behrooz
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I just took mine back today and am going to wait till Thursday to get the Maxx, I just looked and have been thru more than 28 phones in a 12 mo time
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I just took mine back today and am going to wait till Thursday to get the Maxx, I just looked and have been thru more than 28 phones in a 12 mo time
Yeah I saw that
Bodycount
Android Enthusiast
lol.
Just turn off 4g and live with 3g and wifi like I do.
There ya go. You just upgraded your Razr to the Maxx version for free
I'm 95% wifi since I use it at my home and at my work. Only time I use 3g/4g is at my parents or my wifes parents house. 4g has nothing on my works wifi... 250 meg fiber line haha.
With 4g on but not being used.. I'd end the day at 9pm at around 15%-20% battery.
With 3g on but not being used doing the same thing.. I end the day now at around 50%-60%.
Just turn off 4g and live with 3g and wifi like I do.
There ya go. You just upgraded your Razr to the Maxx version for free
I'm 95% wifi since I use it at my home and at my work. Only time I use 3g/4g is at my parents or my wifes parents house. 4g has nothing on my works wifi... 250 meg fiber line haha.
With 4g on but not being used.. I'd end the day at 9pm at around 15%-20% battery.
With 3g on but not being used doing the same thing.. I end the day now at around 50%-60%.
Raftysworld
Well-Known Member
Might be returning my Nexus for a RAZR Maxx. Man, it must suck to have a plain ole' RAZR or a Bionic right now.
Not really, its all the things great about the RAZR but with a bigger battery.
Those that wanna be heavy users...it may suck. For my use...it would be nice to go days without charging at night...but for my use its no big deal.
Some of us cant have phones in the office and can only get on them a few times throughout the work day. So instead of putting my RAZR in Airplane Mode while its in a lil locker that kills the battery cuz the phone is searching for a signal.. I could just leave it normal...
Everyone doesnt use their phones the same. And since the Bionic can use extended batteries...I call this a failed attempt...
Hardly sucks. The Razr is a great phone and so far I haven't bumped into my battery but I've only had it since Friday. Still, if the 26th is the date I plan on swinging by Verizon and looking at a Maxx. If it feels good in the hand I'll probably do an exchange. Nice to not have to worry about the battery.
Mike
I agree; I gte good batt life out of mine just turning off the data, and turning down the screen, I just know there will be those times when a bigger batt will come in handy.
It is a good phone and with that leaked official update the call strength has improved.................
Besides its one nice looking phone
I might also add I like the fact that its water resistant.....
N this phone will definitely get me through the rest of this year...
Heck may go out on a limb and say two......
HTTR
Android Enthusiast
Like I said, the battery issue is not really an issue for me. I have chargers everywhere and rarely, if ever, am I not within reach of a charger for an entire day. If so, I just ordered the Anker charger.
I run this (as I do all my smart phones) at full brightness. I paid for the screen and I am going to squint at a 30% illuminated screen.
I am sure that Maxx battery life is great and if I had that phone I would run it at full as well! If I had a choice I probably would have opted for the bigger battery, but I didn't. I am happy with the Razr and the batery is able to be worked around for me.
I run this (as I do all my smart phones) at full brightness. I paid for the screen and I am going to squint at a 30% illuminated screen.
I am sure that Maxx battery life is great and if I had that phone I would run it at full as well!
If I had a choice I probably would have opted for the bigger battery, but I didn't. I am happy with the Razr and the batery is able to be worked around for me.
ylexot
Android Expert
I'm not sure if the Maxx battery could last in that environment. Searching for signal sucks a LOT of juice because it has the transmitter at full power.
U know after looking at the pics and comparing the weight.
The Razr is 126 gramms and the Maxx is 145
Razr 7.1mm Maxx 8.99mm.
Coupled with the thickness and the slightly xtra weight.
Has me thinking, I have gone from a die hard holster person
to sometimes carrying the Razr in my pocket....
I have to say I honestly do like the feel of the razr don't know
if I wanna give up its sleekness and lighter weight.
Well we shall know thursday...
The Razr is 126 gramms and the Maxx is 145
Razr 7.1mm Maxx 8.99mm.
Coupled with the thickness and the slightly xtra weight.
Has me thinking, I have gone from a die hard holster person
to sometimes carrying the Razr in my pocket....
I have to say I honestly do like the feel of the razr don't know
if I wanna give up its sleekness and lighter weight.
Well we shall know thursday...
Montana Man
Android Expert
It's worthy to point out that being an early adopter to a brand new phone isn't necessarily a good thing. Sure, you can always wait until the "next best thing" to come along and never buy anything, but you really should at LEAST have the patience to wait until MULTIPLE full reviews are out after a phone launches - and you may be able to reward your patience with a price drop, too!
I'm still clinging to my trusty HTC Incredible. My biggest single issue with it - by FAR - has always been its crappy battery life. I've been on the sidelines for the past few months watching the parade of new devices roll out - the Nexus, Razr and Rezound. Nice looking, slick phones, all of them. But all three of them failed to address the horrible stock battery life! That was enough for me to continue to wait.
Is it really too much to ask for - in this day and age - to have to spend hundreds on a phone, that if you forget to plug it in every single night, means that you'll have a very low - or even dead - phone the next day?!? Much less, if you were to actually have to travel now and then and can't always get to a charging source when needed?
I'm very glad that I waited for a manufacturer out there to address the battery debacle. And, as much as I like HTC Sense, I'm ready to jump ship to the Moto Maxx and to finally have a phone that doesn't rely on a wall socket like a crutch!
