Nexus One has to be the greatest - Nexus One General

I'm a new member here used to come here when I had my ancient G1 and I used to have fun rooting and loading custom roms. At first i didnt want to root my N1 because I loved how Froyo worked but now im running cyanogen 6.0.0 RC2 and its fantastic. I have never loved any piece of technology so much I've tried all the other top phones The Droid X the Incredible neither of them had that originality as the nexus. This phone is great and Its so great i had to make a post about it
LONG LIVE NEXUS ONE !

Load one of CM6 nightlies on your Nexus One. You'll love it even more

I read up on the Nightlies and people have posted about some little issues. What is the difference between the two beside the Nightlies are more updated

I have to agree with the OP....The Nexus One is the greatest IMO...
I come from a long line of mobile devices, Nokias, HTCs (Winmo), SE (Winmo), Iphones...But non of them gave me the satisfaction from using Android via the Nexus one...updating roms, putting new mods in, mobile flash, kernels, overclocking, themes..its brilliant, I just cant put it down even for a minute....It is hands down the best piece of mobile engineering ive ever owned...
and because of the Nexus one, I will be an Android user for a looong time to come...
(p.s. and although the Nexus one has some drawbacks..but its nothing compared to the benefits it puts out..)

nazrin313 said:
I have to agree with the OP....The Nexus One is the greatest IMO...
I come from a long line of mobile devices, Nokias, HTCs (Winmo), SE (Winmo), Iphones...But non of them gave me the satisfaction from using Android via the Nexus one...updating roms, putting new mods in, mobile flash, kernels, overclocking, themes..its brilliant, I just cant put it down even for a minute....It is hands down the best piece of mobile engineering ive ever owned...
and because of the Nexus one, I will be an Android user for a looong time to come...
(p.s. and although the Nexus one has some drawbacks..but its nothing compared to the benefits it puts out..)
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I knew i wasnt the only one who felt this way haha. Only thing the nexus one does not perform well on is battery life, but it last way longer then my old G1 and Sidekicks. Those god damn black berrys last for days tho im jealous >_<

I came from a G1 too and the first thing I did was buy an extended battery for the Nexus. It makes the phone look... different but I love it. I can use the phone as much as I want, all day without having to worry about the battery dying.
If you really care what your phone looks like, don't get it. If you don't, buy it. It'll be the greatest investment in your life.
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I think the battery life is pretty good..for the amount of things the phone is doing....example, my phone is bringing the internet to me (updating FBs, tweets, weather, news, etc) and its overclocked to 1190MHz...and im getting around 18-23hours of battery life....my old iphone 3GS which does a lot less then my Nexus one could on avg get 8-10 hours of minimal use...
So again, the battery of the Nexus one is actually really good...

avniii said:
I'm a new member here used to come here when I had my ancient G1 and I used to have fun rooting and loading custom roms. At first i didnt want to root my N1 because I loved how Froyo worked but now im running cyanogen 6.0.0 RC2 and its fantastic. I have never loved any piece of technology so much I've tried all the other top phones The Droid X the Incredible neither of them had that originality as the nexus. This phone is great and Its so great i had to make a post about it
LONG LIVE NEXUS ONE !
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Long live the nexus one =)
until I see a worthy replacement which I'll upgrade to =(

Congratulations on your new toy! It just keeps getting better!!

avniii said:
I read up on the Nightlies and people have posted about some little issues. What is the difference between the two beside the Nightlies are more updated
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The newest nightly is stable, and there are a lot of changes in it added since r c 2 so its much better to use one of the latest.

DarkDvr said:
Long live the nexus one =)
until I see a worthy replacement which I'll upgrade to =(
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Hahahah...funny disclaimer but true...however, the nexus one is 8+months old and i have yet to see a worthy replacement....Evo, Droid X, SGS all have their benefits but not enough to topple the King....I guess the only real contender would be the next google developer phone with:
- 4" screen (Super AMOLED or Retina display-ish qualities)
- 1.5-2Mhz CPU
- 16 or 32GB flash memory
- Real Multitouch capablities
- Gingerbread 3.0 (minimum)
- 2-3 days of battery life
- 8M camera (minimum)
- 1080p vid capable
- HDMI and TV out
- and an android market full of Apple Like gaming....

nazrin313 said:
Hahahah...funny disclaimer but true...however, the nexus one is 8+months old and i have yet to see a worthy replacement....Evo, Droid X, SGS all have their benefits but not enough to topple the King....I guess the only real contender would be the next google developer phone with:
- 4" screen (Super AMOLED or Retina display-ish qualities)
- 1.5-2Mhz CPU
- 16 or 32GB flash memory
- Real Multitouch capablities
- Gingerbread 3.0 (minimum)
- 2-3 days of battery life
- 8M camera (minimum)
- 1080p vid capable
- HDMI and TV out
- and an android market full of Apple Like gaming....
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USA me want this too, but such phone won't show until next year this time around
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xoltrix2000 said:
USA me want this too, but such phone won't show until next year this time around
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Well, more reason to stick with the Nexus then

nazrin313 said:
Hahahah...funny disclaimer but true...however, the nexus one is 8+months old and i have yet to see a worthy replacement....Evo, Droid X, SGS all have their benefits but not enough to topple the King....I guess the only real contender would be the next google developer phone with:
- 4" screen (Super AMOLED or Retina display-ish qualities)
- 1.5-2Mhz CPU
- 16 or 32GB flash memory
- Real Multitouch capablities
- Gingerbread 3.0 (minimum)
- 2-3 days of battery life
- 8M camera (minimum)
- 1080p vid capable
- HDMI and TV out
- and an android market full of Apple Like gaming....
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Better with 1.5-2Ghz!

