The Official Android thread.

Clak

CAGiversary!
So, any sort of Android news, favorite programs, tips & tricks etc. can go here. I'll update the OP with any programs you all like
and any useful tips and tricks etc.

List of user recommended apps:

Astro File Manager - Manage, Delete, Copy Files
Beautiful Widgets- Sense UI type clock and weather widget plus other widgets.
Bloo - Facebook Notifications
Digital Clock Widget - Transparent Large Clock
Dillo Hills- Tiny Wings clone
DoggCatcher - RSS Feeds and Podcasts
GMote - Remotely Control A PC Playing A Movie
Google Maps- Mapping program from Google
Google Sky Map- Mapping program for stars and constellations from Google.
Google Talk- Instant messaging type program from Google.
GPS Status- Gives all kinds of information gathered from GPS satelites.
Handcent SMS- SMS/MMS app.
Invadroid- Space Invaders sort of game.
Last.FM - Streaming Music
Lookout- Anti-virus, GPS phone tracking, and contacts backup program.
Meridian Player - Superior Media Player
PowerAMP-Music playing program.
Ringdroid. Takes any MP3 in your library and allows you to create a ringtone.
Shop Savvy - Bar Code Scanning and Price Comparison
TuneIn Radio - Access to HDRadio stations. Local and non-local stations + search for finding syndicated radio shows.
Yahoo Messenger- Yahoo messenger for Android
Ventriloid- Ventrilo client for Android. Use vent servers to communicate with people.
Weather & Toggle Widget- Another Sense UI like clock and weather widget, also includes other widgets.
Zombie Duck Hunter- Zombie themed Duck Hunt type game.
 
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What's the Galaxy S called on verizon? The Fascinate or something? Same phone as the Samsung Captivate on ATT.
 
If you wan't to root/install custom themes/roms go Droid 1 as far as the forums say the X, and 2 wont have the ability to be themed...as for the phones i would go with the incredible the X is huge and a little on the ugly side and the Droid 2 adds very little over the Droid ( processor, camera, etc) I have a Droid one but have tried both the incredible and X and would go with the incredible since the Droid 2 isn't out to try yet
 
Love my Droid X and although it has a fairly large screen (lol) it is still light and easy to carry around with me on the go. However, if you are looking for a smaller phone with most of the same bells and whistles, the Incredible might be the one for you.
 
Get the galaxy s once it hits verizon. Its the best smart phone atm.

If you need a phone now, Droid X if u want a large 4.3" screen...if not incredible.
 
Yeah I think the Verizon Galaxy S is the Fascinate. It does look pretty nice, I wish it had the physical keyboard like the Sprint ( i think) version. I like having choices in things, but then I go crazy trying to choose. I don't really care much about shooting video, I'd probably try it and never use it again.

Is there a way to get a Sense UI like interface on the other phones? I think I read that Launcher Pro can give a similar UI. I have to give HTC credit for that, Sense is way nicer than Motoblur, even the scaled back version on the X.

GPS is something I do want and will use, is there any real difference in the GPS performance of most of these phones?
 
Do what I plan on doing, wait for the Samsung Fascinate:

Powered by Android 2.1â„¢, the Fascinate is equipped with support for Google Mobile Services, including, Gmailâ„¢, YouTubeâ„¢, Android Marketâ„¢ and more. Additionally, the Fascinate boasts a brilliant four-inch Super AMOLED touch screen display, Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor, and an integrated entertainment, multimedia, messaging and social networking experience.
Color: Mirror Black with chrome details
Key features and specifications:

