Bionic Issues and Release Date

[Crankintopwater69]

thxz moto 4 making it ez for me to stay put!!!!

 

[elvis_marmaduke]

Wooow, they are going to lose a LOT of sales because of this... the advantage the bionic had was the launch date... IMO if the galaxy 2, or even worse the iphone 5, is just a month or two later most people will be waiting for the better products... either less locked down or the whole "IT JUST WORKS!" movement.... sucks to be Motorola right about now....

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[Crankintopwater69]

Well said Sir!!!!!!I was thinking of the same thing,thats y i said what i said-they made it real ez 4 me.After listening 2 all the talk about moto not getting updates and locked bootloaders,this is all i needed to stay put.i no its not LTE,but comimg from a blkberry tour the EVO 3D will b a step up.

 

[Drosul]

Wooow, they are going to lose a LOT of sales because of this... the advantage the bionic had was the launch date... IMO if the galaxy 2, or even worse the iphone 5, is just a month or two later most people will be waiting for the better products... either less locked down or the whole "IT JUST WORKS!" movement.... sucks to be Motorola right about now....

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It's worth noting that at least part of that linked article was contradicted by the tech blog BRG, specifically the parts about Atrix and Xoom sales (only relevant as establishing the credibility of the first site).

It's also worth noting that the first article is written as a market PREDICTION , rather than a cited/sourced fact from Moto/Verizon. He is predicting that the increased supply costs/reduced availability of the goods will negatively impact the launch, and push it back to May...

It is a highly plausible theory, but still just another unconfirmed theory...

The big sign (other than a direct statement from Moto/VZW or or highly reputable leak) on the release date will be advertising...If the Bionic is getting launched before the end of the month, you would expect there to be a media/advertising blitz, to be starting up within the next week or two... This phone is a huge deal to both VZW and to Moto. There will be a ton of commercials dropping in preperation for a launch date.


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[trailblazen]

Wooow, they are going to lose a LOT of sales because of this... the advantage the bionic had was the launch date... IMO if the galaxy 2, or even worse the iphone 5, is just a month or two later most people will be waiting for the better products... either less locked down or the whole "IT JUST WORKS!" movement.... sucks to be Motorola right about now....

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It's worth noting that at least part of that linked article was contradicted by the tech blog BRG, specifically the parts about Atrix and Xoom sales (only relevant as establishing the credibility of the first site).

It's also worth noting that the first article is written as a market PREDICTION , rather than a cited/sourced fact from Moto/Verizon. He is predicting that the increased supply costs/reduced availability of the goods will negatively impact the launch, and push it back to May...

It is a highly plausible theory, but still just another unconfirmed theory...

The big sign (other than a direct statement from Moto/VZW or or highly reputable leak) on the release date will be advertising...If the Bionic is getting launched before the end of the month, you would expect there to be a media/advertising blitz, to be starting up within the next week or two... This phone is a huge deal to both VZW and to Moto. There will be a ton of commercials dropping in preperation for a launch date.

Like I said in the other thread dealing with this. I agree with Drosul here in the fact that unless it comes straight from Moto's or VZs mouth, its hard to believe second/third hand or speculation that gets tossed out into the wild because heck, anyone can toss something out there true or not...

 

[DessoThumbs]

I'll wait and wait if that's what it takes. Motorola phones (built to military specs) outshine HTC phones everyday. My family has several of both kinds. Bionic for me.

 

[trailblazen]

I'll wait and wait if that's what it takes. Motorola phones (built to military specs) outshine HTC phones everyday. My family has several of both kinds. Bionic for me.

why do you think I case every phone I own LOL. Being in the military is not kind at all to cellphones. dancedroid

 

[elvis_marmaduke]

Well it's not like I'm going to rush out and get a TB or something... it's not nearly big enough an improvement over d2... im more than likely getting the first dual-core vzw LTE phone... unless something that looks much better is RIGHT around the corner (month or less)

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[andjarnic]

iPhone 5 is pushed back for two reasons. ios 5, and quad core cpus. The quad core may or may not make it, but iphone usually brings something new/big to the table each year. My guess is they bring quad-core cpus by end of year. Tegra 3 roadmap is around August time frame.. could be put into phones by September time frame. That with a larger screen, fixed antennae and 4G would be pretty big.