Hahaha oh yeaaah.. u got me there buddy

I pray not to drop or seriously screw this phone up, being it's the only true google phone. I personnaly feel Indiana Jones should be trying to find a Nexus 1 than an Ark!!!!!

It's just a ridiculously good phone.
I crave the day something that appeals to me more than my N1 is released, because it will have to be a serious beast to top this experience.

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Nexus S is awesome!

Kinda pointless post but was bored at work so thought I'd share my views for anyone else who's on the fence about getting it:
I was waiting for CES announcements to see what was coming out in the future but changed my mind and decided to jump in and get a Nexus S. I was coming from an old WinMo phone that I've had for ages (having been a poor student), which probably isn't the best base to be commenting on this but I'm used to android as I've been deving on my housemates HTC Desire HD.
I'm so glad I did, I won't lie and say the phone is perfect as no phone is. It is, however, a true pleasure to use and looks gorgeous (especially compared to WinMo).
I mostly just wanted to put a nice positive post on the forums because there's allot of people moaning about one thing or another to-do with the phone and as with anything people only tend to post when they have a problem or issue. Especially regarding the specs being current gen and not next gen; and therefore a lack of longevity. It's easy to forget that being a "Google" phone means that regardless of hardware it will be around for a while, and will still be enjoyable and exciting to use during that time thanks to the ongoing updates.
The device feels solid and premium, even the plastic backing, and I prefer it in the hand and visually to my house mates Desire HD (which is also a great phone). Battery life is better than most equivalent devices. Sound is crisp and clear. Reception on the same network has been better that the HD. Everything has worked perfectly. The screen is beautiful, especially if you like darker backgrounds.
My only disappointment is the lack of gorilla-glass, but that's not a biggy for me.
The phone wasn't meant to be bleeding edge. It was meant to work, and work well. It does, and to quote Mr. D's "I'm loving it".
Thumbs up Google and Samsung.
Even though people are going crazy over the dual-core phone announcements at CES, but none of those phones won't be available in months and they still will launch with Froyo.
The Nexus S still uses the most powerful harware available at the moment but the feature that it's really marketed for is the fact that it will be running vanilla Anroid and will get update priority.
I have this phone and I can easily say it's one of the best android phone the market. Here in the UK there is no 4G so all this no HSPA+ stuff doesnt really affect me.
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Hear hear! I totally agree. This is my first smartphone and I am loving the Nexus S. Pure Google experience all the way.
2.3 is why i went for our SNS
I agree its an awesome phone! My first android phone coming from the Iphone 2g and what a difference xD
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IMHO the NS is still a sexier device then the ones shown at CES. Just saying
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I understand and agree with wanting the Nexus S for the timely and clean updates, but I've always called people out when they play the "I don't need it" card when specs are compared. There are many things on phones we don't "need," but that doesn't abate people's disappointments. Granted, it goes both ways; people will find anything to complain about (like if it had 720p recording, some would say it should have 1080).
Everyone is different, everyone has opinions, and everyone can voice them at an open forum.
I love the clean black look of the Nexus S. No emblems, no harware, and no icons.
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I love the clean black look of the Nexus S. No emblems, no harware, and no icons.
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Amen. The SAMSUNG on my i9000 and the T-Mobile & Samsung on the Vibrant are just butt ugly compared next to the totally unmarked NS.
Still, that ugly Verizon logo on the new Samsung LTE phone won't keep me from buying it!
Ceres66 said:
Hear hear! I totally agree. This is my first smartphone and I am loving the Nexus S. Pure Google experience all the way.
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Agreed! My first 'real' smartphone too (my Nokia E63 could be classed as a smartphone, albeit not a very good one, suited me at the time though) and I absolutely love it! I have finally jumped on the Android wagon (lack of money prevented me before ) and I am not looking back!
slateac said:
I have this phone and I can easily say it's one of the best android phone the market. Here in the UK there is no 4G so all this no HSPA+ stuff doesnt really affect me.
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Same with Australia. We have WiMAX but only in Perth and a couple of other places (not in my area though) but it doesn't support phones. So everything is perfect for me! Sure there are other features that would have been nice to have, but I would never had really used them, so overall it doesn't detract from the experience.
KidCold said:
I agree its an awesome phone! My first android phone coming from the Iphone 2g and what a difference xD
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You think that's a difference? Try coming from a Blackberry .
Seriously, I love this thing.
I think I'm one of the few when I say that I like the build. It looks very good, all black. Plastic makes it lighter, and it's firmer. Only con is that plastic is slippery, and of course fingerprints. The Contour Display, although subtile, makes it very appealing, as does the chin on the back.
