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Discuss all Moto Droid Razr/Maxx HD rumors/release date/speculation/news

IHateMyTreo said:
Just a guess, but as soon as the HD hits the market, VZW will start GIVING away the Maxx for a penny to new contracts, $49 for upgrades. So I THINK the Maxx will be next to worthless at that time. IMO.
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I disagree. There is no way they'd take moto's current flagship and immediately make it the cheapest on the market. The Razr is 100 dollars less than the maxx, which makes more sense. I'd say the HD will be at 300, and the rest will stay the same. Possiblyyyy knock 50 bucks off, but no way it'll go down to 49, as that'll knock everything else down to free and moto will only have free phones, a 49$ phone, and the HD.


On a side note, I jumped on the MAXX for 69.99 + a 30 dollar upgrade. Best buy honors verizon discounts for the most part. I printed out the shopping cart in verizon that showed the 100$ off dads and grads (and a nice extra 30 dollars thrown in....) and they went with it.
 
VZW does enjoy that $300 price point. And after my recent interactions with VZW CSR's Verizon clearly believes RAZR Maxx is a step above the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (they won't do a swap for my miserable Nexus experience). It is fair to think that might be the case with SGSIII and RAZR HD with pricing.

I think Samsung is pricing their new flagship where they are to take a bite out of (the) apple. Otherwise it too could be $300. And I just don't see VZW going backward on pricing points. Didn't Maxx and RAZR both launch at $300? I hope I'm wrong but I'd be surprised if RAZR HD launches for less than $299.
 
red66charger said:
VZW does enjoy that $300 price point. And after my recent interactions with VZW CSR's Verizon clearly believes RAZR Maxx is a step above the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (they won't do a swap for my miserable Nexus experience). It is fair to think that might be the case with SGSIII and RAZR HD with pricing.

I think Samsung is pricing their new flagship where they are to take a bite out of (the) apple. Otherwise it too could be $300. And I just don't see VZW going backward on pricing points. Didn't Maxx and RAZR both launch at $300? I hope I'm wrong but I'd be surprised if RAZR HD launches for less than $299.
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This is what I'd go with. I just don't see verizon absolutely ignoring their 300$ price points for all these flagships. The SIII may be subsidized by samsung trying to buy people over with the lower pricing.

The only other (unlikely) option that I see is the HD being 200/250, the MAXX at 150, and razr at maybe 100, but again, going that low with the HD moves ALL moto phones down a notch on the price scale which is not something verizon would want to do.
 
I'm one of those people who are crazy and actually expects whatever I buy to be a good PHONE. I know, it's insane - look at the beautiful screen and all this stuff it can do - call quality? Oh don't worry, you can stream netflix.

I've never had a Samsung phone, but from what I've read from experiences with the current offerings, I'll never get one. I'm either in the camp of waiting as long as I possibly can to upgrade. If the fighter isn't available by the time I need to move to keep my unlimited data, I'll probably go with the Maxx.

In all honesty, I don't go over 2 GB a month now, but the option of having unlimited data is a nice thing to have.
 
vr4 said:
gave up on the fighter for now and just went with a maxx.


all is not lost though. if for some reason the fighter does come out before the data changes i still have 2 other lines available for upgrade
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Exact same situation here including the two other lines with upgrades. A HD screen and a better camera would have been nice, but the expanding 'black hole' on my DX (which seems to be an unusually common problem) made it virtually unusable so I pulled the trigger on a Razr MAXX. So far I am liking it and it's probably the best sounding mobile phone I've ever had.
 
keepfiring said:
Edit: Ah, edged me by seconds!
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I win ;)

This phone looks nice, I wish I could have waited for it. I caved and preordered an S3. Keeping unlimited data, the fact that I can have it in a few weeks, and undoubted popularity (accessories, community) pushed me over the edge.
 
What no front pic. Jeepers. She looks like a beauty! I'm glad Moto went back to the side USB/HDMI ports too. Sorry but those desk docks from the past year are horrid. I jumped on the GS3 also, but if it's not all I want, I may restock it in 14 days and wait on this.
 
