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

IHateMyTreo said:
Like the remark form AF Forum Guide dreadnatty08: "I'm putting my money on the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD Plus Developer Edition" :rolleyes:
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Hah. That's about as unlikely as it gets right there! But about the most desirable option to most. VZW and Moto are always keeping their fingers on the markets pulse though I tell yah! "Droid.........Developer....." That'll be the day! I'm still a bit befuddled the Galaxy Nexus actually happened finally and I have the device. The VZW GNex was about as NOT Developer as a true google experience developer device could get though. Curious to see if the SIII developer edition will get direct Samsung updates that are unmolested/checked by VZW? It's totally unsponsored by VZW as far as I can gather.
 
jasaero said:
Hah. That's about as unlikely as it gets right there! But about the most desirable option to most. VZW and Moto are always keeping their fingers on the markets pulse though I tell yah! "Droid.........Developer....." That'll be the day! I'm still a bit befuddled the Galaxy Nexus actually happened finally and I have the device. The VZW GNex was about as NOT Developer as a true google experience developer device could get though. Curious to see if the SIII developer edition will get direct Samsung updates that are unmolested/checked by VZW? It's totally unsponsored by VZW as far as I can gather.
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It was all tongue in cheek. :)
I really would love to see another Moto on Verizon like the OG, but if the S3 is any sign, I don't see it happening. While I love my Nexus, I really miss the hardware and radios of Moto.
 
dreadnatty08 said:
It was all tongue in cheek. :)
I really would love to see another Moto on Verizon like the OG, but if the S3 is any sign, I don't see it happening. While I love my Nexus, I really miss the hardware and radios of Moto.
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If you look at what the RAZR HD and SIII are underneath they are much closer than any recent devices. You can probably even go back a ways and have trouble find such similar devices from a baseband and IC standpoint in general. It's really the build of the chassis, display type/size, antenna design, and firmware differences.

My GNex could use better CDMA capability and even a bit better LTE reception, but I suspect a lot of the improvement to that will be had with the 2nd gen integrated LTE baseband from Qualcomm that SHOULD be the exact same part used on both the SIII and this RAZR HD. Basically I don't see Antenna and baseband firmwares creating grand differences in radio performance on these devices like what has traditionally been the case between Moto and Samsung. I would probably prefer a the bit sharper and less saturated colors of a good 720p LCD, but not at the cost of display size I find to be likely here compared to SIII.

The more heavy and metallic or other fancy material build is what I always authentically miss from a Moto. If the new Samsung stuff was not solid I would probably desire Moto more, but even though they are mostly plastic they aren't creaky and crappy feeling like a lot of past plastic devices were. Curious to see if Moto stick's with an mSD slot on this phone also. That is what I probably desire the most on my GNex. The SIII really is a desirable device to me really though. Particularly the Dev version as I don't plan to get subsidized phones anymore anyhow as I have grandfathered unlimited data on two lines and do exploit it on each really.
 
Was just looking at Motorola's Facebook page and noticed this comment:

Motorola Our "Guess the Smartphone" Facebook post references a device that is already available in the U.S. market. It is a game intended to engage with the Facebook community surrounding features of this pre-existing device.
2 hours ago
 
That was pretty LAME from Motorola. Seems "guess the smartphone" was the Atrix HD on AT&T. They had alot of people thinking it was the Razr HD.

My bet is they will release the Razr HD 1 or 2 weeks before pre-orders of the iPhone 5. What do you think?

I'm still leaning toward these 2 phones but now more toward the Razr HD because the iPhone 5 is reported to only have 1440 mah battery, that will never last 1 day with LTE. LOL Heck the Droid Inc 4G has 1700mAh and the same 4" screen.
 
ONJFan said:
That was pretty LAME from Motorola. Seems "guess the smartphone" was the Atrix HD on AT&T. They had alot of people thinking it was the Razr HD.

My bet is they will release the Razr HD 1 or 2 weeks before pre-orders of the iPhone 5. What do you think?

I'm still leaning toward these 2 phones but now more toward the Razr HD because the iPhone 5 is reported to only have 1440 mah battery, that will never last 1 day with LTE. LOL Heck the Droid Inc 4G has 1700mAh and the same 4" screen.
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I don't follow iPhone junk, but seriously, 1440? and throw in a HUGE 4" screen...haha. And LTE as you stated will surely be horrible battery life.
 
Is it wishful thinking? Maybe an announcement is around the corner because Amazon is now selling the RAZR and Atrix 2 for a penny?
 
IHateMyTreo said:
Is it wishful thinking? Maybe an announcement is around the corner because Amazon is now selling the RAZR and Atrix 2 for a penny?
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I don't care if it's wishful thinking or not. I'm willing to hang my hat on anything at this point. I've been patiently waiting for this phone since sometime last year. Guess I can make it a little longer.

Take your time Verizon/motorola, but hurry every chance you get! :smokingsomb:
 
Milkweed25 said:
Here is some news people. Are we willing to wait that long? Are they really releasing two versions at the same time? What to do? In October, that thing BETTER have JELLYBEAN!!!

Motorola Aiming to Launch Razr HD and Razr Maxx HD in October - HotHardware


What do you guys think?
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Yeah, saw that last night. I've never heard of HotHardware, so I wasn't confident in citing that article, and they further claim to rely on an unnamed source. Too sketchy for me without some hard data.
 
Oct is way after the iPhone. They WILL loose a ton of sales. Crapple lost a lot to the S3 (iLike that fact). They need to release before the "announcement" of the iPhone 5. lets convert a few more to Android.
 
I don't know if I'm more baffled by the supposed Oct release or that they are talking about releasing a standard and and a Maxx version. Especially after the first debacle.
 
Ringhale said:
I don't know if I'm more baffled by the supposed Oct release or that they are talking about releasing a standard and and a Maxx version. Especially after the first debacle.
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As long as they release them at the same time it seems like an ok-idea.
Some people want slim over battery life. If it is released at the same time people know all their options.
 
servo086 said:
As long as they release them at the same time it seems like an ok-idea.
Some people want slim over battery life. If it is released at the same time people know all their options.
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So, if they aren't at the same time, then how many Razr owner's are not going to forget? How many people that didn't get either the Razr or Maxx, but still thought it wasn't right?
I bet they loose a few early sales as people wait for a Maxx version.
I never had one, but if there are good leaks on a Maxx I'll wait, maybe.
 
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