Especially with Super AMOLED and it's deep blacks, the phone is awesome. I really like the notification bar fading into the phone itself, and that the buttons are not visible when the phone is turned off. We will get the Nexus S with Super Clear LCD here, which will be nice for lighter interfaces and for browsing the web, but I am a little bit jealous on the Americans and the Britons. With Super AMOLED a dark background looks much better, and in combination with the black finish of the phone, it's beautiful.
The Nexus S is my 4th android phone & I love it. I started with a T-Mobile Pulse (I really liked that phone, coming from a Nokia n97!), then the HTC Hero, HTC Desire & finally the Nexus S.
I thought the screen was good on my Desire (when I'm not outside lol), but the 4 inch NS screen is just amazing. I had to get used to a few things though...
1) No notification light (noled app is a good solution, but obviously uses a little bit of battery as the screen is on).
2) lack of trackball (this is just personal as I used the trackball a lot for moving the curser when typing).
3) the phone is really light & a bit slippery (i love the handsets design, but I'll get a case once I find one I like).
4) no sense ui (not for the Widgets, I jus prefer the dialler, gallery & SMS apps over the stock android ones).
Overall, the points I mentioned have not stopped me loving this phone. They are just things I became accustomed to from my previous android phones. I also miss the excellent Facebook integration from sense ui (birthdays in my calendar for example).
Having said all that, I still wouldn't swap my Nexus S for any other phone on the market today. I'm a big fan of complete customisation & I haven't even mentioned the ease of getting full root (anyone tried to get 'S-OFF' on a Desire lol) or the fact I have gingerbread out of the box! Finally, any phone with a screen bigger than 4 inches is just too uncomfortable for me.
There's my 2p worth
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I came to the Nexus S from the Evo, and I have to say that I like it more in almost every way. I do, however, have one legitimate complaint, and that is that the wifi connections are very weak.
I just switched over to the NS4G from the Epic 4G today and after playing with this for a solid 8hrs now.
NO REGRETS.. It's fast right out of the box.. I almost didn't even bother rooting it I was so impressed.. Then I did root, flashed mikeyinid's v.5 ROM and WOW. It just got faster...
Amazing phone.. I will never.. Ever.. Go back to a non-Google phone again.. Yeah, it's plastic on the back, but it feels solid.. Not wobbly and cheap like my Epic felt. Swore Tyco made that thing.
I love my Nexus S too, its my first Droid phone, although my girlfriend had the mytouch. I learned how awesome droids are from rooting and installing a custom ROM on. I had jailbroken iPhones and iPod for my self and friends in the past but the freedom of the Droid was what made me want one. I was going to get the mytouch 4g but after I saw the nexus s at best buy, I knew I had to get it, the screen is by far the best looking, and its just sexy. I have had for two months and I love it. James Bond Sabi Dee UV kernal is so smooth, running cm7.
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Its more aswsome if u flash a cm7 into it. Totally worth to downgrade back to 2.3.3 and flash a cm 7.0.3
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I may as well plugin my thoughts too. I just passed down my Nexus One to my girlfriend and got the Nexus S. I'm quite happy with it!
Things I like about it versus the N1...
- 4" is my new favorite size
- The haptic feedback feels better
- Light weight
- SCLCD makes texts easier on the eyes
- It feels faster overall... smooth scrolling in stock launcher!
- Camera mic picks up much better audio when recording
- Battery feels like it lasts longer after heavy use!
Things I don't like about it versus the N1...
- It's plastic and I'm very hesitant when putting it in my pocket - need to find a case soon
- Display colors don't seem as vibrant, but definitely clear and great color reproduction... just not excellent (again, I'm using the SCLCD version not AMOLED)
Summary: No regrets switching my N1 for NS! The size, speed and battery life made me one very happy owner!
MistaJae said:
The Nexus S is my 4th android phone & I love it. I started with a... ...HTC Desire...
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How would you rate the battery on the Nexus S compared to the Desire?
Ahh while we are praising our NS's, I want to say something about how I felt when I first got my phone. Ordered it beginning of April from negri-electronics and was a bit skeptical at first, but after being brainwashed by the ads online and playing with the NS that was on display at Best Buy, I couldn't wait any further.
The day came and I had been creeping on the tracking status every 2 minutes to check the location of the package. I had gotten it expedited so I'd get it as fast as possible, yet the shipping day felt like the longest day ever when I was sitting and waiting outside my house with 3 cups of coffee, my laptop, and season 6 of The Office. After waiting for about 283828833 hours (in reality 3 hours) my package came! Felt like christmas when I opened that box, popped in my sim, and watched that sexy Nexus Bootscreen in awe much like my first time last year.
My cellphone journey was weird.
I started out with a small nokia phone that lasted me quite a long time. Then I 2 christmases ago I got a blackberry. My mother had picked up the N1 at that time and I loved it so much I traded her my blackberry (after countless times of persauding the blackberry was faster and such.. ) From then on my love for the Google Phone spread like wildfire.
And now I'm with SNS. Not Samsung Nexus S, my Sexy Nexus S.
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Buying a Nexus S or Atrix today, need advice

