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Does anyone else feel the same way about their Maxx?
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bens42608
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It will be a very long time b4 the maxx is obsolete. U have an Awesome device. Be proud
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When isn't any electronic item not considered "obsolete" in short order by the marketplace? There will always be something "new and improved" on the horizon. And, how long do you think it will take them to market something after the Droid HD or Galaxy S3?
I figured something was coming down the road when Verizon dropped the price to $100 (after renewal rebate). I maybe new to the smartphone thing but, I am very impressed with the Razr Maxx. And, from what I hear, the Razr Maxx will certainly keep me satisfied for 2 years.
The way I would look at it is....does the Razr Maxx do the things you want and does it do it well? If yes, enjoy it. 2 years is not that long of a time before you can upgrade to the "new and improved." Well, if the price is right.
I figured something was coming down the road when Verizon dropped the price to $100 (after renewal rebate). I maybe new to the smartphone thing but, I am very impressed with the Razr Maxx. And, from what I hear, the Razr Maxx will certainly keep me satisfied for 2 years.
The way I would look at it is....does the Razr Maxx do the things you want and does it do it well? If yes, enjoy it. 2 years is not that long of a time before you can upgrade to the "new and improved." Well, if the price is right.
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Some folks may disagree with my opinion on this subject, but my thoughts are that the only thing quad core is going to be good for in the beginning is chewing through battery life, and generating heat. It took quite some time for more than a handful of PC apps/games to become multicore aware once the multi core CPUs were released. I see it being no different in the world of smartphones. These things are already more powerful than most netbook type PCs out there.
I don't feel that way in the slightest.
From the few things that are known about the RAZR HD, it actually doesn't offer that much of an improvement over the MAXX beyond the 720p screen and 13MP camera. Having used the Galaxy Nexus and the Rezound, while a 720p screen is nice, it's not earth shatteringly better than the screen on the MAXX. It's kind of like a person saying "My 42" tv is better than your 42" tv because mine is 1080p and yours is 720p." Well, that's true if you're sitting a foot or two from the screen all of the time, but if you're sitting six to eight feet away like any reasonable person, the difference between the two resolutions is unperceivable to the human eye. A higher resolution will allow more things to fit on the screen, particularly text, but it will also be smaller. With a phone, the point where small is too small comes quickly. The 13MP camera will only be an improvement if Motorola completely starts from scratch with a new sensor, new lenses, and new software. An increase in megapixels means absolutely nothing beyond larger files. So, at this point, nothing about the RAZR HD makes me regret having the MAXX, and I doubt anything will.
As for the SIII, while I certainly wouldn't mind taking one for a spin, the improvements it does have over the MAXX aren't enough to make me want to jump ship too quickly compared to what I'd lose. The screen difference goes back to what I said about the RAZR HD screen - a step up, but not a major one. The larger overall screen size would be nice though. The 2GB of RAM really won't mean much of anything with the way that Android manages running apps anyway, so that's more of a spec sheet thing than a real world thing. I don't care for Touch Whiz. It's too cartoony for me. And there are a couple major things you'd be giving up with the SIII. The battery is of course the most noticeable one. I don't know that I want another smartphone without a battery the size of the one in the MAXX. But at least the SIII battery is removable, unlike in the HTC One series. The second thing you'd be giving up is the stellar reception of the MAXX. Motorola knows how to make the best radios in the business. Samsung, up until this point, has merely been mediocre with their CDMA and LTE radios. The Galaxy Nexus was a reception debacle for me, and I don't know if I'd want to risk that again. Hopefully Samsung has made some serious radio improvements, but even if they have, I doubt they'll be as good as Motorola's. The only thing the SIII makes me truly envious of is the camera. But at this point, that one thing isn't enough for me to abandon the MAXX for it.
So, nope, I don't feel the way you do at all. There's nothing out now, nor is nothing currently rumored for a release in the near future, that really makes me want to get rid of the MAXX. And that's really saying for me. Dating back to the Windows Mobile days, I generally only keep a smartphone for a couple months before moving onto a newer one. But the MAXX is the first phone that hasn't had me antsy for something new. With the exception of the camera, I'm completely satisfied with the MAXX, and I see that continuing for a good while.
From the few things that are known about the RAZR HD, it actually doesn't offer that much of an improvement over the MAXX beyond the 720p screen and 13MP camera. Having used the Galaxy Nexus and the Rezound, while a 720p screen is nice, it's not earth shatteringly better than the screen on the MAXX. It's kind of like a person saying "My 42" tv is better than your 42" tv because mine is 1080p and yours is 720p." Well, that's true if you're sitting a foot or two from the screen all of the time, but if you're sitting six to eight feet away like any reasonable person, the difference between the two resolutions is unperceivable to the human eye. A higher resolution will allow more things to fit on the screen, particularly text, but it will also be smaller. With a phone, the point where small is too small comes quickly. The 13MP camera will only be an improvement if Motorola completely starts from scratch with a new sensor, new lenses, and new software. An increase in megapixels means absolutely nothing beyond larger files. So, at this point, nothing about the RAZR HD makes me regret having the MAXX, and I doubt anything will.