  • Android 2.1 platform – With support for Google Mobile Services including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Android Market
  • Full HTML Web browsing capabilities
  • Preloaded with Bing Maps and Bing Search
  • 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities – Allows customers to transform their phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi-enabled devices
  • Super AMOLED Screen Technology – Brilliant display makes watching movies, viewing videos and playing games come to life like never before, even in bright light and outdoor environments
  • Advanced touch screen gestures capabilities, including multi-touch pinch to zoom, double tap to zoom and horizontal swiping, which provides easier and quicker access to many applications, including location-based services, Web browsing and digital photos or videos
  • Multiple file formats supported, including DivX support
  • Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor – Produces amazing graphics, faster upload and download times and HD-like multimedia content
  • Six-axis sensor that works with the smartphone's accelerometer to provide a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right
  • Virtual QWERTY Keyboard Featuring Swype Technology – Input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard
  • Full suite of messaging options – Text, picture, video and voice messaging; corporate and personal e-mail accounts supported
  • 5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder – Auto-focus and LED flash with HD video recording and playback (720p) capabilities to capture photos and videos for playback on your HD television
  • WiFi Connectivity (802.11 b/g/n)
  • Stereo Bluetooth® Technology – Support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, object push for vCard and vCalendar
  • Corporate Email – Supports Android Eclair Exchange ActiveSync e-mail to synchronize corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars from office e-mail accounts
  • Music and video players and 3.5-millimeter headphone jack
  • 2GB internal memory expandable to 32GB, 16GB microSDâ„¢ included with handset

Lifestyle features:

  • V CAST Music with Rhapsody®, V CAST Video on Demand, V CAST Song ID, Visual Voice Mail, V CAST Tones, VZ Navigator® and Mobile IM , City ID
  • Samsung's Social Hub – Built around messaging, contacts and calendar sync, which allows users to send and receive information, whether it is e-mail, social network updates or SMS messages
    • Integrated Calendar information from portal calendars, on Exchange, Google Calendarâ„¢ and social networking services (SNS), including Facebook®
    • Integrated Contacts syncs with Exchange, Google, Twitter and Facebook® and displays a user's contacts in four categories including Information, History (previous calls and messages), Activities (status updates and notifications on social networking sites) and Media (Facebook profile photos and photo gallery)
  • Feeds & Updates – Displays feeds from multiple SNS sites such as Facebook®, MySpace and Twitter, which also allows users to update their status instantly
  • AllShare Application – Enables inter-device connectivity through Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), so users can send multimedia content wirelessly to other DLNA-enabled devices such as TVs and laptops
  • Daily Briefing – Instant access to weather, news, stocks and schedule
  • Write and Go – Quickly jot down an idea and later decide on a format, such as SMS/ MMS, e-mail, calendar or memo, to send or post to popular SNS sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace
  • Weather Clock – Displays current time and weather of the selected city (ability to add and select other cities)

http://www.samsung.com/us/news/newsRead.do?news_seq=19679&page=1
 
Yeah I wish all the Galaxy S phones launched at the same time so I could try the Fascinate. Though I guess I could try the AT&T version since they're basically the same. Samsung's choice of pre-loaded crap bugs me though, that bing shit needs to go. I have heard the screens are amazing though.
 
I briefly checked out the Captivate at AT&T and was pretty impressed. I was originally going for an Incredible or an X but now, I'm just waiting for the Fascinate. The thing that sucks is that there's no release date announced yet. It was supposed to be part of their summer lineup, but word on the net is that Verizon has put it on hold until they release the Droid 2.
 
Stopped by an AT&T store during lunch, the Fascinate is nice, the screen really does look good. I didn't even notice bing loaded on it, maybe somebody deleted it. Still like Sense better though, need to see how closely it can be cloned by other loaders like Launcher Pro. One thing I noticed and couldn't stop was that the little bar for the different home screens was overlaid on the google bar that was loaded at the top of the main home screen. I couldn't tape on the google search bar because that was on top. I doubt that's how the default is set up, somebody must have don't that messing with it.
 
Best thing you can do is try /see these phones in person. You know the specs/ potential of the phones capabilities by online information, but having the phone in front of you, seeing how it would feel to have in your hand and pocket daily is just as important IMO.

A buddy of mine bought the Droid X and returned after a week. He said it felt like having an old school Texas instrument graphic calculator lol

P.S: Whats up with these wussy as names for phones?

