Droid Bionic Review Roundup - Motorola Droid Bionic

I thought I would throw this list together in case anyone wanted to find reviews.
Finally Anandtech
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4910/motorola-droid-bionic-review-dual-core-with-4g-lte/1
Phone Arena (4 phone verizon LTE comparison)
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/M...-Samsung-Droid-Charge-vs-LG-Revolution_id2820
Time Magazine
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2092365,00.html
PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/article/239600/motorola_droid_bionic_fullfeatured_fast_and_expensive.html
Gotta Be Mobile
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/09/07/motorola-droid-bionic-review/
Slash Gear
http://www.slashgear.com/droid-bionic-review-10178365/
Phandroid
http://phandroid.com/2011/09/14/droid-bionic-review/
Android Central
http://www.androidcentral.com/motorola-droid-bionic-review
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/produc...nic-finally-lands-and-its-a-winner/50296122/1
Ubergizmo
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/09/droid-bionic-review/
This is my next
http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/07/motorola-droid-bionic-review/
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...sive-phone/2011/09/07/gIQAZnBaAK_story_1.html
Cnet
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones...rizon/4505-6452_7-34468463.html#ixzz1XMlmTmzL
Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/08/droid-bionic-review/
Gizmodo
http://gizmodo.com/5839466/motorola-droid-bionic-review-its-superfast-but
BGR
http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/12/motorola-droid-bionic-review/
Android Police
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...the-phone-that-the-droid-x2-should-have-been/
Tech Crunch
http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/07/hands-on-with-the-motorola-droid-bionic-for-verizon-2/
Android Community
http://androidcommunity.com/motorola-droid-bionic-review-20110908/
Android and Me
http://androidandme.com/2011/09/devices/droid-bionic-review-too-little-too-late/
Into Mobile
http://www.intomobile.com/reviews/verizon-motorola-droid-bionic-review-worth-wait/
PC Mag
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2392502,00.asp
Phone Dog
http://www.phonedog.com/videos/motorola-droid-bionic-video-review-part-1/
Phone Scoop
http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=8804
Wired
http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/09/droid-bionic/
ZDnet
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/droid-bionic-most-expensive-droid-yet-review/4389
Gadget Experts
http://gadgetexperts.net/mobile/droid-bionic-review/
Mlive
http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/09/motorola_droid_bionic_review_b.html
Mobile Tech Review
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/phones/Droid-Bionic.htm
Shelly Palmer Digital Living
http://www.shellypalmer.com/2011/09/verizon-motorola-droid-bionic-review/
Mobile Burn
http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=16518
Laptop Mag
http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/cell-phones/motorola-droid-bionic.aspx
Geek.com
http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/cell-phones/motorola-droid-bionic.aspx

Nice thanks
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No problem. I thought it would be nice to have the links in one place.

Added several more reviews

Add the review I was waiting to read. Anandtech posted their review today.

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Qik and uStream?

Now that video is being rolled out to the masses, does anyone here have any inside info on these two services making their way to the G1? I know some hacked iPhones have this ability already, but I think those are special cases.
I am hoping one of the live video sites puts something out soon. Stickam has the viewer app out so far which lets you watch live streams. When I emailed them to find out about them bringing their mobile broadcaster to android I got no response. Qik hasn't responded to any questions about the G1 or android in the past few weeks on their getsatisfation page. Where I see you are active.
Seems like it is a waiting game which sucks. I am tired of mobile broadcasting using a laptop and webcam.
If you want Qik to come to android please add a post to this thread on Qik's help page so they know that lots of us are waiting. http://getsatisfaction.com/qik/topics/is_qik_coming_to_t_mobile_g1

Have You Ever Won a Contest of any Kind.?

Hey everybody,
So, basically the title says it all;
Have you ever won a contest or anything like that? (ie. You won a TV in a raffle or something like that.. or maybe even the lottery haha)
Personally, I've never won ANYTHING.
Answer the POLL, then, if you have won something, tell us what!!
Me too...never won anything...
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my dad won 5000 on a louisiana scratch off ticket and ive won a golf tourney and had a few second places but i had to put in work for those
No I havent! but there is a Dream Wedding Contest on facebook, my fiance and I are trying to win! and all you have to do is "LIKE" her post! this is the link http://www.facebook.com/jmhyattentertainment?sk=wall&filter=1
"LIKE" the page then "LIKE" Eve Padilla's post saying " I WANT A DREAM WEDDING"
Tell ALL your fb friends !! thanks!
I won 3rd place in a Spelling Bee, when I was in 3rd grade. Man, I missed my Bronze Medal. I misspelled the word experience, man I really thought I was going to win the Gold...
I win at life.
to find my GF is considered ?
21" LCD TV in a raffle we had at our work's Xmas party.
qballe said:
to find my GF is considered ?
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5 bucks says she's a member here.
Anyone?
Well I'm about to win that LG Optimus from Modaco *hint*hint Paul*
I won a Seldio converter case from Sprint....I'll take the poll as soon as I sign in on my comp.....
Also I've won art awards and contests all through school...
Sent using two tin cans and some string.....
No, but i won 'the game'.
Hahaha. Apparently he CAN.
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Yes, once in a Formula 1 contest, I win a WiFi USB adapter.
I win a WiFi USB adapter, and Fernando Alonso won the race.
I won an Xbox 360 from mountain dew when they came out.
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I won the fridge tv, wii off a can of fanta.
I won numerous college draws.
Won a few charity raffles.
Won several different online competitions too.
My secret is that I'm a contest whore. I enter every competition available.
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won 'biggest spammer on xda' contest
I won class procrastinator in my school!
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Nope... never participated in competitions.

