Moto Atrix: What Do You Think?

[thebizz]

Yeah also think they got lucky guess it was good they were ahead of the curve. Now to see which manufacturer is going to make the best chip. This is part of the reason I love android. The choices and competition to make the best product

 

[mc511]

So what do you guys think the price will be? My guess is witha new 2 year contract i would say maybe $250 but that even seems to be expensive for a smart phone but with all the features it has i am skeptical.

 

[uforgot1]

I'm in the same boat. I "Like" my Bold 9000, but the tiny ram caught me unaware. (I was a Palm guy and thought the on board 1gb was the same thing as ram - hard lesson learned!) And I am finally within weeks of being able to upgrade.

So, for those of us with a grandfathered unlimited blackberry data plan, will we be able to switch it to an unlimited data plan?

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

I personally think that Nvidia will be the chip to beat. Everything is going to hardware acceleration, and that's GPU bound, so the best GPU will win.

Anandtech (which I personally think is an awesome website with extremely in depth and thorough write-ups) is usually spot on with what they say.

And yes tegra 3 could theoretically be announced at the next big show. If they were smart they would do it to give manufacturers time to integrate it into next gen phones.

Arstechnica can have some good articles too, and I'll link this one. They are also thinking that general computing will become GPU bound, with the CPU taking a back seat:

NVIDIA's Project Denver CPU puts the nail in Wintel's coffin

So yeah I'm gonna jump on a tegra 2 phone as soon as I can. And don't forget that nvidia is working with game makers on the tegra zone, a special place in the android market with games designed specifically to take advantage of the power of tegra 2.

 

[corneliusm]

While Tegra 2 was officially unveiled a year ago, nvidia's been having difficulties with TSMC's 40nm process. It's the very same reason nvidia delayed the Geforce 4xx series GPUs. Poor yields meant low availability, and I think some manufacturers rumored to partner with nvidia (like HTC) got impatient and jumped ship back to Qualcomm. Sadly, this means that my favorite phone manufacturer is still unveiling Snapdragon-based phones that hardly any more advanced than the HD2, which came out about 1 1/2 years ago.

This also means that ditching my Nexus One for a new HTC Thunderbolt or Evo Shift wouldn't be much of an upgrade besides a large screen (albeit LCD) and 4G radio.

I'll miss my AMOLED, but sadly it looks like Samsung is monopolizing that tech for the time being- and after dealing with the Captivate, I won't buy another Samsung. I gave the Captivate to my girlfriend, and went back to my N1.

I've never owned a Motorola. This will be my first...

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

While Tegra 2 was officially unveiled a year ago, nvidia's been having difficulties with TSMC's 40nm process. It's the very same reason nvidia delayed the Geforce 4xx series GPUs. Poor yields meant low availability, and I think some manufacturers rumored to partner with nvidia (like HTC) got impatient and jumped ship back to Qualcomm. Sadly, this means that my favorite phone manufacturer is still unveiling Snapdragon-based phones that hardly any more advanced than the HD2, which came out about 1 1/2 years ago.

This also means that ditching my Nexus One for a new HTC Thunderbolt or Evo Shift wouldn't be much of an upgrade besides a large screen (albeit LCD) and 4G radio.

I'll miss my AMOLED, but sadly it looks like Samsung is monopolizing that tech for the time being- and after dealing with the Captivate, I won't buy another Samsung. I gave the Captivate to my girlfriend, and went back to my N1.

I've never owned a Motorola. This will be my first...

The new snapdragons are better than the one in the N1. More battery efficient. Better GPU (much better). Higher benchmarks. Its a worthy upgrade. No it's not dual core but it walks all over the older snapdragons.

Edit: I personally like slcd better than samoled. I wanna see the new samoled+, though.

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[BlackPrince310]

The new snapdragons are better than the one in the N1. More battery efficient. Better GPU (much better). Higher benchmarks. Its a worthy upgrade. No it's not dual core but it walks all over the older snapdragons.

Edit: I personally like slcd better than samoled. I wanna see the new samoled+, though.

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If you like SLCD more than SAMOLED you're seriously tripping. Do you also like DVD more than Blu Ray?

 

[blopez24]

If you like SLCD more than SAMOLED you're seriously tripping. Do you also like DVD more than Blu Ray?

