Could this be the Droid you've been looking for? September 11, 2011 Reviewer: A. Dent "Aragorn" (Minas Anor, GD) -
Well... it's not for me :) but for my kid it is 'the One' and at the time I'm writing this it does seem to be the best smart phone in existence. But, again, this is for one of my kids (reward for good grades) and he just loves it.
To make it short and sweet, this is what he/we like about it:
+ Big, super-crisp display. It's not the only Moto phone this big but I don't think you can get much bigger and still call it a 'phone'.
+ Great processing power. Didn't notice any slow downs. Actually you CAN talk on the phone AND watch a video or surf the Web at the same time.
+ 1080p video. Being able to shoot true HD, now THAT's entertainment. Finally it's time to relegate our beloved Mino HD (recently orphaned by Cisco) to secondary video taking device.
+ True HD output through HDMI cable (see above)
+ Lots of memory. 1GB or internal RAM, helps with multitasking, 16GB built-in storage, up to 32GB can be added through SD card.
+ Oh... I forgot, 4G, of course. Faster loading when surfing, streaming. Just downloaded Netflix 1.3 and it's quite decent.
+ Good quality built-in speakers.
+ Best platform for Gingerbread. Runs everything effortlessly, cleanly and flawlessly. Looking forward for the sure to come Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade.
+ Virtual keyboard not so bad.
+ Verizon bloatware not as annoying as we feared.
Seriously, we can keep calling these 'things' phones for lack of a better word but the Bionic is the least phone of all smart phones currently in existence. Sure, you can make and receive calls but... it's really secondary. I found that I'm spending more 'phone' time on Google voice on my desktop and my kid on Skype than on an actual 'phone'. But that's a different story.
The 'not so good' things are all minor. Well mostly minor.
- Price. Considering the 2-year contract is quite steep.
- Physical footprint. Not the thinnest, can't fit all pockets easily, there's a bulge at the camera but I can live with that in exchange for great HD video.
I've read some complaints on 'battery life'. In our case battery life got actually better after the first couple of charging cycles. My kid is telling me that one nightly charge is all he needs at this time unless he's streaming movies for hours.
For anyone who can afford it and doesn't mind 'Verizon', the Bionic is the best there is.
To make it short and sweet, this is what he/we like about it:
+ Big, super-crisp display. It's not the only Moto phone this big but I don't think you can get much bigger and still call it a 'phone'.
+ Great processing power. Didn't notice any slow downs. Actually you CAN talk on the phone AND watch a video or surf the Web at the same time.
+ 1080p video. Being able to shoot true HD, now THAT's entertainment. Finally it's time to relegate our beloved Mino HD (recently orphaned by Cisco) to secondary video taking device.
+ True HD output through HDMI cable (see above)
+ Lots of memory. 1GB or internal RAM, helps with multitasking, 16GB built-in storage, up to 32GB can be added through SD card.
+ Oh... I forgot, 4G, of course. Faster loading when surfing, streaming. Just downloaded Netflix 1.3 and it's quite decent.
+ Good quality built-in speakers.
+ Best platform for Gingerbread. Runs everything effortlessly, cleanly and flawlessly. Looking forward for the sure to come Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade.
+ Virtual keyboard not so bad.
+ Verizon bloatware not as annoying as we feared.
Seriously, we can keep calling these 'things' phones for lack of a better word but the Bionic is the least phone of all smart phones currently in existence. Sure, you can make and receive calls but... it's really secondary. I found that I'm spending more 'phone' time on Google voice on my desktop and my kid on Skype than on an actual 'phone'. But that's a different story.
The 'not so good' things are all minor. Well mostly minor.
- Price. Considering the 2-year contract is quite steep.
- Physical footprint. Not the thinnest, can't fit all pockets easily, there's a bulge at the camera but I can live with that in exchange for great HD video.
I've read some complaints on 'battery life'. In our case battery life got actually better after the first couple of charging cycles. My kid is telling me that one nightly charge is all he needs at this time unless he's streaming movies for hours.
For anyone who can afford it and doesn't mind 'Verizon', the Bionic is the best there is.
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