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How come Droid X gets Gingerbread before Atrix?

This is absurd. How does an 8 month old phone gets Gingerbread before the latest Flagship phone?
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/content/961-droid-2-gingerbread-2-3-3-release-thread.html

Hopefully that's a good sign of things to come :/
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Because motorola has been working on longer than the atrix
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I'm sure Motorola will give us Gingerbread in time for Honycomb to come out for phones lol.

It does suck. I dont see why the atrix doesn't have it by now. The source has been out for a while. They should have developed it by now.
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jkurl said:
It does suck. I dont see why the atrix doesn't have it by now. The source has been out for a while. They should have developed it by now.
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If they lose Motoblur, they might have a shorter update cycle. But when did they ever consider what users want?

I would think that they would have to answer to droid x users before the atrix users
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Good things come to those who wait.
.............Maybe..............

Relax. It was obvius that an older phone was going to get the update earlier than a pionner dual core phone. The Atrix is a whole new technology that is not as standar as other phones... On the other hand, just passed one month from its originally launch, what do you expect Android 6.3.5? Atrix is not a Dev phone, is a company (In fact a dual company, Motorola and At&t) personalised phone. Relax folks, it will come in time.
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Relax. It was obvius that an older phone was going to get the update earlier than a pionner dual core phone. The Atrix is a whole new technology that is not as standar as other phones... On the other hand, just passed one month from its originally launch, what do you expect Android 6.3.5? Atrix is not a Dev phone, is a company (In fact a dual company, Motorola and At&t) personalised phone. Relax folks, it will come in time.
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Yeah, I think they said "by the end of 2011" so I hope everyone likes FROzen YOgurt. We have no idea how far they are in testing Gingerbread with a full MotoBlur overlay. The DX, D2, and even the upcoming Bionic only use the MotoBlur Applications Platform that they have been working on since the release of GB and is probably easier to update. I think the Atrix is the only phone running full MotoBlur with 2.2, correct me if I'm wrong. And it seems they're putting a lot of work into that still considering the latest 4.1.57 build. I'd say not anytime before Q4 for the Atrix.

I always wondered how hard would it be for them to just throw honey comb on the atrix. The specs are the same as the xoom. Personally I don't mind waiting a bit longer if when they release ginger bread or honey comb they support dual core. I mean all the next gen phones coming out will be dual core and half of them are running the nivida tegra 2

aszrael1266 said:
I always wondered how hard would it be for them to just throw honey comb on the atrix. The specs are the same as the xoom. Personally I don't mind waiting a bit longer if when they release ginger bread or honey comb they support dual core. I mean all the next gen phones coming out will be dual core and half of them are running the nivida tegra 2
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Honeycomb is only for tablets, Ice Cream is supposed to mix the two, so 2.4 will probably more or less be Honeycomb for phones.
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No matter what they release... it will probably suck. Moto Blur is worthless.
Dear Motorola Mobility,
Nice choice on hardware!
Feel free to continue making all the most worthless software in the world to drag down your phones... but please, make everyone's life easier and JUST UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADERS so we can take your crappy software off!!!!!!!
P.S. No one wants to pay any money for your worthless laptop attachment. Who makes a trackpad that doesn't support scrolling anymore anyways?
Love,
Semi-Proud Atrix owner
If there was a Blur Atrix, and a 'Nexus' Atrix w/ unlocked bootloader and current software, it is hard to imagine any knowledgeable human buying the one with Blur.

plvaulter06 said:
No matter what they release... it will probably suck. Moto Blur is worthless.
Dear Motorola Mobility,
Nice choice on hardware!
Feel free to continue making all the most worthless software in the world to drag down your phones... but please, make everyone's life easier and JUST UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADERS so we can take your crappy software off!!!!!!!
P.S. No one wants to pay any money for your worthless laptop attachment. Who makes a trackpad that doesn't support scrolling anymore anyways?
Love,
Semi-Proud Atrix owner
If there was a Blur Atrix, and a 'Nexus' Atrix w/ unlocked bootloader and current software, it is hard to imagine any knowledgeable human buying the one with Blur.
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Agreed. The Atrix should have been the Nexus S (Vanilla ROM of course)

