Droid Razr or Galaxy S3?

[stryker]

Go iPhone 5. I'm just sad i had to upgrade to keep unlimited data and the s3 came or a week after i ordered the razr. But oh well. I will have this phone till it quits working. There it's no way i would pay full retail for a phone. That's like gas and food for 2 months!!!! But hey get what ever phone you want. Ignore all this. If you want it get it. It will be out dated as soon as u get it anyways. No matter what you get.

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[DroidlynnXDoes]

IMO, S3 offered best cross-section to me -

I do a bit of small development on the side and I prefer to have an unlockable device. Was fairly upset regarding Verizon's locked bootloader, but now that we have insecure aboot, that is no longer a concern. And its not kexec like the RAZR Maxx. We actually had kexec for the first month or so of this phone's existence, and its far different, and we even had far more complete than RAZR's kexec (it only rebooted 3 times whenever it restarted, everything else was pretty much 100% complete). From a development standpoint, the Nexus is always the best. But having a fully unlockable device (even if it doesn't have fastboot) is a good enough compromise for me.

You can tell the difference just in the complete-ness. While many RAZR owners are happy with CM9 and AOKP, I've been running JB since nearly when this phone was released. And JB actually runs BETTER on this device than AOSP ICS did. The advantages of a true custom kernel are obvious in this regard. Kexec can do a lot in this regard, but it still scares away development. Since the S3 got insecure aboot, watching the G-Nex threads has actually been pretty interesting. Tons of people changing to the S3 now that its unlockable.

I personally love Moto hardware, but here's what broke it for me:

Development = S3 = unlockable. No kexec, none of that jazz. True, replacement recovery, and bootloader. Also, going to likely be one of the biggest smartphones of all time. That attracts development like nothing. And ROMs designed for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mo, etc. are easily portable to Verizon variant, which encourages even more development (not just stuck with developers on one carrier).

Screen = Super Amoled Plus versus non-HD RAZR screen. You can argue the virtues of pentile, but if you hold the two screens up to each other, there is really no comparison.

Performance = The Snapdragon S4 @ 1.5 Ghz is the best LTE chipset currently available in production handsets. That's about all there is to it. There will be a quad-core version forthcoming, and the new Exynos in the Note 2 will support LTE (quad) but in current production-model handsets that are available immediately, this IS the best processor. The 2 GB of RAM (which no other phones, included others that have the S4 like the One X) is just icing on the cake. This phone will be relevant for a very long time with that much power.

Hardware design = by this I don't mean the plasticky feel. I dislike that, but the phone is extremely slim and light because of it, which is very nice, and a TPU case takes care of that. No, I mean removable BATTERY and SDCARD. Major bonuses. Wayy too many manufacturers going to non-removable SD or non-removable battery. After swapping batteries in my DX as the battery DIED (skips/etc) I just know that getting a phone with an integrated battery is locking yourself into a renewal cycle unless you feel comfortable actually disassembling such a device.

Battery = its no RAZR Maxx, but its bigger than most smartphones currently. It can easily get past a day on LTE with no data management, and that's completely acceptable to me. I don't need more than that, its usually on a charger when I'm at home anyways.

So to me it just offers the perfect cross-section. Data/radio isn't as good as a Moto phone, as described, and the battery isn't as large as a RAZR Maxx, but also remember compared to the hardware cycle the RAZR Maxx is not an outdated device. (Relatively, of course).

To be honest, the RAZR HD and the Note 2 are the two most intriguing devices forthcoming, IMO. I have also heard rumors on an HTC One XL-ish on Verizon's network which would just be beastly (Note 2 will have Exynos quad with LTE chipset and latest Adreno GPU, One XL with have a Snapdragon Pro Quad!! LTE compatibility, 3,000+ mAh battery!, RAZR HD - possibly unlockable bootloader, HD screen, infamous Moto build quality/radios) But that's the technology cycle. Wait two months and cutting edge is falling behind. I just feel like quads at this point are entirely unnecessary. Meanwhile, the Snapdragon is an extremely versatile chip, while the 2 GB of RAM and HD screen will keep it relevant going forward. I have heard many people be of the opinion that the S3 is what the Nexus should have been, and I agree, but again... hardware cycle. Its highly unlikely a design like the GSIII would have been even possible when the Nexus was first being manufactured.

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LOL sorry about the book. Hope the info is found to be relevant to anyone looking though.

It's ok Goose. I'm amazed as to how much you know about DROID OS. I hope to learn as much as you someday. Alot of my friends and family went from the X to the Galaxy S III and love it

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[DroidlynnXDoes]

the Galaxy S III takes amazing photos btw

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[stryker]

Go s3. Razr development has pretty much stopped again. And I don't think its gong to start up again. Now I'm thinking about switching phones from a Max to a s3 lol! Personally I think each carrier should release 1 phone a year like they used to back in the day and how apple does it. There are just way to many phones being released. Its like u buy a phone and its not even being supported anymore like 5 months later. Sad. Greed is the devil. So is money haha.

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[Ender]

Again let me ask..

When are the RazrHD and Note2 supposed to be released? AND, what other top line phones are coming soon?


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[popcenator]

No release date on either yet...before the end of the year.

on the move..