I am trying to decide between the Nexus S and Atrix. I change phones every six months, so longevitivty isn't a big issue for me. I like running the newest software, and love messing around with Roms, so that is a big reason I am considering the Nexus S. My big hang up is battery life. I use my phone a good bit for voice calls, and I don't like living'next to the charger. How is the battery life on the Nexus S? The Atrix has a 1950mah battery which is huge.
BTW, I'm a Xoom user and love it.
Any advice is appreciated.
Well, if you like the xoom, you will like the atrix. Yes, the atrix is a superior device in almost every aspect when it comes to hardware however, many reviews that put the atrix against the nexus s have the atrix as the loser. Bottom line is the atrix is not yet optimized for android 2.2. Maybe gingerbread but we wont know that until it's released for the atrix. Personally, I think the nexus s has a way better look to it but that's just me. The camera on the nexus s does a better job and I beleive it's now 720p. Stock android 2.3 vs motoblur and most people will take stock android any day over motoblur. Most menu's are faster on the nexus s and again, it's more optimized on android right now. Now, with the atrix, you will get the sweet tegra games which do look amazing. Then theirs super AMOLED vs the QHD rez. I would take the super AMOLED any day as most would. Then their is t-mobile vs at&t. Yes, you can now buy the nexus s with at&t 3g on-line (Nergi Electronics) Just rambeling but my 2 cents. Hope this helps.
Hey just wanted to give you a little info about the nexus s. flat out IM IN LOVE lol this phone is amazing can't cry about really anything. but on this phone its got no sdcard slot we do get 14gb lol its supposed to be 16gb but I got over it haha. The battery is really good I loved it for the first 4 days then I started flashing rom's and of course you'll have to figure out which kernel fits your needs. like if you want to have your phone overclocked so fast it fly's out of your hands lol and sacrifice battery then that's you or you could underclock just enough and still get a overall great speedy rom. But I do miss one thing when I left my HTC evo was the sense but soon hopefully some great development will port it soon but I would hands down go for the nexus s. I have a friend that is a manager at Radioshack and I played with the atrix and wasn't feeling Motorola products to much its always trouble getting the hooked up. But the computer dock crap is cool but that's even more money and that's what I would only get it for but good luck on your choice my friend test both out and read reviews before purchaseing them to get a better example huhmm? Lol
PS: sorry for the big text hahaha
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Like the other poster reminded me I can't stand moto blur (personal preference) lol but that I would also take plain Jane before that again and the phone is just sweet get it hahahaha ;-)
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The best advice I can give is to YouTube both devices and figure out which one fits your needs. I honestly never tried the Atrix so I can't compare the two.
Definitely the selling point of the NS is software and its screen (at least in my opinion).
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OuncE718 said:
The best advice I can give is to YouTube both devices and figure out which one fits your needs. I honestly never tried the Atrix so I can't compare the two.
Definitely the selling point of the NS is software and its screen (at least in my opinion).
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And ability to unlock bootloader very easily.
It's as simple as this:
if you want to mod your phone: Nexus S
dont want to mod: atrix [however you'll have to deal with motoblur... although gingerblur doesnt seem that awful... but the locked bootloaders is something you'll have to deal with / kernel / recovery / etc / list of problems go on and on]
just check their dev section: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=997
I talk on my nexus a lot... leave wifi on all day and gps too. Have 2 accounts syncing gmail and calendar. On top of all that I'm in an area where I constantly get weak signal and the battery life is pretty good.
Just the other day I did several phone calls, recorded two videos, uploaded them to YouTube then posted them to my fb page, used Maps, tons of txts, sent kik messages all day, use the internet all day. That was a 16hr 45min day on battery (and it wasn't dead when i threw it back on the charger.)
Hows that for good battery life
I know a few people who got Atrix's on launch day and they returned them within the first week. I bought the Nexus S for myself, my wife, and convinced my dad to get one as well. None of us have ever considered returning it.
Hands down the nexus s don't waste your time with that moto blurr bull****
the nexus s is faster looks better and will always get the first updates
I can tell you that atrix is a POS. I had it and it was just wonky feeling and slow as hell. I got the HTC Inspire the other day but just bought the Unlocked Nexus S that is now available for AT&T. Can't wait to use this puppy.
Holy ****. I am getting the nexus s than. Do you get this battery stock or with custom rom?
Risi2112 said:
Just the other day I did several phone calls, recorded two videos, uploaded them to YouTube then posted them to my fb page, used Maps, tons of txts, sent kik messages all day, use the internet all day. That was a 16hr 45min day on battery (and it wasn't dead when i threw it back on the charger.)
Hows that for good battery life
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I definitely agree with battery life. Nexus S has far superior battery life than any I've used. Personally I have not owned Atrix but I've played around with it at Best Buy so I can't speak its battery life but I can say that I found Atrix's UI to be quite sluggish. I can tell it's not optimized for Android. The Nexus S has very snappy UI, I can tell Google optimized this phone very well with the hardware. I do get 16+ hours with heavy internet and video usage and 20+ hours with normal daily usage. I'm very happy with this phone.
ashirian said:
I definitely agree with battery life. Nexus S has far superior battery life than any I've used. Personally I have not owned Atrix but I've played around with it at Best Buy so I can't speak its battery life but I can say that I found Atrix's UI to be quite sluggish. I can tell it's not optimized for Android. The Nexus S has very snappy UI, I can tell Google optimized this phone very well with the hardware. I do get 16+ hours with heavy internet and video usage and 20+ hours with normal daily usage. I'm very happy with this phone.
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It has nothing to do with optimization. It's just simply because its a "Pure Google" experience. No bloat by the carrier or manufacturer.
For Atrix.. it does, 2.2 is not built towards MultiCPUs, and it doesn't help it has MOTOBLUR on top of it slowing it down. Not to mention AT&T is crippling Atrix's HSUPA (Upload)
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It has nothing to do with optimization. It's just simply because its a "Pure Google" experience. No bloat by the carrier or manufacturer.
For Atrix.. it does, 2.2 is not built towards MultiCPUs, and it doesn't help it has MOTOBLUR on top of it slowing it down. Not to mention AT&T is crippling Atrix's HSUPA (Upload)
