Motorola RAZR i Review
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1. KingKurogiii posted on 10 Oct 2012, 09:32 3 0
i actually got a Droid Razr M as a warranty replacement for my Droid Razr. it'll be here Friday. ;D
i love how the Razr M and the Razr i reviews differ merely by having different people review them.
4. Mightymack posted on 10 Oct 2012, 10:54 0 0
Im just excited for the intel. I hope this is the start of new phone technology
17. AppleHateBoy posted on 11 Oct 2012, 03:19 2 0
ARM:- Great Architecture (ARM v7-A), Average Process (32 nm with 1st Gen HKMG)(or 28 nm without HKMG)
Intel:- Average Architecture (x86), Great Process (22 nm FinFET with 3rd Gen HKMG)
I really wish we could have best of both worlds. Imagine Qualcomm S4 Pro on Intel's 22 nm FinFET Process (popularly called "3-D Transistor").
20. champ_vl posted on 12 Oct 2012, 07:38 0 0
Me too !! Too bad most of the readers won't understand what you said and can't agree also
21. KingKurogiii posted on 12 Oct 2012, 11:30 0 0
i understand just fine but i'm not gonna be a smartass about it.
2. Nathan_ingx posted on 10 Oct 2012, 10:27 0 0
I want the M... But which one is better? I'm not really sure now.
And it's really a disappointment that a 2Ghz core is being beat by a 1.5Ghz core... Shows that Intel still has to work that brain.
5. iamfury posted on 10 Oct 2012, 12:06 0 2
"And it's really a disappointment that a 2Ghz core is being beat by a 1.5Ghz core... Shows that Intel still has to work that brain"
thats because Razr M has a dual core with 1.5Ghz which makes up for 3.0Ghz straight collectively, whereas the Razr i has a single core with 2.0 Ghz.
9. Nathan_ingx posted on 10 Oct 2012, 13:49 1 1
You got it wrong buddy...both cores work
together to hit the 1.5ghz mark. It don't mean a
single core has that much clock-work...
You remind me of me when i didn't know much
about dual cores working together, lol.
12. eisenbricher posted on 10 Oct 2012, 15:50 6 0
You both got it wrong... There are so many performance deciding components inside a CPU, like bandwidth of data pipes, memory interface, scheduling, multi-threading logic, codec support, addressing... and much more.
What I'm trying to say is, please don't compare CPUs purely on freq. Only tool that can compare is a wide set of benchmarks. And if the platforms are different then that's the absolute necessity.
14. Nathan_ingx posted on 10 Oct 2012, 16:22 1 0
Agreed...just googled about it. Misunderstood it very much...thank you sir! +1
16. iamfury posted on 11 Oct 2012, 01:36 0 0
Thanx to both of you for correcting me :)
24. mobilefuture posted on 14 Oct 2012, 09:47 0 0
I want to know more about processors so tell me something. According to what you're saying, one core on the HTC ONE X runs at 375MHz?
18. AppleHateBoy posted on 11 Oct 2012, 03:21 0 0
That's because there is much less support for x86 than there is for ARM.
P.S. Apple A6 with 1.3 GHz processor equals Qualcomm Krait with 1.5 GHz processor. Qualcomm Krait performs far far far better than Dual Core Exynos. So, as you can see it's not always about GHz.
19. eisenbricher posted on 11 Oct 2012, 03:32 0 0
Man.. again this isn't a comparison. OS performs equally imp role on this as well. Yeah, but if we can run benchmarks after installing a same OS on both platfoms then we can definitely judge the power of the chip.
3. neutralguy posted on 10 Oct 2012, 10:39 2 0
I really hate it when people try to say that a 250+ppi is not acceptable in real life. SRSLY? we don't use our phones with microscope in our eyes. we use it not that close enough to notice these pixelation we're talking about.
and saying a thing like "a resolution of 540 by 960 pixels (qHD). That seems more than acceptable on paper, but in reality, a certain amount of pixelation is present in text and detailed graphics throughout the interface since a PenTile pixel arrangement is in use and the pixel density is average at 256 ppi."
I think that you're talking the other way around. It's acceptable in reality but not on paper. Sure, an HD screen is better than this, if you really look close enough to see the difference. But that's just being ridiculous. They should have not invented the zoom function if that's what we really care about, a readable small text.
