iPhone Unveil - Live Blogs

by **RednBlue11** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:19 pm

Samsung...it's coming out Oct 11th

by **RednBlue11** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:20 pm

http://phandroid.com/nexus-prime/#overview

by **RednBlue11** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:23 pm

here are the Cnet reviews of the "Best" Android platforms

http://reviews.cnet.com/best-android-phones/?tag=

by **RednBlue11** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:23 pm

w/ video

by **smupony94** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:26 pm

Buy it and let me know what you think

by **RednBlue11** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:30 pm

looks like we'll probably go w/ the bionic

here is the highest rated user review on cnet for it's usefulness

Most helpful user review

Showing number 1 of 71 reviews 10 of 10 users found this review helpful
4.5 stars

"Very much worth it, but MotoBlur can be annoying" on September 9, 2011 by flipm0de23

Pros: saying the processor is quick is a major understatement, 4g is faster than my home isp, battery life is amazing, screen looks quite good and auto brightness works very well

Cons: built in task manager isn't the greatest, motoblur can get annoying, a lot of bloatware installed by big red
Summary: This phone is excellent, and I'll highlight a few things for some of the reviewers who haven't really explored / found all the phone's options just yet.

RE: WiFi is unstable / have to reboot your phone

I thought this was a problem at first, but you have to take a look at the Settings > Battery & data manager > Battery mode. They use the idea of peak / off-peak hours to turn off the data connections to your phone, even if you are on WiFi. You need to set up the custom battery mode to have off peak hours to suit your needs AND tell it to keep your data "Always On" so that your WiFi doesn't cut out. The default setting is that WiFi / 4G will turn itself off after 15 minutes of inactivity. THIS IS NOT A FLAW PEOPLE, try exploring your phone a little more =)

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RE: the screen is bad

i agree it isn't the best screen out there, but at full brightness, Netflix looks awesome over either 4G or WiFi, and pictures look great. The text is very crispy and easy to read too. I look at screens all day, everyday as a technology professional, and i've seen some bad screens / monitors. The Bionic's screen is nowhere near as bad as what people make it out to be.

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Motorola's custom skin "MotoBlur" tries to centralize a bit too much. For those of you who use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, and YouTube to share a lot, then this centralization may be a nice feature. I found myself downloading Facebook for Android within the first day, because their built in version was difficult to navigate.

The task manager is set up differently, in that you see a full list of all programs, they have an interesting way of saying which ones get ended automatically, etc. Again, I found myself downloading Advanced Task killer on day one.

Other than those couple of things / having to dig through some of the custom menus, the actual device is great. What cell phone camera is perfect in all conditions, but in sunlight or a bright room the pictures come out more than good enough to post on Facebook or send to friends. Build quality feels very solid and I like the fact that there's HDMI output. Battery life is great given the screen size and processing power, and if you set up the Battery Settings just right, it will have great battery life.

All the "problems" I really see with it have to do with options in software that people are used to because of non-custom or other custom skins / roms that they've used. My suggestion to those is to do some diving into the menus, long key presses, options on different screens of programs, etc. to see what's really there. Also, I haven't been able to find a problem that I couldn't find a widget or a 3rd party piece of software as a remedy.

Long story short: if you are up for a new phone / upgrade from Verizon and you are fortunate enough to have an unlimited data plan from before they started having the tiered plans, I'd snag this phone. If you want to wait for the Droid Prime, it may be incrementally better but I can see Motorola being quick about updating their software for the Bionic to stay competitive if / when that happens.

http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/mot ... ontentBody

by **RednBlue11** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:37 pm

by **RednBlue11** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:38 pm

i've been asking around some tech blogs and everyone is saying i should wait for the Nexus Prime to come out next week and get THAT phone instead of the Bionic...anyone else intrigued by it's curvy screen?

by **RednBlue11** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:38 pm

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20115 ... eStories.0

by **smupony94** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:41 pm

Alright, I am a lemming and will follow you over the cliff

by **Dutch** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:48 pm

love those hitler youtubes. my sister in law was telling me all summer how she's going to get an iphone5 in sept (mind you her first apple product was her ipad2 - and she calls it just that. ipadtwo). she doesn't know anything about tech, was just trying to be smug even though i've had every version of iphone, and an ipad (no need to upgrade for facetime b/c we have it on our phones) and 2 mb pros. like i'm not going to get one. her only reason was to go out in public w/ the hot new phone. lolz.

by **smupony94** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:50 pm

by **RednBlue11** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:54 pm

i was told it comes with an ice cream sandwich, sold

by **Dutch** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:57 pm

I'm a geek

by **smupony94** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:04 pm

among other things