Maxx hd vs gs3?

[ryanr509]

When mine dies, it costs me 30$ to replace

How often does that happen? I've had probably over 10 android devices since the og Droid and have never had a battery die. I could see it happening but not all that often

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[edoublediz]

Guess you aren't getting it.

Tw is better than blur, if you go with a skin. Aosp, aokp beat them both. I have used a maxx extensively, just never owned one. I can put Aosp on mine, can you? The bootloader is locked on the maxx and that is a definite downside for me.

The two are equal in build and radios in my opinion. I never had issues with either phone on either point. Again, my opinion.

4200 mah is better than 3300 that the maxx has. How do I get 4200? I can change my battery out when I want. Something the maxx cannot do. Don't say it is a pain, it takes ten seconds.

I am not being a dick either. In my opinion and for my uses and for what I find important the sgs3 is the better phone.

Again though, you cannot go wrong with either

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im not going to beat a dead horse here, but you have lost all credibility with me! how can you say the build quality is the same? Gorilla glass, nano coating, aluminum frame and kevlar back vs............ plastic!!! um, im not a genius, but im pretty sure i can safely say the maxx wins that one.

Also, for years, motorola has been known for the quality of their radio and antenna designs. Just because your phone gets acceptable coverage were you are located and between the places you travel, doesnt mean it is not outperformed by another phone. that is like saying that a honda and a ferrari perform the same because they both get you from point a to point b in congested new york city in the same time. while that is true, it doesnt mean the ferrari doesnt outperform the honda. it does. i have quantitative results from relatively extensive testing of both devices simultaneously.

your reference of the ui is also funny! 99% of the phone buying public have never heard of rooting and will never root. how can you discount that it has virtually the best stock phone experience of any phone? allot of rooters and rommers goal is to get AOSP, well the maxx virtually has it. trust me that is a good thing. also moto does have the developers edition available if thats the route youi want to go.

personally i was very into rooting and romming since my first og droid. what i have learned in the last 3 years is it is a time sucking waste! now that is purely my opinion, ill give you that. there is just no value in constantly messing with the phone. i have had no need WHATSOEVER to root my maxx and will have no need to root my maxx hd. what youll find when you buy a great phone is that it is awesome out of the box!! it is a phone!!

Here are some excerpts from a reviewer who you all know and i trust
Motorola is making some of the best hardware on the smartphone market today. Period. The company seems to have made a concerted effort over the past year to focus its efforts on quality materials and streamlined, across-the-board design language, and the RAZR HD line is the pitch-perfect fruit of its labor.

This is a premium design, definitely a step up from Samsung’s current strategy and right in line with the likes of the iPhone and HTC’s One series.

It’s covered with Gorilla Glass and splash-proof nanocoating, and lacks capacitive buttons, opting for on-display navigation the way Google intended.

The RAZR is noticeably brighter than the Galaxy S3, and performs admirably in direct sunlight unlike some of its competition.

I managed to get 36 hours of a single charge. And this is without using Smart Actions to squeeze out every last bit of juice. If I took a minute to truly optimize the device for battery life -- which Motorola’s SmartActions make very simple to do -- I have no doubt that I could push that up to 48 hours. Forget playback tests, forget silly HD video-on-loops in a lab. These are real-life numbers, and they’re unmatched by the competition. Prepare to be spoiled.

Motorola has chosen to stay as close to vanilla Android as possible And the minor tweaks that Motorola has made are welcome and useful.

you just got served!! jk, but seriously, you just got served!

 

[BigMace23]

im not going to beat a dead horse here, but you have lost all credibility with me! how can you say the build quality is the same? Gorilla glass, nano coating, aluminum frame and kevlar back vs............ plastic!!! um, im not a genius, but im pretty sure i can safely say the maxx wins that one.

Also, for years, motorola has been known for the quality of their radio and antenna designs. Just because your phone gets acceptable coverage were you are located and between the places you travel, doesnt mean it is not outperformed by another phone. that is like saying that a honda and a ferrari perform the same because they both get you from point a to point b in congested new york city in the same time. while that is true, it doesnt mean the ferrari doesnt outperform the honda. it does. i have quantitative results from relatively extensive testing of both devices simultaneously.

your reference of the ui is also funny! 99% of the phone buying public have never heard of rooting and will never root. how can you discount that it has virtually the best stock phone experience of any phone? allot of rooters and rommers goal is to get AOSP, well the maxx virtually has it. trust me that is a good thing. also moto does have the developers edition available if thats the route youi want to go.

personally i was very into rooting and romming since my first og droid. what i have learned in the last 3 years is it is a time sucking waste! now that is purely my opinion, ill give you that. there is just no value in constantly messing with the phone. i have had no need WHATSOEVER to root my maxx and will have no need to root my maxx hd. what youll find when you buy a great phone is that it is awesome out of the box!! it is a phone!!

