Droid 3 or continue waiting for Bionic?

[Al Neri]

I am seriously considering getting a D3 after watching the how to vids on here. My area is getting 4G at the end of the month. My NE 2 upgrade isn't til Oct but I am getting antsy in the pantsy and the D3 looks pretty solid.

I am nervous that the Bionic is going to be a disappointment and have ****ty battery life.

If its up in october why even fret if youre not buying a phone in the immediate future? There will be plenty of reviews for each by then... Bionic will be all like "meeep meeep.....PEEEWWWWNNNNNN!!!!!"

I get my NE@ discount in Oct but I can buy the D3 now at the 2 year contract price (I think my NE2 discount is $50 or $100 not sure which). More than likely I will wait but the D3 does seem liek a great phone.

 

[kingsway8605]

Have to be honest, the $460 outright price is tempting, but I just bought an incredible 2 and it is quick. The extra RAM isn't talked about a lot but it really helps.

Sent from my Droid Bionic

 

[codye91]

Oh, btw... Price is like this. I've been eligible for upgrade since February. I won't being paying the total price. Got a fascinate from craigslist and am running 2.3 on it now lol. Yes, I do go to tech. Back atcha'. I'm just thinking out loud guys. I love the physical keyboard, and I love the bionic. I just don't know.....

 

[djk_dnb]

Damn it! Now I'm facing a difficult choice too! D3 / Bionic

Hey, Everyone! = )

My new-every-two will be available to me on July 11th. I am a twisted mess as I try to choose between the D3, and potentially epic Bionic. Up until about a week ago, at which point, I dropped my D1 into my bathtub, I relied on a physical keyboard for all my text input. My fingers seemed to always accidentally land on some letter or character by accident as I moved on to my next desired letter or character... So... after my D1 took a dunk, I let it dry out on my laptop fan for 3 days... and it came back to life... mostly. The physical keyboard was still wonky though, and if I used it, would crash my phone. So, I learned to use the on-screen keyboard, and it discovered just how well the voice input function works. It's actually quite good so long as you are not in a noisy environment, and be sure to speak slowly and clearly. Anyway... I am torn between the D3, and waiting for the ghostly Bionic. I think that now, I can live without the physical keyboard, but I really do prefer having one if for no other reason for the forced screen orientation. My D1 is working well again, but it feels so dated and slow now, and I want something faster! What can I say? I'm a speed junkie! I know that it's impossible to promise anything about the Bionic, and I'm only sharing this info to show others that I am at my renewal date, and pulling my hair out trying to pick one!

 

[DF Smod]

I picked up the Charge just to test 4G and its blazing fast - the Bionic will be my next phone

 

[DroidXDoes4G]

I picked up the Charge just to test 4G and its blazing fast - the Bionic will be my next phone

Your not alone!
I would have just gotten a Charge, but the feel of the device doesn't make you feel like your buying a $300 dollar phone.

 

[DoctorV]

Okay guys, tell me honestly... I have big fingers, which makes the touch screen keyboard evil sometimes... I also will not have 4G by the end of 2011... according to the verizon wireless website anyway. I live in a small town, and I go to school in a bigger town, but still not big enough I guess. I guess going to a major university in Virginia Tech still doesn't qualify Blacksburg for 4G. So, in not wanting to spend a ton of money for 4G tech that I can't use for at least another year and a half... What should I do?

It sounds like you just described exactly what the Droid 3 provides. If there is no chance for you to ever use 4G then getting the Bionic would seem like overkill.

 

[DrPepper721]

Not really. The Charge is really worth that extra money. The Charge has been working out greately for me and I have had no problems so far.

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[wseyller]

Not really. The Charge is really worth that extra money. The Charge has been working out greately for me and I have had no problems so far.

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Overpriced in my opinion. No dual core, only 512MB ram, only 2GB onboard storage. Worth $200 but not $300. That is just crazy.

 

[DrPepper721]

Well first off I got this phone because the unlimited data plans were going to end for Verizon and that is one reason I got one of the 4G phones because I would be stuck with it for another 2 years.

And the best 4G phone had to be the Charge out of the tbolt and the revolution.

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[codye91]

Well guys, I think I have realized that even though I have wanted the bionic for a while and have been waiting for it since february, the droid 3 is a fantastic looking device. In reality, the Bionic 2 will probably have released before I receive 4g in my area. So I think that I have made my decision. The D1 was a great phone to many users and I really hope that the D3 has the same quality for me. I am very picky and careful with my devices, so I think that it will. How does that sound?

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[TGOD]

Definitely get The bionic! 4g is crazy fast! And the screens bigger! But the Droid 3 is a awesome device! Not putting 4g on it probably lost a bunch of customers.!

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