Anyone watched the Google I/O? - Atrix 4G General

I really do not know what to say
Xoom is Motorola's first dual-core tablet
Atrix is Motorola's first dual-core mobile phone
Motorola upgraded attitude gap is too great
I can not imagine when Xoom has been upgraded to 4.1 when the Atrix is still 2.3
Even if it is the CPU of Xoom's CPU and Atrix slightly different
But I believe the difference is not large
So, I think this is Motorola's responsibility
Atrix will be my last one Motorola mobile phone
After I purchased the Nexus series

I am buying the next Nexus phone. I am never buying another Motorola product.
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Soldier-2Point0 said:
I am buying the next Nexus phone. I am never buying another Motorola product.
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Same as me
In my opinion one of Motorola's core users should play with the user of the machine
Is not just used to use as a phone user
Play with the user of the machine will continue to buy new phone
But the use of mobile phone users will not
They have changed the frequency of the new mobile phone often low
And when they buy a new phone just to see the appearance of good or bad
Motorola to give up the core users of the playing machines

Just taking to one of my friends about Motorola.
Never again buying Motorola.
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271908128 said:
Same as me
In my opinion one of Motorola's core users should play with the user of the machine
Is not just used to use as a phone user
Play with the user of the machine will continue to buy new phone
But the use of mobile phone users will not
They have changed the frequency of the new mobile phone often low
And when they buy a new phone just to see the appearance of good or bad
Motorola to give up the core users of the playing machines
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Was that english?
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getyroks said:
Was that english?
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My mother tongue is not English

me too,this is the last motorola phone i buy,very disapointed
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It's pretty simple, if you want constant updates then get a Nexus phone.

The fact that no Tegra 2 phone has ICS would suggest that the problem lies with nvidia. Even the Galaxy s2 variants that use Tegra 2 don't have ICS yet. Before buying my next phone, I'll make sure it can be unlocked and it doesn't use nvidia. Motorola should actually get better with the releases since its now owned by Google.

me too am also buying the next nexus phone(maybe it will be motorola no one knows)??

+1
My next phone will be a Nexus or Samsung Galaxy S4.
No more Motorola phones. If my Atrix is dead before my contract ends, I am gonna get a Galaxy S3.

Soldier-2Point0 said:
I am buying the next Nexus phone. I am never buying another Motorola product.
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This
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yeahmann said:
The fact that no Tegra 2 phone has ICS would suggest that the problem lies with nvidia. Even the Galaxy s2 variants that use Tegra 2 don't have ICS yet. Before buying my next phone, I'll make sure it can be unlocked and it doesn't use nvidia. Motorola should actually get better with the releases since its now owned by Google.
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Why would the problem be with nvidia if a tablet like the acer a500 which runs on tegra 2, has been officially updated to ics?

Wond3r said:
Why would the problem be with nvidia if a tablet like the acer a500 which runs on tegra 2, has been officially updated to ics?
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Because it's not the same Tegra 2.

I really thought Google would come up with some sort of solution to fragmentation at this years I/O, but they didn't, and I was a little dissapointed.
Instead, they released the new OS early, and are giving it to people with nexus devices first (and the Xoom for whatever reason). And I think they are doing it this way as a way to make consumers switch over to nexus devices out of anger and dissapointment, and to force other phone manufacturers hands at making their versions of the operating system simpler, so their customers get the updates quicker.
The reason why people get the new updates so late is because every other manufacturer has to add their "skin" over the OS, and that takes time and a lot of testing, and that is what Google is trying to stop

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I really thought Google would come up with some sort of solution to fragmentation at this years I/O, but they didn't, and I was a little dissapointed.
Instead, they released the new OS early, and are giving it to people with nexus devices first (and the Xoom for whatever reason). And I think they are doing it this way as a way to make consumers switch over to nexus devices out of anger and dissapointment, and to force other phone manufacturers hands at making their versions of the operating system simpler, so their customers get the updates quicker.
The reason why people get the new updates so late is because every other manufacturer has to add their "skin" over the OS, and that takes time and a lot of testing, and that is what Google is trying to stop
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Did you see Droid razr's ics?
It's stock ics with small simple edits however it took Motorola ages to release it
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soudy1994 said:
Did you see Droid razr's ics?
It's stock ics with small simple edits however it took Motorola ages to release it
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Yeah I saw it, what really takes manufacturers this long to release updates? I know changing the code for specific devices is hard, but it shouldn't take 5-6 months

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Yeah I saw it, what really takes manufacturers this long to release updates? I know changing the code for specific devices is hard, but it shouldn't take 5-6 months
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Bureaucratic development and testing procedures.

