I know many of you will think "cool story, bro" or whatnot, but I figured I'd post my impressions after nearly a year of iPhone anyways. Since I just received my Motorola Razr Maxx from the factory (I picked this unlocked option after some research), I must say that things have really changed since I had my last phone. Back in the day (aka, October of 2011), I was still running Froyo and an unstable build of Gingerbread on an Evo 4G. I remember hating the Evo so much (and the software as well), and how I never wanted to come back to Android. I had gotten rid of an Epic 4G earlier in the year, and remember disliking the pentile display and other things. But since I am moving for school to Canada, I figured I'd try it again. I already have an iPhone, so why not? Well, I just got the phone today, and it's ridiculous. The software is really smooth, and the hardware is pretty solid as well. I know Motorola is a different company than HTC, but it just hit me that many phones are this thin or even thinner nowadays. Heck, I was worried about the pentile display and even that technology seems to have changed! qHD definitely makes the display look better than what the Epic 4G had. And we're just talking about the Razr Maxx running Gingerbread, not even a Galaxy S III or an HTC One X! I actually had a flashback of a conversation I had with a friend in 2010 saying how Android just doesn't work for me, but it has a ton of potential. Well, Google and phone manufacturers definitely played on that potential, and from what I heard, the experience is just getting better and better. tl;dr? -Android is much better now than when I left it. -I learned a new lesson about keeping options open when it comes time for a new smartphone. -There is still tons of potential left with the Android OS.
I completely agree with you, I realized something like this too. I've never had an Android phone myself, but I played around with this old Motorola phone my dad has had for a couple years now, it's not that bad actually. But I still wasn't convinced Android was decent enough for me to use. However as time goes on, you really notice the progress Android has made. My mom got a Nexus S a few months before the Galaxy Nexus was released, muchsmoother, more features, it was awesome. Just a little while later (now) I tried out phones like the SGSIII and the HTC One X and they're amazing. Of course there's a bunch of decent devices in between (SGSII, etc.) but over time you really do notice the difference. Android advances really fast and is efficient at progressing in a short amount of time. Hence my decision to go Android as well.
Similar here. After two years of a stagnant iOS that wouldn't change, I decided to make the switch and havn't looked back. Plus, flashing ROMS is awesome.
Same here. I'm glad i made the switch even though I have loved android since the start but I just started using it last year.
I remember seeing shots of Android from the G1 and I could tell from then that this would be an interesting operating system. It's like they had somewhat of a rough takeoff, but once everything was straightened out, it started to skyrocket. I'm definitely curious about the future of Android as well as the hardware it's going to operate on since, as I've mentioned, I think Google and the more prominent phone companies have pretty much gotten it right.
Maxx is upgradeable to ICS, System>>About>>Check For Updates, also, I disagree with you about the software being smooth, Motoblur SUCKS, there are multiple people around here that will tell you that!
Technically, the Razr and the Razr Maxx aren't running Motoblur, but yes, I definitely can see why you would say that. Remember, though, I'm coming from an Evo running Froyo basically, so this does feel smoother to me. Also, is it possible to root the GSM Maxx? Maybe another ROM would be smoother? Thanks for the info though! I'll upgrade when I have a chance. I'm basically starting over as an Android n00b since it's been awhile. As for Badd_Blood's comment, not yet.
I would check out the Razr Maxx forums on XDA, then wait for a Jelly Bean ROM, there should be one, there is for alot of phones already. And the Razr and the Razr Maxx do have Motoblur, it has just been renamed to Motorola Application Platform.
