I don't know if this is the right section, but I have question. Is this phone better or is the Droid RAZR HD better? Thanks for reading.
The RAZR HD is a better phone overall. Way better battery life, better/bigger screen (although I think the one s screen is better calibrated), RGB NLED (and much better placement), SD slot, NFC.
Camera is much better on the S though.
Design/build is subjective. Both will have great perceived quality
Software is subjective. The razr hd software is very much stock android but with a few additional features.
Audio quality is more or less the same.
Thanks for your help.
Has anyone else used both the One S and the RAZR HD and can help me?
Why don't you get the Nexus 4 instead? Straight from Google very good spec for the money and get updates first
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Because with a contract, the Razr HD is only $50 and the One S $20. I'm getting a contract anyways so it's a good deal.
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So, I just got my Galaxy Nexus. What can I say, it's an amazing device, but I am having doubts. I have had 4 dropped calls, I've used the battery alot, and it's not bad, the OS is great, roms are a blessing. Although all of these things are great, it's already stood me up on a emergency. So, i'm looking at the Motorola Droid Razr, and Motorola Droid Razr Maxx {Droid 3 is a not, due to screen}. So basically i'm asking you guys to give me some advice on what I should do.
I come from the iPhone 4S, it just got boring, and i've always craved Android.
You definitely want the MAXX over the regular RAZR. The Droid4/RAZR battery drains like no other, especially on 4G. Root and Roms exist for both, but that's my .02.
You may also want to check out the HTC Rezound.
Really depends on what you want. Using my self as an example I've always had a keyboard. Came from a og Droid to the d3 then to the nexus. I prefer an unlocked and very hackable phone.
Now which do you prefer build quality and a pre installed extended battery slightly better camera (maybe). Or high dev support larger more quality screen unlocked boot loader and more than likely quicker updates.
I'd pick the nexus if your comparing nexus to moto devices. I would also look at the rezound HTC devices always looked appealing to me but I just had to have a nexus device
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If you can wait to get either the Samsung or HTC phone with 8960 that would be the way to go IMO.
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Greetings all,
Just got an S3. Getting to know it and like it a lot.
I need a second android phone for my business line. Considered the Google Nexus but heard mixed reviews. Any ideas?
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Motorola Droid Razr Max HD
HTC One X would be a good choice!
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I'd get the razor Maxx
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Never thought I'd say this but since it is for a business line I say go with anything from the Motorola Droid RAZR line.The signal quality on those are superb and since its business I'm sure that's most important.
I would've recommended the Galaxy Nexus but I use to have a huge struggle with maintaining signal. I went through 5 gnex until they offered to give me a gs3 and I took it. I know plenty of people that use to have the issue didn't have it anymore once they flashed those recent jelly bean radios but there were also some like myself that still had the problem.
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xvitality said:
HTC One X would be a good choice!
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No offense to you personally, but I couldn't see getting an Android phone whose multitasking has been crippled, with a unibody design that makes battery replacement difficult and no SD card slot.
I'd still get it above an iPhone because it's essentially been whittled down to iPhone limitations with the size and OS we expect from contemporary Android phones, but within the Android product lines it's not something I'd seek out above others. If their JB update fixes the multitasking limitations, I could more easily see it as a second phone, though.
If I needed a second phone that wasn't necessarily in the GS3 class and dev wasn't an immediate goal, I might try out the Droid Incredible 4G LTE.
My $0.02.
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RAZR maxx or if you waited the RAZR maxx hd
Thinking of taking the plunge to the Razr HD but not sure what to get. Would you get the RAZR HD Dev edition or the Maxx? I will be paying outright to keep my unlim data with Verizon. The unlocked edition is tempting to mod it but so is the extended battery life of the Maxx. I'm a fairly heavy user coming from the Galaxy Nexus that wasn't cutting it in the battery department.
