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Motorola Photon?

This isnt the forum for this but this is where most of the sprint users go (and the evo forum)
I've seen all the topics about evo3d vs the GS2 but nothing on the motorola photon.
the specs are on the internet, but I'm not exactly sure how those specs would stack up to the GS2 or the evo3d.
I work right next to the motorola building in Ft. Lauderdale and I was able to talk to some of the people working on the phone and even use one of theres for a second.
It was running gingerbread with motoblur (although this version of motoblur looked really nice, and they told me it can be turned off.
They also told me that it will have a locked bootloader
They said they were told it was going to release by july 31st.
The phone felt very solid in my hand had some weight to it kinda like an iphone.
I manage a restaurant so i kind of overheard them talking about stuff like getting stuff through fcc and all sorts of debugging that had to do with problems popping back up on them. It was just very interesting to hear because it sounded like talk from these forums.
I wish i would have got a picture because I cant seem to find anything online thats not stock picture of the device.
What does everyone think? Will it be a good upgrade from the epic?

Here's what people think bro.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117250&highlight=Sammiches

Lol I love that it says highlights=sammiches
iSaint said:
Here's what people think bro.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117250&highlight=Sammiches
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steviee7 said:
Lol I love that it says highlights=sammiches
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Ha i know right

The Photon is not an upgrade from the Epic in any conceivable way. It has a lesser quality LCD display, weaker processor, locked bootloader (enjoy the stock rom and slight variants because that's all they get) and motorola's poor customer support.

063_XOBX said:
The Photon is not an upgrade from the Epic in any conceivable way. It has a lesser quality LCD display, weaker processor, locked bootloader (enjoy the stock rom and slight variants because that's all they get) and motorola's poor customer support.
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I wouldn't be so unequivocal...
The Photon has a dual core processor, the Epic has a single core, plus it has a larger, and higher resolution display from the Epic. The guy who reviewed it from Phonescoop said the screen on the Photon is excellent, particularly compared to other motos. It also has the webtop software. As for the bootloader, Sprint will have to decide whether to let Motorola unlock it later in the year. If the bootloader does get unlocked then I personally would definitely consider it an upgrade from the Epic.
To the OP: it sounds like they are having issues with the FCC approval. That's not unusual. It's what held up the EVO 3D's release for a while too.

Had Sprint not f'd us over with the Premier program changes back in April, I'd be jumping from the Epic to the Photon on august 1st once my upgrade window opens. But no, no more yearly upgrade for one line, just 1/2 discount.

Looks like it is missing the keyboard too. Downgrade from the Epic.

No keyboard = not for me, but I saw the unboxing video online and it looked pretty solid. A friend of mine has a droid 3 on vzw, and if its ant indication of average moto ****, I like it. I do wanna see how they handle the unlocking of the bootloader.
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I've been playing with it for the past couple of days, and I gotta say it's a really solid device. The webtop app is amazing, and I've been considering this phone just for that reason. All the different boot up options intrigue me as I don't know what they do. I'm not the biggest fan of the display as it's a pentile lcd, and I'm one of those people who can see the miniscule dots every time I look at it a certain way.
Also, I'm pretty confident moto will unlock it in time. I don't think OEMs can afford to alienate the dev community any longer.
Id say it has HUGE development potential, but sadly I don't think many devs will buy it. One of the main reasons I'm holding out for the within.
Which I hope, I hope, I hope, please god, give it a bigger dev community than the epic. I just might cry if it's left in the dust again by htc's inferior hardware.
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Locked bootloader
There will be an update to unlock the bootloader, according to Motorola.

Is anyone waiting for the Samsung Within (Galaxy S2)?

I am debating getting the Samsung Within (Galaxy S2) when it's released and would like to hear your thoughts on it. I have not been a big fan of the Samsung devices in the past but I am intrigued by this one.
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I agree with you on that one. I think its more about being sure you get the right phone to have for the next 22 months. It's like getting married, you don't wanna make the wrong choice cause its gonna be a while. My biggest concern is data reception. My friend got a nexus s and couldn't connect to 4g when I had 2 bars of 4g standing right next to him. Also, all of the samoled screens I've seen have a color tint to them so I don't know if samoled+ will be any different.

