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Anyone else thinking of dumping the htc evo 4g for this?

I got the HTC EVO 4g at the IO conference, had a great time over there.
Anyway, I feel like the phone sucks because of the 30fps cap, gona sell it for around 400$-450$ on ebay.
Then get the Droid X.
Anyone else thinking of doing the same?

jigglywiggly said:
I got the HTC EVO 4g at the IO conference, had a great time over there.
Anyway, I feel like the phone sucks because of the 30fps cap, gona sell it for around 400$-450$ on ebay.
Then get the Droid X.
Anyone else thinking of doing the same?
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Nah, I like the Evo so far. And I happen to be lucky enough to be in an area that is going to allegedly green light 4G in the next few weeks (Orlando, FL). Software wise, the Droid X isn't going to be all that different than the Evo, so I'm good.

uultramann said:
Nah, I like the Evo so far. And I happen to be lucky enough to be in an area that is going to allegedly green light 4G in the next few weeks (Orlando, FL). Software wise, the Droid X isn't going to be all that different than the Evo, so I'm good.
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I worded my first post badly, I love the EVO, I just can't stand they ruined an amazing phone.
But that's a good thing to me if the Droid X is not very different, because I love the EVO

The thing I really like about the droid x is the oled screen compared to the evo's lcd screen that drains battery. If the evo had that it would be my top pick.
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Yeah. I'm waiting till the end of the grace period before I return it. I want to get as much use out of my evo as possible.

Returning my evo.
Too many little bugs.

Papichulo06 said:
The thing I really like about the droid x is the oled screen compared to the evo's lcd screen that drains battery. If the evo had that it would be my top pick.
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droid x is oled? I thought it was lcd

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droid x is oled? I thought it was lcd
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I went back to engadgets hands on page and noticed they left that detail out. Last time they left that detail out (Evo) it ended up being LCD
jigglywiggly said:
I got the HTC EVO 4g at the IO conference, had a great time over there.
Anyway, I feel like the phone sucks because of the 30fps cap, gona sell it for around 400$-450$ on ebay.
Then get the Droid X.
Anyone else thinking of doing the same?
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I've had many issues with the evo sadly.. and the screen bothers me! :\ I still have my nexus and I'm not used to this washed out look.

h0x90 said:
I went back to engadgets hands on page and noticed they left that detail out. Last time they left that detail out (Evo) it ended up being LCD
I've had many issues with the evo sadly.. and the screen bothers me! :\ I still have my nexus and I'm not used to this washed out look.
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If it was OLED, they would be showing that off as a feature. Since they haven't said anything, it's pretty safe to assume it's LCD.

I am. Bye Evo, I won't miss your 30 FPS Novatel and horrid input lag. Or the lousy camera and sub-par video recording. I shouldn't have to root my phone to make it work right. I refuse to be stuck with a "flag ship" phone that has this many issues while hoping fixes come out. The devs working on the FPS issue are definitely awesome, props to them.

Gotta admit, the Droid X is looking pretty darn impressive. Like, tempting me to return my EVO impressive.
I was doing a quick Pro/Con analysis and came up with a lot on the DroidX side and not much on the EVO side. But the EVO advantages are very very big.
EVO pros
4G (ten times faster according to my tests)
Kickstand
Cheaper plan (We assume)
Unlimited Data (It's not clear the specific terms and condition of Verizon's data plan)
Frontfacing Camera (which is almost irrelevant to me)
DROIDX pros
Sharper Screen (say the reviews)
Physical Buttons (that I got used to with my iPhone
Works in Metro (DC area)
Faster processor
Noise Cancelling Mic
Better WiFi? (EVO has noticably shorter WiFi range in my house)
Froyo date promised (summer 2010)
Multitouch keyboard
8GB vs 512MB on-unit storage
16GB SD included
Lighter by 6oz
What am I missing about EVO over DroidX?

Droid also has image stabilization, diversity antennas, and better battery life. The screen is higher resolution and has 16 million colors (24-bit) vs the Evo's 65,000 colors (16-bit).
I think you captured all the Evo pros.
I'm curious to compare the build quality of both devices.

