 Z80APremium
join:2009-11-23
 ·Cox HSI
2 edits | Was going to get it but it was pretty awkward I thought this phone was supposed to SHIP with 2.2 but the store said it would be a free update next month. Being an AT&T sub, I've heard that sort of story before and a month was more like a quarter or a year if ever.
And there is some overlay software that isn't Android. I'm not a current *droid user so I don't know what it was but not all the Android handsets they had were running it. It appeared to be a GUI for embedded software running ON android, why I dunno. I figured that you could customize it to remove all the bloatware but now it seems that modding the phone may brick it. The phone in just going through the menus seemed sluggish. I was disappointed. I guess it is back to doing more research to pick a different handset.
Looks-wise the big screen was nice but the rest of it reminded me of those 90's Pontiacs with all the bolt on skirts, spoilers and stuff.
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 openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Re: Was going to get it but it was pretty awkward said by Z80A:And there is some overlay software that isn't Android. It's some sort of version of Moto's Blur. Previous versions were fairly obnoxious, whereas this one doesn't appear to be...at least it hasn't bothered me in the less than 24 hrs that I've had the DX.said by Z80A:I figured that you could customize it to remove all the bloatware but now it seems that modding the phone may brick it. I'll believe the FUD regarding the eFuse when I read about respected members of respected dev teams returning their bricks. Until then....said by Z80A:The phone in just going through the menus seemed sluggish. If you kill some of the widgets and other processes, it helps. I'm looking forward to the speed boost that Froyo brings and the inevitable root that will let me clear out more bloat.
Screen size is nice. Looks-wise, I think it's ok (I wouldn't call it a Pontiac Sunfire). The camera bump is ok. Personally, I would've made the thickness uniform, even if it was slightly thicker throughout. Then again, it's a mobile wireless device that I'll use for messaging, voice, and accessing resources on the Internet....I'm not too concerned about the looks. If I was, I would've purchased an iPhone. | |
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join:2009-11-23 | Re: Was going to get it but it was pretty awkward I like the overall design so I'm going to wait and see about the fuse thing before pulling the trigger.
As far as 90's GM, I was thinking a 1996 Grand Am. | |
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Re: Was going to get it but it was pretty awkward said by Z80A:wait and see about the fuse thing Time to get your DX 
eFuse is the same as on Milestone and is not loaded with the purpose of preventing a consumer device from functioning So the main fear now is that you won't be able to load custom ROMs, which personally I couldn't care less about.
»www.droid-life.com/2010/07/16/mo···blow-up/ | |
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join:2009-11-23 | Re: Was going to get it but it was pretty awkward I may end up just getting the original Droid. My friend is very happy with his, the only gripe being battery life. | |
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Re: Was going to get it but it was pretty awkward May want to get one soon, as the rumor is that it's EOL soon with the Droid 2 coming online next month. Personally, I like the idea of more space for hardware that's not a physical keyboard. To each their own though. | |
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join:2009-11-23 Reviews:
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| Re: Was going to get it but it was pretty awkward I think there will always be refurbs around and stuff. But I'm thinking of only a week or two, long enough for any problems to surface that would brick the phone or stop me from farting around with it.
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