I'm wondering about the tinted screen myself. I hadn't heard about the 4g issue. I always research my future phones but sometimes you just don't know about it till you get it.
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Well I've had one samsung phone, and it was beast, it was the 'smart phone' of its day before smart phones as we know rule the playground. Never had a bad experience, and this one has the hardware to match the software; as I recall [could be wrong] samsung wasn't going to lock the bootloader so it should be rooted, potentialy quickly, and as that phone has the hardware, I believe it'll have more support than the notorious Epic. Also have a samsung 32" LED TV, amazing quality, and I think this phone is worth picking up, and if you don't like it, return it within the 30 days.

teh roxxorz said:
Well I've had one samsung phone, and it was beast, it was the 'smart phone' of its day before smart phones as we know rule the playground. Never had a bad experience, and this one has the hardware to match the software; as I recall [could be wrong] samsung wasn't going to lock the bootloader so it should be rooted, potentialy quickly, and as that phone has the hardware, I believe it'll have more support than the notorious Epic. Also have a samsung 32" LED TV, amazing quality, and I think this phone is worth picking up, and if you don't like it, return it within the 30 days.
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I have heard that the bootloader would be unlocked as well. That is another thing that makes me lean towards getting this. Hardware wise it looks pretty good.
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As much as I have always loved htc, the s2 just seems to be a better phone. In the side by side videos I've seen it just seems smoother than the 3d. It definitely has the hardware, and from what I've heard the new touchwiz is supposed to be pretty good. I'm waiting go see if the whole subpixel thing actually improves the quality up to qhd like they claim. I'm also curious if sprint is going to add a hardware keyboard like they did with the galaxy s/epic. A no gimmick beast of a phone is definitely something I can deal with until the next upgrade comes up. Worst case scenario, if I go past the 30 days and decide I want the 3d, I'll just order a 3d when the wife isn't lookin and tell her I bought it cheap off a coworker.

i'm waiting. played with a SGS2 at CTIA in Florida.. should be awesomsauce & samsung gave out a handful of these devices to CyanogenMod devs so we should see some awesome stuff!!!

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As much as I have always loved htc, the s2 just seems to be a better phone. In the side by side videos I've seen it just seems smoother than the 3d. It definitely has the hardware, and from what I've heard the new touchwiz is supposed to be pretty good. I'm waiting go see if the whole subpixel thing actually improves the quality up to qhd like they claim. I'm also curious if sprint is going to add a hardware keyboard like they did with the galaxy s/epic. A no gimmick beast of a phone is definitely something I can deal with until the next upgrade comes up. Worst case scenario, if I go past the 30 days and decide I want the 3d, I'll just order a 3d when the wife isn't lookin and tell her I bought it cheap off a coworker.
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I am an HTC man myself. I hope that they dont add the physical keyboard to it. Just a personal preference. I think I'm going to make the jump when it comes out, that is when my wife gives me the money lol.
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drdrewdown said:
i'm waiting. played with a SGS2 at CTIA in Florida.. should be awesomsauce & samsung gave out a handful of these devices to CyanogenMod devs so we should see some awesome stuff!!!
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Sweet, I would love to have CM7 waiting for it.
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firemedic624 said:
I am an HTC man myself. I hope that they dont add the physical keyboard to it. Just a personal preference. I think I'm going to make the jump when it comes out, that is when my wife gives me the money lol.
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It's all about how you close the deal. My wife has a crap hero (no offense to hero owners, hers just sucks). So I told her I would go through asurion for a new evo since mine has some water damage, then I would let her have it after I upgrade to the 3d or galaxy s2. That way she could have a brand new evo until her upgrade comes in November. Not only is she bugging me to upgrade, but she thinks I'm a genius. Marriage, at times, is all about negotiation. As far as the hardware keyboard, I miss my touch pro 2 keyboard. I don't mind the thickness of the phone, and it made texting a bit easier sometimes. Also, remapping keys for shortcuts was a bonus too.

meeklo062704 said:
As much as I have always loved htc, the s2 just seems to be a better phone. In the side by side videos I've seen it just seems smoother than the 3d. It definitely has the hardware, and from what I've heard the new touchwiz is supposed to be pretty good. I'm waiting go see if the whole subpixel thing actually improves the quality up to qhd like they claim. I'm also curious if sprint is going to add a hardware keyboard like they did with the galaxy s/epic. A no gimmick beast of a phone is definitely something I can deal with until the next upgrade comes up. Worst case scenario, if I go past the 30 days and decide I want the 3d, I'll just order a 3d when the wife isn't lookin and tell her I bought it cheap off a coworker.
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If they give that beautiful phone a keyboard, I may cry.

