Need Advice: Should I switch away from my Droid A855?

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    I remember back when the OG came out... Cryptic commercials, and my friend showing it off made it look like a beast, and at the time it was. Right now, if you want an stock Android experience like the Droid, your best bet would be the Galaxy Nexus. The large screen may take some getting used too. If you want a great screen with 4g then the Rezound and Razr are great choices as well. If you want a keyboard, you can't go wrong with the Droid 3 or Samsung Stratosphere. I personally like to future proof myself, and would go with the Droid 3 or Nexus. The Droid 3 will be the most familiar design-wise to your A855, but the Nexus will provide you with a great screen, and stock Android Experience.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jstwinkles View Post
    Hi guys! Long time lurker, new time poster here. I have reached somewhat of an impasse with myself. For almost three years exactly, I have been the proud owner of a Motorola Droid A855, which over the years, I have absolutely fallen in love with. This thing is in pristine condition, and I have modded the crap out of it. Currently, I'm running CM 7.1 with Chevy's 1.25 GHz ULV custom kernel, and I've even done the little straw-in-the-headphone-jack thing to fix the issues with the audio cutting out. So, to put it bluntly, I've gotten really attached to my OG Droid, and the thing runs so well, it's like having a brand new phone every day I unplug it from the charger.

    However, for Christmas, my parents set me up with a Droid RAZR, which I know to be a wonderful phone, but I am hesitant to just ditch my A855 since it is in such good condition, and still running strong.

    Things I have considered so far:
    -From what I've read, the RAZR bootloader is still locked, but then again, it's only a matter of time before someone cracks this thing wide open, if it hasn't already been done.
    -The RAZR has a beautiful screen, but I don't like the perceived graininess as compared to the A855's LCD, which I guess is a result of the PenTile display (please correct me if I'm wrong here.)
    -I kind of like having the physical keyboard of the A855, but I feel like I could get over not having one.
    -The RAZR has substantially more RAM than the A855
    -My current phone after overclocking has the same base CPU speed as a stock RAZR, although in the future, there may be the potential to OC the RAZR so it's even faster.
    -Higher capacity battery on the RAZR, although this may be offset by the increased power consumption.
    -City in which I go to school has 4G service, so that's a big plus for the RAZR.

    So, my question to you is: Why do you think I should or should not upgrade to the RAZR?

    Thanks in advance!
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