corymcnutt
Newbie
ME TOO, Preach...as soon as they let me pre-order, I am there! I have a buyer for my Storm2 and they want it ASAP! This Bionic will be a HUGH step up for me and I won't keep waiting for the next best LTE phone.
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xmr405o
Android Expert
I think the Bionic will be in my Family when it launches especially if I can get it at Costco. That's too sweet of a deal.
The Bionic doesn't really bring "new" tech to the table (except dual core/LTE) but it ain't old tech either. People who use "obsolete" as an adjective to describe the Bionic are misinformed and or do not know what obsolete means. I think the Charge and Thunderbolt are not obsolete but they are still very servicable options for consumers. I even think the D3 and Incredible 2 are still relevant and not obsolete.
I don't want to be an early adopter anymore.
Nexus Prime with ICS and new HD screen is very tempting but I'm gonna let other people try it out first. Then I'll get the next gen HD and ICS handset when my upgrade is up. Honestly, I think a HD screen for a phone with a 4.3 inch or less screen is not needed but it's still a nice feature. That's on my want list but not needed list.
The Bionic doesn't really bring "new" tech to the table (except dual core/LTE) but it ain't old tech either. People who use "obsolete" as an adjective to describe the Bionic are misinformed and or do not know what obsolete means. I think the Charge and Thunderbolt are not obsolete but they are still very servicable options for consumers. I even think the D3 and Incredible 2 are still relevant and not obsolete.
I don't want to be an early adopter anymore.
Nexus Prime with ICS and new HD screen is very tempting but I'm gonna let other people try it out first. Then I'll get the next gen HD and ICS handset when my upgrade is up. Honestly, I think a HD screen for a phone with a 4.3 inch or less screen is not needed but it's still a nice feature. That's on my want list but not needed list.
tehsusenoh
Android Expert
I think the Bionic will be in my Family when it launches especially if I can get it at Costco. That's too sweet of a deal.
The Bionic doesn't really bring "new" tech to the table (except dual core/LTE) but it ain't old tech either. People who use "obsolete" as an adjective to describe the Bionic are misinformed and or do not know what obsolete means. I think the Charge and Thunderbolt are not obsolete but they are still very servicable options for consumers. I even think the D3 and Incredible 2 are still relevant and not obsolete.
I don't want to be an early adopter anymore.
Same.
I'm going to miss the buttons, personally.
troll_killer
Newbie
I love these threads, guys, keep it up.
I'm very impressed by the Bionic, it's a huge step up for me, but i only have one upgrade and can't afford to spend full retail on a better phone in a couple of months. i'll wait and see what comes from HTC and Samsung in the next couple months. I've waited this long, I can wait til after turkey day.
but that costco deal sure is nice.
one question though. i keep hearing how maybe motorola changed their lte chip and thats why it took so long. Will different chips be a better receiver for lte signals?
I mean, will bionic be a faster lte phone than a vigor or a prime, or a charge, etc? or is it just affecting battery life
I'm very impressed by the Bionic, it's a huge step up for me, but i only have one upgrade and can't afford to spend full retail on a better phone in a couple of months. i'll wait and see what comes from HTC and Samsung in the next couple months. I've waited this long, I can wait til after turkey day.
but that costco deal sure is nice.
one question though. i keep hearing how maybe motorola changed their lte chip and thats why it took so long. Will different chips be a better receiver for lte signals?
I mean, will bionic be a faster lte phone than a vigor or a prime, or a charge, etc? or is it just affecting battery life
Preach2k
Android Enthusiast
troll_killer
Newbie
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HanSolo
Guest
I think LTE is the same across the board, reception-wise. But I'm not sure. Probably Tehsusenoh would be the best one to answer that question.
troll_killer
Newbie
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HanSolo
Guest
Thanks, fellow prime-lover.
<not here!>
All kidding aside, if Prime doesn't come to Verizon and HTC battery sucks, Bionic is an excellent option for me. Bionic will be an awesome phone regardless.
That's why . . . . .
red66charger
Android Expert
Stupid question here...are LTE chips and LTE radios two different pieces of hardware?
YankeeDudeL
Android Expert
Some flims are flams, all flams are flems, no flams are flums.
red66charger
Android Expert
Makes sense then why Bionic doesn't appear to be the "monster" it was previously accused of being, in terms of size.
magdelaine
Android Enthusiast
rdalcanto
Android Enthusiast
I had a Thunderbolt for 2 weeks and returned it because of horrible battery life. Speed and battery life are the two most important things in my book. So while I would love an HD screen with vibrant colors, I'll take a screen I can see in the sun, with Gorilla glass, and a battery that lasts all day!
johnlgalt
Antidisestablishmentarian
I couldn't agree with you more.
Really depends on what the screen looks like and how it feels to me. I like the looks of the HTC model coming out with its rubberized back. Heck, there's too many coming out near the same timeframe. Bionic is first then the HTC, Samsung Nexus Prime, and who knows what else. Probably forgetting a couple. I like the features of the Bionic but the dealbreaker will be a dot matrix looking screen. Hard to run with that to me....
troll_killer
Newbie
If Prime drops in October like BGR says it will, I'm in. monster HD screen, ICS. Bionic is a killer phone, but Prime is Prime!
I'm getting the Bionic on launch. I seriously doubt that the Nexus Prime will come to Verizon(For all of the same reasons the Nexus One and Nexus S have not). Nexus phones have a stock Android install which comes with features Verizon does not want you to have free access to(tethering as an example).
p8ntballah21
Android Enthusiast
If my OG Droid wasn't on it's last legs I would be right there with you. But I cannot wait til October for a new phone, who knows ICS could get delayed and set the Prime back, then what?
I will be buying the Bionic next Thursday and when the NP comes out and ICS is proclaimed the bees knees then maybe I will sell the Bionic and pick up the NP.
New Rising
Android Enthusiast
In a way i hope you're right, that way i wont regret buying the Bionic next week heh heh. Either way im sure ill be happy with the Bionic even if the Prime and Vigor have better specs.
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HanSolo
Guest
That's correct, but it doesn't seem like this will be a pure Nexus phone, hence the name Droid Prime. A pure android device, debuting a new software version, in the Droid line is not unprecedented, as the OG Droid was the first phone to have 2.0 (Eclair).
Whether it comes with Verizon bloatware is unknown, but of course it's probable. Hopefully Samsung follows its tradition of releasing an unlocked bootloader (which is a manufacturer's decision, kind of like how Moto will be unlocking the Bionic hopefully in November) and donating a handset to the developer community. If that's the case, tethering, freezing or eliminating bloatware, etc. will be simple.
Like it's been said before, there will always be a better phone on the horizon. If and when the Prime drops, there will be better rumored phones a few months away. I'm just holding out because the Prime might have everything I'd want for the next 2 years, which the Bionic doesn't, and because my OG Droid is still working perfectly, so I'm in no rush. If you go with the Bionic, you'll have an awesome phone regardless.
New Rising
Android Enthusiast
I wish i had your patience. I have an Incredible that's still working fine, but I've been waiting since June for the Bionic and i cant wait any longer. All I really wanted was a bigger screen, a dual core processor, and of course 4g. The Bionic has all those things and is why i havent bought a Charge or a Thunderbolt yet. So i see no reason to wait longer, the full hd screen on the Prime is what would make me wait longer though.
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HanSolo
Guest
If I had the funds, I'd buy the Bionic on pre-order until Prime decided to drop, then buy that. But I don't have the money to buy a phone on full retail, and I don't want to go through the hassle of trying to sell the Bionic for more than I paid for it and then figuring out how to make up the difference. . . Full HD is my biggest motivator, too.