Does Verizon have any sort of grace period like Sprint does? Went from iPhone to EVO and I'm tempted to at least test the Droid X out. Considering the biggest pro that the EVO had going for it was the front facing camera, which kind of seems useless seeing as no one else I know bothered getting the EVO. (Which could easily change since everyone I know is getting an iPhone which does have a front facing camera).

dekayte said:
Does Verizon have any sort of grace period like Sprint does? Went from iPhone to EVO and I'm tempted to at least test the Droid X out. Considering the biggest pro that the EVO had going for it was the front facing camera, which kind of seems useless seeing as no one else I know bothered getting the EVO. (Which could easily change since everyone I know is getting an iPhone which does have a front facing camera).
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Yes but it's not free like Sprint. $35 per line to cancel, and they pro-rate your bill.

I am considering it. I love the EVO and think its a better phone. For me it will come down to one issue.
The 30fps/input lag issue. They seem to be tied together.
For me the EVO wins because of the front camera, kickstand and 4G.

The EVO is a very good phone, but it certainly has some major flaws. The ones that get me the most
Battery life, well it just sucks. Don't leave wifi on your screwed, my crappy 3g iphone had much better battery life.
The WIFI reception stinks,
And why the hell doesn't it have an extra 8g memory, memory is cheap and we all like more of it.
and what is the use in having such a big screen if the video quality is so bad.
And I agree you shouldn't have to root your phone to get it to work well. It is supposed to be bleeding edge but it missed the mark not by a lot but by enough.
If the battery life is better droid x will much better.

Rooting is awesome. makes the phone feel like i purchased rather than a phone im renting

Hey if you really want to own your phone why don't you paint it too or bedazzled it?
Rooting wouldn't be as bad if it magically made the battery life better or improved the wifi. It may improve the battery but it still stinks.
imho if a phone is going to be the next wonder phone it should have better battery life than a pos iphone out of the box.
Iphone almost got me again on IPhone 4 but that damn antenna shorting out is a deal breaker. What is the point of having a sleek new phone with the first thing you have to do is wrap it in an ugly plastic bumper. Eat it Jobs, guess we know why he had such bad reception.

Any ideas on what to do to keep my phone number (and have cell phone service) for 2 weeks between returning my EVO and getting a droid x?

texascrane said:
Any ideas on what to do to keep my phone number (and have cell phone service) for 2 weeks between returning my EVO and getting a droid x?
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I am having a similar issue. I was considering going to T-Mobile for 3 weeks and porting the number to them, then dumping them and going to Verizon. lol
Another option would be to talk to Verizon, they might be able to start your service early on a loaner phone.

I'm Jumping on the Droid X Bandwagon

After dealing with Sprint terrible dead zones in my community and getting tired of their stupid Airave micro range, I'm moving to Verizon when their Droid X comes out july 15.
It's sucks that I'll to leave sprint great prices and decent customer service, but the Droid X ups one on the Evo in my opinion (camera shutter button, larger battery, 8gb internal memory).
My question is will all my app on my evo work on the droid x? Their screen resolution are different.
Anyone else jumping ship?

It's the same resolution.
Droid x is ugly to me, too big, and doesn't have a front camera. Takes worse pics in comparison too, and i noticed shutter lag in a YouTube vid as well.
Only thing I like about it is processor and gpu

Droid X Res: 854 x 480
Evo 4g Res: 800 x 480
From what I read.
Also the pics and video shot on the droid X looked much better in the reviews I read.

processor and GPU would be nice, not to mention the hardware buttons. I'm not a fan of slightly moving my finger down and being at the home screen, losing what I was doing.

The Droid X looks ugly to me, and I have confidence that any complaints or shortcomings felt about the Evo will be addressed by our developer community. I'm up to 50 FPS right now on my Evo with a test kernel (Rev. 0003, Nova panel, no tearing or defects).
Where I'm at (Northern Virginia), I get great Sprint service. Around 2300 kbps on 3G and just under 5000 kbps on 4G with 1 bar.
I'll be staying right where I'm at.

Droid X's bootloader is locked, big disadvantage for me. who knows if and when you'll be able to flash custom roms.