Should I upgrade to the Motorola Photon or the Samsung SII

Which one would you upgrade to and why?
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They both seem like good contenders, but personally I am going for the within(galaxy II) unless sprint decides to put a keyboard on it. The sammys cameras have always been on the top list, and watching some vids on the sgs2, the phone destroys all other benchmarks. This video shows a side by side comparison with the 3d, and the sammy seems to win in every category. Motorola has big shoes to fill...
http://pocketnow.com/android/htc-evo...laxy-s-2-video

Photon has a photo button and kickstands and higher resolution. And we don't know the sg2 is faster, it has not been tested against the photon. There is rumored to be a Tegra 2 version on the sg2 out there and we might get that one in the us making it almost the same as the photon. Just saying
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I think you should check em both out and see which one you like more. People are acting like the sgs2 is some sort of god phone bit really all of these phones are so similarly spec'd that it really comes down to personal preference. I have the E3D and everything about it is sick. I may get an sgs2 to replace my OG EVO though as I would prefer that over the Motorola.
Tapa tapa tapa

I have had bad luck with samsung hardware
but man that photon4g is wayy to sexy

i woud go sgs2. but as said above, it REALLY depends on the processor. ofc, if it gets tegra 2, itll be the same, then its really cosmetics and stock ui... but from what ive read, the Exynos/Orion processors are MUCH faster than the competition. even at 1ghz, the exynos is supposed to be able to beat the tegra. fingers crossed.

The Photon, only because the Samsung GSII might not come in CDMA flavor (carrier blocking), from what I've read.
Otherwise, yeah the GSII.
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how active are the development communities for samsung and motorola compared to HTC?

cnstarz said:
how active are the development communities for samsung and motorola compared to HTC?
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HTC>Samsung>Motorola
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Noiro said:
HTC>Samsung>Motorola
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This is what could really keeps me from considering the Photon but on the other hand, I really want the extra resolution the 3D and Photon have.

Another thing to consider is time to market with Software updates. Although the E3D, SGS2, and Photon all launch with Android 2.3 certain manufacturers are quicker and better at releasing official updates.
I for one have not seen a Samsung firmware release go as planned in over a year. Their updates seem to take forever and when they do roll out they are still buggy (The latest Froyo update to the Sprint version of the SGS was pulled twice before a proper release was done). HTC on the other hand updates first and updates often and very rarely has issues. As far as Motorola is concerned... I can't say as the Photon is the first Moto phone we will be carrying in a long time. That being said I am looking forward to the Photon but my biggest concern is SW support both official and third party.

The Photon is also launching with 2.2.......that and a locked bootloader is reason enough to not get it.
Tegra 2 is also overrated and the Adreno 220 and Exynos easily match, and even beat it in some benchmarks.
I haven't read it confirmed, but it seems likely that it will also have a Pentile display, so despite the higher resolution, it won't look as sharp, as say the screen on the EVO3D.

Android 17 said:
The Photon is also launching with 2.2.......that and a locked bootloader is reason enough to not get it.
Tegra 2 is also overrated and the Adreno 220 and Exynos easily match, and even beat it in some benchmarks.
I haven't read it confirmed, but it seems likely that it will also have a Pentile display, so despite the higher resolution, it won't look as sharp, as say the screen on the EVO3D.
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So it doesn't have a root yet like the 3d, ok
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The Photon is also launching with 2.2.......that and a locked bootloader is reason enough to not get it.
Tegra 2 is also overrated and the Adreno 220 and Exynos easily match, and even beat it in some benchmarks.
I haven't read it confirmed, but it seems likely that it will also have a Pentile display, so despite the higher resolution, it won't look as sharp, as say the screen on the EVO3D.
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No the Photon is definitely launching with 2.3
source: http://now.sprint.com/p4/?ECID=vanityhoton
It is unconfirmed as to if the boot loader will be locked, at least I have not had a reliable source confirm it. I'll see if I can corner the Motorola rep next time I see him though. If it's anything like the Atrix bootloader it shouldn't be much of an issue though. See:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/motorola-to-unlock-atrix-bootloader-in-future-update/
I am unfamiliar with the differences between a Pentile display and the one the Evo 3D uses. Can you elaborate on how it is inferior?

