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MontyBrunswick
Aug 19, 2011 12:01pm
For what it's worth, I can get well over 12 hours on my battery if I used Wifi instead of 4G. I was at 50% while unplugged for 16 hours yesterday.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Aug 19, 2011 1:11pm
Glory Days;867423 wrote:no, i am just realistic. you are asking a phone to do more and more and get smaller and smaller but batteries can only do so much. batteries have been around a lot longer than smart phones and the limits are being reached much faster.
What I want to know is where are you where you're away from a charger for 6+ hours?! I mean, I have a charger at my office, a charger in my car, a charger in my bedroom, and a charger in the living room (which technically I don't need). I'm RARELY in a situation where I don't have enough "juice."
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Jawbreaker
Posts: 520
Aug 19, 2011 1:39pm
Scarlet_Buckeye;867533 wrote:What I want to know is where are you where you're away from a charger for 6+ hours?! I mean, I have a charger at my office, a charger in my car, a charger in my bedroom, and a charger in the living room (which technically I don't need). I'm RARELY in a situation where I don't have enough "juice."
Not all of us are around a desk all day at work. I also purchased a wireless phone so I wouldn't be attached by a wire to a wall.
I am not saying that 4g isn't or won't be worth it in the future.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Aug 20, 2011 4:24am
i have two, car and wall. never have a problem, i even spent 4 days on the road this week without a car charger and did fine by just paying attention to my use etc. plus i dont have a bunch of widgets running and i turn wifi off when i am not in an area so it isnt searching and turn gps off when i dont need it etc. i have gotten my droid to last 24 hours before just by being smart about its use.Scarlet_Buckeye;867533 wrote:What I want to know is where are you where you're away from a charger for 6+ hours?! I mean, I have a charger at my office, a charger in my car, a charger in my bedroom, and a charger in the living room (which technically I don't need). I'm RARELY in a situation where I don't have enough "juice."
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Aug 20, 2011 4:30am
i have two, car and wall. never have a problem, i even spent 4 days on the road this week without a car charger and did fine by just paying attention to my use etc. plus i dont have a bunch of widgets running and i turn wifi off when i am not in an area so it isnt searching and turn gps off when i dont need it etc. i have gotten my droid to last 24 hours before just by being smart about its use.Scarlet_Buckeye;867533 wrote:What I want to know is where are you where you're away from a charger for 6+ hours?! I mean, I have a charger at my office, a charger in my car, a charger in my bedroom, and a charger in the living room (which technically I don't need). I'm RARELY in a situation where I don't have enough "juice."
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Aug 20, 2011 8:41am
from bgr looks like a sept 8th launch at 299 for the bionic
http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/19/verizon-droid-bionic-could-launch-on-september-8th-for-299/
http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/19/verizon-droid-bionic-could-launch-on-september-8th-for-299/
2kool4skool
Posts: 1,804
Aug 20, 2011 1:02pm
Anyone have experience with WireFly?
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Aug 23, 2011 8:27am
Verizon to activate 16 new 4G LTE markets on September 15th.
The new markets include Iowa City, Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa; Fargo, North Dakota; Moorhead, Minnesota; Lima, Cleveland, Canton, Mansfield and the Akron-Canton airport in Ohio; Rockford, Moline, Rock Island, Bloomington/Normal, Champaign/Urbana and Springfield, Illinois.
Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE coverage will be equal to that of its 3G network by the end of 2013.
http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/22/verizon-to-activate-16-new-4g-lte-markets-on-september-15th/
The new markets include Iowa City, Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa; Fargo, North Dakota; Moorhead, Minnesota; Lima, Cleveland, Canton, Mansfield and the Akron-Canton airport in Ohio; Rockford, Moline, Rock Island, Bloomington/Normal, Champaign/Urbana and Springfield, Illinois.
Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE coverage will be equal to that of its 3G network by the end of 2013.
http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/22/verizon-to-activate-16-new-4g-lte-markets-on-september-15th/
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Aug 23, 2011 8:28am
Reuters contradicts recent reports that the iPhone 5 will launch in early October, writing instead that Apple is “targeting an end-September launch for the next-generation iPhone 5.” The report restates numerous others that claim the iPhone 5 will feature a larger display, a new antenna design and an 8-megapixel camera.
http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/23/apple-prepping-cheaper-iphone-4-to-launch-in-september-alongside-iphone-5/
http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/23/apple-prepping-cheaper-iphone-4-to-launch-in-september-alongside-iphone-5/
imex99
Posts: 4,927
Aug 23, 2011 5:14pm
Sprint iPhone 5 in October.