I'm feelin' it! This looks awesome and I'm so ready for those Motorola radios. I'm in the minority at AF...I'm not concerned about the boot loader. And from what I can tell, accessories are usually plentiful for Motor devices, aren't they? Try owning a VZW Nexus...there's a device with few accessories.
 
red66charger said:
I'm feelin' it! This looks awesome and I'm so ready for those Motorola radios. I'm in the minority at AF...I'm not concerned about the boot loader. And from what I can tell, accessories are usually plentiful for Motor devices, aren't they? Try owning a VZW Nexus...there's a device with few accessories.
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I with you red66charger. (mopar all the way) But I too could care less about the bootloader. As for accessories, all I need is the desk dock, the car dock and a pouch. The phones now are big enough with making it bigger with a case. My "X" is humming along like a champ so I can wait however long it takes. Apparently the battery will not be removable, but I guess I can live with that.

I remain, patiently/impatiently waiting for the Maxx HD. :)
 
Doit2it said:
What no front pic
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Just guessing, but when we saw leaks for sgsiii and some others, you often see little codings on the faces of pre-release phones that look almost like morse code which presumably would allow the manufacturer to track down leaks. It's hard to tell since it's so grainy, but it kind of looks like you can see these markings on the original leaked fighter photo. And given that the person who leaked these most recent photos was paranoid enough to actually blur out their fingers...I think that's why we didn't get a front pic
 
keepfiring said:
recent photos was paranoid enough to actually blur out their fingers...I think that's why we didn't get a front pic
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I didn't notice the finger blur. LOL. No front pic...Maybe they were afraid Motorola would get a fingerprint off the front screen and fire them! That side pic kinda looks like the iPhone (black front/back, silver middle). Moto must be taunting Apple to sue them. Of course, it will happen anyway.
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Actual news! I'm so happy. Now I can contentedly wait again.

At least, until next week.

Seriously, great just to have ANY word - thanks to everyone who posted the links!
 
Doit2it said:
I didn't notice the finger blur. LOL. No front pic...Maybe they were afraid Motorola would get a fingerprint off the front screen and fire them! That side pic kinda looks like the iPhone (black front/back, silver middle). Moto must be taunting Apple to sue them. Of course, it will happen anyway.
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I was thinking the exact same thing....lol.
 
Doit2it said:
I didn't notice the finger blur. LOL. No front pic...Maybe they were afraid Motorola would get a fingerprint off the front screen and fire them! That side pic kinda looks like the iPhone (black front/back, silver middle). Moto must be taunting Apple to sue them. Of course, it will happen anyway.
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Motorola meant to "leak" it. It isn't coincidence this happened to leak around the sgs3 preorders. Also notice the fcc id thats been blurred out on the battery cover. Its already been approved (probably)
 
ALurker said:
If this thing has a 2200 mAh battery I'm out.

Motorola DROID RAZR HD pictures, benchmark score reveal handset details | Android and Me
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How did "ANDROID AND ME" make the assuption that the Razr Maxx HD would have a 2200 to 2500 mAh battery? Why would Motorola design and build a new battery when they have a battery (the 3300mAh) that everybody loves and I have never see anyone complain about. i.e. "You know, that 3300mAh battery is just to big, I want a battery I can charge more often!" It's like when you you're looking for a house, you never hear anyone say, "You know, that house has just to much closet space!"

If it really does come with a 2500mAh battery, I might still buy it, but I would be REALLY disappointed. :mad:
 
If true, the thinking may be that since the S4 chip is more efficient, they can get the same run time from the smaller (thinner) battery in the HD as the MAXX gets now. This gets them back into the thinnest phone race... It also allows them to release the HD MAXX a month after the HD. :D
 
svensett said:
If true, the thinking may be that since the S4 chip is more efficient, they can get the same run time from the smaller (thinner) battery in the HD as the MAXX gets now. This gets them back into the thinnest phone race... It also allows them to release the HD MAXX a month after the HD. :D
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I would definitely not be surprised by a July release of the HD and an October/November release of the HD Maxx. They are going to ride their razr train as long as they can, even if it means releasing 5-6 iterations of what should have been 2-3 major phones.
 
ALurker said:
I would definitely not be surprised by a July release of the HD and an October/November release of the HD Maxx. They are going to ride their razr train as long as they can, even if it means releasing 5-6 iterations of what should have been 2-3 major phones.
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I guess you could have a valid point. I hope not but I see what you're saying and could see it happening.

I suppose only time will tell, :)
 
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