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[Motorola Droid RAZR] jroc:
I dont think I even considered the G Nex. I do like what I see from ICS.

When I get a phone...I look at the overall picture, what my wants and needs are. Before actually comparing the screens I just accepted the cons of LCD screens and said I prefer them. Now....I couldnt honestly tell you which screen I prefer anymore. I finally know why alot of ppl like Amoled screen.

Maybe because Pentile isnt as bad as some ppl make it, maybe its because its not as bad on the RAZR as some other phones. Dont really know...but I am happy with the phone overall, screen n all. And for me battery life and reception comes first, everything else 2nd. Thats one reason why the G Nex wasnt really in the running for my next phone. If its one thing that Moto does well...its phone reception.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TheFuzz:
I would not buy a Samsung phone. I just don't think they are worth the premium price. Motorola just builds a better phone and the radio is second to none IMO. They have been at it longer than anyone and frankly that is enough for me.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] JainB:
All that the nexus has over the razr is a display with around 80 ppi more and ICS...

The Razr has an 8 mp cam vs 5 mp of the nexus, excellent call quality, lag free and smooth interface, latest version of gingerbread (which is better than ICS iMO) and last but not least super premium build quality with materials like kevlar and aluminium instead of cheap plastic and so called hyperskin (SCOF!!)

If i buy a phone for Rs 34,000/- ($ 680 approx) i want to be able to flaunt it and there is no doubt in my mind that the Razr has that X factor (Even more than Iphone 4s ) which sadly the nexus and all other samsung phones lack...

So i would never exchange the Razr for the Galaxy nexus coz i think there is absolutely no competition between the two...

BTW i got my phone 2 days back and trust me the pentile, green screen and black botches issues are blown way out of proportion on these forums...The phone and the interface are beautiful and smooth and i haven't had any issues with it yet except for the battery and wifi signal reception which i think is below par..Nothing major...All and all i think this is one phone which beats every other device available on the market today including Samsung, Iphone, HTC etc etc...

PS : when was the last time people walked up to you and asked which phone you were carrying....that's the kind of reaction im getting with the razr..))
[Motorola Droid RAZR] JOHNGAETANO:
I actually bought the Razr as a hold out until the Nexus came out. Now I seriously am questioning if I will switch. I came over from AT&T, and am so very impressed with the overall speed of this phone and speed of the network. Even the 3G speed are quick and snappy. I have until the 9th +/- of Jan to return this, but everyday that goes by I am more and more happy with this Razr. I wouldn't mind trying the higher res screen of the Rezound, but from what I am hearing the radio in the Razr is better.

JOHN
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Semseddin:
I didnt ever think of buying anything else than a motorola as a loyal customer. But it is sad to see that they (moto) doesnt give a fcuk about my question in their support forum.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] matticala:
My question when I first heard about the RAZR was "Shall I buy it or wait for the Nexus?" (I have a Nexus S).

When I first saw RAZR on promo video my question changed to "can Galaxy Nexus really be better than RAZR?" Then I bought the RAZR and I can proudly say I would never change for a Samsung, a HTC or whatever.

Galaxy Nexus is cheap built, huge, underequipped (hw-wise) and news are showing off many flaws.

Samsung builds serious hardware (exynos, ram, displays...) but the overall package is a cheap plastic imitation of an iPhone.

This Motorola is amazing, despite its problems of youth

EDIT: By the way...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] executor485:
Having 3 Samsung phones in the past, doing quite a bit of research and experiencing personal hell from a cell phone. I can't recommend Samsung phones to anyone, regardless of how good it is supposed to be.

The GN may be a great phone, MAY being the key word. The RAZR IS a good phone. Big difference. Moto's quality and radio supremacy are unmatched, especially by Samsung.

I was debating on going with the GN, but the more I thought about it, the more I'm set in not buying another Samsung phone. I dont care if the phone is flawless at this point, I cannot go with Samsung. Motorola has always been quality for me, and I hope they continue this trend.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] robstunner:
considering ICS doesn't even have flash right now, and all the problems on the UK version, ill stick with the Razr. It works flawlessly and looks beautiful. Dont let yourself compare GN to Razr with how they are now, I would considering comparing these two phones with ICS on both. ICS on the razr in a few months and you have a very close battle between the two phones.

