[Merged] Motorola Droid X

[Motionblurrr]

Droid X?

Rename it to the Droid ZzzzZzzzZzzzzzzzZZZzzz

 

[itsmemuffins]

People don't really want to buy this monstrosity.

they don't want to be the butt of jokes.

"Is that a Droid X in your pocket or are you just happt to see me?"

 

[Goldinboy17]

2008: G1 2009: Palm Pre 2010: Droid X 2011: Some other p.o.c.

 

[vegastime]

make sure dont root it or else the "efuse chip" will self destruct your phone

Last I heard, this was just a rumor, not confirmed.

 

[thatsmyaibo]

Customers did line up.

Android users have multiple options for hardware which is why the market is split up where as Apple only has 1 market.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179214/Customers_line_up_early_to_buy_the_Droid_X_?taxonomyId=12

 

[pugnut]

How quick to BYGO

How quick do we think this will go before it goes for by one get one free?

 

[Stay Tuned]

I bet you can hold it any way you like though!

 

[treyjustice]

my mom got one. It blows. the UI is SO BAD


IDK why it sucks so bad my gf has the mytouch and its UI is 100 times better and easier to navigate. My mom is taking it back and going back to her blackberry

 

[Roessnakhan]

Played with my co-worker's Droid X and really liked it. If I was on Verizon I would seriously consider it along with the Incredible. With the Incredible (possibly) being updated with LCD screens it would just be down to what I wanted more: 4.3" or 3.7", Motorola-skinned Android or HTC Sense. I do like the Droid X for the physical buttons - never liked capacitive buttons on the Nexus 1, EVO, or Incredible.

Definitely some good choices on Verizon these days.

 

[GadgetGeek71]

You mean, Apple's phone is still in second or third place, depending on whether you mean USA or world, and what month it is.

Google says over a million Android devices are coming online every week now. The biggest problem right now, is that supplies are way behind demand.

It'll be interesting later this year to see which comes out nicer: Android tablets or an HP WebOS tablet. I think the latter will be easier to use, but the former has so many more apps.

I understand that BlackBerry, as a company, sells more smartphones than anyone else...that is...BlackBerrys. There are a number of BlackBerrys and Android devices out there but only 1 iPhone (granted 4 models).

 

[miki66]

maybe it's a tradition for apple product buyers only to wait in line

 

[rizzuh]

my mom got one. It blows. the UI is SO BAD


IDK why it sucks so bad my gf has the mytouch and its UI is 100 times better and easier to navigate. My mom is taking it back and going back to her blackberry

it's because motorola's skin on top of android is horrible

 

[japasneezemonk]

If I could get Omnifocus on Android, I would definitely switch, even if only for a few months.

 

[Zaft]

after extensively playing with android it's a nice OS, but IMO I much prefer IOS it's just more polished. btw no phone will ever kill the iPhone.

 

[goobot]

its os is poo and Verizon get no coverage in my school or house. it looks ok

 

[maflynn]

Let's be fair: If Apple was putting iOS on three dozen different devices on every carrier known to man, I'm sure they'd be selling a lot more phones.

Yes, no argument there, but they're not.

 

[capn7]

Any pics of the thousands of people lined up in front of the Verizon Stores? Where's the media? Oh I forgot they're all covering the iPhone press conference tomorrow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5vY80YvNgQ

 

[gloss]

Yes, no argument there, but they're not.

Congratulations, you've defeated an opponent with both hands and a leg tied behind their back. And only then, barely.

 

[PhoneI]

If I could get Omnifocus on Android, I would definitely switch, even if only for a few months.

Omnifocus is one of the reasons I can never leave iOS. That and the fact that Android is awful.

 

[sciwizam]

make sure dont root it or else the "efuse chip" will self destruct your phone

You know in what else this "efuse chip" is in? The Original Motorola Droid. We all know how unrootable that is.


Link

This breaking news may not be as dire as many are claiming, as a google search of OMAP3 and e-fuse reveals that current OMAP handsets already have e-fuse in place as part of the M-Shield hardware security technology built into TI’s OMAP system on a chip. It is on the very hackable DROID and the not-so-hacking-friendly Milestone, but it is not being used by Motorola to lock the bootloader of the handset. The current theory being put forth by the non-alarmists in the Android hacking community suggests that the DROID X is locked in a similar manner to the Milestone. Though it may be difficult to crack, and may lead to many hairs being pulled out, mucking with the bootloader probably won’t brick your phone.

 

[Mike2128]

I like both the Droid X and the iPhone 4 for their own merits.

 

[AZREOSpecialist]

You know, I'm tired of the term iPhone killer. Lets put that to rest.

Yes, because the only company that could possibly kill the iPhone is Apple itself. And they're doing a bang-up job lately!

 

[dwarnecke11]

Too kludgy, hardware and software. I've said this about every Android phone.

 

[iCheddar]

My overall feeling about Android is that it brings some FANTASTIC ideas to the table, but just doesn't execute on the whole package.

To me, the only MAJOR problem iOS suffers from is a terrible notifications system. Why can't I just have little notifiers in the menu bar and a pulldown to access them like I can with Android?

 

[jclardy]

Verizon customers don't stand in line.

They order their phone from the website and it arrives the next day.

(Unless they wait too long and end up with the backorders - lol)

Only because 1.7 million people don't buy the phone on opening weekend.

It could also be the fact that a new Droid phone is released every month. I mean having a phone outdated after 1 year is pretty bad but every 1-2 months is pretty ridiculous.

Do you buy Droid X now or wait till Droid X2 3 months from now

Droid 2 is coming out in a few weeks I believe.