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Hey guys, the fun with my Eris was fun while it lasted despite the bugs. slowness, freezes, trackball stopped working etc. Plus i really missed having a physical keyboard. So I ended up falling and cracking my Eris screen which really pissed me off. I called verizon cancelation department multiple times threatening to go to sprint and get the HTC Evo for 200 bucks from raido shack, it took 3 seperate calls and 2 different supervisors and finally they gave the option of any android phone they have available at the new customer rate (so DroidX, Droid2, Droid Incredible0 for 199.99 minus 100. So I went with the the Droid2 not realizing its not rooted yet, and doesnt look like it will be easily rooted. So should I keep the Droid2 which i REALLY want cause of the the physical keyboard and Froyo2.2 that isnt hacked together like it is on the Eris, and real Flash 10.1, or should i cancel and go with the DroidX. My guess is the Droid2 will be rooted and we will be able to put custom roms on soon, is this true or just a pipe dream.
Any real decent well thought out feedback would be appreciated.
droid x may be rooted but it dosen't have custom roms yet...
Well I got my Droid2 via FedEx today and I really don't care that the phone isn't rooted, this phone frickin' rocks.
Agreed. I had to exchange my LG Ally out to something faster. And I am glad I did go to the Droid 2. Its really fast.
I just upgraded my eris to a droid 2 and the droid 2 is incredible!!!
I've used the droid x a few times and the droid incredible a few more times and the droid 2 just blows them out of the water!
Also I love the new keyboard and if you use launcher-pro (with the new update) the phone feels even faster+ you still get the cool ninja-blur widgets without the annoying launcher.
it's just an awesome phone.
I don't want to be a party pooper but I was tired of the buggy Eris as well. I rooted, installed a fantastic froyo rom, and am completely satisfied now. Fast, stable and badass! I wouldn't say no if someone gave me a Droid X/2 but I certainly will not be pushing for one.
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garipper said:
I don't want to be a party pooper but I was tired of the buggy Eris as well. I rooted, installed a fantastic froyo rom, and am completely satisfied now. Fast, stable and badass! I wouldn't say no if someone gave me a Droid X/2 but I certainly will not be pushing for one.
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The Eris sucks ****. I have one and I hate it.
You hate your ****? You might be in the wrong forum.
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I too have an eris that is rooted running froyo but I got a text for an early upgrade so today I will be going to the store and hopefully come home with a droid 2.
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Verizon sent me a D2 to replace my Eris.
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EDIT: nvm found it. feel like a noob, lol.
Eris user coming to Droid 2 tomorrow 9/29/10
Well Veri$on is sending me a Droid2 because I have had 4....let me count them...1...2...3..4....phones. (I wanted a Droid X but no dice)
I have been reading about how to root and install Bootstrap Recovery. Can someone guide me to a FAQ and suggest a good ROM? I know that the Droid2 comes with Froyo 2.2, and I read that there is a 2.3 update for the Droid X. Is there one for the D2?
I have rooted my old Eris but it seems to me that the D2 is a little bit complicated.
Thanks!
2.3 was the Motorola version, not the android version.
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mrkite38 said:
2.3 was the Motorola version, not the android version.
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Thanks....Well I am getting A Motorola D2......??? LOL
Is 2.3.20 the latest system version for the D2? If its not is it worth upgrading and re-rooting?
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You can't upgrade until motorola decides to OTA, which you won't receive if you're rooted.
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Gotcha, thanks for answering my noob question. Now going to look up OTA.
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This is just a rumor, but I read that the DX might get 2.3 soon. IF its true, that could mean the d2 wouldn't be far behind.
Once again, THIS IS JUST A RUMOR I HEARD, so don't put too much stock in it
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This is just a rumor, but I read that the DX might get 2.3 soon. IF its true, that could mean the d2 wouldn't be far behind.
