Bionic's still coming, is defintely new hardware - XT875

[Oxn]

For a better user experience? Heh!

Its just as dumb as paying to tether. So until they make it free to webtop, i wont get a dock.

Hell i wouldnt have to buy a Tegra 3 Tablet if true.

 

[Jasper]

WHAT???? You have to pay a fee to use the laptop dock?? How did i miss that tid bit of info?

 

[asabino]

Panda on his twitter says he has the bionic specs and not to excited...nooooooo!

Swyped! On "droooiid X!"

 

[asabino]

"black_man_x: So got the specs for the new "bionic" not sure if I like them.. already having issues with tegra and u wanna bring a new chip in the mix?"

Swyped! On "droooiid X!"

 

[Oxn]

"black_man_x: So got the specs for the new "bionic" not sure if I like them.. already having issues with tegra and u wanna bring a new chip in the mix?"

Swyped! On "droooiid X!"

Uhh its using a new chip because its tegra. I cant imagine what theres not to like even without knowing.

I highly doubt itll have worst specs than the original. So equal or better is fine by me.

 

[asabino]

Yea I agree, just release the thing!

Swyped! On "droooiid X!"

 

[Oxn]

Also ive learned not too trust his instincts anymore.

Hofo guys say its worth the wait.

BMX says hes not sure if he likes it.

Ill go with HOFO guys from now on. Unless BMX can release a pic, hes done.

 

[radgatt]

I would go with the person that said he received the specs on the bionic. Ask that guy if its worth the wait.

 

[asabino]

Bmx says he's getting permission to release specs on his twitter

Swyped! On "droooiid X!"

 

[huskerkate]

if BMX is implying that Moto switched to an OMAP chip, then i'm all for it. seems that the Tegra chips, for whatever reason, are not playing nice with VZW's lte

 

[lungspin]

if BMX is implying that Moto switched to an OMAP chip, then i'm all for it. seems that the Tegra chips, for whatever reason, are not playing nice with VZW's lte

Agreed. Omap has always done right by moto

 

[allan1313]

Definitely sounds like a switch to OMAP, which would be a positive.

 

[Asterdroid]

Oh snap. I'm crossing my fingers that some specs drop today. I hope he includes whether or not the bootloader is encrypted in said specs.

 

[Cruiserdude]

Yeah, I just asked him the questions I've been wanting to know.

1) Is it truly worth waiting for vs. the Charge

and 2) Will unlimited data stick around until it drops

He may or may not know anything, or at least that he can say, about the second point, but I'm guessing he'd be a good judge of whether or not its worth it over the Charge. If its similar to the DX2, with questionable performance out of sync with the hardware, with an encrypted bootloader and a kernel that may monitor if you're tethering, not to mention webtop, then Charge it is. If it truly won't come out for awhile and unlimited may end first, Charge it is. Honestly, the Charge is looking really good, I'm just making sure I won't regret buying it instead of continuing to wait.

The thing is, if revised LTE radios are right around the corner, with Ice Cream Sandwich and a number of better SoC's around the corner, not to mention the popularity of unlocked bootloaders, I would expect we'll see some truly killer devices next year. So the Bionic wouldn't be king of the roost for very long anyway, pushing me to the Charge. If I can't resist upgrading early with a Charge, I probably wouldn't be able to resist with a Bionic either.

But hey, hopefully in a few hours I'll have some answers and maybe some specs to help me go ahead and make a decision!

 

[prodigy]

^ .

I'm in the same boat. The Charge is looking really good to me. I'm just trying to see if the Bionic is truly worth the wait. Such a hard decision.

 

[Oxn]

Bmx says he's getting permission to release specs on his twitter

Swyped! On "droooiid X!"

hehe, getting permission to leak..

 

[Asterdroid]

hehe, getting permission to leak..

Someone get the man a hall pass already.

 

[Oxn]

Someone from HoFo said it best.

"I think BMX's info is fairly trustworthy - But I don't particularly care about his "analysis" of SoC design or specifications. "

 

[Oxn]

Keynote Presentation by Motorola Mobility Chairman and CEO Sanjay Jha at Bank of America Morgan Stanley 2011 Technology Conference - Yahoo! Finance

So based on this article, i believe the pic and specs will be out no later than June 2, a thursday.

If any longer, then they are really dumb.

 

[radgatt]

Keynote Presentation by Motorola Mobility Chairman and CEO Sanjay Jha at Bank of America Morgan Stanley 2011 Technology Conference - Yahoo! Finance

So based on this article, i believe the pic and specs will be out no later than June 2, a thursday.

If any longer, then they are really dumb.

It makes sense but I doubt it. Mainly because it doesn't mention anything about any kind of phones being presented. One can only hope...