To those who are thinking about jumping to the Droid Razr Maxx for a better battery!

sean76 · Jan 27, 2012

So I went to Verizon with the intent of buying a Droid Razr Maxx this morning!
Long story short, I couldn't pull the trigger!

After messing around with it for around 20 minutes I just pretty much looked at my Nexus, then the Razr and just walked out. Yes its got a BIG honkin battery that could definitely get me though a whole day, and night without a charge. I mean I was playing with it non stop for around 20 min, and my friends store model dropped about 2%...lol!

So yea on the battery front it'll get the job done I assume. But I'm going to be honest here, the 720p screen, stock ICS, and the Form Factor on the Nexus are the 3 things that made me just abandon the idea of spending $650 on the Maxx.

If I'm going to spend $650 on a phone it better have an HD screen and at least be running a skinned version of ICS out of the Box. I had the original Razr, and after going to the Nexus and using stock ICS for the last month or so, there is no way I could go back to Gingerbread on the Razr.

So to those entertaining the thought of switching, think about what your giving up. For me I really love the idea of Gorilla Glass, a crazy battery, and just overall a very well built product by Moto, but this time the HD screen and older software just stopped me dead in my tracks.

streetfish · Jan 27, 2012

I just can't get used to how the RAZR feels in the hand. I almost bought the original one, but it just feels like a big square box. It's uncomfortable to hold, and that huge bezel is really a problem. Yes battery life on the nexus isnt great - i've had some pretty good success improving it by NOT using automatic brightness (just set it at 25-35% and forget it, or lower if you can handle it). I also rooted and flashed the Codename Android ROM and its helped big time. It undervolts the CPU a bit and underclocks when screen is off. I can now get through a full work day on stock battery all on 3g/4g. 10-11 hours, 2.5 hours of music, and 1.5 hours of screen time checking facebook, texting, internet, etc)

umataro42 · Jan 27, 2012

streetfish said:
I just can't get used to how the RAZR feels in the hand. I almost bought the original one, but it just feels like a big square box. It's uncomfortable to hold, and that huge bezel is really a problem. Yes battery life on the nexus isnt great - i've had some pretty good success improving it by NOT using automatic brightness (just set it at 25-35% and forget it, or lower if you can handle it). I also rooted and flashed the Codename Android ROM and its helped big time. It undervolts the CPU a bit and underclocks when screen is off. I can now get through a full work day on stock battery all on 3g/4g. 10-11 hours, 2.5 hours of music, and 1.5 hours of screen time checking facebook, texting, internet, etc)

I haven't actually held one but from the pictures I've seen it looks like the bigger battery sticks out as far as the bezel so it actually made it a flat surface, and that way the phone is still as thin as the thickest part of the regular Droid Razr.

But I wasn't even considering switching my Galaxy Nexus to anything else currently out and probably not for a while, because of everything that isn't the battery and kevlar lined back. I really hope Verizon continues to have a Nexus phone for future builds of Android.

SeattleYanksFan · Jan 27, 2012

Glad you saw the light when you checked out the RAZR MAXX. And, I know you mentioned 20 minutes and losing only 2%, but a few reports around the web do not lead me to believe the battery would be so far superior to my extended battery in the Galaxy Nexus that it'd be worth the long list of sacrifices.

butternutz · Jan 27, 2012

Well glad you posted this but i said it before once you go nexus theres no going back haha.

novemberwhiskey · Feb 22, 2012

aren't the store display models usually plugged in to a charger?

Tim K · Feb 23, 2012

I agree with the comment on how the Razr feels in the hand. You really need to hold one to decide if it will work for you. I find my wife's razr to be very uncomfortable in the hand.

If you love the Nexus why sacrifice all of its pros for more battery life. Buy a 2nd battery and be done with it. Sure, it costs a little extra, but you have the best phone with no worries about battery life.

Andrew725 · Feb 23, 2012

A little OT but what would be perfect is a wallet with a built in slot or pouch for a spare battery. Then the only thing you'd need to worry about was keeping the spare charged and remembering to leave it in your wallet. Having an extra, small item floating around your personal inventory is the only drawback with the spare battery solution, imo.

Matreyu · Feb 23, 2012

Last night i ran my Nexus down to 3% and then plugged it into the wall using the Samsung charger that came with the phone. It took over 5 hours to fully charge. Doesn't that sound excessive? I might take it back and get it replaced.

