Hands On Experience with the D3

[edgesalon]

I read the pcworld review and was confused. I opened Nova and played it with no issue, I also saw a different review where she played through it and commented how well it ran.

I also have no problems with Let's Golf 2, I actually play that quite a bit. It's hokey but I like the simple meter golf games.

FWIW I am still using the stock launcher and live wallpaper with no issues. I am not sure what they did to the test unit they had. Also, my battery life has evened out.

Oh I went to bed last night at 60% and I am plugging it in now at 40%, I played some Lets Golf, did some texting and browsed the net a bit over that period.

thanks for the info
I have to ask does D3 sync with outlook out of the box, and does it have FM radio?
Thanks

 

[corymcnutt]

I like your review of the D3. I just read a pcworld review that said to pass on the phone, but your review has me back on the fence. I had a OG Droid, now have a D2 and would like a D3 for the keyboard. What's the concerns with the pentile screen? also how's the picture taking quality?

I am interested in the Bionic, and the D3, sans the keyboard and smaller screen, seems to be the closet thing to the Bionic...so I have read & watched videos of every D3 so far and PC World is the ONLY one that dissed it, the others have had great first impressions - so what does PC World "see" the other people don't??? Do they like anything besides computers?

 

[ninjataint]

thanks for the info
I have to ask does D3 sync with outlook out of the box, and does it have FM radio?
Thanks

I din't use outlook sync so I am not sure, haven't found an fm radio as of yet.

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[ninjataint]

I am interested in the Bionic, and the D3, sans the keyboard and smaller screen, seems to be the closet thing to the Bionic...so I have read & watched videos of every D3 so far and PC World is the ONLY one that dissed it, the others have had great first impressions - so what does PC World "see" the other people don't??? Do they like anything besides computers?

I think it stems more from blur hate and next big thing syndrome. A lot of reviewers hate on blur but on this phone it is not so bad. Also, they all go with you should wait for bionic/galaxy s 2. As for camera comments, if you want a great camera, buy a camera. This one is not bad but the flash gives a bluish hue.

You would never buy a phone if you kept the mentality of the next big thing, bigger and better is always a month or two away. The D3 is a lot of things but the biggest baddest phone it is not and i don't think anyone is pretending it is.

For me, I like the awesome keyboard, the motorola build quality, the certainly snappy enough performance and not having LTE kill the battery. The 4" size is also perfect for me.

I think the reviews need to take into context what something is intended to be. This is a fast phone with a good keyboard, not advertised as the second coming.

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[rushmore]

Revert: NOVA 2 does come on the device. Fellow Droid 3 user here.

So does Let's Golf and some other game.

D3 has Lets Golf 2 and NOVA 1 HD, but they are both demos and $7 each to buy.


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[rushmore]

I think it stems more from blur hate and next big thing syndrome. A lot of reviewers hate on blur but on this phone it is not so bad. Also, they all go with you should wait for bionic/galaxy s 2. As for camera comments, if you want a great camera, buy a camera. This one is not bad but the flash gives a bluish hue.

You would never buy a phone if you kept the mentality of the next big thing, bigger and better is always a month or two away. The D3 is a lot of things but the biggest baddest phone it is not and i don't think anyone is pretending it is.

For me, I like the awesome keyboard, the motorola build quality, the certainly snappy enough performance and not having LTE kill the battery. The 4" size is also perfect for me.

I think the reviews need to take into context what something is intended to be. This is a fast phone with a good keyboard, not advertised as the second coming.

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Agreed.

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[ninjataint]

Mine now reboots about every fifth time I open the keyboard, going to call and get a new one, assuming it's a hardware issue.

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