Schadenfreude!
I'm still clinging to my trusty HTC Incredible. My biggest single issue with it - by FAR - has always been its crappy battery life. I've been on the sidelines for the past few months watching the parade of new devices roll out - the Nexus, Razr and Rezound. Nice looking, slick phones, all of them. But all three of them failed to address the horrible stock battery life! That was enough for me to continue to wait.
Is it really too much to ask for - in this day and age - to have to spend hundreds on a phone, that if you forget to plug it in every single night, means that you'll have a very low - or even dead - phone the next day?!? Much less, if you were to actually have to travel now and then and can't always get to a charging source when needed?
I'm very glad that I waited for a manufacturer out there to address the battery debacle. And, as much as I like HTC Sense, I'm ready to jump ship to the Moto Maxx and to finally have a phone that doesn't rely on a wall socket like a crutch!
Schadenfreude!
Szadzik
Extreme Android User
I was one of the very first few uesrs who got the Razr back in November and never regretted it.
Battery life is the way it is because of the advancing tech in CPU power and huge screens while not progressing in battery epartment. We are still using Li-Ion and Li-Po batteries invented years ago. Do not hold your breath hoping that you will get an Android phone being 100% on-line and holding carge for weks like your Nokia 3410 used to.
Is it really too much to ask for - in this day and age - to have to spend hundreds on a phone, that if you forget to plug it in every single night, means that you'll have a very low - or even dead - phone the next day?!? Much less, if you were to actually have to travel now and then and can't always get to a charging source when needed?
I'm very glad that I waited for a manufacturer out there to address the battery debacle. And, as much as I like HTC Sense, I'm ready to jump ship to the Moto Maxx and to finally have a phone that doesn't rely on a wall socket like a crutch!
Schadenfreude!
Do not hope for the Maxx to hold charge for longer than 2 days, I suppose it might even die in the middle of day 2.
I travel quite a lot and for days at a time and always carry an external battery pack and do not hope for miracles in this department.
On the other hand, we do not live in the 18th century where finding an outlet takes days - you find them everywhere - including planes and trains.
Montana Man
Android Expert
Thanks for the feedback. I suppose that the main point I was trying to make is that the Maxx is going to be a game-changer regarding 4G phones and sub-par stock batteries. Everyone else is going to have to step up and make their next generation of devices better able to withstand the present and upcoming demands by providing a STOCK battery that's at least 3000mAh.
The days of making consumers reach for their wallets to shell out an additional $40 - $50 for an extended battery to go along with the new $300 phone that they JUST bought - are over.
I strongly believe that Moto will shake up the conventional wisdom regarding stock batteries and I look forward to see how the competing phone manufacturers will respond in the near future.
Szadzik
Extreme Android User
I do not believe that a single phone with a huge battery will suddenly change everything. Razr is already bigger than SGSII and other 4.3" phones, which means adding a big battery is easy - adding a huge battery like that to SGSII would mean it would have to be even bigger - a lot of people think the Razr is already too big and will not buy phones this size.
jtcannonball
Member
I've read through this entire thread and I have come to the conclusion that this is nearly a unsustainable and win-less mission. You have people who are diligent and charge there phones every night, and people who apparently don't want to have to charge there phones every night. Both camps have differences that won't be changed by any reasoning, they are stead fast in there core phone useage. So I guess it boils down to either liking the phone you have or wanting a new phone. Either way hope it makes you happy until the new post in a few days about the new phone just a couple months away. LOL
Are you suggesting opinion based arguments can not be settled on the internet?! How dare you, sir!
SlashGear have their hands on one
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX hands-on and unboxing - SlashGear
Interesting article on Razr vs Razr Maxx
Droid RAZR MAXX is a slap in consumer faces - SlashGear
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX hands-on and unboxing - SlashGear
Interesting article on Razr vs Razr Maxx
Droid RAZR MAXX is a slap in consumer faces - SlashGear
It is a trade off. The extra weight takes a bit of getting used to. But I will say unplugging the phone with LTE and background data enabled screen at full brightness. After pretty heavy use for me Im at 70% after 5hrs mostly browsing the market. No calls or text though. But the weight is the big adjustment
That doesn't make sense from the consumer standpoint. By that advice, I could turn off the data altogether, uninstall everything, and just use it as a phone and call it "VLTRA M4XX!" The point is that there is this huge upgrade, the battery, just about the stomach of this beast, and it should have been part of the original device in the first place. No, having seen the Maxx adds running within hours of losing the return window on my Razr, I can only say I am bitterly disappointed with Moto's treatment of its consumers by suspending such a valuable piece of hardware.
fliptwister
Well-Known Member
I bought my Razr on Monday knowing about the Maxx. While I have only used the phone 4 days I have been very happy with the battery time so far. Battery time with the Razr is significantly better than my last phone, the Incredible. I live in a rural area so I do not use 4G very often. I like how thin the phone is and I'm loving the weight. The weight of the phone is very important to me. I have 9 days to make a final decision but I'm leaning towards the regular Razr. I also got the 16 gb version and it was only $170 so for me to upgrade I have to pay another $130. I'm not sure the added money is worth it. I will probably go to the store and check it out.
It is worth noting that the Maxx is the same weight as the Nexus and a bit thinner but has a battery 80% bigger than the Nexus. I agree with Montana Man. I think this will change the way companies make their 4G phones.
It is worth noting that the Maxx is the same weight as the Nexus and a bit thinner but has a battery 80% bigger than the Nexus. I agree with Montana Man. I think this will change the way companies make their 4G phones.