Oh yea, and Smart Actions is probably the coolest manufacturer app ever installed on any android ive ever used.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Vegas_Sirk:
I have to agree with this. My past android phones have been the following:

G1, Nexus One, Nexus S, Thunderbolt, Droid Charge and now the RAZR.

As much as I liked the vanilla android experience, both my Nexus S, and Droid Charge (which was 20x worst) had hardware issues. On top of that the feel of both Samsung units felt cheap and crappy.

I bought the RAZR since I got to the point where I got so pissed off with my Charge I threw it across the room and it busted into pieces and since the Galaxy Nexus wasnt out yet I figured it was the next best thing. I bought the phone with full intentions on returning it to get the GN when it comes out, but now that I have had it for a week I have changed my mind and plan on keeping it.

The phone is sexy and well built and like my Xoom runs really solid. I figured one ICS is on this phone there really isnt a reason to have the GN except for three things 1) bloatware 2) buttonless front and 3) NFC.

Bloatware isnt an issue because you can root and remove or with ICS you can disable the apps, the buttonless front is really good looking IMO but I can deal with the button on the front for the time being as I usually switch phones once every six months and last but not least NFC isnt highly supported yet so in another 6 months when Im looking for a new phone I can get one with NFC then.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bstarr3:
My only issue with the RAZR (I have the US Verizon version) is locked bootloader. That, to me, means that we'll probably see much less in the way of a developer community. One thing I learned with my first android phone (Fascinate) is that I really like messing with software, flashing new ROMs, kernels, trying different system hacks, etc. I'm going to give it until 1/9 when my return period expires on this phone, to see if we get a legitimate dev community going. If not, despite my love of the hardware of this phone, I think I'll be happier long term with the Nexus.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kholk:
I will never exchange it for a Galaxy Nexus.

When the RAZR will be unlocked, it will be absolutely better performancewise.

And, personal thing, it actually looks absolutely better.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Szadzik:
Highly unlikely
[Motorola Droid RAZR] tbcpn:
+1 here--exactly. Coming from T-Bolt running very smoothly on Liquid 3.0 AOSP ROM, but Razr is very, very nice. Just waiting for SBF to drop to root this sucker.

Rooted: Droid Incredible / Droid X / Thunderbolt / Droid Razr (waiting for SBF to root) / VZW 4G Xoom / Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Oaklands:
Mine is a keeper.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] facinater:
I thought about it but the more I use my Razr the more I like it.

The radio is oustanding. I have one area that I travel to that I've always had trouble getting signal with my Fascinate. With My Razr signal always has two bars and no dropped calls.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] JOHNGAETANO:
At this point in my life, I love gadgets, but I also need something dependable. Having a phone with a poor build quality or poor connections/radio is just not what I need to deal with on a daily basis. My friend has a GS2, and he drops more calls now then ever before. It's terrible.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] emiliobadillio:
Have to agree that I was in the boat to try the Razr until the Nexus came out. I came from an HTC Droid Eris with tons of roms, tweaks, and hacks to play with and keep it functional until now.

The razr simply works with a hefty amount of dependability. The construction quality of this phone is amazing! The speed can actually keep up with me, and what I need to do immediately, not in a couple seconds.

As much as I thought I wanted the Nexus, I really don't care about what it can do. I want to keep this Razr!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] executor485:
I never quite understood the need/desire to ROM a phone IF it's great from the factory. There are a couple of things that are nice in ROMs, but overall I'd much rather keep a factory ROM if it's built well. The RAZR factory ROM is actually perfect to me. The only things I'd want changed

1) A reset option on the power off menu

2) Edit the hosts file to remove ads

3) Changing theme colors (which I think should just be in every ROM, even factory), that being said, I do like the color scheme they put on the RAZR, so I dont want to change it, but for others out there who enjoy it I know this is a huge feature

Otherwise I think Moto did a very solid job on the interface. Unlock straight to camera, clean looking, fast, stable, etc. Even when it comes to bloatware, you can uninstall a lot of it, and hide the rest... AWESOME!

