Bionic? Why bother.

[gsdreams]

And I will still wait for a Motorola 4G phone. Although the TB has a very low call-in right now for support, the Droid Incredible and the Eris have tons compared to Motorola phones. I will wait.

 

[sqchram]

I really don't see why anyone cares if they're not planning on buying the phone. That's what's great about freedom, if you don't want a product, then don't buy it, after all it's only a phone....

Its not just a phone. If you want to put it that way, why not go with the motorola razr or lg chocolate?

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Is is a Razr v3c? You really gotta try snake on it!

 

[illmatic636]

I've had my bolt for five weeks now it's my first htc device, if the deciding factor is performance please refer to my screen shot below. As far as aesthetics and quality, yes the plastic is a disappointment and the battery cover sucks. The dev support is incredible and more are joining the ranks every day, it would seem that those that were holding out have reconsidered. The battery life is acceptable after rooting and landing the right kernel/rom and combo and applying the necessary tweaks but you'll be hard pressed to get a full day from a charge. As for RAM and storage y'all know the numbers, it's impressive. Sense is sexy once the bloat is gone, and cm7 is pretty damn close to a RC if you don't dig it. I won't have 4g till next quarter, and I can't imagine how fast this thing will be then.

I know quadrants don't mean all that much, but it's the best benchmark we have.

ooouch. I think I got burned!

But your device has been on battery for 2 hours. And look, your at 24%

I'm playing people. JK

 

[DESERPENTOR]

LoL

At the risk of seeming like a troll, compared to the ThunderBolt, I just don't see the appeal of the Bionic. When I read forum conversations about the droid bionic, nobody seems to point out the obvious.


I've looked up and down the specs of this phone, and I really don't get it. People seem to really froth at the mouth when talking about dual core phones. Frankly, I don't get it. The bionic doesn't have better tech specs sans the much vaunted dual core. I suppose the screen is also a bit better too, huh? Here are the kisses of death for this phone that should really drive everybody away from it:


A) The phone isn't technically more impressive than the TB. The TB is out now. When will the bionic be out? Why would you go for the same phone released months later? (Don't answer this if you're an iphan who will buy the iphone4 because you can get it in white)


B) Dual core isn't supported. It'll take a bit for it to come into play. And when it does, will it really be a lot faster than the TB? Think of it from a numbers game standpoint. Are we talking about double the performance? Ten percent? After rooting, will anybody notice?


C) Locked bootloader. I guess if you aren't the type to root, this is a moot point. But to the majority of us here, I'd wager that this is a big deal. Without the ability to root and install custom ROMs, the life of your phone will be significantly shorter.


I'm sorry to rant. I'm not quite as invested in this as I sound, but I would be interested to hear a compelling counter argument.

Real simple HTC stands for Horrible Tech Crap. HTC is garbage and always will be 3rd Rate quality. HTC can not even begin to compare to Motorola Quality or dependability. Good things come to those who wait and when the Bionic is released everyone will see the truth.

 

[therock]

Real simple HTC stands for Horrible Tech Crap. HTC is garbage and always will be 3rd Rate quality. HTC can not even begin to compare to Motorola Quality or dependability. Good things come to those who wait and when the Bionic is released everyone will see the truth.

Being a diehard Moto guy I have an original Droid. I got itchy and tried a HTC Droid Incredible 2 this week and to me, the above statement is on the mark.
What a pile of crap. It was not loud enough, Slow to download or display 1MB email attached files from my security video system, the GPS could hardly find its self, Webb browsing was a night mare for a difficult site my Droid surfs with ease.
I wanted to like the phone and some forums have people raving about it. It has me wondering if they are HTC plants?
So I go back to my Droid and confirm my happyness.

