My Bionic

[cameronmaxwell]

I really dont know if I'm gonna trade my bolt for this or the vigor yet.

dont be a hero. bionic is gonna demolish the vigor

 

[Yiannis]

Bworley, I've followed much of this thread, but it's possible I have missed this.

Would you happen to have a ping times from speedtest.com? On your outdoors pentile display video, loading Bloomberg.com (I know it was the full site) seemed slightly bogged down by a slow ping time.

Overall, what are your impression regarding how fast real webpages load, not speedtest tests? If you could post a video with you browsing several real-life websites that would be great. This would be particularly useful for sites with fixed tabs say NFL, or ESPN, or BBC.

Thanks

 

[JoJoCal19]

the iphone 4 sucks in any light...

Yea, okay... Obviously a hater that has never used one...or you just suck at using a phone camera.

 

[glidewells]

This may have been asked, if so sorry.

Is the screen similar to the Droid X as opposed to say the Thunderbolt? Meaning is it thinner like the x or a little wider like the Thunderbolt?

Thanks

 

[mjforte]

This may have been asked, if so sorry.

Is the screen similar to the Droid X as opposed to say the Thunderbolt? Meaning is it thinner like the x or a little wider like the Thunderbolt?

Thanks

It's going to be thinner than the Thunderbolt's because the Bionic has a 960x540 resolution which is a 16:9 aspect ratio.

 

[bworley50]

Bworley, I've followed much of this thread, but it's possible I have missed this.

Would you happen to have a ping times from speedtest.com? On your outdoors pentile display video, loading Bloomberg.com (I know it was the full site) seemed slightly bogged down by a slow ping time.

Overall, what are your impression regarding how fast real webpages load, not speedtest tests? If you could post a video with you browsing several real-life websites that would be great. This would be particularly useful for sites with fixed tabs say NFL, or ESPN, or BBC.

Thanks

It's on the you tube videos. I don"t find web pages load slowly at all. Heavy flash websites load more slowly, but generally faster than a computer, even on 4g

 

[awill300]

I'm sold on this device because of this thread

 

[bworley50]

This may have been asked, if so sorry.

Is the screen similar to the Droid X as opposed to say the Thunderbolt? Meaning is it thinner like the x or a little wider like the Thunderbolt?

Thanks

It's like the bastard child of a DX and a TBolt as far as size is concerned. I hope to shoot some video of Bionic and Tbolt side by side, cool? It is much lighter and thinner than tbolt

 

[bworley50]

Today should be a relatively "normal" day of usage for me. I will let you know how long the battery lasts. Took off the charger at around 7:30 CST this morning. Will not use wifi as I have 4g, which is rediculously fast.

 

[bworley50]

Bworley, I've followed much of this thread, but it's possible I have missed this.

Would you happen to have a ping times from speedtest.com? On your outdoors pentile display video, loading Bloomberg.com (I know it was the full site) seemed slightly bogged down by a slow ping time.

Overall, what are your impression regarding how fast real webpages load, not speedtest tests? If you could post a video with you browsing several real-life websites that would be great. This would be particularly useful for sites with fixed tabs say NFL, or ESPN, or BBC.

Thanks

send me your email in PM and I will forward you my speed tests CSV

 

[Averix]

the iphone 4 sucks in any light...

Leave it alone. Some people love their iPhones and we really don't need to spend time bashing it here. As a wise forum moderator once said, "Leave the fanboy baggage at the door".

Whether the Bionic is bright enough in the sun is important though, and i'm almost more curious about how the auto brightness fares in that kind of light. Some of my other phones are terrible about adjusting to full brightness in the sun. If I set it manually on some of them, they're perfectly usable in sunlight. If I let them do it on their own, I can hardly see the screen.

 

[bigdanorama]

I'm sold on this device because of this thread

So am I. At first I was like, "the Bionic isn't too great." But now, I'm like, "I can't pass this phone up!!" I'm tired of the ridiculousness of my fascinate

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[glidewells]

It's like the bastard child of a DX and a TBolt as far as size is concerned. I hope to shoot some video of Bionic and Tbolt side by side, cool? It is much lighter and thinner than tbolt

Sounds Good!!! Geaux Tigers!!

 

[bworley50]

Leave it alone. Some people love their iPhones and we really don't need to spend time bashing it here. As a wise forum moderator once said, "Leave the fanboy baggage at the door".

Whether the Bionic is bright enough in the sun is important though, and i'm almost more curious about how the auto brightness fares in that kind of light. Some of my other phones are terrible about adjusting to full brightness in the sun. If I set it manually on some of them, they're perfectly usable in sunlight. If I let them do it on their own, I can hardly see the screen.

To everyone...please no Iphone bashing. I am partial to Android, and I own no Apple products (wife has an Ipad). Apple is a great American company that makes excellent devices. What we have here is competition, which is great. Please don't ruin this thread with nonsense. I like Apple as a company and what it does. I prefer the entire Android ecosystem. This thread is a celebration and a sneak peek of a spectacular device. This is no place to bash. I was always taught to cheer for your team, not against the other team.

 

[ragnarokx]

To everyone...please no Iphone bashing. I am partial to Android, and I own no Apple products (wife has an Ipad). Apple is a great American company that makes excellent devices. What we have here is competition, which is great. Please don't ruin this thread with nonsense. I like Apple as a company and what it does. I prefer the entire Android ecosystem. This thread is a celebration and a sneak peek of a spectacular device. This is no place to bash. I was always taught to cheer for your team, not against the other team.

Not an unreasonable request. Let's stay on topic folks.

If anyone does want to discuss the iPhone, we have a forum for that.

 

[jroc]

Whether the Bionic is bright enough in the sun is important though, and i'm almost more curious about how the auto brightness fares in that kind of light. Some of my other phones are terrible about adjusting to full brightness in the sun. If I set it manually on some of them, they're perfectly usable in sunlight. If I let them do it on their own, I can hardly see the screen.

I've given up on auto brightness. I just use the brightness widget that comes with Beautiful Widgets. 1 tap - 100% for outside; 1 tap - whatever I set it to for inside.

 

[tfritts]

Maybe you can help me? So I registered my e-mail with Verizon's landing page that said "Be one of the first to own the Droid Bionic".

Now 3 days prior to the launch, they have sent me nothing except multiple e-mails trying to sell me their old phones. Okay, I understand that this is most likely a ploy to gather e-mails or to see how many people are actually interested in buying the phone but it drives me crazy.

So I try and contact Verizon about their landing page and they can't tell me who is responsible for it. Maybe some of you with viral campaign experience can help me track down the person in charge or help me promote the fact that Verizon has sent us nothing even though the phone launches in a few days.

Frustrated
Fritts

 

[ctk4949]

Thanks for the video!!

Was it me or when you double tapped to zoom in, it didnt reorganize the text to be readable with out scrolling to the side?

 

[anon(392870)]

Today should be a relatively "normal" day of usage for me. I will let you know how long the battery lasts. Took off the charger at around 7:30 CST this morning. Will not use wifi as I have 4g, which is rediculously fast.

Can't wait for this update. I know a lot of are in offices most of the day, but I plan on simply using 4G over Wifi in that instance (due to workplace restrictions and speed) and I'm curious as to how long it lasts.

(Yes I know Wifi is more power friendly than 4G, but at work it's not even a consideration for me, at home I may opt for wifi)

 

[bworley50]

Thanks for the video!!

Was it me or when you double tapped to zoom in, it didnt reorganize the text to be readable with out scrolling to the side?

it wasnt you or the phone. it was the camera. doing everything on phone with one hand, filming with the other. it has no issues like that