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Android 3.0 Gingerbread Details Emerge
- Thread starter Shadez
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To each his own!
that bull, i'm sorry, but it is. my motorola droid which was cutting edge 4 months ago wont even be relevant for a year after its launch? it will stop getting updates less than a year after its released. is this a joke? it was the flagship verizon droid. everyone said it would keep getting updates. well thats fantastic. that kind of thing really annoys me.
i want to get a new android phone, but if i buy a phone at retail for $600 i want to be getting updates for more than 10 months. i would say we should get updates for 2 years, or if verizon doesnt want to do that, then make our plans for only a year, because that's when we get updates.
i think i have a right to be somewhat upset about this too, i dont know why other people dont think this is ridiculous. i mean, when should i udgrade to a better phone? will any phone stay relevant (enough to get updates) for the full two years? (i'm tempted to add "or should i get an iphone",, but to be honest i dont actually want that
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i want to get a new android phone, but if i buy a phone at retail for $600 i want to be getting updates for more than 10 months. i would say we should get updates for 2 years, or if verizon doesnt want to do that, then make our plans for only a year, because that's when we get updates.
i think i have a right to be somewhat upset about this too, i dont know why other people dont think this is ridiculous. i mean, when should i udgrade to a better phone? will any phone stay relevant (enough to get updates) for the full two years? (i'm tempted to add "or should i get an iphone",, but to be honest i dont actually want that
)that bull, i'm sorry, but it is. my motorola droid which was cutting edge 4 months ago wont even be relevant for a year after its launch? it will stop getting updates less than a year after its released. is this a joke? it was the flagship verizon droid. everyone said it would keep getting updates. well thats fantastic. that kind of thing really annoys me.
i want to get a new android phone, but if i buy a phone at retail for $600 i want to be getting updates for more than 10 months. i would say we should get updates for 2 years, or if verizon doesnt want to do that, then make our plans for only a year, because that's when we get updates.
i think i have a right to be somewhat upset about this too, i dont know why other people dont think this is ridiculous. i mean, when should i udgrade to a better phone? will any phone stay relevant (enough to get updates) for the full two years? (i'm tempted to add "or should i get an iphone",, but to be honest i dont actually want that
Well how do you think the people with a hero or an eris who won't even be getting 2.2? This is how android works. Do you see what specs are needed for 3.0? Our phone isn't even close. 2.2 will out perform 3.0 on a stock Droid anyday, just because of how much 3.0 is going to change things. Those changes are going to need better hardware, which our phone doesn't have. Those people with iPhones do get updates, but how do you think those with iPhone 3Gs who don't even get what iOS 4 promised? They get folders, yeah, but what about multitasking. They were left out of that. Also the 3GS probably won't be able to handle the next big iOS (5?) because of hardware limitations.
corbintechboy
New Member
The DROID is a great phone.
This makes me wonder why anyone would pull the trigger on a new device at this time. You will end up with a device that meets the bare min for 3.0... And to top it off without the option for LTE....
No thanks... Around tax time next year the devices will be insane and a bit more future proof...
This makes me wonder why anyone would pull the trigger on a new device at this time. You will end up with a device that meets the bare min for 3.0... And to top it off without the option for LTE....
No thanks... Around tax time next year the devices will be insane and a bit more future proof...
QuickSilver98
Member
Now that this news leaked out, I think I'm going to skip on the Droid X and just wait until October/ Novemberbefore upgrading my Droid. Dual core processor anyone???
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QuickSilver98
Member
Exactly... even the Droid X only meets the minimum system requirements for 3.0. I'd rather wait and get something that's more powerful... and will be able to handle get 3.1
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azules9780
Member
With all the new phones coming out, they're awesome but with my droid rooted and overclocked and themed, it's pretty freakin' awesome. I run quadrant and linpack and destroy the nexus with froyo and any other phone with froyo as well. Do I want some of the new phones, yeah! Am I going to get anything before Christmas? Probably not barring catastrophic failure. And honestly, until LTE makes it to my area I can wait.
