how is MAXX doing?

[Mike-Mike]

My son is going to get his first phone, deciding between the MAXX and the LG G2.

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[1901Madison]

No offense, but that sounds like a decision made in 2013.

 

[Mike-Mike]

Well he is 12, so I don't see any reason to buy him the latest and greatest. I have the V10.

And yes both of those phones are from 2013 so they can be had for about $100.

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[jmanches42]

The Maxx is still a great phone. I just got rid of mine for the turbo 2, but still use it as a WiFi device. It runs smooth and has a great battery. For what you want to do with it, I would recommend it.

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[jmanches42]

Also, of you throw an ottterbox on it, the thing is a tank. Good for 12 year olds haha

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[Mike-Mike]

Also, of you throw an ottterbox on it, the thing is a tank. Good for 12 year olds haha

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Yeah I had a MAXX before, and I bought one for my mom, seems pretty tough

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[kwadguy]

Don't listen to the snobs. The Droid Maxx is a great phone: Excellent battery life, responsive, and the active display it shares with only one other phone (the Moto X 2013) is fantastic. It also offers wireless Qi charging. The main drawback to this phone is the camera, which is only mediocre.

The phone is stuck on KitKat 4.4.4 firmware, and most likely that's where it's going to stay. But the active display gives you a better version of the best improvement in Lollipop anyway. IMHO (and I have a Moto X 2013--same phone with smaller screen and battery--that's been updated to Lollipop) the Lollipop update doesn't bring all that much of value, anyway.

I use a Nexus 6 (on Marshmallow) day to day at this point, but I sometimes swap back to the Droid Maxx just for fun and it's still a good phone.

Buy without worry.

 

[rgeese]

Be cautious of getting a "Refurbished" Maxx from Verizon. My wife, age 71 so not abusive in any way, had a new Maxx for about a year when the camera stopped working. She went to Verizon and got a replacement, but it was a refurbished unit. Long story short, she went through three refurbished units in 6 months before giving up and going with a Turbo 2, which she loves. The last Maxx had problems right out of the box.

 

[kwadguy]

Good point about the camera. The camera units in these phones (Droid Maxx and Moto X 2013) have an uncommon, but known, issue where a short can develop rendering the camera inoperable. I know a lot of people with these phones who have never observed this problem, but it is a known issue for these phones. I would not hesitate to buy one of these phones even used or refurbished, but I'd be sure to test out the camera functionality immediately.

 

[Ole Man Dan]

Be cautious of getting a "Refurbished" Maxx from Verizon. My wife, age 71 so not abusive in any way, had a new Maxx for about a year when the camera stopped working. She went to Verizon and got a replacement, but it was a refurbished unit. Long story short, she went through three refurbished units in 6 months before giving up and going with a Turbo 2, which she loves. The last Maxx had problems right out of the box.

My wifes Maxx died about 2 weeks ago. I bought her a Turbo 2. She loves it.
I like it enough I may buy me one in June when my contract runs out...