Here are some excerpts from a reviewer who you all know and i trust
Motorola is making some of the best hardware on the smartphone market today. Period. The company seems to have made a concerted effort over the past year to focus its efforts on quality materials and streamlined, across-the-board design language, and the RAZR HD line is the pitch-perfect fruit of its labor.

This is a premium design, definitely a step up from Samsung?s current strategy and right in line with the likes of the iPhone and HTC?s One series.

It?s covered with Gorilla Glass and splash-proof nanocoating, and lacks capacitive buttons, opting for on-display navigation the way Google intended.

The RAZR is noticeably brighter than the Galaxy S3, and performs admirably in direct sunlight unlike some of its competition.

I managed to get 36 hours of a single charge. And this is without using Smart Actions to squeeze out every last bit of juice. If I took a minute to truly optimize the device for battery life -- which Motorola?s SmartActions make very simple to do -- I have no doubt that I could push that up to 48 hours. Forget playback tests, forget silly HD video-on-loops in a lab. These are real-life numbers, and they?re unmatched by the competition. Prepare to be spoiled.

Motorola has chosen to stay as close to vanilla Android as possible And the minor tweaks that Motorola has made are welcome and useful.

you just got served!! jk, but seriously, you just got served!

Id like to see the radio comparison results

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[codysanbor]

Has anyone noticed the keyboard is up kinda high from on screen buttons? I seen a youtube video and it looked rather high

 

[dhendriksen]

Has anyone noticed the keyboard is up kinda high from on screen buttons? I seen a youtube video and it looked rather high

No...it's directly above them. Couldn't be any closer....they border one another.

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[anon(94115)]

im not going to beat a dead horse here, but you have lost all credibility with me! how can you say the build quality is the same? Gorilla glass, nano coating, aluminum frame and kevlar back vs............ plastic!!! um, im not a genius, but im pretty sure i can safely say the maxx wins that one.

Also, for years, motorola has been known for the quality of their radio and antenna designs. Just because your phone gets acceptable coverage were you are located and between the places you travel, doesnt mean it is not outperformed by another phone. that is like saying that a honda and a ferrari perform the same because they both get you from point a to point b in congested new york city in the same time. while that is true, it doesnt mean the ferrari doesnt outperform the honda. it does. i have quantitative results from relatively extensive testing of both devices simultaneously.

your reference of the ui is also funny! 99% of the phone buying public have never heard of rooting and will never root. how can you discount that it has virtually the best stock phone experience of any phone? allot of rooters and rommers goal is to get AOSP, well the maxx virtually has it. trust me that is a good thing. also moto does have the developers edition available if thats the route youi want to go.

personally i was very into rooting and romming since my first og droid. what i have learned in the last 3 years is it is a time sucking waste! now that is purely my opinion, ill give you that. there is just no value in constantly messing with the phone. i have had no need WHATSOEVER to root my maxx and will have no need to root my maxx hd. what youll find when you buy a great phone is that it is awesome out of the box!! it is a phone!!

Here are some excerpts from a reviewer who you all know and i trust
Motorola is making some of the best hardware on the smartphone market today. Period. The company seems to have made a concerted effort over the past year to focus its efforts on quality materials and streamlined, across-the-board design language, and the RAZR HD line is the pitch-perfect fruit of its labor.

This is a premium design, definitely a step up from Samsung’s current strategy and right in line with the likes of the iPhone and HTC’s One series.

It’s covered with Gorilla Glass and splash-proof nanocoating, and lacks capacitive buttons, opting for on-display navigation the way Google intended.

The RAZR is noticeably brighter than the Galaxy S3, and performs admirably in direct sunlight unlike some of its competition.

I managed to get 36 hours of a single charge. And this is without using Smart Actions to squeeze out every last bit of juice. If I took a minute to truly optimize the device for battery life -- which Motorola’s SmartActions make very simple to do -- I have no doubt that I could push that up to 48 hours. Forget playback tests, forget silly HD video-on-loops in a lab. These are real-life numbers, and they’re unmatched by the competition. Prepare to be spoiled.