I'd get the SG2

Dan_ said:
I'd get the SG2
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Thats what im thinking
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Love my E3D but since this is for the photon or sgs2 then I would choose the sgs2.
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i'm getting the photon. i'm sick of samsung and their lousy and untimely updates. it's between the evo3d and the photon for me, and the "3d" on the new evo really means nothing to me. motorola devices have always been high quality. i won't like the locked bootloader but sammy's record did it for me i guess. the unknown of the photon trumps samsung's terrible record.

dont base your choice SOLELY on the opinions of others. yea, use them to help you out but, when it comes down to it, it's YOUR choice...not theirs. so play around with each phone (I'm assuming you're waiting on the SGSII to land in order to do this anyway so you have the patience already lol). which ever you like better should be the one you get.
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So it doesn't have a root yet like the 3d, ok
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of course the photon doesn't have root yet....IT'S NOT RELEASED give it time...it will get it especially since Moto is looking to unlock the bootloader of the Atrix (dunno if it has been done yet)...they'll probably do the same with the Photon (probably not right out of the box tho)
when I was upgrading from the Hero, I went through the same thing (had to choose between OG Evo, Shift and Epic). I wanted the bigger screen so the shift was out right away. I played with both the Evo and the Epic and yea the Epic was better specs (the 1gHz Hummingbird vs 1gHz Snapdragon, Super AMOLED vs LED) but it just felt cheap to me (IMO that seems to be with A LOT of Samsung phones...i've had quite a few over the years and so did a friend of mine and they (the phones) all seemed like that). I knew the Evo had the better development community but that didn't affect my decision.
long story short, choose what YOU feel would be the better fit for YOU. test them out (also look at the Evo 3D to see what the others are talking about when it comes to the screen)

cg 112358 said:
dont base your choice SOLELY on the opinions of others. yea, use them to help you out but, when it comes down to it, it's YOUR choice...not theirs. so play around with each phone (I'm assuming you're waiting on the SGSII to land in order to do this anyway so you have the patience already lol). which ever you like better should be the one you get.
of course the photon doesn't have root yet....IT'S NOT RELEASED give it time...it will get it especially since Moto is looking to unlock the bootloader of the Atrix (dunno if it has been done yet)...they'll probably do the same with the Photon (probably not right out of the box tho)
when I was upgrading from the Hero, I went through the same thing (had to choose between OG Evo, Shift and Epic). I wanted the bigger screen so the shift was out right away. I played with both the Evo and the Epic and yea the Epic was better specs (the 1gHz Hummingbird vs 1gHz Snapdragon, Super AMOLED vs LED) but it just felt cheap to me (IMO that seems to be with A LOT of Samsung phones...i've had quite a few over the years and so did a friend of mine and they (the phones) all seemed like that). I knew the Evo had the better development community but that didn't affect my decision.
long story short, choose what YOU feel would be the better fit for YOU. test them out (also look at the Evo 3D to see what the others are talking about when it comes to the screen)
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I don't need the 3d
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Costco pulling the Motorola Atrix for 'new handset coming soon'?

