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[NorcalBassin]

I'm about to make the jump to a smartphone, which is something I didn't think I'd ever do. I currently just use a cheap pay as you go flip phone from Wal-Mart, but I got a promotion at work and need to be "reachable" pretty much every day. My employer will help pay the bill (Verizon), but I also get to use it for for whatever I want outside of work.

I am pretty much clueless about smartphones, but the Razr Maxx has my attention at this point due to the extended battery. I have buddies that are major Mac fanboys and call them Mac snobs (in a joking manner), so there is pretty much no way I could get an I-phone without eating a ton of crow. With that in mind, what droids do you guys recommend getting or staying away from? Thanks!

[SirSnookalot]

I'm probably not smart phone material, but I do have one. When my contract is up I'll be looking for something different. At present I have a Casio Commando (not my first sm phone), very rugged and the best actual phone quality I have used, that said the camera feature imo is lackluster. It does not have a dedicated flash, many phones have no flash at all, it's 5 mega pixels do not offer the best camera photos I have seen. The battery life could be better too.
Each one of my 4 kids and 5 gr kids are i-phoners, and nothing but praise from them, it's a phone I will be taking a good look at.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

The Razer is a very good phone. Everyone I've talked with love's theirs. Pretty much any of the droid phones are good. Plus if you root them you can do all kinds of cool stuff with them. The all use the android operating system which is nice. I would say go with the Razr.

[Mr Swim Jig]

Any of the Droid phones are going to be nice. I am or was a big Android user till I got my iPhone for work. Know I catch all the crap I use to give people who use the iPhone. It is worth it for sure. I have my 4S jailbroken and am running all sorts of custom tweaks and it just really out performs and Android phone I have had.

But as far as Droid phones for Verizon go I would look at the Galaxy S III or the Galaxy Nexus, both great phones with lots of great support on the different forums.

[Jake P]

I'm about to make the jump to a smartphone, which is something I didn't think I'd ever do. I currently just use a cheap pay as you go flip phone from Wal-Mart, but I got a promotion at work and need to be "reachable" pretty much every day. My employer will help pay the bill (Verizon), but I also get to use it for for whatever I want outside of work.

I am pretty much clueless about smartphones, but the Razr Maxx has my attention at this point due to the extended battery. I have buddies that are major Mac fanboys and call them Mac snobs (in a joking manner), so there is pretty much no way I could get an I-phone without eating a ton of crow. With that in mind, what droids do you guys recommend getting or staying away from? Thanks!

Do NOT get an HTC. This phone was junk after about a week. Got another model, it was the same. DO get a samsung Galaxy. S2 or S3, i can promise you you wont be dissapointed. Very easy to use if your not used to a smart phone, nice size screen but not too big where its like a mini laptop. Cant say enough good things about the galaxy! Good luck with whatever you pick!

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Love my iPhone. Couldn't be much happier with it. Being able to use flash would be nice, but it's really not that big of a deal.

[clayton86]

I hated my droids switched to iPhone I hate that heap of **** to im done with cell phones lol

[Bassin' gal]

I am NOT smartphone material at all but I do love my Samsung Galaxy. Thank goodness for my kids who can show me how to use it. Excellent camera but no flash.

[unionman]

Droid Charge. The camera and its options are awesome. Pair those with a photo editing app like "Fotolr PS" (free app) and you can do anything to the pics you take with ease.

[craww]

I'm a Samsung nut. I think Verizon calls their's the nexus iirc. I've owned the first galaxy and will be getting the S3 on the 21st. Android is the way to go IMO. Not a fan of apple and all their exclusive content junk.

My wife has the razor Maxx. Its nice, big screen, super fast, holds a charge for a long time. Cons? Camera leaves a bit to be desired, and the non removable battery.

[tomustang]

Both sill aren't good. iPhone software only let's you to do specifically what they want you to do, and android is just a mess of a operating system.

The galaxy S2 is a nice phone, and has been advertised at several places for $50

[jeb2]

My wife and my HTC Evo's have been awesome phones. Coming up on 2 years this fall and they've been flawless. HTC makes some great phones that always rank well in Consumer Reports. A lot of the negative stuff you read about Android phones are about older phones with the older operating systems. Most of them are really slick and polished now. Add to that the bigger screens that are available than the iSheep products, and you really have some much better choices in the Android realm.

[craww]

Agreed. Androids gotten just as user friendly as apple, while still being "tweekable". Its not hard to do things like remove bloatware, remove ads from apps, add a custom rom, etc. The app market has caught also.
Not to hate on the iPhone itself, they're the phones all others are measured against for a reason. They do just about everything quite well.

The windows phones are VERY NICE also. User friendly and well thought out.

[NorcalBassin]

Thanks for all the help. I've pretty much narrowed it down between the Razr Maxx and the Samsung Galaxy S III that comes out in another 3-4 weeks (for Verizon). The Galaxy III is allegedly the best ever smartphone, so should I just "go big" since it will cost me the same as the Maxx???

[craww]

If you can wait, yes IMO. My wifes had a few issues with her maxx. Something about it resetting to "internet off" automatically.
I am currently waiting on the S3 as well. It came down to it and the HTC X. The HTC not having a media card slot sealed the deal.....Eleven more days!!!