GNexus vs. RAZR (From review)

[JHock08]

Have you guys seen the review posted in the front of the site yet? Nice phone (and review) but tons of bloat and general crap loaded on there by VZW. There's no doubt there was some tussle over bloat with on the GNexus between VZW and Google.

Another great reason why the GNexus is going to be so nice! Can't wait. This and ICS of course!

 

[Hangfire79]

Even thought the phones aren't far apart as far as thickness, and it may just be me, but all the hands-on reviews to my eyes make the RAZR look half as thick as the GNex.

 

[nemov]

I didn't realize how wide the Razr is... It's a relatively small screen for a phone that size.

 

[TheDave]

Also noticed the bloatware Verizon pre-loaded on the RAZR.

It has gotten competely out of control. I wouldnt use 3% of those apps.......

 

[Hangfire79]

I, like most, like the looks of the RAZR, especially the thinness. What I personally cannot stand is how freaking flat the thing is, like holding a large credit card to your face. Impossible to do the ole' shoulder hold, feels awkward, to me, holding it to the face. I have to have contour, shape, curves, just like a fine woman.

 

[qnet]

The Razr is definitely a nice phone and, if it weren't for the GN; it would most-likely be the phone I'd get. I really like the accessories they have for it. It does however have a lot of VZW bloat on it which I hate.

I don't understand why they put all that on there, they should just have one app, that leads you to a Verizon store. If you want to install and use VZW apps you can do it from there. I also hate the way the storage is partitioned and used. The phone comes with 32GB of combined storage (with onboard & SD) yet, a quater of it is dedicated to app storage and, there's not much left after all the VZW bloat and Motoblur. Yes you can move apps to the SD-card but, it's a pain and, some don't work correctly afterwards (from my experience with the Bionic).

 

[CynicX]

I was almost sold on the Razr until I saw the SII vs iPhone drop test. Those flimsy plastics can take some abuse without shattering and rendering the phone useless. Screen protectors are cheap. Now I just wish the damn thing would come out already.

 

[VideoEngineerAJS]

Even thought the phones aren't far apart as far as thickness, and it may just be me, but all the hands-on reviews to my eyes make the RAZR look half as thick as the GNex.

The Razr doesn't look THAT thin to me. In all honesty I wouldn't be surprised if after the 2 humps (Razr's top and GNex's bottom) if the GNex actually ends up being thinner over all. I know that people won't hold the hump of the Razr, but you still have that hump to deal with in the pocket.

 

[crzycrkr]

Have you guys seen the review posted in the front of the site yet? Nice phone (and review) but tons of bloat and general crap loaded on there by VZW. There's no doubt there was some tussle over bloat with on the GNexus between VZW and Google.

Another great reason why the GNexus is going to be so nice! Can't wait. This and ICS of course!

I doubt there was any tussle over bloat on the Nexus. I don't think Google will listen to any discussion at all on the subject.

 

[Hangfire79]

I agree. The RAZR doesn't have enough design characteristics to sway me to it's side. The GNex is sexy and appealing to the eyes. People say the contour is silly, well, it's more than alot of phones have. Some contour is better than none imo.

 

[qnet]

I agree. The RAZR doesn't have enough design characteristics to sway me to it's side. The GNex is sexy and appealing to the eyes. People say the contour is silly, well, it's more than alot of phones have. Some contour is better than none imo.

I agree and, it comes down to personel taste. I like the look of the GN much better, it's smooth, has no logos on the front, nothing but a futuristic black screen awaiting action and, I love that.

 

[Hangfire79]

I agree and, it comes down to personel taste. I like the look of the GN much better, it's smooth, has no logos on the front, nothing but a futuristic black screen awaiting action and, I love that.

Spot on, couldn't have said it better.

 

[reflekt2099]

from the first time i saw pictures of the Droid RAZR, i've never liked the design. i think it looks very awkward with the odd angled tapered design at the corners (similar to the Xoom 2); not to mention the huge protruding hump at the top. and any layperson who looks at the phone for the first time in person will probably note how awkwardly wide the phone is. it just isn't a good design to me. seems like to me, all Motorola focused on was the thinness, but forgot about the overall aesthetics. in comparison, the Galaxy Nexus has a design that looks good from all angles.

i'm very surprised that there isn't good news on the battery. i mean, the RAZR has a battery that is slightly larger than the one in the Galaxy Nexus, and yet, it still has mediocre battery life? if i remember correctly, Motorola had stated some pretty solid battery specs.

not good news that the RAZR can get boiling lava hot even with the dual core processor.

the review today only helped to solidify my decision to get the Galaxy Nexus. Not that I was ever wavering to any extent to begin with though, lol

 

[Stang68]

I didn't realize how hideous the front of the Razr is. Wow, there is so much bezel and just...just...


**vomiting**


Ugh...ewww....


I cannot wait for the Nexus' beautiful sheet of glass. It's gonna look amazing with no buttons on it and that perfect contrast screen.

 

[nemov]

I just think it's cool we're all posting two hours into the future.

 

[VideoEngineerAJS]

I just think it's cool we're all posting two hours into the future.

Not on my end.

 

[nemov]

Not on my end.

Is there a way for users to set the time? It's showing 1:43pm on my end.

 

[JoeUserTX]

Is there a way for users to set the time? It's showing 1:43pm on my end.

I thought I saw a time-zone selector in the User CP screen. Try checking that and see if it's there (and set correctly).

BTW, my post time is correct (CST).

 

[qnet]

Is there a way for users to set the time? It's showing 1:43pm on my end.

I think you can go into your User CP area and, adjust the time zone.

 

[nemov]

I think you can go into your User CP area and, adjust the time zone.

Yep, that did the trick. Some reason I was in the Atlantic Time Zone. I hate clock changes.