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I truly beleive that the atrix is not optimized. I think that when we see it optimized, we will see a really fast phone. We already know that tegra games run like butter on it and the tegra games are pretty intense. Overall, I think the nexus s has a WAY better design and is way sexier. Yes, the nexus s does pictures better than the atrix but then there is the no 720p thing on the NS which is a BIG bummer! Decisions decisions... Also, you can download an optimized version of Qik from the market that does video chat which is pretty nice as I use Qik with most of my friends. I know the t-mobile people can get the Qik with video off the market too. Not sure if this will work for at&t customers with the 850/1900 NS that was just released. Also, the atrix has pretty good battery life too. Especially after it's latest update.
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I truly beleive that the atrix is not optimized. I think that when we see it optimized, we will see a really fast phone. We already know that tegra games run like butter on it and the tegra games are pretty intense. Overall, I think the nexus s has a WAY better design and is way sexier. Yes, the nexus s does pictures better than the atrix but then there is the no 720p thing on the NS which is a BIG bummer! Decisions decisions... Also, you can download an optimized version of Qik from the market that does video chat which is pretty nice as I use Qik with most of my friends. I know the t-mobile people can get the Qik with video off the market too. Not sure if this will work for at&t customers with the 850/1900 NS that was just released. Also, the atrix has pretty good battery life too. Especially after it's latest update.
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I agreed with you that Atrix its not optimized. It's not optimized because, Motorola can't optimize MultiCPUs unless they build scratch code from AOSP. Only Google is capable of doing this.
The Nexus S also have good battery life as well. I mean, I don't think battery life is justifiable for performance.
In my opinion, I believe that the Nexus S is the winner out of this simply because the customer has more freedom on what they want to do with their device. Freedom in terms of Custom ROMs, Custom Kernel, Recovery, and more. And a better reliable network, T-Mobile (varies between location).
zephiK said:
I agreed with you that Atrix its not optimized. It's not optimized because, Motorola can't optimize MultiCPUs unless they build scratch code from AOSP. Only Google is capable of doing this.
The Nexus S also have good battery life as well. I mean, I don't think battery life is justifiable for performance.
In my opinion, I believe that the Nexus S is the winner out of this simply because the customer has more freedom on what they want to do with their device. Freedom in terms of Custom ROMs, Custom Kernel, Recovery, and more. And a better reliable network, T-Mobile (varies between location).
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Ohwell, there's always the Nexus 3! Which I'm sure Google will have multi-core's in it! I just ordered the Nexus S with the at&t 3G bands (locked into at&t) plus I get 30% off thru my job. I'll report back to you guys with my finding on the 850/1900 band NS which I'm sure I will be happy with.
Raspster said:
Ohwell, there's always the Nexus 3! Which I'm sure Google will have multi-core's in it! I just ordered the Nexus S with the at&t 3G bands (locked into at&t) plus I get 30% off thru my job. I'll report back to you guys with my finding on the 850/1900 band NS which I'm sure I will be happy with.
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What's the code you have through your job to get that discount
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What's the code you have through your job to get that discount
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Lmao. I wish he would give up the code.
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Posting such a thread in the Nexus S section, you're always going to get the Nexus S fanboys rubbishing the Atrix D). I personally have both phones, and I'm currently using my Moto Atrix.
Comments about Blur aside (yes its crap but!) you can replace the stock launcher with what ever you want (Its not valid reason not to buy the Atrix). Personally, I'm using the Gingerbread launcher made by Modaco and its bl00dy brilliant and certainly not sluggish.
The fact of the matter is if you're looking for a phone thats going to be current for the next 12 months, then get the Atrix. If you want a phone that has a vibrant screen and google updates (plus user unlockable bootloader to load ROMs every day and twice on Sundays) then get the Nexus S.
My sum up of positives and negatives of both phones are as follows:
Nexus S:
Positives -
(1) Nice screen (deep blacks and colour rich)
(2) Latest google Android OS releases (hardware permitting)
(3) Reasonable battery life (I generally get about 18 hrs of moderate use before a recharge)
(4) $599 price tag (outright)
(5) Unlimited ROM modding potential
Negatives -
(1) No gorilla glass (scratches easy and the oleophobic coating does wear off after a while - I have had 2 replacement phones because of this, and my 3rd has a screen protector on it which defeats the purpose)
(2) Back cover is glossy and scratches easy
(3) The camera displays a pinkish centre when taking photos of white sand, snow, anything with white backgrounds.
(4) 16Gb onboard and no expansion
(5) The body creeks - but its a Samsung
(6) Dropped calls after 5 minutes have been fixed in 2.3.3, but I still get the odd one dropping at the 5min mark
(7) Sometimes when typing in a phone number the press->response time/beep noise is delayed..
(8) I love Angry Birds, and there is lag in the game on certain levels..
(9) My Nexus One has more accessible RAM :-(
(10) Where's the accessories??????????? Not even a decent cradle!
(11) No HDMI out.
(12) Can't play AVI files straight out of the box - Need Rockplayer
(13) To replace the scratched battery cover, have to buy a min of 3 covers from some dodgy Chinese online outlet..
Motorola Atrix (I have the Bell Canada version)
Positives -
(1) 16Gb internal + 32Gb expansion
(2) Fast processor (and you feel it opening apps - theres literally no delays, especially the camera, browser, SMS and phone functions)
(3) No lag in games - especially Angry Birds (even AB Rio is silky smooth)
(4) Tegra II specially coded games
(5) Screen resolution is 960x540
(6) 1Gb Ram, of which you see around 515Mb on boot up
(7) Loads of accessories available now!
(8) HDMI out, and the cradle works sweeeeeet
(9) Plays AVI files out of the box using the standard video player
(10) Gorilla glass (YAY!)
(11) Rear cover doesn' scratch easily - and you can buy them in the shops
(12) Phone feels robust and solid - no body squeeks.
(13) 4G capable (AT&T version)
(14) Gingerbread is coming!
(15) I generally get 2 days out of a full charge with moderate use
(16) Is also $599 outright
Negatives -
(1) Locked bootloader (but you can still root and sideload stuff)
(2) Screen is not SAMOLED (typical SLCD)
(3) Not yet released in Australia
(4) Blur sucks (but can be replaced)
(5) Motorola isn't known for providing good support
(6) The odd wifi drop when coming out of sleep
These are my personal experiences. Others may vary.
For me, the ultimate phone would be in the form of the Atrix, but with a Nexus S user unlockable bootloader, SAMOLED 960x540 screen and Gingerbread. Really, thats all I would change.
Cheers

