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[Q]Might Buy a Droid 3

hey im interested in buying. I am moving from an atrix 4g but keeping it just incase. im wondering does this have fully functiong jelly bean? and is it easy to root? idk what else to ask but feel free to convince me!

This phone has a great community and is easy to root. ICS or JB should be near fully functional shortly (thanks guys!) - looks like the camera is among the last few remaining speed bumps. Still, consider all your options - some people prefer a manufacturer driven ICS/JB build over a community project. It all depends on what's more fun for you.
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Get the droid 3 if you want full QWERTY.
Without the qwerty, there are quite some phones that are better (more ram, faster cpu, better screen, full android 4.x)

im a bit confused. soo is the droid 3 basically in the same state in the atrix or like the camera just isnt working or something?

Camera isn't working right now. It might never work, since we lack the proper drivers to make it work. Just buy it if you want full QWERTY and is short on money
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AragornPE said:
Camera isn't working right now. It might never work, since we lack the proper drivers to make it work. Just buy it if you want full QWERTY and is short on money
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would you recommend upgrade from atrix 4g? its kinda a spec downgrade and if not should i just buy it? im getting it for around under 100 like 100-70 should i test it out then resell? and if resell would i be making or losing $ and by how much. thanks guys!

A new Galaxy Nexus can be had for $100 with contract if a keyboard isn't a must have for you.
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Phibernaut said:
A new Galaxy Nexus can be had for $100 with contract if a keyboard isn't a must have for you.
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that is my dream phone but i cant afford it i go off contract with a no contract company

I'd suggest you to stay away from this phone for your own sake. Or buy it second-hand for not more, than 200 bucks. The worst smartphone ever made.

TOTALLY DISAGREE. BEST QWERTY DEVICE EVER MADE!
I owned these Android devices, and find the Droid 3 the best: HTC Hero, Motorola Milestone, Samsung Galaxy, HTC Desire, HTC Desire Z, Motorola Milestone 2, Motorola Droid 3.
There is only one downside for me, no official ICS.
It's display is GREAT, especially outdoors. You can use FM Radio, Camera is perfect (with the right modifications), battery life is good, keyboard is awesome, build quality top notch.
There is no reason to describe it as "worst smartphone ever made"...

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It's display is GREAT, especially outdoors. You can use FM Radio, Camera is perfect (with the right modifications), battery life is good, keyboard is awesome, build quality top notch.
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Totally agree with you, but there is one single point making the device great micro-tab with QWERTY - as the phone with CDMA networks device is extremely poor. It doesn't work with non-Verizon EV-DO networks, therefore loses the network pretty often and reboots deliberately twice a day. Half-time the phone is offline and this makes the device of totally no use as communicator.

Did you apply the GSM option that leads to much better reception? It gave me the double amount of signal bars and stopped loosing signal immediately.
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I like my phone but the lack of a stable update is kinda saddening but we got a high quality dev and he is working on it.

It's great if you don't mind lack of official OS updates, and if you can find one without keyboard issues. I've got one of the ones with bad keys and it makes the keyboard pretty much unusable. Aside from that, though, it's pretty fast and capapble, has a nice screen, feels pretty good in the hand, and has a variety of accessories available.

[Q] Would you recommend an Atrix HD?

Hello, I'm currently using a Motorola Defy, but I need a phone with a bigger screen, so I can edit documents, like word, excel, etc...reading PDF documents, browse on the web a little bit more comfortable, not gaming since I don't play a lot on the phone; that being said, would you recommed a Motorola Atrix HD to me? I was planning to make a BIG effort to get a Samsung Galaxy S3, but, checking on the specs of both, the screen is almost the same, the camera quality is almost the same, I know Motorola Atrix is 2 cores and Galaxy S3 is 4, but for my normal usage 2 cores is more than enough and the difference on the price is also a big plus.
I have being offered with a good deal for the Atrix HD, what do you say? take it or leave it? I would highly appreciate your comments, thank you.
EDIT: this device can be rooted? talking about Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One X, these can be rooted?

The latest HTC One X and the Motorola Atrix HD both share the fact they cannot be rooted. You have to get an older HTC One X if you plan on getting root/romming it. While I am not a big Sammy fan, they would be your best bet for rooting.

Well, rooting is important for me :S despite the fact that the phone is not able to be rooted so far...would you recommend it? thanks you!

