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And not bad. I do miss my HTC Sensation though. But the droid bionic is pretty cool. Plus Verizon is very fast! Picked up the phone and extended battery for about 300$. Got the phone for $250 and extended battery for $25. I do notice the pentile qhd screen but its really not that bad. I can get used to it. Hows everybody elses holding up?
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I'm getting a Bionic at the end of the month and I'm pumped! I'm a Samsung fan, I currently have an Infuse and I wonder how sub par the qHD screen is compared to the superamoled+. From the videos I've seen the UI looks better than touchwiz by far.
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Mine will be coming in Friday and I'm relieved to be going back to a 4.3 after having been on the Droid 3 for a bit. Interesting, my son noticed today on my old Thunderbolt that he's now lighting up 4G. No warning or announcement, just all of a sudden we've got the 4G at my house. It's like Verizon gave me a bonus for ordering the phone on Wednesday. Can't wait.
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I'm getting a Bionic at the end of the month and I'm pumped! I'm a Samsung fan, I currently have an Infuse and I wonder how sub par the qHD screen is compared to the superamoled+. From the videos I've seen the UI looks better than touchwiz by far.
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Unless you're constantly holding the phone 3 inches away from your face, you will barely notice. Some colors are a bit wonky, but I go optimistic route and just think "Hey, they updated the theme!"
I cam from the Charge, and there is no substitute for the amoled+. But, to me, the rest of the phone keeps any short comings of the screen to minimum. Except the stock keyboard, that is the only thing I do not like. Too bright compared to the rest of blur.
edit: #1 software feature a larger recent apps window. I don't know if this is normal for blur. But, hell yeah more than 8 apps. The one I always wanted on my Charge and Incredible would always be just one listing short.
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And not bad. I do miss my HTC Sensation though. But the droid bionic is pretty cool. Plus Verizon is very fast! Picked up the phone and extended battery for about 300$. Got the phone for $250 and extended battery for $25. I do notice the pentile qhd screen but its really not that bad. I can get used to it. Hows everybody elses holding up?
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I too am switching from HTC land. I was using an EVO on sprint and my work just switched to Verizon 2 moths ago and I got a Thunderbolt. The Bionic seems to be a great phone but at the moment I do really miss Sense UI. The battery on the Bionic already seems light years better than the Thunderbolt.
Same here. My first android device, the Thunderbolt, was purchased on launch day so I've had about 6 months of the sense UI and I do miss it a bit. I also notice the pixelation of the pentile screen but I only really see it when watching high quality youtube videos. I streamed a good portion of the Saints-Packers game over a 4G connection last night and didn't notice the pixelation at all. It will take some getting used to.
I love the phone so far. Feels nice and light in the hand. Still not sure if it is $300 better than the Tbolt though.
I'm waiting on my Bionic from Amazon Wireless. I couldn't take T-Mobile's network any more. Could you give some more comparison thoughts with the Sensation?
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... Interesting, my son noticed today on my old Thunderbolt that he's now lighting up 4G. No warning or announcement, just all of a sudden we've got the 4G at my house. It's like Verizon gave me a bonus for ordering the phone on Wednesday. Can't wait.
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I saw that for 2-3 weeks in Indy before they announced the official rollout there. Testing, presumably. Came and went all day long.
Im loving zumocast...
Just wanna know how many people are happy with this phone and keeping it.
Vs
Returning it.
Besides the obvious bugs/screen etc.
I like it but I don't love it but not enough to return it.
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Love it. Keeping it.
Keeping it fersure... getting 10megabits down with 6/up. snappy and fast... rooted here.
came from a droid incredible with a dope rom from skyraider... I was running for 36 hours at a time with no kernel changes or undervolt... so my only complaint is the batt life sucks in comparison.
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Keeping it fersure... getting 10megabits down with 6/up. snappy and fast... rooted here.
came from a droid incredible with a dope rom from skyraider... I was running for 36 hours at a time with no kernel changes or undervolt... so my only complaint is the batt life sucks in comparison.
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Welcome to 4G. Its not the phone its 4G that sucks your battery. I will say this; The bionic is by FAR the best on battery life compared to all 4G phones on the market right now.
I adore it. I came from a Moto Droid that had a display that died on me, so I was waiting for this.
Yeah, the screen's pixels are a little annoying at times, but other than that its speeds are INCREDIBLE, the new motoblur or whatever it is called now isn't obtrusive (the phone is actually fast enough to run it where it is actually attractive), and best of all it feels great in the hand.
