Few Questions About The Bionic.

[damiandownfall]

*update*

Thread no longer needed.

 

[damiandownfall]

BUMP.
Why did I bump it? Nobody likes an unanswered thread.

 

[moosc]

Bionic like any android phone can b used as wifi only as long u don't buy from career. Camera sucked phone sucked. Super locked down battery sucked. Don't think jb will work on it. Phone is dead

Sent from Bad Azz VZW LG G2 Cyan Tapatalk

 

[damiandownfall]

Bionic like any android phone can b used as wifi only as long u don't buy from career. Camera sucked phone sucked. Super locked down battery sucked. Don't think jb will work on it. Phone is dead

Sent from Bad Azz VZW LG G2 Cyan Tapatalk

Correction - some devices require a special gesture to bypass activation.

The Bionic ships and is currently being run on JB as I later discovered.
I should've specified... Compared to a very low end phone like the LG Optimus V. Compared to your G2 yes I would say it sucks but compared to what I have it rules.

That... Was just a very bad review given in very bad taste. I assume you have a vengeance towards this phone so I can't trust your reply.

 

[Mooncatt]

I came from an Optimus S (same as the V, only Sprint branded), and yes the Bionic blows it away. About the camera, it's awesome in good lighting, but can suffer as lighting goes down in my experience. That applies to photo and video. The stock battery is lack luster, but there are numerous extended batteries available. I went with the OEM extended and wow what an improvement. It does make the phone a little thicker and heavier, but I personally like it. There are even higher capacity batteries, but the reviews were iffy about life span in most cases. I don't know what moosc was talking about it being locked down, as it's a removable battery. It's also received a slight speed boost with the latest updates. I'm not sure what the advertisements are currently saying, but the ICS update bumped them from the factory 1 GHz processor speed to 1.2 GHz, making it identical in performance to the Razr. Of course they are on 4.1.2 now.

Unlike the Razr, it has an LCD screen instead of the Super AMOLED screen Razr and many other phones have. The downfall is a bit of battery hit and red/magenta shades can have a shadowing effect if they move too fast. The only time that's been an issue for me has been when switching home screens fast. Haven't noticed a problem with movies, games, etc. You do get true colors too, unlike the green tint that is constant on Super AMOLEDs.

To give an idea of how well it's held up compared to current phones, I just downloaded Dead Trigger 2 and can play on high quality graphics, including particle effects and water reflections, with no noticeable lag. Maybe a slight stutter here and there and sure heats the phone up to do it, but still very playable.

 

[Mooncatt]

On second thought, maybe moosc meant locked down in reference to the OS and not the battery. His lack of grammar and proper punctuation made it hard to tell.

Yes, there was a question of being able to root the Bionic on JB or keeping it during an upgrade, but I believe that's taken care of now. Look up "House of Bionic" and the JB updating threads further down in this forum. I rooted on ICS and retained it when upgrading to JB.

 

[damiandownfall]

On second thought, maybe moosc meant locked down in reference to the OS and not the battery. His lack of grammar and proper punctuation made it hard to tell.

Yes, there was a question of being able to root the Bionic on JB or keeping it during an upgrade, but I believe that's taken care of now. Look up "House of Bionic" and the JB updating threads further down in this forum. I rooted on ICS and retained it when upgrading to JB.

I don't know I might not even care about having jb as long as it's 4+ I'd more than likely go for a ROM that enhances processing and speed.

Gaming - I might take it up but most of my cares go into photography and social networks. Can you screencast it? Like record on-screen video of game play? I know there's only like 3 trustable screencast apps out there but yeah.

 

[Mooncatt]

Never thought about doing that. If you can point me to some info on the idea and how to screencast, I'll look into later. Same with trying to post example pics and vids of the camera quality

 

[damiandownfall]

Never thought about doing that. If you can point me to some info on the idea and how to screencast, I'll look into later. Same with trying to post example pics and vids of the camera quality

My recommendation for camera is in that Dropbox link in original post.