Galaxy s2, here it comes

Well, well, looks like Sammy may beat the bionic to the punch. If it does, its hello gallaxy s2, goodbye moto bionic.
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Go for the SGS2! I think that is the best mobile right now
jvf.registros said:
Go for the SGS2! I think that is the best mobile right now
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+100000000 to that! best phone out there!
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+100000000 to that! best phone out there!
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I would have to agree 100% the SGSII is hands down the best phone on the market right now. And even more so with a few tweaks the speed and performance along with excellent battery life will make it #1 for a long time.
My friend just got it. It's really very light in terms of weight. Nice!
S2
Yes it is really nice. Thin and very light. It holds better in my opinion than even the Galaxy S (1). It was the European version, couldn't get it unlocked to use on US so saw no real service on it but the menu style and camera functions are similar but those small enhancements always intrigue me.
i love my Sammy GSII
I waited patiently for the dual core handsets to come out, then hesitated many times over which one to buy. Finally got my SGS2 this week and rooted next day! I must say, Terga 2 games blew my mind, streaming FLV movies on the go is finally a possibility, Touchwiz makes more sense than 'sense' and finally the color depth of the screen is second to none.
Amazing phone, i doubt i'll need to upgrade for the next 12 months
What a phone it is , I just love my GSII. Awesome work has been done by Samsung.
SGII is my dream) the q is, buy or not to buy? I think to buy)
I have it 2 weeks ago, it's great!
Agree beste phone ever
i've had mine since the uk launch day and i haven't felt any regret about paying premium on the unbranded unit one bit.
I would have preferred to purchased the 32GB version but i guess i can just upgrade to nexus prime when it get released
If you got i9000 galaxy s .. then no need for SII
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If you got i9000 galaxy s .. then no need for SII
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Care to explain? Based on my experience, GS2 was a huge improvement from GS1
That is if the US even gets the S 2 and if they ever release a CDMA version. With the way its looking and Apple being a bunch of spineless uninnovative ******* we may never see the phone.
There's been rumours that there will also be an SGS2 with hardware keyboard. As hardware keyboard-zealot... I can't wait for that one. Let's hope it won't stay a rumour though.
Its a good phone but i dont understand all the praises it gets^^ Its all plastic, it overheats, it has problems with some 3d games and the screen just looks aweful in my opinion.
Maybe im just used to LCD screens but it comes down to this for me: Advantage of the sgs2 display: Black is black. Disadvantage: All other colors are way off. White is more like light blue and no comment about the green in the android market for example.
Speaker sucks too. And dualcore is just for the lulz atm. Nothing out there that is really using it as far as i know. But it takes alot of juice. That and bad software results in 1-2 days of battery life from what i've heard in different forums.
I dont see any reason why this phone should be better than my DHD which has the same screen size also a pretty bad speaker and 1-2 days of battery life. But i prefer SLCD and aluminium case, and the software/custom roms are way more advanced.
I'll wait for the next generation Ice Cream Sandwich phones from htc or samsung. Also interesting to see what will come out of Motorola now that google bought it!
Note: I dont want to bash the SGS2, its a good phone. But i dont see it being way better than everything else. Just at least take one look at the phone before you buy it to check if the display is for you and be prepared for some software issues (touchwiz + 3d games).
i've tried it...
hello every one, I've got a SGS 1 with CM7.
It works great, even 7.1.0 is in RC....
I've used for about 20 minutes SGS 2 of a friends of mine and I've seen with my eyes the improvment that Samsung Samsung have done.
If before we compare SGS 1 with the iphone 4, the SGS 2 is clearly better than iP4.
no doubt about it.
8M camera, display AMOLED so much improved, dual core....
Hope 4 a CM7 stable for both SGS 1 and 2
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And dualcore is just for the lulz atm. Nothing out there that is really using it as far as i know. But it takes alot of juice. That and bad software results in 1-2 days of battery life from what i've heard in different forums.
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This is all I needed to read to know that you have no idea what you're talking about. 1-2 days?? Are you kidding me?? It's an Android, not a Blackberry. The DHD was maligned in every review because of poor battery life, and that poor battery life was 6-14 hours.

Is the Desire HD going anywhere?