Costco pulling the Motorola Atrix for 'new handset coming soon'?
By Phil Nickinson 21 Jul 2011 8:24 pm
Now this is a wee bit interesting. We've gotten word that the Motorola Atrix 4G soon will be off Costco's shelves as some sort of "inventory pullback," and that "a new handset (is) coming soon." And that "coming soon" date appears to be as early as Sunday, July 24. What might that new handset be? An Atrix inventory replenishment? Some sort of tweaked Atrix? Something completely different? News at 11.
http://www.androidcentral.com/costc...entral+(Android+Central)&utm_content=FaceBook

That's interesting. Maybe it's an Atrix with AT&T's LTE. If it's a different phone, it could be the Defy+ thats rumored to be on AT&T.

AT&T just announced the nexus s is coming out July 24th.
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AT&T just announced the nexus s is coming out July 24th.
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I thought the nexus s was a best buy exclusive for att
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Could be the Photon... Atrix internals with improved screen size and better camera.

"Their doing this since they will be selling the unlocked version you can check on Amazon.com to see in stock July 24 and how I know this is because my friend who works at Costco told me this. "
Quote above is from the comments on the linked website. It seems logical.

Atrix Discontinued
I just took my Fiance to go pick up a new phone since her contract just expired, and we were planning on getting her a Motorola Atrix 4G (like mine), but as soon as we got there, the people informed us Moto/ATT are recalling/pulling the Atrix because it didn't do as well as they originally planned. The replacement for them was a Samsung Inspire 4G (which is actually a nice looking phone and runs pretty smoothly).
Depending IF Motorola holds up to their words with the bootloader unlocking this year, I may be moving away from Motorola after this phone. It's a shame because I like their hardware/look a lot.
Just thought I'd share that with you all.

meztizo_kid said:
I just took my Fiance to go pick up a new phone since her contract just expired, and we were planning on getting her a Motorola Atrix 4G (like mine), but as soon as we got there, the people informed us Moto/ATT are recalling/pulling the Atrix because it didn't do as well as they originally planned. The replacement for them was a Samsung Inspire 4G (which is actually a nice looking phone and runs pretty smoothly).
Depending IF Motorola holds up to their words with the bootloader unlocking this year, I may be moving away from Motorola after this phone. It's a shame because I like their hardware/look a lot.
Just thought I'd share that with you all.
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Samsung Inspire 4g!? If they have that do they carry the HTC Infuse 4G or perhaps the Motorola Iphone4?! LOL

Yup this may be my last moto phone ... I may go with the new nexus coming out for stock android
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s1mpd1ddy said:
Yup this may be my last moto phone ... I may go with the new nexus coming out for stock android
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Yep me to, I went from Nexus to Atrix, and never realised how much I was going to lose (even without considering bootloader unlock or root, though having said that it looks much easier/mature process than on vanilla Nexus). SIP is the main case in point for me, even SGS2 fanboys are moaning about it so we're not alone in that regard. Still I'm seeing numerous minor glitches here and there, nothing show stopping or heart attack inducing but still noticeably glitchier (even comparing froyo to froyo).
However if it is as rumoured a 4.5" screen monstrosity then no thanks

wtf?. and where i can do it or which requeriment they can put us? why?

wintermute000 said:
Yep me to, I went from Nexus to Atrix, and never realised how much I was going to lose (even without considering bootloader unlock or root, though having said that it looks much easier/mature process than on vanilla Nexus). SIP is the main case in point for me, even SGS2 fanboys are moaning about it so we're not alone in that regard. Still I'm seeing numerous minor glitches here and there, nothing show stopping or heart attack inducing but still noticeably glitchier (even comparing froyo to froyo).
However if it is as rumoured a 4.5" screen monstrosity then no thanks
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I'll be ticked if the Nexus 3 is any bigger than a 4".
Personally I think 3.7 is perfect, and 4" is already pushing it.
I'be already tried the SGS2 and hate that form factor. Literally hate it...
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ccrows said:
I'll be ticked if the Nexus 3 is any bigger than a 4".
Personally I think 3.7 is perfect, and 4" is already pushing it.
I'be already tried the SGS2 and hate that form factor. Literally hate it...
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Yep similar sentiments, though 4"is now my preferred FF after using atrix.
If the SGS2 was 4" and not so light and plasticky I would have jumped on it in a heartbeat. I had my heart set on it until I actually played with it in person and thought why am I paying 750+AUD for something that feels like a big toy (despite how nice the internals are). For me atrix form factor and hardware is fantastic, and now software is being rectified (whereas hardware, well you're kinda stuck with it lol).

