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"Everything I'd hoped coming from the original Razr"
5.0 starson by ZodwraithPros: Design feels absolute top notch.
Snappy cpu.
Gorgeous screen.
Ridiculous battery life. (this one's huge for me as I'm away from power sources 90% of the day)
Very light and thin considering the absolutely huge battery.
LOUD external speaker.Cons: Pentile display but I can't see any imperfections unless my nose is touching the screen. This feels like reviewers nit picking.
Premium price.
Stupid name.
Camera software isn't the best in the business but is far from bad.
Verizon bloat.Summary: If you're a quality feel kinda person you can't top the Razr HD Maxx. You could always buy an aftermarket super battery for a GS3 to get the stamina of the Maxx but it will look ridiculous and still have the cheap plastic casing and horrible UI bloat.
When you think about the fact that apple charges $100 more to go to 32GB, it's like you got the bigger battery for free. :)
The external speaker is the best I've ever heard bar none. No idea what the reviewer's malfunction was. A tinny file being played at too high a volume?
I'd have liked to get the 2GB of RAM that's in the GS3. There's still no evidence that it's necessary or even beneficial, but making a claim like that is akin to the iPhone fanatics that claimed you didn't need a 4" screen for years then act as if it's revolutionary when Apple finally throws it's fans a bone with the iPhone5. Having it is better than not.
I don't expect a phone camera to give me $1000 Canon level shots and only take several pictures a month with it. Learn to light a subject properly and hold still and you'll improve your pictures far more than buying a smartphone based on it's camera's abilities.
I'd have liked to have 4.1 from launch but in a month or two this point will be moot.
Reviewers nit picking the pentile display are likely the same that will still rate a far smaller iPhone retina display as superior simply because it has an apple logo on it. I have to seriously strain to see even a hint of blending of pixels. AKA you can't see anything but perfection with the naked eye. If you're just trying to knock something down so it doesn't approach your precious iPhone you should target Verizon's obnoxious level of bloat they cram into every phone they sell.
The perfect phone would have a slim design using only metal, glass and/or kevlar, amazing battery life, Samsung specs, Moto radios, water resistant coating, HTC camera, and a Nexus-Pure Android OS.
First and foremost these are mobile phones meaning battery and radios trump all. Cameras can get new software, OS's will be updated, and you can root to remove bloat or horrible UIs, but you can't un-plastic a GS3 or improve it's battery without making it look/feel even cheaper. IMHO the RAZR HD MAXX is the closest you can get to a perfect smartphone with the GS3 a really close 2nd.
If Samsung would wake up and start making their casings feel like they weren't ordered from Playskool ,stop corrupting Android with the abomination that is Sense, and live up to their promise earlier this year that they care about battery life, Motorola and HTC would be history as handset manufacturers.
The RAZR M and HDs show that Moto has been listening to consumers and reviewers and they're serious about giving us what we want. This is why the MAXX was a no-brainer for me. It's still not perfect but considering the competition it fully deserves 5 stars.
Updated on Oct 23, 2012
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One other gripe is that Otterbox has not yet come out with the case for it and I would much prefer to have the phone in the case from he get-go instead of waiting for however long it may be. I need the phone right away so that really only pertains to certain people.
Those are really the only negatives that I can find with this phone, other than what you mentioned about the camera. But like you said, it doesn't need to be great, especially if you have a digital camera. I believe that I may be leaning toward the GS3 only for the facts of the larger SD card support and case availability. The look and durability of the GS3 isn't of much concern for me since it will be in an Otterbox its whole life. I'm always near a power source so the battery isn't too critical.
I know I posted a lot (had to split it) but I just thought it would help others if they were comparing the two phones. Both are great. They are definitely the top two and which phone is chosen will depend on what they need. -
Great review and comparison to the GS3. I'm going back and forth comparing the two and need to make a decision ASAP. I like the extra large battery, however I don't like that it isn't removable. If the charging port breaks (as it has on other phones of mine), then you would normally be able to charge the battery externally on a charger, back up stuff, and then get it replaced or fixed. With this phone, you can't do that and have to make sure you realize it is broken before it dies so that you can back things up.
My other problem with this phone over the GS3 is that it only supports a 32 GB microSDHC card, not a 64 GB microSDXC card like the GS3. My 32 GB card in my current phone is 3GB from full. It does, however, have a lot of stuff on there that could come off. I have just over 16 GB of music so that's why I use a lot of space. A 32 GB card should be fine if I clean it up, but again, there is that little piece of mind knowing that if I need a bigger card, the phone will support it. -
Nice review i could not have said it better myself, i cant wait to get this phone
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I would complement your critic as far as Samsung: They would need better radios, as well, given that call quality (an essencial thing) is much better in Moto phones.
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