What's the differences between the 2 phones, ROM and Root wise. I know the basic phone differences but can I do all the cool stuff to a MAXX from the RAZR device forum?
angryuserwhosephonehates. said:
What's the differences between the 2 phones, ROM and Root wise. I know the basic phone differences but can I do all the cool stuff to a MAXX from the RAZR device forum?
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Yes they are the exact same software wise.
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maxx has bigger btty.
I have both (Gsm). The one noticeable difference is thickness, since the MAXX has a bigger battery. The Motorola logo on the top is smaller in the MAXX.
Everything else feels the same.
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g_mosh said:
I have both (Gsm). The one noticeable difference is thickness, since the MAXX has a bigger battery. The Motorola logo on the top is smaller in the MAXX.
Everything else feels the same.
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where did you purchase your GSM MAXX? do you live in Europe?
iolinux333 said:
where did you purchase your GSM MAXX? do you live in Europe?
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Noup,I bought them in México. I use the MAXX with Latam ICS and the wife has the carrier version of GB originally installed on the phone. She let md root hers but wouldn't let me flash ICS
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angryuserwhosephonehates. said:
What's the differences between the 2 phones, ROM and Root wise. I know the basic phone differences but can I do all the cool stuff to a MAXX from the RAZR device forum?
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Both phones are model XT912. So they're identical in terms of software.
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Thank you guys. I have the Samsung Continuum right now, but Im planning on switching over. Is the rooting just as easy? And who are some good developers for this phone? Also, where can I find tuts with the things to download, I've deleted all my programs for ROMing and Rooting.. :/
Rooting is as easy as clicking a button on your mouse or pad. Everything you need to learn is here. Take a look at the development section. From noob tools to stock/custom roms, there's a lot if reading material .
Cheers mate!
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Yeah, the maxx got a bigger battery and it's thicker, that¨s all.
The MAXX has a bigger, LiPo battery that is NOT user-changeable.
Probably because it is a LiPo. Things can get real ugly real fast if you mistreat a LiPo.
Ed Zachary said:
The MAXX has a bigger, LiPo battery that is NOT user-changeable.
Probably because it is a LiPo. Things can get real ugly real fast if you mistreat a LiPo.
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BS.
10 char.
Szadzik said:
BS.
10 char.
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Which? That the MAXX battery is LiPo? Then Motorola needs to be corrected.
Or that abusing a LiPo can have undesireable results?
Take a look here and go look at the Risks and Limitations section.
Or go here and search for "lipo fire".
Granted, these batteries are not as large as one in an RC heli, but if abused, e.g. overcharged, punctured, or mangled, they can cause a fire or at least a smokey, stinky mess.
Related
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/29/motorola-announces-razr-developer-edition-with-unlocked-bootload/
So it looks like they want to market a 3rd RAZR, this one with an unlockable bootloader.
It seems Motorola is really being ridiculous with all these refreshes.
Wtf motorola?! Just unlock our current ones.
Gotta say Moto, that is one of the most pathetic moves I have ever seen.
Wait until they release a razr maxx dev edition. I can just see them doing that.
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Huey85 said:
Wtf motorola?! Just unlock our current ones.
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What he said.
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I think Moto's management has some serious lessons to learn.
I was struggling with wether to get a Razr Maxx for a bit more $$.
Now I am not struggling anymore.
I am thinking to move to Galaxy Nexus now.
Guys does GN's radio really work much worse than Moto's one?
I just thought seems the only way we can let them know, is to boycott their stuff.
I do not think Moto is dumb to release a new RAZR model just to unlock the boot loader. They'll make this as an update to existing RAZR owners. Or at least offer a program to ship them your existing RAZR to get one with an unlocked boot loader.
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I do not think Moto is dumb to release a new RAZR model with the unlocked boot loader. They'll make this as an update to existing RAZR owners. Or at least offer a program to ship them your existing RAZR to get the developer edition.
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Highly doubt that.
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jiwengang said:
I think Moto's management has some serious lessons to learn.
I was struggling with wether to get a Razr Maxx for a bit more $$.
Now I am not struggling anymore.
I am thinking to move to Galaxy Nexus now.
Guys does GN's radio really work much worse than Moto's one?
I just thought seems the only way we can let them know, is to boycott their stuff.
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never mind, spent some time at GN's forum and all I see was "horrible battery life" on LTE, even with extended battery..