I was torn with the decision too (coming from a Thunderbolt), but ultimately I went with the Razr Maxx HD. I am confident enough that with fastboot and kexec (once a Razr HD hack is available), that needing an officially unlocked bootloader is not required to satisfy my power-user needs.
Loving the Maxx thus far. Rooted it within the first 10-minutes of powering it up. It just "feels" like a good phone. Great build quality (doesn't feel cheap/plasticy like Samsung phones) and the weight isn't much different than my T-Bolt. And I am really looking forward to experiencing what multi-day battery life feels like. I rocked the Rezound battery in my Thunderbolt, and for the phone got good battery life, but I would never go overnight without charging since it would be at 20-30 by the time I would head to bed.
Looking forward to what the dev community has in store for this phone!
I just bit the bullet and paid for the dev... although the above poster is accurate I just like knowing that my device will be unlocked from day 1... the battery is still miles above older phones.
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I just bit the bullet and paid for the dev... although the above poster is accurate I just like knowing that my device will be unlocked from day 1... the battery is still miles above older phones.
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Before u unlock the phone plz get with some super devs maybe u guys can figure this out for the rest of us please
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I am in no way a developer but if I can help one out you bet I will.
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I specifically want to get either the Razr M or the Razr HD Maxx.
Since you guys already have been working on / with this phone, can you give me some pros and cons for the Razr M or the Razr HD Maxx vs the iPhone 5.
One thing I already know for a fact is the Razr family Battery > ANY iPhone Battery
Cheers!
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I specifically want to get either the Razr M or the Razr HD Maxx.
Since you guys already have been working on / with this phone, can you give me some pros and cons for the Razr M or the Razr HD Maxx vs the iPhone 5.
One thing I already know for a fact is the Razr family Battery > ANY iPhone Battery
Cheers!
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Here is my thread on jumping from the M to the Maxx HD... it got locked with some trash talking. I guess the Mods close threads instead of dealing with people pooping in other peoples threads... Regardless it lays out good and bad of both devices pretty well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2049159
I've been using an iPhone for the past few weeks, and my RAZR HD should be here by the end of the week. I can give you a full rundown of both devices.
I wouldn't even consider the RAZR M. The screen isn't the best. It's low res and pentile. I would chose either the RAZR HD or the RAZR MAXX HD.
Honestly, I can't wait to get my hands on it. The iPhone just has way too many limitations.
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I've been using an iPhone for the past few weeks, and my RAZR HD should be here by the end of the week. I can give you a full rundown of both devices.
I wouldn't even consider the RAZR M. The screen isn't the best. It's low res and pentile. I would chose either the RAZR HD or the RAZR MAXX HD.
Honestly, I can't wait to get my hands on it. The iPhone just has way too many limitations.
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I sincerely look forward to your rundown comparison. Keep me posted!
I went with the regular HD over the MAXX with some concerns over battery, but I use my phone thought my day in wireless retail and it is my only contact with my DM who texts 40 - 50 messages a day and I rarely get under 30% battery after using it from 0800 to 2300-2400
I would say save a penny and go with just the HD
Koxu said:
I specifically want to get either the Razr M or the Razr HD Maxx.
Since you guys already have been working on / with this phone, can you give me some pros and cons for the Razr M or the Razr HD Maxx vs the iPhone 5.
One thing I already know for a fact is the Razr family Battery > ANY iPhone Battery
Cheers!
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Unless you prefer a phone closer in overall size to the iPhone, I would definitely go with the HD. The M has decent battery life but the screen is definitely not as nice as the other devices. It is slightly wider than the iPhone which is helpful if like me you have thick fingers. Personally, I went for the Razr Maxx HD for the even wider screen and subsequently easier typing and the crazy battery. The storage capacity is also nice addition.
If you do opt for the Maxx HD, I'd get if from Amazon Wireless instead of Verizon because it's only $149.
If you are coming from an iPhone and plan on taking any pics I would strongly advise against the RAZR m. Its camera is anemic. My dad just got the Maxx HD. Its camera is tolerable. Battery and signal have been great tho
My RAZR HD arrived today.