http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/23/sprint-to-offer-iphone-5-in-october/#utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBoyGeniusReport+%28BGR+%7C+Boy+Genius+Report%29
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk
http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/23/sprint-to-offer-iphone-5-in-october/#utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBoyGeniusReport+%28BGR+%7C+Boy+Genius+Report%29
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karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Aug 26, 2011 2:51pm
Costco will have Bionic for $299 with extra battery, car dock, and regular dock.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-news/167755-exclusive-droid-bionic-amazing-costco-deal-299-includes-extra-battery-dock-more.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+droidforums-news+%28DroidForums.net+News+%3A%3A+Android+News%29
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-news/167755-exclusive-droid-bionic-amazing-costco-deal-299-includes-extra-battery-dock-more.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+droidforums-news+%28DroidForums.net+News+%3A%3A+Android+News%29
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Aug 29, 2011 5:56pm
Got my Bionic today.
REALLY impressed with the weight. Despite being the same size as the X2 (and slightly thicker) it is so much lighter. And the screen quality blows away every other 4G phone at Verizon.
This thing is going to fly off the shelves.
REALLY impressed with the weight. Despite being the same size as the X2 (and slightly thicker) it is so much lighter. And the screen quality blows away every other 4G phone at Verizon.
This thing is going to fly off the shelves.
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MontyBrunswick
Aug 29, 2011 6:13pm
Moto Blur :rolleyes:sherm03;876688 wrote:Got my Bionic today.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Aug 29, 2011 6:16pm
i think you need to request a few more for "customer testing".sherm03;876688 wrote:Got my Bionic today.
REALLY impressed with the weight. Despite being the same size as the X2 (and slightly thicker) it is so much lighter. And the screen quality blows away every other 4G phone at Verizon.
This thing is going to fly off the shelves.
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Aug 29, 2011 6:25pm
The Atrix was the last device to have Blur. The X2, Droid 3, Photon, and the Bionic do not have MotoBlur.dlazz;876696 wrote:Moto Blur :rolleyes:
If you want an idea of the software look and feel on the Bionic, check the Droid 3. That is the closest to how the software on the Bionic looks.
LOL. Only half the Motorola reps got one.Glory Days;876699 wrote:i think you need to request a few more for "customer testing".
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MontyBrunswick
Aug 29, 2011 6:29pm
If it has some other bullshit Motorola skin on top of it, I'm still not interested.
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Aug 29, 2011 6:41pm
Like I said, take a look at the Droid 3. Very similar look on the Bionic.dlazz;876707 wrote:If it has some other bullshit Motorola skin on top of it, I'm still not interested.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Aug 30, 2011 11:17am
Ch@tOn!
Is this the mobile communicator that will finally address the issue of communicating from smartphone-to-smartphone, regardless of the device (i.e., BlackBerry, iOS, Droid, etc.)?!
Is this the mobile communicator that will finally address the issue of communicating from smartphone-to-smartphone, regardless of the device (i.e., BlackBerry, iOS, Droid, etc.)?!
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Aug 30, 2011 12:47pm
sherm03;876688 wrote:Got my Bionic today.
REALLY impressed with the weight. Despite being the same size as the X2 (and slightly thicker) it is so much lighter. And the screen quality blows away every other 4G phone at Verizon.
This thing is going to fly off the shelves.
So can you confirm Thursday as pre orders and the 8th in stores?
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Aug 30, 2011 1:09pm
Verizon is not getting the galaxy 2 but will get something similar or better in october supposidly running Ice cream sammich android 4.0. It has come down to this phone, the bionic and new iphone for me.
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Aug 30, 2011 1:10pm
No keyboard correct? I hope its got a better screen than the droid 3 as that got some bad reviews.sherm03;876721 wrote:Like I said, take a look at the Droid 3. Very similar look on the Bionic.
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Aug 30, 2011 1:41pm
No keyboard on the Bionic.
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Aug 30, 2011 2:03pm
Can't confirm that. The date is still up in the air. The only thing concrete is that it will definitely be in September.karen lotz;877448 wrote:So can you confirm Thursday as pre orders and the 8th in stores?
No keyboard. And the screen on the Bionic is definitely better than the 3 and the X2. A store associate was comparing it to his Charge, and couldn't get over how much better the Bionic screen was compared to the Charge. It's pretty crisp, and the colors are very vibrant.OneBuckeye;877479 wrote:No keyboard correct? I hope its got a better screen than the droid 3 as that got some bad reviews.
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Aug 30, 2011 3:10pm
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Aug 30, 2011 4:36pm
you'd get mad internet rep if you could confirm....just saying....sherm03;877543 wrote:Can't confirm that. The date is still up in the air. The only thing concrete is that it will definitely be in September.