I'm anxiously awaiting the unlocked bootloader, but not to change ROMs. I'm only waiting for it so I can safely root my phone and be able to go back/fix things if they go wrong. And the only reason I want root is so that I can use Titanium Backup to restore all my apps and settings I had for them, save games, etc.

Reading all the issues that people are having with the GN, I'm literally laughing my butt off. I was so tempted to look at it, but the fact that overseas is having some of the stupidest issues, I'm SOOOOOO thrilled to be rid of Samsung.

Today I'm trying the phone on 3G all day to see what I can get for battery life. If I need 4G speeds, it's only a few clicks away, a bit of a pain, but a small price to pay if I can get through the whole day without a charger.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ghirsh:
No trade

I got the Razr because my Infuse (which I loved) died. I wanted LTE and Verizon's network, so I got the Razr even though I had wanted to hold out for the Galaxy Nexus. Now that I have the Razr, I love it although I got used to the bigger screen on the Infuse. Having read more on the Galaxy Nexus, there is a lot missing. No SD support, no USB mass storage. These are things I use every day.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ianford10:
Thinking of getting the Nexus.

This is the 2nd RAZR I have had. The first sometimes had a fuzzy wallpaper and lines running down it after you unlocked. The one im using now I have just used in a dark room and I have the black blotches and also a dead pixel.

Love the design and feel but losing faith in the screen :(
[Motorola Droid RAZR] executor485:
I had a stuck orange/red pixel on my first RAZR. I noticed it in the first hour of using the phone, after I had just gotten it mostly setup. I took it back and the guy didnt believe me. I still dont think he saw the pixel, but they did end up exchanging it for a new one. I figured if I'm dropping that much coin, it better be perfect from the start.

This new one hasnt had that problem. Makes me slightly concerned, but not enough to ditch a Motorola phone for a Samsung.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jroc:
Yea...some folks didnt agree with me on another forum...but the main reason I like Moto phones is reception. I'm a simple man with simple needs.

Been that way since the E815 days..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
This phone has a certain depth to it if you get what I mean. From the feel, to the style it is the exact opposite of plain, simple and boring. The Galaxy line has always looked plain and simple. If it wasn't for the slightly curved screen the Galaxy N would be the same. I am tired of boring, plain and good for everyone styled phones, I want the cool phone.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] iankellogg:
I have had my razr for about a week and I absolutely love the hardware. Except for the screen. Text is fuzzy and sometimes I get a headache when i'm trying to read it. every solid color has a weird texture to it. Sometimes Bluetooth drops out and won't work until a Bluetooth toggle. Also the webtop, which is really awesome, just doesn't work. the mouse often lags or disconnects. even though I have big hands I feel like I can't use the phone one handed. even with all of these complaints if the nexus can't wow me then i'm going to keep this phone.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] robstunner:
Me too, I love my razr but the way Motorola is deflecting on this screen and it's issues makes me think twice. If you look at their support forum, you can see that they are calling these blotches and other problems "normal." The Galaxy Nexus is coming out soon and if i know anything about Samsung, I know that their displays are top notch.

REF: https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/61777
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
I ran a dmesg but couldn't find the panel manufacturer. It's most likely not a Samsung panel so can only assume it's an AUO. AUO was responsible for dust under the screen and dead pixel LCD panels of the Sensation. They're making panels for most everyone now so you can bet the quality isn't as good as the purpose built Sammy panels.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rushless:
Though my Razr sometimes locks into 1.2ghz after playing some video files, I have not had the issues people mention here. Razr has done well and I LUV the hot swap card function. I have my 32gb loaded with MP3s and game roms and two 16gb cards loaded with movies.

Nexus will either have about 12gb free, or around 27gb. Apps, data and media must share it, plus not mass storage function out of box.

If you like cloud storage, I can see the Nexus being a great option, but media fans that expect to use cloud storage and have capped data plans are in for a bad reality.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] [TSON]:
Honestly, the only thing that gives me Nexus envy is the buttonless ICS. If the RAZR were buttonless there would be no contest.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jonny3803:
Definitely Not!!

Hi Forum, this is my first post, and I'm pleased to be amongst fellow Droid Razr fans and owners.