I'd also like to know if my older spare micro-USB wall charger I have will charge it as well. The output is max 800mA. Is that too low? Does it need to be 1,000A?

nkk · Feb 23, 2012

Matreyu said:
Last night i ran my Nexus down to 3% and then plugged it into the wall using the Samsung charger that came with the phone. It took over 5 hours to fully charge. Doesn't that sound excessive? I might take it back and get it replaced.

I'd also like to know if my older spare micro-USB wall charger I have will charge it as well. The output is max 800mA. Is that too low? Does it need to be 1,000A?

Before I answer, next time please start a new thread. No one likes having their thread hijacked.

As for charging, let us do some math. You have a 1.85 Ah battery, and your charger outputs 1A. Using some quick math, it takes 1.85/1 = 1.85 hours to charge the battery. But that assumes a few things:

-constant 1A (depending on everything from your home wiring to other appliances running, this is not guarenteed)

-The phone pulling no more than 0A out of the charger. If the phone is on, this is violated.

So you took about 2.5x as long as our perfect world says you should have. Given that you were in nothing close to ideal cicrumstances, I think that is acceptable.

As for 800mA chargers working, it will be fine. Just a bit slower. what really matters is that it puts out 5.5VDC (Volts direct current), aka USB spec voltage. And I am sure this was a typo, but if you find a 5.5V 1000A charger, please tell me. I would like to see it.

-Nkk

pappy53 · Feb 23, 2012

SeattleYanksFan said:
Glad you saw the light when you checked out the RAZR MAXX. And, I know you mentioned 20 minutes and losing only 2%, but a few reports around the web do not lead me to believe the battery would be so far superior to my extended battery in the Galaxy Nexus that it'd be worth the long list of sacrifes.

Razr Pros:

Build quality
Call quality
Signal strength
Speakerphone
Snappiness
Speed
Gorilla glass

Razr cons:

Screen ( but not a lot of difference to the average user)
ICS ( coming to Razr )

What "long list"?

hurricane630 · Feb 24, 2012

pappy53 said:
Razr Pros:

Build quality
Call quality
Signal strength
Speakerphone
Snappiness
Speed
Gorilla glass

Razr cons:

Screen ( but not a lot of difference to the average user)
ICS ( coming to Razr )

What "long list"?

People say the build quality of the nexus feels cheap but, it's a pretty solid phone. And yeah Moto has always been known for sig strenth and build quality. And The nexus has Fortified glass which is basically GG without the name brand.

mrspeedmaster · Feb 24, 2012

Touch choice.

Im just worried about my battery life considering I have to plug it in everynight. I'm worried if I'll start losing charge after 100-150 charge cycles. My phone will die in the middle of the night if it isn't plugged in.

kool kat2 · Feb 24, 2012

pappy53 said:
Razr Pros:

Build quality
Call quality
Signal strength
Speakerphone
Snappiness
Speed
Gorilla glass

Razr cons:

Screen ( but not a lot of difference to the average user)
ICS ( coming to Razr )

What "long list"?

This says it all. I have a nexus and regular RAZR. I love them both but if i know im going to use the hotspot feature I use my RAZR. I just can't get a half decent signal with the nexus unless im out in the open. My RAZR also lasts me about an hour longer than the nexus with the extended battery. Although having both i realize what a bummer it would be if I just had one, they're both awesome phones and I use each one for different occasions.

jamisont · Feb 24, 2012

pappy53 said:
Razr Pros:

Build quality
Call quality
Signal strength
Speakerphone
Snappiness
Speed
Gorilla glass

Razr cons:

Screen ( but not a lot of difference to the average user)
ICS ( coming to Razr )

What "long list"?

These two phones are almost identical except gnex has better cpu, gpu, display and nfc.
Razr and rezound achieved better signal?(if any) by putting
High sar rating antenna in upper part.

ZeroOne · Feb 25, 2012

When I got my Gnexus the signal quality was half to my Droid X until the radio tweak was applied now the same. And who knows Motorola could possibly keep the razr models from being rooted,without a battery pull or a unlock able boot loader I see people choosing the Gnexus.

Sandroidfan · Feb 25, 2012

I agree with call quality/speaker going to pros column of Razr. But Nexus seems just as fast, snappy even in stock 4.0.2 and it will get faster with updates.

stenzor · Feb 26, 2012

mrspeedmaster said:
Touch choice.

Im just worried about my battery life considering I have to plug it in everynight. I'm worried if I'll start losing charge after 100-150 charge cycles. My phone will die in the middle of the night if it isn't plugged in.

You can always get more batteries

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