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Less than 3 months ago I had an iPhone 3g, than a HD2, now because of ALL the considerable, never ending problems with my HD2, I had to switch to the touch slide.
So the real question is, is this phone really "mid range"? I like to think not, because I haven't received it yet, but there are allot of mixed reviews on the internet. At this point I am wiling to sacrifice some screen real estate for overall performance. The qwerty keyboard REALLY excites me since the on screen keyboards are never wide enough for even my little fingers, swype is nice since it was the only option I had with the HD2 but to send an email fast it was not ideal.
How does this phone really compare to the EVO, DROID X, and the never ending android phones already here or coming....
The reason the phone is considered mid-ranged is it doesn't have a 1ghz processor like some of the other higher end phones. This phone is very snappy despite the slower processor and as soon as a new kernel is released we should be able to overclock the processor to get closer and closer to the 1ghz mark.
I received an EVO at Google IO, so I used it for about a month. Yes, the EVO is a little snappier, but in reality, it depends on how you plan on using the phone. I use connectbot daily on mine to ssh into servers, and a physical keyboard is a lifesaver. I also found the EVO almost too big and felt likely to slip out of my hand than the Slide. I'll also mention that I get 6-8 hours more out of the battery on the Slide. 4G on the EVO was nice, but it was really annoying when you had it on listening to Pandora in the car, or were in a iffy 4G area - you would loose your connection for about a minute when switching between 4G and 3G. (Maybe one of the recent updates has fixed that, I don't know.) I'm looking forward to getting the T-Mobile HSPA that will make the 3G connection faster and I actually think that the Slide has the advantage when you are in a HSPA covered area since you'll get up to 7 mb/s on 3G. Yes, the EVO is a faster and flashier device, but I find the slide to be a more useful overall device for me and (other than having the large beautiful screen on the EVO) I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything by having the Slide vs. the EVO.
After having it and using it full time for about a month I don't really consider it a mid-range device. However, I'm not one of the users that delves into every nook and cranny of the phone to pull out every ounce of usability.
I use it for work mainly and use Remote Desktop Client from Xtralogic to access work PCs and servers. It absolutely flies and the keyboard is a must have when doing that.
I upgraded from a G1 and the difference in speed even when the memory gets to the low end due to me not restarting it in a week it is still twice as fast as my old phone.
I came from using an iPhone 3G that I loved but really got tired of only having EDGE so I got the HTC HD and after a week of using it I hated it. So now I have this slide and I think its a great device. It runs smooth, looks good, and I put it up there with the iphone I had.
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i dont think its a mid range phone, this is my phone list in the past six months: Moto Cliq, Iphone3gs, HD2, BB Bold 9700, not Slide. My girl loves her CLIQ cuz she a social flower, me i can care less, definitely a mid range phone. I moved to the Iphone but hated ATT service and spotty 3g. HD2 was a high end phone (b.c of the processor but thats all) Windows really choked the phone. BB was cool but i hated the internet. The slide marries all these devices together for me. I have the social part for the most part, its nice and clean and sexy like the Iphone, screen is the close to the HD2. Fully and spacious keyboard, and Android 2.1. The phone has all the same features and the high-end droid phones. Just without the (over-hyped) 1gz processor and the front facing cam. The phone is snappy and handles the os and tons of app without hesitation.
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i dont think its a mid range phone, this is my phone list in the past six months: Moto Cliq, Iphone3gs, HD2, BB Bold 9700, not Slide. My girl loves her CLIQ cuz she a social flower, me i can care less, definitely a mid range phone. I moved to the Iphone but hated ATT service and spotty 3g. HD2 was a high end phone (b.c of the processor but thats all) Windows really choked the phone. BB was cool but i hated the internet. The slide marries all these devices together for me. I have the social part for the most part, its nice and clean and sexy like the Iphone, screen is the close to the HD2. Fully and spacious keyboard, and Android 2.1. The phone has all the same features and the high-end droid phones. Just without the (over-hyped) 1gz processor and the front facing cam. The phone is snappy and handles the os and tons of app without hesitation.
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Agree 100%...
Get my Mytouch 3g tomorrow in the mail! I went from HD2 to this Im really excited. It seems like an awesome phone from what I have been reading,I cant wait.