Also, the extended battery's replacement back for the phone doesn't add that much width to it, making it a really good purchase. Shame none of the cases they had in stock support the extended battery.
One thing that I think people ignore when writing about new phones is the sound quality, and many people I have called are astounded when I tell them that I'm on a cell phone. I was on the highway going 60 mph with the windows and roof open, trucks all around me, and my dad thought I was on a landline when I called him. However they made the microphone, they got it down perfectly.
Now, I *NEEDED* a phone because of work, so it isn't an option to wait for the Droid Prime or the iPhone 5. Am I happy with the Bionic? Absolutely. Would I have waited for an even better phone if I could have? Perhaps.
I feel like when phones come out, they are outdated within a few days unless it's an iPhone. Eventually you have to bite the bullet, and I think that the Bionic is the best bullet I've ever bitten into!
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I adore it. I came from a Moto Droid that had a display that died on me, so I was waiting for this.
Yeah, the screen's pixels are a little annoying at times, but other than that its speeds are INCREDIBLE, the new motoblur or whatever it is called now isn't obtrusive (the phone is actually fast enough to run it where it is actually attractive), and best of all it feels great in the hand.
Also, the extended battery's replacement back for the phone doesn't add that much width to it, making it a really good purchase. Shame none of the cases they had in stock support the extended battery.
One thing that I think people ignore when writing about new phones is the sound quality, and many people I have called are astounded when I tell them that I'm on a cell phone. I was on the highway going 60 mph with the windows and roof open, trucks all around me, and my dad thought I was on a landline when I called him. However they made the microphone, they got it down perfectly.
Now, I *NEEDED* a phone because of work, so it isn't an option to wait for the Droid Prime or the iPhone 5. Am I happy with the Bionic? Absolutely. Would I have waited for an even better phone if I could have? Perhaps.
I feel like when phones come out, they are outdated within a few days unless it's an iPhone. Eventually you have to bite the bullet, and I think that the Bionic is the best bullet I've ever bitten into!
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Yes the sound quality is superb. I don't sound like a robot coming from tb. My battery is awesome. From 630 to 12 only down 30% moderate use and that's alot. Glad that some peeps are happy.
Ill love it once I root this bad boy and get things going but man in so scared scratching this phone lol out of all th phones I've own this is the mother load of trying not to get it nik or so. It's so shiney and im ocd. About my phones lol. The case I got was from Verizon its that double layer case with ruber and hard screen and I like that.
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Case that i bought was already fitted for extended battery so i asked the rep how do i get extended battery and he said that he had one in the back bought it and been on battery since then phone is great keeping
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I also love my Bionic, having upgraded from the Droid I. The only thing which I think it's missing is a widget to turn on/off the 4g. Other then the already mentioned 4g battery woes it's awesome.
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I also love my Bionic, having upgraded from the Droid I. The only thing which I think it's missing is a widget to turn on/off the 4g. Other then the already mentioned 4g battery woes it's awesome.
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CM7 on the Tbolt has a toggle, but ya, I can see this as a pain on this phone. However, if you are using 4G - try juice defender. When the screen is off it will turn off data (and you can have your data turn on however often you wish to check for new data etc).
Highly recommend it.
I had to charge my phone yesterday twice. I went about 1.6hrs on the original charge then fully charged it. With heavy use it needed a charge around bedtime(2130). Today I got it off the charger at 0530 and used it heavy for about 40 mins, then barely touched it and it's at 70%. I have juice defender and it set to CDMA only. I do not like the battery life so far but I has ATK on it. I took it off and will see how it goes. I think the task killer is more harm then good.
Does anyone know the battery life with 4G turned off?
No 4G at all in my state yet, but our area should be getting it this year.
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I had to charge my phone yesterday twice. I went about 1.6hrs on the original charge then fully charged it. With heavy use it needed a charge around bedtime(2130). Today I got it off the charger at 0530 and used it heavy for about 40 mins, then barely touched it and it's at 70%. I have juice defender and it set to CDMA only. I do not like the battery life so far but I has ATK on it. I took it off and will see how it goes. I think the task killer is more harm then good.
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Yeah and I would imagine there is a lot of bloat that can be removed with custom ROM's or tweaking CPU settings.
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I am so temped to say forget and go back to old faithful.... Ip4. I can go like two entire days on a single charge. I admit I have never used an android phone without the ATK. Maybe that's my problem.....
