[Merged] Motorola Droid X

[Applejuiced]

The first thing that people notice about my i4 is the screen resolution.
They look at the quality and they're like wow, is that the iphone4?

 

[dark5]

SUPER AMOLED is much better than Retina Display.
The Galaxy S is a awesome awesome device!

Except that OLEDs suffer from very early burn in (rather uneven pixel life) and the PenTile Matrix subpixel alignment allows for terrible aliasing and will make the resolution noticeably low and individual pixels will stand apart clearly from one another.

But keep living inside your bubble of ignorance. 😉

 

[Acejam2k]

I thought the X ran 2.1. Who knows anymore.

That's a nice try at taking a crack @ the Android community - but then again - didn't Apple just release 4.0.1 only 22 days after the iPhone 4 launch? 😀

There is definitely some bias in this thread. I played with a Droid X for a good 45 minutes, and despite what you might think, I can assure you it's definitely faster than the iPhone 4. Some of the scrolling might not be as smooth as iOS, but when you hit a menu item, the menu appears instantly. It's just there. On the flip side, iOS pauses for a split second, and then does it's fancy animation.

 

[JustLeft]

I have no idea how anyone could say one was faster than the other. The Droid X that I played with was smooth in scrolling in windows, the keyboard was fast and responsive. It will only get better when Froyo rolls out to it. I had the iphone4 next to the Droid X in a Verizon store. The screen on the iphone4 is much better imho than the Droid X. While at the Verizon store another customer came up and was looking at my iphone4 and the droid x, sitting side by side, and he asked the Verizon rep when the iphone was coming out for Verizon.

That's a nice try at taking a crack @ the Android community - but then again - didn't Apple just release 4.0.1 only 22 days after the iPhone 4 launch? 😀

There is definitely some bias in this thread. I played with a Droid X for a good 45 minutes, and despite what you might think, I can assure you it's definitely faster than the iPhone 4. Some of the scrolling might not be as smooth as iOS, but when you hit a menu item, the menu appears instantly. It's just there. On the flip side, iOS pauses for a split second, and then does it's fancy animation.

 

[JustLeft]

Application data is not backed up in the cloud. I agree that you can pull down the applications themselves - but you will lose any data that you entered through the application.

Google backs up all information to their cloud. When You reload a Phone You get All your settings and programs downloaded and installed.

 

[sciwizam]

That's a nice try at taking a crack @ the Android community - but then again - didn't Apple just release 4.0.1 only 22 days after the iPhone 4 launch? 😀

There is definitely some bias in this thread. I played with a Droid X for a good 45 minutes, and despite what you might think, I can assure you it's definitely faster than the iPhone 4. Some of the scrolling might not be as smooth as iOS, but when you hit a menu item, the menu appears instantly. It's just there. On the flip side, iOS pauses for a split second, and then does it's fancy animation.

If you find your UI scrolling is not smooth, you can download "Launcher Pro" from the Market and replace the default UI.

Take a look at this LauncherPro in a NexusOne.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL61aBzlgf0&feature=fvw

 

[sciwizam]

Application data is not backed up in the cloud. I agree that you can pull down the applications themselves - but you will lose any data that you entered through the application.

That is part of the Froyo update.

 

[JustLeft]

This is a good example of the difference between Android and the iphone. On the iphone it is seamless. If you sync to a pc, your application data gets backed up. With the Froyo update your your application needs to code for it. Not sure how many apps are available that do that today. The site that details this in Froyo is http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/backup.html - so my contention is that you replace or wipe out you phone you will lose application data depends on whether or not the developer of the specific application has used Data Backup. More information can also be found in this thread - http://forum.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-one/21606-official-froyo-question-application-data.html.

Is this consistent with what you have found? If I am all wet here, please let me know. I, along with a number of coworkers who have android devices, would love to have this issue resolved.

That is part of the Froyo update.

 

[nfl46]

I hope your neighbor sees this topic on their Droid X.

 

[wreckshop]

Except that OLEDs suffer from very early burn in (rather uneven pixel life) and the PenTile Matrix subpixel alignment allows for terrible aliasing and will make the resolution noticeably low and individual pixels will stand apart clearly from one another.

But keep living inside your bubble of ignorance. 😉

Pentile actually makes things look softer, which is the opposite of "horrible aliasing." But keep acting like you know everything.

 

[insidmal]

i'm amazed how many android users are in the iphone forum...

 

[0101001]

I agree about the Samsung. Going to see the Captivate tomorrow. I'm on the fence about the IP4. More and more issues seem to be surfacing...... this is what happened to the 1st and 2nd iPhone releases. I know android doesn't do some things as good as the iPhone, but I need something functional without all the hassles.

Me too the samsung sounds great, wirefly has it for 149.00 as a upgrade.

 

[RetiredInFl]

Got my Tmobile branded Samsung Vibrant (aka galaxy S) and it's got a Super OMLED screen.