Despite the non-rooting, I would say that the AHD is a top quality phone. Yes, the SGIII is more powerful machine, but for the $50 I paid for AHD and the $199 I would have paid for the SGIII, it is worth ever dollar.

Just inquiring to how the sg3 is a more powerful phone?
ATRIX HD feels like much more solid phone.
They both have the s4 processor, Same GPU, and the ATRIX HD has better resolution.
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davezaff said:
Just inquiring to how the sg3 is a more powerful phone?
ATRIX HD feels like much more solid phone.
They both have the s4 processor, Same GPU, and the ATRIX HD has better resolution.
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It has 2GB of memory, much better camera, and some of its NFC capabilities is superior, and its info says that it is compatible with the 64 GB sdcard unlike the AHD and the internal sdcard for GSIII is 16GB / 32GB and the AHD only has 8GB

davezaff said:
Just inquiring to how the sg3 is a more powerful phone?
ATRIX HD feels like much more solid phone.
They both have the s4 processor, Same GPU, and the ATRIX HD has better resolution.
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2 GB of ram goes a long way. I know there's a fair amount of wasted ram not being used, but it really does make a difference. The removable battery is a huge bonus and the amount of development on this phone is shockingly underwhelming compared to any variant of the Galaxy S3 (obviously, since global sales of that phone are now over 30 million units). That said, the Atrix HD is a fantastic phone for $49. While Touchwiz has a lot of cool features, Motoblur feels much more polished (in my opinion).
It basically comes down to what you're looking for in a phone. If it's a flagship handset that will be updated by the manufacturer for the duration of your contract and also has the most development of any phone not named Nexus, then the Galaxy S3 is the obvious choice. If you're looking for something a bit cheaper, don't care that it doesn't have all the latest features (pitiful internal storage, gross multi tasking, and no NFC come to mind) but for all intents and purposes does everything a Galaxy S3 can do, then the Atrix HD is a great choice. I like this phone a lot, especially at its price point. However, as soon as the Note 2 drops and doesn't cost ~$800, I'll be moving to that. This phone will never have the developer following that either Samsung phone will have and I won't be stuck for the duration of my contract with a phone that has reached its life expectancy 8 months into my contract.
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Gotcha....i suppose the sg3 does have a little edge on the ATRIX HD.
I just hate Samsung products.....but I definitely understand why people love em.
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davezaff said:
Gotcha....i suppose the sg3 does have a little edge on the ATRIX HD.
I just hate Samsung products.....but I definitely understand why people love em.
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Not to mention the fact my notification LED seems to have bitten the dust already.
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thegregulator said:
Not to mention the fact my notification LED seems to have bitten the dust already.
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I'm stuck trying to decide which way to go also. My contract just went up but i'm not renewing until I see the new phones at the end of the year. But until then i'm gonna get something. So i've been checking out the atrix hd and one x. I found a good deal on both. 200 for a brand new in box ahd or 280 for a rooted mint condition one x. After playing with both at the at&t store, i'm leaning towards the ahd just because I like the interface better. I like the almost stock ics. But after reading through the forums i'm not so sure anymore. Not being able to save apps onto the sd card really sucks. I don't understand why motorola would do that. Other posts about dead pixels, gps/wifi issues, led notification, phone won't turn on, etc. I don't know if it's worth it anymore. Since i'm not buying from retail I won't be able to return/replace if I have any of these issues. I'm not too worried about root as i'm sure someone will figure that out eventually. I'm gonna buy one of these tomorrow, I just hope I get the right one.