It is enjoy
I've had mine for a couple weeks and it still flies haven't even rooted yet just waiting for a froyo rom. I mean I have all 7 screens full and still don't get lag so it doesn't seem mid range to me.
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I agree with everything dayoungmogul23 posted. I think (and of course this my guess/opinion) that what's REALLY helping this from being bogged down is the 512 Ram and the N1 GPU. Takes a bit of pressure off the Arm 11. I really can't wait to see what FroYo is going to do to this thing.
Of Topic: On a Side note I just felt sick to my Stomach when Jobs announced the Front facing Camera like it was a New Idea he came up with. Really? Hmm this Video Calling feature on my circa 2004 Phone is fake? Coulda fooled me. This was a feature on Dumbphones in other Countries for about 10 YEARS!
not to start a flame war either way but anyone had a droidx before? I'm on the fence of keeping my g2 or flipping to vzw. coverage for hspa is awesome when i have it but some places, like my work desk... i get edge, which is annoying. i know its not really apples/apples but they're both pretty solid devices and in my experience (especially travelling/roadtrips/outside of metro areas) network differences. of course there's cost differences associated with that.
anyways if anyone is coming from that to a g2 i'd love to hear what you think.
fwiw i like the g2 so far, if i could rock the hspa everywhere it would make me extremely happy. my hinges arent the tighest, but the device is responsive. i wish it had more led blinking options (maybe with the charge led?) but i hope those are to come. (im coming from a g1)
I actually flipped to vzw for a month and had first a Droid 2, then an Incredible. My experience in my area is that vzw sucks balls indoors and I could not get 3G without propping the phone a certain way in a weird spot on my desk. Returned both those phones within 30 days and cancelled my contract. Went back to TMO and have had excellent reception indoors and out with my Blackberry 9700. But that is just in my area, and isn't really answering your question about the X. My friend has an X but I'm not really a fan of Motoblur and the form factor of the X is not for me. I have a G2 still in the box getting ready to play with this weekend. If I can get HSPA+ at my desk I will be in nerd heaven.
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I actually flipped to vzw for a month and had first a Droid 2, then an Incredible. My experience in my area is that vzw sucks balls indoors and I could not get 3G without propping the phone a certain way in a weird spot on my desk. Returned both those phones within 30 days and cancelled my contract. Went back to TMO and have had excellent reception indoors and out with my Blackberry 9700. But that is just in my area, and isn't really answering your question about the X. My friend has an X but I'm not really a fan of Motoblur and the form factor of the X is not for me. I have a G2 still in the box getting ready to play with this weekend. If I can get HSPA+ at my desk I will be in nerd heaven.
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I have a friend who is thinking about the droid incredible. What were your impressions as far as the device is concerned aside from the service?
Sorry OP, don't mean to thread jack.
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I had the Droid 2 for a few weeks but went back to T-Mobile.... 2 things that made me go back. (their coverage is truly great though)
BUt the 3G speeds are NOT there.... trust me I had to wait forever for youtube to load. I was getting barely 1.5 MBps
Verizon is also expensive compared to t-mobile... but thats only worth is if you live in a area with bad reception.
I had the Droid 2, it was a good phone but G2 deff better than the D2 in everywhere. Plus the motoblur is crapped everywhere in the phone, but you can root and put vanilla rom on it.
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I have a friend who is thinking about the droid incredible. What were your impressions as far as the device is concerned aside from the service?
Sorry OP, don't mean to thread jack.
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The Incredible is a very, very nice device, especially if you are a fan of Sense. It is pretty much loaded to the gills with everything HTC has to offer, and that is a good thing IMO. The UI is lightning quick, pinch to zoom on any homescreen flicks up a card style grid of all the homescreens...it does this as fast as the iphone can scroll and is just as fluid. The Sense widgets are really polished and I could certainly live with them even though I prefer stock Android. The amoled screen is sweet, although I thought reds and oranges looked over-saturated and unnatural. The screen is more viewable in sunlight than you might have heard, but it is not iphone or blackberry bright...at all. The 8mp camera is awesome, and during the time I owned it I got the OTA Froyo update and the new HD video recorder was pretty good, not spectacular. I would highly recommend the device to your friend if he is on vzw, over the Droid 2 by a long way, over the X by a little, and maybe a toss-up with the Fascinate. Or he could wait for vzw's LTE roll-out and enjoy 4G speeds as we are now doing on our G2's!!!! He might even get a vzw iPhone if that is his thing.