I' m not going anywhere, i love my EVO, and there will be always a new device "better" so i don't even bother

You purchased a Sprint Phone to use in an area where you knew it would not get great reception? Then complain about it?

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You purchased a Sprint Phone to use in an area where you knew it would not get great reception? Then complain about it?
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burned.
haha.
sprint's been good to me. if you're an ass to custser rep, then expect them to be an ass. i've asked nicely and received a lot of good stuff from them. i upgraded my touch pro to a touch pro 2 for free in march and then several months later, was able to get my evo for the same price as new subscribers. with those buttons the droid x looks so yesterday.

I will never return to Verizon. The coverage was much worse for me and I was paying 30% more than I do with Sprint.

mikevillarroel said:
I' m not going anywhere, i love my EVO, and there will be always a new device "better" so i don't even bother
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Here,here!!

Verizon is so much more expensive than Sprint. Droid X has much better hardware, but looks slightly worse.

mrmomoman said:
You purchased a Sprint Phone to use in an area where you knew it would not get great reception? Then complain about it?
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this !!
il keep my evo

nahhh EVO is too sexxy for me to leave for a ugly DROID X.besides i get 25% off of my bill every month from SPRINT,cant beat that

As someone else posted, why would you get a phone on a network that doesn't have good coverage in your area... Have fun with your Droid and higher phone bill with Verizon though... Not sure why you needed to let everyone know that you were leaving your EVO behind either.

Verizon is way too expensive, EVO = 70 a month with unlimited mobile calling, DroidX = 120 a month, in 2 years that = $1200 more for Verizon and they are getting ready to do the 2gb data cap like ATT. Screw that LOL I get just as good of service here in S.Florida with Sprint as I do with Verizon. The only thing I like better about the DroidX is the GPU but the fact of the matter is these phones are just like our computers, the games will always be made to support the widest array of customers possible so even though the GPU is more powerful on the Droid it will still be stuck playing the same games as the rest of the Android phones. I much prefer Sense, that ui on the Droid looks terrible, I don't like the design with the big hump on top and I don't like how big the thing is, nor do I like the cheap plastic hardware buttons the EVO is much sleeker and a much nicer phone IMO.
I'm sure the DroidX will be popular though Verizon/Motorola are really good with the advertising and hype much like Apple is with the iPhone, which is a good thing, without them Android might still be where it was a couple years ago.

I think I will stick with the already rooted HTC Evo 4G with Sprint's cheaper plan.
As I said before, yeah, HTC screwed up pretty bad, but the dev community here is so ridiculously awesome I'm not even worried about anything anymore.
At this rate, I think the custom kernel will have working cameras sooner than later.
And besides, someone mentioned how Motorola is making their phones the unbreakable fortress software wise. All that headache to root a phone will paying an extra 30 dollars a month? Nty.
And someone else also mentioned, newer phones, usually better. Too bad, so sad.

You have to look at the network first and then the phone. If Sprint has bad coverage and Verizon is good then you should switch. Luckily dfw has great sprint coverage
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re coverage and jumping ship
Maybe I am wrong but doesn't sprint roam on verizon towers, if coverage is the reason jump ship stop by at the developers side there is a PRL hack to allow your EVO to solely find the verizon towers, it seams to be faster and more bars but the response time is much slower which on a mobile device makes a huge difference everything you do. the evo is a great device i really did not and still do not see any of the 30 fps cap and gpu fault till i stopped looking solely on the developers side, every game i play runs smoothly, live wallpapers run great, hd movies converted looks phenomenal and runs smoothly. i thought there where hardware limitation causing scrolling jerkiness until i install ADW and then Advanced launcher pro and it scrolled like butter. software optimizations would come.
And about the slight tint on the LCD for espon 002 screens emogamer explained it the best. its like any other lcd t.v or monitor, its like setting you t.v to cool pic/sports mode on representing the 002 and warm/movie mode representing the 003, everyone knows if you wanna use you lcd tv as a monitor, you set it on cool mode, you cold see the txt better that way and its more vibrant, same for monitors. try it open the web page showing both screens side to side with some text below switch from warm to cool mode on your lcd or monitor it pretty much the same effect, white better represented in cool mode but blacks are richer in warm mode there is also a slight tint on the cool mode but the text come out looking more defined. this is a mobile device just enjoy it for the possibilities the hardware has not even been pushed to the max, developers are still finding stuff in the code.

