I don't have a MAXX but I played with it for about an hour at a Verizon store and I really liked it... I completely disagree with the review.. MAXX is a damn good phone
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Droid Maxx Verge Review
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The main part I wholeheartedly agree with the Verge and A/C's staff is how downright unattractive the Ultra is.
I'm a big Motorola fan, and I own the RAZR Maxx. But man, the Ultra makes Galaxy devices feel high-end. It's amazing to me Motorola wouldn't continue to wrap all their devices in their soft touch, rubbery Kevlar.
"Slimy" is right.
I'm a big Motorola fan, and I own the RAZR Maxx. But man, the Ultra makes Galaxy devices feel high-end. It's amazing to me Motorola wouldn't continue to wrap all their devices in their soft touch, rubbery Kevlar.
"Slimy" is right.
Well the Verge never was a place I went to for their journalism so this review doesn't surprise me at all.
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I think the Ultra exists for two reasons:
1. It's the mid-price model of the new Droids. $300 for the Maxx is offsetting for a lot of people and the $99 Mini may feel too small or lacking on specs. If a customer is caught between the Maxx and Ultra, the $199 price point might make a huge difference for a sale.
2. The Moto X is $199. Compared to the Ultra, I think 9 out of 10 customers will choose the X. It's a better design without the slime. Plus, you retain all of the dope features of the Droid line and add customization (soon).
In essence, the Ultra pushes the average consumer to either go big (Maxx), grab the X, or settle for the Ultra. Any of these choices is a win for Verizon because of contract lock-in.
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1. It's the mid-price model of the new Droids. $300 for the Maxx is offsetting for a lot of people and the $99 Mini may feel too small or lacking on specs. If a customer is caught between the Maxx and Ultra, the $199 price point might make a huge difference for a sale.
2. The Moto X is $199. Compared to the Ultra, I think 9 out of 10 customers will choose the X. It's a better design without the slime. Plus, you retain all of the dope features of the Droid line and add customization (soon).
In essence, the Ultra pushes the average consumer to either go big (Maxx), grab the X, or settle for the Ultra. Any of these choices is a win for Verizon because of contract lock-in.
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All that really needs to be said is "The Verge". That they've managed to make a career out of whatever they call what they do is certainly amazing and should be inspirational to all aspiring tech journalists that no matter how little technical acumen you have, you can make it in the tech review world. The only site that is possibly more biased and less informative is BGR. Sorry to the fellow above who opined his love for Engadget, but they are a close third depending upon who is doing the review.
This is why we read a variety of reviews. Picking just one or two sites can give you a very inaccurate depiction of a device.
I have been following the verge since inception (coming from Engadget -> This is my last -> The Verge) and I must agree with the OP--the reviews have gone downhill. This review isn't as comprehensive as the others. It almost seems as though a regular Verge user wrote the review.
I have recently stumbled on AC and RootzWiki for reviews. It seems more along the type of reviewers that use the phone like I do: rooting/romming/etc.
I have recently stumbled on AC and RootzWiki for reviews. It seems more along the type of reviewers that use the phone like I do: rooting/romming/etc.
I was in awe when I saw the review. How could you give a phone virtually identical to the X a far worse score when it has better features as well? Honestly the only con about it is the price.
My phone was scheduled to be delivered yesterday. When I read The Verge's review it freaked me out a little bit. I thought I might have choked and bought a sucky phone. The Maxx was at home waiting for me yesterday but I got in late and didn't have time to play with it. I've been playing with it all today and I can't disagree with The Verge's review more. This phone is great! I love it! It's head and shoulders better than the Galaxy Nexus it's replacing. It works better with my Pebble watch and the Ford Sync in my car than any other phone I've had. The trusted device feature is a godsend.
I wont go into the good and bad, most of that has already been hashed out here. I do passionately dislike the Droid branding and I'm inclined to think that if this was just a Motorola branded phone, there wouldn't be nearly as much negativity towards it.
I wont go into the good and bad, most of that has already been hashed out here. I do passionately dislike the Droid branding and I'm inclined to think that if this was just a Motorola branded phone, there wouldn't be nearly as much negativity towards it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otKgVhf7DJY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
this guy.. lol.. I left a comment "themittymak" agree or disagree.. let me know what you think
this guy.. lol.. I left a comment "themittymak" agree or disagree.. let me know what you think
I agree and said so. To start complaining about a laggy interface while it's still completing its boot cycle is either a lack of rigor at best or intentionally deceptive at worst.
On top of that, his own comments betray him. He keeps talking about how all of the internal specs are the same yet here is this lag. Look, if the internals are the same, then there must be an external cause. The fact that you have one phone that was just started up 20 seconds before you start swiping around on it just MIGHT be a confounding factor.
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Dude was just trying to find any way to prove his device is better than the Maxx. Even if it results in deception. In another thread in this forum a dude has the Ultra and tries to argue that the shiny, slimy fingerprint collecting back of the Ultra is better than the matte finish back of the Maxx and goes on to say he's NEVER looked at the back of his Ultra so he doesn't know if there are fingerprints there.
He'd rather put forth a ridiculous claim like that before he'd admit the back of his device collects fingerprints.
He'd rather put forth a ridiculous claim like that before he'd admit the back of his device collects fingerprints.
I used to frequent reading The Verge, and even listened to their regular podcast, however that all stopped when I heard the majority of them actually say that they were unabashedly iOS users and only really deal with Android when they need to do a review or report news. I've heard them be blatantly wrong or ignorant about some Android functionality, saying things like "I'm not an Android user, so I don't really know anything about that (even though they are talking about it in length)." Oh well, The Verge just became one less website for me to peruse. It's no loss at all.
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