WTF.... we can't even switch to a better one??
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Highly doubt that.
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HTC has a program to unlock their devices' boot loaders, why not Motorola?
Edit: Well maybe the 2nd half of my previous post is not plausible but the first definitely is.
Wow. That's soooooo ****ty if that's the case. I guess I'll have to do a warranty exchange to get the developer edition. Couldn't they just do a software unlock instead? This is just going to delay updates to EVERYONE.
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never mind, spent some time at GN's forum and all I see was "horrible battery life" on LTE, even with extended battery..
WTF.... we can't even switch to a better one??
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People are getting good things out of the Rezound.
-Sent from my Droid 2-
any LTE phone is going to have battery issues with the exception of the Maxx... my wife has a RAZR and I have a Nexus and her radio is much better indoors than mine. Out doors its about the same. My battery lasts longer as well through a day of typical use. I usually use mine more. But I personally have gotten 36 hours out of a single charge with toggling LTE/data with the most recent roms that are out for the nexus. Battery is relative to how you use it, a 1750mah battery will give a rezound much the same battery life as a nexus and razr.
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I literary face desked right now....
Holy **** my head hurt ~___~
This is Funny. Good luck all Razr user....
Please vote.
Nice tie going.
Currently Razr...
Will get a Maxx battery if I can find a nice enough deal on one
Thats weird, I was expecting 5-6 times more Razr than Maxx owners
Razr owner here. Surprised to see there're more Maxx owners in the poll
Razr owner here also.
Just root and install a custom rom to get as much or better battery life than a stock Maxx.
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Semseddin said:
Razr owner here. Surprised to see there're more Maxx owners in the poll
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Same here I own a Razr. Maybe once we get more people voting the Razr will beat the Maxx by a larger %.
I have a Razr and am quite happy with it... But will convert it to Maxx as soon as the parts are available.
This is more like what I would expect given how much longer the Razr has been out over the Maxx. Oh I should have added one of the new color Razr's as a choice... oh well too late.
Maxx for the win The battery life soars light years ahead of my third battery in my Incredible.
btw-They are backordered right now at Corporate stores, I got the last one from a local retail store. Apparently Motorola hasn't peaked production yet...hmmm, didn't they make a high demand for the X when it came out also?
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MBL85 said:
Razr owner here also.
Just root and install a custom rom to get as much or better battery life than a stock Maxx.
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Isn't XT912 the Maxx?
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Have a Razr Max here and love the battery life compared to my old evo 3D. Just need to root it now.
"All Throttle-No Bottle"
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JerseyFF said:
Isn't XT912 the Maxx?
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It's actually both the RAZR and the RAZR MAXX. They run identical software. The only real difference is the bigger battery, slight change in the color of the housing and the Motorola plate on the front top is changed. The XT912 is the "Droid" version for VZW and the XT910 is the GSM version used world wide. Although there is no MAXX for the XT910.
no razr maxx in the UK so I got the Droid razr
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Razr Maxx here. Tons of battery life with 4G on all day!
I am probably going to get the RAZR, because the Maxx is $100 more just for battery. I'll just go pick up a USB battery pack for $40 and then I get a thinner phone, too. Also, the white looks pretty sharp. Haha, get it (Its not very funny)?
Any RAZR owners know of the best ICS rom?
Razr owner. I really don't have issues with the battery. I am usually busy at work so my battery lasts about 18 a day. Them on the weekends, I am usually close to a power outlet.
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Contemputech said:
I am probably going to get the RAZR, because the Maxx is $100 more just for battery. I'll just go pick up a USB battery pack for $40 and then I get a thinner phone, too. Also, the white looks pretty sharp. Haha, get it (Its not very funny)?
Any RAZR owners know of the best ICS rom?
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Best to get the MAXX. The extra battery life is worth it. I had the RAZR and carried around an extra potable battery charger. Once the MAXX was announced I returned the RAZR. Bought the MAXX on launch day, best decision I made. I get about 18+ hours on a single charge. Best RAZR did was 8-9 hours.
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Originally Posted by Contemputech
I am probably going to get the RAZR, because the Maxx is $100 more just for battery. I'll just go pick up a USB battery pack for $40 and then I get a thinner phone, too. Also, the white looks pretty sharp. Haha, get it (Its not very funny)?
