Replenish vs Xprt

[ronald600]

Other than the fact that the Replenish
1 Is Free
2 Has no $10 a month data fee
3 Can be solar charged
4 Has the Rom already Hacked

Is there any reason to pick a Xprt over a Replenish ?
I went to the store and tried both and other than a slight increase in the display I couldnt find a reason to pick the Xprt.
I want the Replenish users take on this

 

[Dhalgren]

Other than the fact that the Replenish
1 Is Free
2 Has no $10 a month data fee
3 Can be solar charged
4 Has the Rom already Hacked

Is there any reason to pick a Xprt over a Replenish ?
I went to the store and tried both and other than a slight increase in the display I couldnt find a reason to pick the Xprt.
I want the Replenish users take on this

There are four reasons one would choose the XPRT over the Replenish:

-The XPRT has a glass screen. A real luxury over the plastic screens of entry level phones.
-The XPRT has a much better camera (5MP), for clearer, more detailed images to upload onto Facebook and Google Plus
-The XPRT has much more internal memory, meaning you can download many more apps
-The XPRT has a GSM radio, so you can use it in Europe, Africa, Middle East, South Amerrica, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.

Both phones function well. Both are not powerhouses. They are not gaming phones. It boils down to whether you need a more upscale, business like phone with the XPRT. But IMO, the Replenish's keyboard is superior, which sold it for me.

 

[ronald600]

There are four reasons one would choose the XPRT over the Replenish:

-The XPRT has a glass screen. A real luxury over the plastic screens of entry level phones.
-The XPRT has a much better camera (5MP), for clearer, more detailed images to upload onto Facebook and Google Plus
-The XPRT has much more internal memory, meaning you can download many more apps
-The XPRT has a GSM radio, so you can use it in Europe, Africa, Middle East, South Amerrica, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.

Both phones function well. Both are not powerhouses. They are not gaming phones. It boils down to whether you need a more upscale, business like phone with the XPRT. But IMO, the Replenish's keyboard is superior, which sold it for me.

I agree with you about the keyboard. The Replenish has the better keyboard.
Rumor also has it that there is yet another version of the XPRT comming out that will be 4g and have a different keyboard. At least that was the report last week
Speculation arises of revamped Motorola XPRT for Sprint with Gingerbread and 4G connectivity - Phone Arena
Having 2 versions of the same phone is not a good idea.

It appears as thou once you do the
ROM upgrade to the Replenish that the only real difference is FLASH in the browser as the memory issue is addressed.


More importantly
The Replenish seems to be much better supported in the third party world

 

[Freak4Dell]

I actually just went through this debate for myself, and the main reason I wanted an XPRT was the fact that it's a world phone. I spend several months of the year out of the country, so I need a GSM phone. I bought the Droid pro about 6 months ago, which I've been using, so I thought it would be nice to get an XPRT and just have one phone that I use all the time, rather than a Verizon world phone and a Sprint phone for home.

I ended up with a Replenish because I got a good deal on it, though. My comparison is based off the Pro, but it's the same phone as the XPRT, so the comparison should still apply. The XPRT is certainly faster than the Pro. It's not a gaming phone, per se, because of it's form factor, but it certainly has the power to handle games just fine. I'd say the XPRT is much more of a workhorse than the Replenish is, without a doubt. What's kind of sad is that the battery life on both is about the same. I haven't flashed the new ROM onto the Replenish yet, but the battery life is horrible with the stock ROM. The XPRT has the better camera for sure, although I hardly ever use phone cameras, so I don't care. The screen is much better on the XPRT, too. I'm getting used to the Replenish screen, though, so again, I don't really care.