teh roxxorz said:
If they give that beautiful phone a keyboard, I may cry.
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exact thought i had, although they cannot be that stupid. according to leaked rumors & ****, Sprint WILL have another keyboarded phone, but supposedly it wont be the "Samsung Within" aka the SGS2

I am also waiting to see what else comes out this month.I'm not really interested in the 3d but am keeping my eye on the rumored within
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drdrewdown said:
i'm waiting. played with a SGS2 at CTIA in Florida.. should be awesomsauce & samsung gave out a handful of these devices to CyanogenMod devs so we should see some awesome stuff!!!
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Those were GSM phones and won't help any type of development for any phone coming to sprint. Sorry.
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What do you guys think about the rumored Epic 2???

jm5503 said:
What do you guys think about the rumored Epic 2???
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I haven't heard anything about it yet.
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The s2 is supposed to be out at the end of the month. I'm kind of surprised there haven't been any leaked pictures of the sprint branded s2 (within). They seem to be keeping a pretty tight lid on it so far.

I like my whites to be... Well... White.
Not yellow.
So no, I'm sticking with my Evo for a bit until something comes along that interests me. I'm more curious about the Evo 4G+ I've been hearing about.
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josh995 said:
I like my whites to be... Well... White.
Not yellow.
So no, I'm sticking with my Evo for a bit until something comes along that interests me. I'm more curious about the Evo 4G+ I've been hearing about.
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Its the Evo 3D, without the 3D; same battery, has the evo's 8MP camera, Evo 3D hardware and software.

josh995 said:
I like my whites to be... Well... White.
Not yellow.
So no, I'm sticking with my Evo for a bit until something comes along that interests me. I'm more curious about the Evo 4G+ I've been hearing about.
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EVO 4G+ is not coming to Sprint.
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Atrix vs sensation

I watched an atrix vs sensation youtube video. It was almost funny how badly the atrix while still running froyo spanked the sensation.
I think it's kind of funny when you look at what people want for an att band sensation. Some people want more than what an sgs2 costs while the atrix prices keep falling even with the unlocked bl and custom roms flowing in. The atrix screen although smaller, looked much better also.
I guess some people in the market place think others are stupid enough to pay $700 for a sensation that costs $549 new.
I'll keep my atrix and wait for the atrix 2 to come out with it's bigger screen.
Please don't flame me for this, it's just something I wanted to get off of my chest.
That and I think it's kind of funny that a phone (atrix) took so much crap for it's first few months spanks a phone that while being locked down gets paused by the majority.
My atrix

Oh yeah, man, the Atrix I got is awesome.
I lurk in the Marketplace and I see everyone's desire for a Sensation or a GS2 and I just don't see it either.
I thought you were crazy when you sold your GS2 and kept the Atrix but now I understand why.

TheBassman369 said:
Oh yeah, man, the Atrix I got is awesome.
I lurk in the Marketplace and I see everyone's desire for a Sensation or a GS2 and I just don't see it either.
I thought you were crazy when you sold your GS2 and kept the Atrix but now I understand why.
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Yep, I got bored with the sgs2 very fast. It reminded me of a slightly faster bigger captivate. I think touchwiz no matter how much they tweak it is boring. I do like sense but am very glad I didn't trade my atrix and transformer for a sensation.
I'm very happy with my atrix.
How are you and your family doing, I hope you guys are well and that your dad is doing good.
Best wishes to you all
Don
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People want a sensation for sense 3.0. People want a SGSII because of the SAMOLED screen and 8MP camera.
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How did the Atrix go from most loved and anticipated phone of CES 2011 to the most hated dual core? I see more praise for the Photon which (imo) is SO much the optometry of a big bowl o' ugly (plus it's fat). Sigh....

kimmikolter said:
How did the Atrix go from most loved and anticipated phone of CES 2011 to the most hated dual core? I see more praise for the Photon which (imo) is SO much the optometry of a big bowl o' ugly (plus it's fat). Sigh....
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Its not fat, its just big boned!
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kimmikolter said:
How did the Atrix go from most loved and anticipated phone of CES 2011 to the most hated dual core? I see more praise for the Photon which (imo) is SO much the optometry of a big bowl o' ugly (plus it's fat). Sigh....
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Completely agree with your opinion of the Photon, its pretty much the exact same phone but with a better camera and the worst phone design I've seen. I normally don't care about appearances, but if I were on sprint I wouldn't buy it on looks alone.
With regards to the Atrix's reception, I think that has to do with how terrible the webtop implementation is. Its slow, feels incomplete and definitely not worth the hefty asking price. While that's not the fault of the phone itself, the webtop functionality is a large part of why it got so much attention in the first place.
What (I think) we have is a very vocal minority that's tarnishing its reputation. Most who've tried the phone know how great it is.