Any RAZR owners know of the best ICS rom?
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Best to get the MAXX. The extra battery life is worth it. I had the RAZR and carried around an extra potable battery charger. Once the MAXX was announced I returned the RAZR. Bought the MAXX on launch day, best decision I made. I get about 18+ hours on a single charge. Best RAZR did was 8-9 hours.
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You must rag that battery like a .......
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So I have cracked the screen on my Galaxy Nexus for a second time. I am thinking about getting the razr maxx with the insurance instead of another nexus. I was hoping you all could give me some straight forward feedback about the device. For example, is the battery life really that great? What is development like here on xda. How is the screen? Call clarity and so forth. Thank you all in advance and I appreciate your time for reply.
mark manning said:
So I have cracked the screen on my Galaxy Nexus for a second time. I am thinking about getting the razr maxx with the insurance instead of another nexus. I was hoping you all could give me some straight forward feedback about the device. For example, is the battery life really that great? What is development like here on xda. How is the screen? Call clarity and so forth. Thank you all in advance and I appreciate your time for reply.
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Get ready for a ckosed doors for devs on razr. You buy razr, motorola owns your brain.
Cheers
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Get ready for a ckosed doors for devs on razr. You buy razr, motorola owns your brain.
Cheers
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Explain more please
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RAZR<=Gnex<maxx
If you are used to flash junk and customize your phone a lot. Keep your nexus.
Call quality on RAZR/maxx superior. Camera better on RAZR. Battery is outstanding on Maxx.
You might feel awkward holding edgy RAZR vs smooth nexus.
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droidxrooting said:
RAZR<=Gnex<maxx
If you are used to flash junk and customize your phone a lot. Keep your nexus.
Call quality on RAZR/maxx superior. Camera better on RAZR. Battery is outstanding on Maxx.
You might feel awkward holding edgy RAZR vs smooth nexus.
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All I really want is cm 9 at most root at the very least. Do you know if either of those are possible?
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I have prob 5 friends w modded nexuses. The screen is sharper on the nexus but much easier to read in any kind of light from me on the maxx. The battery if amazing. I can avg 5 hrs screen on time on 3g alone. The camera is actually much better than I originally thought and takes nice pictures very easily but no camera is as fast as the nexus...although I have only seen a stock nexus actually work correctly in the camera Dept.
I miss ics as I have had it on many phones since last oct but the ics leak is good for the RAZR. Still great battery life there. I rooted mine and froze a bunch of apps today that I don't use but I get the same battery life whether I freeze them or not.
One mild complaint that you may have is the RAZR gallery has a terrible pinch zoom bug. I use quickpic for my gallery and froze the stock gallery along w a lot of other stuff.
In the end its a phone. Calls are clear. Reception is great. And it really last all day. No rebooting all the time. No errors. No problems here. I like that.
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All I really want is cm 9 at most root at the very least. Do you know if either of those are possible?
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Watch this, it's prety much my opinion after 4 months with razr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtyZhwvhqiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Watch this, it's prety much my opinion after 4 months with razr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtyZhwvhqiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Lmao that was pretty good! .... thanks for bursting my bubble lol
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mark manning said:
Lmao that was pretty good! .... thanks for bursting my bubble lol
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Wanted someone had did mine. I'm disapointed. It's my second razr and it's going to moto services again. Came with no GPS, scratched...
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mark manning said:
So I have cracked the screen on my Galaxy Nexus for a second time. I am thinking about getting the razr maxx with the insurance instead of another nexus. I was hoping you all could give me some straight forward feedback about the device. For example, is the battery life really that great? What is development like here on xda. How is the screen? Call clarity and so forth. Thank you all in advance and I appreciate your time for reply.
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Having never owned a Nexus I cannot compare the two but can offer my opinions of the MAXX as it compares to many Android phones from my past. The battery is simply amazing, best I could have ever hoped for. I can abuse my phone (granted that term is subjective) throughout the day and still have some juice left when I go to bed at night. My dad only uses his for calls and his lasts 3-4 days consistantly.
The screen is OK. IMO it is far inferior to the GSII that I came from. If you look close enough you can see a slight screen door effect that looks rather grainy. Not as bad as my Photon was, but still not as good of a screen as I have seen in other phones.
Motorola phones are not known for having a big dev community. I saw a lot more dev activity when I had an EVO 4G, EVO 3D and GSII. That may be the deal breaker for you if you are looking for much more than an out of the box experience.