You cant really compare blu-ray and dvd to slcd and amoled. Some people have choices its theirs really. Theyre small screen anyways and people will have choices. I have seen the amoled up close and its better than any screen ive seen on a cell phone at least the one on the epic 4g. Either way im looking at this atrix and im still waiting for a release date.

 

[anon(41845)]

So - I have been on Verizon for several years and for the last two have suffered through having a Storm. Actually I have had four Storm1's and one Storm2 (current phone) all as warranty replacement devices. My contract was up back in November and I have been waiting for this phone to be released. Here in San Antonio, TX - Verizon's network is over burdened - especially in the last year or so. When I inquired with VZW technical support they informed me that San Antonio, TX was one of their markets that saw higher than expected growth in their Android line due to the Droid Incredible and the DroidX. As a resulte I now frequently get dropped calls, internet timeouts, very slow download times and just in general sluggish response. And it isn't my phone. Many people I talk to on Verizon suffer the same thing. They will be quick to say - but at least we aren't on AT&T. The irony is that until last year San Antonio was AT&T's corporate headquarters and they made massive upgrades to their home city network. All of my friends on iPhone's have excellent reception, extremely fast data downloads over the internet and excellent call quality...from the 3GS and iPhone4. So - the complaints about AT&T's network are not universal across the country. All that said - I have been ready and willing to go back to AT&T when the device hit.

So...now that it has been revealed...I am more excited than ever. The look of the device is so much better than the DroidX. More polished, a flat back side and no physical buttons on the front. The processor - amazing. The RAM - an unexpected and delightful surprise. But the thing that sealed the deal for me...the various docks. One thing I have loved about my Storm was the landscape oriented charging dock I use on my bedside table. I love that so I was glad to see that was going to be available from Motorola...not a 3rd part a few months later. Also - my Cadillac CTS doesn't have the factory navigation...so I will be getting the car dock as well. But the best yet - was the unexpected and very impressive laptop dock. I can't wait to have that. It is perfect. It gives a mobile web experience in a super thin and light package plus a keyboard. It is perfect. I will be first in line at my local AT&T store when this is released...which AT&T has indicated in a "few" weeks.

 

[Donmeister85]

Gotta say, this is a definite win for AT&T, and Motorola. Most of their Android phones are butt fugly in my opinion. Corners so sharp on their devices that I'd swear you could seriously injure yourself, sending you to the hospital. I saw the Atrix for the first time and had to do a double-take.

It's also nice to see them getting away from that "Droid" moniker. Seriously, why is everything that they make a derivative of Droid? (i.e. Droid Pro, Droid, Droid 2...)

 

[Smitty_82]

Gotta say, this is a definite win for AT&T, and Motorola. Most of their Android phones are butt fugly in my opinion. Corners so sharp on their devices that I'd swear you could seriously injure yourself, sending you to the hospital. I saw the Atrix for the first time and had to do a double-take.

It's also nice to see them getting away from that "Droid" moniker. Seriously, why is everything that they make a derivative of Droid? (i.e. Droid Pro, Droid, Droid 2...)

Just fyi, the "droid moniker" is a verizon branding, not moto.

 

[blopez24]

Just fyi, the "droid moniker" is a verizon branding, not moto.

Yeah what he said. Verizon brands them as droids. It was the whole anti-apple campaign. So every phone by motorola and htc have had the droid moniker. Although the fact that the thunderbolt isnt a droid and the bionic hasnt been dubbed the droid bionic seems to tell me that they might drop the droid moniker and actually get the iphone. as droid does and apple doesnt they might not name any more phones droid soso.

 

[anon(41845)]

Gotta say, this is a definite win for AT&T, and Motorola. Most of their Android phones are butt fugly in my opinion. Corners so sharp on their devices that I'd swear you could seriously injure yourself, sending you to the hospital. I saw the Atrix for the first time and had to do a double-take.

It's also nice to see them getting away from that "Droid" moniker. Seriously, why is everything that they make a derivative of Droid? (i.e. Droid Pro, Droid, Droid 2...)

I agree that the Atrix is a sharp looking phone. I can't wait to get one to replace my aging Blackberry Storm.

As to the Droid branding - as stated already - that is a Verizon marketing campaign not Motorola. As evidenced by the Droid Incredible - by HTC. I personally think the Droid moniker is childish - from the cartoonish red eye boot up screen to the special effects heavy advertising. The Motorola Atrix proves that Motorola can design a very classy looking device that will fit well in the business world. In my opinion - the Atrix is the type of device that could push Motorola back to being the best in the business - for those of us that remember the Startac days.

