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*** Official Motorola Droid X Pre-Release Thread***

Garemlin said:
I just dunno how I feel about that hump for the camera. May be good for resting your finger under in portrait mode. But in landscape it might feel odd.
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Yeah i just dont understand why it can't be flat, whats in the hump? Thats the only dealbreaker right now, but i'll live!
 
ylexot said:
It does more than social networking.
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Yes, I've had my Devour since January and I'm well versed in using MOTOBLUR. It's main attraction is social networking. My favorite part of it is that when my first Devour broke and I got a new one, I just logged into my account and it reloaded all of my contacts.
 
jradicle11 said:
Yes, I've had my Devour since January and I'm well versed in using MOTOBLUR. It's main attraction is social networking. My favorite part of it is that when my first Devour broke and I got a new one, I just logged into my account and it reloaded all of my contacts.
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Many people have been bashing blur, but i dont see why it is bad, hey ur avatar...are u excited for the world cup?
 
Blur seems to slow down my phone a tad. But I agree, it definitely isn't bad. I think a MOTOBLUR toggle on/off would be a great feature, but for now you can just disable widgets.

I am so excited for the world cup, just over 5 days HELL YEAH.
 
I'm a bit confused, I've seen reports that this phone is supposed to have a 4.3" screen. It's actually kind of irritating that we don't know very much at all about this phone.

I like the Incredible but the screen size is too small for me. Then again I don't want to wait until August for this phone to drop. :/
 
CriticalMass said:
I'm a bit confused, I've seen reports that this phone is supposed to have a 4.3" screen. It's actually kind of irritating that we don't know very much at all about this phone.

I like the Incredible but the screen size is too small for me. Then again I don't want to wait until August for this phone to drop. :/
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To me that means motorola has done a great job keeping the phone under wraps.
 
I should have this phone on WED this week to test.. hopefully i can confirm some of the items that are already out there.. without breaking nda.. I have a moto droid as my primary and was able to get my hands on it a couple weeks before launch. Same with the Dinc. I havent heard the exact release date but the fact that I am getting one this week may be a sign of a launch in the upcoming weeks.
 
maddigital said:
I should have this phone on WED this week to test.. hopefully i can confirm some of the items that are already out there.. without breaking nda.. I have a moto droid as my primary and was able to get my hands on it a couple weeks before launch. Same with the Dinc. I havent heard the exact release date but the fact that I am getting one this week may be a sign of a launch in the upcoming weeks.
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I'm jealous. That's good news, I think. Perhaps we're on track for a Father's Day something (pre-order?) after all. The one question I'd like you to answer is about performance. The Incredible is supposedly buttery smooth, let us know (if you can) about how the Xtreme compares.
 
maddigital said:
I should have this phone on WED this week to test.. hopefully i can confirm some of the items that are already out there.. without breaking nda.. I have a moto droid as my primary and was able to get my hands on it a couple weeks before launch. Same with the Dinc. I havent heard the exact release date but the fact that I am getting one this week may be a sign of a launch in the upcoming weeks.
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Oh thats amazing, and we appreciate that you will confirm some of the specs! :) i am getting worried about the random numbers and specs we are getting, hopefully what we know is true with a little tweaks here and there, thanks again.
 
maddigital said:
I should have this phone on WED this week to test.. hopefully i can confirm some of the items that are already out there.. without breaking nda.. I have a moto droid as my primary and was able to get my hands on it a couple weeks before launch. Same with the Dinc. I havent heard the exact release date but the fact that I am getting one this week may be a sign of a launch in the upcoming weeks.
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Can't wait to hear what you have to say. I really hope everything is as good as it sounds to be so far. Can't wait for my NE2! July!!!
 
maddigital said:
I should have this phone on WED this week to test.. hopefully i can confirm some of the items that are already out there.. without breaking nda.. I have a moto droid as my primary and was able to get my hands on it a couple weeks before launch. Same with the Dinc. I havent heard the exact release date but the fact that I am getting one this week may be a sign of a launch in the upcoming weeks.
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Very cool. Would like to have confirmation on if it has Motoslur or not. Is the construction actually Droid-like. Is the hump on the back for the camera obtrusive. And of course is it as fast and smooth running, or even more-so than the DI.
 
