Are you still happy with your Droid Maxx?

[ekujawa]

Good to know jdfry15. Thought about the note3. I've had my MAXX for over a month, did a lot of homework and I definitely made the right choice! Great phone and yes I would buy again.

 

[sforsyth01]

I would only consider a Note 3 or iPhone 5S along with the MAXX after having the MAXX for 5 months. That said, the news of the sale of Moto has me strongly leaning trading it for one of those 2 devices.

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[doogald]

That said, the news of the sale of Moto has me strongly leaning trading it for one of those 2 devices.

Meh. Nothing on my phone changed at all since this sale was announced. It's not going to change tomorrow, either. It's still a great phone, no doubt, and will continue to be. The sale won't be finalized for months (probably not until 2015). [Google announced the acquisition of Motorola in August, 2011, and the deal wasn't finalized until May, 2012.]

Until then Motorola will continue to operate as it has, because the last thing Google wants is to have the value of the company decline due to negligence and then have the sale turn out to not be approved. Motorola still has a contract with Verizon to support this phone.

That said - Apple and Samsung aren't being sold to anybody. And, of the three, only Apple has a store you can go to and get a warranty exchange, or even broken screen repaired, while you wait. I'm beginning to think that is worth a lot going forward.

 

[revtech]

. . . introducing the Lenovorola Droid Maxx 2 . . . :'(

 

[p08757]

The Maxx has been the best smartphone I have EVER owned. I'm very happy with it.

I'm also sad and anxious about Motorola being sold. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about my next smartphone......

 

[Masheen]

Am I 100% completely happy with my Droid Maxx? Yes. However, I am scared that after the sale of Motorola to Lenovo is finalized that we won't see the same level of attention that Google has given to Motorola. The MotoX and Droid line are IMO better than a Nexus line of devices. The battery on the Maxx accompanied by the Great signal strength, build quality, and speedy updates from put Motorola in a whole different category. The exclusivity with Verizon made this line of phones the best choice for vzw customers who prefer the stock Android experience. I love this phone to death, and I once looked forward to its successor, but now dread that day to come.

 

[Hgouck]

When i switched phones about 4 months ago I originally bought a HTC One. The call quality was not what i expected (over 25 dropped calls in a week) so I went in and asked for the best call quality and longest battery life (since the battery is not removable) and was directed to the Maxx. I have really been surprised at how good this phone turned out to be. Great battery life ( average 3000-4000 calls a month, between 4-5 Gig of data a month), I love the active display, the night sleep feature, and the size of the display. The sound could be better, I have had miner problems with Bluetooth connections, the camera is not the greatest but is adequate for most people, and that is about the only miner things I have come across. I would highly recommend this phone

 

[Zorro1]

Exactly, Masheen. Exactly, word for word.

 

[doogald]

Am I 100% completely happy with my Droid Maxx? Yes. However, I am scared that after the sale of Motorola to Lenovo is finalized that we won't see the same level of attention that Google has given to Motorola.

Google has said from the beginning that Motorola was treated like every other Android OEM. They received no early access to Android updates compared with any other OEM. Clearly, since their management were former Googlers, they had a bias. The interesting thing will be will those people stay at Motorola or go somewhere else?

This deal will not close for at least 6 months, and probably longer, and clearly Motorola is already well along on the next Droid models to come out this year, since those things take at least a year to develop. Google is not going to allow Motorola to slack off - they have an obligation to run the company well as part of the sale agreement, and the deal may not receive regulatory approval. At least for the short-term, things should be fine.

As for Lenovo, they bought IBM's personal computer business about a decade ago. If you owned an IBM Thinkpad back then and loved it you'd probably still be inclined to buy a Lenovo Thinkpad now. Lenovo has managed that business line well. Hopefully the same will be true with Moto. Unless this one breaks or something, I'm still 19 months away from my next phone, so I have plenty of time to wait and see.

 

[Masheen]

Google has said from the beginning that Motorola was treated like every other Android OEM. They received no early access to Android updates compared with any other OEM. Clearly, since their management were former Googlers, they had a bias. The interesting thing will be will those people stay at Motorola or go somewhere else?

