Droid Razr Maxx HD waiting lounge.

[RaveD]

I've been waiting for the RAZR HD MAXX to make my final decision on my upgrade, versus Samsung GS3.

Based on everything I have read I am leaning very heavily towards the RAZR.

However, I do plan on rooting my phone and wondering how long it might be before I can do that. I don't have any real desire to run a different ROM or do any major hacking, but I insist on being able to do proper backups of my phone and to enable WiFi Tethering without being ripped off by Verizon.

Anybody have any guess as to when the RAZR HD will be rootable?

[xmguy]

I've been waiting for the RAZR HD MAXX to make my final decision on my upgrade, versus Samsung GS3.

Based on everything I have read I am leaning very heavily towards the RAZR.

However, I do plan on rooting my phone and wondering how long it might be before I can do that. I don't have any real desire to run a different ROM or do any major hacking, but I insist on being able to do proper backups of my phone and to enable WiFi Tethering without being ripped off by Verizon.

Anybody have any guess as to when the RAZR HD will be rootable?

Razr M, HD and Maxx HD have ALREADY been ROOTED.

[RazorbackFan]

I tell you this. If the Razr Maxx HD had the same camera as the GS3 it would be a killer!

Root was accomplished yesterday I believe. DROID RAZR HD, RAZR M, and Atrix HD All Rooted – Droid Life From what I understand, you can have root without having bootloader unlocked but will not have ability to change or modify kernel. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I am taking back the GS3 I picked up on Sept. 29th. I had a Verizon rep allow me to extend the 14 days till tomorrow so that I could get the MAXX HD. I'm more excited today than I have been in recent days with all the unboxing and reviews being so positive. Also, I'm pretty stoked about the "possibility" of the 4.1 Jelly Bean update being available tomorrow. This is speculation as EVERYONE has been mum about this. We'll see tomorrow.

[RaveD]

Razr M, HD and Maxx HD have ALREADY been ROOTED.

Great news! So I won't have to live a day without Nandroid and Titanium Backup, and free WiFi tethering.

Would be great if Jellybean was available soon so I could wait for the OTA update before rooting.

As of now I don't see myself wanting to run a different kernel, as it seems Blur is pretty close to the stock 4.0.4 without too much bloat.

[xmguy]

Just called my "local" store and they have the RAZR Maxx HD ready for sale tomorrow. !

Sent from my Motorola (Droid) Bionic.

[xmguy]

Root was accomplished yesterday I believe. DROID RAZR HD, RAZR M, and Atrix HD All Rooted – Droid Life From what I understand, you can have root without having bootloader unlocked but will not have ability to change or modify kernel. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I am taking back the GS3 I picked up on Sept. 29th. I had a Verizon rep allow me to extend the 14 days till tomorrow so that I could get the MAXX HD. I'm more excited today than I have been in recent days with all the unboxing and reviews being so positive. Also, I'm pretty stoked about the "possibility" of the 4.1 Jelly Bean update being available tomorrow. This is speculation as EVERYONE has been mum about this. We'll see tomorrow.

Other than the obvious battery and plastic build. What is making you return the GS3 for the Maxx HD?

[smalltowngirl13]

Video review up - done by our very own CK...

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dro...d-razr-hd.html

[RazorbackFan]

Other than the obvious battery and plastic build. What is making you return the GS3 for the Maxx HD?

Well, you pretty much said it. The build is the biggest thing. I had a Droid X and noticed how much better it was than my iphone and other android phones I have used. The GS3 feels extremely cheap as noted by others. Also, the fact that Motorola is "backed" by Google now is a big thing for me. The wrongs that Motorola did in the PAST don't bother me moving forward either. Also, as you pointed out, the battery is the best, period. I get very acceptable battery life on the GS3, but with somewhat minimal use which for some reason makes me use the device less throughout the day. With the Razr HD or MAXX I feel that I won't feel obligated to NOT use the phone for certain tasks. Also, I'm very excited for the "close to stock" android experience and Smart Actions. The biggest for me is build quality. I have 2 young kids that like to play games on my phone and the kevlar and other modifications give me a little more piece of mind if accidents were to occur. One last note, the radios/antennae seem to be very week in the GS3, maybe it's just for me. The wireless is alot weaker as well as the 4G signal than other phones I've seen in my office.

[94lt1]

Guys I need help... I don't know if i can hold off.... :banghead:

This is tough...I'm trying to hold out.

[drew96dawg]

Guys I need help... I don't know if i can hold off.... :banghead:

This is tough...I'm trying to hold out.

I think im gonna go ahead and get the maxx. I don't like the slick plastic near as much as kevlar

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