Motorola has chosen to stay as close to vanilla Android as possible And the minor tweaks that Motorola has made are welcome and useful.

you just got served!! jk, but seriously, you just got served!

From a reviewer we all trust:

Despite the wringing of hands over the use of plastic -- glossy plastic at that -- this is not a device that looks or feels cheap. Granted, it’ll never quite compare to the cold, industrial feel of a phone like the HTC One S. And the glossy back cover can become something of a fingerprint magnet. But the use of plastic has its benefits, including better cellular reception and a lighter overall weight. At 133 grams, the Galaxy S3 is just a hair heavier than the HTC One X, and ever so slightly lighter than the Galaxy Nexus. It has a different finish, but the fact that the S3 is built from polycarbonate like the HTC One X should make it similarly durable.

The SGS3 also has Gorilla Glass.

I would argue that the goal isn't just to get to AOSP for most ROMers. The goal is to be able to make customization's to the phone. I like having my clock centered, very few icons on the right and things like that.

How can I discount the Blur experience. It isn't hard, i do not like it. Again i stated an opinion. 99% of the phone buying public do not know what the stock experience is, nor do they care. What they are looking for is bells and whistles. Here is one reviewers take:

In terms of UI, it’s a choice between Blur or TouchWiz. It’s a matter of choice, but Blur is fab in videos, and with the ICS update has a bluish tint that is futuristic and appealing. The Samsung Galaxy S3 has a greenish tint that is reminiscent of Gingerbread. However, TouchWiz has loads of features that will more than make up for its lack of looks.

here is another:

TouchWiz on the SGS3 implements some really intuitive smart actions. This is the area that TouchWiz does actually shine. If you have a contact up on your screen from the address book, you just put your phone to your ear and it automatically dials. Turn your phone face down and notifications get muted. Place your hand over the screen while music is playing and notifications again are silenced. These are just a few of the awesome tweaks that old Sammy was able to enhance Android with.
As for Moto, it seems as though Blur has been slowly lessened from device to device as they bring new offerings. Moto does have their own type of smart action, but their smart actions work in the background. The software, if you let it, will monitor how you utilize your phone. It studies your habits and then offers suggestions to make the device run more efficiently. Most efficiencies that it offers are to improve battery life. It does this by turning WiFi/Bluetooth/GPS on and off and the same goes for when the device syncs . . . all based on where you are and what you are doing. Sleeping? No need to have GPS running or grabbing your Twitter or Facebook streams. At the office? No need for GPS or Bluetooth. Driving? All wireless signals are turned on and ready to go.
You can accomplish many of Moto’s smart features by buying and programming a few NFC tags, but if you are always go go go, Moto might be your quick answer to taking a few extra button presses out of your day.
Overall I do prefer the “look” of TouchWiz and the Smart Actions Samsung offers edge it out in this side-by-side.

Rooting is your choice. I find that upgrading my phone at will through ROOTING AND ROMING A BONUS NOT A NEGATIVE. I fully expect that within a few weeks of 4.2 being released I will have it on my phone. Even if I didnt, I still would prefer the SGS3 to anything moto out of the box.

 

[codysanbor]

Verion is going to give me a razr maxx hd since mine my iphone 4 dropped in water at 6pm today lol.

Early upgrade whoop! Dec 20 is the date I shoulda been upgrading

 

[anon(26204)]

I've owned several GS3's and currently I own the Maxx HD. And I'm loving this phone... In fact, this is the first phone in awhile that I can actually say that about. The build of this phone is way better than the GS3.The screen on the Maxx HD is also on par with the screen on the GS3.

We all know the GS3 has a lot of features. But most of the features can only be used with other GS3's. Not only that but I found myself not really using most or any of the features.

And we all know about rooting etc. But just like the other member posted, rooting is very time consuming. When I got my first Android device... That being the Evo 4g, I was flashing roms and things every night. But I just got tired of it. In all honesty, I haven't noticed a reason to even wanting to root my Maxx.

What Motorola did with the RAZR Maxx and new RAZR line of phones was focused on the important parts of the phone... That being the battery life, radios for reception, build quality as well as a better screen. Most companies focused on features.. like the GS3 but lack in other areas. I feel that the RAZR Maxx is a all around complete beast.



Blasted from my Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX H to the D

 

[codysanbor]

Awesome makes me feel better about my decision