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I'm stuck trying to decide which way to go also. My contract just went up but i'm not renewing until I see the new phones at the end of the year. But until then i'm gonna get something. So i've been checking out the atrix hd and one x. I found a good deal on both. 200 for a brand new in box ahd or 280 for a rooted mint condition one x. After playing with both at the at&t store, i'm leaning towards the ahd just because I like the interface better. I like the almost stock ics. But after reading through the forums i'm not so sure anymore. Not being able to save apps onto the sd card really sucks. I don't understand why motorola would do that. Other posts about dead pixels, gps/wifi issues, led notification, phone won't turn on, etc. I don't know if it's worth it anymore. Since i'm not buying from retail I won't be able to return/replace if I have any of these issues. I'm not too worried about root as i'm sure someone will figure that out eventually. I'm gonna buy one of these tomorrow, I just hope I get the right one.
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Having had both I would definitely go with the One X. The 16 gb of internal storage with no micro sd card slot is a real pain in the ass, but the better screen, camera, and form factor definitely make up for it.
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thegregulator said:
Having had both I would definitely go with the One X. The 16 gb of internal storage with no micro sd card slot is a real pain in the ass, but the better screen, camera, and form factor definitely make up for it.
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Honestly it's all really a matter of opinion. I personally would go with the Atrix HD simply because of the microSD card slot alone....internal storage can be EASILY filled up these days, whether it's music, videos, pictures, applications, and/or games. Having a 32 GB card in my Atrix certainly alleviates the storage issue. Also, the Atrix HD's camera isn't nearly as bad as some people would claim, and has only been further improved with the latest firmware update (particularly with noise and low light performance). As for the screen, both have lovely screens so it would be hard to go wrong with either.
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jsmizzle said:
I'm stuck trying to decide which way to go also. My contract just went up but i'm not renewing until I see the new phones at the end of the year. But until then i'm gonna get something. So i've been checking out the atrix hd and one x. I found a good deal on both. 200 for a brand new in box ahd or 280 for a rooted mint condition one x. After playing with both at the at&t store, i'm leaning towards the ahd just because I like the interface better. I like the almost stock ics. But after reading through the forums i'm not so sure anymore. Not being able to save apps onto the sd card really sucks. I don't understand why motorola would do that. Other posts about dead pixels, gps/wifi issues, led notification, phone won't turn on, etc. I don't know if it's worth it anymore. Since i'm not buying from retail I won't be able to return/replace if I have any of these issues. I'm not too worried about root as i'm sure someone will figure that out eventually. I'm gonna buy one of these tomorrow, I just hope I get the right one.
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It's a tough decision you have, but I would still go with the Atrix HD. The build quality on my phone has been fantastic and I have had no issues whatsoever with anything. As for not being able to save applications onto the SD card, that is not something that Motorola actually chose to do - rather, it was the choice that Google made when they designed Ice Cream Sandwich. You won't be able to save apps to external memory on the One X.
Also, root shouldn't be an issue for too long.

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Having had both I would definitely go with the One X. The 16 gb of internal storage with no micro sd card slot is a real pain in the ass, but the better screen, camera, and form factor definitely make up for it.
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My main gripe with the ahd is the fact that you can't save apps to the external sd card. WTF. No other phone does that. And they're slick about it too. There is no mention about that only that they have expandable memory as if they're better than one x non-expandable. At least the one x has double the space for apps. I bet there are a ton of returns because of that and unhappy customers hitting their app limit not knowing it can't save to the sd. Besides that, I really like the phone and I still might get it..lol
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Honestly it's all really a matter of opinion. I personally would go with the Atrix HD simply because of the microSD card slot alone....internal storage can be EASILY filled up these days, whether it's music, videos, pictures, applications, and/or games. Having a 32 GB card in my Atrix certainly alleviates the storage issue. Also, the Atrix HD's camera isn't nearly as bad as some people would claim, and has only been further improved with the latest firmware update (particularly with noise and low light performance). As for the screen, both have lovely screens so it would be hard to go wrong with either.
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It's a tough decision you have, but I would still go with the Atrix HD. The build quality on my phone has been fantastic and I have had no issues whatsoever with anything. As for not being able to save applications onto the SD card, that is not something that Motorola actually chose to do - rather, it was the choice that Google made when they designed Ice Cream Sandwich. You won't be able to save apps to external memory on the One X.
Also, root shouldn't be an issue for too long.
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I was under the impression Motorola made that decision. If not, WTF google! Even though the one x doesn't have expandable sd, you can use all of the 16gb internal for apps. I do like the build quality of the atrix better than the one x. I don't really care about the camera as that's not my thing. I'm just disappointed that i'll only have about 5gb available for apps. Let's just hope this thing gets rooted and this whole issue can be fixed with a new rom. Thanks for the inputs guys.. I still have a few hours to decide which to get. I'll post up my purchase later today.

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My main gripe with the ahd is the fact that you can't save apps to the external sd card. WTF. No other phone does that. And they're slick about it too. There is no mention about that only that they have expandable memory as if they're better than one x non-expandable. At least the one x has double the space for apps. I bet there are a ton of returns because of that and unhappy customers hitting their app limit not knowing it can't save to the sd. Besides that, I really like the phone and I still might get it..lol
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I was under the impression Motorola made that decision. If not, WTF google! Even though the one x doesn't have expandable sd, you can use all of the 16gb internal for apps. I do like the build quality of the atrix better than the one x. I don't really care about the camera as that's not my thing. I'm just disappointed that i'll only have about 5gb available for apps. Let's just hope this thing gets rooted and this whole issue can be fixed with a new rom. Thanks for the inputs guys.. I still have a few hours to decide which to get. I'll post up my purchase later today.
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Interested to see what decision you made.