Interesting post this one...

I've had the fortune of owning both phones although admittedly I owned the Galaxy Nexus for the sum total of 6 days, however this was more than enough to 'scope' the handset out.

First impression of the Nexus were its impressive, good screen, good design, ICS - Good OS but that's about as far as it goes for me. The battery life (even after several conditions) was awful wouldn't get more than 6-7 hrs., I could not use the WiFi and cellular data at the same time and the volume kept switching to silent on its own - I believe these last two points are software related and a fix is on its way so they're negligible really.

I didn't really get the point of the curved screen, didn't find it helped in any way apart from hinder the overall design, No extra storage, 16 or 32Gb and that's it - Not going to last long at all.

Overall this was enough for me to say no-thanks to the Nexus

I like a phone for what it looks like as i'm sure we all do and the Razr wins in the market hands down. I've had the Razr (GSM) for 2 days now and still finding things that just make it better and better. Battery life for me is really good, i can get a good 18 hrs. from a single charge and that's a fair bit of messing about with it, sms, email, market all over cell data and WiFi etc.

I personally think the screen on the Razr is better than on the Nexus, on paper this isn't the case however in reality I think it is with the app's that I'm using. Love the smart actions, very intuitive, Love the removable SD card, LED notifications is brilliant.

Thanks

Jon
[Motorola Droid RAZR] executor485:
It's the only thing they've got that's "top notch". :lol:

In all seriousness, they need to just sell their screens to other companies and let those companies make the phones. I cannot wait for the Motorola Google exclusive phone (or at least I'm hoping that comes to fruition). Should be a very solid phone with a great OS.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] IP IHI II IL:
I'm only 2 1/2 days in, and I already know that I'm not givin this bad mamajama up for ANYTHING!

I switched from Sprint and the Photon. I absolutely loved my MoPho, and unlimited data, etc was great but Sprint's CS was the worst of the worst, and since we had gone through about 6 EVOs (4 for me & 2 for my fiancée) , and all they were willing to offer was refurbished crap phones, and a bunch of insults, it was time to switch. I've had bad experiences with Big Red in the past, but nothing near as bad as Sprint. I got my RAZR from Amazon for a penny, and it was delivered the next day at no extra charge.

I was pretty familiar with Blur from my Photon, but I'm not a big fan of the UI, and as my friends have put it, I "Philify" (launcher pro fo life! Lol) all my phones anhways, and my backups transferred over flawlessly.

I read that people have had battery life issues, but as I write this, I'm @ 70%, and even with medium usage today, I unplugged it at 8:45 this morning. Yesterday, I was concerned, since the level dropped from 100% to 70% in a matter of a couple hours, but as an ex-flashaholic I know that it can take a little while for kernels, OS and UI to play well together, and today my patience is paying off.

Smart Actions, Task Manager and Fast Reboot (free in the Market) combined are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, but I have to say, all I have set so far are a few auto ends, and battery life today is amazing.

All that combined with the fact that we WILL get ICS (big question mark in the Photon community), we DO have upgradable memory options, and that the phone SCREAMS (I honestly didn't think it would be THIS much faster than the Photon) we definitely have a keeper, and I have a feeling there will be a good number of exchanges from Nexus to RAZR a few weeks after it's release.

I was gonna hold out for the Nexus, but I'm not a huge fan of Vanilla, and until I get into school for development, I'm really over the ROM experience. I didn't root my Photon (DID root every other phone in the house previous to the Photon, but came to the realization that there really aren't ANY ROMS that work 100%) and I won't be rooting the RAZR, nor will I need to ask well as this sexy bia-bia works...

\\Carved into this thread by my RAZR//

http://android-gz.com
[Motorola Droid RAZR] robstunner:
Anyone else still on the fence? I keep going back and forth on what I want to do. Mainly interested in that 720p screen.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ianford10:
Have been using the Nexus while I sent my RAZR back, was deciding what to do and today placed another order for a RAZR. Battery life sucks on this Nexus and I miss the thinness of the RAZR :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] robstunner:
Can you compare the screens? Im suprised that there are still ZERO smackdowns between the razr and the nexus online.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pajn:
No I wouldn't.