Once again, THIS IS JUST A RUMOR I HEARD, so don't put too much stock in it
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Supposing that happened...I would have to un-root to get it. Then would re-rooting from a new system version be possible? Or would we have to wait for a new root to come out.
orkillakilla said:
This is just a rumor, but I read that the DX might get 2.3 soon. IF its true, that could mean the d2 wouldn't be far behind.
Once again, THIS IS JUST A RUMOR I HEARD, so don't put too much stock in it
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True, but also rumored the d2 will not get 2.3
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True, but also rumored the d2 will not get 2.3
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Well luckly I just found out I have an early upgrade available, and my new every two in 6 months, so ILL GET GINGERBREAD ONE WAY OR THE OTHER!!! Lol
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yeah, P3Droid, the first person to report on this, said the D2G and DX might be seeing updates, he said that moto considers the D2 to the "red headed step-child" or something like that and wont be seeing updates, he is a very reputable person and isnt like nenelod who was trolling us, when he says it, its probably true
That's just depressing. I just got my D2 and opted for instead of D2G thinking it would have some more love. Guess I should have done more research. At least we have some good Devs. I helped my friend root his Devour and they are really hurting for ROMs.
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Looks like all tegra ii phones will never take any ics update at all , all other phones already got it.
dont be silly , quit waiting for an update and buy a snapdragron chip
Why You say that?
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Why do you wait for ICS when there is Jelly Bean? ICS is obsolete.
What's a Tegra ii? Is it anything like a Tegra II?
Sent my Atrix that is faster than most phones
1) Motorola is working on ICS for the Atrix 4G... Why don't you look on Moto's forum ?
2) When ICS is released for the Atrix the ICS drivers will be used for JB
3) Stop raging and just be patient... I paid 300€ for a phone that kicks many more expansive phones, with a badass dock. I'm waiting for the ICS update, but you can fully enjoy it with a stock/Blur ROM.
The Photon, a Motorola phone with a Tegra 2 processor, has official ICS.
You are a troll.
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The Photon, a Motorola phone with a Tegra 2 processor, has official ICS.
You are a troll.
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No it doesn't
Its only scheduled for ICS in Q4 2012. If the Photon had official ICS, CM9 for our Atrix would be totally functional. Video recording, hardware acceleration. Everything would be working.
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The Photon, a Motorola phone with a Tegra 2 processor, has official ICS.
You are a troll.
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Sauce, plz?
daveschz said:
The Photon, a Motorola phone with a Tegra 2 processor, has official ICS.
You are a troll.
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Get off the internet boy.
The nexus 7 tablet with its nvidia chips isn't stopping anyone from buying it either.
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The Photon, a Motorola phone with a Tegra 2 processor, has official ICS.
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The only troll here is you. The Photon's internals are nearly the same as the Atrix's, so if the Photon had ICS, then we would have full CM9.
no trol amymore
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razr had official ICS and it runs on TEGRA 2
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razr had official ICS and it runs on TEGRA 2
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No, that uses the TI OMAP.
In other news, even though I swore to never buy a Tegra device ever again, I got a Nexus 7 last month. And I love it.
There is a driver pack from nvidia but it only working for 3.xxxx kernel. So now we are waiting for Motorola.
Do not blame nvidia
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Look at my signature. This ROM has all the features my Nexus 7 has. I can do everythingJB has to offer except camcorder and there is a work around for that. I'm not a huge fan of the fingerprint sensor or webtop and I do not film with my phone.
Once you try JB it is very hard to go back to any previous Android OS. So, even if ICS gets officially released, I will not go back to any ICS based ROMs. I really hope whatever the devs can scavenge out of this official firmware can be used to make JB based ROMs even better.
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Soldier-2Point0 said:
Once you try JB it is very hard to go back to any previous Android OS.
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Not necessarily.