The Replenish is faster than my Transform, though, which has me very happy, and most importantly, it has a good keyboard. There are aspects of both the Replenish keyboard and the XPRT keyboard that I like, and aspects on both that I don't like. I don't like the feel of the XPRT keyboard, but tons of people do because it's exactly like a Blackberry keyboard. I came from using Treos for a few years before I switched to Android, so I prefer the more bubble-shaped keys of the Replenish. I like the directional pad that the Replenish has, but I wish the Shift and the Function keys were switched, and I wish the period and the comma weren't on opposite sides of the space key. Personally, I could do without a voice key and would rather have a longer space button, but voice to text is the future of mobile devices, apparently, so I know that's not going anywhere soon.

 

[v_sprad#AC]

I actually just went through this debate for myself, and the main reason I wanted an XPRT was the fact that it's a world phone. I spend several months of the year out of the country, so I need a GSM phone. I bought the Droid pro about 6 months ago, which I've been using, so I thought it would be nice to get an XPRT and just have one phone that I use all the time, rather than a Verizon world phone and a Sprint phone for home.

I ended up with a Replenish because I got a good deal on it, though. My comparison is based off the Pro, but it's the same phone as the XPRT, so the comparison should still apply. The XPRT is certainly faster than the Pro. It's not a gaming phone, per se, because of it's form factor, but it certainly has the power to handle games just fine. I'd say the XPRT is much more of a workhorse than the Replenish is, without a doubt. What's kind of sad is that the battery life on both is about the same. I haven't flashed the new ROM onto the Replenish yet, but the battery life is horrible with the stock ROM. The XPRT has the better camera for sure, although I hardly ever use phone cameras, so I don't care. The screen is much better on the XPRT, too. I'm getting used to the Replenish screen, though, so again, I don't really care.

The Replenish is faster than my Transform, though, which has me very happy, and most importantly, it has a good keyboard. There are aspects of both the Replenish keyboard and the XPRT keyboard that I like, and aspects on both that I don't like. I don't like the feel of the XPRT keyboard, but tons of people do because it's exactly like a Blackberry keyboard. I came from using Treos for a few years before I switched to Android, so I prefer the more bubble-shaped keys of the Replenish. I like the directional pad that the Replenish has, but I wish the Shift and the Function keys were switched, and I wish the period and the comma weren't on opposite sides of the space key. Personally, I could do without a voice key and would rather have a longer space button, but voice to text is the future of mobile devices, apparently, so I know that's not going anywhere soon.

One correction... The Droid Pro you used for comparison had lousy battery life.... The Battery life on Sprints XPRT is fantastic... It comes with an 1850 mAh extended battery as compared to the Droid Pros 1300 mAh. (One of the reasons the cases for the Droid Pro won't fit)... My XPRT last from 4am to midnight with 40% left over. And I use it constantly through out the day.

Just to let you know.

 

[Freak4Dell]

One correction... The Droid Pro you used for comparison had lousy battery life.... The Battery life on Sprints XPRT is fantastic... It comes with an 1850 mAh extended battery as compared to the Droid Pros 1300 mAh. (One of the reasons the cases for the Droid Pro won't fit)... My XPRT last from 4am to midnight with 40% left over. And I use it constantly through out the day.

Just to let you know.

Yes, I apologize. You're absolutely right. I totally forgot about the XPRT coming with the larger battery out of the box. I have heard that the extended battery for the Pro is really effective at solving the battery life problem without adding too much bulk, so I was thinking about picking one up for myself.

 

[v_sprad#AC]

Yes, I apologize. You're absolutely right. I totally forgot about the XPRT coming with the larger battery out of the box. I have heard that the extended battery for the Pro is really effective at solving the battery life problem without adding too much bulk, so I was thinking about picking one up for myself.

If you still have the Pro then definitely pick up the extended battery... As far as the Replenish, my son has one and his battery life was awful.... but he picked up this :

MUGEN 1800mAh EXTENDED BATTERY SAMSUNG REPLENISH M580 | eBay

and it doubled his battery life without doing a thing different. He has since added "juice defender beta" and he gets better battery life than I do with my XPRT. So there are fixes to almost any drawbacks either phone might have... Just wish the XPRT had more accessories to choose from. lol

 

[Freakb18c1]

I really hope they really are making the 4G "big boy" version of this phone