martouf13 said:
As someone else posted, why would you get a phone on a network that doesn't have good coverage in your area... Have fun with your Droid and higher phone bill with Verizon though... Not sure why you needed to let everyone know that you were leaving your EVO behind either.
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QFA
I'm sticking with my EVO. The Droid X has a nice processor and GPU but everything else, the EVO pretty much has it beat in MY opinion. Some may like the hardware buttons more but, I have yet to have any problems with the EVO's buttons. On top of that the Droid X is pretty ugly. The EVO looks beautiful and elegant. No front facing camera on the DX (and believe it or not, I use it quite a bit more than I originally thought I would). And since there is no longer a 30fps cap or any touch lag on the EVO, there's absolutely no reason for me to switch because everything else works flawlessly for me.
I have no doubt the Droid X will be extremely popular on Verizon though. It's definitely a good phone, but for me, the EVO has it beat.

A word of encouragment to potential buyers

Just wanted to drop a line here for anyone interested in the Atrix. I did a lot of reading and if I based my decision on wether or not to buy the Atrix off of what I have read I wouldn't have. However...
I came from the iPhone 4 and had used it from launch. Im a huge phone addict and have had pretty much everything, Evo, Pre, Hero, Storm, Bold, Inspire, Curve and many others.
I went from my iPhone 4 to the Inspire and although I enjoyed the Inspire I had a few issues with it like size, battery life, screen resolution and some funny issues with lag while scrolling through the browser. It would constantly reset while zooming and ovvrall lacked the fluidity of my iPhone.
So I decided to gamble despite what I have read and buy the Atrix. Although I haven't had much time with the phone their are many advantages.
* Scrolling in the browser is the best I have seen. So fluid, with no reloading of pages. No grey checkers.
*The screen is incredible. I love the small fonts and clarity. Second only to the iPhone.
*Battery isn't even broken in but seems much improved over the Inspire and some of the other phones I have had.
*SMS interface and response is much preffered.
* I can actually see that notification light on this phone unlike the Inspire which was under the speaker grill.
Possible annoyances.
Moto Blur. I am at work now and got the phone just before as hvent set up a single widget thus far.
Oh I also LOVE the size of this phone. A perfect round feel with an awesome 4" display.
My point is don't be afraid to try this phone. It has been spectacular so far as my foeat Motorola phone.

Its a fantastic phone and this is coming from another cell phone junky and I am also coming from the" All Mighty Iphone 4" and I could not be happier.
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I'll third this. The phone is pretty good. I also came from an i4. I know there's alot of iPhone hate out there, but the phone "works", as does the Atrix. It's not perfect, but then "perfect" is just an opinion. Now if we could just get some HSUPA love...

I also came from an iPhone 4 and I'm not missing it one bit
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I just returned my Atrix and went back to the iPhone 4, nobody could hear me on the Atrix when I made a phone call, besides that I was pretty happy with it but nothing is as rock solid as the iPhone.

i pretty much agree with everything OP says
dammn moto blur

I actually like motoblur because of its stability. I haven't had anything go wrong tland the only time I've had trouble talking to someone was when I called their iphone, a little ironic. I came from a sanding epic, att rocks compared to sprint and the call quality is amazing. I agree with everything the op said except blur. Also I think a great review that descibes what I think the phone is the review engadget gave.
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I'll take blur over Touchwiz all day long. I absolutely love my Atrix.

The launcher part of motto blur can always be swapped by something else.. Like launcher pro or adw ..
Only thing I'll miss from touch wiz is the notification settings drop down :x..getting this phone on monday
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I'm really hoping that Moto unlocked the bootloader; I have the phone and life the screen and speed though.