- Incredible
-
Galaxy S
- Fascinate
- Captivate
 
Cmon, you know you want the Zack Morris phone!
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lol, Droid X FTW
 
Simple:

Want a physical keyboard? Droid 2.
Okay with no physical keyboard? Droid X.
Want to feel like you somehow got on the short bus? Droid Incredible.

There is no reason anyone should opt for an Incredible over the other two.
 
I love my Evo. Since your with Verizon.. id go with X or the Galaxy S phone

Honestly any andoid will be great. The Galaxy S series is a plus if your into gaming.. better gpu
 
The software on the X kills it for me, if you're not doing any gaming (and why would you with how pathetic the gaming options are in the market) id go for the incredible.

*slightly disgruntled X owner*
 
The Droid X really isn't as big as people made it seem to me, went to check it out today, ordered it 5 minutes ago.

It's surprisingly very thin.
 
[quote name='hhhdx4']The software on the X kills it for me, if you're not doing any gaming (and why would you with how pathetic the gaming options are in the market) id go for the incredible.

*slightly disgruntled X owner*[/QUOTE]

what software? Motoblur?
 
[quote name='hhhdx4']Yes, add to the fact that the bootloader is locked so custom ROMs are unlikely to be made.[/QUOTE]

the X has already been rooted and the bootloader has almost been cracked.
 
[quote name='refusedchaos']the X has already been rooted and the bootloader has almost been cracked.[/QUOTE]


The problem was never rooting, the problem is that any firmware loaded has to be signed by Motorola. If they can crack that, fine, until that happens and it provides a way to flash a custom ROM then thats just dandy, Im just not holding my breath.

They also arent going to do anything until it gets Froyo at least, so it's kind of pointless to be trying anything with the current firmware.
 
[quote name='hhhdx4']The problem was never rooting, the problem is that any firmware loaded has to be signed by Motorola. If they can crack that, fine, until that happens and it provides a way to flash a custom ROM then thats just dandy, Im just not holding my breath.

They also arent going to do anything until it gets Froyo at least, so it's kind of pointless to be trying anything with the current firmware.[/QUOTE]

Yeah true... 2.1 is pretty much outdated already and froyo is significantly better even the experimental Droid one is way better than the ota 2.1

As for the phones The Fascinate looks alright but I'm just not a fan of samsung...every phone I got from them broke within a month and my last samsung from verizon get replaced 5 times before I finally dumped it for an lg
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']Simple:

Want a physical keyboard? Droid 2.
Okay with no physical keyboard? Droid X.
Want to feel like you somehow got on the short bus? Droid Incredible.

There is no reason anyone should opt for an Incredible over the other two.[/QUOTE]
But the Sense UI is so pretty......;)

Honestly, if HTC made an EVO like phone for verizon, i'd be all over that. The size of the X with the Sense UI.:drool: Sprint sucks around here though, so that isn't going to happen until HTC actually builds one for verizon.

The X and Galaxy S are about the same size, and the captivate I messed with at AT&T didn't seem that big. Guess either should fit in a pocket pretty comfortably.
 
Actually looking around, there are any number of Sense-like launchers available, so I guess that isn't such an issue really.
 
I love my droid x too. Don't need a physical keyboard; swype works wonders most of the time, and it's still in beta.

And froyo is supposed to be released next week, do another moot point.

It fits fine in my pocket, but I haven't watched much on it; lagged on a ripped anime episode I tried to watch so far.
 
Whatever I get i'm going to try RockPlayer on it, looks like a fairly good video player that can handle lots of formats.I played with swype I think on the captivate and I couldn't get the hang of it. I thought that it recognized the letters you stop at, instead it was counting every letter i moved over.
 
The Fascinate (Galaxy S series) have a similar feature as well, I forget what they call it though.

It just sucks that Verizon hasn't announced a date...rumor is late Sept. now :wall:

EDIT: NVM...its the same thing "Swype".
 
Good to see a few android users on here.. way to many iphone blowers on here :)

Anyways i was always a big fan of qwerty keyboards.. ive accustomed nicely to the Evo. Im hoping they can get the hdmi out to work with emulators.. been playing alot of psx lately :)

That being said.. the Samsung Epic interests me.. but most probably ill prob wait for next variation of Evo
 
How are the emulators on the Android? I'm eagerly anticipating playing NES, SNES games on the Fascinate when it finally comes sometime soon.
 
There's an SNES emulator, but it costs money, and the reviewed didn't seem too great. Looks like a port of SNES9X or something.
 
Got the x so far emulated everything up to and including psx fine except for some minor sound issues on the psx one. Swype works great and rockplayer has handled everything I've thrown at it and well
 
Buy whatever you want now, when it comes to phones you will be waiting forever because there is always a new model coming out anymore. If you wait for droid 2 when it comes out they will be talking about droid 3.

I have a htc droid and I love it, despite the fact I wished Id just stuck with my regular phone because I dont need all this shit and its to expensive. Im ditching it for a regular phone after my contract because its to expensive.
 
[quote name='elessar123']There's an SNES emulator, but it costs money, and the reviewed didn't seem too great. Looks like a port of SNES9X or something.[/QUOTE]

snesoid is pretty decent... they have lite versions that pretty much do the job for free on the market..
 
The Droid X is an awesome smart phone. A friend of mine just picked one up a few weeks ago and I've had the chance to play around with it. It's a bit larger than most smart phones on the market, but it isn't heavy and remains fairly thin. The screen is beautiful on the phone and it's highly customizable.

I'm thinking of switching to an android phone next year when my AT&T contract is up. I'm over the iPhone now, not being able to customize much without jailbreaking it sucks and when I have had mine jailbroken it always seems to run weird. I also hate the coverage I get with AT&T, it's pretty terrible at times.
 
Another happy X owner here. Unless you are really needing a physical keyboard I would stay away from the Droid 2.

The X would be perfect if you want the larger screen and the Incredible if not. I bought an Incredible for my mom and played with it a while before I sent it off to her and I liked it as well. My wife is holding out for the VZW version of the Galaxy S so eventually I will have played around in great detail with all 3 models.

Definitely love the Android OS for everything except gaming. It is capable of having great games and is more than powerful enough, just the market options are very lacking right now.

Maybe with the Open Feint devs starting to push Android OS it will get a little better but I don't really see things changing that much.
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']Simple:

Want a physical keyboard? Droid 2.
Okay with no physical keyboard? Droid X.
Want to feel like you somehow got on the short bus? Droid Incredible.

There is no reason anyone should opt for an Incredible over the other two.[/QUOTE]

WTF?

I had the Droid 1, then i got the Incredible, my brother has the Droid X and 7 of my cousins have the Evo 4G.

Ive hacked all of them and im very familiar with the phones in and out.

Droid X is nice hardware, but its a very cheaply built phone. It doesnt feel sturdy, the buttons are actual buttons and feel terrible. The camera is absolutely bad in comparison to the Incredible as well. The incredible with 2.2 firmware which i have on my phone does 720p video recording in h.264 and 8mp camera which takes some amazing pictures. In fact, when i show people my phone and my brothers Droid X, people prefer my phone 9 out of 10 times.

Droid 2 is basically going to be the Droid X guts inside of the Droid 1 phone with a nicer keyboard. If you absolutely need a keyboard, then maybe its worth it, but after installing Swype on a touch screen phone, there is 0 need for a physical keyboard anymore, it is completely obsolete. Plus Motorola has some of the worst touch screens available, the Incredible and Evo use TouchMAX Capacitive touch screens which are phenomenal in quality.

In short, I'd go with the incredible if you are on verizon. Evo 4G if you are on sprint (but the Evo requires it to be heavily hacked to become usable due to the 30FPS lock on the phone, need to hack it to get 60fps).
 
[quote name='blitz6speed']WTF?

I had the Droid 1, then i got the Incredible, my brother has the Droid X and 7 of my cousins have the Evo 4G.

Ive hacked all of them and im very familiar with the phones in and out.