I pledged never again to buy a Motorola product after this. When the Atrix first came out, I loved it. Then the locked bootloader eventually killed development. I wish I could count how many devs abandoned the first dual core phone because of the bootloader. Design gears and dagr8 come to mind.
Unfortunately, my girlfriend is stuck with her Atrix until january, and I'm getting her the Xperia Ion. Sad that I'm choosing Sony over Motorola, but they forced us in that direction.
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Related

Motorola Nexus 2x (Atrix Unlocked)

"The Next Google Nexus Device Could Be Made By Motorola"
http://www.advertisertalk.com/the-next-google-nexus-device-could-be-made-by-motorola-19893.zhtml
Now here is a rumor I would like to see get some legs.
Makes sense to me that a Tegra 2 phone could be the right platform for showcasing Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Edit: Webtop browser with Chrome, anyone?
What do you all think???
Noooooooooo it must be HTC!!!!
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Noooooooooo it must be HTC!!!!
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I totally agree, and love my HTC Nexus One.
But how long are we going to have to wait for the HTC dual core phone, and will it out-shine the Tegra cores they are using to develop Honeycomb on the Xoom?
Once the Atrix is out and people have used it for a few months, the kudos or complaints will start rolling in. Until then I don't think a fair judgement (negative or positive) can be made.
now this a nexus phone i could buy. screw the nexus s i refuse to buy a single core device in 2011.
The nexus S really was a ridiculous replacement to the N1, its the same damn phone with a new FF camera and multitouch. Screw that noise.
The day a Nexus device is released with dual cores, a FF camera, and true multitouch is the same day I will reture my N1
Id like to think by next January when the next Nexus device comes out (just guessing on the date) that it'll be something even better than a souped up Atrix. The Atrix looks good on paper, but I really want to see it in person. Wish it had Tmobile freqs. Hell, maybe by the time next Nexus comes out it will be one phone that could work on any US carrier.
The main reason I don't even consider motorola as a candidate for my new phone, is their locked down bootloader attitude. I do also love my HTC nexus one. I really like the atrix, exactly everything I want for my nexus one replacement,.except that its locked down. If motorola were to make a slightly upped UNLOCKED atrix, I'M THERE!!
Although I think I would prefer htc to make the next nexus, taking away the locked bootloader, motorola really is the next best choice
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the thing is, nexus phones have unlocked (unlockable) bootloaders. So, if the next nexus is motorola... you know. It wouldn't be a bad thing if this were true.
RellikZephyr said:
The main reason I don't even consider motorola as a candidate for my new phone, is their locked down bootloader attitude. I do also love my HTC nexus one. I really like the atrix, exactly everything I want for my nexus one replacement,.except that its locked down. If motorola were to make a slightly upped UNLOCKED atrix, I'M THERE!!
Although I think I would prefer htc to make the next nexus, taking away the locked bootloader, motorola really is the next best choice
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Same here. I love everything about the atrix but the locked bootloader. I would pay anything for that phone. But it won't happen .
http://androinica.com/2011/02/01/ho...-be/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
theres another article that you guys should read. I agree with the author that we don't want our gadgets to feel the same and look the same. we don't want a super-sized phone, do we? We want them tui be on the same operating system for ease of syncing and connecting to each other but we really don't want our gadgets just to be the same damn thing in different sizes. The next nexus phone made by motorola will be awesome because look what they've done to the atrix, that thing is a beast. Software wise, motorola has no control but google so no locked bootloader. I think that any manufacturer can develop a nexus phone but google just need to set high standards for its baby. And please one of the standard should be no or less plastic using. I'm sick of samsung using plastic all over its devices. conclusions: the next nexus phone can be based on honeycomb but with tweaked features and ui, any manufacturer that don't use plastic casing, there gotta be one killer feature that no other phone has . And yeah the nexus s was a shame. No sd card? Wtf?
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the thing is, nexus phones have unlocked (unlockable) bootloaders. So, if the next nexus is motorola... you know. It wouldn't be a bad thing if this were true.
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if that's the case (unlocked), I'd get one on launch day otherwise,
midyat47 said:
Noooooooooo it must be HTC!!!!
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After playing with an Atrix at CES, it is on my list for replacing my N1. I have full confidence that someone will figure out how to unlock the bootloader. Look at all the other phones that had bootloader security features that have been fixed by the many developers here.
Overall, have one that is unlocked already is ideal, but the Atrix is one phone that I can overlook a few things to have it. the phone really is a step forward.
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After playing with an Atrix at CES, it is on my list for replacing my N1. I have full confidence that someone will figure out how to unlock the bootloader. Look at all the other phones that had bootloader security features that have been fixed by the many developers here.
Overall, have one that is unlocked already is ideal, but the Atrix is one phone that I can overlook a few things to have it. the phone really is a step forward.
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Ever been to Milestone Android Development subforum? And no froyo-wannabe with 2.1 kernel is not a custom rom. I've been there...
slipshft said:
After playing with an Atrix at CES, it is on my list for replacing my N1. I have full confidence that someone will figure out how to unlock the bootloader. Look at all the other phones that had bootloader security features that have been fixed by the many developers here.
Overall, have one that is unlocked already is ideal, but the Atrix is one phone that I can overlook a few things to have it. the phone really is a step forward.
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you wouldnt want a custom rom on the atrix, because that would most likely break all the neat stuff it can do. root though, yeah.
The Atrix is on my list as well. I'm very happy indeed with my Nexus One (if I bought another phone I'd keep it just to mess around with and put custom ROM's etc on it). But the Atrix does look like a very good phone, and I'd be very happy if Moto did the next Nexus.
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The Atrix is on my list as well. I'm very happy indeed with my Nexus One (if I bought another phone I'd keep it just to mess around with and put custom ROM's etc on it). But the Atrix does look like a very good phone, and I'd be very happy if Moto did the next Nexus.
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I've got my eye on the Atrix also.. unless anything better shows up on radar between now and May..
I don't think it will be an atrix
here's why
the atrix has a ton of custom code built into the system. So much that you can plug it into a laptop "thing" and browse using a tabbed firefox browser on a big screen.
Nexus devices are shipped with vanilla android x (being whatever the newest version is at the time.) Unless google starts supporting these laptop things in the native code, an atrix really couldn't be an option.
I do believe it will be motorola who produces the next nexus phone.
LG is new to the game, and no one else is really a contender (besides htc and samsung, they have the n1 and ns though)
Therefore, Motorola Nexus X?
Nah...no motorola nexus x. They'd be exactly like the ns : samsung nexus s. Nah we gotta find another letter or number to stand out. Motorola nexus infinity?
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XSafire said:
Nexus devices are shipped with vanilla android x (being whatever the newest version is at the time.) Unless google starts supporting these laptop things in the native code, an atrix really couldn't be an option.
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Haven't you heard? Google makes another operating system geared for laptops and for nettops. It's hot a huge stretch for the next Nexus phone to be able to run Honeycomb, and dual-boot to Chrome OS when plugged into the laptop dock. By definition the phone already has an "always-on" internet connection needed for Chrome OS, so we'd be getting the best of both worlds.

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
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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)

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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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.
Swiftks said:
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 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 :/
kimmikolter said:
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.

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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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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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
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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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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....

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Well, today, the Galaxy S 2 AT&t got official ICS 4.0.3; a mere 8 months after its release, while we still have at least 3 more months before ICS is official and our phone has been out for over 16 months. Something smells fishy to me.
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And cue the "pile on Motorola even though we don't have any concrete evidence" bandwagon in 5...4...3...
Where's my downvote button?
NEVER buy a phone for upgradability purposes. You'll more than likely get burned.
Go ahead and jump to touchwiz then. Stop making rant posts.
I'd rather wait for the new stockblur look and still enjoy my phone.
93% of android devices are still not on ICS yet life goes on.....
Phone already does everything I needed it to. By the time ICS comes out there will be Jelly Bean devices coming out anyway.....
Different phones get upgraded at different rates. The Atrix saw a lot of updates in the first few months. The updates from Motorola may have slowed down but the updates from CM and other ROM devs haven't. There's plenty of life in the ol' beast yet.
Check out Jokersax' CM9. A few things aren't quite there yet, but if you work around them you'll have a near-full functioning CM9. Once ICS is official the few remaining driver issues should be worked out.
My moms Android still has Froyo.
You will NEVER win when it comes to cell phones. Or with any electronics.
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andrew.cambridge said:
My moms Android still has Froyo.
You will NEVER win when it comes to cell phones. Or with any electronics.
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Same with my Dad's XPRT. Trapped on Froyo right now. But unlike the Atrix, the XPRT has pretty much no developer community.
stewartsoda said:
Where's my downvote button?
NEVER buy a phone for upgradability purposes. You'll more than likely get burned.
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That's wrong. When purchasing a smartphone you SHOULD receive updates. We the consumer decide how we should be treated by the manufacturer. If a company doesn't provide updates then don't buy their merchandise. Also all manufacturers have agreed to maybe update for 18 months lol stick with the companies that actually deliver.
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Well guys seems like the Droid Bionic which has ICS slated for update Q3 along with our beloved Atrix 4G already has a leaked version out.
Below is tinyurl I can't post links yet due to forum rules.
tinyurl.com/7c9zzq4
Sass86 said:
That's wrong. When purchasing a smartphone you SHOULD receive updates. We the consumer decide how we should be treated by the manufacturer. If a company doesn't provide updates then don't buy their merchandise. Also all manufacturers have agreed to maybe update for 18 months lol stick with the companies that actually deliver.
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I tend to agree with this sentiment. It's the whole voting with your wallet thing. Unfortunately it's partially subjective. As I said the Atrix got several updates right out of the gate. The Xoom has been quick to get updates. From what I've seen Motorola is one of the top manufacturers from an update perspective.
But like others they do lag behind the Nexus line and they definitely lag behind all the developers out there (and here).
Remember that many of us purchased the Atrix on hardware specs hoping that there would be updates. At the time it was released dual-core phones were unheard of.
Fast updates are one of the things you risk giving up when you go the subsidized route. What you lose in updates you tend to gain in hardware and cost efficiency. The best route if you want fast updates is to move to the Nexus line. You'll spend more buying a new phone at full cost every year or two but you'll get updates a hell of a lot faster and end up with a stock device.
Sass86 said:
That's wrong. When purchasing a smartphone you SHOULD receive updates. We the consumer decide how we should be treated by the manufacturer. If a company doesn't provide updates then don't buy their merchandise. Also all manufacturers have agreed to maybe update for 18 months lol stick with the companies that actually deliver.
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In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice they are different.
Go to a different manufacturer. The only one that consistently hasn't had this problem is Apple.
Atrix came out before that 18-month agreement was made.
stewartsoda said:
In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice they are different.
Go to a different manufacturer. The only one that consistently hasn't had this problem is Apple.
Atrix came out before that 18-month agreement was made.
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Apple only has to developed for 3 phones (as of right now). All the other phone companies keep crapping out phones 4 times a month trying to outdo each other.
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I wonder when my Backflip is getting ICS. I keep checking the Moto upgrade site each day!!!! I hear that there is a leaked beta out.
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Apple only has to developed for 3 phones (as of right now). All the other phone companies keep crapping out phones 4 times a month trying to outdo each other.
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It's true, Apple is only supporting three very similar phones right now. But they have been very good about keeping devices on the latest released software, albeit with reduced features sometimes.
As for other manufacturers, I'm reminded of the bad old days of badge-engineering with cars. Chrysler and their K-cars are a prime example. It reflects a "we build crap but we sure sell a lot of crap" mindset.
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It's true, Apple is only supporting three very similar phones right now. But they have been very good about keeping devices on the latest released software, albeit with reduced features sometimes.
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"They [Apple] have been very good about keeping devices on the latest released software"... that they make, they announce, and they release.
Of course Apple products are on the latest software that they create and don't release until it works on their own products...
Motorola is fine. It's just nvidia sucks.
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May I ask you, who desperately waiting for update, what you are waiting for? What exactly is missing in GB? I know features of ICS but to be honest, nothing so special that we can not live without.
And yes, blame nVidia more than Motorola.
Zeljko1234 said:
And yes, blame nVidia more than Motorola.
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Deggy said:
Motorola is fine. It's just nvidia sucks.
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That's not true even the Droid razr didn't get ics update yet
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