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The Incredible is a very, very nice device, especially if you are a fan of Sense. It is pretty much loaded to the gills with everything HTC has to offer, and that is a good thing IMO. The UI is lightning quick, pinch to zoom on any homescreen flicks up a card style grid of all the homescreens...it does this as fast as the iphone can scroll and is just as fluid. The Sense widgets are really polished and I could certainly live with them even though I prefer stock Android. The amoled screen is sweet, although I thought reds and oranges looked over-saturated and unnatural. The screen is more viewable in sunlight than you might have heard, but it is not iphone or blackberry bright...at all. The 8mp camera is awesome, and during the time I owned it I got the OTA Froyo update and the new HD video recorder was pretty good, not spectacular. I would highly recommend the device to your friend if he is on vzw, over the Droid 2 by a long way, over the X by a little, and maybe a toss-up with the Captivate. Or he could wait for vzw's LTE roll-out and enjoy 4G speeds as we are now doing on our G2's!!!! He might even get a vzw iPhone if that is his thing.
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Thanks! Very informative.
My friend is a very casual user. He has a good upgrade deal for the incredible to buy 1 get 1 free so after playing with my g2 he started to get the itch. He wants to have a go with android. He will be pleased to here your review.
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ive played with the incredible for a short period as a friend has it, it was snappy and worked well, but didn't really have enough exposure to really give good feedback (so disregard this sentence haha). i do like the extra screen real estate of the dx, albeit humongous to some, so the incredible isn't really an option for me. the coverage issues is almost opposite of keithRVA where i have teetering signal in my house (when usually signal hopping is more frustrating, but the g2 is WORLDS faster than the g1 was at picking signals, not surprising) and the same but worse bouncing, at my desk (down the hall 15' works fine, not helpful but still....) theres certain parts around where i live where there's no hspa, but mostly otherwise if im outside, its good. the cost increase for vzw is not a huge difference but enough that i could eat an ETF every year so it is a factor.
fwiw in playing with the droid2, i think its not at all a contender, mostly due to the keyboard which is entirely worthless so i'd rather have the larger screen and slimmer packaging.
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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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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Have had it in use for more than a day. Battery life sucks, data speeds suck, screen is less than unimpressive...and when compared to my no-longer outgoing ATT Nexus One, its subpar in nearly every way that I seem to use a smartphone.
Its going back tomorrow. Who else is as turned-off this quickly by the Atrix?
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I have yet to receive mine.
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Have had it in use for more than a day. Battery life sucks, data speeds suck, screen is less than unimpressive...and when compared to my no-longer outgoing ATT Nexus One, its subpar in nearly every way that I seem to use a smartphone.
Its going back tomorrow. Who else is as turned-off this quickly by the Atrix?
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This is a total troll post right? I've had the nexus one since day one, and by no means it anywhere close to this phone, and my nexus one is on gingerbread.
Troll post?
The Atrix may have larger performance numbers on paper but I'm saying that for how I use a phone the Atrix isnt great...its not even good.
My n1 screams in comparison; its hands down a better device.
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I appear to be having the exact opposite experience as I'm absolutely loving mine.
Oh, and I'm coming from an iP4 and an Inspire as my last 2 phones. Inspire batter was just horrid for me, but the Atrix has taken a full day's punishment of being used heavier than normal and I still have about 40% remaining. That includes tons of gaming (crazy snowboard and Angry Birds mostly) and some music, YouTube and browsing.
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Troll post?
The Atrix may have larger performance numbers on paper but I'm saying that for how I use a phone the Atrix isnt great...its not even good.
My n1 screams in comparison; its hands down a better device.
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You, sir are off your rocker. I've had an N1 as well and you're right there is no comparison. Atrix destroys the N1.
Well my friend it seems a little faster then the nexus one but my nexus s blows the atrix out the park
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I'm disappointed with the upload speeds, but the phone rocks. I'm optimistic the speed issues will be resolved.
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ya im loving this thing coming from a dell streak with 2.2 miss the screen size but love the speed of this dual core beast....also run really fast in the laptop dock try doing some racing and see how fast it really is
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Well my friend it seems a little faster then the nexus one but my nexus s blows the atrix out the park
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How exactly does it blow it out of the park when stock Nexus S gives 1200 to 1300 in Quadrants and the Atrix gives 2800 COMPLETELY STOCK? Super Saturated Amoled Screen? No thank you.