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Its not fat, its just big boned!
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I lol'ed.
also the only thing devices such as the sensation had over the ATRIX was the unlocked bootloader, and now that advantage is gone. we now have a championship contender in this sexy device.
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I like my Atrix. Although the bootloader unlocked now, being locked for so long hurt, as few devs have come to the phone to do anything even after the unlock (compare to the evo 3d. Look at all those ROMs....ALREADY!) The build quality is also poor
And I agree, the webtop kinda sent the wrong message, especially because it kinda failed...
However, out of all phones I, as am AT&T user could have, I would only want the Atrix as of now
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Three things they could have done to make the webtop infinitely better and better received
- two finger or side scrolling on touchpad
- bigger keyboard!?!?!? Who designed the ergonomics on that thing
- PRICE PRICE PRICE - costs more than netbook for half a netbook?!?!
And on the phone side
- released w/ gingerbread. Speed diff is like night and day IMO.
Had they pushed it out the door a month later with gingerbread preloaded it would have been a much better contender. Thank god for unlocked BL

*Thinks* The Nexus Prime running icecream sandwich will end this debate.... it will be mine
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wintermute000 said:
Three things they could have done to make the webtop infinitely better and better received
- two finger or side scrolling on touchpad
- bigger keyboard!?!?!? Who designed the ergonomics on that thing
- PRICE PRICE PRICE - costs more than netbook for half a netbook?!?!
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Can we agree that, at least in the US (I honestly don't know how carriers in other nations handled it), the requirement to have a tethering plan even for occasional use on the mobile network was the final nail in the coffin of Atrix's reputation? Great phone but they practically have to give it away, owing mostly to Webtop being so overhyped, overpriced, and underwhelming...

donharden2002 said:
Yep, I got bored with the sgs2 very fast. It reminded me of a slightly faster bigger captivate. I think touchwiz no matter how much they tweak it is boring. I do like sense but am very glad I didn't trade my atrix and transformer for a sensation.
I'm very happy with my atrix.
How are you and your family doing, I hope you guys are well and that your dad is doing good.
Best wishes to you all
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In some ways I could say the same things about my upgrade from the Milestone to the Atrix. Some days I still don't know I the upgrade is "truly" justified since I had high expectations and with Froyo it's not that much of an upgrade. On top of that, GB appears to have issues. (And its not limited to this device)
That's why my lower spec SGS still appeals to me since its more "different".
In the end I don't know how iPhone users can use the same phone year in and year out?...
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kimmikolter said:
How did the Atrix go from most loved and anticipated phone of CES 2011 to the most hated dual core? I see more praise for the Photon which (imo) is SO much the optometry of a big bowl o' ugly (plus it's fat). Sigh....
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Expectations were set too high IMO, and Motoblur really bogged this phone down. Too much excitement was probably set around the first dual-core/1GB mem device.
For many this was their first Motoblur phone and some now understand why MB is a PITA.
By all means I'm not trying to TC, and people will tear apart the Photon too.
The Photon is only getting love because it has that new car smell that's all.
The Nexus Prime is the next "it phone" but there will be many that will criticize that too, and the cycle will start over. Rinse, wash, repeat...
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What I learnt from this thread is that you find a lot of things and people funny.

donharden2002 said:
Yep, I got bored with the sgs2 very fast. It reminded me of a slightly faster bigger captivate. I think touchwiz no matter how much they tweak it is boring. I do like sense but am very glad I didn't trade my atrix and transformer for a sensation.
I'm very happy with my atrix.
How are you and your family doing, I hope you guys are well and that your dad is doing good.
Best wishes to you all
Don
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My family is doing good. My dad is okay but the last time we heard from him he and the rest of his unit were stuck in Leipzig, Germany. The left wing broke on the plane they were in...thankfully they were close to the ground. Lol. That was 3 days ago. He should be calling us sometime soon. Thanks for asking.
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kimmikolter said:
How did the Atrix go from most loved and anticipated phone of CES 2011 to the most hated dual core? I see more praise for the Photon which (imo) is SO much the optometry of a big bowl o' ugly (plus it's fat). Sigh....
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+100000!!!!
Same with the Bionic (even before we knew they switched out the processors and doubled the RAM) everyones going crazy with anticipation for it when it was essentially the same phone as the Atrix with half the RAM. Now I guess it's the same (not sure where OMAP stacks against Tegra?).