Apple's most successful(and irritating) product: meet the iSmug

Hi all,
i have been using this forum for some months after I got my amazing android phone. I am happy there is finally competition for good phones that are not iphones. I do not like apple's way of doing business and definitely the smugness of most people who get an iphone and think their coolness has gone off charts.
You know what I mean? People who have a need to show off their iproducts in public? I am so happy i have an android. Android people are so much fun to talk to and cool to discuss wasy to improve their phone.
Apple's best product has been the ismug What do you think? do you know what i am talking about?
Message to the moderator: i hope this is the right forum(if not please move it)
that is so true! i personally appreciate the quality of apple products, however i believe that apple products are incredibly overpriced, and their biggest advantage is their biggest downfall: Apples iron grip on their software
Lemme tell you a short story.
I am on a trip to Athens the other day and,as everyone in a large city,I used the subway to go to my destination.Entering the train,I found a seat next to a guy who looked like being 20-25 years old.He didn't seem geeky at all in fact.I sat next to him,but then he did something he shouldn't have.He pulled an iPhone 4 out of his pocket!Oh sh!t.There was also a girl sitting right in front of us,in a seat looking towards us.She told him "Nice phone you have there"(She had an old Sony Ericsson btw).He found a chance to show off then.And then,after I had lost my temper,I pulled my Galaxy S 2 out of my pocket and started playing with it.He looks at it,his eyes go wider than usual and awe was obvious in his expression.The girl(a beauty in fact) turns to my side and says "Your phone is nicer than the iPhone".Then I started to show off.The games,the screen,the effects,everything was better.That iSmug next to me turned white and got off at the next stop.The girl and I had a...nice time after that btw.
And what's the moral of the story?Android ftw!
Tolis that is an amazing story.
i think the only way to strike back at the apple cult is to make fun of their smugness
ps hi from thessaloniki
ps 2 Galaxy S ii is great
Most of the people think iProducts are COOL. It has now become a factor of an individual's "coolness".
Then someone pulls out their android phone and they're like, "Is that samsung?", "Bleh".
I am bored of listening: you have a Samsung? It looks like an iclone...;
Haha, Tht was funny and intersting at the same time
Moved
Why ppl not understand all fruit company topics will must go to off topic
This is not an apple forum
I think I'm booking a ticket to Greece if the girls are THAT easy. lol
tolis626 said:
Lemme tell you a short story.
I am on a trip to Athens the other day and,as everyone in a large city,I used the subway to go to my destination.Entering the train,I found a seat next to a guy who looked like being 20-25 years old.He didn't seem geeky at all in fact.I sat next to him,but then he did something he shouldn't have.He pulled an iPhone 4 out of his pocket!Oh sh!t.There was also a girl sitting right in front of us,in a seat looking towards us.She told him "Nice phone you have there"(She had an old Sony Ericsson btw).He found a chance to show off then.And then,after I had lost my temper,I pulled my Galaxy S 2 out of my pocket and started playing with it.He looks at it,his eyes go wider than usual and awe was obvious in his expression.The girl(a beauty in fact) turns to my side and says "Your phone is nicer than the iPhone".Then I started to show off.The games,the screen,the effects,everything was better.That iSmug next to me turned white and got off at the next stop.The girl and I had a...nice time after that btw.
And what's the moral of the story?Android ftw!
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Lmao,for real?
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Pigs or it didn't happen........
That's right I said pigs.
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.......
I love my Galaxy S 2 as well. I use it as my main phone now. My Captivate is semi retired.
jaszek said:
I think I'm booking a ticket to Greece if the girls are THAT easy. lol
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Well,she did have that slutty look on her but anyway.
Generally no,girls here are NOT easy.And the worst part comes after the first two months of the relationship.But if that's the price for having sex daily,whatever.
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MacaronyMax said:
Lmao,for real?
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Well,she didn't just turn towards me and talk to me.I was using my phone in a way that it was quite obvious that I wanted to draw her attention.Conclusion was that she liked it big.Don't ask me if I mean the phone.
Anyway yes,for real.
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Doesn't work here in the NYC metro. I whipped my G2 out playing some game and blasting my music so everyone could hear, but then I look around and everyone has an iPhone out. Only a few android devices. And crap, I was gonna flash a new rom tonight.
I'm a Mac user, but I LOVE Android, and Linux ... I'll go into Apple stores, and show off my G2x.
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I admit I have been into the apple store and left a iPad on adobes flash not avalible page and once on the fsf anti iPad page.
I do always try (and manage) to replicate antennagate though
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sygeek said:
Most of the people think iProducts are COOL. It has now become a factor of an individual's "coolness".
Then someone pulls out their android phone and they're like, "Is that samsung?", "Bleh".
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Have u ever tried convinceing a ismug that a HTC is better (or a blackberry user)
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This douchebag in my boy scout troop once compared his 80 gigabyte iPod to my 2 gigabyte Samsung YP-T9. Another person pulled out his 8 gig Nano and harassed me about mine being inferior. Got into a fight and quit scouting for good. Mine had an FM radio and Bluetooth.