Having said all of that, if you want an extremely solid phone, then the MAXX can deliver that. My experience in reception is much better than anything I ever owned on Sprint or Verizon and I live in an area with great coverage.
Good luck with whatever you choose.
pedrotorresfilho said:
Watch this, it's prety much my opinion after 4 months with razr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtyZhwvhqiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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stop referring to that douchbage and stupid video with that makes no sense, if u dont like the razr sell it and buy a gnex.
to OP: Get the MAXX, the battery is awesome there. Now that we have kexec and when we have the second core running we can fully run modified kernels for our RAZR's
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stop referring to that douchbage and stupid video with that makes no sense, if u dont like the razr sell it and buy a gnex.
to OP: Get the MAXX, the battery is awesome there. Now that we have kexec and when we have the second core running we can fully run modified kernels for our RAZR's
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I would love a gsm maxx razr, now it's only 4 USA and I'm out of the borders.
I like razr, gotcha XT910 in december. Bought it because its amazing hardware , but I can't say I'm happy stuck in 2.3.5 GB due locked bl. Others devices in same categorie like SGII, Arc S,, and HTC now are running ICS flawless. To us, we can.only hope get hands on ICS by Q2,, at least.
Also, this is my second razr, and tomorrow I'll leave it to motorola service center again. I've a reason to be disapointed.
Have top phones since 90's and this is far away my best phone ever. Moved to android (came from 'siri' phone) because it's very popular in Brazil, and overall razr design. But you need luck to get a razr with no problem at all, at least, those made here, all LatAm, have to say. I dont see guys from XT912 (you have one right?) complain' about it.
May be too late indeed to motorola unlock bl, SGSIII is on the way with a 1.8 Quade core....
The AdamOtler vdd seems a bit radical, but he made the point. Cannot comment an opinion without reffer to it.
Cheers
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Others devices in same categorie like SGII, Arc S,, and HTC now are running ICS flawless....
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Although the ICS leaks and ROMs are really good. They are not flawless. And won't be until the official release. Even the devs admit that. They all have bugs, albeit very minor bugs.
The big things for me was the HDMI out and the micro sd card. If you get a maxx then you get the awesome battery. While the dev for the phone is low right now, ICS is just around the corner and with a boot workaround here/being worked on I think the razr is the better phone.
both are great devices. so it depends what you want to do with each.
if mods, hacks, roms, flashing are your thing - Galaxy Nexus
limited tinkering - moto razr.
having said that, razr has better battery life. very lightweight. better camera too. plus storage is expandable.
I had the Nexus before I had my Razr Maxx.... Night and day. Radio was garbage in comparison on the Nexus, always bad reception. Battery life is SO much better. Razr feels much more solid. Aside from ICS, the nexus honestly seemed like a piece of junk when I got this.
Is cm9 available yet? Can you even flash custom roms?
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Returned my GNEX after three days wit it, bought the Razr and have never been happier. No problems here.
pedrotorresfilho said:
Wanted someone had did mine. I'm disapointed. It's my second razr and it's going to moto services again. Came with no GPS, scratched...
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Cause no Samsung phone has ever had problems. Give this video a break as Adam has no clue about the razr. He doesnt dev for it so he has no reason to talk ****. Just because they built it this way does not make it any less disposable than other phones. If it breaks and its your fault, then guess what, you fed up. If its not your fault you get a replacement or switch.
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Hey guys, I am a Nexus S 4G user looking to buy a new (used) phone. I've been researching phones for about a month now, and it eventually came down to the Droid RAZR and the HTC EVO 4G LTE/HTC ONE X. I've decided to go with the RAZR simply because I'm really liking the slimness of it. Now I'm here to ask you guys what issues do I need to know about the RAZR and what should I be wary of when buying it. Also, if there are any ex-Nexus S users in the RAZR community, could you please let me know what you found lacking in the phone compared to the Nexus S? As far as I can see, NFC is the only let down, but I only used it once or twice. Thanks in advance!:good:
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Hey guys, I am a Nexus S 4G user looking to buy a new (used) phone. I've been researching phones for about a month now, and it eventually came down to the Droid RAZR and the HTC EVO 4G LTE/HTC ONE X. I've decided to go with the RAZR simply because I'm really liking the slimness of it. Now I'm here to ask you guys what issues do I need to know about the RAZR and what should I be wary of when buying it. Also, if there are any ex-Nexus S users in the RAZR community, could you please let me know what you found lacking in the phone compared to the Nexus S? As far as I can see, NFC is the only let down, but I only used it once or twice. Thanks in advance!:good:
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Since you are coming from the nexus s, if you are used to flash roms kernel etc, forget them. The razr have a lockedbootloader and few dev so is a bit a let down from this point of view.