Droid X is nice hardware, but its a very cheaply built phone. It doesnt feel sturdy, the buttons are actual buttons and feel terrible. The camera is absolutely bad in comparison to the Incredible as well. The incredible with 2.2 firmware which i have on my phone does 720p video recording in h.264 and 8mp camera which takes some amazing pictures. In fact, when i show people my phone and my brothers Droid X, people prefer my phone 9 out of 10 times.

Droid 2 is basically going to be the Droid X guts inside of the Droid 1 phone with a nicer keyboard. If you absolutely need a keyboard, then maybe its worth it, but after installing Swype on a touch screen phone, there is 0 need for a physical keyboard anymore, it is completely obsolete. Plus Motorola has some of the worst touch screens available, the Incredible and Evo use TouchMAX Capacitive touch screens which are phenomenal in quality.

In short, I'd go with the incredible if you are on verizon. Evo 4G if you are on sprint (but the Evo requires it to be heavily hacked to become usable due to the 30FPS lock on the phone, need to hack it to get 60fps).[/QUOTE]

eh?

Droid X has a rubber coating around the phone and the screen is made out of Gorilla Glass.

Camera wise, the Droid X shows how things are correctly. the Incredible and iPhone 4 have too much bloom and are over saturated.

They have the same GHz amount with their processors but they are different. The Droid X's TI OMAP 3630 is actually better than the Snapdragon (slightly faster).

Most poeple go for the Incredible cause it looks like a iPhone. To most, the Droid X is too big, but once they get use to it, they can never go back (guilty of this one).

the only thing, imo, that the Incredible has over the Droid X is Android 2.2 and the ability to flash custom roms. But once that is solved for the X, the X is the better choice

Motorola has crappy touch screens? ok

Bottomline it comes down to preference. Do you want an android iPhone look-alike? or do you want a bigger beast? Honesty, the Droid X is a beast of a phone, it is just getting held back by Motoblur. I've had the lucky chance to play with a prototype Droid X with a vanilla rom, and it is a beast!

if you got Sprint get the Evo. if Verizon then the Droid X. if you want a iPhone look-alike or want a smaller but good phone, then go for the Incredible
 
Wow, this is some reply...

[quote name='refusedchaos']eh?

Droid X has a rubber coating around the phone and the screen is made out of Gorilla Glass.[/QUOTE]

As i said, i have a droid x accessible at all times, my brother has one. The rubber coating is very cheap in comparison to the one the Incredible, as are the buttons which really feel poor in quality. The incredible also has Gorilla Glass.

Camera wise, the Droid X shows how things are correctly. the Incredible and iPhone 4 have too much bloom and are over saturated.

This is hilarious. Really, its sad.

They have the same GHz amount with their processors but they are different. The Droid X's TI OMAP 3630 is actually better than the Snapdragon (slightly faster).

The CPU is faster on the X, but the Snapdragon on the Incredible is similar to the Nexus One, which is the Official Google phone. Meaning the OS is being built around that processor, which means the best support and compatibility vs a one off CPU in a Motorola. The tiny difference in real world will mean less then you think.

Most poeple go for the Incredible cause it looks like a iPhone. To most, the Droid X is too big, but once they get use to it, they can never go back (guilty of this one).

Yah, no one would go for the incredible for the AMOLED screen, the form factor (fits nicer in your hand), the better touch screen, the Snapdragon processor thats in the official google phone, the better camera, etc etc. Nope, its because it looks like an Iphone.

pssst. Here is a hint. It doesn't look like an iphone. Smartphones are going to look like this from here on out, look at the Evo 4G for more evidence.

the only thing, imo, that the Incredible has over the Droid X is Android 2.2 and the ability to flash custom roms. But once that is solved for the X, the X is the better choice

Considering the Milestone has not been cracked (and the phone has been out for over 7 months with people trying to crack it this entire time), and the X has a even STRONGER protection then the Milestone, i would not hold your breath. Best get used to Motoblur. I have a custom 2.2 rom flashed on my incredible.

Motorola has crappy touch screens? ok

Ok indeed. Go watch this:

http://techcrunch.com/2010/01/09/iphone-droid-nexus-one-touchscreen-performance/

The X uses a similar touch screen to the old droid 1. Its not the TouchMAX Capacitive that the Incredible/Evo 4G have which is basically the best in the business.