Yes inquiring minds like to know.
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Finally got the phone.
Love it!! Runs so smoth and fast and display is just awesome!!:good::good:

Although I own a Atrix HD and love it. But, I probably would have passed the Atrix HD, if I knew the root is not gonna be available for this long. I'd rather get an HTC one where root is possile.

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Although I own a Atrix HD and love it. But, I probably would have passed the Atrix HD, if I knew the root is not gonna be available for this long. I'd rather get an HTC one where root is possile.
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Read this.

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Read this.
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Until the root is available for the released firmware...

dcard2000 said:
Although I own a Atrix HD and love it. But, I probably would have passed the Atrix HD, if I knew the root is not gonna be available for this long. I'd rather get an HTC one where root is possile.
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Most One X's sold in the last two months are un-rootable. An OTA (2.20) in early august prevents rooting, which is required to unlock the boot loader (by spoofing a different device because the AT&T version is not supported), which is required to install custom recovery, to flash ROMs. If easy root and ROMs is your goal you want a Samsung device.
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should I buy the D4

Everyone here owns one I assume.
Should I buy a droid 4?
And what are the pros and cons?
Online video reviews are way to biased

It's all up to you. If you MUST have a physical QWERTY keyboard, then it's probably one of the best choices, but here's my own list of pros and cons:
Pros:
-Decent dual core processor, can be overclocked up to 1.4 GHz using myfishbear's scripts
-One of the best hardware keyboards you can find on a phone
-Build quality is good, feels sturdy
-Call quality is clear, haven't had any dropped calls
-Screen is pretty bright when you need it to be
-Loudspeaker is... loud.
-4G speeds are supposed to be good, but I haven't tried
-8MP camera with 1080p video
-Docks available (I use a Motorola Atrix 4G dock that I bought for a cheap price, modified it a bit and works fine)
-Global use possible due with GSM
Cons:
-Screen's Pentile - nowhere near as clear as a non-pentile screen, e.g. HTC One X, it's not HD, and black levels aren't low enough at high screen brightness
-Camera's photos may be slightly washed out, definitely doesn't beat an iPhone 4S (as much as I hate to admit it)
-Limited ROM activity, like most Motorola phones (but there are good ones available)
-Accessories limited, as with all hardware keyboard phones (few choices in cases, etc.)
-Interface lags behind slightly at times, but very little
-Internals are outdated as of 2013, since quad-cores are the rage now
-Battery life won't last with heavy use
At present, the Droid 4 is close to the best you can get with a hardware keyboard, but don't expect the screen to astound you like the newer models' would. If you want a hardware keyboard and can wait, I'd suggest waiting for a successor, maybe a Droid 5.

Droid 5? Somehow I doubt that will ever come out. :-/

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It's all up to you. If you MUST have a physical QWERTY keyboard, then it's probably one of the best choices, but here's my own list of pros and cons:
Pros:
-Decent dual core processor, can be overclocked up to 1.4 GHz using myfishbear's scripts
-One of the best hardware keyboards you can find on a phone
-Build quality is good, feels sturdy
-Call quality is clear, haven't had any dropped calls
-Screen is pretty bright when you need it to be
-Loudspeaker is... loud.
-4G speeds are supposed to be good, but I haven't tried
-8MP camera with 1080p video
-Docks available (I use a Motorola Atrix 4G dock that I bought for a cheap price, modified it a bit and works fine)
-Global use possible due with GSM
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-Screen's Pentile - nowhere near as clear as a non-pentile screen, e.g. HTC One X, it's not HD, and black levels aren't low enough at high screen brightness
-Camera's photos may be slightly washed out, definitely doesn't beat an iPhone 4S (as much as I hate to admit it)
-Limited ROM activity, like most Motorola phones (but there are good ones available)
-Accessories limited, as with all hardware keyboard phones (few choices in cases, etc.)
-Interface lags behind slightly at times, but very little
-Internals are outdated as of 2013, since quad-cores are the rage now
-Battery life won't last with heavy use
At present, the Droid 4 is close to the best you can get with a hardware keyboard, but don't expect the screen to astound you like the newer models' would. If you want a hardware keyboard and can wait, I'd suggest waiting for a successor, maybe a Droid 5.
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Ya right now I have the razr hd and I realized I really want a full keyboard.
My main concern is battery, I am a texter and thsts about all I do....will it last me a day?

harecurtis said:
Ya right now I have the razr hd and I realized I really want a full keyboard.
My main concern is battery, I am a texter and thsts about all I do....will it last me a day?
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If you're mainly going to text, I can't see why it shouldn't last a day - as long as the screen brightness is kept low, and the Wi-fi off. You should try one out if you can first, to see if the screen's not a bother for you.

