Comments on: Motorola DROID RAZR Review

By: Brynncruz

Brynncruz — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Got this phone for my daughter less than 3 months ago. Had to send it in for repairs after about first 5 weeks because power button wouldn’t work and she couldn’t turn the phone on. Motorola had the phone for over 2 weeks and when I called to ask why, they couldn’t even find the phone. Finally got it back. Phone was chipped when I got it back, wasn’t when I sent it. Now it has NO battery life. The phone literally lasts 10 minutes before it’s dead. Called Motorola once again. More or less got the “oh well” from Motorola. I have to send in her phone again. Who knows how long they will have it this time. Motorola’s customer service is horrible. When they answer your questions everything seems scripted. I feel after owning a phone for 3 months and having to send it in twice they should just send me a new phone and let me send this one back. Or better yet, just give me my money back so I can buy an Iphone. I will NEVER buy another Motorola product, based not only on their poor quality products, but on their horrible customer service as well!

By: Carl Hill

Carl Hill — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:31:00 +0000

Well, i use mine all day, every day, and, after one month, just as new, maybe you guys need to have better grips, no offense!

By: Martin_7933

Martin_7933 — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:05:00 +0000

My husband and I both purchased the Motorola RAZR Maxx from Verizon and we are GREATLY disappointed. The phones are advertised as durable “Gorila Glass” and “Kevlar Backing”. Unfortunately, we have only had them 3 weeks and both phone are inoperable. We have each dropped them, ONE TIME, and the screens are cracked. I have a Motorola Pro that is over a year old, has been drooped multiple times and still works. The RAZR, supposed durable phone, is dead after 3 weeks of use and 1 accidental drop. I have called both Motorola and Verizon on multiple occassions and neither company is willing to stand behind this “durable” product. I would NOT reccomend the phone for anyone that uses their cell phone on a daily basis.

By: Martin_7933

Martin_7933 — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:05:00 +0000

By: Martin_7933

Martin_7933 — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:05:00 +0000

By: Best Mobile Phones

Best Mobile Phones — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:52:00 +0000

Motorola DROID RAZR has launched with nice features. It has 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display that supports quarter-HD resolution with 8 Mega pixel camera and Also the 4G LTE mobile hotspot features accommodates up to eight WiFi devices at once. I would like to purchase it.

By: motorola droid

motorola droid — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:34:00 +0000

This DROID is the king of DROIDS. Just look at those specs, so much better than the iPhone. This is a great example of freedom and openness and choice that is great for the consumer. Yeah it looks like the DROID X but it has incredible specs and the DROID OS that is incredibly open and free. You don’t need apps with DROID OS like with the iPhone because of this openness and freedom of droid. This is DROID RAZR totally beats the Galaxy DROID Nexus.

By: David Young

David Young — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:43:00 +0000

I had an HTC, actually 2 and was sorely disappointed in there build and reception. Had to stand outside to make a call from them. Since I went back to Moto I don’t have to wander around looking for bars or hold it in a weird way to get reception. I’ll take functionality any day over HTC. The company I work for was using HTC also for our work phones, but after a year of constant problems with them they spent the extra money and went back to Moto.

By: mushkers

mushkers — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:54:00 +0000

WARNING:: the phone’s okay but a little pricey. BAD SERVICE AND ATTITUDE. The phone is lauded to have “gorilla glass”. This is obviously a marketing ploy. 35 days after activating the phone (verizon) it dropped out of my pocket while bending over. 3 feet or less. It landed on my foot and the glass shattered. The Motorola service people are outside the country and they are very hard to understand. They refused to address the problem and want to charge me $129.00 to replace the glass. The original Droid is more durable and has a keyboard which is a distinct advantage. If I had to do it again I WOULD NOT BUY THIS PHONE. Maybe made in the USA but not handled that way.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:09:00 +0000

I’ve had an HTC ERIS for almost two years and now that my contract is up I’m looking at my other options, specifically Samsung and Motorola. I’ve had enough frustrations with my htc that I have some serious quality concerns. Good features but poor performance.