I like it coming from two Htc phones. Im only having an issue with the vibrate sounding really annoying like its broken and the battery only dropping by the 10's. It dropped from 100 to 90 then to 80%. Nothing in between. Im on an extended battery and seems to be doing okay so far.
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How bad is the thickness with the extended battery, VZW is selling them local for 25 bux
And the battery by 10s is normal for the new motorola phones
Keeping. Best 4g phone on Verizon
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Toss me in on a keeper.
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Toss me in on a keeper.
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Myself as well. My only complaint is that with the extended battery it makes it feel like I'm holding a brick when compared to regular battery, but that's a small complaint considering how well the battery performs... It's just how thin the device is when compared to other LTE devices with regular battery...
Rooted in seconds and im really happy with it now. Just make sure you update the bb binary once rooted. It makes a hell of a difference imo
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Tell me if you love your Droid Bionic or not. I will provide decent options if coming from a previous LTE device
Coming from OG Droid and loving it.
Coming from revo....have to say I love it... my revo was rooted, and with the help of some great devs it was a really good device..could not get over a serious battery issue...
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coming from D2 miui... Bionic is amazing but the motoblah gotta go.
Upgrading from a windows mobile phone (HTC Touch Pro, aww yeaa!) and honestly? The pentile screen really bothers me.
I've been waiting 9 months for this phone and while everything else is just awesome (LTE is the best, the phone is super quick/smooth) but I do a lot of web browsing/reading and the pixelated text is a little bothersome.
I'm going to try to put up with it for a few weeks and see if it still bothers me. I'm hoping I'll get used to it...
Came from a DX & a Charge both rooted & rommed very nicely, but this thing just runs damn smooth right out of the box. But bloatware, please go away...
Glad I have it instead of the others, but it's already running with an inferior processor & screen (tho they both function remarkably well). Verizon really pulled a [cr]apple move by c*ck blocking Samsung's quest for world domination, but wth, saw that coming a mile away...
I think what's really keeping the buyers remorse at bay (if you can actually call it that) is the better deal & accessory pack that came with it from Costco. I never would have shelled out the dough for any docks, but now that I have both I'll use them all the time. & thanks for the extra battery & charger that aren't even available on Ebay yet!
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Coming from the iPhone 4 and loving it. Screen isn't same quality as iP 4 but nothing to complain about.
Came from the DX and the bionic is the bees knees. Its smooth and fast once rooted and de-bloated. Battery is an issue for sure but i intend on getting the extended battery today.
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Coming from two Htc phones its different. My only gripe is the loud obnoxious vibrate and the dull screen. And what's up with the battery only dropping by the 10s? Once the htc vigor comes out ill probably switch but have to buy retail. For now it works i suppose. CM7 would be nice!
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I came from the droid charge (aka piece of junk), and this Bionic has brought me back to the best droid experience. That is, my original droid experience.
Came from an HTC Eris ... needless to say I love everything about this phone.
Coming from rooted & rom'd (Virtuous) DInc, TOTALLY loving the bionic! SO much faster, SO much smoother, love having the front facing camera and the bigger screen, LOVE FINALLY having decent dock accessories (seriously, wth is up with the DInc never getting a decent charging cradle or car dock??), too many other bonuses to list here, all in all I'm 100% satisfied with my new bionic!
Coming from a Droid2, loving the Bionic. There was no option for me to click, so I didn't vote.
Love it, from the coming from the Original Droid!
Rooted Bionic Love it!
Verizon had the extended batteries 50% off for 4g phones!!!! $27 for Bionic Extended battery!!!!
Pete's One Click root was easy fast and perfect, done the first time!!!!
I'm coming from the OG Incredible and I believe this is the phone that should be called INCREDIBLE!!!!
Coming from a Samsung Fascinate. Loving it for the most part, just kinda miss that SAMOLED Screen...
i really love this phone. had the dinc before with virtuous as well. but now i'm getting slightly annoyed with the pentile. yes, i said it. i really don't want to bring this back because of this. let me see if i can get use to it for a couple of more days.
I've had the phone completely freeze up 3 times and I'm unable to even light up the screen. Only a battery pull will revive the phone. Oddly enough it's after the phone has been taken off the charger. I'll wait until the stores get a new batch of them in, then see about a replacement.
I love it so far.