That said I am an android guy. Rumors fly about the bionic. One thing I don't get is why it's only got 512MB RAM! Gees..dual core and not 1GB while the Atrix has 1GB? But so far the bionic looks to be the best offering right now.

 

[duansindo]

sorry to hear it

 

[JerseyFirefighter]

iPhone 5 is pushed back for two reasons. ios 5, and quad core cpus. The quad core may or may not make it, but iphone usually brings something new/big to the table each year. My guess is they bring quad-core cpus by end of year. Tegra 3 roadmap is around August time frame.. could be put into phones by September time frame. That with a larger screen, fixed antennae and 4G would be pretty big.

That said I am an android guy. Rumors fly about the bionic. One thing I don't get is why it's only got 512MB RAM! Gees..dual core and not 1GB while the Atrix has 1GB? But so far the bionic looks to be the best offering right now.

I know its been beat up for a while but the 512 ram is lp ddr2.. while its difficult to say how it definitively compares to lp ddr which is currently found in most phones including the thunderbolt, it will certainly operate faster, and with less power consumption as the 768 in the TB. I dont think that the ram will serve as a bottleneck until the back end of this hardware's initial run (1.5-2yrs) as programming becomes more mainstream for multi core cpus. It is a shame though, if they wanted to change the game completely, id be drooling over 1 gig of ddr2 in this would be behemoth!

 

[Joeteck]

iPhone 5 is pushed back for two reasons. ios 5, and quad core cpus. The quad core may or may not make it, but iphone usually brings something new/big to the table each year. My guess is they bring quad-core cpus by end of year. Tegra 3 roadmap is around August time frame.. could be put into phones by September time frame. That with a larger screen, fixed antennae and 4G would be pretty big.

That said I am an android guy. Rumors fly about the bionic. One thing I don't get is why it's only got 512MB RAM! Gees..dual core and not 1GB while the Atrix has 1GB? But so far the bionic looks to be the best offering right now.

I know its been beat up for a while but the 512 ram is lp ddr2.. while its difficult to say how it definitively compares to lp ddr which is currently found in most phones including the thunderbolt, it will certainly operate faster, and with less power consumption as the 768 in the TB. I dont think that the ram will serve as a bottleneck until the back end of this hardware's initial run (1.5-2yrs) as programming becomes more mainstream for multi core cpus. It is a shame though, if they wanted to change the game completely, id be drooling over 1 gig of ddr2 in this would be behemoth!

Then most likely will not be in the $149 contract price...

Not having a SD card lowers the price of the phone considerably. 512MB of DDR2 is plenty of RAM for the phone... 1gig would be nicer, but then that also adds more power draw and less battery life, especially if its really not needed...

 

[ThaBlasian]

Somebody needs to hurry up and post a release date or something!! As much as i love verizon, they are lagging when it comes to stuff like this! I dont know how much longer my OG Droid will last........Tell MOTO and/or Verizon to hurry up! :icon_eek: I just like this smiley, had to put it on here......

 

[Xak02]

Somebody needs to hurry up and post a release date or something!! As much as i love verizon, they are lagging when it comes to stuff like this! I dont know how much longer my OG Droid will last........Tell MOTO and/or Verizon to hurry up! :icon_eek: I just like this smiley, had to put it on here......

I agree. My D1 is going down hill fast.

 

[fatejd]

I agree. My D1 is going down hill fast.

Mine too. I think I'm going to try and find a cheap used Droid X and go with that until this whole "best phone on 4G" thing shakes out. On the other hand, I'd love to be grandfathered into unlimited 4G. Maybe I'll wait as long as I can to see what will happen with tiered 4G.

Ugh, just like the song - waiting is the hardest part!