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What will you upgrade to next?

kujayhawks77 said:
You may want to wait until after the first of the year as Verizon is EOLing the Droid X and Droid 2 (well actually EOLing any of the current smartphones in their line up, minus the fascinate (as far as I know) come 3/31/2011 which means around January and February we will start seeing a whole new line up of phones available. I am assuming around this time we will start seeing LTE (4g) phones come into play and quite possibly dual or even (dare I say) triple core phones.

Also you will see price drops on the current android phones as Verizon makes room for new phones. Just my 2 cents.

Back to the question at hand, if we were to upgrade now (my wife is on a rooted Eris and I'm on a rooted D1) I'd have to go with The Droid X because I don't use my physical keyboard (I got the D1 for the power back in November) and the HDMI out which is a huge selling point for me. My wife on the other hand would go Incredible but only because it's the smallest of the high end android phones out.
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Dual core phones is pushing it even, but I guess them being released to the public is a possibility.
I dunno if I would want a triple core phone at the moment (or even dual), I can imagine them being really big and annoying to carry around.
 
As of right now, I'm torn between the X and the Fascinate. I really don't know which one I want more.
 
ToastPwnz said:
Dual core phones is pushing it even, but I guess them being released to the public is a possibility.
I dunno if I would want a triple core phone at the moment (or even dual), I can imagine them being really big and annoying to carry around.
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I can just imagine how crappy battery life will be in a triple processor phone.
 
PMTerp said:
I can just imagine how crappy battery life will be in a triple processor phone.
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I imagine god awful but then again by the time we see them in smartphones they may have this issue fixed. I am thinking the triple cores are going to be more android tablet based. Then again it seems with each new batch of android phones being released the screens are getting bigger so who knows 2 years from now we might all be carrying a tablet for a phone, lol.
 
I killed my Eris in the pool on vacation Duh, and have used my wife's upgrade to get a new Droid Incredible. It has been a great experience here and I love my Eris but alas it is time to move on

So Long Everyone !!! :D:D:D:D:D:D
 
n0ct3m said:
As of right now, I'm torn between the X and the Fascinate. I really don't know which one I want more.
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Those were the two I narrowed it down to in the store.

The Fascinate's display won me over, along with a form factor that seemed more suited to my hands and pocket.

It's just a better, more professional looking device, to me. It seemed faster, as well, but that could probably be evened out with configuration tweaks.

I'm very happy with my decision, to say the least.
 
Frisco said:
Those were the two I narrowed it down to in the store.

The Fascinate's display won me over, along with a form factor that seemed more suited to my hands and pocket.

It's just a better, more professional looking device, to me. It seemed faster, as well, but that could probably be evened out with configuration tweaks.

I'm very happy with my decision, to say the least.
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Frisco, you did it? Awesome! I have a friend at work that has the Epic (I think that's in the same Galaxy S family, right? (along with the Captivate)).

The screen on it just pops! Very, very nice looking. It should serve you well...

Anyway, enjoy!

P.S. did you root it yet? ;)
 
Frisco said:
Those were the two I narrowed it down to in the store.

The Fascinate's display won me over, along with a form factor that seemed more suited to my hands and pocket.

It's just a better, more professional looking device, to me. It seemed faster, as well, but that could probably be evened out with configuration tweaks.

I'm very happy with my decision, to say the least.
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I definately like the look of the Fascinate over the brick...I mean X. How is the camera on the Fascinate? I use my cameral a lot so I'd like to have a phone that takes decent quality pictures.
 
sickboy1884 said:
how do i root my eris cant find the file at all help
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Here's some info I gave someone a few days ago pertaining to rooting:

There are several ways you can go about rooting your phone. Eris - All Things Root - Android Forums has a lot of threads with a lot of information available to guide you through the process. I would have to say the two most popular ways are Universal 1 Click Eris App Apk - No PCs, No Scripts Needed, EASY and Universal Eris Root for Dummies!.

After you root your phone, you will probably want to grab a rom to flash. There are a few options for you here as well. If you want a rom with 2.2 you can grab KayosFroyo, Tazz Froyo, or Nonsensikal. There are others out there, but these I can speak on from experience.

If you want a 2.1 rom, xtrROM is probably the most popular. There is even a xtrSense version that keeps all the sense elements of the phone.

