Numbers
+1 4126829751 (Pittsburgh PA) – iPhone
+1 4125896920 (Pittsburgh PA) – Razr
I have chosen to disclose both of my phone numbers. However, most if not all of my outgoing calls will be the iPhone for the simple fact that I do prefer using the iPhone over the Razr. The Razr does have a role to serve, but making phone calls is not a primary role.
Carriers
I have multiple carriers (one for each phone). All providers has a feature to prevent SIM swapping, and porting out without me disabling the feature first. This prevents a bad actor from being able to take my telephone number away from me. While these extra precautions are in place, I want to make it not worth the bad actor’s time in trying to track down information about me. Again, all accounts have locks in place to prevent my number from being stolen from me. All carriers obviously uses one of the big 3 networks, but again – it won’t make sense to disclose the carrier.
The carrier for the iPhone provides me with unlimited voice, unlimited SMS, and 5GB per month in data. This is more than enough for my needs even though this is likely the primary phone that I will use. Obviously, I have Wifi at home, and use my home’s connection when I am home. While the iPhone can accept dual SIMs, both are eSIM only. This would mean that I could not get a company as a second carrier if they don’t support eSIM.
The carrier for the Razr gives me unlimited minutes, unlimited SMS, and 10GB per month in data. This carrier is a Lifeline carrier, and therefore no additional charge for me to have their account. I decided to spend as much as I can afford to get the best I can so it can last as long as possible. The Motorola Razr is a flip phone which when closed is ½ the length to fit easier in the pocket. Some people may question of why not just use the Lifeline service provider for my primary line? Well, I have yet to find a lifeline provider that supports eSIM, and all iPhones 14+ in the US is eSIM only.
Devices
Because of my preference for both OSes having their advantages, and disadvantages, I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max, and as of 2025, it is about 3 years old. I will hope to keep this until at least 2027, or more preferably 2028-29. If I can wait until 2029, then I can buy both new phones at the same time. The Razr is brand new (as of 2025), and Motorola says 4 years of security updates (and maybe OS upgrades), so I am hoping they will keep up with that commitment. If so, I won’t have to buy a new Android phone until likely at 2029.
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- CPU: Apple A16 Bionic Hexa-core (2×3.46 GHz Everest + 4×2.02 GHz Sawtooth)
- RAM: 6GB
- Storage: 128GB
- Display: 6.7″ with max brightness of 2000 nits and 460ppi
- Modem: Qualcomm X65 with 5G
- Wireless Capabilities: Wifi-6, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, Qi Charging, Emergency SMS via Satellite
- Camera: 48MP main + 12MP telephoto + 12MP ultra-wide, 12MP front camera
- OS: Apple iOS 16.4.1 (Original)
- Battery: 4323mAh
- 2 eSIMs: (1 used)
Motorola Razr 2025
- CPU: MediaTek Dimensity 7400X Octa-core CPU
- RAM: 8GB
- Storage: 256GB
- Display: 6.9″ FHD+ pOLED display. External display 3.6″ pOLED display
- Modem: 5G modem
- Wireless Capabilities: Wi-Fi-7, 2.4 GHz | 5 GHz | 6GHz, Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC
- Camera: 32MP front camera. 50 MP, and 13 MP rear cameras
- OS: Android 15 (Original)
- Battery: 4500mAh
- 2 SIMs: 1 nano-SIM (used), 1 eSIM (available)
Conclusion
My iPhone support iMessage, and both smartphones supports RCS and SMS. Also, I can make and receive calls, but any international calls will be done with the iPhone. Since the Razr supports a single nano-SIM slot, I can adapt to that carrier’s requirement even though I feel every carrier should support eSIM. However, with the Razr’s carrier a lifeline provider, I am guessing they are assuming that all of their customers will have support for a physical SIM card.