twistedlim
Android Expert
I took the razr out for a test drive for a couple of days and thought I would not my impressons:
1. Build quality: RAZR The Razr wins here. The fronts and side of both phones are very well built. The removable door on the bionic is a huge plus but the quality of it detracts from the overall feel/
2. Size/comfort: BIONIC The bionic wins here easily. I was somewhat suprised. I was hopeing the lighter thinner Razr would be a better phone in hand and in the pocket but the bionic is better in both regards. The feels like it was made for your hand while the Razr just feels too wide. It also feels just to wide in my pocket. While it is lighter, that is the only thing the Razr has over the bionic in this category.
3. Speed: RAZR The Razr feels faster when you come directly from the bionic but after a few hours you don't notice much of a difference. The razor does tend to scroll better so the advantage would have to go here
4. 4g reception: BIONIC Suprise again here. The Razr would cut out far more often than the Bionic. I am not sure why but it was frustrating. Maybe a bad unit but as hard is it is to believe the Bionic was better.
5. Battery: BIONIC I was hoping (based on the data VZ puts out and some user reports) that the Razr would be better. It is not. About the same or less depending on what apps you use. One thing that suprised me was that if you are listing to music or podcasts withe the Razr the mediaserver will chew up your battery. As I listen to books an hour or 2 a day this was brutal for me. And of course you can't get an extend battery for the Razr. My fears were realized here...the battery is a deal breaker for the Razr for me.
6. Screen: RAZR The Razr screen is better. How much? Well if you go from one to another you will like the Razr better. That said I do no dislike the screen of the bionic, the razr is just better.
7. Apps: PUSH No Zumocast on the Razr. Love it on my bionic. Razr does allow you to custom set up your phone for the best battery life but to tell you the truth I think it is kind of a gimmick. If you are familiar with how android phones work, this app is just more bloat in my opinion.
8. Other considerations: BIONIC I doubt with no battery to pull the developement community will not embrace this phone. (or even less so than the bionic). When the Galaxy Nexus hits the market and is open sourced it will bury any interest in root, rom development in the Razr since so many people seem to be waiting for this phone.
These are my impressions. Others may vary as they often do. I know that I would not switch my Bionic for a Razr in a straigt up trade. What you choose on a new phone is really based on what gets you going.
1. Build quality: RAZR The Razr wins here. The fronts and side of both phones are very well built. The removable door on the bionic is a huge plus but the quality of it detracts from the overall feel/
2. Size/comfort: BIONIC The bionic wins here easily. I was somewhat suprised. I was hopeing the lighter thinner Razr would be a better phone in hand and in the pocket but the bionic is better in both regards. The feels like it was made for your hand while the Razr just feels too wide. It also feels just to wide in my pocket. While it is lighter, that is the only thing the Razr has over the bionic in this category.
3. Speed: RAZR The Razr feels faster when you come directly from the bionic but after a few hours you don't notice much of a difference. The razor does tend to scroll better so the advantage would have to go here
4. 4g reception: BIONIC Suprise again here. The Razr would cut out far more often than the Bionic. I am not sure why but it was frustrating. Maybe a bad unit but as hard is it is to believe the Bionic was better.
5. Battery: BIONIC I was hoping (based on the data VZ puts out and some user reports) that the Razr would be better. It is not. About the same or less depending on what apps you use. One thing that suprised me was that if you are listing to music or podcasts withe the Razr the mediaserver will chew up your battery. As I listen to books an hour or 2 a day this was brutal for me. And of course you can't get an extend battery for the Razr. My fears were realized here...the battery is a deal breaker for the Razr for me.
6. Screen: RAZR The Razr screen is better. How much? Well if you go from one to another you will like the Razr better. That said I do no dislike the screen of the bionic, the razr is just better.
7. Apps: PUSH No Zumocast on the Razr. Love it on my bionic. Razr does allow you to custom set up your phone for the best battery life but to tell you the truth I think it is kind of a gimmick. If you are familiar with how android phones work, this app is just more bloat in my opinion.
8. Other considerations: BIONIC I doubt with no battery to pull the developement community will not embrace this phone. (or even less so than the bionic). When the Galaxy Nexus hits the market and is open sourced it will bury any interest in root, rom development in the Razr since so many people seem to be waiting for this phone.
These are my impressions. Others may vary as they often do. I know that I would not switch my Bionic for a Razr in a straigt up trade. What you choose on a new phone is really based on what gets you going.
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