By: John Frykman

John Frykman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:12:00 +0000

BTW, having the USB on top is a plus for me, as I use it plugged in in my car (GPS etc.) and the cable comes out of my dash just above it. No feature is good or bad 100% of the time. I have a Razr and love it. I have a few quibbles, but top fed USB is not one of them.

By: John Frykman

John Frykman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:09:00 +0000

If you have a problem with the top mounted USB, why not just use an angled end (“L” shaped) cable and issue disappears. Or put the phone on hands free when it’s charging. Not a game changer for me. Evo? Why?

By: John Frykman

John Frykman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:05:00 +0000

Wi-Fi is enabled when you launch an application that requires it. You don’t need to manually turn it back on. When you think about it, that’s a better way to handle battery use. Wi-Fi on when you need it, off when you don’t.

By: Sbridge475

Sbridge475 — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:48:00 +0000

Hi, I wanted to know if the rumors i heard, that we can record 480p @120fps are true or not.. If yes, then can you tell us how the quality is.. :)

By: Moniepooh

Moniepooh — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:59:00 +0000

Dear Vincent. Does the Razr have gyroscope and or magnetometer?

By: Androidfamily

Androidfamily — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:14:00 +0000

I think Motorola has had enough chances to prove themselves. I will stick with HTC. They may be releasing phones every week but majority of them have the build quality worth the price.

By: Shianghorng

Shianghorng — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:50:00 +0000

Great in-dept review!

Thanks a bunch.

By: BCAtlanta

BCAtlanta — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:46:00 +0000

I preordered a Droid Razr which arrived yesterday. After it did not load up and start properly I spent four hours on the phone with Verizon customer (non) service, who finally determined that the phone was defective. (They called it “DOA”–Dead on Arrival.) I had to go to a store to get a new phone and had horrendous service from Verizon. I left the store and started making calls to find the sound quality is horrible, more static and scratchiness in the sound than I have had with a cell phone in 15 years. Stay away from the Razr and from Verizon.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:41:00 +0000

Monoprice is freaking awesome. I love that site.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:38:00 +0000

The Bionic was severely delayed. Would you rather just have the RAZR sit there doing nothing for several months as a finished product?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:35:00 +0000

It uses RGBG. The Droid X2 uses RGBW. The only AMOLED display that is not pentile is on the Galaxy SII.

By: Rp Hogan

Rp Hogan — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:11:00 +0000

I’m due for an upgrade what do you think is the best phone on the market right now

By: geolemon

geolemon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:57:00 +0000

Odd that the 4.3″ RAZR would be longer/wider than the 4.5″ GSII. I’d think that the bigger the screen gets, the easier it is to produce a phone that’s really tight to the dimensions of the screen with minimal bezel.
My pocket would thank the engineers – as much as I appreciate thinness.

Also, a cool kevlar back does not “a style icon” make.
It looks cool, but the details are, not so great. The door on the side looks cheesy, and the two USB ports on the top practically scream “Don’t look here! We were added on at the last minute, caught with our pants down…” and the side views all look plasticky.

Don’t get me wrong, I’d LOVE a water resistant, durable Android phone like this.
But I’m still glad I picked up my 4.5″ GSII, even worth switching to Sprint for.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:06:00 +0000

Get a longer Micro usb cable? lol… Not really a big problem with a 5-6ft cable..or a USB Extension cable… monoprice… $1.50

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:04:00 +0000

From engadget after clarifying with motorola.. and USING THEIR EYES .. (because its obvious), but we do know that it does away with the controversial PenTile matrix. (Update: There seems to be some confusion as to whether or not the screen sports a PenTile matrix, we’re waiting on clarification from Motorola and will update when we hear back.) (Update 2: Despite initial reports to the contrary, it appears that the RAZR is, in fact, sporting a PenTile matrix display.)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:50:00 +0000

Yes actually…. It does.. Google “droid razr pentile display” and all you’ll get is review after review, and STATEMENTS From motorola…. He’s ignorant? Try checking your facts before creating an account called “ignorant” and calling him a dumass……tool.

