Hello,
I am more than ready to upgrade from my Samsung Droid Charge, with which I had a relatively horrible experience (poor LTE reception/fall backs to 3G in areas with solid LTE signal, poor battery life even when locked to 3G, takes forever to charge, very long delays to begin route when using Google Nav...etc).
Like many, I am torn between the VZW Nexus and the Razr Maxx. I like the AOSP aspects of the Nexus, ICS, full customization and all that, but have been burned twice now by Samsung (AT&T Captivate, Droid Charge), and just don't know if I can trust their hardware, particularly their power management and GPS components, as they seem to repeatedly have issues across multiple handsets and carriers in these areas.
My manager at work had a VZW GNex as his primary device, running stock, and he ended up swapping out for a Maxx after experiencing random reboots, dropped calls/data, bluetooth connection dropping from his voice headset mid call, terrible battery life, and general software instability.
My question: What can't I do if I choose the Maxx? What are my software and hardware limitations (aside from NFC and the higher resolution screen on the Nexus)? I want to be able to root, do some customizations to really make the phone mine, remove bloatware, get fairly quick updates to new builds, optimize for snappy response/make UI changes, possibly unlock for global roaming in the future (the Maxx is rumored to be getting GSM roaming capability with a future update). After coming from two phones that drove me nuts (AT&T Dell Streak after the Captivate, and Droid Charge), I want a new device that surpasses my expectations and is a pleasure to use and tweak.
Battery life is not the biggest issue in the world for me as this will be a secondary phone (I have an HTC Rezound assigned to me by work am required by MDM policies to run stock, and my experience has been mainly positive), but usability, signal strength, responsive GPS, and especially the ability to recharge more quickly with a car charger and iGo power pack than my Droid Charge will. Currently, with my Droid Charge, by the time I reach a destination that I have been using Google Nav to get to, my battery level is sometimes lower than when I started, despite being plugged into a VZW branded or iGo car charger the entire time. I never experience this issue with my Rezound. I have anecdotally heard of this problem occurring with the VZW Nexus.
It seems that my software preferences are with the Nexus and hardware preferences with the Maxx.
I welcome your advice!!
-Glass
I am more than ready to upgrade from my Samsung Droid Charge, with which I had a relatively horrible experience (poor LTE reception/fall backs to 3G in areas with solid LTE signal, poor battery life even when locked to 3G, takes forever to charge, very long delays to begin route when using Google Nav...etc).
Like many, I am torn between the VZW Nexus and the Razr Maxx. I like the AOSP aspects of the Nexus, ICS, full customization and all that, but have been burned twice now by Samsung (AT&T Captivate, Droid Charge), and just don't know if I can trust their hardware, particularly their power management and GPS components, as they seem to repeatedly have issues across multiple handsets and carriers in these areas.
My manager at work had a VZW GNex as his primary device, running stock, and he ended up swapping out for a Maxx after experiencing random reboots, dropped calls/data, bluetooth connection dropping from his voice headset mid call, terrible battery life, and general software instability.
My question: What can't I do if I choose the Maxx? What are my software and hardware limitations (aside from NFC and the higher resolution screen on the Nexus)? I want to be able to root, do some customizations to really make the phone mine, remove bloatware, get fairly quick updates to new builds, optimize for snappy response/make UI changes, possibly unlock for global roaming in the future (the Maxx is rumored to be getting GSM roaming capability with a future update). After coming from two phones that drove me nuts (AT&T Dell Streak after the Captivate, and Droid Charge), I want a new device that surpasses my expectations and is a pleasure to use and tweak.
Battery life is not the biggest issue in the world for me as this will be a secondary phone (I have an HTC Rezound assigned to me by work am required by MDM policies to run stock, and my experience has been mainly positive), but usability, signal strength, responsive GPS, and especially the ability to recharge more quickly with a car charger and iGo power pack than my Droid Charge will. Currently, with my Droid Charge, by the time I reach a destination that I have been using Google Nav to get to, my battery level is sometimes lower than when I started, despite being plugged into a VZW branded or iGo car charger the entire time. I never experience this issue with my Rezound. I have anecdotally heard of this problem occurring with the VZW Nexus.
It seems that my software preferences are with the Nexus and hardware preferences with the Maxx.
I welcome your advice!!
-Glass