I love it that Motorola has such a unique place in the history of our country in developing wireless communication technology for the military. I love it that it has once again gone back to raising the bar. It is nice to see someone else raise the bar besides the people selling fruit out of Cupertino.

 

[anon(41845)]

Yeah what he said. Verizon brands them as droids. It was the whole anti-apple campaign. So every phone by motorola and htc have had the droid moniker. Although the fact that the thunderbolt isnt a droid and the bionic hasnt been dubbed the droid bionic seems to tell me that they might drop the droid moniker and actually get the iphone. as droid does and apple doesnt they might not name any more phones droid soso.

Actually - not all Android devices have been "Droids". Look at the Samsung Fascinate and Continuum, LG Ally, Motorola Citrus and Devour and the LG Vortex.

I am not sure how Verizon decides what phones will be Droid's and what won't. As to the Bionic - I do believe it will be a Droid device. I seriously doubt that the Droid brand is dead...even when the iPhone4 arrives in a few weeks. VZW has done a really good job of building brand equity in the "Droid" name.

 

[blopez24]

Actually - not all Android devices have been "Droids". Look at the Samsung Fascinate and Continuum, LG Ally, Motorola Citrus and Devour and the LG Vortex.

I am not sure how Verizon decides what phones will be Droid's and what won't. As to the Bionic - I do believe it will be a Droid device. I seriously doubt that the Droid brand is dead...even when the iPhone4 arrives in a few weeks. VZW has done a really good job of building brand equity in the "Droid" name.

Lol sorry i forgot about those phones for some reason. But your right. Thanks for correcting me. I dont know what they will doing with the droid series. I cant see them doing the Droid does commercials anymore unless they're planning on shooting themselves in the foot with the iphone if they do end up getting it.

 

[uberspeed]

Orion is the CPU/GPU combo that Samsung has been touting for a little over 5 months...

It's the Cortex A9 w/ Mali 400 quad-core graphics

When you pair it up against the Tegra 2, which is the A9 w/ GeForce octo-core graphics, you're kinda left scratching your head as to what the poster who brought Orion up is getting at; since the purported specs don't offer anything that the Tegra 2 can't already do...

Looking into Samsung Orion - Samsung's implementation of ARM Cortex A9 - Smartphone Benchmarks (SmartBench 2010/Quadrant) Forum

 

[uberspeed]

I'm in the same boat. I "Like" my Bold 9000, but the tiny ram caught me unaware. (I was a Palm guy and thought the on board 1gb was the same thing as ram - hard lesson learned!) And I am finally within weeks of being able to upgrade.

So, for those of us with a grandfathered unlimited blackberry data plan, will we be able to switch it to an unlimited data plan?

Make sure you keep your unlimited data when switching devices. I switch devices a lot and sometimes they say it needs a supervisor approval, sometimes I get lucky and in tech suppt they take care of it for me. It transfers but stay on top of it, I'm grandfathered in as well and salivating for the MAtrix (just my take on the name).
I wish it had a bit larger (4.3-4.5") and higher resolution (LG IPS) screen along with higher resolution ffc (LG Optimus Black 2MP anyone?), though if done correctly a 5MP should produce good enough quick shots but the spec whore in me would've loved to see 8MP. The battery is awesome though at 1930 mAh /whistles
Waiting on some long term reviews to trickle in...

 

[Donmeister85]

Ah, I stand to be corrected. What is Verizon's deal then? Another thing I can't stand, just for kicks, that ridiculous sounding "DRRROOOOID" notification tone. Just saying... but like I said, AT&T and Motorola win!

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[uberspeed]

By the way has anyone verified if this will do 1080p video recording and playback?

 

[uberspeed]

Ah, I stand to be corrected. What is Verizon's deal then? Another thing I can't stand, just for kicks, that ridiculous sounding "DRRROOOOID" notification tone. Just saying... but like I said, AT&T and Motorola win!

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If you're referring to VZW/people attacking ATT's new data tier plans it's because they dropped their soft cap 5GB "unlimited data" plan. You get throttled back to slower speeds when you go over 5GB. But for those that kept it and are grandfathered in then we're golden. I pay $30 for that soft cap unlimited. New plans are $25 for 2GB and $15 for 200MB but I believe the new plans are hard caps and you pay for overages.
HTH