wintermute000 said:
Yep me to, I went from Nexus to Atrix, and never realised how much I was going to lose (even without considering bootloader unlock or root, though having said that it looks much easier/mature process than on vanilla Nexus). SIP is the main case in point for me, even SGS2 fanboys are moaning about it so we're not alone in that regard. Still I'm seeing numerous minor glitches here and there, nothing show stopping or heart attack inducing but still noticeably glitchier (even comparing froyo to froyo).
However if it is as rumoured a 4.5" screen monstrosity then no thanks
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Strait from the Google Nexus S website.
Display
4.0" WVGA (480x800)
Contour Display with curved glass screen
Super AMOLED
235 ppi
Capacitive touch sensor
Anti-fingerprint display coating

mpalatsi said:
Strait from the Google Nexus S website.
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4.0" WVGA (480x800)
Contour Display with curved glass screen
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235 ppi
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I believe he was referring to the Nexus 3 or w/e they will call the next one...

i think what we may be getting is New atrix with AT&T LTE along with GB.
otherwise this is still stellar device with unlocked bootloader.

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Could be the Photon... Atrix internals with improved screen size and better camera.
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I'm guessing the LG Thrill

Have you seen Costco's selection, though? I know in the stores near my place they only have like 3 phones from each carrier. I don't think this will affect the long-term viability of the Atrix, there's just a newer phone out that they are going to sell.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/22/droid-bionics-secrecy-betrayed-on-amazon-by-simple-dock-listin/
Anyone seen this? Droid Bionic is 4,5" AWSOMELY ENORMOUS screen, with similar docks (he has the HD dock, for example).
If it comes with a multitouch lapdock Im gonna go on a motorola killing spree until they give me one :|

Is it just me or is the supposed atrix successor...

Disappointing? Smaller battery, no fingerprint sensor and no tegra. The battery cover does look better though. I could go both ways on dedicated camera button. Everything else is kind of meh.
I voided my warranty and your mum.

Yeah not exactly much better.Give me 2 more cores and then your talking
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yes, a big dissappointment. seems like a step back, not forward in every way. I thought they would do a Photon 4G equivalent with a bigger screen etc? That looks like a great device and an improvement over our atrix. Seems like the Atrix 2 is slower, smaller battery (one of the best selling points on the atrix IMHO) and doesnt make a generation jump to LTE etc.
it does ave 4.3 inch screen
Im going for a Samsung Note next.

Seems to me the business people overrule the tech/specs people.
"Let's add this feature, part, ect!"
"No. Its too expensive! We'll worry about those later! Get money and **** *****es."
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Err..
Can we have links for the successor phone pls ?
I am inclined to believe this is Edison we are talking about, but is it officially the successor ?? Specs are not official yet.
Need to have the specs+pics for putting things in better perspective.
"Let's add this feature, part, ect!"
"No. Its too expensive! We'll worry about those later! Get money and **** *****es."
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Hilarious stuff man

But...but....it doesn't have that horrific, baby-eating pentile screen! Surely that's worthy of an upgrade!
/s

I know i'm disappointed. Having bought a lapdock recently..I was really hoping the next gen Atrix would really expand upon that idea with bigger and better specs..not meh.

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Yeah not exactly much better.Give me 2 more cores and then your talking
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All that will do is make your pocket warmer when you play pocket Android in the winter through heat generated with no active cooling. We don't even utilize 2 cores at the moment, so 4 cores is absolutely useless other than epeen.

Rickroller said:
I know i'm disappointed. Having bought a lapdock recently..I was really hoping the next gen Atrix would really expand upon that idea with bigger and better specs..not meh.
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You would think motorola would capitalize on webtop and create a market for "lapdocks". Their half assed "try" is pitiful. They could create a flagship phone with a higher clocked dual core and two gigs of ram. Hell, as things are, the other gig of ram could be accessible by webtop only so you double data rate and it doesnt eat battery having to power that ram and not utilizing it. Perhaps with ics and the better spec'd phones coming soon something might happen.
I voided my warranty and your mum.

spacescreamer said:
Err..
Can we have links for the successor phone pls ?
I am inclined to believe this is Edison we are talking about, but is it officially the successor ?? Specs are not official yet.
Need to have the specs+pics for putting things in better perspective.
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Here they were unable to connect to a LTE Network: http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T...rfaces-TI-OMAP-4-processor-but-no-LTE_id22369
Specs here but nothing about LTE: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...ing-high-end-specs-smooth-form-factor-to-att/
"BGR Source" says no LTE: http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-2-upgraded-with-lte-photos
From BGR: http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/20/motorola-atrix-2-images-and-details-revealed/
More reviews that mnetions the lack of LTE:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/240470/motorola_atrix_2_leak_shows_larger_improved_screen.html
http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/motorolas-atrix-2-edison-flaunts-qhd-display-hands-on-reveal/
Good in-depth review: http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/22/motorola-edison-atrix-2-att-preview/
Not official but they're saying it is the successor: http://androidcommunity.com/atts-motorola-atrix-2edison-gets-hands-on-treatment-20110923/
Shame

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But...but....it doesn't have that horrific, baby-eating pentile screen! Surely that's worthy of an upgrade!
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I second this, main reason I hated my atrix was cause of the screen, if I can get my hands on one, I would swap it out for my atrix instantly.

The Bionic had an "operational" prototype back in Feb but it just got released this month (and looking completely different with different hardware). The same could be said about this. The battery, the processor, the screen, LTE, design, etc. could all be left to change when this phone actually reaches store shelves. But to even think that Motorola goes through the trouble with testing a device that is this lackluster spec-wise, and is supposed to be a successor, leaves me to believe that their marketing structure is based off of disseminating features/hardware across as many devices as possible to maximize profit which is one of the reasons I will not be buying another Moto phone anytime soon.

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The Bionic had an "operational" prototype back in Feb but it just got released this month (and looking completely different with different hardware). The same could be said about this. The battery, the processor, the screen, LTE, design, etc. could all be left to change when this phone actually reaches store shelves. But to even think that Motorola goes through the trouble with testing a device that is this lackluster spec-wise, and is supposed to be a successor, leaves me to believe that their marketing structure is based off of disseminating features/hardware across as many devices as possible to maximize profit which is one of the reasons I will not be buying another Moto phone anytime soon.
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No anger there, then...
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All that will do is make your pocket warmer when you play pocket Android in the winter through heat generated with no active cooling. We don't even utilize 2 cores at the moment, so 4 cores is absolutely useless other than epeen.
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supposedly ice cream sandwich will b optimized for multi core....i hope and it should b out by the edisons or atrix 2's release.Found pics somewhere looks alot like our phone.why wouldnt they give it lte though?just doent make sense

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The Bionic had an "operational" prototype back in Feb but it just got released this month (and looking completely different with different hardware). The same could be said about this. The battery, the processor, the screen, LTE, design, etc. could all be left to change when this phone actually reaches store shelves. But to even think that Motorola goes through the trouble with testing a device that is this lackluster spec-wise, and is supposed to be a successor, leaves me to believe that their marketing structure is based off of disseminating features/hardware across as many devices as possible to maximize profit which is one of the reasons I will not be buying another Moto phone anytime soon.
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I agree with everything you said, but is that any different than say HTC and all their "cookie cutter" sequel phones that they crank out with the same battery issues?
Too many upcoming phones out there, but no dominant successor right now IMO...
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Did everyone forget Google bought moto?? I know it was for patenting rights, but I think they will make pure Google phones in the future now. Not all, but atleast some.
I piss excellence