What makes it so great for you guys?
I prioritize battery life, data speed, customization, size in hand. With those considerations the Atrix disappoints.
It may be great for some, but im still tallying the list of what I can no longer do in giving up the nexus for the atrix. So I'm headed back
I'm not looking to piss off folk, but just see if others see it the same way. New is not always better, QED.
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Coming from a Captivate running 2.2.1 (Serendipity 5.11), the Atrix is a lot faster. Absolutely no lag from my experience. Just missing the fast upload speeds...
Umm what nexus s gives that stock stock I pull 1969 non 2978 on voodoo kernal and 2.3 works with the ui to speed things up a feature only in 2.3 not froyo and 2.4 will be even better witch you will need a atrix 2 to see 2.4 I bet.
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Umm what nexus s gives that stock stock I pull 1969 non 2978 on voodoo kernal and 2.3 works with the ui to speed things up a feature only in 2.3 not froyo and 2.4 will be even better witch you will need a atrix 2 to see 2.4 I bet.
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Funny how your FULLY customize Nexus S needs all that to stand BESIDES the Atrix. And get your facts straights. 2.4 is Gingerbread. Which all new phones will see soon enough. Atrix I'm guessing even sooner.
I think it's just personal preference is all. I prefer the speed, display, screen size of the Atrix. It also absolutely smokes flash video. Speakers aren't tinny and have tons of clean volume which is a welcome change. Storage is also very nice, especially not having a small app storage. The fingerprint scanner is working perfectly for me and I find it easier to unlock my phone while taking it out of my pocket. Voice quality is a ton better for me as well. Gaming is way smoother than the N1 and multitouch is better.
Those are a few of the things that make is pretty great to me.
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What makes it so great for you guys?
I prioritize battery life, data speed, customization, size in hand. With those considerations the Atrix disappoints.
It may be great for some, but im still tallying the list of what I can no longer do in giving up the nexus for the atrix. So I'm headed back
I'm not looking to piss off folk, but just see if others see it the same way. New is not always better, QED.
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I dont own an Atrix (yet) but had a chance to experiment with the device.
Customization and size can be considered very similar to the nexus 1. Data speeds is got to do with the AT&T network, not the phone. And my guess is that the battery life also better.
The only disappointment is the screen as compared to the captivate (i own..). The amoled screen though saturated colors is still better than the Atrix. The angry birds on the Atrix had the colors very dull. (i mean very disappointing.) Also the brightness with the max setting is equi9valent to say 25% brightness on the Amoled. But maybe thats bcoz i have got used to the captivate screen.
Otherwise the phone is super fast and responds very well. Quality is far better than the captivate.
Ah for nexus s its 2.3 gingerbread and the atrix wont taste icecream like the nexus s will good luck with even tasting 2.4 and roms fat chance #smh but enjoy moto helo moto
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still testing it out and i think its too soon to say i'll switch... but if xperia arc is available within 30 days i might be tempted... and my backup would be HTC Inspire 4g
so far my issues are battery life, moto blur, locked bootloader, data speed, some unsupported apps (due to resolution) and random lag
what i like is the weight, screen resolution, hdmi out, duo core speed, speed and of course more speed... I also like the "idea" of the accessories like the laptop dock, but will probably never purchase one
I'm sure the battery life will get better after a few charges, it is the first day after all and possibly with a firmware or two the data rates will improve as well.
If I do return it will be on the 30th day so I can get the full feel of the atrix express before I make a final decision
Just my two cents
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still testing it out and i think its too soon to say i'll switch... but if xperia arc is available within 30 days i might be tempted... and my backup would be HTC Inspire 4g
so far my issues are battery life, moto blur, locked bootloader, data speed, some unsupported apps (due to resolution) and random lag
what i like is the weight, screen resolution, hdmi out, duo core speed, speed and of course more speed... I also like the "idea" of the accessories like the laptop dock, but will probably never purchase one
I'm sure the battery life will get better after a few charges, it is the first day after all and possibly with a firmware or two the data rates will improve as well.