Bottomline it comes down to preference. Do you want an android iPhone look-alike? or do you want a bigger beast? Honesty, the Droid X is a beast of a phone, it is just getting held back by Motoblur. I've had the lucky chance to play with a prototype Droid X with a vanilla rom, and it is a beast!

There is so much bias here its a bit insane. Droid X is a fine phone, but its not perfect, nowhere even near perfect. It has many major flaws. Every phone does. To me, personally, the incredible has more going for it then the X. The 4.3" is nice, but theres a lot more to a phone then screen size. And Droid X with vanilla isnt possible, so who cares.

if you got Sprint get the Evo. if Verizon then the Droid X. if you want a iPhone look-alike or want a smaller but good phone, then go for the Incredible

LOL.
 
You're just sour because you're stuck with the Incredible =P

From Phone Arena:
The clear winner here for most people is the Motorola DROID X, as it offers a larger, 4.3” display, excellent call quality, better looking camera images and video with HDMI out, and has overall faster performance with better battery life. Though the HTC Droid Incredible is better suited for those individuals looking for a more compact smartphone with a smaller screen and are fond of HTC Sense UI.

From Tech Bottle:
I’m a satisfied Incredible owner but, all in all, the Incredible doesn’t seem to do anything better than the Droid X.

Battery on Droid X is shown to be better. The screen is visible outside, in daylight. The colors are reportedly more accurate (37% oversaturation on Incredible, -8% saturation on X).

Camera... both have their flaws. I would rather use a real camera for anything I cared enough about, so it's a moot point to me. I have taken maybe 5 pictures on my Droid X, so I can't really comment on it. Supposedly, the Droid X has less detail, but more accurate colors, and Incredible has more detail, and a green hue. Or something.

Benchmarks show that the Droid X wipes the floor with Incredible.

Droid X is proven to have better antenna technology. I was at the pool of an apartment complex yesterday, and it scanned about THIRTY different signals. My office also has bad signal, yet 80% of the time, I can actually stream music where I sit, which I'll guarantee you wouldn't happen on the Incredible.

Everyone else thinks the Droid X is sturdy, cept you. It's metal, covered with a coat of rubber. This is the first portable device I've gotten in 3 years that I haven't gotten a silicon skin for, because of how nice it feels.

I'll admit, the buttons on the Droid X feels flimsy (2 front rockers and the camera). Volume one feels fine.

The real downside for most people on Droid X is Motoblur. That's it.

And don't forget, Froyo rolls out on Droid X in September, which will make Droid X even faster.
 
[quote name='blitz6speed']Wow, this is some reply...



As i said, i have a droid x accessible at all times, my brother has one. The rubber coating is very cheap in comparison to the one the Incredible, as are the buttons which really feel poor in quality. The incredible also has Gorilla Glass.
[/QUOTE]
Yes the buttons are flimsy but the phone is actually well built. Yes I know it is accessible at all times, but you really need to be with the phone for a week or two to really get the feel for it.

[quote name='blitz6speed']
This is hilarious. Really, its sad.
[/QUOTE]
Sad cause its true

[quote name='blitz6speed']
The CPU is faster on the X, but the Snapdragon on the Incredible is similar to the Nexus One, which is the Official Google phone. Meaning the OS is being built around that processor, which means the best support and compatibility vs a one off CPU in a Motorola. The tiny difference in real world will mean less then you think.
[/QUOTE]
LOL what? xD who told you that crap? As some one who has programmed for both phones, that is not true at all.

[quote name='blitz6speed']
Yah, no one would go for the incredible for the AMOLED screen, the form factor (fits nicer in your hand), the better touch screen, the Snapdragon processor thats in the official google phone, the better camera, etc etc. Nope, its because it looks like an Iphone.
[/QUOTE]
LOL 99% of the people that buy the Incredible arent tech savy at all and acutally do buy it cause it looks like a iPhone. Just because you and your friend(s) didnt, doesnt mean everyone else didnt. Pretty much everyone I ask gives that reason. I never said that its bad, I am just saying that the average consumer of this phone doesn't know it has a AMOLED screen, better touch screen, processor, and camera (they just go by MP).