This deal will not close for at least 6 months, and probably longer, and clearly Motorola is already well along on the next Droid models to come out this year, since those things take at least a year to develop. Google is not going to allow Motorola to slack off - they have an obligation to run the company well as part of the sale agreement, and the deal may not receive regulatory approval. At least for the short-term, things should be fine.

As for Lenovo, they bought IBM's personal computer business about a decade ago. If you owned an IBM Thinkpad back then and loved it you'd probably still be inclined to buy a Lenovo Thinkpad now. Lenovo has managed that business line well. Hopefully the same will be true with Moto. Unless this one breaks or something, I'm still 19 months away from my next phone, so I have plenty of time to wait and see.

I would expect Moto to have at least one more batch of phones under Google.

Now as for Lenovo...We all know their computer devision is superb, but don't get it twisted because their phones are trash. Skimpy hardware, build quality, and lack of updates. We can only speculate as to Motorola doing downhill or improving, but based on their current production in the mobile world, it does not look good.

 

[doogald]

Now as for Lenovo...We all know their computer devision is superb, but don't get it twisted because their phones are trash. Skimpy hardware, build quality, and lack of updates.

That sounds just like their computer division before the IBM deal. I've been around long enough to remember "Legend" computers.

 

[GMasonDragonDad]

Very happy with Maxx after two bad experiences with older moto phones. Had uptime over two months before KittKatt update. Never crashes or hangs. Better drain of .5% per hour during non-use with most stuff turned off. Maybe 1.5% with location services and such on. GPS and maps are very quick to lock in and answer my questions as needed. Had navigation, phone call, and hotspot on at same time and phone stayed cool and ran smooth.


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[silverback]

All this hubbub over Motorola being bought out. Its probably going to happen. Believe it or not, Motorola was part of Learjet at inception. Both companies have traded hands a few times since. If Motorola turns to crap, buy what ever fills the void. Really. There will always be another device that fits a defined need. HTC stepped up when there was such a thing as a Pocket PC and got their foot in the door with the Apache. They have been making pretty good stuff since, and seem to be improving all the time. LG seems to be doing OK as well. Still most manufacturers have a bit of a jump to get the quality of Motorola, but someone will when there is a need.

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[doggy2965]

Droid Maxx is currently the best phone on the market. With active notifications, kit Kat, X8 technology and battery life. The only reason it doesn't get the press other phones do is because its a Verizon exclusive.

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[ajGoes]

As for Lenovo, they bought IBM's personal computer business about a decade ago. If you owned an IBM Thinkpad back then and loved it you'd probably still be inclined to buy a Lenovo Thinkpad now. Lenovo has managed that business line well. Hopefully the same will be true with Moto. Unless this one breaks or something, I'm still 19 months away from my next phone, so I have plenty of time to wait and see.

I've been a loyal ThinkPad buyer since IBM released the very first model. Lenovo maintained their quality for quite a while after they bought the line in 2005. Sadly though, the latest ThinkPads have lost their superior 7-row keyboards, which was one of their outstanding attributes.

If Motorola follows a similar trajectory in Lenovo's embrace, I think there's a reasonable hope their phones will remain outstanding for at least five or six years.

 

[ryanr509]

I really don't think lenovo will take anything great that motorola is doing right now and completely ruin it. Especially something like the droid RAZR line of phones.

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[YAYTech]

I really don't think lenovo will take anything great that motorola is doing right now and completely ruin it. Especially something like the droid RAZR line of phones.

The current lineup does not have RAZR anywhere in the name.

 

[ryanr509]

The current lineup does not have RAZR anywhere in the name.

Are you really going to be that anal? U know what I meant.

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[slumkid]

"Motorola was part of Learjet at inception. Both companies have traded hands a few times since."...um, What? Lear's car radio invention was produced by the already existing Galvin company (later renamed Motorola), and it remained one company until Google bought out the mobile division, when it split in two: Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility (Google) (sorry for the off-topic)

 

[an21281]

I've had a red Ultra for a couple months now, and I ordered a MAXX two days ago since it's the best phone I've ever had. It will be here Monday, can't wait! Hopefully it's on 4.2.2, but if it's not so be it. Even though development is almost non existent, the stock firmware is great after disabling some apps.

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