Atrix 2 Or Samsung Infuse?

[seancolon]

I have been a long time Iphone User.. I am do for my upgrade in November and Will finaly be jumping ship and going Android.. The 2 phones that are in my price range are the Motorola Atrix 2 and the Samsung infuse.. I read the specs on both phones and have messed around with both at the ATT store. But my question is what one is the better phone? Both are impressive the Samsung screen is insanely crisp. but the Atrix2 has dual core and 1 gig of Ram.. Which of these 2 phones would make my first android experience the best? I have searched but have not seen any realy comparissons with the Atrix 2 vs Infuse..

 

[gregorym]

Great question. I just renewed my contract from the iphone 3gs to the infuse. Im really happy with the infuse itself, especially the amoled display awesome pictures can be taken. Love the size of the display as well. Everything seems to load pretty quick, well compared to my old 3gs. Some issues that i have, after a week, the screen froze up on me a couple times after ending calls. I did get a new phone sent to me. I have also read that these phones have been known to have issues with gps, ive noticed a little bit with it, i.e.finding my location, but not tracking it. My biggest issue is with the fact that it still is running froyo. I want a phone that stays up to date with the latest software, and obviously, this phone is behind. ive tried to get answers from both att and samsung, but nobody will say anything. Ive read that samsung is really bad with software updates. Im actually as well thinking about trading this infuse for the attrix 2. The screen is a little smaller, your right the dual core processor is what i am intrigued by.
my questions are:
is motorola good with releasing software updates?
is samsung have a track record of being behind on software?
is the attrix 2's qHD screen comparable to the infuse's super amoled screen.
is it worth the smaller screen to get the dual processors?
i did read a post from another android forum that this particular person went from infuse to attrix 2 and was very happy.
i just dont know what to do either.

 

[katamari201]

Get the Atrix 2 instead. I've owned the Samsung Infuse and though its not a bad phone, it does have its issues. The Atrix 2 is a much better built, solid phone and the curved body and ergonomics are far ahead of the oversized candybar of the Infuse. It's size can get in the way and the thin and flat body always gives the impression that you might split the phone in half in your pocket, even wearing cargo shorts, which is usually what I wear. The 4.5" to 4.3" difference is pretty minor, but the Atrix footprint is smaller and with the rounded curves, makes pocketability far better. The weight of the Infuse also makes it feel toyish.

I've owned three Samsung Super Amoled phones and this is more personal preference but I rather have more natural, warm colors than oversaturated, cold colors which make me nauseous. The gradation is pretty bad since when all the colors are oversaturated, you can't tell slight color changes since everything gets pretty strong and solid looking, which I guess some people are wowed by and like it, but not me. The blacks are super black and contrast is theoretically infinite, but in practice these things haven't really been a big deal in comparison to LCDs for me. The full RGB non-pentile LCD on the Atrix 2 has a higher resolution (960x540) which makes a far significant diffference over a .2" screen increase and the Super Amoled tech, and the LCD is top class with great viewing angles, contrast, and much more accurate color. Yeah there are bad 4.3" LCDs, like the HTC HD7 or Droid X panels, but this is a far different panel and not all 4.3" LCDs are created equal.

As far as updating the phones, there are too many variables to really say one is better than the other, but the Atrix 2 is a newer phone just released on the same week that ICS was announced and also has an OMAP4 chipset, in the same family as the Galaxy Nexus which will be the first to be released with ICS. There's also the fact that Google owns Motorola now, so there's even less red tape involved, and more incentive.

Also forgot to mention the camera and video. The Infuse probably takes better photos, but the Atrix 2 isn't that far behind. When it comes to video, its a wash between detail and smoothness. The Infuse has more detail, but the Atrix 2 is smoother and the exposure adjustment is first class. Best of all, which many manufacturers have neglected, is the audio capture quality, which is very good on the Atrix 2. The Infuse is about average in this respect. I'm also pretty sure that the Atrix 2 has a better speaker since the one on the Infuse isn't that great since Samsung is too obsessed with thinness. Good sounding MP3 ringtones are a no-go on the Infuse.

People also seem to be liking the new "not"-motoblur minimal skin and are less favorable of the older Touchwiz found on the Infuse (the newer Touchwiz is only on the Galaxy S II variants). There's also of course performance, which the Atrix 2 is much smoother with its dual-core and has even more potential to get faster once it gets updated and the Android OS can properly support dual-core. The Infuse isn't as smooth and still uses the RFS system (I think) which makes app launching lag ever so slightly. The OMAP4 is said to be quite battery efficient and the general consensus is very good battery life for the Atrix 2, so you arne't sacrificing anything to get a faster, dual-core handset.