[quote name='blitz6speed']
pssst. Here is a hint. It doesn't look like an iphone. Smartphones are going to look like this from here on out, look at the Evo 4G for more evidence.
[/QUOTE]
LOL is all I say.

[quote name='blitz6speed']
Considering the Milestone has not been cracked (and the phone has been out for over 7 months with people trying to crack it this entire time), and the X has a even STRONGER protection then the Milestone, i would not hold your breath. Best get used to Motoblur. I have a custom 2.2 rom flashed on my incredible.
[/QUOTE] Eh, if you are just reading what people post then you will believe that. It is crackable, just takes times due to the encryption. You CAN technically load a custom ROM on the X but once you reboot, the bootloader will turn the device into service mode since it knows the phone is running unassigned code. For Motoblur, many of us X users just use Launcher Pro. Problem solved.

[quote name='blitz6speed']
Ok indeed. Go watch this:

http://techcrunch.com/2010/01/09/iphone-droid-nexus-one-touchscreen-performance/

The X uses a similar touch screen to the old droid 1. Its not the TouchMAX Capacitive that the Incredible/Evo 4G have which is basically the best in the business.
[/QUOTE] hmm fair enough. Although, its not "crappy" just not as good.

[quote name='blitz6speed']
There is so much bias here its a bit insane. Droid X is a fine phone, but its not perfect, nowhere even near perfect. It has many major flaws. Every phone does. To me, personally, the incredible has more going for it then the X. The 4.3" is nice, but theres a lot more to a phone then screen size. And Droid X with vanilla isnt possible, so who cares.
[/QUOTE]
No one is saying that it is perfect. Every phone has its flaws. Again, it is YOUR opinion. My opinion comes from my handling and programming experiences from these phones. IMO, the Droid X and the Evo are the dominant phones at the moment (cant really count the Nexus One since it is a dev phone now). A vanilla X is possible though.

[quote name='blitz6speed']
LOL.[/QUOTE]

LOL indeed
 
After playing with the Captivate at an AT&T store, I'm leaning towards getting the Fascinate when it comes out. To me it seems like the X with capacitive buttons rather than physical ones, plus the screen really is as nice as everyone says.

Do any of you use cases/screen protectors for your phones? The gorilla glass used in many of these phones seems pretty hard to scratch from what I've read.
 
[quote name='Clak']After playing with the Captivate at an AT&T store, I'm leaning towards getting the Fascinate when it comes out. To me it seems like the X with capacitive buttons rather than physical ones, plus the screen really is as nice as everyone says.

Do any of you use cases/screen protectors for your phones? The gorilla glass used in many of these phones seems pretty hard to scratch from what I've read.[/QUOTE]

Excellent choice!

Yes, I would advise putting a screen protector on the screen. The grease and oil from hands can wear down the touchscreen after awhile. Plus, you can never be too careful when it comes to your screen. Case wise, that is up to you. For my Droid X, I have Verizon's hard silicone case.
 
[quote name='Clak']After playing with the Captivate at an AT&T store, I'm leaning towards getting the Fascinate when it comes out. To me it seems like the X with capacitive buttons rather than physical ones, plus the screen really is as nice as everyone says.

Do any of you use cases/screen protectors for your phones? The gorilla glass used in many of these phones seems pretty hard to scratch from what I've read.[/QUOTE]

I would have to agree with refusedchaos, get a screen protector. As for the cases, it is going to be much more of a personal choice. I currently don't have a case for my incredible, more or less because I can't find one that fits the phone the way I want it to. So I recommend buying a few cases trying them if you don't like them return them.
 
My wait for the Fascinate is killing me, also all these rumors of other super smartphones coming out is making think twice about getting it and rather waiting another month or so for the newer phones.

So far, Droid Pro (rumored for November) and the HTC Scorpion (rumored for Jan 2011) are looking mighty fine (on paper).
 
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