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What should I replace my bionic with?

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rdefino

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So my wife is ready for an upgrade and she said she will take my bionic if I want the upgrade.

Thinking of doing it, but not sure what to get.

What would you replace your bionic with...and why?

Thanks
 
I think your wife is has her head screwed on straight. She clearly recognizes greatness when whee sees it.

I suggest that you make a list of devices you would rather have and go to their forums and ask the question ... did you come from the Bionic ... why?

If you ever use your phone to ... er ... actually act like a phone you will find that the best voice quality available is from Motorola. If you compare the phones currently available from Motorola for use inside the US the best is the Bionic. (The Droid 3 is the best international Motorola phone.)

... Thom
 
there's always the Razr Max. I'd probably get that if I was currently in the market for an Android phone on Verizon.

reason: I like the screen better, and that's about it. Otherwise it's fairly close to the Bionic, IMO.

If you can wait, and want a Moto phone, the rumor mill has mentioned a Bionic 2.
 
I was just looking at the razor max and the regular razor. I like them. I want to stick with motorola.

The max has great battery like. But I think the regular razors battery life is like the bionic with stock battery.

I do like my bionic though just the battery doesn't last long, and I hate using the extended battery. The case is so thick with it.

Just not sure how the regular razor is better than the bionic. I know the processors are slight faster, but not really sure about the rest

Any thoughts?
 
One other thing to mention: if rooting/customizing is important to you, and keeping on the Android upgrade path, that would suggest another handset. The Galaxy Nexus, HTC handsets - all seem to have unlockable bootloader support and faster upgrades to new Android upgrades than Moto devices have (though if the Razr actually does get an ICS update this week that's all out the window.) If that's not important to you, I'm not sure why you wouldn't look at the RazrMaxx and its enormous battery capacity.

Since you are asking what I would do, that's what I would get right now (I prefer to have a phone that doesn't need to be rooted in order to be used myself.) Though I might be inclined to wait a couple of months to see what's coming out in April and May...
 
I definitely like loading Roms on my bionic and would like to do it on the razor.

I'm running Eclispe rom now and love it.

As for ICS, not really sure what that will give me in way of features.
 
rdefino said:
I definitely like loading Roms on my bionic and would like to do it on the razor.

I'm running Eclispe rom now and love it.

As for ICS, not really sure what that will give me in way of features.
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Since you mentioned the Razr and the Razr Maxx, there is something to keep in mind. If you are someone who takes care of your electronics, you should realize that the Razr and Razr Maxx have sealed batteries. The reason I got the Bionic over the Razr had to do with the fact that I could swap out the battery on the Bionic, but if I needed to have the battery replaced on the Razr, I would have to have sent a "certified like new", which the 2 times I have had to use that service, the replacement was in much worse condition than my original phone, and mail them back your phone with the battery payment.

Considering you have to charge a smartphone much more often, and if what I have read is true and that these lithium ion batteries can be recharged only about 400-500 times which, if true, means you could be replacing the battery in under two years.

Of course this really only applies if that matters to you, but something to keep in mind.
 
wildkitten said:
Since you mentioned the Razr and the Razr Maxx, there is something to keep in mind. If you are someone who takes care of your electronics, you should realize that the Razr and Razr Maxx have sealed batteries. The reason I got the Bionic over the Razr had to do with the fact that I could swap out the battery on the Bionic, but if I needed to have the battery replaced on the Razr, I would have to have sent a "certified like new", which the 2 times I have had to use that service, the replacement was in much worse condition than my original phone, and mail them back your phone with the battery payment.

Considering you have to charge a smartphone much more often, and if what I have read is true and that these lithium ion batteries can be recharged only about 400-500 times which, if true, means you could be replacing the battery in under two years.
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That's one of the reasons that I like the idea of the RazrMaxx. At 3300 mAh, that battery, even if it is half capacity at the 20 month upgrade period, is still about the size of the Bionic's and Razr's stock battery brand new, has all those fancy SmartActions for battery saving, and comes in a phone that doesn't feel like a brick in your hand (it's still thinner than the stock Bionic.)

I'm not sure what battery technology that Moto is using on their phones, and 400-500 cycles may still be the case, but I know that Apple is saying that their Macbook Air batteries are designed to be at 80% capacity at 1000 charge cycles. And charge cycles are from full discharge, so if you are putting the RazrMaxx on charge every day with a 60% charge, it would be a full cycle every 2.5 days.

It will be interesting to see how the Razr and RazrMaxx batteries last over time, though.
 
doogald said:
That's one of the reasons that I like the idea of the RazrMaxx. At 3300 mAh, that battery, even if it is half capacity at the 20 month upgrade period, is still about the size of the Bionic's and Razr's stock battery brand new, has all those fancy SmartActions for battery saving, and comes in a phone that doesn't feel like a brick in your hand (it's still thinner than the stock Bionic.)