If you don't care about modding then is a really good phone, is slim, very well build with a good reception. Someone say that the wifi is not that great i find it normal. The camera is not as good as many other phone.
Compared to the newest phone (like the htc one x or the galaxy s3) is slower but if you don't play game is still a fast phone.
So to sum up, if you can find it at a good price then is worth buying it (considering it you don't care modding, if you are buying android for modding then i suggest you to forget motorola)
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Since you are coming from the nexus s, if you are used to flash roms kernel etc, forget them. The razr have a lockedbootloader and few dev so is a bit a let down from this point of view.
If you don't care about modding then is a really good phone, is slim, very well build with a good reception. Someone say that the wifi is not that great i find it normal. The camera is not as good as many other phone.
Compared to the newest phone (like the htc one x or the galaxy s3) is slower but if you don't play game is still a fast phone.
So to sum up, if you can find it at a good price then is worth buying it (considering it you don't care modding, if you are buying android for modding then i suggest you to forget motorola)
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Ow, is it really that bad? I feel so stupid now for not checking the development for the RAZR. Guess I'm just a spoiled Nexus user When you say the camera isn't as good as some phones, how would you compare it to baseline phones such as the iPhone 4S and Galaxy Nexus/S2? Also if you've had any experience with the Nexus S camera, can you please tell me how the RAZR's camera compares to that? Thank you soo much for the help especially for warning me about the boot loader issue though! :banghead:
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no the camera is decent and is like/or better than IP4S,sgs2 etc...specially with ICS
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no the camera is decent and is like/or better than IP4S,sgs2 etc...specially with ICS
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How is the video recording and image stabilization? I was watching some camera test videos on Youtube, and the RAZR's camera looked really shaky?
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How is the video recording and image stabilization? I was watching some camera test videos on Youtube, and the RAZR's camera looked really shaky?
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I guess u are seing reviews when RAZR had GB? They have improved the camera a lot with ICS update imo
There IS development for the RAZR. Yes, it doesn't have an unlocked bootloader, but KEXEC is in development which will allow loading of new kernels. Currently, it's main issue is that CPU1 stays offline for some reason when booting up modified kernels.
Otherwise, there is a pretty good development community out there. CM9 is out for the RAZR as is MIUI. There are other ROMs as well. Again, it's not like the Galaxy which has an unlocked bootloader, but quality-wise, the phone is awesome. Excellent radios, fast and responsive and just thin like a razor!
If you can, you might want to look at getting the RAZR MAXX. Much better battery life than the Original (OG) RAZR. I have the OG RAZR and I can get pretty good battery life IF I don't play games. But, with some tweaking, I've been able to keep it going all day at work if I limit my use to texting, checking emails and some web surfing.
I suggest you spent a little more to get a Maxx. The extra battery really worth it because LTE is much, much more power hungry than 3G. Here in NJ I saw several listing for Maxx asking 350, and Razr for 275.
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Thank you guys for the help! I'll definitely take the MAXX into consideration as battery life is a big point for me. As for the lack of development on the RAZR, I'll keep my Nexus around as a backup phone in case the development gets too slow.
By the way, does the RAZR/MAXX have any known defects or issues that I should check out when buying used?
Thanks again for all the help!:thumbup:
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Thank you guys for the help! I'll definitely take the MAXX into consideration as battery life is a big point for me. As for the lack of development on the RAZR, I'll keep my Nexus around as a backup phone in case the development gets too slow.
By the way, does the RAZR/MAXX have any known defects or issues that I should check out when buying used?
Thanks again for all the help!:thumbup:
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I just bought one used and should have tested the speaker as it was faulty. Swapped it out of my OG Razr though and ordered one on ebay. I got a mint maxx off craigslist for 300 yesterday.
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I agree also there is lots of development for the razr locked bootloader or not.