I'm sure with a case, the hump will be less noticeable. Hopefully the phone comes out in July since I need one badly :o
 
jradicle11 said:
Would you rather have the hump or have them lessen the megapixels on the camera?
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Megapixels don't me squat. It is how good the sensor is. I have a 6 year old Fujifilm 3.2mp digicam that takes a better pic than alot of 8-14mp cameras out now. People get so hung up on high megapixels. But how honetly is gonna be printing an 8x10 or 11x14 off of a pic they took with their phone.

So to answer your question I would much rather have a 3-5mp camera with a great sensor than an 8-10mp with a crappy sensor.
 
Garemlin said:
Megapixels don't me squat. It is how good the sensor is. I have a 6 year old Fujifilm 3.2mp digicam that takes a better pic than alot of 8-14mp cameras out now. People get so hung up on high megapixels. But how honetly is gonna be printing an 8x10 or 11x14 off of a pic they took with their phone.

So to answer your question I would much rather have a 3-5mp camera with a great sensor than an 8-10mp with a crappy sensor.
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True, but the question should have been, "Would you rather have the hump or have them lessen the optics/sensor size on the camera?"

Both of those are important for good pictures and necessitate the "hump". And by "sensor size" I mean the physical dimensions...I'll take my full-frame 12MP Canon 5D over a 20MP camera with an APS-C sized sensor any day.
 
Judging by the new photos surfacing on the web of the backside of the shadow/xtreme I think the hump is gone
 
the next to last pic in the first post of this thread. They are "today" new, but they are the "newest" pictures. I don't see a hump, but I could be wrong.
 
jreed2560 said:
the next to last pic in the first post of this thread. They are "today" new, but they are the "newest" pictures. I don't see a hump, but I could be wrong.
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I think it's still there based on some of the curves you can see rolling up along the battery case... I'm guessing it will stay, but hey, maybe it will make it more comfortable and ergonomic in our hands...

Anyone know if the Extreme will have a noise canceling mic or if the original Moto Droid had one?
 
Garemlin said:
Megapixels don't me squat. It is how good the sensor is. I have a 6 year old Fujifilm 3.2mp digicam that takes a better pic than alot of 8-14mp cameras out now. People get so hung up on high megapixels. But how honetly is gonna be printing an 8x10 or 11x14 off of a pic they took with their phone.

So to answer your question I would much rather have a 3-5mp camera with a great sensor than an 8-10mp with a crappy sensor.
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Having a phone camera with more megapixels will almost always sound more appealing to the consumer. It's because a lot of us (including myself) know nothing about cameras. Plus, the ideology of "bigger is better" is hugely present.
 
maddigital said:
I should have this phone on WED this week to test.. hopefully i can confirm some of the items that are already out there.. without breaking nda..
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Nice! I was kinda relying on HoFo for a while there and I don't like it nearly as much as AFs!

humungus said:
The Incredible is supposedly buttery smooth, let us know (if you can) about how the Xtreme compares.
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Big time +1 to this.

jreed2560 said:
Judging by the new photos surfacing on the web of the backside of the shadow/xtreme I think the hump is gone
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Based on all the current photos and info, this hump will still be present in some form. The general consensus is that the hump actually feels good to hold though. Guess we'll have to wait and see.
 
Looks like there is a photo of the droid 2, coming up. I think it might be the extreme though. lots of different reports. I am at school right now. So I can't post them. Go to droid-life to see for yourself! Let me know what you think.
 
Rimzy said:
Looks like there is a photo of the droid 2, coming up. I think it might be the extreme though. lots of different reports. I am at school right now. So I can't post them. Go to droid-life to see for yourself! Let me know what you think.
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This is the latest pictures of the Droid 2, not the Shadow/Xtreme.

It's quite blurry though, leaves a lot to the imagination.
 
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