Great phone but data network stinks (like Cust Svc)!
I've been playing around with my Atrix and can agree with the OP, BUT the data speeds are absolutely HORRIBLE for me here north of Philadelphia (about 10 mi).
I did both a Speedtest.net and a Speakeasy.net test on the phone and saw about a 1Mbps download and a 0.1Mbps upload and the phone status was showing that I was connected to HSDPA. Walked into a Verizon store and did the same tests on their netbook connected up to their 4G USB stick and saw 25Mbps down and 5Mbps up!
22x download speed and 50x upload? Do I want to be locked into a 3G1/2 speed device for the next two years? Should I punt, return the Atrix and wait for a Droid Bionic or a HTC Thunderbolt with a true LTE radio?
AT&T customer service has been HORRIBLE about grandfathering me into an unlimited dataplan...if Verizon launches their 4G phones with unlimited 4G data I think I'm gone along with the other three phones on my family plan!
For now, back to my old Raphael (Fuze) and no phones on contract!!!

I have both iphone 4 and atrix and since I got the atrix the iphone 4 has just been sitting on my dresser. I am just really enjoying the android os overall.
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I'm also coming from iP4.
Display on iphone has lot more colors (you can see it in the maps)
Internet is faster on iPhone sadly, so much for 4G... and upload speed is capped on atrix, so you only get 300k..
Tango, skype doesn't work on atrix.... not yet at least.
Other then that it's good.

I just posted my iPhone 4 for sale on craigslist. I'm very happy with the atrix. The web browsing is awesome vs the iPhone. The speed and resolution make every single app that much better. I can actually see more than a few lines of text above the keyboard when writing emails or texts. Plus I love the voice commands, widgets and swype!

[Q] Does the Atrix live up to the Hype?

Ok guys ive been reading mixed comments about the Atrix that its good and that its not. I was in 2 minds whether to get the Atrix or the LG Optimus 2X. Originally I was gonne get which ever I could get my hands on 1st. Both have their pros and cons i.e. camera, ram, locked bootloader, screen quality, internal memory etc
Well I decided to get the LG and this comment made in the o2x forum sealed it
Ive been using my atrix couple weeks an am falling out of love with it fast, after yesterday it ramdomly shut off 2x an today once sofar. The screen is beging to bother me the screendoor washed out look. Allready returned lapdock, that cant even compare to a real laptop in my opion. So im looking hard at the Lg 2x for an upgrade of camera, gyroscope, performance, faster upgrade to gingerbread, real mirroring, 1080p recording an play back, 7.1 sound, totaly unlocked phone. Yes 512mb memory is trade off, but operating system will handly that, an the battery is non issue, I'll have a spare battery or a charging source anyway. Not to mention not paying 20/month to not tether, an having my data speeds throttled down to 1.5mb down an 310kb up lat of 350-800. An Atrix doesnt do LTE
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But now im stiill thinking what to do as Im so impatient and want a dual core phone asap. So I made this poll to see everyones view

Coming from a N1, there's not that much improvement. I'm satisfied, but not amazed by this phone. Still debating if I should return it and wait it out.
My impressions:
-Definitely faster, everything is much snappier, but browsing-wise there's not much of a difference.
-Screen is bright and sharp (as long as you don't put your face within inches of the screen you won't really notice the pentile display. But it's still an annoyance when you notice it)
-Camera is marginally better. Pretty disappointing for a flagship device. Plus the media gallery lags like this is a 2 year old phone when zooming in and out.
-GPS is amazing
-Pretty much Motorblur slows this phone's speed and potential. If this device was stock or able to flash truly custom ROMs, it'd be screaming in speed and blow every competitor out of the water.
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Custom ROMS would make it a whole lot better.

19 voters.. 2 responses.. lol
I think it lives up to the hype.. couple quirks I miss from my captivate but.. besides that the phone is solid.
Now I just got to wait for Tango to support our phones :T

Came from the LG Expo. A much better improvement than the last generation phones. The phone just beats about everything out of the expo. Only thing getting to me is that the expo's fingerprint scanner doubled as a trackpad (would've been nice to have for editing text's)

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This pretty much summed it up

I think this is a situation that there is not enough tangible usage of a dual core for majority of people. Most of people wont notice any improvements in UI speed. We need evolution of software just like in iOS that despite this same architecture people could understand what the new software is bring them.
It feels a bit like a premature technology and we are all living dreaming of tomorrow while we are beta testing for Motorola/Samsung/HTC.
Just 2 cents.