Today I installed CM10 because I had to do some testing. I did a nandroid backup of my current setup (CM7.2-based) and I did a restore as soon as I was done testing. Don't get me wrong, everything worked fine, I think it was just a too big of a leap for me and I didn't feel comfortable on it as I do on a GB ROM. So yeah, just like everybody else I'm also waiting and hoping there will be an official ICS release, but I definitely won't be the first one to jump to it.
Sorry for off-topic.
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Once you try JB it is very hard to go back to any previous Android OS. So, even if ICS gets officially released, I will not go back to any ICS based ROMs. I really hope whatever the devs can scavenge out of this official firmware can be used to make JB based ROMs even better.
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Agreed
Im still Hopefull sooner or Later we will
have an update i Mean heck motorola wouldnt put it on there website if it was A *Mabe kinda thing thats Just opening them up for A Crapload of returned devices and Lawsuits for False Advertising so kick back in ya pc chair
with ya Favorite Beverage ....:beer:
and Chill , it will come ....in Time
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Deggy said:
Get off the internet boy.
The nexus 7 tablet with its nvidia chips isn't stopping anyone from buying it either.
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its stoping me from getting a nexus 7 thats for sure
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its stoping me from getting a nexus 7 thats for sure
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Nexus 7 is Google's first tablet. I doubt Nvidia would mess up a potentially long term relationship.
Off topic: You haven't tasted JB until you use it on this quad core GPU tablet! Magnificent device!
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Hello guys.
I saw on the front page that someone had ported Jellybean to the X2. My question is, do you think some talented developer could port JB to the original X? JB on the X would be amazing and it doesn't seem that hard to do considering its already on the X2! I know they have different CPUs and GPUs, but would it be that hard to do?
Thanks,
wws12
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C'mon guys, this would be awesome!
xx13thangelxx commented about this on RootzWiki. He said he owns both devices, and a simple port wouldn't work. Hardware is way different. DX is single core omap, while DX2 is dual tegra2, a simple port just won't work. If someone were to get it up and running on a Droid 2, which has the same hardware basically as the DX, a port would be feasible.
Ah but they have! It's for the Milestone 2 which is the GSM version of the D2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827801
wws12
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Since there is a build for the d2, any chance this will come to fruition?
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Hope this hasn't been completely abandoned...
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Hope this hasn't been completely abandoned...
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Most new development and a lot of old development has ceased on the Droid X as many devs have moved on to bigger and better things (mostly shinier toys). Unfortunately I don't think our kernel can support a lot of the functions and to be honest, even if we came up with a 2nd Init JB for our DX, it would be even worse on battery life than the various ICS builds due to the fact that we cannot run custom kernels and the like to actually empower the hardware we have.
As far as JB goes, there's not a lot of real difference between it and ICS except a few different APIs and a bit of polishing as far as I'm aware, but again, we can't see the true benefit of these changes without a proper kernel and modules due to the locked down bootloaders forced upon us.
Unfortunately I'll also agree that most devs have moved on to other projects/devices. It's the nature of having to deal with a locked device and the fact that it's now been over 2 years since the DX was released. As a former DX owner, the SGS3 came out right as my contract was up so it made since to go to the next awesome thing.
I think p3droid and crew went to the bionic pretty early after it came out. I haven't really kept up with that bunch since they stopped releasing things for the DX. Also, cvcps is now the maintainer for the Cm10 builds of the SGS3.
When there was the big to do over the using of kexec to get around the kernel limitations I checked to see if someone would pick that up on the DX. Turns out that someone had, but the project was abandoned due to the difficulty of creating the various drivers needed. I had really hoped that the project would succeed so that my old DX would be useful into the future. However, it's now just a voip phone in my house.
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There are still a few devs out here keeping up the DX's development. Nightly builds of CM7 for the DX are still being released almost daily. I know Wizard0f0s will be releasing an updated verison of his MIUI build any day now. CM9 builds periodically also seem to be leaking out. I wouldnt' be surprised to see a CM10 port from the Droid 2's alpha build making its way to the DX in the next few months. Not all hope is lost Give it time.
