Internal sealed battery not a problem for anyone else?

[Angry J]

Hi all:

I recently, quickly, purchased a Droid Razr Maxx to replace my ailing Droid X2. I read all about the battery life and great performance and made my decision so I didn't do much looking at the phone when I purchased it at the Verizon store. Only this morning, the day after, did I notice that the battery isn't replaceable.

This is a major thing to me. I typically stay away from any product that is sealed. In my past experience with Motorola, LG, and Blackberry smart phones, batteries need replacing within a year or so. What's the outlook for this phone, long-term? Does anyone have any experience with this type of battery in any other devices? How will this effect re-sale value of the phone in 1.5 years? Does anyone else care about this except me?

Thanks for any replies.

 

[Metroid Prime]

I find it better to replace the battery yourself than to have to send it in to have it done since the battery could be faulty or you have another battery handy if your other battery dies.

 

[Dodge DeBoulet]

Hi all:

I recently, quickly, purchased a Droid Razr Maxx to replace my ailing Droid X2. I read all about the battery life and great performance and made my decision so I didn't do much looking at the phone when I purchased it at the Verizon store. Only this morning, the day after, did I notice that the battery isn't replaceable.

This is a major thing to me. I typically stay away from any product that is sealed. In my past experience with Motorola, LG, and Blackberry smart phones, batteries need replacing within a year or so. What's the outlook for this phone, long-term? Does anyone have any experience with this type of battery in any other devices? How will this effect re-sale value of the phone in 1.5 years? Does anyone else care about this except me?

Thanks for any replies.

Look at it this way. How many times have you actually purchased a replacement or even spare smartphone battery?

Since I started carrying a Blackberry 10 years ago . . . Never.

I've had a couple of MP3 players with non-replaceable batteries, and they're actually still going strong. I think I will be replacing the MAXX due to its low-res display, tiny storage capacity and pokey dual-core processor long before the battery becomes an issue

 

[syntrix]

Look at it this way. How many times have you actually purchased a replacement or even spare smartphone battery?

Since I started carrying a Blackberry 10 years ago . . . Never.

I've had a couple of MP3 players with non-replaceable batteries, and they're actually still going strong. I think I will be replacing the MAXX due to its low-res display, tiny storage capacity and pokey dual-core processor long before the battery becomes an issue

LOL LOL LOL

Nice descriptions.

I'm sure battery might be an issue in a few years, but you'll have a new phone in 2-3 years.

Display is great!
I've got a 32 GB card, can't ask for too much more.
Pokey dual core? LOL LOL LOL again, it's snappy, fast and does more than a lot of other phones (ICS is what I run).

If you had a SGN on VZW you would be done in 1/3 to 1/4 the time, and be watching or cognizant of what you are doing. MAXX kills that, hands down.

None of these modern phones can compete with the older blackberry phones. Those were solid... oh wait, around '99 huge blackberry, died in a few hours, call quality sucked (att back in the day), and everyone wished for a sprint phone back then, lol. OMG am I really posting this? Oh yeah!

I think the new background is too lively BRIGHT, ugh.

 

[Dodge DeBoulet]

LOL LOL LOL

Nice descriptions.

I'm sure battery might be an issue in a few years, but you'll have a new phone in 2-3 years.

Display is great!
I've got a 32 GB card, can't ask for too much more.
Pokey dual core? LOL LOL LOL again, it's snappy, fast and does more than a lot of other phones (ICS is what I run).

If you had a SGN on VZW you would be done in 1/3 to 1/4 the time, and be watching or cognizant of what you are doing. MAXX kills that, hands down.

None of these modern phones can compete with the older blackberry phones. Those were solid... oh wait, around '99 huge blackberry, died in a few hours, call quality sucked (att back in the day), and everyone wished for a sprint phone back then, lol. OMG am I really posting this? Oh yeah!

I think the new background is too lively BRIGHT, ugh.

Hey, I don't disagree with you . . . Today.

What'll you think the MAXX will look like compared to NEW phones 2 years from now, though?

THAT'S when the battery becomes the least of its issues, and the point of reference I was attempting to promote

 

[euph_22]

Agree with what everyone said. I just wanted to add that replacing the battery yourself isn't actually that hard. The only real difference between this and a normal battery is the RAZR's is taped in (as is the back cover).

 

[Tom Diego]

Look at it this way. How many times have you actually purchased a replacement or even spare smartphone battery?

Since I started carrying a Blackberry 10 years ago . . . Never.

I've had a couple of MP3 players with non-replaceable batteries, and they're actually still going strong.

Consider yourself lucky. Obviously your mileage varied. I'm pretty sure that battery life is the #1 complaint of most Android phone users.

I previously had a Droid Incredible and bought a spare battery within the first six months due to the poor battery life. The stock battery wouldn't last a day and I always had to carry the spare with me if I didn't have access to power to charge the battery during the day. I don't consider myself to be a power user from the aspect of using minutes and/or data; I've never used even half of my talk minutes and never used more than 1 GB/month of data. Both the stock battery and the VZW/HTC spare battery lost battery capacity within months. I loved that phone but hated the battery life. It's the primary reason I was so eager to upgrade it.

I'm hoping that the RAZR MAXX battery has a much longer battery life than this. I've owned several models of iPods and have a Kindle Fire and have never replaced the battery in any of these devices. This is the only reason that I felt comfortable going with the RAZR MAXX.

 

[Dodge DeBoulet]

Consider yourself lucky. Obviously your mileage varied. I'm pretty sure that battery life is the #1 complaint of most Android phone users.

I previously had a Droid Incredible and bought a spare battery within the first six months due to the poor battery life. The stock battery wouldn't last a day and I always had to carry the spare with me if I didn't have access to power to charge the battery during the day. I don't consider myself to be a power user from the aspect of using minutes and/or data; I've never used even half of my talk minutes and never used more than 1 GB/month of data. Both the stock battery and the VZW/HTC spare battery lost battery capacity within months. I loved that phone but hated the battery life. It's the primary reason I was so eager to upgrade it.

I'm hoping that the RAZR MAXX battery has a much longer battery life than this. I've owned several models of iPods and have a Kindle Fire and have never replaced the battery in any of these devices. This is the only reason that I felt comfortable going with the RAZR MAXX.

Do you consider your experience typical? I'm assuming you find mine atypical, since you saw fit to highlight some personal pronouns.

I've been through 5 Blackberries (still use a company-supplied one for work), and the MAXX is as good as the best of them with regard to battery discharge rate. I see no reason to doubt that the battery longevity will be as good as, if not better than, my earlier phones.

 

[Barkleyfan]

Hey, I don't disagree with you . . . Today.

What'll you think the MAXX will look like compared to NEW phones 2 years from now, though?

THAT'S when the battery becomes the least of its issues, and the point of reference I was attempting to promote

In 2 years, i will be buying retail anyways. Unlimited data is worth it.