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If you're mainly going to text, I can't see why it shouldn't last a day - as long as the screen brightness is kept low, and the Wi-fi off. You should try one out if you can first, to see if the screen's not a bother for you.
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Ya I met a guy on craigslist, and didnt like the build quality
to me it seemed like a bionic with a keyboard and like a brick
Ill just wait til the droid 5 (IF there is one)
but the D4 is a decent phone im sure

Droid 5? Feel like 30/70 it wont happen. How much did the guy want for the phone?

iMaterial said:
Droid 5? Feel like 30/70 it wont happen. How much did the guy want for the phone?
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We agreed on a trade;
My razr hd for his droid 4 plus $100
We met and I felt the droid 4 was too bulky and not and style at all, so i said no

I don't know about the 100$ with it... just my opinion.. good thing you didn't get it...
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I don't know about the 100$ with it... just my opinion.. good thing you didn't get it...
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I gave in, the same guy met with me today (he works at verizon)
he gave me $50 and a brand new droid 4
and I gotta say, im impressed
I just hope theres a droid 5, but from what i read it looks slim:/
but hey if there is a droid 5 someday and its anything like the droid 4 (just better) ill buy it
and i know this isnt the right place to ask but.......jellybean soon?

How much is the Razr HD? You can get the D4 on ebay for $140 - 190, any day of the week.

harecurtis said:
I gave in, the same guy met with me today (he works at verizon)
he gave me $50 and a brand new droid 4
and I gotta say, im impressed
I just hope theres a droid 5, but from what i read it looks slim:/
but hey if there is a droid 5 someday and its anything like the droid 4 (just better) ill buy it
and i know this isnt the right place to ask but.......jellybean soon?
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JB was announced, but unlikely before summer imo. You got shafted my friend. People who are having problems, ie broken droid 4s are being given droid razr hds. I only use keyboards, thus only the droid line....put your phone in 3g and be happy. Batter life isn't bad per se, it is small however at 1785mah. Other than that, the phone is excellent. Screen is too bright for me, but that can be fixed.

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JB was announced, but unlikely before summer imo. You got shafted my friend. People who are having problems, ie broken droid 4s are being given droid razr hds. I only use keyboards, thus only the droid line....put your phone in 3g and be happy. Batter life isn't bad per se, it is small however at 1785mah. Other than that, the phone is excellent. Screen is too bright for me, but that can be fixed.
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I didnt do too bad though....I payed $199 at verizon...send a $50 rebate (so I only payed $149) and the guy gave me $50
so I essentially payed $100 for a sealed Droid 4
and im much happier as of right now
I do miss the HD screen and the big screen BUT i love the keyboard and to me its worth it

I miss read what you said... I thought you had to pay him the 100... I just sat mine on my stove... bye bye warranty... hello root...
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dbreezy187 said:
I miss read what you said... I thought you had to pay him the 100... I just sat mine on my stove... bye bye warranty... hello root...
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NO NO haha ide never do such a thing
i went to verizon and got my upgrade to razr HD (payed $199)
then verizon has a rebate for $50 (so take of $50 from that and now I only payed $150 for razr HD)
then met guy from CL, he gave me $50 plus a new droid 4
so in all actuality I only spent $100 to get this phone (with contract)
and I just bought the droid bionic lapdock (i read reviews and all says it works, even with ICS)
Im excited for that to come in the mail in a few days!