But let's look at a couple things here. I think Verizon is kind of smart in the way they're realeasing new phones. It means, that anytime a customer is ready to upgrade, they have the option for the newest, most awesome phone available and it allows them (IMO) more oppurtunity to get more people into more expensive higher end phones with more profitable data packages. Plus it allows them constantly destroy all the other companies NEWEST,BESTEST phones if not immediately, then shortly thereafter. And it makes the most known king of the hill, the iPhone look like crap. Everyone here knows that before the Droid came out, we were all envious of the iPhone and what it could do. For that matter, I even appreciate the smartphone revolution that it kicked off and useability and user-friendly design it came with. But that phone is not the only game in town anymore. Android is fast apporaching the top of the hill. If it weren't for the iPhone, I don't think that the developement of Android would have been as fast as it has been. The point is, the raised the bar, and now Android is raising the bar and also drawing many more customers way faster in a more profitable manner for them which in turn is good for us. We constantly have something better to move to if we so choose. I know, it's hard for us crackhead phone people to deal with not having the very best out there but think of how many more badass phones will have come out by the time we're ready to upgrade.
Of course, I may not feel the same way when Gingerbread comes out and I can't get it, but right now, that's how I feel.
But let's look at a couple things here. I think Verizon is kind of smart in the way they're realeasing new phones. It means, that anytime a customer is ready to upgrade, they have the option for the newest, most awesome phone available and it allows them (IMO) more oppurtunity to get more people into more expensive higher end phones with more profitable data packages. Plus it allows them constantly destroy all the other companies NEWEST,BESTEST phones if not immediately, then shortly thereafter. And it makes the most known king of the hill, the iPhone look like crap. Everyone here knows that before the Droid came out, we were all envious of the iPhone and what it could do. For that matter, I even appreciate the smartphone revolution that it kicked off and useability and user-friendly design it came with. But that phone is not the only game in town anymore. Android is fast apporaching the top of the hill. If it weren't for the iPhone, I don't think that the developement of Android would have been as fast as it has been. The point is, the raised the bar, and now Android is raising the bar and also drawing many more customers way faster in a more profitable manner for them which in turn is good for us. We constantly have something better to move to if we so choose. I know, it's hard for us crackhead phone people to deal with not having the very best out there but think of how many more badass phones will have come out by the time we're ready to upgrade.
Of course, I may not feel the same way when Gingerbread comes out and I can't get it, but right now, that's how I feel.
why would you ever do that. android devices are way more powerful so if you want android get a device that does it well. iphone is stupid.
ilikemoneygreen
Silver Member
...Ouch. wow, lol, Shut him down. Well i have to say i agree with you in that he should get an android device, but Having a duel boot iphone would be cool. Why even stop their? my dream phone would have triple boot with WinMob. How amazing would that be?
And just sayin, if i had an iphone, id want to *upgrade* it to android lol.
and to keep this on topic im perfectly fine with droid not having 3.0. Rooted phones will always have a better OS with BB and Cyano on the job. and i have to say, i will be holding off on buying new phones for a while. I got my droid in Nov or whenever it came out (lol cant remember...mines a day 1) and i am definetly with the logic above with buying a phone thatl be able to handle 3.1. Not just 3.0. Its not like my droids gonna be showed up even with a 3.0 device...practically everyone i know has already bought a moto droid or incredible....which means everyone around me wont be updating til their "yearly upgrade."and since i bought my droid early on compared to my other friends i by then will hopfully have a duel core processor phone in which hopefully BB will be on top of.
Interesting, but who would want to bother with booting another OS just to run an app or process? I would say, however, that Android would be my pick to ultimately port or have the ability to run Apple and WinMob apps.
Back to anyone even considering an IPhone...to quote that recent youtube video floating around: "you're so bat #@$% stupid you still want the phone"
Well, the IPhone4 already easily lags a rooted Droid.
The X looks to be a quality phone, but the Android phones rumored to be coming out later this year look to be game changers.
If you're content to wait 5-6 months, then you have your answer. If not, the X will probably be fine for at least a year when you get an option for an early upgrade. I've also seen conflicting reports about when VZW LTE will actually launch and when phones will be available - mid next-year (1 yr early upgrade) may not be bad timing at all. Of course, reality is LTE may not come to your area until as late as 2013.
Darkseider
Senior Member
I will be upgrading when the dual core OMAP 44xx Droid(s) are released and no sooner. If Android 3.0 is the best thing since sliced bread I am sure our wondeful dev community will shoehorn it onto a rooted and OC'ed Droid just fine. With Verizon also saying LTE is coming and the LTE phones are dropping towards years end it looks to be a great holiday season / Q1/2011 for me! Either way I win.
