Will is be worth it if you already own a Droid?

terpitude71 · 07-13-2010, 05:25 PM

a moot point for me, since i am getting an X, and its going to be nothing but early speculation since there isnt a lot of info besides specs, but will this be a phone worth upgrading to if you already own a motorola droid? it seems like, for lack of a better term, an iphone-esque upgrade from the original droid. just curious to see if there are any current droid owners that are really excited about this device, and why.

MolecularGraph · 07-13-2010, 05:26 PM

I don't see it as something to be hyped about, unless you want a smaller screen and a physical keyboard to make your phone way more!

MolecularGraph · 07-13-2010, 05:27 PM

Then again you also have to look at base Android vs that InvisiNinjaPhilBlur..

Jason Bauman · 07-13-2010, 05:50 PM

It depends. If this one doesn't have a boot loader locked, it would be worth it. If it is locked as well, then I would take the X over it.

borgey401 · 07-13-2010, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by menno

It depends. If this one doesn't have a boot loader locked, it would be worth it. If it is locked as well, then I would take the X over it.

do you honestly think they are going to leave the droid2 bootloader open after locking down the Xs? Motorola already said they would be locking down ALL future devices. only hope for custom ROMs with these two phones is if a unlocked bootloader gets leaked. (or if devs figure out a way to flash one with a sbf file )

borgey401 · 07-13-2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MolecularGraph

Then again you also have to look at base Android vs that InvisiNinjaPhilBlur..

this also makes no sense, both phones run the EXACT same OS. i have played with both since my friend is a tester at verizon and tests phones before they come out. yeah sorry to break it to you but the droid2 will have the same exact launcher as the droid x. it is not motoblur tho i can vouch for that. it's vanilla with a different launcher that's all. no speculation please

thebizz · 07-13-2010, 06:30 PM

Not on your life if you want full root look elsewhere. I will bet both of these devices will be like the milestone. And don't plan on seeing anymore sbf files
Apparently moto was pissed when they leaked and is really putting the lock down on the sbf files

Jason Bauman · 07-13-2010, 07:10 PM

It really makes me sad. Between the two designs, I prefer the Motorola Android look (at least for their high end phones) to anything put out by HTC or Samsung. But.. I don't want to go back to a device that you can't root after having the wonder that is the Droid 1.

HTC and Samsung phones feel cheap to me.. but if motorola continues this lock, the droid is my last motorola.

thebizz · 07-13-2010, 07:14 PM

^^ I'm in the same position as you. I'm going to wait and see if they make progress on the x. If not I'm off to the fascinate or next HTC beast

ChuckG73 · 07-14-2010, 06:40 AM

I have the incredible and actually had never played with the Moto Droid until recently. I was thinking about selling the inc and getting the droid 2 because I want the true android experience....does not look like that is going to happen