harecurtis said:
Everyone here owns one I assume.
Should I buy a droid 4?
And what are the pros and cons?
Online video reviews are way to biased
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well let me put it this way. i dont know if moto is gonna realease a D5, and im all for the fingerprint lock.. that is hot. but im going to buy a 2nd D4 and maybe even a 3rd to make sure i got a kickass qwerty to suit my needs. the d4 is great.. it's more like a computer with phone functionality than a phone.
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jmagi said:
well let me put it this way. i dont know if moto is gonna realease a D5, and im all for the fingerprint lock.. that is hot. but im going to buy a 2nd D4 and maybe even a 3rd to make sure i got a kickass qwerty to suit my needs. the d4 is great.. it's more like a computer with phone functionality than a phone.
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Ya ive had it a few days and overall love it
I just bought a lapdock for it as well
The only issues I have with it are the lag it seems to have once in a while and the battery is pretty bad.
But besides that I have to say I love this phone
Now I think droid 5 is possible...moto recently released that keyboard phone for at&t or sprint photon q or atrix q or something like that
So we will find out soon enough

i would recommend trying to freeze unnecessary apps. and uninstalling the bloatware. sped mine right up to 400mb free memory. now i can run any number of my apps and the multitasking works great too on ics. even after a reboot. didnt want to run a custom rom so i sorta cleaned up the stock to suit my needs with the root script and link2sd.
JB is supposed to be released soon. within the next 8 weeks i think, so will be looking forward to that. and we'll know if a droid 5 is on the way by the end of february.
would love a 13/16mp camera, 2 or more gigs of ram droid 5 with the new flexible unbreakable screens. that would pwn.
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is it worth to buy an atrix hd ?

hey guys !
using a note n7000 now and was planning of changing my phone !
is atrix hd worth buying now after i sell my note ?
pls let me know !
thanks..

Ya its best phone the display amazing truly gorgeous u should not feel bad when u use it
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L7iharsha said:
Ya its best phone the display amazing truly gorgeous u should not feel bad when u use it
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how is the battery life ?
camera (still and video) ?
audio quality ?
pls describe any unique features also if any !
and mainly does it support usb otg ?
thanks..

Go for a Note II, you wont see much improvement if you choose the Atrix HD. Besides it doesn't have a lot of development yet, and the battery life is not that great.
At least If I had the Note, I wouldn't pick the Atrix HD

You can EASILY put into Atrix HD 3300mAh Droid Razr MAXX's battery (EB40) and battery life will be DA BEST!!
With that battery phone is actually 1,5mm thicker!
http://5.firepic.org/5/images/2013-04/11/kpa08r1kr6a4.jpg

And any comments about camera video and audio quality??
And usb Otg??
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aaki_rocker said:
And any comments about camera video and audio quality??
And usb Otg??
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There are several reviews on the net. Google is a search engine. Check it out.
Also, your signature is obnoxious.

adamr240 said:
There are several reviews on the net. Google is a search engine. Check it out.
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just want to be sure before buying this phone !
i asked these questions just to know how the phone is and that i can get the answers straight from the users who are using the device !
if i like it, i'll buy it !
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and yeah i like irritating people !!

neondunker said:
Go for a Note II, you wont see much improvement if you choose the Atrix HD. Besides it doesn't have a lot of development yet, and the battery life is not that great.
At least If I had the Note, I wouldn't pick the Atrix HD
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+1 the atrix HD isn't "better" than your note. Not only not much development consider in its really old, its barely got any accessories available. Battery is quite bad.
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also i just got an offer from a friend of mine !
his ahd + 50-60$ and my note in exchange !
what should i do ?
thanks...

no.
no development.
**** battery life
**** camera
buy a nexus 4

centipedes said:
no.
no development.
**** battery life
**** camera
buy a nexus 4
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Dude, we've been unlocked for 4 days now....you gotta be more patient for the development to pick up.
Battery life isn't that bad when the rom has been debloated -- I get around 24+ hours per charge on a slim Mex Retail; plus there's the MAXX battery mod...
The camera is good enough to take decent pictures in decent lighting, especially if HDR can be effectively used. Personally, I don't judge a phone by the camera quality since a phone's camera will never compete with an actual camera (at least not for a few more years).
If you can get an AHD on the cheap then its a good phone.
I was going to up some pictures I've taken, but I accidentally wiped them in a factory reset...they were private on instant upload, but they're gone from there too. I had two that were the same, only difference was HDR on and off (bobtail kitty on a Harley seat sleeping)

skeevy420 said:
Dude, we've been unlocked for 4 days now....you gotta be more patient for the development to pick up.
Battery life isn't that bad when the rom has been debloated -- I get around 24+ hours per charge on a slim Mex Retail; plus there's the MAXX battery mod...
The camera is good enough to take decent pictures in decent lighting, especially if HDR can be effectively used. Personally, I don't judge a phone by the camera quality since a phone's camera will never compete with an actual camera (at least not for a few more years).
If you can get an AHD on the cheap then its a good phone.
I was going to up some pictures I've taken, but I accidentally wiped them in a factory reset...they were private on instant upload, but they're gone from there too. I had two that were the same, only difference was HDR on and off (bobtail kitty on a Harley seat sleeping)
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The camera is decent in good lighting, but in anything less the pictures are crap.