I'm happy with Gummy 1.20. Really it's too bad they killed it. Best ROM for the DX imo.
JB now works on D2 so yes, there are plans to port that to the X.
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JB now works on D2 so yes, there are plans to port that to the X.
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When? Who is the developer that is doing it?
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Check over on droidxforums. I don't remember the exact name.of the guy but its the same one who got it working on the D2.
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Check over on droidxforums. I don't remember the exact name.of the guy but its the same one who got it working on the D2.
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Awesome. Can you provide a link?
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http://www.DroidXForums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=592394
Can the D2's CM10 be ported to the DX?
Start there. Don't have the exact link but should lead you where you need to go.
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Just started in android development and I think one day I'll try this
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GoClifGo05 said:
http://www.DroidXForums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=592394
Can the D2's CM10 be ported to the DX?
Start there. Don't have the exact link but should lead you where you need to go.
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I second this!
From what I understand, Droid 2 ROM's work well on the Droid X with minimal re-configuration.
So please, please help the many users who are still holding on to their beloved Droid X's!
I purchased a Droid X and a 3800mah battery (china-style, but works great, 2+ days of battery life) for a total of 68 bucks from ebay a few months ago, and now I have Page Plus for 30 dollars a month (this and other phones work with no modding on their network).
Porting this ROM to the X would make my "just-like-verizon-but-way-cheaper" experience complete! THANK YOU SO MUCH AHEAD OF TIME. I WILL DONATE!!!
Lol give it some time. Like I said the dev is planning to move it over.to the X.
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In the mean time gummy 1.20 has been updated to include HWA. It was tweeted out about a month ago by 13th angel.
I'm running it now and am very happy with the HWA upgrade. Battery life takes a bit of a hit but you can recover it with pimp my rom.
The Milestone 2 has received a JB port so it's now feasible to think that this could be installed on an DX. One problem though, the M2 is a GSM phone while the DX is a CDMA one. Is it easy to change it from wanting a GSM radio to using a CDMA one? Here's the link if anyone is interested.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827801&page=151
Well, this is it.
Is it worth trade? I was thinking about use the webtop and try to buy a vehicle dock and lapdock for a better use of the phone... But seeing on another way I have an ipad 3 and its better than the docks for Atrix, I can just plug my iPad via hdmi on my TV and I get a better "webtop".
But I still getting it on my head, is it really worth? Maybe is just excitement now with the docks that Atrix have.
Sorry my bad english btw.
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i dont really use the hdmi of the atrix but im excited to do so when i get my new tv. its a quite good phone and i hate lg but the screen quality is extremely bad (rgbw pentile matrix)... plus no 3D. the hardware is good enough, but the lack of official ics is not very positive
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Looks like Optimus 3D will get official ICS...
So you think better keep my LG? Because it have the hdmi function as well, only not the webtop, but I really dont think it is that better when compare with my Ipad 3.
Hmm...not so sure. One thing that its actually better on the Atrix is the development support. Last time i checked when i was looking to root and update my friend's O3D, the development was kind of dead at the moment. Not so sure how it is now, but it usually slows down with time, so my guess its that it must be kind of dead right now. Atrix's development is not the best one, but its great. And the community here is great. If you are OK with not receiving official ICS, i would do the trade.
I would look for something better though. Maybe a Galaxy Nexus if you can find a deal for it.
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Hmm...not so sure. One thing that its actually better on the Atrix is the development support. Last time i checked when i was looking to root and update my friend's O3D, the development was kind of dead at the moment. Not so sure how it is now, but it usually slows down with time, so my guess its that it must be kind of dead right now. Atrix's development is not the best one, but its great. And the community here is great. If you are OK with not receiving official ICS, i would do the trade.
I would look for something better though. Maybe a Galaxy Nexus if you can find a deal for it.
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The thing is that O3D community is kind waiting the ICS uptade... But I dont know, Im really confused about trade it.