I've had my Desire HD for around 8 months now and I've been nothing but impressed and bedazzled by it, it's the first true smartphone (and android) I've used other than the poor iPhone #1 gen and I still love it to be pieces, looks beyond sexy (still yet to see a phone with a 4.3"+ screen look as good or better), is more than enough power even though dual core phones or better are strutting their stuff and the con list is short.
However, I've still got the phone for another year and a bit (two year contract) and although I welcome the time to come I'm always a little worried it'll be dropped in terms of development, my main concern is if this 1ghz snapper will remain strong throughout future renditions of Android? It'd be a shame to have this phone lose it's shine as technology advances and that's a given in today's quickly progressing world.
Any replies are appreciated, thankyou!
just stick with it and look into rooting. By the time your contract is over you'll have many great phones to choose from. Always research before committing to any device....or woman lol.
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I agree with every word, this device is the best phone I ever owned
you should consider rooting, this phone s2 CPU can go up to 1.5ghz easily, just like the sensation XL, android revolution ROM is based on stock the latest is based on sense 3 OTA and also offer a slight boost to GPU
check the info in my signature to take this beast into its full potential
I can easily wait for quad core + HD display it better be unibody too
Is it going anywhere? No. Tech moves to fast, as shown by the fact that HTC doesn't currently have the DHD on their ICS curve. It's an impressive enough piece of hardware that I'm sure it will eventually get ICS, but you'll get it much sooner by being rooted and watching for cm9, or anyone who gets there sooner.
That said, this is such an awesome phone, if you aren't the type to break your contract and spend 600 to move to the Galaxy Nexus, the next greatest early adopter phone...
Enjoy it
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It's probaly gonna be abandoned by htc soon, but you can always root + overclock + cm9 ;d
Howto root recently updated hesire hd, its sense 3 now.
I am pretty happy with it. my first android phone and it lived upto its reputation.
Couldnt have been better.
Also regarding future, I think it has a long way to go. (recently installed ICS and its awesome)
HTC released sense 3. maybe they may go one step further to ICS
All we can do is hope. (otherwise we have XDA )
Agree with you. I have had it for 12 months and finally decided to root. Went with RCMix3D Runny 4.0 and it has transformed my phone. Great to use and battery life much improved from stock. Do it you wont be disappointed.
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I love my DHD and ICS is on its way......don't see the need to upgrade until all the devs move on !
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I was in the same mind set as you, great phone but Hhhmmmm...
Then last week I flashed the phone to Android Revolution 6.2.0 and now I have the phone I want (it is literally like having a new phone) and it's to a degree future proofed it until my contract runs out in a years time.
Root your phone and take and change the ROM, you won't regret it, I certainly haven't
I don't find desire HD that attractive when i have SGS+ and sony ericsson xperia arc s at home owned by my sister and my father.
This phone lacks a normal (1500mAh) battery, i mean what was HTC thinking when they placed 1250mAh battery there...my old san francisco running at 600mhz has 1250mAh and it makes sense, a front facing camera
and weight is too much to pull my jeans down so that i can sag although it can be a plus point for some people but definitely not for me.
Anyways i still own it, i still plan to keep it...so what do i say? it's ok i guess.
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and weight is too much to pull my jeans down so that i can sag although it can be a plus point for some people but definitely not for me.
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You could always buy a belt
A bit more on topic, I think your good with the dhd for at least another six months to be fair. There's a lot of handsets being released right now that are only just catching up with this beast, many with less ram as well. Although these are now the mid range/cheaper handsets this means that apps need to be written with this in mind so there shouldn't be any problems in that area. Throw in the fact that you can overclock, theres ics on the horizon and the overall build quality and you shouldn't have anything to worry about with this phone.
how would this phone be if I get a good secs for $300
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how would this phone be if I get a good secs for $300
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A little too much perhaps.
I wouldn't want to sell mine anyway. Bought it in dec 2010; owned it, loved it & flaunted it & its got more in it. Never had a problem (hardware) at all even though I constantly keep doing this to it (change ROMs, OC, etc)
Overall, it's a great phone. It would be sad if HTC stops pushing OS updates for it. But then again, who needs the manufacturer for updates
how much would be fair?
Thanks for reply
About 200€ is about right, check ebay. There's more bravos and sensations on there than dhds though so that'll tell you something about this phone. Dhd owners tend to love their phone
Love the phone. Hate the battery life though.
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Battery life is a bit crappy but I'm managing over a day between charges with the latest its update which is good enough. Plus everywhere I go has somewhere that I can charge up, on e you're used to the charge cycle its not a problem. When I bought the phone I bought an extra battery and I've not used it once so it can't be that bad
Eltocliousus said:
I've had my Desire HD for around 8 months now and I've been nothing but impressed and bedazzled by it, it's the first true smartphone (and android) I've used other than the poor iPhone #1 gen and I still love it to be pieces, looks beyond sexy (still yet to see a phone with a 4.3"+ screen look as good or better), is more than enough power even though dual core phones or better are strutting their stuff and the con list is short.
However, I've still got the phone for another year and a bit (two year contract) and although I welcome the time to come I'm always a little worried it'll be dropped in terms of development, my main concern is if this 1ghz snapper will remain strong throughout future renditions of Android? It'd be a shame to have this phone lose it's shine as technology advances and that's a given in today's quickly progressing world.
Any replies are appreciated, thankyou!
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Rooting my DHD with Android Revolution turned a useless lump with at best 6 hours battery life into a true performer. It's definately the way...
I have to agree that changing from stock firmware to a ROM massively helped battery life for me. Have played with Sense, AOSP and MIUI ROM's - currently running ICS. Battery life in all cases has been better than HTC stock. You have to wonder who sets up the software they ship with really

Worth buying now?