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I have taken the plunge back to an old OG moto Droid and have deactivated my lg Revo. I can't take it. The phone itself is crap. Maybe i got a lemon.. maybe not.. but i couldn't take it anymore. I will be buying the Nexus Prime (or whatever the hell they call it) and the LG is forsale. So if anyone wants it dm me and we can maybe work it out... Good run.. MT you keep up the good work. If it wasn't for you i would have quit the LG a long time ago.
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Great timing...check with spc_Hicks..he just posted about his revo being stolen and destroyed. Maybe you guys can talk.
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Damn do our phone sucks that bad?
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Damn do our phone sucks that bad?
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I don't think the phone is that bad. But with better phones coming out people are going to look at all the small things they don't like just to justify getting a new phone
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Damn do our phone sucks that bad?
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The OG Droid is just that good. I love mine
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Damn do our phone sucks that bad?
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I wouldn't say it sucks overall.. but there is nothing revolutionary about the revolution. I personally am starting to hate this thing more and more with the passing days because of stupid niggling problems.
There will be periods of time this phone will completely ignore calls and texts until I reboot the damn thing. The infamous texting issue. The random reboots and fits of unresponsiveness.
I'm moving back to Florida in two weeks, and if the 4G connectivity is as ****ty as it is in Erie, PA.. I'll probably make the switch to a Droid 3 so I don't have to deal with the ****ty battery life and I can get a real keyboard again.
/End rant.
There is a lot that i hate about the phone. NO joke i am running the OG Droid at 800mhz (over clocked) and it is 150% more responsive and there is almost no lag. Oh and with over clocked the battery life is better.
/Done Rant
Let me know if anyone wants it btw
I love this phone. I came from the droid also but I like this phone better. Had 3 the last one before my upgrade the headphone Jack went out.
I only wish there were more Roms but once GB and CM7 comes I can see us getting more.
I've Revolted have you?
I bought the Revo based solely on style. It looked nicer than the Charge and the Thunderbolt. Specs wise it was middle of the road in comparison to those 2. Less ram than the Tbolt but better screen, faster than the charge but with worse screen.
I am over it however. Just to many small issues and the release of the esteem with GB on it was kind of like being kicked in the nuts by LG and Verizon (yes its a metro PCS phone but VZW could have released it with GB.) The straight AOSP Prime with its stylish good looks make it a phone I think I will enjoy.
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I wouldn't say it sucks overall.. but there is nothing revolutionary about the revolution. I personally am starting to hate this thing more and more with the passing days because of stupid niggling problems.
There will be periods of time this phone will completely ignore calls and texts until I reboot the damn thing. The infamous texting issue. The random reboots and fits of unresponsiveness.
I'm moving back to Florida in two weeks, and if the 4G connectivity is as ****ty as it is in Erie, PA.. I'll probably make the switch to a Droid 3 so I don't have to deal with the ****ty battery life and I can get a real keyboard again.
/End rant.
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I think that's the second time in my life I've seen someone use the word "niggling." Props.
My revo is fine...lol...actually the longest time I have had a phone and not complained
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My revo is fine...lol...actually the longest time I have had a phone and not complained
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Start complaining now, wouldn't wanna put too much performance anxiety on ur next phone ;-)
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Me too
I have also switched back to my trusty OG Moto Droid. The Revo with the Revolt rom was OK, but I didn't really see a significant advantage versus the good old Droid. Frankly, I prefer the size of the Droid. It's easier to operate using only one hand. I'm probably in the minority on this one, but I like having a physical camera button. Battery life is vastly better on the Droid too. And not having 4G really only matters to me (generalizing here) when in the car - and when I'm in the car I'm not surfing anyway. If I'm at home, or work, or my main hang-outs, I have wifi. Perhaps there will be a new phone coming out at some point that will make me want to try upgrading from the Droid again... but for now, I chose OG Droid over Revo too.
So I know a lot of people have moved on from the Droid 3. I am one of those people that is still perfectly happy with it. I have an extended 3500 math battery that gets me twice as far as stock and it has been a great phone. I also go case less and have come to realize that this is a tough phone after dropping it on concrete and wood floors many times. What so you think of yours?
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When i 1st got it it was a upgrade from a lg ally and i loved it i will like the razer but dont have the money for it but my droid 3 i love it its been the best phone i have had i have this $30 lather case for it its been a good phone and way faster then the other phone i had
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My XT860 is pretty good. I'm trying to get 2 years out of it, so far it's been only 8 months, but I think it might be able to go a little further.