If I do return it will be on the 30th day so I can get the full feel of the atrix express before I make a final decision
Just my two cents
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My battery life is MUCH better on the Atrix than the Inspire was for me. Ringer/notification volume is loud and clear vs the Inspire as well. I can set the phone down in the car and hear nav instructions easily even with music playing in the car. Flash video plays pretty well on the Inspire, but it gets smoked by the Atrix. I also love the docks such as the car dock. It's amazing how much easier it is to use in the car with a custom dock.
Battery life is better on the Atrix. I'm coming from a Nexus One.
The touch sensor on the N1 is also garbage. Typing on the Atrix is much improved.
720p video quality is much improved, although grainier than my Captivate.
Atrix loads faster than Nexus One.
I would rate the Atrix a "fair" upgrade. Just fixed some things about the N1 that I grew tired of.
P.S. Crippled upload is a bummer considering the front facing camera.
I came from the samsung captivate with high hopes and well I have noticed a few things the i would rather have over the atrix
one would be the screen, items like the opening screen to the xda app comes out pixaled
the overal make of the phone is I would say is cheap compared to the captivate. It feels as it would break on the first drop not to mention the plastic back cover feel as if it would break after a few openings. Overall I am content with it but not as happy as expected
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Agree here. Regret to have my inspire sold.
I'm pretty happy with it, coming from an iPhone 4 (and an Evo.)
Pros:
- Screen looks great, pretty close to my i4. Yeah, if I touch my nose to the glass, I can see pixels. I'm also fine with the screen not being AMOLED over-saturated. My regular laptop isn't, my PC isn't, my Atrix lapdock isn't, my i4 isn't, my Evo isn't, my HDTV's aren't, so it doesn't really bother me that the phone looks exactly the same as everything else I own.
- It is quite fast. As an example, I tend to install or update multiple apps at once, and on my Evo (which was overclocked), it would drag the phone to being nearly unresponsive having more than 1 thing going at once.
- I'm digging the accessories so far. The DLNA feature has been great for grabbing stuff from my media server and displaying it in 720p on my TV. It's not 1080 yet, but it still looks quite good. The browser works well on the TV as well. The lapdock has been quite nifty so far as well. Barring Windows games, I've had no problem doing everything else I use my standalone laptop for.
- Battery has been amazing, compared to either my Evo or i4.
- Fingerprint scanner works extremely well, I was surprised by this, pleasantly.
- The on-screen keyboard is fantastic, right up there with the i4. Far better than any other Android I've owned to date (which is quite a few.)
Cons:
- When flipping through the screens on the phone, it hasn't been all that smooth, even after a fresh boot. It's not bad, but its like my Evo, circa launch day, prior to mods to improve its responsiveness. Might be Motoblur related?
- Data uplink is killing my latency, which if it isn't something that is fixed relatively soon, could actually be a deal breaker for me, since I do like to tether to play stuff like Bad Company 2 while at work... 130ms latency on my Evo is okay, 400 on the Atrix... isn't.
- This might sound odd, but it's so smooth that it is slippery as hell. I've had a few miraculous catches following the phone just sliding right out of my hand.
- When grabbing media for my server, I have to copy it via DLNA to the device first, THEN play it, when using the Webtop OS in either the entertainment or lapdocks. I have a feeling this will come down to someone making a crafty software fix, but who knows.
- The lapdock needs a way to hide the icon bar at the bottom to expand the browser window. If you try a Facebook game, you can't quite fit the whole game window into view, and there are other things that have a similar issue.
Overall I'm pretty happy with it, and it seems like most of the issues I have can be solved in software, one way or another.
No stock UI works that well other than Sense. I suggest getting ADW launcher and theme it like your stock UI. Its very smooth side to side etc.
One thing I noticed - this phone is flat out HORRIBLE with UI animations such as the gingerbread launcher. My captivates UI speed blows this out of the water.
They need to fix that asap.
Pretty happy so far.
Im pretty happy with it so far. I came from the LG Expo which was a WM 6.5 device. This is my first Android phone, so it was a pretty big upgrade.
If there is one thing I am slightly disappointed in is the phone's ram. The "1gb" of ram appears to be split in half between the phone and the web top environment, so either one can only access 512mb at any one time. I'm only slightly disappointed because I expected it. It's another case of misleading, but not totally false advertising...now, about my missing "G" in network speed....