I read an article about a new LG phone coming out soon that looks bad ass! Basically the same as atrix but with the new Tegra, they said 1.2 or 1.5. It also had the slide out kb and 1080P recording which is probably pretty standard with new phones now. Nvidia was also saying that we should start seeing quad core phones by end of 1Q 2012. That would be nice.
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it would have to be one amazing machine for me to give up on this atrix
as far as im concerned this thing is wayyy ahead of its time therefor future proof for atleast 5 years wait n see! illbeit
i would like a bigger screen a multi cores with 4gig proscesser (someday)!
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ltdanno360 said:
it would have to be one amazing machine for me to give up on this atrix
as far as im concerned this thing is wayyy ahead of its time therefor future proof for atleast 5 years wait n see! illbeit
i would like a bigger screen a multi cores with 4gig proscesser (someday)!
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Lol, not 5 years, but I can keep my Atrix for at least one more year with what AT&T have in mind for its lineup
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I'm just going to start importing phones like this one (when they become compatible):
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/16/xiaomi-m1-with-miui-os-a-310-phone-with-1-5ghz-dual-core-soc-a/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/xiaomi-phone-hands-on-redux-dual-partition-system-explained/
ccrows said:
I agree with everything you said, but is that any different than say HTC and all their "cookie cutter" sequel phones that they crank out with the same battery issues?
Too many upcoming phones out there, but no dominant successor right now IMO...
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Where's my Official ICS for Atrix (MB860)?

Not Rumor!
Atrix MB860 ICS confirmed from Moto
https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c
Currently in Developement:
ATRIX 4G MB860-Rollouts begin in Q3 2012.

realarchambeau said:
Not Rumor!
Atrix MB860 ICS confirmed from Moto
https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c
Currently in Developement:
ATRIX 4G MB860-Rollouts begin in Q3 2012.
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Hm it's listed as "Evaluation & Planning" I wonder if that means they are evaluating whether or not they want to update it at all
thanks for the heads up

thewarhawk said:
Hm it's listed as "Evaluation & Planning" I wonder if that means they are evaluating whether or not they want to update it at all
thanks for the heads up
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Well I guess it really depends on where you are. USA is Q3.
Asia Pacific, EMEA and LATAM are Eval and planning.

thewarhawk said:
Hm it's listed as "Evaluation & Planning" I wonder if that means they are evaluating whether or not they want to update it at all
thanks for the heads up
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Uuh... i think you're looking a little too far south on that list. The one YOU'RE looking at says:
ATRIX / ATRIX 4G MB860/MB861/ME860
Asia Pacific, EMEA, and LATAM
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow
Look a little further up the list, and you see:
Atrix 4G MB860
USA
Development
Rollouts begin Q3 2012
So i guess it's already in development for the US market, but still planning for other locale's. Guess it doesn't really matter anyhow... i'm sure we'll have a much nicer version of CM9 LONG before Motorola gets around to making an effort.

Looks like I will continue to use the atrix for a long time! Which is great because the new moto devices wont work with my docks.

Nobody will be using the atrix in q3, let alone developing for it.
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jimmer411 said:
Nobody will be using the atrix in q3, let alone developing for it.
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I'll still be using and doing work on mine
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jimmer411 said:
Nobody will be using the atrix in q3, let alone developing for it.
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I will ^_^
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Ok well that's 2 people.
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jimmer411 said:
Ok well that's 2 people.
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You serious? The majority of atrix owners don't unlock their boot loaders or know anything about custom roms, and will be on a 2 year contract with their phones. This will breathe life into a phone near the end of the contract, which is awesome
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Alcapone263 said:
You serious? The majority of atrix owners don't unlock their boot loaders or know anything about custom roms, and will be on a 2 year contract with their phones. This will breathe life into a phone near the end of the contract, which is awesome
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Not to mention that it helps resell value a little bit for those who will be unloading their phones. Selling a Gingerbread phone when ICS is widespread would be a much tougher sell.

this is awesome, im stoked!!! I hope they fix the fingerprint stuff and fix the battery....get me some JUICE!!!!