If we could get ICS fully up and running, I don't think I'll look at getting a new phone until the 2 years have elapsed. I love the phone so much I am buying a secondary backup one from another xda member this weekend.
I have the extended battery in it which usually lasts me the full day. D4 doesn't have removable battery, what gives? I need a keyboard phone and love the power...
The phone is fine - it does everything that I need it to do, will be great through update time next June, and, unless there are a ton of apps that are ICS-only that come out by then, I think it will be fine even if it stays GB. I will likely keep this phone as a GSM travel phone unless my next phone can be the same, and just use the D3 when we are away from Verizon.
I love the droid3. The keyboard and everything about it. I do want the droid4 tho because i hate having things in my pocket. So a thinner phone would be nice
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Loving me Droid 3
Even though I've only had the phone for a few days I'll comment anyway. It is probably the best functioning handheld device I've ever had (I've been through quite a few over the years). It replaced a basically defunct make and model of phone that I had an extended warranty for.
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This thing is a horrid battery hog 26 minutes of solid use and it's down from 100% to 80%!
I'm now on my fourth D3 (since August), so not really too happy.
The D3 is OK w/me, love the keyboard,even tho a smaller screen than my other DX & DX2,no complaints, I like this better than my 'ol Inc2, only complaint is the 3G is way slower than with/fi.
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But I use the one click booster & that helps my 3G speed for a little bit. Bad reception area.
I'm happy with mine I had a extended battery but I had to send it back because it would only work half of the time. I got the profiles setup now with rom toolbox and it has been a huge asset. My next phone is going to be a htc phone miss having one though 90% of my phones have been Motorola
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So I know a lot of people have moved on from the Droid 3. I am one of those people that is still perfectly happy with it. I have an extended 3500 math battery that gets me twice as far as stock and it has been a great phone. I also go case less and have come to realize that this is a tough phone after dropping it on concrete and wood floors many times. What so you think of yours?
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Careful about the dropping. I thought mine was pretty tough, then one day I dropped about 1 foot while getting out of the car and cracked the screen real good.
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I always drop my phone carefully
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I have a case that is slightly bigger than the phone so I hopefully don't crack the screen. This phone has been good to me.
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Still love my D3. I've dropped it a ton since I decided to go caseless and aside from ugly chips on the corners (and some gouges in the screen) it has stood up well. I have a backup though just in case.
I won't make it the 2 years. I keep an eye out for busted up phones to fix, and the D4 just started popping up (and the parts to fix it) so I will be moving on as soon as I find a deal. Going to keep with the keyboard phones though.
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Droid 3 is solid
I started w/the D2,the X's,X2's,Inc2 now the D3. Love the KB. Ok slightly smaller screen but no problem. The D4 KB has other characters-no thanks & it's 4G,not ready for that here. I figure I'll let Red get it built first.
My D3 gives me no problems, the weight makes me feel like this cell is a solid phone, good sound,easy w/the root I've got 98 apps I use with still no problems. So I'd say I'm content & happy w/my Droid 3. No bugs I have to worry about w/my D3, I think Red shuold have carried it longer but 4G took it away.
I still love my Droid 3! It's the device of my dreams. With all the tweaks (esp. Atrix Camera), and rooted, deodexed stock 5.7.894 it's perfect. I wouldn't switch to the Droid 4, not really Global, thicker, no replaceable battery. I really love the screen and its great outdoor performance.
Problem with Android OS (Kernel)
I very love Droid 3.
But now, i have a problem. Android OS drain battery so much.My droid standby overnight. After 7h, Battery is 30%. I checked and see that Android OS is 82%.
I use Badass Bettery monitor to check, Kernel is 70%.
I don't know what is running?
Help me, Please.
Thanks
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What apps do you have installed? Words with Friends will do that for me, and so will fb. I use the v6 script and it seems to help tame it.
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I've had it randomly happen. Did a battery pull and ut was dine
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What apps do you have installed? Words with Friends will do that for me, and so will fb. I use the v6 script and it seems to help tame it.
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Thanks for reply.
I have installed basic apps: yahoo, root explore, facebook, battery defender, taskmanager, easy task killer, map, battery calibrate, titanium backup.
What is the v6 script? can you guide me?
Thanks do much.
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Try uninstalling fb. Also search for V6 Supercharger Script. Basically you install Busybox, Script Manager, then download the script, run as root, and pick a setting and it optimizes RAM.
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