Also from iPhone 4. Still haven't decided if I am going to keep it yet, overall the phone is really nice, but it still just doesn't feel as smooth/fluid/solid as the iPhone. I was really hoping a nice Tegra 2 chip would make things smooth on Android but alas I was still disappointed. The phone is fast don't get me wrong, but the UI still has plenty of places that are just ... chunky. Overall build quality of the phone is also nice, but it still doesn't feel nearly as solid in my hand as the iPhone does.
I like the phone just not sure I like it tons better than my captivate. I think a lot of people that downplay samoled screens have never owned one. Its very tough going back. Overall my phone flys using launcher pro plus with 3d animations. No slow Downs or chunkiness whatsoever.
I'm definitely happy. I @so came from the Captivate and there isn't anything I would change.
I LOVE the fact that the pixel Dr/ity is larger, therefore making everything smaller. today is going to be the first day I see how it performs out in the realworld so I hope that goes well
I'm thinking about picking up the laptock dock since you can tether for free as well... might wait a while though since I don't need it now.
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Rooted Atrix
I'm unimpressed. Of course it's fast but not noticeably faster than the inspire. I really want to keep this phone and use it as my main device but it's not looking good right now. The touch screen isn't as responsive as the captivate or the inspire. When I try to fly through things, I find the phone missing registered touches. At first, I just thought I need to get used to this device but I could do this on the inspire and captivate with no problem at all. I'm going to give this more time so we'll see how it goes. Another thing I noticed, Motorola has a load of crap that runs on the device that I'll never use (see running services) and it takes up a significant amount of memory. It'd be a pain to go through and manually end these services. Even after using a task killer, most of the services persisted.
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Coming from the Nexus One, which is still regarded as the baseline for a good Android device, I'd have to say I'm pretty happy with it, no regrets at all in selling my N1 to get this. Yes, I do sorely miss the stock UI and being in that comfort zone that I'll be first to get updates (even though Google has been slacking lately). With that said, the pros out number the cons.
Pros
- BLOODY fast
- Battery is 1000x better than the Nexus One. I can go a whole day on one charge and it's not an iPhone? Say it ain't so
- Screen is 1000x better than the Nexus One, and very, very close to my wife's iPhone 4
I don't know what the guy above is smoking, but the Atrix is a 1000X better than the Captivate in terms of build quality. I was sorta anxious about it being all plastic, but the phone feels rock solid. With an Otter Box Commuter on the way, I doubt I'll ever notice it was any different than my ex-N1 (with a Commuter case as well).
Neutral
- The phone isn't the prettiest, but certainly nice.
Cons
- Motoblur adds some nice touches, but overall it's slow. I'm using LauncherPro Plus which is getting me back some of my sanity.
- Doesn't come with Gingerbread out of the box :-(
- Power button location sucks
- Volume buttons are on wrong side :-(
- I know people hate trackball, but until Gingerbread makes it out to the Atrix, copy-n-paste SUCKS
I prefer this phone over my captivate 10 fold. The screen is not a big issue to me as a lot of times on the captivate screen peoples faces always had a tint of red to them. Over saturation is over saturation no matter how you look at it. The phone is also super fast in UI transitions for me and is worlds better then the captivate in that respect. Motoblur home UI used to cause all sorts of slow down but switching to launcher pro fixed all of those issues. The phone is really quick and snappy. The XDA load screen is pixelated i would assume because it is a lower res image in the first place. Also why is that even important? it's just a load screen?
Some people are just trying too hard to find any excuse to hate the phone.
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The XDA load screen is pixelated i would assume because it is a lower res image in the first place. Also why is that even important? it's just a load screen?
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Coming from a Nexus One (which btw was a great phone in its own right), and having had a plethora of phones including an iPhone 4 and a Captivate, I am very happy with the Atrix.
There are a lot of people making a big deal of AMOLED vs LCD. What I'd like to add is that it really is COMPLETELY A MATTER OF PERSONAL PREFERENCE! I, for one, prefer the more natural tones and higher brightness of an LCD display, but do see the draw of the higher contrast AMOLED. There are valid arguments for the pros and cons of both types of displays, and it really is best to see the two side by side in various environments to determine what works best for you.
Moving right along to the data speed: I've read a lot of posts about the data being capped and slower than 3g phones, but this has not been my experience! I used the new SIM they sent me and made sure I was on the 4G plan, and now my downloads are consistently faster than they are on the N1 and even faster than the iPhone (funny how that the iPhone still sets the benchmark).