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Nobody will be using the atrix in q3, let alone developing for it.
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I agree. By the time Q3 kicks in, Quad core phones would be rolling out. Also, remember the Milestone debacle in regards to the Gingerbread roll out which was pushed further and further away. By the time it was released, the update was crap and slowed pretty much the phone down. I sold mine a few months prior to the GB update.
MOD/ROM Devs will either take another 2-4 extra months of tweaking or move on to better things. When Atrix was newly released it took around a few months for a decent ROM to come out. Another few months right after the bootloader was unlocked. Plus, it still depends on HOW MANY Devs will be producing Roms by then.
Understand also that, there are some Atrix owners that are wary of modding their phone. An average Joe wouldnt want to mess with it.
We are only but a handful of modders that are willing to take a leap of faith in phone customization. I got coworkers who own Android phones and are NOT interested in regards to roms/mods.
Currently, im in a dilemma of either switching to a Gnex or wait for the Quad. Only time will tell....

There are some other countries in the world except USA and Canada And in many of them carriers do not subsidize phones and even don't have contracts with fixed monthly payments. For example, I may pay nothing for several months if I only use wifi and accept incoming calls.
So I don't have a reason to buy something else. I think I will do it when a phone 4 cores, 2gb ram, micro sd slot, changeable battery, HDMI, NFC, LTE, unlockable bootloader appears. I don't believe this kind of phone with fully working CM7/9 will appear in Q3. Otherwise it doesn't worth buying, atrix remains one of the most powerful phones with great community support

ATRIX / ATRIX 4G MB860/MB861/ME860 Asia Pacific, EMEA and LATAM
Evaluation & Planning Further details to follow.
Motorola should be crazy
i understand now, motorola very bad corparation and can't sale phones international

I'll be using mine until another quad core google (made by Google) phone comes out. Or if I choose to by the Asus padfone with the money I spent on my prime. I do have experience with rooting unlocking flashing etc I fully modded my backflip. So I don't agree with your average Joe statement. I just refuse to do that for this amazing piece of hardware until stable ics comes out 100% stable working everything. Which means that this ics update IS worth waiting for.JS
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i might have missed something but i didn't see canada listed anywhere.

Alcapone263 said:
You serious? The majority of atrix owners don't unlock their boot loaders or know anything about custom roms, and will be on a 2 year contract with their phones. This will breathe life into a phone near the end of the contract, which is awesome
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+1
Many people don't updgrade just because they can. I just had to pry my wife's fingers off her Nokia E71 to get her a free Atrix last month. I am going to leave it stock and locked. While I may be using a different phone a year from now she will still have the Atrix which means I will still have access to the lapdock! It will be nice to have ICS..

I love my Atrix and I'm happy about news.
I think I will use till it will break. I don't see any point upgrading even to Tegra 3 or whatever. For phone even Atrix hardware is overkill (for near future).
If you want get highest score in benchmarks, sure then you should upgrade phone alomst every other month...

I gotta agree the atrix is really good even tho newer devices are better they arent that much better than its worth an upgrade.......I preffer wating until there is a quad core phone with battery life that doesn't suck.Also 1Gb of RAM is pretty much the norm now and with about 100 apps on my device im reaching that limit already.Also who cares about the cores dual core phones right now aren't really doing much unless they're on ICS which actually takes advantage of both cores and even then most apps aren't optimized for dualcore so what is the point of four cores....??? there are advantages but still its just funny why take hardware so far instead make better software to utilize what you already have look at apple they dont even have dualcore iphones yet their devices are super smooth and this is coming from me and I hate apple so much.
My main piint is atrix with ICS means that neither att or manufactures will get my money until they got something that really stands out with good hardware and good software and i know most phone are still gonna be on gingerbread probably until this years end....