Believe what you want but I love the Atrix. Had a captivate and it doesn't compare. My phone has never rebooted or lagged- I don't know what others do to theirs but my phone is rock solid.
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I'm lovin mine all around. For people who return it because of locked bootloader, I'd say that you knew that when you bought it if it's a dealbreaker.

The webtop dock alone has made this phone exceed the hype. All thanks to the devs
You guys rock
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i have a nexus one and now and atrix and have had it for about a week and i love it. It works great, no random reboots or anything ... just smooth sailing.
I know i can not customize it like I could my N1 but I think that day will come in time. I'll wait ...

Yes, it lived up to the hype in my opinion.

Came from Nexus One. Love the Atrix. It fast and solidly built. Im not sure why everyone said motorblur slow the phone down. I use ADW launcher and it scream.

The Atrix doesn't live up to the Best of CES 2011 hype. The locked bootloader, 1080p "coming soon" recording, overpriced lapdock, overpriced multimedia dock, and good-but-not-great screen keep it from living up to the incredible hype it garnered when it was announced.
Your poll is worded slightly differently: Was the Atrix worth it?
I just came from an ancient Iphone 3g, so the Atrix is absolutely amazing in pretty much every way compared to it and finally getting to use my upgrade was absolutely worth it!
I originally tried out a Captivate for about a week back when I first came up for an upgrade last november. It kept turning itself off (not sleep, total shutdown so I wouldn't receive calls, txt, email ect.) which was a deal breaker. The useless GPS didn't help it's case either. Screen was gorgeous, speed was decent, build quality was ok, battery life was ok. Anyways, I sent the Captivate back after a week, I couldn't have a phone that didn't take phone calls.
First and foremost I love the speed. This thing is lightning fast and seems to have horsepower to burn under the hood. Second is the battery life, I get home from work most of the time with over 40% battery power remaining which is absolutely astounding, my iphone couldn't make it through a full day without getting some juice at my desk and while the captivate did, it was usually at 10-15%. I'm also using the Atrix more than either of the others because I don't feel like I have to conserve battery power to make it through the day.
After those two big features, there are a bunch of less important things that I like:
Finger print scanner is great, I can unlock the phone without even looking at it. I know this doesn't sound important, but it's surprisingly useful when I'm just trying to pull information off my phone quickly and can have it already unlocked as I'm pulling it out of my pocket.
GPS is the best I've experienced on a phone, and better than some dedicated GPS units I've had the displeasure to work with.
Build quality (contrary to some reports I've read) is quite good imo. The phone itself is very sturdy feeling when held by the sides. The back cover is a bit flimsy, but it is also what convinced me to skip getting a case for the Atrix, if it gets scratched I'll just get a new back.
Gorilla Glass is not glued to LCD. Should keep repair costs down.
HDMI out is great, webtop with working firefox extensions is awesome.
Some good, some bad:
Screen resolution is good (colors not so much). The auto-brightness seems to be set a little low imho. I only notice a pentile effect on particularly small+thin fonts.
Camera is surprisingly good in low-light and indoor conditions. Not especially great overall though, tint seems a little off. May just need to set up a custom photoshop filter to correct it.
Call quality is good in quiet conditions, very clear reception and a detailed microphone. Not so good in noisy or windy conditions, the mic picks up a lot of extraneous noise, people are often asking me what's going on or where I am now based on background noise.
I haven't had much reason to use the front facing camera...frankly with AT&T's network I think video chat is a gimmick more than anything else.
I wonder about the finger print scanner/button longevity.
I wouldn't necessarily say the Atrix is the best phone around, but it was the best phone that fit my requirements (ATT, asap, batt life, fast) and so far I like it a lot.
Running ADW Launcher and really like the Advanced Clock widget.

I took mine back and have the Nexus 1 now; I liked the speed but for the most part, my 2.3.3 phone is about as fast; the main thing slowing these phones down now is the network speeds anyway.
If I'm on a wifi network, they're all pretty much the same speed.
Living up to the hype? Definitely not. There are a lot of small problems with this phone that a lot of people don't like; to me, it feels slightly rushed.

