Yup most definitely. I've already made up my mind on buying this thing. The one thing I don't like is the design... but you can't complain when a phone like this loaded and for a price like this.
Looks like it will be $200 - March 6th release date. http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/03/motorolas-atrix-4g-coming-to-atandt-on-march-6th-for-200-bundle/
I have a question: Other than the overall kickassness of having a smartphone with a dual core proc, what good would it really do while you're mobile? The dock is pretty cool, and I could definitely see that phone being used as a sort of mobile pc....
Me personally, I would use it as I use my iPhone... for music, surfing the net when I need info, games (occasionally), messing around with apps, and tethering. I really don't care so much about the dock... but I just want an Android phone because of all the stuff I have and use with Google. It just works out well for me. This phone comes out right after my contract expires so I'm leaning towards this, but you can't go wrong with getting the Samsung Infuse 4G or the HTC Inspire 4G.
4g + dual core = 3 hour battery life att = makes 4g useless motoblur = makes phone useless just sayin' bra, just sayin'
Yeah it's a Motorola. They'll update it maybe once or twice and forget it exists in 6 months. I'd wait for an HTC equivalent.
Dumbest post i've seen yet. This phone has the largest smartphone battery. (1930mAH battery which includes 9 hours of talk time and 10 hours of standby) Idk how fast AT&T's 4G is compared to T-Mobile (both have HSPA+) but it's certainly going to be on par with T-Mobile and WiMax. I don't know how you can think any differently. I don't think you've seen the new motoblur, it's a lot different now. But, once this phone is broken and able to root, that wont be a problem anyway. Custom ROMS are something you can do without rooting the bootloader, but I guarantee you that this bootloader will be cracked eventually. Do your research before posting next time.
For the short term, yes. I love my iPhone, but it just makes more sense for me to have an Android phone at this point. I was never really a hardware person when it comes to phones... especially because I don't use half the hardware features. I'm a techie though so it always amazes me to try new things of hardware. When the iPhone decides to integrate and allow a few things that I need in iOS, I may switch back to an iPhone, but I'm not going to be looking to get an iPhone any time soon. I may skip out on the Atrix and get something else if something better amazes me at MWC, but I'm not bummed out by the fact that the laptop dock will cost $500 (I wasn't planning on buying any of the docks anyway) as others are.
If you value apps quite a bit, I'd hold off on switching to Android just yet. There still exists a pretty large gap in quality and selection between the two markets. I really don't know why developers aren't making the same apps available on both platforms. Even Facebook and Twitter are much better on iOS yet they have a huge user base. Can anyone shed some light on the development? I was watching the Honeycomb preview from yesterday, and they announced Tap Tap Revenge was going to be available for Android for the first time. I couldn't believe a huge hit like Tap Tap on the iPhone waited this long to bring it to Android.
Honestly, I'm more of an experimental guy when it comes to apps. If I find one that I like, I'll use it... no matter how big or small the developer is. Same goes for games... I do value apps though. That's one thing I'm willing to sacrifice to get Android, I know that eventually the Android Market will grow. The thing about Android is, it's more open than iOS. Anyone can create anything... I've seen duplicates of things made from iOS onto the market (though it is pretty much a copyright infringement). I think I'm going to demo an Android phone in a couple of weeks and keep it for a few days to see how it fits me better. That'll give me a better perspective of if I'll be satisfied with keeping one of these until my contract runs out 2 years later.
They just launched their webstore yesterday so check it out if you want an idea of what is offered: http://market.android.com/ There is obviously some great stuff in the market, but there is a bunch of crap as well that really is hard to filter out.
Android is great. I've always been a Blackberry person. Played around with iphones for a while, but didn't really see any point in getting one. Then this year, got an EVO. Love it. Android market isn't bad, like you said you can find many apps in there with different names. And the launch of the new marketplace for android really helps too.
Yeah, that's exactly what I mean when I say that the Android Market will grow. Now that it has a web platform, people will be able to browse it better, maybe invite more major developers. Most definitely. I'm not worried at all about Android. There's only up for Android right now...
Also word is that Google is going around hiring established Android app developers in an effort to improve the overall quality and selection of apps available in the Market.
Why do you need an facebook app when you have a real browser? Most iphone apps are only necessary because their browser sucks monkey balls. This is coming from someone who has an iphone and ipad.
That would be nice. I enjoy testing out different roms on my Nexus, but I want to be able to enjoy better apps too.
What's wrong with the browser? I never had any issues with it when I had my iPhone. In fact, the browsing on my Nexus S is quite laggy for my taste. Where's my full hardware acceleration, Google?
Then you should know how much more convenient a tailored app is as opposed to a mobile browser. I've used Android phones, Blackberry Phones, iPhones and Windows Mobile 7 phones...I'd prefer using a specific Facebook app for each platform easily. Not sure what you are talking about.
