Motorola DROID 3 User Reviews

The phone started great but the longer I owned it the worse and worse it became. Apparently it's a problem for many motorola phones, the UI becomes more and more sluggish until it's so slow that you have to power cycle the phone. That, unfortunately, is required every 12 to 48 hours.

Its defiantly a good phone but not the best, the little things are great, but where it counts is slacking... After extensive use it is not impressive. When did it seem like a good idea to only put 512 RAM in a dual-core phone with lots of crap being forced to run in the background?

The only major problem I found is the battery - sometimes it's really hot!
The minors problem is camera button and no 4G which is not a big deal.
Otherwise, many updates that really improves the capability of the phone!
The size is perfect in my opinion.

Phone was decent out of the box, except for the blue tint on the photos, sub par battery life, long screen redraws and 3G signal drops. The rest of it worked great. About a month ago, Motorola and Verizon OTAed a large software update that addressed most of the issues. The phone works great now. I actually like the new 3D Blur and the rest of the interface. Battery life increased drastically and the camera is working better but still needs work. Blue tint is gone. I use it everyday for work and like it a lot. I think Phonearena should take another look at the phone and post a update in their review of this phone. It has gotten a lot better since the update. I recommend it to anyone.

Coming from the original droid to the Droid III, I am extremely impressed w/ the step-up of this phone. Extremely fast everything worx perfectly. No major issues w/ it outside of battery life, & sometimes when youre heavily multitasking it lags a bit, but thats to be expected w/ ALL smartphones of this magnitude. Overall a very good asset for Big Red that deserves to be promoted a lil better. List of Pros & Cons below:

No 4G.. No Problemo! As for you all complaining about battery life... Go to Settings.. Switching your phone from Global to CDMA... I am coming from an LG Ally to this and the Ally had a wonderful keyboard. This is even better. Calls dropped like crazy with my ally and reception is exceptional with this bad boy. The camera is not all that bad to me. I heard if you switch to Vignette that the camera gets even better. Not really any complaints here... Just satisfied with my purchase!

Solid all around... I could care less about 4G. Not that big a deal to me. Pages load fast enough for my personal satisfaction.... For those with personal battery life, go to settings and set your phone from Global to CDMA. The call quaility is much better than my LG Ally which would drop call after call in my room. Keyboard is exceptional and I like the screen. Go Launcher works well here. I have been waiting on this phone and I am glad it has lived up to my expectations.

My original Droid mysteriously stopped working the same week that the Droid 3 was released on Verizon, so I upgraded to the Droid 3 which had everything I wanted in a new smartphone...except 4g. The screen is larger than the original, the keyboard is superior to the first and second droid, the phone is packed with a qhd screen, 8mp camera, 1080hd recording, dual core processor, and it is a "World Phone."

What is there to complain about?

Well...I am disappointed that I will stuck with 3g for another 2 years. After reading about the pros and cons of 4g, I suppose I can try to justify why I won't really need/want it. 4g drains a battery much faster than 3g, and the Droid 3 already blazes through battery life faster than what should be expected.

What is with all of the glitzy animations that Motorola smeared over Gingerbread? They can be annoying and there doesn't appear to be a way to get rid of them. I suppose I will have to live with the flashy transitions every time I turn to a different home page.

For a qhd screen, I wouldn't expect to see as many pixels as I do, some even appear to bleed.

The keyboard is excellent. This is a well built and durable phone. Call quality sounded comparable to the original Droid.

In conclusion, 4g aside, this is the best phone on Verizon with fast performance, the best physical keyboard, 4'' screen, and high end camera/video technology.

So far I am loving pretty much everything about the Droid 3. Running everything at once doesnt even phase the dual core processor. And the camera(s) are great for point and shoot.

My biggest complaint is the battery life. After fully charging over night and using low to moderate data the battery will drop to below 40% by the afternoon. Even using "Maximum Battery Saver" mode with hardly any syncing apps/widgets the power consumption is terrible.

I have purchased the extended battery in hopes that the extra 25% increase will help.

So far this is a huge upgrade in the Moto Droid series. Although I have played with the Droid 2, I'm actually going from the original Moto Droid to this. It's got everything you could ask for in a 2011 smartphone. The touch screen is much more responsive than the first two. The screen is very big and sharp. The UI is fast and useful.
A couple of my favorite features:
- Comes preloaded with some GREAT ringtones. It's silly but this is one of my favorite features, even though I know I can put my own in.
- The Favorite Contacts widget is very practical and works great.
- Recording in 1080p is really nice.
- The dual core processor loads games and apps in the blink of an eye, and allows for very smooth ui transitions.

Some things that I don't like, but are subject to personal preference:
- No more dedicated camera button. This is a very illogical change to me. It makes it hard to take pictures of myself with the 8mp camera. One might argue that it has a front facing camera, but at 0.3mp, it's hardly a fulfilling self portrait for facebook.
- The standby/power button has been moved from the top right to the top center. I liked holding the phone with my right hand and using my thumb to turn it on. (Very personal preference. Not important.)
- The ? mark is now an alt key. You use that thing all the time. "What's up?" "Where are you?" "Are you suggesting coconuts migrate???"
- There may be a fix for it, but the phone can show avi movies, but cannot play them.