Was that a cheese OMLED and did it come with bacon? Oh, you meant AMOLED! Never mind. 😀

 

[WilliamG]

I LOVE how everyone now compares the iPhone 4 screen to the Evo, Incredible, Nexus, Droid, ect saying how the iPhone 4 is now so superior (which is true). Before the retina screens, many people on this same forum were saying how pixel density wouldn't matter on a screen so small. It clearly does. How we view the 800 x 480 screens now as inferior is how they saw the 3GS screen before the update 😎

I know! That kind of attitude drove me CRAZY. More resolution is ALWAYS better on a phone. People have been misguided for so long that more resolution somehow would make the iPhone screen text unreadably small. Lies. The text will remain the same size. Just the clarity will improve. It can even still be better than the retina display. I can see some jaggies when the text is at its smallest e.g. in mobile Safari. But the iPhone 4 display is definitely a step in the right direction, for sure.

 

[JustLeft]

Sorry old post - Road Runner went down while I was typing and my mbp decided to send it anyway. Nothing to see. Keep walking....

 

[PNutts]

That's a nice try at taking a crack @ the Android community - but then again - didn't Apple just release 4.0.1 only 22 days after the iPhone 4 launch? 😀

For someone like myself who doesn't follow the Android market the wide range of devices and carrier configured OSes are confusing. I'm sure it isn't as scary as it sounds, it's just a shift from WinMo where the flavors were very limited.

 

[haulis]

Pentile actually makes things look softer, which is the opposite of "horrible aliasing." But keep acting like you know everything.

Having a droid incredible sitting right next to me I have to disagree.

 

[Applejuiced]

i'm amazed how many android users are in the iphone forum...

You know what they're doing in an iphone section right?
Either trolling or wishing they had an iphone instead😀
Im happy with my phone, you wont see me browsing or posting at Droid or Pre forums for example.

 

[samcraig]

One of my co-workers showed me his HTC Incredible. While I prefer the iPhone4 and App Store - I have to say that I thought (only played with it for 10 min) that his phone was very responsive, fast and had a "fun" UI. I think there's definitely more of a learning curve and the OS/UI isn't as easy to just pick up and use.. but if I wasn't on ATT - I could see myself easily picking one up.

 

[bobr1952]

It's 2010. Who talks to their neighbors anymore?

We are happy friendly people in Florida 😀

 

[h00ligan]

As a photographer more MP mean very little. Cramming more in a smaller space can result in a poorer images than less in the same space. The science of it is simple, more in the same place leads to increased image noise resulting in a poor image.

If the mifi thing is something you use a lot than you should get the droid.

As a photographer you should know that's not always true.

Example one - gapless sensor design
example two - backlit cmos design.

I'm not saying i disagree that the droid cam won't be/isn't as good, but since you stated the 'simple science' you should probably be scientific.

 

[h00ligan]

I know! That kind of attitude drove me CRAZY. More resolution is ALWAYS better on a phone. People have been misguided for so long that more resolution somehow would make the iPhone screen text unreadably small. Lies. The text will remain the same size. Just the clarity will improve. It can even still be better than the retina display. I can see some jaggies when the text is at its smallest e.g. in mobile Safari. But the iPhone 4 display is definitely a step in the right direction, for sure.

This mentality is from the lack of resolution independence on computers.

 

[wirelessmacuser]

Having a droid incredible sitting right next to me I have to disagree.

+1

 

[wirelessmacuser]

Totally agree on your comparison between the Droid x and the Galaxy S. There is no comparison. Galaxy S is much better. Played with both today.

I have all three, the Galaxy S (Captivate) The Droid X, and the iPhone4... I find them _all_ excellent, they are simply different.

I respect the fact that you may think it's a better phone, but there is a big difference between the Galaxy and the Droid X. The display being one of them. So for those like myself that have a need for a large display for web centric use, the Droid X has the advantage. For those that are sensitive to size, the smaller Galaxy is more appropriate.

 

[JustLeft]

Okay, now I'm jealous - you got more phones than I have! On the Droid X, I'm not dissing the phone - just felt the colors on the display weren't as vibrant as on the Galaxy S. Better is subjective. It's all in what meets your needs.

You have an advantage over me in that you can put the phones side by side. I was not able to do that as the Verizon store wouldn't lend me a phone to walk over to the T Mobile store. Imagine that.

I am on the fence with phones right now. Been having a lot of issues with AT&T on poor signal. If I had the option, I would carry all 3 phones and keep the one that dropped the least amount of calls.

I have all three, the Galaxy S (Captivate) The Droid X, and the iPhone4... I find them _all_ excellent, they are simply different.

I respect the fact that you may think it's a better phone, but there is a big difference between the Galaxy and the Droid X. The display being one of them. So for those like myself that have a need for a large display for web centric use, the Droid X has the advantage. For those that are sensitive to size, the smaller Galaxy is more appropriate.