Im new here and I have been waiting to get the Droid X for a very long time. My contract just went up so im due for an upgrade and im having trouble deciding. With news of the T2 coming in December with a dual-core processor it seems like the next step in technology. Will dual-core be that much of a step up to wait for? Currently I have the original storm and while usable it just doesn't cut it any more.
Droid X or wait for T2?
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A dual core processor probably means a power hungry device. And unless battery technology makes some advances, who knows what battery life will be like. In any case, there will always be newer, "better" tech on the horizon. So when the T2 is released, there will be something else even shinier than the T2. My advice is to get the best tech available now and not wait 3 months.
this was my dilema, but I've decided to go ahead with the X in 2 weeks unless the T2 is announced for a november release. I couldn't care less about the front camera but the dual-core processor sounds inviting. Problem right now is no one knows what form-factor it's gonna be and the X is what I'm looking for in that regards.
If you read about it, the dual core processors are probably going to give about the same battery life as we have now. If you can wait, I would suggest you do. It is not that long of a wait. The droid x is a great device but with the news of something like that coming out I would. I love my x btw.
But if you wait for the T2 (which will probably be later than you think it will be), then you may as well wait just a few months for LTE. But just a few months after that they'll have a slightly better phone, and a few months after that... If the X satisfies your needs, go for it. If you can live with your current phone, wait as long as you can and it's pretty much guaranteed you'll have more and better choices in the future than you do today (but don't expect the T2 to be on time, nor that it supports Gingerbread out of the gate, nor that dual-core processors will make a lick of difference until apps are rewritten, nor that it will meet any of the specs you see "leaked" (another word for made up wish list) today). If you need the best, expect to buy a new phone every three months or so - if that.
No disrespect, but I'd like to see that come from a more...lets say "familiar" source. Like Engadet or Android Central.
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It may be built on a new process (ie much smaller transistors) thus keeping power consumption down (relatively of coarse.) I know intel has them down to about 25nm right now. They aren't shipping them yet though. However, if they jump from single core @ 65nm to dual core @ 45nm they can usually keep it in the same ballpark as the older larger transistors.
No disrespect but isn't the power of these devices starting to get a little outrageous, why would a 2 gig processor be needed for a phone, so much thought about processor speed, screen size but I usually hear nothing on sound quality of the PHONE.... But there has been a number of complaints on battery life, I agree if battery technology doesn't change, even with new processors claiming lower power consumption the battery life will still be effected in my opinion.
It depends on your philosophy. I haven't bought a phone since 2002 when I bought my first PDA that happened to also be able to make phone calls. Now I buy portable computers with the same feature. I've made and received about 10 calls this month (including some wrong numbers I'm sure) so my X is certainly a data device first and a phone as a very distant second. That said, the X is no slouch in the processor speed department and I've never found myself wanting a faster processor.
Someone who's not looking for a portable web browser that can make phone calls but wants a portable gaming device that can make phone calls may disagree with my assessment. Of course, most of these people also probably aren't familiar with the difficulty in multi-threaded programming and don't realize that a 64-core phone won't help the performance of an individual game significantly unless it's actually been optimized for multiple processors - but that's a much longer story.
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The T2, how long until this is called the Terminator phone? Especially since Google may become Skynet. Seriously though I think that if you play the wait for the next best thing game you'll never end up with a phone. I get anual ugrades so when its time for me to get a new device I get what is the best phone for my needs at the time. I went from the BB Tour to the adroid X and couldn't be happier about it. Next year i'll see what's out and go from there.
The T2, how long until this is called the Terminator phone? Especially since Google may become Skynet. Seriously though I think that if you play the wait for the next best thing game you'll never end up with a phone. I get anual ugrades so when its time for me to get a new device I get what is the best phone for my needs at the time. I went from the BB Tour to the adroid X and couldn't be happier about it. Next year i'll see what's out and go from there.
Think of how long we waited for the Droid X. Waiting around just prolongs the agony. There will always be the next best thing. Something new is always on the horizon.
Get yourself a Droid X and you will be thrilled. If you like to swap regularly, then go with a one year contract. You will be fine.
Get yourself a Droid X and you will be thrilled. If you like to swap regularly, then go with a one year contract. You will be fine.
it's not even on verizon's roadmap for Q4, so you'll probably be waiting a while for it to come out.
i'd just get the x for now on a 1yr contract.
i'd just get the x for now on a 1yr contract.
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The dual core batteries will use the same or LESS power than current CPUs. These new platforms for cell phones are only being developed when they equal or exceed the efficiency of the previous platform.
What will suck down your battery is if you get the same-gen platform where the CPU is overcranked...i.e. I'd be worried about current chips clocked at 1.2 ghz, but I wouldn't worry about the dualcores at 1.3ghz.
What will suck down your battery is if you get the same-gen platform where the CPU is overcranked...i.e. I'd be worried about current chips clocked at 1.2 ghz, but I wouldn't worry about the dualcores at 1.3ghz.
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