The "New" New Phone Rumor Mill

[Trusstopher]

From a Reddit post about the Nexus (it offers a summary... link to the thread at Android Central is included as well):

"Basically this is a summary from this thread: galaxy nexus hand time - Android Forums

Someone got their hands on one for a bit and it WILL be the phone we have all hoped it would be:
LED notification? Yes.
Removable battery? Yes, according to the OP, 1900mah. Says he is still slightly unsure since it was the last thing he looked at.
Dual LED Flash? Yes.
8MP camera? Yes.
Thin? As in thinner or around the thickness of the latest iPhone? Yes.
Dual Core? Yes, 1.5Ghz TI OMAP
Weight wise? Very light.
SD Card slot? No idea, says he didn't look/find one.
New LTE modem inside? Yes. Said he got 25/10 during a test.
Apparently this thing has a touch sensitive bezel that allows you to make the software based ICS buttons disappear and reappear. The touch sensitive bezel is where the physical buttons would normally be.
He explains that the 720P screen is extremely vivid, unlike anything he's ever seen before more so than the retina of the Iphone.
Found that it had a Chrome like web browser on it which makes sense given that ICS is suppose to incorporate Chrome as it's new browser.
ICS is extremely snappy according to the poster. iPhone snappy. Probably due to better CPU optimization with ICS and Hardware Acceleration (finally!).
He also describes the feel of the phone as being unlike any plastic he has ever touched form Samsung. It's Plastic...but it feels "futuristic." That's the word he used. Some kind of new plastic or something. He said it feels high quality and not cheap. He mentions that metal as been put in to the phone for added support/stabilization.
Anyways check out the thread if you'd like. I just took what was in there and threw it up on here as a summary of sorts."

Could one assume this means that it was definitely the Verizon variant that he had?

 

[czerdrill]

Man, these rumors are driving me insane...only a few more hours....haha

 

[Trusstopher]

Droid Razr teaser page goes live with a process similar to the Bionic ARena sweepstakes announcement "code entering process" to tease the phone:

Motorola Launches New Teaser Site for the DROID RAZR Event - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

 

[eagle1967]

Maybe no illegal tethering? :blink:

first get over it already. they havent stopped anything. if i wanted to tether i could. could care less .

Originally Posted by kodiak799
In what way has VZW stuck it to its customers? You mean taking away our unlimited data? Do you mean charging an arm and a leg for LTE? Did you mean no new Androids because all they are pushing is the IPhone?

yes all 3 of those along with taking away 1 year contract options, continually putting out phones that dont match up to he others out there, to refuse the galaxy s2(well see if the nexus makes up for that). there is just too much trusting going on for a company that has done nothing good for the consumer in the last year. lets hope they change that as samsung has seemed to since the galaxy-s problems. well know tommorow hopefully.

 

[Trusstopher]

first get over it already. they havent stopped anything. if i wanted to tether i could. could care less .

Originally Posted by kodiak799
In what way has VZW stuck it to its customers? You mean taking away our unlimited data? Do you mean charging an arm and a leg for LTE? Did you mean no new Androids because all they are pushing is the IPhone?

yes all 3 of those along with taking away 1 year contract options, continually putting out phones that dont match up to he others out there, to refuse the galaxy s2(well see if the nexus makes up for that). there is just too much trusting going on for a company that has done nothing good for the consumer in the last year. lets hope they change that as samsung has seemed to since the galaxy-s problems. well know tommorow hopefully.

Did you happen to catch the leak about the Galaxy S2 HD LTE that is possible?

 

[czerdrill]

first get over it already. they havent stopped anything. if i wanted to tether i could. could care less .

Originally Posted by kodiak799
In what way has VZW stuck it to its customers? You mean taking away our unlimited data? Do you mean charging an arm and a leg for LTE? Did you mean no new Androids because all they are pushing is the IPhone?

yes all 3 of those along with taking away 1 year contract options, continually putting out phones that dont match up to he others out there, to refuse the galaxy s2(well see if the nexus makes up for that). there is just too much trusting going on for a company that has done nothing good for the consumer in the last year. lets hope they change that as samsung has seemed to since the galaxy-s problems. well know tommorow hopefully.

i'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic.

 

[sbenson]

From a Reddit post about the Nexus (it offers a summary... link to the thread at Android Central is included as well):

"Basically this is a summary from this thread: galaxy nexus hand time - Android Forums

Someone got their hands on one for a bit and it WILL be the phone we have all hoped it would be:
LED notification? Yes.
Removable battery? Yes, according to the OP, 1900mah. Says he is still slightly unsure since it was the last thing he looked at.
Dual LED Flash? Yes.
8MP camera? Yes.
Thin? As in thinner or around the thickness of the latest iPhone? Yes.
Dual Core? Yes, 1.5Ghz TI OMAP
Weight wise? Very light.
SD Card slot? No idea, says he didn't look/find one.
New LTE modem inside? Yes. Said he got 25/10 during a test.
Apparently this thing has a touch sensitive bezel that allows you to make the software based ICS buttons disappear and reappear. The touch sensitive bezel is where the physical buttons would normally be.
He explains that the 720P screen is extremely vivid, unlike anything he's ever seen before more so than the retina of the Iphone.
Found that it had a Chrome like web browser on it which makes sense given that ICS is suppose to incorporate Chrome as it's new browser.
ICS is extremely snappy according to the poster. iPhone snappy. Probably due to better CPU optimization with ICS and Hardware Acceleration (finally!).
He also describes the feel of the phone as being unlike any plastic he has ever touched form Samsung. It's Plastic...but it feels "futuristic." That's the word he used. Some kind of new plastic or something. He said it feels high quality and not cheap. He mentions that metal as been put in to the phone for added support/stabilization.
Anyways check out the thread if you'd like. I just took what was in there and threw it up on here as a summary of sorts."

ARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGG!!! I can't stand waiting any longer! :censored: Smashes computer screen, punches co-worker, storms off to lunch...

 

[sbenson]

Could one assume this means that it was definitely the Verizon variant that he had?

I think so...if this thread turns out to be true. If you look at the AC thread, the post at 5:06pm, he states he did a Verizon speed test.

 

[sbenson]

I would like to add the concept of swiping the bottom bezel to show/hide the on screen buttons is absolutely awesome. God I hope this guy isn't b.s.ing us.

 

[jcardona1]

DROID RAZR Revealed Early from Teaser Site - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

 

[tgyberg]

DROID RAZR Revealed Early from Teaser Site - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

Wow! Hotness!

 

[Trusstopher]

Apparently this thing has a touch sensitive bezel that allows you to make the software based ICS buttons disappear and reappear. The touch sensitive bezel is where the physical buttons would normally be.

This instantly made me think of this post:

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...roid-facing-increased-threat.html#post1704504

That was the first talk I had ever seen of a touch sensitive bezel and it looks like Windows saw it coming...

 

[sbenson]

Oh boy...I don't know whether to start weeping because I don't have this phone in my hand right now, or continue to giggle like I'm 5 years old?

Update: Damn! Finally Moto with some design style!

 

[ConqSoft]

Wow! Hotness!

And added bonus, will protect a small part of your body from small arms fire.

 

[tgyberg]

And added bonus, will protect a small part of your body from small arms fire.

Actually I was thinking of covering myself in them like Conan O'Brien!