Cause the O3D can not get the ICS and stuck on 2.3 forever, thats my fear, on the other hand In Atrix I would get enough custom roms as I can.
Any additional info would be appreciate!
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SanderVisions said:
... the O3D can not get the ICS and stuck on 2.3 forever, thats my fear, on the other hand In Atrix I would get enough custom roms as I can.
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It seems like you've answered your own question :good: go for it!!
Noway i will go for an android phone with less than 1Gb ram.
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i dont really use the hdmi of the atrix but im excited to do so when i get my new tv. its a quite good phone and i hate lg but the screen quality is extremely bad (rgbw pentile matrix)... plus no 3D. the hardware is good enough, but the lack of official ics is not very positive
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voncount said:
Noway i will go for an android phone with less than 1Gb ram.
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O3D is dual-channel 512mb = 1GB.
SanderVisions said:
O3D is dual-channel 512mb = 1GB.
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Nope, total is 512 and you have 2 channel with 256mb each.
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Nope, total is 512 and you have 2 channel with 256mb each.
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Really man? Argh... I Just tough it was 1gb.
Now im really considering to trade it.
If I look at my Atrix here, I wouldn't choose it again. Honestly, I love the fingerprint scanner - and due to that + the chipset we're pretty stuck on gingerbread. A ton of apps do require ICS and JB and we're pretty stuck; Don't want to sound desperate or pessimistic, but even my P1 runs on JB by now - so I wouldn't swap if I were you.
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If I look at my Atrix here, I wouldn't choose it again. Honestly, I love the fingerprint scanner - and due to that + the chipset we're pretty stuck on gingerbread. A ton of apps do require ICS and JB and we're pretty stuck; Don't want to sound desperate or pessimistic, but even my P1 runs on JB by now - so I wouldn't swap if I were you.
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LG Optimus 3D won't gonna get any ICS it appears... And the Atrix can use JB from custom roms right? So it won't be stuck forever.
If it was me I'd do the trade but I think you should look at other phones too maybe ones with ICS and JB support. But you should also look how active the development is. Luckily us atrix users have great developers
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If it was me I'd do the trade but I think you should look at other phones too maybe ones with ICS and JB support. But you should also look how active the development is. Luckily us atrix users have great developers
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I don't have any other options, and for me... I use my phone to SMS, calls and a little bit web search, but I use alot the HDMI feature to see some movies on my girlfriend's house, so webtop would be cool too.
If I can upgrade, even from custom roms to JB or ICS Im going to be happy anyway, I dont need a powerful smartphone, only one which dont freezes and lags when im texting or awnsering an call like my old Moto Milestone (hate it).
Atrix can do all of them things perfectly and webtop on ICS is looking promising. Or you can use tablet ui which is quite good. If you have no other choice I'd recommend the atrix I'm running epinters latest CM10 build, the battery is great and it is a great daily driver would highly recommend that.
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Atrix can do all of them things perfectly and webtop on ICS is looking promising. Or you can use tablet ui which is quite good. If you have no other choice I'd recommend the atrix I'm running epinters latest CM10 build, the battery is great and it is a great daily driver would highly recommend that.
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Yea, I just want an good phone to daily uses... If the customs roms from Atrix grants this, Im happy to make the deal.
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i have just gone from evo 3d to atrix 4g, my opinion the atrix is better ,great phone
It is just not funny to have more workarounds than features due to nvidia and Motorola
And also the lapdock is so useful, I can even plug my PC on it and use.
Atrix is really a good deal, Im going to make it if my friend still wants.
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Lies. The ICS leak has semi-good drivers and FP support.
I also think that the Atrix is a better phone. Only issue with it is that the Atrix tends to damage the digitizer by itself. It happens suddenly. One day you are using your phone normally, 100% ok, and the next one you have a dead strip on your digitizer with no response at all. Look that issue up before you make the trade.
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