Hello everybody,
Im planning on purchasing the atrix only for the finger print security feature. Do you think its a good move. Im currently using samsung galaxy W.
Does it have a functional CM9 with camera and finger print scanner. Is it easy to use or just an over hyped feature?
Hows the battery life?
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Sensor is easy to use but you still have to press and then swipe. I am currently using it on CM7. I am not sure if it is working on CM9.
IMO, this phone isn't worth a penny now. You should look into a more recent phone that already has ics.
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IMO, this phone isn't worth a penny now. You should look into a more recent phone that already has ics.
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But isnt this the only phone with a finger print sensor? I love the galaxy nexus but the hardware on atrix seems good enough combined with this unique security feature.
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But isnt this the only phone with a finger print sensor? I love the galaxy nexus but the hardware on atrix seems good enough combined with this unique security feature.
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If you are 100% sure that you want a phone with a finger print sensor then yes, the Atrix is the only one. I personally find the screen size of the Atrix which is 4 inches too small nowadays. The CPU quickly overheats even with browsing the internet or watching a video. Yes, the 1GB of ram and the dual core are nice but I would personally go with the galaxy nexus since you will be getting Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) that Google just announced a few days ago.
She has been kicking butt.
I'm not sure why "Atrix_Owner" is being so negitive about the Atrix, unless there has been some trouble.
The specs on the phone are decent, and it has been very responsive. At the moment CM7 is still far more tested than 9, and If you want proper support for the array of docking accessories, I would suggest a blur rom (I have reverted to using NottachTrix).
I would say if it fits your budget and you are wanting a print scanner, it is well worth it. If nothing else, the battery life is pretty amazing once you are away from a stock rom. Just make sure to search the forums for instructions on battery calibration.
Atrix is a good buy considering price / performance ratio and its unique features.
This phone is really good, and there are many cm7 based roms with working fingerprint. If Motorola honours its commitment to give us ics, then we'll have really good cm9 roms as well. I do hope the ics drivers carry over to jelly bean as well, since I highly doubt Motorola will provide an update for that once its released.
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i have dual booted my atrix and it runs both the roms with zero lag !!
so hardware-wise you're not falling behind unless you want a quad core !
buying it now totally depends at the price you would be getting it !
also battery life and audio quality is excellent on this device !
still one of my favourite devices :good:
If you get the phone for less than $50, go for it. Otherwise...get a flagship phone.
I like the Atrix because of the scanner lock, I dont think it is a feature that most people use or need but for me it is a reason I am keeping my phone. If I want to surf the web or watch a movie I use my Xoom.
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Thanks alot guys for the help and your advises. Its always good to recieve feedback from actual users of the phone.
Brand new costs 400 usd but there is a guy selling a sealed brand new piece for 265. I guess id go for it.
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I have 2 atrixes. They are good phones for the price. I lucked out I think and got them both at 150 a piece used. Just found out my warranty is good on both still and sent one back to motor( there latest update messed it all up). If u want to spend more money you can get something better but in my opinion you get plenty bang for your buck
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If you are 100% sure that you want a phone with a finger print sensor then yes, the Atrix is the only one. I personally find the screen size of the Atrix which is 4 inches too small nowadays. The CPU quickly overheats even with browsing the internet or watching a video. Yes, the 1GB of ram and the dual core are nice but I would personally go with the galaxy nexus since you will be getting Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) that Google just announced a few days ago.
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Might as well wait for the Note 2 if you are going to waste money on a GNX.
ICS is overrated anyway for all the hoopla it gets.
Basically like when people go so excited over GB. *yawn*
I have 1 week with a used atrix (preview owner of a xperia play) i was always a sony fan but seen the screen of the atrix i have never seen any xperia (even the new ones) with a screen so nice.
If you check specs on new phones this one is on the top. Maybe the battery is weak (if you use it for intense gaming) .
ICS? i liked it on tablet but not on my phone. I own a motorola xoom and it was a relif when ICS came because it was made for table but on phones it only adds few changes worth the upgrade. Motoblur got it right with gingerbread. ICS looks to black and bland :S
The phone is pretty good if you get it REALLY cheap.
It has some hardware features which I adore such as dedicated HDMI port, the fingerprint scanner and a pretty decent battery but the tegra 2 chipset is just weak, unless you're using CM7 you'll have animation lag and the developers community is rather dedicated but relatively tiny compared to the flagship devices from google, samsung and HTC.
If you're just looking for great performance, ROM stability and variety
get a nexus or S3, the smoothness and the ROM variety is remarkable.
I purchased my atrix for the webtop. I really hoped that it would be something I could take for some light web browsing and note taking and it was a horrible, laggy and broken experience.
Only now with a relatively stable CM7 the webtop experience is getting pretty good but instead of utilizing the full screen resolution, it simply mirrors the phone with a sub-par resolution.
Current CM9 roms can't record video, have a really unstable cam and often have graphic related issues which are not in any way a developer's fault since they have to manage without any moto libraries for the ICS.
Motorola promised ICS sometime in Q3, which means it wont be available until the last day of September and I'm being optimistic.
The device is not bad. I've seen so much worse, however it's not a middle range or a cheap device. It might be more than a year old but it's still a flagship.
I personally feel offended that my old Samsung captivate has a smooth, fast fully functional ICS that works heaps faster than my CM7 atrix.
I really hope that sometime later this year I'll take my words back, but so far I can't recommend the device as it is.
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If you get the phone for less than $50, go for it. Otherwise...get a flagship phone.
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Somebody could offer me $200 for my Atrix and I still wouldn't sell it. This may be the first smartphone that I may NEVER sell. (I've owned close to 20 of them too).
Currently I just got a SGSII, and I keep putting my SIM back in my Atrix since there's too many things that don't work properly on the SGSII. For example text to fit (reflow or double tap manually doesn't work on the default browser) is just one issue. There's others.
IDK I keep looking over @ my SGSII and wondering if I may just sell it off to my friend willing to buy it. If i keep it, it will probably be for a few months. Sad that my Atrix without ICS does more than my SGSII with ICS. Really the only thing that I like about the SGSII is the screen. Yeah it really is that good, but the flaws are kinda bringing it down.
@OP yeah get the Atrix, IMHO $300 or less (being dead serious about that price) is still worth it for this phone... (and yes battery life is amazing)
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Well..
Atrix 4G's fingerprint security feature is
very cool.
But There are only unoffical CM9 and it has lots of problem.
You should wait until 3Q for offical ICS.
(This is plan for U.S)
So, it is better to do not buy Atrix 4G for
ICS
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I have a contract coming to an end and started looking around for a new phone. Did some research on ICS and found networks can detect tethering on ICS but not on Gingerbread.
Looking at new phones, Sony have nothing of interest. Why buy a Nexus with only 16Gb of storage? Galaxy S3 is too big. I love HTC phones but all the new HTCs are rubbish (like the Nexus, never buy an android phone without an sd card slot!). And I don't do Apple, I'm no fruit muncher.
Then I came across the Atrix. Brand new, unused, in box, 150. Webtop, hdmi, dual core, bluetooth keyboard/mouse, docks with full size usb sockets, takes 64gb sd card, mugen battery. Great custom ROMs, webtops etc. Name one new phone that does all of that!!
OK, at the moment it is gingerbread only, but Motorola will release ICS for ATT version later this year and there will be some good custom ROMs after that.
I jumped at the chance to own this android icon.
At $150 or 150 €, the Atrix is still a very interesting buy...

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