Purple Drama Llama said:
+100000!!!!
Same with the Bionic (even before we knew they switched out the processors and doubled the RAM) everyones going crazy with anticipation for it when it was essentially the same phone as the Atrix with half the RAM. Now I guess it's the same (not sure where OMAP stacks against Tegra?).
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I think in the case of the Bionic, the issue was it kept getting delayed. The people who wanted to buy it eventually settled on something else because they wanted/needed a new phone.

Atrix>Sensation

Jotokun said:
Completely agree with your opinion of the Photon, its pretty much the exact same phone but with a better camera and the worst phone design I've seen. I normally don't care about appearances, but if I were on sprint I wouldn't buy it on looks alone.
With regards to the Atrix's reception, I think that has to do with how terrible the webtop implementation is. Its slow, feels incomplete and definitely not worth the hefty asking price. While that's not the fault of the phone itself, the webtop functionality is a large part of why it got so much attention in the first place.
What (I think) we have is a very vocal minority that's tarnishing its reputation. Most who've tried the phone know how great it is.
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well one huge diff with photon is that it has HDMI mirroring AND webtop...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus?

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/09/08/nexus-prime-rumored-to-have-massive-display-different-name/
A new rumor claiming that the Nexus Prime will be re-named to Galaxy Nexus, have a bigger 4.65in curve display , 8.8mm thick with a more narrow release date at late October.
Looks like we wont have a transformer phone
Edit: http://www.slashgear.com/nexus-prime-chassis-specs-reported-support-page-up-at-samsung-08178114/
Another article with this one claiming a samsung support page will be live soon and the phone will have a full metal chassis.

I no longer believe rumors. We've heard that it's 4", 4.3", 4.5", and now 4.6". We also heard that it's a Verizon exclusive, then heard that all carriers will get it. Then we heard it's not called the Nexus Prime, but rather, the Droid Prime. Then we heard it's running 480x800 resolution (which means it's 480p and not 720p).
Sorry OP, I'm not ranting about you. I'm just ranting about the amount of people that create these rumors to keep the ignorant excited.

Honestly i agree, i dont fall for rumors, i wait until the official source confirms it before i get excited, but it is still news and i think it is worth posting :/

I thought prime was a stupid name. I mean this is stupid too. Coincidentally, I feel transformers are stupid also. Why can't it just be the Nexus 3 or keep the original NEXUS ONE name going and do NEXUS TWO. I consider the nexus s just an update. Like the iPhone 3gs to the 3g.
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Overstew said:
I no longer believe rumors. We've heard that it's 4", 4.3", 4.5", and now 4.6". We also heard that it's a Verizon exclusive, then heard that all carriers will get it. Then we heard it's not called the Nexus Prime, but rather, the Droid Prime. Then we heard it's running 480x800 resolution (which means it's 480p and not 720p).
Sorry OP, I'm not ranting about you. I'm just ranting about the amount of people that create these rumors to keep the ignorant excited.
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I agree on all counts. I don't think I can pass on the Epic Touch to wait on something that MAY happen and that we don't have the exact specs on. I have read dual 1.5 core and dual 1.2 core, different size screens, Verizon exclusive, all carriers,etc as well.
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I've heard it comes with a vajayjay. Lol
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I've heard it comes with a vajayjay. Lol
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See, this is,part of the confusion...I read it comes with punanny. Hehe
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JohnCorleone said:
I agree on all counts. I don't think I can pass on the Epic Touch to wait on something that MAY happen and that we don't have the exact specs on. I have read dual 1.5 core and dual 1.2 core, different size screens, Verizon exclusive, all carriers,etc as well.
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Thing here is though there are a variety of different phones. First it was 'Nexus Prime' which ruled all. Then, we learned that Verizon is getting the 'Droid Prime' but that IS NOT a Nexus phone. Sure, it might be similar, but that's not the same phone.
We know Google will release another Nexus phone, that's not the question. Do we know the exact specs of it yet, certainly not, but we seem to know more now than we did previously.
Maybe I'm just biased because I'm one of the few waiting for final details on the next Nexus phone, regardless of the name, before jumping on the SGS2 bandwagon.