As for the SIII, while I certainly wouldn't mind taking one for a spin, the improvements it does have over the MAXX aren't enough to make me want to jump ship too quickly compared to what I'd lose. The screen difference goes back to what I said about the RAZR HD screen - a step up, but not a major one. The larger overall screen size would be nice though. The 2GB of RAM really won't mean much of anything with the way that Android manages running apps anyway, so that's more of a spec sheet thing than a real world thing. I don't care for Touch Whiz. It's too cartoony for me. And there are a couple major things you'd be giving up with the SIII. The battery is of course the most noticeable one. I don't know that I want another smartphone without a battery the size of the one in the MAXX. But at least the SIII battery is removable, unlike in the HTC One series. The second thing you'd be giving up is the stellar reception of the MAXX. Motorola knows how to make the best radios in the business. Samsung, up until this point, has merely been mediocre with their CDMA and LTE radios. The Galaxy Nexus was a reception debacle for me, and I don't know if I'd want to risk that again. Hopefully Samsung has made some serious radio improvements, but even if they have, I doubt they'll be as good as Motorola's. The only thing the SIII makes me truly envious of is the camera. But at this point, that one thing isn't enough for me to abandon the MAXX for it.
So, nope, I don't feel the way you do at all. There's nothing out now, nor is nothing currently rumored for a release in the near future, that really makes me want to get rid of the MAXX. And that's really saying for me. Dating back to the Windows Mobile days, I generally only keep a smartphone for a couple months before moving onto a newer one. But the MAXX is the first phone that hasn't had me antsy for something new. With the exception of the camera, I'm completely satisfied with the MAXX, and I see that continuing for a good while.
From what I can tell the only difference most people will know is the screen size/pixels. Facebook, email, phone, texting,twitter, and web browsing are going to virtually be the same. The only way you'll see a difference is if you're a fellow tech nerd and run an app to tell you it's barely slower 
oyeyemi808
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i got my RAZR maxx free from Verizon 2 months ago, and don't regret a single thing. Especially seeing as i still had 10 months in my 2yr contract with. i was already on unlimited data plan thank god. i think this phone is perfect coming from the X.
I understand Marketing and the cell phone industry is a Hot bed, of course you "feel" the way you do. IF you did not feel that way the AD/Marketing company,department,reps would be fired.
It is has been and will always be about creating unsettledness through hype that keeps the market churning it isn't about the technological advances those became a game of diminishing return some time ago.
Here is an example: YOU are the CEO of a major cell phone company and you have many but two departments are sitting in front of you and you need to issue marching orders to one of them to get sales moving.
On the left is Tech, full of brainiac Engineers and teeming with oscillascopes and widget accelerometers.
On the right is Marketing, ALL they have to do is go print AD and tought the latest MegaPixel Camera and pretty homepage coupled with talking up battery life.
Who makes more money in Sales with less money spent?
Marketing.
Is there value in the science and the technology? Yes of course there is BUT FLUFF sells.
You are NOT going to see leaps and bounds in tech advances every 6 months for the next 10 years without these things starting to Fly.
Marketing hype, Yes you will.
BTW- I have a Maxx and am within the first 14 days, I could return it and delay getting the "next" thing. I'll keep the Maxx.
It is has been and will always be about creating unsettledness through hype that keeps the market churning it isn't about the technological advances those became a game of diminishing return some time ago.
Here is an example: YOU are the CEO of a major cell phone company and you have many but two departments are sitting in front of you and you need to issue marching orders to one of them to get sales moving.
On the left is Tech, full of brainiac Engineers and teeming with oscillascopes and widget accelerometers.
On the right is Marketing, ALL they have to do is go print AD and tought the latest MegaPixel Camera and pretty homepage coupled with talking up battery life.
Who makes more money in Sales with less money spent?
Marketing.
Is there value in the science and the technology? Yes of course there is BUT FLUFF sells.
You are NOT going to see leaps and bounds in tech advances every 6 months for the next 10 years without these things starting to Fly.
Marketing hype, Yes you will.
BTW- I have a Maxx and am within the first 14 days, I could return it and delay getting the "next" thing. I'll keep the Maxx.
calculusdork
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I completely agree. I came off the X and got the Maxx last week under the same circumstances (early upgrade, got to keep unlimited data) ... it really is an amazing phone. The dual-core processor and LTE are dramatically faster than the X's single-core and 3G. The screen is beautiful. I can't imagine needing a better screen or faster processor.
My friend says "now is the worst time to get a phone, HD phones with Jellybean will be coming out this Fall", and my response is simply -- "ANY time is the worst time to get a phone".
i really like the phone but so far i have had two defective screens (dead pixels). i don't want to go back to verizon and ask for a third. would they let me go back to my fascinate (keeping unlimited) and let me pre-order the Galaxy SIII? Last thing i want is another Maxx with dead blue pixels on it.