This just made my day.

Solar charger app!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.szlab.solarcharger&hl=en
The fun is in the reviews
Ha. This is hilarious. I've always been annoyed by the idiots in the market who never read descriptions-- even going as far as downloading an app just to leave a review for them. This guy took it a step further and collected them all in one place. Thanks for sharing. Had a few laughs.
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Wow...just, wow.
Sent from my coffee pot.
The description actually says solar panels (on screen) lol....
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Its amazing that they call the developer retarded and they are the ones that downloaded a solar panel application. Maybe their phones werent compatible with such a new technology. Can a developer please make a nuclear reactor application? You know, something that converts the phones cpu into a reactor or something, that way it compatible with ALL smartphones. Hahaha.
The good thing is that the number of 5* reviews are more than the double of 1s. Faith in humanity remains.

Verge fantastic journalism

Seriously after watching this video .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66-4uMQqerA&feature=youtube_gdata_player. I don't remember anyone who covered it so professionally oh well I really enjoyed it..
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I totally agree!
The Verge is awesome. Best Tech site ever...besides XDA of course...
Not to bash on the verge by any means. But its more like Google invited them and did this video as a replacement for the NY event that was cancelled.
I don't see it as journalism. A Google sponsored infomercial is more like it honestly.
Probably did not want to change the launch date. No time to get a another venue & date. Don't want to do webcast event with only a couple people present. Do something like this with the verge.
For unbiased reviews my top sites are :
- Anandtech
- Heelsandtech
- Gigaom
Other than that I take the 2nd tier sites like theverge, engadget, etc with a grain of salt.
I think they must have been invited earlier, maybe last week, and they just asked them not to publish the video until after they announced the device.
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ap3604 said:
For unbiased reviews my top sites are :
- Anandtech
- Heelsandtech
- Gigaom
Other than that I take the 2nd tier sites like theverge, engadget, etc with a grain of salt.
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Anandtech is definitely bias.
osi13 said:
Anandtech is definitely bias.
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you straight crazy son
Anandtech is one of the most unbiased review sites ever. The scientific analysis he does, instead of just simply regurgitating the spec list and saying if he like's it or not the way so many other tech sites do, is above all else.
albundy2010 said:
Not to bash on the verge by any means. But its more like Google invited them and did this video as a replacement for the NY event that was cancelled.
I don't see it as journalism. A Google sponsored infomercial is more like it honestly.
Probably did not want to change the launch date. No time to get a another venue & date. Don't want to do webcast event with only a couple people present. Do something like this with the verge.
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I highly doubt they recorded that after the event was cancelled. Most likely they were going to release it today whether the event took place or not and released it as soon as they were allowed by Google.
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ap3604 said:
you straight crazy son
Anandtech is one of the most unbiased review sites ever. The scientific analysis he does, instead of just simply regurgitating the spec list and saying if he like's it or not the way so many other tech sites do, is above all else.
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Anandtech is good at technical reviews but not necessarily real world reviews.
ap3604 said:
I take the 2nd tier sites like theverge, engadget, etc with a grain of salt.
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I agree. Websites that do reviews have to make revenue so they are bias regardless or at least restricted on the amount of negativity, otherwise they won't receive new phones from the same carrier/manufacture in the future.
Lol at people getting mad that review sites are biased. Of course they are! What do you expect, a glorified press release? That's not journalism at all. Journalism is suppose to be critical and investigative.
The only reason Anandtech is unbiased is because their reviews are more like scientific tests: charts, numbers, quantifiable stuff. Once you start asking them whether you like or dislike the phone, it turns BIASED. I personally don't give two ****zus about numbers and graphs. I want an educated opinion from a geek about whether he likes a phone or not, someone who has handled more than one phone and can make comparisons on a whole host of questions.
It's when the fanboys get angry that their baby wasn't reviewed positively that they start screaming bias. As long as reviewers support their opinions in detail and remain respectful (unlike Gizmodo when they **** all over Blackberry for not sending them a review unit or gave their Nokia N8 to a person who could barely type), it's all good. When they act disrespectful and start throwing insults, place double-standards, and have terrible supporting evidence, do you say, now that is TRULLY BIASED BS.