By: LarryM

LarryM — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:56:00 +0000

I have been waiting on the Nexus Prime as well…but after now having it confirmed it does NOT use Gorilla glass (and the RAZR) does, as well as the Prime is having confirmed display problems with T-Mobile, I think the RAZR may be a viable upgrade option.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:33:00 +0000

I’m not exactly sure, but when he was talking about the smart action not working, do all the triggers the have to happen at once or just one of them to activate an action? Because if all of them have to be triggered, the fact that he had a less than 35% battery life trigger might explain why the smart action wasn’t working for him.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:15:00 +0000

I won’t even consider the HTC ReZound compared to the RAZR and GNex. Yes HTC did promise that it will come ICS “ready”, whatever that means. But their update history sucks.
The DX launched with 2.1, updated to 2.2 and even received 2.3. Moto’s history of updating is far better than any other manufacturer out there. So with the RAZR launching with 2.3, and getting updated to 4.0 early next year, I would guess that it will receive at least one more software update after 4.0. I’m comfortable with that.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Dev’s over at HTC have trouble integrating sense with 4.0 and the ReZound update gets delayed. Look at the TB for proof of HTC’s history.
Something to think about before buying the ReZound and locking in for 20months.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:04:00 +0000

My Droid X gets warm from prolonged use. Unless you are burning your hand, like I used to from my old Nokia, I find that kinda pointless.

By: Max Imus

Max Imus — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:07:00 +0000

You mean like a private investigator?

By: Marshall

Marshall — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:48:00 +0000

Comparing a 3g phone to LTE phone is pointless. There is a reason apple didn’t put out an LTE phone my guess is battery life. Maybe with this phone they will design a case with an extended battery. I used on of these in the store a few days a go it is nice and i like the design but android LTE phones just aren’t ready for non-removable batteries.

By: Matt Gleason

Matt Gleason — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:12:00 +0000

Went and held a RAZR today at a local Verizon store. Did feel good and solid in my hand. However, the pentile display is definitely noticable…not really THAT much better than my DX2. The colors are more vivid but… Opening apps was snappy and smooth. Quadrant ran several consecutive times and I achieved between 2400-2600 on average. Currently average between 2600-2800 on my DX2. Big concern, after reading some initial reviews, IS BATTERY LIFE. I know, I know, can’t expect miracles on today’s smartphones but I get a solid sunrise-to-bed charge on my DX2 with moderate use (have had a Thunderbolt and probably the worst in the battery category…I’m not into extended batteries or carrying extras with me). I typically, and moderately use, web, video, text, email, and calls on a daily basis on my DX2. The camera did snap fairly quick pictures and quality didn’t look too bad…again, compared to my DX2. The speaker was, IMO, exceptionally loud and clear. I am still not totally convinced that the RAZR is going to be my top choice, given GN and HTC Rezound coming very soon. It is hard for me to not give the RAZR a second good look as I do appreciate a solidly built device like the RAZR.

By: Chris Burns

Chris Burns — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:02:00 +0000

the onboard speakers are pretty awesome, yes

By: Chris Burns

Chris Burns — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:02:00 +0000

i just threw up in my mouth

By: moises herrera R.

moises herrera R. — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:54:00 +0000

hi the music sounds loud??

By: Justin Harvey

Justin Harvey — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:05:00 +0000

haha you guys need to teach that Arizona Color guy how to park.

By: Thojdavi

Thojdavi — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:54:00 +0000

just watch, after 3 months, Motorola droid Razr 2 will be announce.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:14:00 +0000

But it can be mostly dismissed because (except for the 4S bugs) the vast majority of Apple’s products last a full day, so you don’t need an extended battery. I get about 3 more screen-on use out my 4S than my Fascinate, and that’s with the battery bugs.

Now if I go on a car ride for hours and use it constantly, I can see the need for a spare battery, but I have yet to get in a dire battery situation with moderate use since I got the phone. Not saying I don’t want a removable battery, it would be nice to have, but I haven’t needed one yet so it’s not a problem.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:10:00 +0000

Damn boobs get me every time…