hayzooos said:
Thing here is though there are a variety of different phones. First it was 'Nexus Prime' which ruled all. Then, we learned that Verizon is getting the 'Droid Prime' but that IS NOT a Nexus phone. Sure, it might be similar, but that's not the same phone.
We know Google will release another Nexus phone, that's not the question. Do we know the exact specs of it yet, certainly not, but we seem to know more now than we did previously.
Maybe I'm just biased because I'm one of the few waiting for final details on the next Nexus phone, regardless of the name, before jumping on the SGS2 bandwagon.
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I am just glad I have 2 lines. I will keep my Epic until the Prime comes. I have no problem running with the Epic Touch and Epic for a while...
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Weren't we all under the assumption that the original nexus was going to come with a dual core and a larger screen with a higher resolution. Then we were all disappointed when it was a glorified lateral upgrade to a galaxy s series.
My hopes are that we don't just get a glorified galaxy s2.

nadcicle said:
Weren't we all under the assumption that the original nexus was going to come with a dual core and a larger screen with a higher resolution. Then we were all disappointed when it was a glorified lateral upgrade to a galaxy s series.
My hopes are that we don't just get a glorified galaxy s2.
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You mean the Nexus S? Because if you're talking about the original Nexus, dual-core for phones weren't even considered! Umm, for the Nexus S, though, I don't think it was expected to get dual-core since dual-core was very new at the time (or didn't even exist. Can't remember when the Atrix came out). We weren't disappointed with the screen resolution; Samsung did a great job at bringing their Super Amodled display to the phone. The reason why we were disappointed with the Nexus S was because it only shot 480p video, no sd card, and some other minor stuff.

There are supposedly three model numbers for the next "nexus.":
The Droid Prime is an SCH-i515
The Rumoured Nexus replacement is a GT-I9250
The 515 is the Charge replacement.
Galaxy Prime or Galaxy Nexus might be a third phone all together.
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Phones are going to come to life someday. Take note: LG Optimus line. ASUS Transformer. And now the Nexus Prime.
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zanderman112 said:
There are supposedly three model numbers for the next "nexus.":
The Droid Prime is an SCH-i515
The Rumoured Nexus replacement is a GT-I9250
The 515 is the Charge replacement.
Galaxy Prime or Galaxy Nexus might be a third phone all together.
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The name was probably changed so that lg could have the name optimus prime
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And it still has no keyboard... will there be a top tier replacement for the epic w/ a hw kb? That is a more relevent question to me.
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And it still has no keyboard... will there be a top tier replacement for the epic w/ a hw kb? That is a more relevent question to me.
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Doubtful, but with a 4.6" (or whatever it's going to be) there isn't much need for a physical keyboard outside the personal preference to touch keys, not a screen.
I have a feeling phones with physical keyboards are going to be hard to come by in the future. There will be some, but the options will probably be quite limited.

phones with keyboards are coming out all the time. just not on sprint.
droid3 for instance on verizon has a 5 row qwerty. the screen looks like doodoo, but still, its something. sidekick 4g and mytouch 4g are relatively new on tmobile too. sprint just needs to request one from a manufacturer.
its not just bout liking physical keys, i dont want my keyboard taking up half of my screen. i want a real 4.5 inch screen. not half of that because of some ugly on screen keyboard.

Motorola Edison A.K.A Atrix 2

Interesting. Still NO LTE?! :-/
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Moto...he-Atrix-2-photos-leak-specs-revealed_id22280
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So, 3 megapixels is a worthy upgrade?

Don't get your hopes up over leaked information. Nothing is official until it comes straight from the source.

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I doubt, (even if it will exist) it will become the "Atrix 2". The Atrix has been out only 7 months (maybe 6?) and it's essentially the same phone with an extra 3 megapixels :/. What would be the point of this phone as a successor?