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mkarps said:
I just bought one used and should have tested the speaker as it was faulty. Swapped it out of my OG Razr though and ordered one on ebay. I got a mint maxx off craigslist for 300 yesterday.
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I read your post after buying the phone but your right, I should've tested the speaker. Thank God though everything seems to work perfectly. The closest Maxx was about an hour away , so I settled on the base RAZR in white, mint condition for $250.
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I agree also there is lots of development for the razr locked bootloader or not.
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Is rooting easy on this phone compared to the Nexus phones? I think I'll play with it for a few days before I root it and flash it to metropcs.
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Talal916 said:
Is rooting easy on this phone compared to the Nexus phones? I think I'll play with it for a few days before I root it and flash it to metropcs.
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very easy, check out the development section
The RAZR camera isn't that good. It comes out blurry sometimes. Pictures only come out decent in sunlight. And from time to time I experience lag. It's very annoying.
But going to a Motorola I knew I was sacrificing things. Now I got a reliable wireless radio phone and great battery in the RAZR Maxx and ICS, closest to stock ICS that isn't a google phone or a custom rom!
I had a Galaxy S2 on Sprint before this phone. That phone's camera kills the RAZR in video recording and taking still pictures. And I never EVER had lag on the GS2. My big beef with that phone was it had the worst wireless radio on it combined with Sprint's network, sucks.
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How did you end up with this phone? What made you choose it? What makes you keep it? Post your story.
I have the Razr Maxx on Verizon Wiress (CDMA). Things I dislike about this phone...
1. The camera, it's no slouch but I got use to the camera on my previous GS2. That has better lense/camera.
2. Slight lag here and there, again I came from a GS2 that used Exynos processor.
3. No HD display BUT I am a big fan of Super Amoled. I just love how the colors pop.
4. Locked boot loaders!! (My Samsung GS2 was so easy to root and flash things on.)
There was even some points I thought of selling my Maxx and getting a GS3. I loved the GS2 but main problem was it had a really horrible wireless radio plus being on Sprint network did not help. I had no intentions in getting a Razr when I walked into the Verizon store. I already liked Samsung, I just needed better service. Had my mind on the Galaxy Nexus. But I loved the build of the slim RAZR. Tried it for a week or so, Ioved it. Got signal in areas I never did with other phones being on other networks. Battery was a big problem, like most Android phones, I said eff it and got the Maxx.
The radio and battery life make up for all the things I dislike about this phone. I just got a case from Seidio and that gives me the new phone feel again lol. I gave up things getting this phone but I've also gained things so it balances out
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had thunderbolt. wanted battery. got maxx
Had rezound. Battery was terrible. Got talked out of getting a new phone (within 14 days) and instead got the extended battery. Still awful battery, and other problems. Got replacement rezound. That was even worse. Finally they let me exchange, and I got the maxx because I wanted the battery.
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Thank Me Later said:
How did you end up with this phone? What made you choose it? What makes you keep it? Post your story.
I have the Razr Maxx on Verizon Wiress (CDMA). Things I dislike about this phone...
1. The camera, it's no slouch but I got use to the camera on my previous GS2. That has better lense/camera.
2. Slight lag here and there, again I came from a GS2 that used Exynos processor.
3. No HD display BUT I am a big fan of Super Amoled. I just love how the colors pop.
4. Locked boot loaders!! (My Samsung GS2 was so easy to root and flash things on.)
There was even some points I thought of selling my Maxx and getting a GS3. I loved the GS2 but main problem was it had a really horrible wireless radio plus being on Sprint network did not help. I had no intentions in getting a Razr when I walked into the Verizon store. I already liked Samsung, I just needed better service. Had my mind on the Galaxy Nexus. But I loved the build of the slim RAZR. Tried it for a week or so, Ioved it. Got signal in areas I never did with other phones being on other networks. Battery was a big problem, like most Android phones, I said eff it and got the Maxx.
The radio and battery life make up for all the things I dislike about this phone. I just got a case from Seidio and that gives me the new phone feel again lol. I gave up things getting this phone but I've also gained things so it balances out
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Well kholk and mbm got the CDMA Razrs to boot properly with both cores! So its only a matter of time until custom kernels come along with roms.
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3 weeks and all is working perfect on ice w/SlimROM. 4 months total. All in all it's been a very good phone the whole time . I do recommend getting an otter box or something if you are very active I broke my screen and it cost me .
also have working Linux 12.04 and all open office full programs
forget to charge one nite and it still runs all day the next...
