This is quite upsetting. I wonder how much better it will be. I have another upgrade, but im not gonna waste it on almost the same device. It will be outdated in a month anyways. I just hope that the phones will share the same roms and kernels since they are the same device practically.
We got pwned by the RAZR!!
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I'm waiting on the Nexus and was going to give my Bionic to my wife, but I'm definitely just selling it and getting her the RAZR. Why wouldn't I?
Um, YES, considering my Bionic is a f-ing brick right now since the VZW data outage Sunday night. Yes, I would love to get rid of this POS and get something that actually is a smartphone and not just a calling device!
Ok.. I think I was maybe speaking more towards the 99% of people whose phones are working.. No need to get all uppity because your phone is having a problem. Why don't you spend less time complaining on the forums about your non-working data and more time going to the store to have them fix it for you or give you a new phone?
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Who cares? I like the Bionic better, although I hope we get the Moto Cast thing too.
It has the same screen size, same processor, and the same radios. I would be more disappointed about the Nexus is coming and coming on time.
With the Razr... You can not swap the battery, the screen will kill the battery, you will not be able to see the screen in the sun which is bad for me since I use it as a golf gps and for navigation, and it is almost too thin.
I just question why they put 2 phones out so close to one another that are almost the same. If anything, they should have just made this the bionic and the targa the x2.
It has the same screen size, same processor, and the same radios. I would be more disappointed about the Nexus is coming and coming on time.
With the Razr... You can not swap the battery, the screen will kill the battery, you will not be able to see the screen in the sun which is bad for me since I use it as a golf gps and for navigation, and it is almost too thin.
I just question why they put 2 phones out so close to one another that are almost the same. If anything, they should have just made this the bionic and the targa the x2.
Lol just wait... tonight the nexus announcement comes and we'll have a whole new round of whiners..
Also, and this is really a question.. Whats the big deal with Motocast? Aren't there enough syncing services we can use in addition to the Zumocast we all got on the bionic? I just don't see why that specifically should be an issue at all.
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Haha you may find me in that crowd. I was waiting for the Nexus but dropped my BB and shattered the screen. I couldn't hold out another 2 months. Still love the Bionic though.
Motocast == Zumocast. They're in the process of upgrading/updating right now. There is a "mymotocast.com" website with broken links and the TOS uses Zumocast email for support questions. Motocast is a big update and rebrand of Zumocast in which i hope Bionic can get it and maybe even before the RAZR is out with it. If you check the pictures you can see the different interfaces between Motocast and Zumocast.
This affected all 4G devices, so the Razr would have been just as much a brick - just a thinner, longer, wider one. The thin is intriguing, but I think that the Bionic is too long and wide already.
Also super AMOLED so it may have readability issues in bright sunlight, though we'll see.
The upshot is that, with Android, there is always a better phone that will be out within a few months of your phone - better in many ways, though perhaps we overlook one or two drawbacks (i.e., the inability to sit down comfortably with the phone in your pocket.)
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WOW!!! That's a d!ck move by Moto/Verizon. I genuinely feel bad for you guys :'( I was so close to getting one too. From what I can see the RAZR beats the Bionic in every area. Especially that screen, oh my. If they knew they were going to drop the RAZR that soon, they should have actually canned the Bionic altogether.
I'm also avoiding the iPhone 4S for the same reason. I have a good feeling that Apple is going to drop the iPhone 5 well before October. Probably back to releasing it in June.
I'm also avoiding the iPhone 4S for the same reason. I have a good feeling that Apple is going to drop the iPhone 5 well before October. Probably back to releasing it in June.
Return it and compare both the Bionic and the RAZR at the store and weigh the pros and cons.
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The BIG difference is this phone was also being worked on at the same time as the Bionic and released not even two months after the Bionic. It's basically what the Bionic should be and honestly if it was going to be released this soon they should have just scrapped the Bionic altogether. Why push the Bionic back by half a year and then release it, only to release one better right after you finally release it?
I'm glad someone feels bad for me. Its hard having a great phone that I like so much. Woe is me.
lol
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Well normally I don't play that game because yes, something better is going to come out. But not from the same manufacturer for the same carrier so soon after another one of their devices just came out. The Bionic is what, maybe a month and a half old? No phone manufacturer releases a better device for the same carrier in that short of a span.
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