6 hours of screen on time and over 24 hours unplugged. My GS3 was lucky to get 2-3 hours of screen on time and 12 hours unplugged.
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Micah Luca said:
I apologize for bothering you all but i am so annoyed at the moment.
I have posted this around a bit because I am a bit frustrated so much over a phone that is not even mine.
My mother broker her OG Droid Razr maxx last week from dropping it so since I am the tech guy at home she wanted my help to get a new phone...
Friday she added a line to her account....and got a GS3....She loved the phone and the colors(eye roll) but the phone had horrible reception which Samsung is known for. Call Quality was awful and she was willing to settle for it. Of course she'll settle now but i refuse to deal with her calling me for the next 2 years complaining about her phone....so i convinced her to take it back.
Monday We got a Droid DNA by HTC.....again she loved the way it looks and the colors and the sense animations(eye roll again)....Except once again she had crappy service.....it is better than the GS3 in the sense it doesn't drop calls but the call quality is crap...People can't hear her and she can't hear them.
We've already exchanged the phone once...so I am praying Best buy will let us exchange it one last time...I know they are sick of my face and I am sick of being there in best buy.
My mother is not a power user...this is partially my fault. Her droid razr maxx seem to perform well and i rarely heard her complain about it...But i wanted my mom to have a good phone that is going to be supported hence me choosing the GS3 and DNA since they were newer...but both were crap.
So it is obvious that Motorola is our best bet since where she lives it is extremely rural...trees surround the back of the house....
I have a Nokia Lumia 920 on ATT and i only get 1 bar of service but I never drop calls.....
The Droid RAZR series is what i am looking at...
However
I have been doing research on the Razr M(been spendign the past few hours on google)
1. There is an Iphone like antennagate thing where you hold it at the bottom...you can lose reception
2. Screen turns purple
3. Signal reception is flakier compared to the Original Droid Razr(1st gen) and the newer big brothers(the HD generation)
What issues are there with the Droid RAZR M that have yet to be fixed?
Again my mother is NOT a power user...so should i just get her this or pay the 50 bucks and get her the Droid HD? Not cheap or anything but i rather not waste money on a phone that she likely won't even use to it's full extent but if the RAZR m has issues with reception/signal, i guess i'll have to.
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if you don't your women to complain about their phones to you, get them iPhones - ha! the lone drawback to the M thus far is the internal storage (I can only store about 50 apps right - still haven't figured out how to move apps to the sdcard). but she'll be fine and happy with the M. especially if she only has to plug it once a day.
lol she isn't my "Woman" as she is my mom and i am gay haha
but i get the sentiment lol..
she had an iphone 4S before her razr and it dropped calls like crazy.
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if you don't your women to complain about their phones to you, get them iPhones - ha! the lone drawback to the M thus far is the internal storage (I can only store about 50 apps right - still haven't figured out how to move apps to the sdcard). but she'll be fine and happy with the M. especially if she only has to plug it once a day.
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Micah Luca said:
lol she isn't my "Woman" as she is my mom and i am gay haha
but i get the sentiment lol..
she had an iphone 4S before her razr and it dropped calls like crazy.
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was she on AT&T then?
The best phone that I had for reception was the HTC Rezound, by far. You could probably pick one up on the cheap @ craigslidt or swappa. That being said I like the RAZR m better for other reasons. Mainly battery, but also its compact size.
Also, for being qhd pentile screen I actually really like it. Coming from a 720 screen I thought I would be dissapointed but I am not. Colors are nice and bright I have no purple issues.
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willdo7474 said:
The best phone that I had for reception was the HTC Rezound, by far. You could probably pick one up on the cheap @ craigslidt or swappa. That being said I like the RAZR m better for other reasons. Mainly battery, but also its compact size.
Also, for being qhd pentile screen I actually really like it. Coming from a 720 screen I thought I would be dissapointed but I am not. Colors are nice and bright I have no purple issues.
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on that note, one another big downer is that Scrabble does not currently support this phone's resolution. so if she plays scrabble, then do NOT get this phone for her.
I love the Razr M, but I must say that where I live it does often drop calls and gets roughly one bar less than my old Droid Pro used to get. Hoping that when I move my problem with reception will be over.
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