Here are some ****zu-y sites I've come across:
NokiaBlog, WMPowerUser, WPCentral (duh)
AndroidCentral, AndroidCommunity, Android_______ (double duh)
Gizmodo (no allegiance. Just tabloid fare to provoke and garner hits)
katamari201 said:
Lol at people getting mad that review sites are biased. Of course they are! What do you expect, a glorified press release? That's not journalism at all. Journalism is suppose to be critical and investigative.
The only reason Anandtech is unbiased is because their reviews are more like scientific tests: charts, numbers, quantifiable stuff. Once you start asking them whether you like or dislike the phone, it turns BIASED. I personally don't give two ****zus about numbers and graphs. I want an educated opinion from a geek about whether he likes a phone or not, someone who has handled more than one phone and can make comparisons on a whole host of questions.
It's when the fanboys get angry that their baby wasn't reviewed positively that they start screaming bias. As long as reviewers support their opinions in detail and remain respectful (unlike Gizmodo when they **** all over Blackberry for not sending them a review unit or gave their Nokia N8 to a person who could barely type), it's all good. When they act disrespectful and start throwing insults, place double-standards, and have terrible supporting evidence, do you say, now that is TRULLY BIASED BS.
Here are some ****zu-y sites I've come across:
NokiaBlog, WMPowerUser, WPCentral (duh)
AndroidCentral, AndroidCommunity, Android_______ (double duh)
Gizmodo (no allegiance. Just tabloid fare to provoke and garner hits)
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I like watching youtube reviews like MobileTechReview and Pocketnow, although they are bias too it still give enough of a hint about a device. In all honesty, I fear more the elitist group of Android fanboys from the Galaxy Nexus forum section, once they obtain this device and move on to here, I will be making my retreat.
katamari201 said:
The only reason Anandtech is unbiased is because their reviews are more like scientific tests: charts, numbers, quantifiable stuff. Once you start asking them whether you like or dislike the phone, it turns BIASED. I personally don't give two ****zus about numbers and graphs. I want an educated opinion from a geek about whether he likes a phone or not, someone who has handled more than one phone and can make comparisons on a whole host of questions.
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I personally don't give two %#&! about a site that says : "battery life is ok". That doesn't tell me squat.
I would MUCH rather have a scientific study done showing the amount of battery life based on what you were doing the entire time to run it down.
I personally don't give two %#&! about a review site that says: "screen brightness is good". That doesn't do anything for me.
I would MUCH rather have a scientific test done showing the screen brightness in nits so I can compare it against other phones.
I would rather have too much knowledge than not enough and make my own choice based on the knowledge given to me, rather than someone elses opinion who might not have the same preferences I do.
Of course it's helpful to have differing opinions of phones, but most review sites beyond anandtech don't know how to write a real review.
Verge is crap. I sheep infested site. Took it off my favs long time ago and never looked back.
Nice video
Nice sales video and definitely pre-recorded
boodies said:
Verge is crap. I sheep infested site. Took it off my favs long time ago and never looked back.
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iSheep? The website that has been highly critical of Apple and iOS? You must be confused. Their editor in chief uses a Galaxy Nexus.
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florian3000 said:
Nice sales video and definitely pre-recorded
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To be fair almost all of the Verge's review/investigative type videos look like this. They spend on a lot of money on their video team apparently.
I enjoyed the video from the Verge and the articles were very well written. They perfectly answered my questions about the lack of an LTE Nexus 4; from Google's standpoint, it makes perfect sense. Shame on you Verizon...
That being said BGR is the BEST! I'm SO joking - In all seriousness, I read a lot of those sites, them formulate my own opinion about how said device stacks up. I rarely take the opinion/bias from one site alone.
Everyone on this planet is subjective. There is no such thing as objective, except when looking at a spec sheet.
I subjectively object to the word journalism being used to describe any review site.
eksasol said:
I like watching youtube reviews like MobileTechReview and Pocketnow, although they are bias too it still give enough of a hint about a device. In all honesty, I fear more the elitist group of Android fanboys from the Galaxy Nexus forum section, once they obtain this device and move on to here, I will be making my retreat.
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And who should that be? And why not just blocking them?

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