I choosed RAZR over NEXUS for several reasons:

1. Design

2. Quality feel

3. Micro SD

4. Usb Mass Storage

5. Not having on screen buttons (first i thougt that would be cool but then I realized how often i accidentally pressed one of the capacitive button on my Acer Liquid so I revalidated that thought)

6. HDMI port

The "negs" were just:

1. No NFC

2. Lower resolution

(ICS is just software we will get it on this device to)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] iankellogg:
I kind of wish I didn't get the RAZR because it has really surprised me by how good it is. The only two things that I really want from the nexus are the screen and the NFC.

I am really disappointed with the screen on the RAZR but everything else about the phone is absolutely amazing, just really wish the screen was better =/
[Motorola Droid RAZR] MrFrankfromCM:
How much better do you want/need the screen to be better? The screen is great, nothing wrong with it unless you're pixel peeping.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pajn:
It is pretty far from great. I see the pentile effect on normal viewing distance. With my arm fully stretched out I still can see pentile effect on the text in the notification bar.

Withe text on black background just looks awful. Luckily most web pages is black on white witch work ok.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Z4nd4r:
Agreed, unless you got a bum screen. The resolution increase to 720p really isn't a big deal. I can't see pixels unless I'm really looking for them (phone ~2" away from my face or so), so the practical difference between the resolutions is negligible. sAMOLED is the important part.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] MrFrankfromCM:
Exactly. I'm not even going to reply to the user's reply. You can't see any pixels/pentiles at arm distance.

Some people just get too into the so called screen res issues. It's all good though. I'm very happy with my Razr.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] nerdslogic:
After having the Razr I will say no....this phone blows people away.....I am really liking it and foresee an amazing experience when we get ice.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] neovisage.HD2:
absolutely no I just get my uk motorola razr yesterday after beeing with new galaxy nexus.I was swapping the GN for motorola.Huge dissapointment with samsung.Love the motorola razr !
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bejeweledman:
If Galaxy Nexus has a 32GB version, I'll still think for a while...

But someone from Samsung has already confirmed that only 16GB version is available here in HK, then I've said goodbye to the latest Google phone. Period.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Sporttster:
Boy, I don't know. I really like the Razr as a phone and what it can do. The biggest most annoying issue is with the battery life. I think it's ridiculous that I need to jump through so many hoops and shut so much stuff down to get any decent life out of the phone. I appreciate the fact it's such a thin phone but c'mon, at what expense?? Battery life!?? Who thought this thing through??
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Tornlogic:
"Which" work okay.

Anyway, after reading the gnex reviews I'm keeping my Razr despite the screen. Its a great phone. Ergonomically its perfect for me.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] iwang:
right now i got galaxy note, bb 9900 and razr gsm.

i wouldn't think that galaxy nexus will make any difference, out of all 3 handsets i currently got, razr is the best. especially since it got a led notification (while other androids like gnote or sgs2 doesn't have).

motorola need to fix the battery life (make it better by 20-30% ) - but then again its not too bad on its own form now.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
Disagree, the RAZR is a cool looking phone and it's made my Motorola, a company that makes solid and quality devices, that is why I got it over the Nexus. I most likely will also get a Nexus to play with along side my RAZR but your are mistaken in thinking that we may have a bias. One could also say that you are biased considering you're in the RAZR forum defending your device, of which is does not need defending, it's a great phone. Phones however are a personal thing. People will have personal opinions of why they like and dislike a device, doesn't mean that they're opinions that need to be accepted world wide, they're just personal. As it may seem from a Nexus users point of view that your beloved device may be not the favourite over here, don't forget that your in the RAZR forum.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] DaXmax:
Yep, no kidding...

Thanks to for.digit, go and thank him in this thread and download in this thread... Sharing is caring and knowledge...

And there is Keyboard Theme but not available yet.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1354891

Screenshots

for.digit's screens....

My Screen on Nexus One running on Ch33kybutt's Oxygen.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Papa Smurf151:
Dude this keyboard rocks for sure. It acts nothing like the gb KB at all and is extremely responsive
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] JōnZ:
I like it. Thanks for the link.