I came from an iPhone 4 and I haven't missed the iPhone experience yet. I started with the HTC Inspire which is a nice phone but the battery is rotten and the volume from the phone was pathetic. The Atrix has been an awesome phone for me. It has pretty good battery life so far and yes there are no truly custom ROMs but Adeo (REDUX) has made the UI lag go away on my end and I know others have said the same thing. I am loving the experience of this phone.
Just know that anytime you get a phone shortly after a better one will come out. It's all user preference and what you want and what you think is important. I'm happy but guy x may not be happy. So use one and if you don't like it don't keep it.

I went from a HTC Fuze directly to the Atrix. I love it. (almost) Everything about it. I have played with the Inspire and a couple other 2.1/2.2 devices (girlfriends captivate) and this thing stomps the crap out of them. The colors are just a little off, but that's probably just me going for an extreme upgrade from the phone I had before.
The *ONLY* gripe I have about it is the locked HSUPA. But with all good things come some bad, I think I'm gonna stick it out with the Atrix. Not only that but Spectral Souls looks amazing on it

Guys, please, help me to make a right decision.
Is it possible to buy AT&T version of Motorola Atrix and use it outside US? Is it simple to unlock it? Or where do you recommend to purchase unlocked phone.
P.$.: does motorola have any plans to upgrade it 2.3/3.1 in the future? As I know it's not the trivial to customize firmware for motorola phones (my old G1 can be customized without any problems).
Thanks a lot.

The phone is great nuff said.... We are all a bit too picky but for what its worth this is really the only phone out right now that can take down the iphone 4. My iphone 4 has just been sitting on my night table since I got the Atrix. Atrix has so much more potential and the Android os is so much more pleasing than iIS. Once the bootloader gets cracked its game over!
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Genixoid said:
Guys, please, help me to make a right decision.
Is it possible to buy AT&T version of Motorola Atrix and use it outside US? Is it simple to unlock it? Or where do you recommend to purchase unlocked phone.
P.$.: does motorola have any plans to upgrade it 2.3/3.1 in the future? As I know it's not the trivial to customize firmware for motorola phones (my old G1 can be customized without any problems).
Thanks a lot.
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Yes, I am using Atrix on my business trips to EU using local sim cards.
Probably, but the timing of updates is another question.
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Who came from the Evo LTE?

Like the title says, I'm ready to upgrade and I want to hear from those of you that came from the Evo LTE. Do you have any regrets? Is the phone a beast? What roms do you recommend? I've been a long time MeanBean user all the way back to the Evo 3d and would love to find a rom similar to Mikeyxda's style. I almost jumped ship to Verizon but LTE is getting more common in my area so I will stick it out with Sprint for one more contract. Anyway, if you have any advice for someone that has had an HTC phone for the past 8 years that will help with the transition to a Samsung device fire away!

Me! Also had the EVO and 3D.
Not really too bad of a transition... The first thing you'll notice : the screen is much dimmer. I'd venture to say half as bright with auto. Touchwiz doesn't take much getting used to. Cartoony as hell, but you'll appreciate the little things, such as a robust music player, alarm and quick settings. Lightflow is my new favorite app. Customizable vibration intensity and a robust notification light are nice.

I did! The things I realized are that:
- HTC's camera app is SO much better. Burst mode is much more robust on the Evo
- The low-light on the Evo is better
- Build quality on the Evo is once again better, and I miss that kickstand. The phone felt much better.
- And as stated before, I'm gonna miss the IPS screen, it was much brighter.
Other than that, I really do like the S4, but I don't think it was THAT much of an upgrade from the Evo LTE.

I had the EVO3d for two years, then the EVO4gLTE for two years, and now the S4 for for one month.
Im not picky with a lot of things, and just want great usage out of a phone. I like being able to listen to music, watch movies, internet,
phone, storage, play a few games, text and take everyday pictures.
The S4 was a piece of cake to root and rom compared to my HTCs. The bigger screen is great, and I think its just a clear and bright as my
HTCs were. Ive already got about 20gbs of stuff on my ext sdcard, and Im glad I dont have to worry about not having a slot, like the HTC One. PIctures are clear and crisp, but I do think low light stuff isnt great, but its fine for my use. Build quality doesnt matter to me, as I have had a hard slim case on it and it hasnt come off one time, so I dont think b/q matters. I do miss the kickstand to watch movies. Battery life is all day and Im getting at least 3 hours of screen time during that. It is fast. I have dropped it once, from a height of about 2 feet, and besides a nick in the side nothing broke. Videos play fine and look fine. Sound is loud, and although the One is definately better, the S4 is still really good.
I am completely satisfied with it.