Last but not least, the Atrix 2 has both a camera shutter button and an LED notification light hidden in the front, none of which the Infuse has.

Sorry I kind of went overboard since I am planning on getting the Atrix 2 and sold my Infuse a couple months ago. It's kind of weird that I am getting excited over a non-flagship, low-key, lower-priced phone, but many people are considering this a big sleeper hit. Hopefully it gets some success with a better marketing compaign or support may wane.

 

[seancolon]

Thanks for the advice/imformation. I was at ATT last night and I was using both phones for a while.. The Infuse is really a nice phone and the display is really nice, but speed wise the Atrix 2 was way faster at everything, from loading webpages to opening the pre installed apps.. I do have another question and this might be just me..

The infuse has Froyo and at any screen you can just pinch your fingers together and it shows you all your other screens so that you can click on any one of them instead of swipping to the right or left a couple times to get your screen.. The Atrix does not do this. I am curious if that is somethign Samsung just has for Samsung or if its becaues the Atrix is on Gingerbread, and that was not an option??

So far the Atrix is what im leaning toward now, but I still have 1 month before I can upgrade so Im going to be looking for Youtube head to head comparisons on both.

 

[gregorym]

Thanks for the info. Very useful.

Get the Atrix 2 instead. I've owned the Samsung Infuse and though its not a bad phone, it does have its issues. The Atrix 2 is a much better built, solid phone and the curved body and ergonomics are far ahead of the oversized candybar of the Infuse. It's size can get in the way and the thin and flat body always gives the impression that you might split the phone in half in your pocket, even wearing cargo shorts, which is usually what I wear. The 4.5" to 4.3" difference is pretty minor, but the Atrix footprint is smaller and with the rounded curves, makes pocketability far better. The weight of the Infuse also makes it feel toyish.

I've owned three Samsung Super Amoled phones and this is more personal preference but I rather have more natural, warm colors than oversaturated, cold colors which make me nauseous. The gradation is pretty bad since when all the colors are oversaturated, you can't tell slight color changes since everything gets pretty strong and solid looking, which I guess some people are wowed by and like it, but not me. The blacks are super black and contrast is theoretically infinite, but in practice these things haven't really been a big deal in comparison to LCDs for me. The full RGB non-pentile LCD on the Atrix 2 has a higher resolution (960x540) which makes a far significant diffference over a .2" screen increase and the Super Amoled tech, and the LCD is top class with great viewing angles, contrast, and much more accurate color. Yeah there are bad 4.3" LCDs, like the HTC HD7 or Droid X panels, but this is a far different panel and not all 4.3" LCDs are created equal.

As far as updating the phones, there are too many variables to really say one is better than the other, but the Atrix 2 is a newer phone just released on the same week that ICS was announced and also has an OMAP4 chipset, in the same family as the Galaxy Nexus which will be the first to be released with ICS. There's also the fact that Google owns Motorola now, so there's even less red tape involved, and more incentive.

Also forgot to mention the camera and video. The Infuse probably takes better photos, but the Atrix 2 isn't that far behind. When it comes to video, its a wash between detail and smoothness. The Infuse has more detail, but the Atrix 2 is smoother and the exposure adjustment is first class. Best of all, which many manufacturers have neglected, is the audio capture quality, which is very good on the Atrix 2. The Infuse is about average in this respect. I'm also pretty sure that the Atrix 2 has a better speaker since the one on the Infuse isn't that great since Samsung is too obsessed with thinness. Good sounding MP3 ringtones are a no-go on the Infuse.

People also seem to be liking the new "not"-motoblur minimal skin and are less favorable of the older Touchwiz found on the Infuse (the newer Touchwiz is only on the Galaxy S II variants). There's also of course performance, which the Atrix 2 is much smoother with its dual-core and has even more potential to get faster once it gets updated and the Android OS can properly support dual-core. The Infuse isn't as smooth and still uses the RFS system (I think) which makes app launching lag ever so slightly. The OMAP4 is said to be quite battery efficient and the general consensus is very good battery life for the Atrix 2, so you arne't sacrificing anything to get a faster, dual-core handset.

Last but not least, the Atrix 2 has both a camera shutter button and an LED notification light hidden in the front, none of which the Infuse has.

Sorry I kind of went overboard since I am planning on getting the Atrix 2 and sold my Infuse a couple months ago. It's kind of weird that I am getting excited over a non-flagship, low-key, lower-priced phone, but many people are considering this a big sleeper hit. Hopefully it gets some success with a better marketing compaign or support may wane.