64 gb SD card - 500hrs video and 1000 songs and still 18 gb. (I have 5 Linux distros for testing also -10gb)
12 games
off air GPS maps for all of northern NY plus Google maps off air redundant
scanner
free tether
Had galaxy nexus loved everything except the poor signal and battery life. RAZR Maxx fixed both problems. I'm keeping it unless the RAZR HD battery can compete with it.
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Former fascinate and Charge owner. Upgrade became available before the unlimited ban when upgrading. Got the maxx after checking all phones in the Verizon store and it being the most polished feeling.
Happy ever since. Screen and audio playback are not the best but everything else kicks ass.
Can't imagine having a lesser phone and there is no desire to deviate from stock.
SHVR MAXX
Verizon offered me a maxx after 12 defective razrs, wish I would have asked for a s3.
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I have previously owned: Samsung galaxy s, zte blade, HTC desire z. I wanted something with awesome built quality and as thin and light as possible. The chosen one was the RAZR only missing now for me is custom kernel plox
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The main criteria to buy a phone, is it has to be able to works as a phone. Period. Previously, I have RAZR V3xx, before changed to other Nokia phones and the Nexus One. V3xx was a very good phone which did a very good job as a phone; makes and receives calls. It also a very good HSDPA 3G "modem", USB tethered to laptop. Now I have RAZR XT910... and it just as good as the V3xx. I don't care how many cores, benchmark's scores or frames speed, but, if it cannot functioning as a proper phone, than it is worthless to me.
Thank you.
skater95 said:
Verizon offered me a maxx after 12 defective razrs, wish I would have asked for a s3.
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Holy crap batman. That's almost hard to believe. If it were a Nexus, I would believe that.
After my 3rd Galaxy Nexus, I got fed up with it. Purchased a Razr. The Maxx was then Released. Sold Razr. Bought Maxx. Friend was selling his Razr dirt cheap. So I bought it. And now have two Razr's.
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Holy crap batman. That's almost hard to believe. If it were a Nexus, I would believe that.
After my 3rd Galaxy Nexus, I got fed up with it. Purchased a Razr. The Maxx was then Released. Sold Razr. Bought Maxx. Friend was selling his Razr dirt cheap. So I bought it. And now have two Razr's.
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Yeah it's ridiculous, I'm going on my second maxx.
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Jesus Christ. I have owned 3 Maxx 2 Reg Razr. None which gave me problems. Sorry to hear about your luck.
What problems are you having?
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Well kholk and mbm got the CDMA Razrs to boot properly with both cores! So its only a matter of time until custom kernels come along with roms.
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That's great news!! I hope you're right!! This phone is awesome, it deserves great development!!
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brickinphoneslol said:
Jesus Christ. I have owned 3 Maxx 2 Reg Razr. None which gave me problems. Sorry to hear about your luck.
What problems are you having?
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Name it, I've had it. Verizon replacements suck.
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I switched to a razr maxx after three galaxy nexus bad phones. The razr Maxx does everything I need it to do.
Development is heating up on it too.
I have a galaxy s3 also but I'm finding that I keep going to the razr when I NEED my phone to just Work....like when I'm at work.
I go back to the gs3 because the screen is STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL. The razr just works better all the time.
#firstworldproblems
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I came from a gnex so of course the performance of this phone doesn't compare to that
But its a lot better than i had expected, and obviously i needed the battery life with work so that's why I'm here
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Aerogriff said:
I came from a gnex so of course the performance of this phone doesn't compare to that
But its a lot better than i had expected, and obviously i needed the battery life with work so that's why I'm here
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When I used a gnex I thought the two phones performed similarly although the Motorola came out on top when you needed data or GPS or phone signal or battery.
SHVR MAXX
i was thinking moving from SGS2 ....to SGS3 .. not , after seeing both , i got razr maxx cuz of battery , and IT'S NOT a faulty or lazy phone
bwheelies said:
When I used a gnex I thought the two phones performed similarly although the Motorola came out on top when you needed data or GPS or phone signal or battery.
SHVR MAXX
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Yeah, only plus with the gnex was the ton of dev support and tweaking. But I'm pretty happy with my maxx, the battery and signal blow the gnex away.
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