But all in all, good review. +1
6. Captain_Doug posted on 10 Oct 2012, 13:00 0 0
It's not acceptable either way. I was thinking about getting the One S which has a similar screen but cannot stand the fuzzy images, text, or icons. 256ppi wold be great but I'm quite happy with my 480x800 4" display (233ppi) on my phone which seems way sharper than a pentile display. You may like it, but there are those who hate it as well.
7. Jurdiales posted on 10 Oct 2012, 13:08 0 1
I don't understand why the UI is a Con, is almost stock, lots of people complained time ago about custom OEM launchers and interfaces, and now is a bad thing the "stock look"? Damn...
And I guess it deserves an 8 of 10 because it doesn't have an Apple logo on its back...
The good thing for thing phone is the unlockable bootloader :)
11. TROLL posted on 10 Oct 2012, 15:31 1 0
Design wise, SONY looks the best out ov all phones! Big let down by single CPU, tho it's multi-threaded, Quad-core and the design of the RAZR, i would'ev bought this phone.
13. eisenbricher posted on 10 Oct 2012, 15:54 0 0
Matter of personal taste.... I agree sony's interface looks sophisticated than the others. Kind of suitable for business lifestyle. But still a little dull for me. I like the live tiles of WP! Again I should remind.. just a matter of personal taste.
15. heheh00 posted on 10 Oct 2012, 21:31 0 0
Hi, does this phone will work in countries outside US and Europe, like Philippines?
Thanks
22. Jurdiales posted on 13 Oct 2012, 00:13 0 0
It's the GSM version of the RAZR M, but i guess the Droid RAZR M has global-gsm capability...
So, my answer is... yes, if you have a GSM carrier.
26. cretinick posted on 03 Nov 2012, 15:29 0 0
It is available in Brazil (since mid-October).
I think it works in any country who has the basebands supported by the phone.
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS: 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
23. cretinick posted on 13 Oct 2012, 11:14 0 0
I get the impression of that screen is not REALLY 4.3"... The virtual Buttons area is a dead area. Even in the fullscreen video playing, the area is dead.
In the side by side image, the usable area is much smaller than the HTC One S. And is pretty the same as the iPhone 5.
25. tom_underscore_ell posted on 31 Oct 2012, 07:53 1 0
Perfect form factor and excellent battery life. Despite being a bit of a geek, this was the first smartphone I've bought, because it ticks all the boxes that no other smartphones have so far.
Unfortunately there is a flaw in the handset that completely lets it down for me. The problem is high levels of hiss / interference when a speaker is connected to the 3.5mm jack while audio is not playing. There is also an unpleasant thump when the audio output turns on (i.e. immediately prior to playing audio) or off (a few moments after audio output is stopped).
The hiss/EM interference noise reduces significantly immediately before and after playing audio i.e. seems to go down to an acceptable level once audio chip is taken out of 'sleep' mode.
This happens regardless of whether the device is connected to wall socket. I tried various things - temporarily disabling MusicFX app and doing a factory reset – no luck unfortunately.
I have had the issue now with two handsets, both from Handtec (who have been excellent in terms of dealing with my return promptly and fairly). Currently I suspect this is an issue affecting all Razri handsets, unless someone can confirm otherwise?
I am sending mine back for a full refund. If Motorola fix the issue and someone is able to confirm that it's been resolved, I'll buy it.
If you are one of those people who would never connect your phone to anything except cheap earphones, and you're not fussed about audio quality when playing through speakers/decent headphones, I can strongly recommend this phone.
27. oneeoe posted on 25 Nov 2012, 03:45 0 0
Hello eisenbricher.
nice to see that u are well imformed about smartphone tech systems. Pls, i have some questions if you can help clear my doubts. However any other guy out here can help me as well. i want to get either this phone, Mototorola RAZR i or it's sibling, the Razr M (not Maxx). My questions are specifically about web browsing, Call reception signal, audio quality on the loud speaker and not those frivolities like fotos, videos etc.
1.0 HTC's are noted for automatic page reflows once it is zoomed. Is it same with Razr i or Razr M? yes or no.
2.0 Also in htc's, after a page reflows on zooming, double tapping the same page makes page reflows again hence making the text font larger. is same with these RAZRes?
3.0 Is the screen readable in direct sunlight?
4.0 Finally, can i quite converse with someone when put on speaker (i.e hands off)?
My main reasons for wanting either of the RAZRs is their shear smaller size and acceptable battery life. My best would have been RAZR XT910 but IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE. HOPE I GET A REPLY SOON.
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