 

[DESERPENTOR]

Anyone that has owned an HTC product knows the truth. Horrible Tech Crap

 

[Preach2k]

I've had my bolt for five weeks now it's my first htc device, if the deciding factor is performance please refer to my screen shot below. As far as aesthetics and quality, yes the plastic is a disappointment and the battery cover sucks. The dev support is incredible and more are joining the ranks every day, it would seem that those that were holding out have reconsidered. The battery life is acceptable after rooting and landing the right kernel/rom and combo and applying the necessary tweaks but you'll be hard pressed to get a full day from a charge. As for RAM and storage y'all know the numbers, it's impressive. Sense is sexy once the bloat is gone, and cm7 is pretty damn close to a RC if you don't dig it. I won't have 4g till next quarter, and I can't imagine how fast this thing will be then.

I know quadrants don't mean all that much, but it's the best benchmark we have.

ooouch. I think I got burned!

But your device has been on battery for 2 hours. And look, your at 24%

I'm playing people. JK

[video=youtube;DE0hDwfzFOk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE0hDwfzFOk&feature=feedu"]YouTube - Cheating at Quadrant: How-To[/video]

 

[Googleaddict]

I had 2 MOTO Droids before. I have the thunderbolt and its anything but crap. They might not build their phones with metal like Motorola but hey least they can make a decent UI....Cough crapblur cough

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[Preach2k]

The only thing I do not like about HTC is the Battery Life.. Moto Blur or Sense. it is a matter of opinion. On my DX I put Launcher Pro Plus and Beautiful Widgets on it to get the clock and the weather widgets like on sense. I believe that Motorola makes everything better then HTC except Motoblur.

 

[vzdroid13]

Well, seeing the HTC sensation and the Galaxy s2, I had lost a lot of interest in the Bionic. But, since it will be redesigned with new specs(and mabye new design), it may turn out to be awesome.

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[jroc]

Really HTC has a nice UI. Samsung seems to one up everyone else in the specs dept. Motorola builds nice phones, that function good as phones.

There will never be the perfect phone. As to why bother with the Bionic? Its hard to say. qHD is higher res, but it uses the Pentile Matrix. Thats one of the things I hated about Amoled screens before S Amoled +. (the pixel issue is fixed on +) So the screen will probably look sharper on the lower res S Amoled +.

Everything else will be so similar you cant go wrong with any upcoming dual core phone thats not using a Snapdragon. (sorry to say Snapdragon still seems to be coming up short in the gpu dept. ) Either this phone or the GS 2 might be my next phone.

But if I had to choose between a dual core and a single core, it would be dual core. I think one benefit of dual core is multi tasking with less of a hit on battery life. Maybe Flash wont drain battery life that bad on dual core. I have a feeling apps getting optimized for dual core wont take long, seeing as Android as a OS already is.

I will say this tho. I got my very first dual core PC in 2008. I felt I didnt I need anything quad core offered in 2008 vs. a dual core and I didnt need anything dual core offered before 2008. My PC usage changed in 2008 and it was time to step up. It wasnt until this year that I felt the need for a quad core PC. So depending on how you use or would use your phone, a single core phone should be fine.

 

[anewday]

Wish the Bionic has Super Amoled +.

 

[nonnasmyladie]

I had 2 Droid 1s. Hated HTC. Got a thunderbolt. It's great. Way less glitchy than my d1.

And frankly moto is done. They r locking bootloaders not standing behind their **** anymore.

Looking back my d1 was crap.

I hate Motorola their products r plaiged with bad battery life and glitches since the razor

sent from my thunderbolt

 

[bendystrawboy]

There will never be the perfect phone. As to why bother with the Bionic? Its hard to say. qHD is higher res, but it uses the Pentile Matrix. Thats one of the things I hated about Amoled screens before S Amoled +. (the pixel issue is fixed on +) So the screen will probably look sharper on the lower res S Amoled +.

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THERE IS, it's called the "galaxy s II"

 

[allan1313]

There will never be the perfect phone. As to why bother with the Bionic? Its hard to say. qHD is higher res, but it uses the Pentile Matrix. Thats one of the things I hated about Amoled screens before S Amoled +. (the pixel issue is fixed on +) So the screen will probably look sharper on the lower res S Amoled +.

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THERE IS, it's called the "galaxy s II"

Too bad it will not be 4g on Verizon. If it was 4g on Verizon it would be perfect.