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Let's Hope This is NOT True
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racerxe24
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I have the Droid X on order and waiting for it to come in as I figured the Fascinate would not be out til October and did not want to wait that long. I really wanted this phone, but the more I look and see and read I am not so sure. The fact that it only has 384mb of RAM is alarming. That would mean a move to Gingerbread would not be likely. It is almost as if Verizon does not want this phone to succeed, putting bing on it and now less ram than other SGS phones. Too bad as this phone is very nice... Will play the wait game and see how it does after launch...
You might be looking too far ahead. Based on the length of time for Froyo to be released officially, you should be up for a newer phone when Gingerbread comes out. With the rapid advancement of mobile technology, I seriously doubt anyone will keep their smartphone for long.
racerxe24
Well-Known Member
I really want the phone I get, either the Droid X or Fascinate, to be the last phone I have until I get a 4G/LTE phone. And since I live in Mississippi it may not be here until very late next year at the very earliest. So yes this will matter to me that a phone is capable of Gingerbread. It may not for others who will see newer phones early to middle next year where 4G/LTE is pushed out... JM2C
TheAlmightyDrew
Android Enthusiast
I also plan for either the Droid X or the Fascinate to be my phone for the next year and a half or so. So I want to make the right choice. I can't wait for the Fascinate to come out so I can try it out to see if I like it more than my Droid X. I am really hoping for great speed, great camera quality, GPS to be working, and easy text entry.
More and more info leaked means I am waiting on the new HTC...so sad because I really wanted the Fascinate.
TheAlmightyDrew
Android Enthusiast
I don't know about HTC. HTC has a reputation of having smartphones with horrible battery lives. Battery life is a huge thing for me. Honestly, I think I may just hang on to my Droid X.
Mrdroid921
Android Expert
I was going to wait and get this phone, but after hearing that phones
with AMOLD screens lack in the battery life dept, I skipped. I just got
the Droid X last night, and I know I made the right choice..
with AMOLD screens lack in the battery life dept, I skipped. I just got
the Droid X last night, and I know I made the right choice..
Mrdroid921
Android Expert
Well not according to this at least...
That test is a good example of battery life while web browsing but it's biased against anything with an AMOLED display. Unlike LCD's where brightness is the only factor in how much power the screen uses, AMOLED's work differently. The darker the color the less power the screen needs to use, this is why blacks use almost no battery at all. Most web pages are white backgrounds which use the most power on an AMOLED. It would have been interesting if they had done an additional test playing back video and see how it ran then.
Don S
Android Enthusiast
Yup. Quite true.
racerxe24
Well-Known Member
I have had HTC phones before and did not have very good luck with them. Especially call quality. The BB's and motorola's I have had are really good at this. And I am not a big fan of Sense. Again all of this is just personal and am not bashing HTC, just prefer Motorola since this is the only form of contact I have with people, I need it to work and work well. I have no home phone. I also like the way that Motorola supports their phones with updates... again, personal preference.
Old Man
Android Enthusiast
For many people viewing web pages or documents may be a much more common use than viewing videos, so it appears that the chart isn't necessarily biased as much as just potentially not being as applicable for your intended use.
This is the problem with comparing devices, you may have 'comparable' high end smartphones that can do many of the same things but that are each better suited to different applications and users. There may be no one 'best' device but rather ones better suited to different users.
Don S
Android Enthusiast
Also true. However, even if someone does use the web on their phone more than video, I'd be willing to bet that MOST of the time it is running, something other than both of those apps (or no apps) are running. This is why battery testing is tough to measure.
Even so, you have to give the X credit for really doing well in this case. They did a fine overall job with that phone.
Right, my point isn't that a lot of people use video. Just that it would be interesting to see a test where AMOLED screen's don't have such a major disadvantage. Many of the apps I use can be set to use dark backgrounds and Samsung designed the Galaxy interface to use blacks more often. I am sure in general use you would find battery life to be pretty equal. I had a Vibrant and now a Droid X and I can say in general use I found the Vibrant to have better battery life except when I make a lot of phone calls as the Droid X seems to have superior battery when used as a phone which really in my case isn't even that often.
TheAlmightyDrew
Android Enthusiast
Weird. That article says that the phone has 8GB of internal memory.
There is every reason to think that article is just a mistake. To bad, as it would be nice.
I can't wait for this phone to be out I still think it will be awesome and since all of you are waiting it makes it easier for me to get one
My gut reaction is to cringe when I hear only 384mb. But then I remember every experienced Android user telling newbies (me included) that Android manages memory so if it needs memory it will shut down apps to get the memory.
Is it safe to assume the OS uses half of the 384 (if it REALLY is 384 and not 512)?? If so having almost 200mb for apps doesn't seem all that bad if Android really does manage memory like its supposed to.
In the end however, more memory is probably better.
it does have 512mb ram check out the hands on review he states that in the very beginning.