You can download Z Screen Recorder from the market - oh wait it's paid better I Dropbox that too.

+update - apparently Z Screen Recorder is free now.

 

[Mooncatt]

I didn't realize that was a drop box link, and leary about installing random apps not on Play. What app is it?

 

[SmilinBob]

I came from the OG Droid to the Bionic when it came out and it is still going strong. My wife and I both use it - we've been through 2 each (one was drowned, one lost 4G for no reason and wouldn't get it back) but the phone itself is still viable. We take HD videos of the kiddos all the time and they look terrific. The camera is ok if there is enough light but gets grainy/noise quick without. I rooted both of our phones and wife is using stock while I'm using Raging Bionic ROM (4.1.2 custom) and we still really enjoy the phones with our unlimited 4G. Not sure I'd buy one today with all the other offerings out there, but if it is an upgrade you can get them incredibly cheap on Ebay.

 

[damiandownfall]

I didn't realize that was a drop box link, and leary about installing random apps not on Play. What app is it?

If you click it it tells you - it's just the paid version of Camera FV-5 v1.53

 

[damiandownfall]

I came from the OG Droid to the Bionic when it came out and it is still going strong. My wife and I both use it - we've been through 2 each (one was drowned, one lost 4G for no reason and wouldn't get it back) but the phone itself is still viable. We take HD videos of the kiddos all the time and they look terrific. The camera is ok if there is enough light but gets grainy/noise quick without. I rooted both of our phones and wife is using stock while I'm using Raging Bionic ROM (4.1.2 custom) and we still really enjoy the phones with our unlimited 4G. Not sure I'd buy one today with all the other offerings out there, but if it is an upgrade you can get them incredibly cheap on Ebay.

I'm getting it due to limited money so I'm looking for most performance in a budget.

 

[Mooncatt]

If you click it it tells you - it's just the paid version of Camera FV-5 v1.53

I'd delete that link then, as they don't like people posting what amounts to pirated apps on here. Here's a couple pics for you, though, taken with no editing. They are from my Facebook and should be marked public, so hopefully they show here.

This first one was using the regular auto mode from Niagara Falls with mist all around preventing direct sunlight.

This was just some random fly I found. Taken using the macro function in good lighting and probably 6-8 inches away.

 

[Mooncatt]

Here's a video I shot, again with auto settings on the phone. The only editing done was using YouTube's anti-shake function to stabilize the video some.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbnH1t2aGqo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

It seems to record action ok, and it's when the camera itself is shaky that it causes some distortion.

 

[damiandownfall]

Here's a video I shot, again with auto settings on the phone. The only editing done was using YouTube's anti-shake function to stabilize the video some.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbnH1t2aGqo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

It seems to record action ok, and it's when the camera itself is shaky that it causes some distortion.

Scary looking fly! Thanks, original post updated, no longer need anymore info.

 

[moosc]

To bypass activation screen tap each corner of the screen counter clockwise. FYI I've had every vzw Moto phone up to the bionic. After getting burned by vzw & Moto for locking there bootloader down and having to use bootstraps to root there devices I moved on to the gnex. Then finally the G2. Even today's moto vzw still require bootstrapping. Nothing changed.

Sent from Bad Azz VZW LG G2 Cyan Tapatalk

 

[Mooncatt]

I tried some screencast apps, and the only one that worked caused a fair bit of lag during gameplay, so I really can't demonstrate that all that well.

 

[damiandownfall]

I tried some screencast apps, and the only one that worked caused a fair bit of lag during gameplay, so I really can't demonstrate that all that well.

Figures. Ugh. Nexus 5 comes with its own screencaster *jealous*

 

[moosc]

Only if you plug it into your pc and run the kk sdk

Figures. Ugh. Nexus 5 comes with its own screencaster *jealous*

Sent from Bad Azz VZW LG G2 Cyan Tapatalk