Another from the 4GLTE here, and a long line of HTC phones before it. Wife's S3 convinced me to try Samsung as it constantly dusted my Evo for ANY kind of data connection. And I've not been disappointed. Blows the HTC out of the water for crisp, clear pictures. And no more HTC tint!!
I am really impressed with how it always gets the job done, and very quickly. No more long waits for data to load, and on the same networks. It's so nice to finally own a phone that does what it's suppose to do, everytime.

I came from the EvoLTE...I also had the OG Evo from day one also. This is my first ever Samsung phone..I didn't really like it at first, I almost traded in back in and got the the htc one but I thought i was being too premature. I have noticed that the lighting on this like said before is a lot more dimmer so that takes some getting use to and a little bit harder to see when your outside in the sun.
This does have a lot of nice features and the camera is 5star to me. I just really wanted to try something different. I'm not dissatisfied with the phone but I'm sure I won't be fully happy until the development gets really up and going and there are tons of new mods and roms to try out. It has been slow starting out but Im keeping my fingers crossed it picks up!

I too came from the LTE. I think, overall, the S4 is much more snappier than any HTC I've owned out the box with minimal tweaks. The build quality isn't as bad as some are making it out to be. It feels good in the hand and once you throw a TPU case on it, it has the same feel as an LTE with much more under the hood. The Devs for this device are well known in the Samsung community and they've pretty much cracked every issue we've had to date, which was only with the current update. As far as a Rom like MeanBean, I haven't flashed any yet. I've just rooted, flashed a custom Recovery and been running the stock Rom. I haven't found a rom that offers what I want just yet but there are a few to choose from. Trust me you won't regret this purchase. The camera and video camera blow the EVO out the water and I SWORE by that thing.

Haven't gotten it yet, but I will be this weekend. My main reason is the sd card and better signal. I can't stand the fact that my wife's viper gets better lte than my flagship EVO. The plastic doesn't matter because I always have a case on it and there are a good amount of options for cases and screen covers. With listening to bluetooth music all day it will be nice to have spare battery to pop in. Hopefully the bt signal will be much better than my EVO as well. I'm kind of excited for a change as well I've had the Hero, EVO, 3d and lte.
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im thinking of switching from the LTE to the s4 but i love viper roms customization too much, seems like their currentlty arnt many rom options for the s4, and yes i know it hasnt been out long and thats one of the reasons

I came from the evo LTE also.
Been real happy with the S4. I get 4G much more reliably at my house with it.
My only complaint is that the USB connection to my computer seems much less reliable. With the evo, you could leave it plugged in and go to recovery/bootloader/back to system, wherever, and it would always be connected. Frequently with the S4, I have to unplug it and plug it back in for the computer to recognize the phone again. Not a big deal though. Seems to be worse on my XP laptop vs. my Windows 8 desktop.
My screen doesn't seem that much dimmer, never really have a problem seeing it outside.
And lastly, there is not a whole lot of rom development yet, but it is ramping up :good:

Dido. Right from the EVO LTE. Sold it for $150 and picked up the S4. Had EVO 3D before that. I think I made the right choice.
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I think I may make the jump tomorrow. Costco has a good price and no activation fee. Plus they give you an accessory kit. Now, lets hope the development rocks like the Evo!
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I think I may make the jump tomorrow. Costco has a good price and no activation fee. Plus they give you an accessory kit. Now, lets hope the development rocks like the Evo!
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I think you be happy with your decision. Sonic rom is probably where I'll be heading. Looks kind of "meanbean'ish". You know what I mean...

Well, I did it! My shiny new S4 is rooted and TWRP 2.5.03 is installed. I'm going to play with it for a while before I install a custom rom. Right now I'm waiting for my stock rooted backup to complete so I have a starting point if I run into problems.