So today I finally bit the bullet and upgraded from a R2-D2 Droid 2 to a Droid Maxx. I had been looking for a phone to upgrade to since around the time the iPhone 5 came out. When I had heard about the Moto X, I decided to wait until the official specs were out before making a decision. That was a long wait, but after finding out all the customization options were on AT&T for an unknown amount of time, I decided to give the Maxx a try.
I decided to pay full price to keep my unlimited data plan. Verizon had an option where I could distribute the phone cost over a year and I left the store paying less than $200 for it (with accessories). Granted I will have higher monthly bills for a year. I seriously thought of moving my family on to a 8GB share everything plan so I could get tethering, and then I realized that I have gone this long with out it and so, maybe I don't "need" it. I had also considered dropping my unlimited to just pay less for the phone but then I remembered hearing from so many folk talk about how after going to 4G, how they would now use up much more data per month then they had before. Oh, and it was going to cost me an extra $15 a month on that plan than I pay now.
I had seriously considered the SGS4 and the HTC One. While the HTC is a nice phone, I know a few people who have had nothing but problems with HTC phones in the past, and while on the boards people seem to like them, I chose to value the opinion of the people I knew over the anonymous ones I didn't. I was really close to getting a SGS4. I like the phone and I know others who have it and enjoy it. Considered the Note, but it is just too big for me.
So why did I get the Droid Maxx? To be perfectly honest, I decided to take a chance. I think their X8 processor idea is a good one. Being in the I.T. industry and after reading that interview with one of the developers, it made me think. More cores doesn't mean a better experience. I have seen too many times people buy servers with these high multi-core processors and then watch them run at 15% all day. I was really worried about the lack of 1080 display too. Then I remembered I have been on a 850x480 display since the OG Droid, so 1280x720 was still a solid jump up and I don't think from a watching video perspective you need Full HD on a 5 inch display. That's just my opinion though. Text was clearer on the SGS4 to me, but not so much that I felt the Maxx was lacking.
While the Ultra probably would have been fine for me, I don't think I have ever heard someone complain about having more battery life, so it seemed like the right choice.
I have only played with it for an hour or so now, and I realize the following:
1> Going from Froyo to Jelly Bean is a HUGE change
2> I suck at using a virtual keyboard
Sorry for the long post, thanks for reading it if you did.
- Monshroud
I decided to pay full price to keep my unlimited data plan. Verizon had an option where I could distribute the phone cost over a year and I left the store paying less than $200 for it (with accessories). Granted I will have higher monthly bills for a year. I seriously thought of moving my family on to a 8GB share everything plan so I could get tethering, and then I realized that I have gone this long with out it and so, maybe I don't "need" it. I had also considered dropping my unlimited to just pay less for the phone but then I remembered hearing from so many folk talk about how after going to 4G, how they would now use up much more data per month then they had before. Oh, and it was going to cost me an extra $15 a month on that plan than I pay now.
I had seriously considered the SGS4 and the HTC One. While the HTC is a nice phone, I know a few people who have had nothing but problems with HTC phones in the past, and while on the boards people seem to like them, I chose to value the opinion of the people I knew over the anonymous ones I didn't. I was really close to getting a SGS4. I like the phone and I know others who have it and enjoy it. Considered the Note, but it is just too big for me.
So why did I get the Droid Maxx? To be perfectly honest, I decided to take a chance. I think their X8 processor idea is a good one. Being in the I.T. industry and after reading that interview with one of the developers, it made me think. More cores doesn't mean a better experience. I have seen too many times people buy servers with these high multi-core processors and then watch them run at 15% all day. I was really worried about the lack of 1080 display too. Then I remembered I have been on a 850x480 display since the OG Droid, so 1280x720 was still a solid jump up and I don't think from a watching video perspective you need Full HD on a 5 inch display. That's just my opinion though. Text was clearer on the SGS4 to me, but not so much that I felt the Maxx was lacking.
While the Ultra probably would have been fine for me, I don't think I have ever heard someone complain about having more battery life, so it seemed like the right choice.
I have only played with it for an hour or so now, and I realize the following:
1> Going from Froyo to Jelly Bean is a HUGE change
2> I suck at using a virtual keyboard
Sorry for the long post, thanks for reading it if you did.
- Monshroud