Feel free to ask any questions and the people here will gladly help you with anything you run across. Eris Rooting Guide: Methods and Related Links Updated 21 Sep 2010, 6:34am also has links to most rooting methods as well as links to other threads involving rooting.
 
n0ct3m said:
I definately like the look of the Fascinate over the brick...I mean X. How is the camera on the Fascinate? I use my cameral a lot so I'd like to have a phone that takes decent quality pictures.
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Then you're gonna want the 8MP on the X. Battery life on the X is the best in the industry right now. Android Battery Test Reveals Droid X Lasts Longest, AMOLED Handsets Trail

AMOLED is incredible (no pun), but most people don't give a hoot about the slightly better colors, clarity, etc. Plus, if your battery life sucks, who cares?

To sum it up, the Galaxy S phones (or any phone with AMOLED like the DInc) and the Droid X and 2 are polar opposites on the spectrum of battery life. You decide if image quality is worth more than battery life.
 
Already made my decision last Wednesday: Incredible. Battery life isn't any worse than the Eris for me but I also just ordered a larger battery. Cost me a whole $8.95 so no big deal. Of course, I'm kind of anti-Moto but that's just how I roll.

It's really a personal choice. You pick what's best for you, not what others think.
 
If I had my upgrade today , my pick would've been the Fascinate , but my upgrade is not until February so by then a new super Droid with a built in light saber or somethin like that will be out LOL :D
 
n0ct3m said:
How is the camera on the Fascinate? I use my camera a lot so I'd like to have a phone that takes decent quality pictures.
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It's the best camera on a phone I've had to this point. I take pictures at my kid's high school football games (she's in the marching band) and we put them on our computers to look at in larger sizes. Very nice.

Most Android based cameras are criticized a bit less than those on other phones, but they are still criticized as compared to a digital camera's quality. To me the Fascinate's pics are far beyond "just good enough." But those taken with my Fuji are a different story clarity wise, etc. ;)
 
I'm not eligible for an upgrade until March 2012. By then, the Apocalypse and Rapture will have occured, so I'm not really shopping right now.

I am, however, stocking up on canned goods, ammo, and water.
 
Alleycat said:
I'm not eligible for an upgrade until March 2012. By then, the Apocalypse and Rapture will have occured, so I'm not really shopping right now.

I am, however, stocking up on canned goods, ammo, and water.
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I have it on Good Authority that survival supplies will be of no help during and following the Rapture. ;)

The Apocalypse, perhaps.
 
Alleycat said:
I'm not eligible for an upgrade until March 2012. By then, the Apocalypse and Rapture will have occured, so I'm not really shopping right now.

I am, however, stocking up on canned goods, ammo, and water.
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The Apocalypse is in December of 2012, so you will be able to user your new phone for a good 8 months before the end comes.
 
Now you guys have me thinking about it.

I have an upgrade just sitting on my account and can get the D2 for $49 or the Fascinate for $.01.
 
OfTheDamned said:
Now you guys have me thinking about it.

I have an upgrade just sitting on my account and can get the D2 for $49 or the Fascinate for $.01.
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I would go Fascinate because the lack of physical keyboard (I have a D1 and hate the keyboard, its suppose to be better on the D2 but I have grown accustom to swiftkey anyways so a physical keyboard isn't necessary for me) and the ability to go micro usb to hdmi for video out is nice.

You could always go the I don't ever want to get laid again route and get the R2D2 Droid 2 released tonight at midnight. (I kid about the getting laid part.. kind of :) )
 
Well, I have my upgrade and I'm now looking at phones (thanks to this thread). I think the universe wants me to get the Samsung though. After looking at a few things I ran across Best Buy's Free Phone Fridays announcement and I have to say that a new Fascinate for the low low price of free is sounding pretty good.

So, I may be moving this Friday.
 
OfTheDamned said:
Well, I have my upgrade and I'm now looking at phones (thanks to this thread). I think the universe wants me to get the Samsung though. After looking at a few things I ran across Best Buy's Free Phone Fridays announcement and I have to say that a new Fascinate for the low low price of free is sounding pretty good.

So, I may be moving this Friday.
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Congratulations, if you do it.

Great price! :D

If you don't really need a new phone, maybe you should select something that family members might enjoy toying with.. a Droid 2? ..etc. ;)
 
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