I'm not sure what battery technology that Moto is using on their phones, and 400-500 cycles may still be the case, but I know that Apple is saying that their Macbook Air batteries are designed to be at 80% capacity at 1000 charge cycles. And charge cycles are from full discharge, so if you are putting the RazrMaxx on charge every day with a 60% charge, it would be a full cycle every 2.5 days.

It will be interesting to see how the Razr and RazrMaxx batteries last over time, though.
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I just personally can not stand a sealed battery device. I think it's one of the mistakes other companies are copying from Apple. The Bionic is by no means a thick device at all and the battery life is fine, comparing it to smartphone standards.

Now if they would make it so you could take the phone into the store and get the battery replaced and you get back your same phone, it would not be nearly the issue with me.
 
My vote goes to the maxx if you're getting the phone now. Looks like ICS is coming real soon for the razr series so that's a plus too.
 
I would probably go with the maxx as well. Isn't there a rumored phone called the droid fighter supposedly coming out soon?
 
I can't think of any other phone I would rather have at this point. I'm coming from a bad experience with htc to the liberating Bionic. :D

All phone manufacturers have their goods and bads. If you're happy with it your bionic, maybe stick it out for about another year and hold out for a quadcore phone. :)
 
I broke the screen on my bionic a few weeks ago. While not being able to decide what to do, I was talking to the WA guys at my Costco, and since I still have an upgrade, picked up a Razr, since it came with accessories and an external battery. I kept it for 3 days.
I couldn't make it til lunch on my regular use because of the battery. I know the Maxx has the bigger battery... The reception was alright, but in places that I get 4g on the Bionic (home) I did not always get it on the Razr. It also had random slowdowns and freezes... That said...the display was great and I personally like the look of the phone. The feel was a little off to me tho...I always felt like I was going to drop it.

I traded it for the GNex. I kept that for 11 days. For the most part I loved it. Great display (unless in the sun), I didn't feel like I was going to drop it, and I loved the lack of bloatware. The reception sucked. In places like downtown or the airports with strong 4g...fine. Anywhere with weak signals (home) I was toast. I finally got fed up last weekend when my brother with his Iphone and my wife with her Bionic had great coverage all weekend while camping and four wheeling, and I had either poor or none. Took it back to Costco on the 14th day. Am back to the busted Bionic..and other than the screen am happier than with either of those two phones...

(Since I knew that this phone is on its way out of this world soon I finally learned how to root and flash roms to it this week....now I'm even happier with it.)
 
mrsymo said:
I broke the screen on my bionic a few weeks ago. While not being able to decide what to do, I was talking to the WA guys at my Costco, and since I still have an upgrade, picked up a Razr, since it came with accessories and an external battery. I kept it for 3 days.
I couldn't make it til lunch on my regular use because of the battery. I know the Maxx has the bigger battery... The reception was alright, but in places that I get 4g on the Bionic (home) I did not always get it on the Razr. It also had random slowdowns and freezes... That said...the display was great and I personally like the look of the phone. The feel was a little off to me tho...I always felt like I was going to drop it.

I traded it for the GNex. I kept that for 11 days. For the most part I loved it. Great display (unless in the sun), I didn't feel like I was going to drop it, and I loved the lack of bloatware. The reception sucked. In places like downtown or the airports with strong 4g...fine. Anywhere with weak signals (home) I was toast. I finally got fed up last weekend when my brother with his Iphone and my wife with her Bionic had great coverage all weekend while camping and four wheeling, and I had either poor or none. Took it back to Costco on the 14th day. Am back to the busted Bionic..and other than the screen am happier than with either of those two phones...

(Since I knew that this phone is on its way out of this world soon I finally learned how to root and flash roms to it this week....now I'm even happier with it.)
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You can pick up a used one fairly cheap on craigslist if you don't want to use your upgrade up on another bionic. I've seen go as low as 200 bucks. Or I hear that Verizon charges a 130 bucks if you want your screen replaced. :)
 
Smartphone quality: I found the number one defect in a smartphone was damage from being mishandled such as dropping.

I think the Razr was meant to address that. I did have a Razr for about a week and found I had trouble holding on to it. The Bionic and the Razr have great audio. The Razr did seem to have a higher contrast display.

The bionic is a great phone and it will be even be greater with the increase in horsepower and battery life saving that ICS will bring.
 
While I love my Nexus, I still salivate over the battery life of the Maxx. My recommendation is to wait another month or so to see what's around the corner. If your current device is still kicking, I wouldn't rush it.
 
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