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The camera is decent in good lighting, but in anything less the pictures are crap.
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I agree, but that's been my experience with ANY cell camera. Some are better than others, but if someone is really into taking pictures all the time they're better off just getting a dedicated camera.
The AHD is a really good phone and the unlocked bootloader makes it that much better. This is a Motorola phone with an unlocked bootloader so we get the best of both worlds -- unlocked bootloader and superior Motorola build quality. We buy Moto phones because we can throw them full strength at a tree and it'll bounce off and won't break, not because they take good pictures.
The worst I've ever done to a Moto Android Phone was wear out the volume buttons with CWM (Bravo) and drop it 8+ times onto concrete before the screen cracked (again, Bravo). I had an Old School Moto RAZR flip that I ran over, threw at a tree, literally ripped the top half off (no screen at all) and it worked for 3 months untill I upgraded the contract and got an iPhone3Gs (ugh) and traded that for my first Android phone -- Motorola Bravo.
The worst thing about Moto phones now is that Dan isn't gonna make root exploits for us so I either gotta start buying the Dev Editions or switch to another brand, probably Sony.

thanks for your time guys !
i will think about it and decide accordingly !
thanks..

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it's not going to pick up.

Don't u Have patience? Devs are working to bring custom roms? They are not aliens to release ROM within minutes It may take time !
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Atrix HD has a gorgeous screen and build quality. My sisters are using Note and Note 2. Software is good but the build quality sucks. It's all covered with plastics. Doesn't seem to be a high end smartphones.
If you don't mind with prices and build quality,go for Note 2. Note 2 is almost half price of Atrix HD. I would consider buying a notebook over a phone with the same high price.
Camera quality of AHD is almost same as Note in a good light condition. But in a low light it's worse. Sound via speaker is better than Note. But,I haven't compared both in headset quality.
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centipedes said:
no.
no development.
**** battery life
**** camera
buy a nexus 4
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I had a nexus 4 16gb. Got it on the 2nd round in Nov 2012. Got it RMA replaced Dec 2012. No otg, no external storage. It has interesting features, you have to buy miracast device, compatible qi wireless charging and NFC is iffy. Worked fine, but IMHO a boring bland device. I tend to do more with the AHD as is..
I personally only root for adaway and a few root apps.
N4's camera isn't any better, but it's battery life is. Its also less bloated.
I also get much better signal with the AHD. That said its my backup phone until the xphone drops.
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L7iharsha said:
Don't u Have patience? Devs are working to bring custom roms? They are not aliens to release ROM within minutes It may take time !
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I agree. I currently have an Atrix 2, which doesn't even have an unlocked bootloader. And even for that phone, the XDA forums are fairly active, with new JellyBean-based ROM builds coming out several times a month. For example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050705
I would expect that the Atrix HD, being a newer phone with an unlocked bootloader, will see at least as much development as the Atrix 2.

Thinking of trading my SG S3 for a Atrix HD

Do you think this would be a good trade? I have always liked Motorola, but my main questions...has the camera quality improved with the Jelly Bean update? Is the camera quality as bad as the reviews say? I'm not even how sure bad the quality was before Jelly Bean. Also, how is the speakerphone quality? Is it clear/loud?

I think the camera quality is great no problems here and the speaker is loud and clear definitely!! My friend has a s3 and I would definitely take my HD over it. The quality of this phone is way better than the s3 also!!
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drogers81 said:
Do you think this would be a good trade? I have always liked Motorola, but my main questions...has the camera quality improved with the Jelly Bean update? Is the camera quality as bad as the reviews say? I'm not even how sure bad the quality was before Jelly Bean. Also, how is the speakerphone quality? Is it clear/loud?
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I had a chance to get an S3, I prefer the Atrix. I can't really say anything about the quality of the camera because I've never really payed attention to it, and I don't use speaker But the ROMs here are really starting to pick up and all that's left is the camcorder, and we've got amazing devs such as dhacker29, hashcode, and the famous dan rosenberg was here a while too. Dhacker and hashcode are working on a 3.4 kernel so it'll get good soon. And i think the community here is awesome and give the best advice. In my opinion i think the atrix is a good trade

