Droid x vs Storm 2

[Mark_Venture]

My X arrived about 11:30 today, I've been playing with it off/on while at work today..

I have mixed feelings about it vs INC...

I will say for anyone one who prefers android over BB, and can take the physical size, you'll enjoy it :icon_ banana:

 

[hookbill]

When is the Storm 3 coming? I'd really like to see if RIM has even a clue yet.

 

[Mark_Venture]

When is the Storm 3 coming? I'd really like to see if RIM has even a clue yet.

No idea of date... Rumors are end of this calendar year, beginning of next.

But unless those supposedly leaked specs hold true, I don't expect RIM to have a clue yet.

 

[warfront1]

droid x vs blackberry storm

I was previously a Blackberry storm 1 users and I must say I enjoyed the phone very much.
It was recently ran through the wash and was ruined so I decided to switch to the droid x...

Biggest mistake I have ever made... I should Have got the storm 2.

Its like the newest fad to have this oversized hunk of trash, so every rich girl and her daddy bought them out in a 40 mile radius of me.
So I have been waiting 2 weeks for this phone, that I was promised an over night shipping for.

This is not Motorola's fault, but rather the idiots who work at Verizon.

 

[wmscottmc]

I also come from the BB Storm. I Considered the Storm 2 (or the upcoming Storm 3). But the DX does just about everything smoother and faster, and without the contant reboots, memory issues, and lags (for up to 30 seconds).

The BB did email and PIM (calendar) stuff better, and I liked typing on the Storm more than the DX. But overall its not even close.

Ill miss crackberry, but am glad that I upgraded to the DX.

 

[edgekrusher187]

I just got a Droid X for testing with our corporate security policies, came from the Storm 2. I had the Droid for a day, and we couldn't figure out how to do a remote wipe (doesn't work thorugh exchange management console) so I thought I would have to go back to the Storm and I was upset. We finally figured out that if a remote wipe works if you use powershell from an exchange server the wipe works great and the wireless device policy pushed fine to it, so now I'm happy. I get to keep the Droid X!dancedroid
There are several features that are missing from the Droid X, like the ability to cut and past from emails, and I can't seem to get corporate emails when connected via wireless, but 3G works fine for what I need right now. Hopefully with the upcoming update they'll address some of the corporate email issues.

 

[haticK]

im pretty sure cut/copy/paste in mail will be supported in android 2.2 but other than that you have to root the phone and theres a program that lets you do it

 

[lviera]

Question: I have a Storm 1 and thinking about Droid X. I am just worried about email. I am heavy email user for work. How does the Droid compare?

 

[alboboy10]

I'm thinking about abandoning my Storm 2 and going to the Droid x. Has anyone gone from the storm to a previous droid model? Any recommendations or suggestions?

I had the storm. I have the DX, had the droid 1 before this.

The storm is not a phone. That's all I can say.

 

[lviera]

RE STORN to DROID X

Well, nevermind - i read all the posts. Looks like email is better with BB. Humm i wonder how much better??? i do use the BB for work and get lots of emails, but work from my PC also. But do need the BB email when I am out in the field and dont want it to fail me. I had the Iphone 2g before the BB storm and hated the Iphone for emails. Love the BB for emails ONLY and hate everything else about it. Except i do like the keyboard as I like the Droid kb also. Hate the browser, no apps. Love the Calendar and reminders and virtual voice mail. hummm not sure what to do now.

 

[SlvrEvoIX]

I didn't read anything you posted but the title is hilarious.

 

[Karlac]

Well, nevermind - i read all the posts. Looks like email is better with BB. Humm i wonder how much better??? i do use the BB for work and get lots of emails, but work from my PC also. But do need the BB email when I am out in the field and dont want it to fail me.

Original Storm1 owner who switched to the Droid x. Email is indeed better/more robust on BB, but simply not that much better for it to be a deciding factor, IMO.

I too rely on email for work, and have not had a problem. Originally tried different setups, using my work pop3 under gmail, using a yahoomail app, etc., and finally went back to just using the Android universal inbox for its simplicity, promptness and ease of use.

If all else fails, forwarding an existing account to gmail, with its push, seems to be every bit as fast as BB. If you're like me and need to keep a copy of incoming mail on the server, then be sure you can do that before you set up "forwarding" on your work account.

(you may also want to make sure that your replies go out with the correct "from" account, usually important with work email. IME, this is not something that is easy to insure, despite what the configuration screens on gmail indicate)

One thing is MOST important ... give it a couple of weeks before you squawk about anything.

Getting rid of the "BB mindset" and gaining familiarity with, and learning to get around on Android, will take a bit of time, and that's an operator problem, not a phone/platform problem.

 

[stngfreek]

One thing is MOST important ... give it a couple of weeks before you squawk about anything.

Getting rid of the "BB mindset" and gaining familiarity with, and learning to get around on Android, will take a bit of time, and that's an operator problem, not a phone/platform problem.

This is the most sound advice I have heard in this thread and one that I can completely and whole-heartedly agree with.

I went from a Storm 1 and a Moto Q9m before that.. Android is fabulous, you just have to give it time to understand it. I honestly haven't found anything that my BB could do that my DX won't. I use it for every facet of my life, Work and play email, gps, and even as my sole Mp3 player.
I was carrying around my BB Storm and Ipod touch before. Now I just have my DX. I let my daughter have my touch.

Then I sent my Storm in to Best Buy trade in and got 100 bucks for it. Best thing I got from my BB!!

Be patient and remember you have 30 days to take it back if you trully aren't happy with it.

I would'nt take mine back for anything, until the DX4g comes out anyways....:icon_ banana: