Motorola Droid Bionic Release Date?

[guitarchris123]

Here is some info to help people make comparisons and decide: I think it mostly comes down to Blur vs. Sense, and dual core vs. single core, and love for Moto vs. HTC.

Thunderbolt advantages over Bionic – 32 MB microSD card included (very good value), 768MB RAM, Sense 2.0 (preference for some, but majority seem to prefer it to other skins), kickstand (although you can’t charge while using it because of port location), external speaker, releasing sooner, better front facing camera, unlocked bootloader (merely speculation right now, but it would be easier to root, rom), HTC gets new update support the fastest, more attractive design (personal preference, some may disagree, but they both look great anyway)
Disadvantages – lower quality screen (but still pretty decent improvement over Inc and EVO), only a single core processor (but new 2nd generation snapdragon is still very good, can overclock well, looks very snappy in videos, and will be plenty fast for most people), less internal memory, no HDMI port (but HTC will allegedly release a device to use with non-DLNA compatible TVs to make up for this) will likely get poor battery life unless you buy the extended one because the stock one is small, fewer accessories available at launch

Bionic advantages over Thunderbolt – dual core processor (but it sounds like the software and Android won’t be able to quite fully optimize it until Honeycomb is released and games and apps are developed to fully utilize the power, which is two versions down the road, so this will not be a dealbreaker for many people), better quality screen, HDMI, bigger battery (huge plus for everyone!), more internal memory, gets better accessory selection at launch (eg. docks)
Disadvantages – microSD card not included, less RAM (big disappointment for many people), MotoBlur (lighter version may be ok, we’ll have to wait and see), no kickstand or external speaker, releasing later, front facing camera not as good (but comparable to iPhone’s), locked bootloader (hard to root and rom, can be a very big deal to some, but not to others who won’t)

Hope this helps!

 

[VilleMatic]

Your sure the HTC Thunderbolt will have unlocked bootloader? If thats true Ill be rethinking my decision about the Bionic.

 

[cereal killer]

Your sure the HTC Thunderbolt will have unlocked bootloader? If thats true Ill be rethinking my decision about the Bionic.

People are assuming at this point. I have not seen any credible info that says it will be unlocked. Then again I haven't looked all that hard for that info neither. Unless somebody comes in here and links a credible source nobody knows at this point.


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[guitarchris123]

Yeah, like ck said, I am totally speculating on the bootloader at this point as that information has not been leaked by a concrete source yet. For all we know, both could be unlocked, or both could be locked, or only the TB could be unlocked, anything is possible. What I meant was that it is apparently much easier for the mod and development community (eg. XDA developers) to get around the built-in security on HTC phones than it is to get around Motorola's (with one caveat - Moto's past lockdown may have been due to the processors it was using, so maybe the Tegra 2 will not be as locked down, but no one is sure on this yet though, again, this is a speculation forum). The HTC Desire HD (similar to Thunderbolt) and HTC G2 (similar to the "scrapped" Merge we heard about months ago) were permanently rooted very quickly after they were released, so I expect the same for the Thunderbolt. I think this makes HTC phones much more customizable and hack-friendly than Moto's in general from what I hear. I've never owned either, so I'm just going by my understanding of what I've been reading on here and the tech blogs in anticipation of my next phone. Whatever the case may be, the general consensus is that Motorola phones are more "locked down" than HTC phones, although the trend for all manufacturers seems to be moving towards more lock down (the freedom of the OG Droid and Nexus to have a more vanilla-like Android experience will likely become things of the past as the companies seem to want to skin the phones themselves now). This doesn't mean a Moto phone cannot be hacked and customized at least to some degree, it is just unclear what that degree will be on the Bionic, and many people fear it will be minimal compared to an HTC.

Anyone who knows more about rooting, mods, customizing and stuff like that feel free to chime in and correct or add to any of this, as I haven't done enough to be an expert on it.

 

[hijackerjack]

flame....this phone will make the iPhone look like crap.....considering the SD card, the battery, the Adobe flash.....go ahead, say it is different....you just scared....DROID FTW!!!!!!!!!

If we have to wait til late April for the Bionic, why not wait just a few more weeks for the Iphone 5?

iPhone ahahahahahahahahahahaahahaha...if i wanted a crap phone I'd get the original lg chocolate lol

Heyy!!! I still have my LG chocolate lolz. In green too! Twas my first phone hahaha

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[BlackOtaku]

flame....this phone will make the iPhone look like crap.....considering the SD card, the battery, the Adobe flash.....go ahead, say it is different....you just scared....DROID FTW!!!!!!!!!

If we have to wait til late April for the Bionic, why not wait just a few more weeks for the Iphone 5?

If you have to ask...

 

[Pacidermiz X]

Allright, I goofed when I speculated the Bionic would have a Motorola dual core. I read it in only oneblog. All signs point to it haveing Tegra2 in it. TWICH podcast and other blots from reputable peeps say its Tegra2. This is more than just a new proc! This is a new ARCHITECTURE, with a real flexible platform good for many implementations. English? It an entirely new animal. It will bury ARM, and should replace x86 for home media PC's.Nvidia should really set some new standards w/ it. To the second rumor- Tegra2 could easily manage DDR2. So 1/2 Gig of RAM is astounding. Wasn't XP's original recomended spec 1/2gig? The difference is Android is way tighter than windows- a 1/2 gig is managed better from a Linux based device. Also a phone is a dedicated device- not a Swiss army PC. Open source developement encouraged- We really are going to have an amazeing device with anything running Tegra2. So i'll eat my hat over complaining the Bionic has ONLY a 1/2 gig- if it does indeed turn out to be DDR2.
So let me toss in another rumor- Tegra2 will be powerful enough to handle real time DRM management for HD video content. Meaning if/ when the Android platform matures, and all the corprate types give their nods, Netflix will be in our handhelds.
But i'm a jerk so I'll still reserve snickering rights over anyone still ravening about a goofy iPhone.
Just patiently waiting, my guess will be April release. Too bad we'll have to wait.

 

[tavenger5]

Yes, it's def a Tegra2. At least that's what the Verizon rep said.

 

[guitarchris123]

The processor in this phone has never been rumored to be anything BUT Nvidia's Tegra 2, I don't even know why that is a discussion. Also, the 512MB of RAM on the Bionic IS DDR2.

Netflix is a likely possibility on the next generation of phones. I'm pretty sure that I saw it on a video of the LG Revolution, and the Bionic has more powerful hardware than it does.

Oh, and don't listen to what Verizon reps at stores say. They know less about the phones, especially future ones, than we do in the online community. Most just know a few key talking points about each. They are taught to sell current phones, and have quotas to meet, so when you go into a store they aren't going to tell you about the next-best-phone that will come out in a month or two, because either they have no clue it even exists, they don't know any real facts about it, or they just want to sell you one there and now. The higher-ups in the company will keep salespeople and store managers in the dark until its time to get training on new phones (which means production ready, not still in testing), otherwise we would have a lot more leaks of information, pictures, videos, etc. on our hands.

Again, release date window for this phone is either the last 2 weeks of April, sometime in May, or possibly pushed back as far as June (according to Droid Life, but I hope it won't take that long).

 

[tavenger5]

Netflix is a likely possibility on the next generation of phones. I'm pretty sure that I saw it on a video of the LG Revolution, and the Bionic has more powerful hardware than it does.

I forgot about that - The Revolution I played with did have an alpha of Netflix on it.

 

[Loooney2ns]

If we have to wait til late April for the Bionic, why not wait just a few more weeks for the Iphone 5?

iPhone ahahahahahahahahahahaahahaha...if i wanted a crap phone I'd get the original lg chocolate lol

Heyy!!! I still have my LG chocolate lolz. In green too! Twas my first phone hahaha

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LG Chocolate was your first phone? My first phone was a rotary! In case you don't know what that is, the phone had a dial with 10 holes, 1 for each number. You put your finger in the hole and turned the dial for each number. That's why it's called "Dialing" the phone.

 

[dirtysanchez]

iPhone ahahahahahahahahahahaahahaha...if i wanted a crap phone I'd get the original lg chocolate lol

Heyy!!! I still have my LG chocolate lolz. In green too! Twas my first phone hahaha

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LG Chocolate was your first phone? My first phone was a rotary! In case you don't know what that is, the phone had a dial with 10 holes, 1 for each number. You put your finger in the hole and turned the dial for each number. That's why it's called "Dialing" the phone.

yo slow down i can hear all the twenty somethings brains slowing grinding to a halt, you know when we talk about the "GOOD" old days wouldn't it be better to bring up things that where "GOOD"? Now i recall my first Cell phone it was in a carrying case and weight about 20lbs and only cost about $500 a month for service at well lets just say it was an art to find cell services. or maybe the first to use a lith battery those where bricks

 

[matthewthegreat]

I already got a Bionic, some motorola tech left it on the barstool he was sitting at in my local pub...

Would you sell it to me for $5000?

 

[JaysDroid2]

well ima be smart, my NE2 begins in sep, so by my figurin' that'll give the dev's some months to figure out which phone will be easier to break into, theme and do all the fun stuff i get to to with my OG droid right now

 

[guitarchris123]

Motorola employee confirms locked bootloaders -- and bad attitude | Android Central

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/01/1...er-to-buy-elsewhere-if-they-want-custom-roms/

"And...boom goes the dynamite!"