Do far:
Great battery life
Solid construction
Very nice screen(better than my S3)
Strong wifi a cell signals
Pretty snappy(I haven't updated it to Jelly Bean yet)
Android OS. It's just so much smarter than iOS. I can tether without jail breaking, and the notification bar is smart(version the app menu Apple calls their notification bar).
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Hey guys, my contract expires in a month and I am looking at a couple of new phones to buy. I currently own a Droid Incredible, and I absolutely love it. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it has poor battery life, and it's kind of slow. Things that I do like about it are that I have a plethora of roms to choose from and it has great development support. Some phones that I am looking to buy are the Droid Razr Maxx HD, Samsung Galaxy S3, and the Google Nexus. Can you tell me about the pros and cons of the Maxx HD? Is the battery life really that good? I appreciate any help!
Droid Razr Maxx HD
Pro-Battery life, decent screen,battery life, S4 cpu, battery life, doesn't have an overly cluttered skin, battery life
Cons-1gb of RAM (not horrible but not that great for a device this new. 2gb is quickly becoming the standard)
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Droid Razr Maxx HD
Pro-Battery life, decent screen,battery life, S4 cpu, battery life, doesn't have an overly cluttered skin, battery life
Cons-1gb of RAM (not horrible but not that great for a device this new. 2gb is quickly becoming the standard)
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How great is the battery life exactly? I'm jot worried about 1gb ram. My current phone has that and its fine.
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This is how good the battery life is. The phone is in another class in this area. Best phone on verizon lineup; in my book.
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This is how good the battery life is. The phone is in another class in this area. Best phone on verizon lineup; in my book.
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oh my....holy.....that's insane!!! thanks! i appreciate it! how's the rooting process for this phone? are there many roms/kernels available for this phone?
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oh my....holy.....that's insane!!! thanks! i appreciate it! how's the rooting process for this phone? are there many roms/kernels available for this phone?
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Almost non-existant. The phone is amazing, but it has less Dev support than almost any phone I have owned. However, the stock JB ROM is quite good.
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Almost non-existant. The phone is amazing, but it has less Dev support than almost any phone I have owned. However, the stock JB ROM is quite good.
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Agreed. The development for the Razr HDs, like most of Moto's recent phones, is practically non-existent. Battery life outstrips every other phone on the market though.
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Agreed. The development for the Razr HDs, like most of Moto's recent phones, is practically non-existent. Battery life outstrips every other phone on the market though.
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I got spoiled on my Rezound and EVO 4G LTE... plenty of solid ROMs to pick from. But so far no real love for the Razr HD. Oh well, still love the phone though!
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I got spoiled on my Rezound and EVO 4G LTE... plenty of solid ROMs to pick from. But so far no real love for the Razr HD. Oh well, still love the phone though!
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I know what you mean. I'm coming from a popular HTC phone where there are like 127 pages of roms to choose from. I think that is the only downside to this phone.
I upgraded to the RAZR MAXX HD from the original Droid Incredible just before Thanksgiving. Was waiting for the next great HTC phone but the DNA with 16g non-expandable storage (11g usable) and the small size battery was a big disappointment. I never gave a second thought to Motorola phones before, frankly because all the early ones were ugly.
But I couldn't be happier with the RM HD. Nice looking phone, battery life is incredible, beautiful screen, great signal strength on both voice and data, sound quality (streaming bluetooth) is excellent. Great build quality. The UI is pretty much stock android and very nice. I though I would miss Sense but not at all. And to me it's the perfect size, although a tad on the heavy side. New phones like the Note 2 and DNA are just too big in my opinion. 2g of ram would have been nice but other than that I can't think of anything this phone is lacking. Many reviews say the camera is inferior but it's fine for my needs. Coming from the Incredible, this camera was an improvement.
I played around with the S3 but it just seemed like the build quality of the MAXX was far better and from what I've read it has signal strength issues with the radios. IMO the Maxx HD is the best android phone on the market right now.
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I upgraded to the RAZR MAXX HD from the original Droid Incredible just before Thanksgiving. Was waiting for the next great HTC phone but the DNA with 16g non-expandable storage (11g usable) and the small size battery was a big disappointment. I never gave a second thought to Motorola phones before, frankly because all the early ones were ugly.
But I couldn't be happier with the RM HD. Nice looking phone, battery life is incredible, beautiful screen, great signal strength on both voice and data, sound quality (streaming bluetooth) is excellent. Great build quality. The UI is pretty much stock android and very nice. I though I would miss Sense but not at all. And to me it's the perfect size, although a tad on the heavy side. New phones like the Note 2 and DNA are just too big in my opinion. 2g of ram would have been nice but other than that I can't think of anything this phone is lacking. Many reviews say the camera is inferior but it's fine for my needs. Coming from the Incredible, this camera was an improvement.
I played around with the S3 but it just seemed like the build quality of the MAXX was far better and from what I've read it has signal strength issues with the radios. IMO the Maxx HD is the best android phone on the market right now.
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Haha so you're just like me. The only thing that afraid of with the maxx is the lack of roms. I would greatly miss that.
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ra9b said:
Haha so you're just like me. The only thing that afraid of with the maxx is the lack of roms. I would greatly miss that.
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Can't help you there. Never rooted...completely stock on both phones.
Well thank you everyone for your input. I really appreciate all your help!
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ra9b said:
Well thank you everyone for your input. I really appreciate all your help!
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I also just got the razr maxx hd. So far I've been off the charger for 25 hours with 3 hours 6 minutes of on screen time and I still have 51 percent battery left. This phone is amazing.
I just wish we could root. I'm coming from a Galaxy Nexus so yeah... I miss CM. But I'll take signal and battery reliability over flashing ROM's any day. That phone had massive signal and battery problems.
woohoo
Just got my Droid Razr HD yesterday I had the Razr Maxx and decided to sell it and upgrade to the HD thought about the HD Maxx but thought if the battery can last all day on this it would be fine and well further more I stand to make more money in my pocket in the end! So far from turning on I made it down to 47% battery with the normal use of my Maxx I beleive this phone has as good a battery life as the original Maxx the only question is will they make a battery replacement for this one to give it a Maxx battery later on! Also That is From 1:00 P.M. yesterday till 8:30 A.M. this mornning 3hrs screen on time and everything else on!!!
Looking at the above post for his Maxx My battery Is lasting just as long as the Maxx 22 Hours on 3 Hours Screen on 47%!!! WooHoo!!!
Excellent phone, but the camera (especially video) is a dud
spencer88 said:
I also just got the razr maxx hd. So far I've been off the charger for 25 hours with 3 hours 6 minutes of on screen time and I still have 51 percent battery left. This phone is amazing.
I just wish we could root. I'm coming from a Galaxy Nexus so yeah... I miss CM. But I'll take signal and battery reliability over flashing ROM's any day. That phone had massive signal and battery problems.
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Why is it so difficult to get roms on this phone? Is the bootloader locked?
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spencer88 said:
I also just got the razr maxx hd. So far I've been off the charger for 25 hours with 3 hours 6 minutes of on screen time and I still have 51 percent battery left. This phone is amazing.
I just wish we could root. I'm coming from a Galaxy Nexus so yeah... I miss CM. But I'll take signal and battery reliability over flashing ROM's any day. That phone had massive signal and battery problems.
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You can root. And install safestrap and custom roms, even on the locked verizon version
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You can root. And install safestrap and custom roms, even on the locked verizon version
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yeah, but there aren't too many roms. is flashing/compiling a pain for this phone?
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You can root. And install safestrap and custom roms, even on the locked verizon version
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I didn't know that. All I would really want is root privileges in the stock ROM to run wifi tether, that's pretty much it.