Lastly, I want to address the performance of the phone: I think it's phenomenal! I did root and replace the stock launcher right away, but besides that everything is stock. The phone is super responsive. The transitions are seamless. Everything works great with one exception - the lock screen which takes a second to come up.
To wrap up, I think the Atrix is a very nice upgrade to my N1 and that Motorola hit a home run with this phone. Granted, we won't realize it's full potential for a few months, but I believe that the Atrix is a great platform and will have superb development support from the community!
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Coming from a Nexus One (which btw was a great phone in its own right), and having had a plethora of phones including an iPhone 4 and a Captivate, I am very happy with the Atrix.
There are a lot of people making a big deal of AMOLED vs LCD. What I'd like to add is that it really is COMPLETELY A MATTER OF PERSONAL PREFERENCE! I, for one, prefer the more natural tones and higher brightness of an LCD display, but do see the draw of the higher contrast AMOLED. There are valid arguments for the pros and cons of both types of displays, and it really is best to see the two side by side in various environments to determine what works best for you.
Moving right along to the data speed: I've read a lot of posts about the data being capped and slower than 3g phones, but this has not been my experience! I used the new SIM they sent me and made sure I was on the 4G plan, and now my downloads are consistently faster than they are on the N1 and even faster than the iPhone (funny how that the iPhone still sets the benchmark).
Lastly, I want to address the performance of the phone: I think it's phenomenal! I did root and replace the stock launcher right away, but besides that everything is stock. The phone is super responsive. The transitions are seamless. Everything works great with one exception - the lock screen which takes a second to come up.
To wrap up, I think the Atrix is a very nice upgrade to my N1 and that Motorola hit a home run with this phone. Granted, we won't realize it's full potential for a few months, but I believe that the Atrix is a great platform and will have superb development support from the community!
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exactly, my phone pulls the same DL speeds I could get from my captivate in my area. The only thing I'm lacking is the upload speed.
Think I'm going back to my inspire.....on another note, the Atrix's GPS is STELLAR
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I'm extremely happy with mine. Coming from a ton of phones recently, including iP4, Captivate, Inspire, Surround among others. It may be the perfect size of phone/screen combo for me. Atrix is super fast and I'm good with the screen.
Everyone sees it's a pentile display and all of sudden it's garbage. I don't notice pixels. Sure, maybe if I got really close and squint my eyes I might. I'll never know because I don't spend all day trying to figure out how my phone sucks. Web page loads are faster than the Inspire for me.
Battery looks to be insanely good compared to the Inspire. I'd been using mine heavily since 10am yesterday googing around with it and playing games. I didn't plug it in when I went to bed and it still said 40% when I woke up. I realize that it goes in increments of 10, but that's pretty solid.
Sound quality is excellent! Talking on the phone shows really great audio quality for me. The biggest surprise was how loud/clear the speaker is for music and nav. I couldn't be happier with the phone.
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If there is one thing I am slightly disappointed in is the phone's ram. The "1gb" of ram appears to be split in half between the phone and the web top environment, so either one can only access 512mb at any one time. I'm only slightly disappointed because I expected it. It's another case of misleading, but not totally false advertising...now, about my missing "G" in network speed....
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Hey, that's interesting. How did you come to this conclusion? I can't find any place in the settings that tells exactly how much RAM is in use/available.
Happy from aa TP2 but furious about what I paid for. Horrible Service no, Signed bootloader. Capped 3g Speeds, forget about 4g that is non existent where I live although it says 4G+
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Happy from aa TP2 but furious about what I paid for. Horrible Service no, Signed bootloader. Capped 3g Speeds, forget about 4g that is non existent where I live although it says 4G+
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Just curious why you bought it if your service is so bad? We all knew the bootloader was going to be locked down because it's Moto.
I found the Inspire to be light years ahead of the Captivate, and the Atrix to be just a notch above the Inspire. Also, I like the Atrix's skinned version of Swype. I honestly didn't even know it came with Swype until last night. I was using stock the whole time. lol
As for the iPhone 4, I can see why some aren't as impressed. When it comes down to it, no phone on the market can match its polish. Some come close, but none match. For me, I just prefer Android over iOS.
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