Your s3 camera is superior to ours just because of Sammy's software. You may notice a difference. Lowlight shots are pretty bad on the ahd. Otherwise its a good camera. Motorola has a better feel and build quality over the s3 any day.
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What they said. We buy Motorola because a Motorola is the only phone I've thrown pissed off hard from a truck at 25 miles per hour into a tree 30 ft away (a one in a million lucky shot), have that phone get rained on over night, and still work just fine without a scratch in the morning when it was found -- a razr flip phone....Only 25 mph cause you can only accelerate so fast on a gravel road
The camera will do in a pinch in decent lighting. Its not the worst but nothing to really brag about either. I will say that the HDR photos look good in stock jellybean, even in sup par lighting. Customs roms don't have HDR yet, or camcorder, but it's being actively worked on by talented developers.

Its a very solid device. I traded my One x for it and I'm very happy. Build quality is great and battery life is better than the One X. I feel as if the camera is good but the software is lacking. When using Instagram everything comes out crisp and clear. When using the stock camera pictures come out grainy. The speaker is loud without being muffled. Development is really starting to pick up which is great. Great phone.
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Thanks for all the input! I have decided that I am definitely going to trade. Seems like a very solid device and motorola has always made good hardware. At least the camera "issues" can always be improved with software.
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When I upgraded contracts earlier this year, I could have gotten the S3. I looked on XDA and saw the difference in development, but thought, its a Motorola, it'll pick up...never did I imagine that a few weeks later we'd be unlocked and the development would REALLY pick up. This is the best of both worlds. Motorola Quality with Unlocked Bootloader Development -- you can't ask for much more in the Android World.
I'll also say that our Development Team are some of the best devs on XDA. The things they've accomplished over the years is amazing -- I've followed some of our devs since I first started using Android.

nononono

Don't listen to that guy.. Always complains lol.
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I have 2 mint atrix HD, I willing to trade
I have a white and black one (both sim unlocked) running orginal firmware

DJ_MiX said:
I have 2 mint atrix HD, I willing to trade
I have a white and black one (both sim unlocked) running orginal firmware
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This isn't a forum for selling or dealing. Take it elsewhere
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I love my atrix HD and the s3 is a decent phone, I've had very little time to really work with it. The Atrix really does have a better quality build wise and minus all the touchwiz Lol. I've had my atrix for about 6 months and its been by far my favorite phone since the Droid 1
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DJ_MiX said:
I have 2 mint atrix HD, I willing to trade
I have a white and black one (both sim unlocked) running orginal firmware
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PM @EcHoFiiVe, he's trying to get into kanging roms for us and needs a new one...and keep it private.
Youngunn2008's right, can only Sell on Swappa..putting a link in your signature is the best you can do on XDA to sell/trade.
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This isn't a forum for selling or dealing. Take it elsewhere
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+1
It sucks, but those are the rules.

deeje00 said:
Don't listen to that guy.. Always complains lol.
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The S3 has everything this phone has and more, including a better camera and custom ROMs with not only everything working, but also tweaked kernels that don't cause the phone to randomly reboot or have horrible battery life.
There is literally no reason to trade the S3 for this phone unless you drop/throw your phone at a wall constantly.

The battery life has a simple solution. Put the eb40 battery in. Then it trumps the galaxy. And I haven't had any random reboots on any of the new Roms.
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last time i checked people were still having problems with battery swelling with the eb40.
also battery life alone does not trump the s3

centipedes said:
last time i checked people were still having problems with battery swelling with the eb40.
also battery life alone does not trump the s3
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Been running maxx mod with NO SWELLING. And build quality on s3 is sh!t. My phone shouldn't creak when I hold it. Everything else is great because Samsung doesn't secure their sh!t and the devs had A 6 MONTH HEADSTART ON US.
Why don't you trade for a s3 and be gone, or stay and HELP US. Cuz we are doing our very best to even have custom Roms. Do you want to go back a couple months to that purgatory we were stuck in? In a couple months maybe it'll even be up to your standards. Or maybe you'll find ANOTHER ISSUE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.
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The only thing that has lag with the atrix is any topic you comment on and complain about. You just bog down this whole forum!!!!! Nobody wants to here it anymore!! Thanks
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tember1214 said:
The only thing that has lag with the atrix is any topic you comment on and complain about. You just bog down this whole forum!!!!! Nobody wants to here it anymore!! Thanks
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+1k:good: