On the inspire.
Press the "All apps button"->car Panel App.
You can add it to a home screen and place it in some kind of an aftermarket doc. press the car panel button and voila, problem solved.
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Atrix impressions vs Inspire
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On the inspire.
Press the "All apps button"->car Panel App.
You can add it to a home screen and place it in some kind of an aftermarket doc. press the car panel button and voila, problem solved.
Hmmm.. So your first post suggested you wanted to return Atrix & this post suggests Atrix is great! Not good for people who will not return to see your updated review & end up buying some other phone..
Have to agree I don't get the hate towards jobs. You don't wanna use the products don't you do go for it that's the free market
Not sure where I ever said the Atrix is great. Overall I think my post conveys I am disappointed with the Atrix overall. There are things I like, and some I don't. Car dock- great, battery - great. Motoblur - not great, apps not working - not great - Screen - washed out - not great, speed - no different than the Inspire.
I am trying not to be biased in any way and in the post clearly state again that I will probably return the Atrix since I prefer the Inspire.
I am just trying to give an honest opinion of the phone and point out the good and the bad. It comes down to personal preference as I stated. For me, this phone is no better than, and in fact in my opinion not as good as the Inspire and for the price, it makes more sense to me to probably return it.
If someone can live with the issues I raised and they don't mind spending double or more than the Inspire, then that is their choice.
I know about the car panel, but didnt realize there are 3rd party car docks. Do you have any suggestions?
leavinghome
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Thanks a bunch for posting this man! Can you compare battery lives? That's the only flaw I find on the Inspire, but still love it.
leavinghome
Member
You do realize he's not a professional reviewer right? He stated this was "mostly personal preference" so if somebody returned the Atrix and bought another phone, that's on them.
Personally, I like your small review. The only thing that I liked about Atrix was the bigger battery (Blur, dual core, dock, etc. doesn't appeal to me at all). I'm sad to hear that the Atrix's battery is good. I hoping some bigger battery replacements come out for the Inspire... but I doubt it. Also, the One Click Root for Atrix is a + in my book as well.
Quick question since you've used both. The day of release of the Inspire I posted a thread on custom ringtone sound quality. Basically, I edited some mp3's to make them into shorter ringtones (used the EXACT same file I used on my now deceased Captivate) and transferred them over to the Inspire. The sound quality was horrible when the phone rang. Didn't happen on the Captivate. How's sound quality on the Atrix?
Anyway, hope you enjoy whichever phone you end up choosing!
Try downloading Zedge and using those sounds I find they are MUCH louder
I did dl Zend and love it a couple days ago thanks to your suggestion. Still find the speaker phone to be not loud enough, but I will live with that. Coming from the Captivate, either one of these phones are lightyears better, but the Inspire seems to be a better fit for me.
My battery on the Inspire is great. It lasts me the entire work day and all night until I hit the sack. I just got the Atrix and it would take a few days until I can make a comparision.
***Note, this is my opinion only. Your opinion may vary and I respect that, so please respect mine.***
OK, after a couple more hours and some more playing and comparing to the Inspire, I am about 95% sure I will be returning the Atrix and keeping the Inspire.
The hype of the Atrix just does not live up to the expectations. IMHO. Add that to the fact that I was not planning to, and am not going to use the Laptop dock or the media dock, and this phone just does not justify the price. (I paid $299). If I were going to use the docks, that would be another story maybe.
I paid $79 for the Inspire. It is just as fast as the Atrix, has a bigger screen (which I really like), has a better feel to it (more solid), and Sense just blows Motoblur away.
The Inspire has some shortfalls, but overall I have not owned a better phone. I do not mind the "dots" on the screen, barely see them and then only in certain light and certain angles. The battery is more than satisfactory (so far), I can get around the low volume of the alerts and ringtones by using Zend, and I can live with the speakerphone not being loud enough for me.
I cannot think of a legit reason to pick the Atrix over the Inspire at this time. I keep thinking "Give the Atrix more time" but I think I am just putting off the inevitable.
Now before people start telling giving me crap, this is MY preference only. Some people obsolutely love the Atrix, and I wanted to, and I understand for some people, the Atrix is the phone to have. I was excited for it when it was announced in Jan, but if I am being honest with myself, it just does not live up to the hype.
If dual-core was important to me, I might keep it, but honestly, the Inspire will hold me over until better dual-core phones come out, and as we all know, 6 months or a year from now there will be another killer phone that blows away both the Inspire and the Atrix and I'd rather hold on to my upgrade for that number until then.
So for those of you on the fence, I recommend the Inspire unless you:
1. Will use the docks - or
2. Prefer a smaller screen - or
3. Prefer a small footprint - or
4. Prefer Motoblur over Sense - or
5. Can't stand the Inspire screen-door affect.
6. Really want/need the dual-core processor, although not many things will take advantage of it for some time yet.
Or any combination of the above...
I hope this helps people still deciding a little.
OK, after a couple more hours and some more playing and comparing to the Inspire, I am about 95% sure I will be returning the Atrix and keeping the Inspire.
The hype of the Atrix just does not live up to the expectations. IMHO. Add that to the fact that I was not planning to, and am not going to use the Laptop dock or the media dock, and this phone just does not justify the price. (I paid $299). If I were going to use the docks, that would be another story maybe.
I paid $79 for the Inspire. It is just as fast as the Atrix, has a bigger screen (which I really like), has a better feel to it (more solid), and Sense just blows Motoblur away.
The Inspire has some shortfalls, but overall I have not owned a better phone. I do not mind the "dots" on the screen, barely see them and then only in certain light and certain angles. The battery is more than satisfactory (so far), I can get around the low volume of the alerts and ringtones by using Zend, and I can live with the speakerphone not being loud enough for me.
I cannot think of a legit reason to pick the Atrix over the Inspire at this time. I keep thinking "Give the Atrix more time" but I think I am just putting off the inevitable.
Now before people start telling giving me crap, this is MY preference only. Some people obsolutely love the Atrix, and I wanted to, and I understand for some people, the Atrix is the phone to have. I was excited for it when it was announced in Jan, but if I am being honest with myself, it just does not live up to the hype.
If dual-core was important to me, I might keep it, but honestly, the Inspire will hold me over until better dual-core phones come out, and as we all know, 6 months or a year from now there will be another killer phone that blows away both the Inspire and the Atrix and I'd rather hold on to my upgrade for that number until then.
So for those of you on the fence, I recommend the Inspire unless you:
1. Will use the docks - or
2. Prefer a smaller screen - or
3. Prefer a small footprint - or
4. Prefer Motoblur over Sense - or
5. Can't stand the Inspire screen-door affect.
6. Really want/need the dual-core processor, although not many things will take advantage of it for some time yet.
Or any combination of the above...
I hope this helps people still deciding a little.
I am not a fan of the sound quality of the Inspire. I may have a bad/lemon speaker so since I am most likely keeping the Inspire, I am going to bring it to the store to see if there is a difference between mine and another unit. If so, I will swap out, if not, it may be that I am a bit picky, but I don't think so.
I have not tried to use mp3's (I assume songs) as ringtones as I work in an office environment at client sites and prefer, actually need, professional sounding ringtones. Having the latest Eminem song playing when someone calls me at a client site just does not convey the most professional image. So I prefer simple sounding beeps. Currently I use the Nextel beep as my ringtone from Zend. I love it, and multiple people have already asked how they can get it.
The Atrix speaker is great. No issues that I could find. Speakerphone was lound and clear and when asked people on the other end of the line had nothing but positive things to say.
Aatos.1
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3) I happen to truly like (most) of their products. I'm currently enjoying one of the best laptops in their line. It's a 15" fully loaded MacBook Pro. My twelfth New Apple Laptop. Not bragging but making the point that I put my money into good products.
Out of those, none have had any problems of significance. So you see, I'm actually quite fond of Apple. So much so, that I'm a huge shareholder.
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A)possible, but not an epidemic
B) lithium ion doesn't need to be "charged correctly"
C) there are so many variables in considering anecdotal evidence. What's "heavy" to someone may equal "mod" to someone else. Maybe someone is only answering emails all day with the lowest brightness and 1 account on push and they consider it "heavy usage", while another is playing games and viewing flash videos all day in the sun and is comparing his "heavy usage" to the other person and is going to be disappointed. Not to mention expectations. If I'm under 30% and near a charger, I'm putting it on the charger because I may need to go somewhere or be without a charger (I'm somewhat spontaneous). While someone else may know they're not doing anything that night and is content to let the battery get down all the way.
All that said, inspire does a pretty good job with 1250mh battery. Android is the hog though, and anyone who puts battery first should consider iphone first, not atrix.
Well put. I gave up ever expecting to see meaningful battery data on forums due to exactly what you said. So many of the parameters needed to produce real results are missing, and all we're left with "I used it a lot and it lasted for 16 hrs!" What number do we assign to "a lot."
The only thing that matters is if the Inspire makes it through a day of your usage. All this contrived battery-drama doesn't mean anything.
The only thing that matters is if the Inspire makes it through a day of your usage. All this contrived battery-drama doesn't mean anything.
I totally agree. As a Atrix owner, I am returning it becasue of said reasons as listed above.
it seems it does for 99% of the owners on this forum and yet people still post about battery life worries so what other evidence can people use, I mean some even list their activity through out the day, but people see the 1230 mah and bug out even after they have been told 1 million times that its all good
Duffman14
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I found this thread, and registered for it because I'm currently trying to debate between these two devices.
This is what I've come up with as my personal pros and cons for each:
Atrix:
I like the smaller size
You can uninstall the AT&T bloatware without having to root it
The Dual core processor will eventually come into it's own and be better
The battery is just bigger.
The display is crisper, better resolution
HDMI out
Fingerprint reader
The speaker is plain better. I've played the same Youtube video on both.
16gb of onboard memory vs only 4gb of inspire
1gb RAM
Lapdock possibility
Inspire:
Price is better
Sense is better on many levels (fast boot, built in multi-tasking, better updates, more open to developers)
Camera is better
If i wanted, custom roms a good possibility
I'll be paying retail for whichever one I end up getting. This means it is just a $100 difference in price for me, not double. ($400 vs $500)
I'm not sure if i could get used to such a large phone. I've used 2 phones with 4" screen and that seems to be the perfect size for me. I also have no intention of getting any of the docks, but it's nice to know i could if the price ever drops.
I just can't make up my mind....
This is what I've come up with as my personal pros and cons for each:
Atrix:
I like the smaller size
You can uninstall the AT&T bloatware without having to root it
The Dual core processor will eventually come into it's own and be better
The battery is just bigger.
The display is crisper, better resolution
HDMI out
Fingerprint reader
The speaker is plain better. I've played the same Youtube video on both.
16gb of onboard memory vs only 4gb of inspire
1gb RAM
Lapdock possibility
Inspire:
Price is better
Sense is better on many levels (fast boot, built in multi-tasking, better updates, more open to developers)
Camera is better
If i wanted, custom roms a good possibility
I'll be paying retail for whichever one I end up getting. This means it is just a $100 difference in price for me, not double. ($400 vs $500)
I'm not sure if i could get used to such a large phone. I've used 2 phones with 4" screen and that seems to be the perfect size for me. I also have no intention of getting any of the docks, but it's nice to know i could if the price ever drops.
I just can't make up my mind....
Wow you just posted that after reading all the above comments and some of your atrix pros fly directly into the face of this thread lol
i would say go inspire, better phone for at least a year till dual cores start being truly viable for android and then you can get something better next year
I got to play with an Atrix today, and I though it was a really good phone. Now I only used it for about 5 minutes so I didn't go deep with the phone, but I thought the screen looked nice. It felt light, but not cheap, and was very snappy browsing loaded web pages. Unfortunately the phone only had 2 bars of H+ so speeds weren't great.
If you are renewing or signing up for a new contract I'd choose the Atrix only cause it is more future proof than the Inspire. The CPU/GPU combo in the Inspire is already outdated as it is the same combo as the Desire HD which was released back in Oct 2010. Even graphic benchmarks on Galaxy S phones yield higher FPS than the cpu/gpu combo of the Inspire/Desire HD/Mytouch 4g.
If you are renewing or signing up for a new contract I'd choose the Atrix only cause it is more future proof than the Inspire. The CPU/GPU combo in the Inspire is already outdated as it is the same combo as the Desire HD which was released back in Oct 2010. Even graphic benchmarks on Galaxy S phones yield higher FPS than the cpu/gpu combo of the Inspire/Desire HD/Mytouch 4g.
Ahh the inspire/ desire HD hater has arrived lol. In actual use more people are getting better use/ functionality from the inspire than they are from the atrix. You played with it for 5 min others including the OP have used the atrix for days and they seem to be choosing inspire over atrix hmmm I wonder why ? Better phone beside the hype and supposed specs of atrix