Atrix Upgrade
The new phone with have a faster 1.2 or 1.5 ghz processor, a larger 4.3 or 4.5" screen, curved edges on the screen, and better camera, and higher video rate.
I dont think this is the time to upgrade since its been announced that quad core phones as fast as 2.5 ghz will be released by xmas. So if you do upgrade now you will be upgrading again shortly. The android market is moving very fast.
Also Gingerbread is running nicely and I am happy with my phone.
Bigger screen, faster processor are upgrades I want. But I would also like my next phone to have a FM radio receiver. The Atrix has one but it does not work. The other exotic upgrade I would like to have is a built in TV receiver. A company in S Korea released a phone with a TV receiver in it but I have not seen it yet. That would certainly be an exotic upgrade and it could be a while before one is released here in the USA.
I also look forward to Ice Cream Sandwich but wil wait for the OTA release of that which officially be in November.

Not even an upgrade to be worthy as the ATRIX successor. More pixels, higher clocked chip, most likely a larger screen....ill pass and stay with my current oc'd ATRIX
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No LTE for what I'm sure will be Motorola's new "flagship" phone like the original Atrix was.... fail. After experiencing Motoblur, in all its glory, Im going Nexus route when the Prime comes out... pure Google experience appeals to me more than webtop or fingerprint scanner, neither of which I even use any more.
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No LTE for what I'm sure will be Motorola's new "flagship" phone like the original Atrix was.... fail. After experiencing Motoblur, in all its glory, Im going Nexus route when the Prime comes out... pure Google experience appeals to me more than webtop or fingerprint scanner, neither of which I even use any more.
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I agree with you 100% I am definitely getting the next Google phone.

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No LTE for what I'm sure will be Motorola's new "flagship" phone like the original Atrix was.... fail. After experiencing Motoblur, in all its glory, Im going Nexus route when the Prime comes out... pure Google experience appeals to me more than webtop or fingerprint scanner, neither of which I even use any more.
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+1 to this ^
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I don't see a 8mp camera as an upgrade. Just because its 3 more mp doesn't mean it's better picture quality, actually it's usually worse.
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I shared my thoughts on the Atrix 2 here: http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-2-upgraded-with-lte-photos
Why is there a 4G icon with signal blips? AT&T and Moto use the "H+" for HSPA+. Maybe this thing will have LTE after all is said and done. It is most definitely discouraging to hear "no LTE," though.

I didn't see a fingerprint sensor... so if I'm correct and there isn't one, that would mean the only upgrade is the camera. No wonder Google bought Motorola Mobility, I wouldn't want a company like that representing the Android brand :/

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I doubt, (even if it will exist) it will become the "Atrix 2". The Atrix has been out only 7 months (maybe 6?) and it's essentially the same phone with an extra 3 megapixels :/. What would be the point of this phone as a successor?
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If the processor specs are for real than they actually aren't close to same...

Have you guys seen what motorola does over on Verizon for its droids? DROID 1 DROID 2 and DROID 3 are all incremental updates. DROID x to DROID x2 as well. Why wouldn't Moto make a slightly different phone and call it new? Every phone manufacturer does this from Htc to Motorola to Apple.
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All you have to do is look at nvidia's "Roadmap" of the tegra chips to see whats happening with them and what their plans are. Here is a link so you can see for yourselves, http://blogs.nvidia.com/2011/02/teg...-chip-worlds-first-quadcore-mobile-processor/ Anyway looking like you upgrade in 2012 than 2013 etc considering according to their roadmap they have new stuff coming every year up to 2014. Regardless though if it is a supposed "Atrix 2" seems sorta pointless considering what we can already do with a rooted unlock Atrix granted not like your layman would know any different.

Is it just me. Or is there no fingerprint reader?
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Unless AT&T gets friendlier with its data limits (even soft caps) LTE doesn't excite me that much...
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This is what im growing tired of, lol the atrix isnt even old, yet they are gonna release number 2 this year, lol with a slight increase in specs, ..
too many damn phones out..lol cant even keep up, unless you have deep pockets,,
I have a infuse and atrix. those will keep me busy through the new year.. hell even my old dinc still has plenty of horsepower left.. even though its migrated to my 13 yr old for games, lol

Atrix 2 probably lacks unlocked bootloader. Pass.
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The Atrix was a pretty big leap in terms of mobile technology when it came out and is still extremely competitive with other Dual Core phones especially with the custom ROM's.
My thoughts should be that the Atrix 2 should be released when it makes another big jump in terms of technology, not miniscule upgrades.