Hello all. I'm shopping for new phones for my wife and I. I love most everything I've read about the DX, and have been very impressed by the few minutes I've spent playing around in the Verizon store. My Verizon contract expires mid-November, but obviously I'm within the upgrade window w/ Verizon and can get the DX for $150. Worries I initially had about ease of use of Android, size of the DX, and so forth have mostly been appeased. It has come out as my favorite Android phone, and I think I like its strengths better than the iPhone 4. I have no brand preference or biases, having never owned either. That said, I have 2 concerns about going DX that I hope you can help me get through.
1) I worry about the operating system getting left behind over the next 2 years. Seems that Motorola is less likely to support new Android OS's that might come out over the next 20 months. With Apple's performance over the last few years, it seems quite certain that an iPhone 4 will be upgraded (if only once a year) and will be less likely to become obsolete over a 2 year contract. I guess I could "root" (or whatever its called) the DX to install an upgraded OS if Motorola didn't, but I'd rather not get into that -- I'm not too techie, and I seem to cause myself problems whenever I try to modify electronics. Especially with 4G and/or LTE, Android 3.0, and other upgrades likely due in the next 3-6 months, I'm worried a little bit - kind of feels like I'm buying a phone that is already on the way out, and big changes may put it far behind as soon as next summer. I mean, I don't have to have the latest and greatest, but I don't want an obsolete and unsupported phone, either. Of course, there will probably never be a time when there isn't something later and greater looming on the horizon.
2) Lack of accessories. Kind of a silly concern, but the iPhone has such a wealth of cases, exercise bands, you name it. Probably not a deal-breaker, but I and my wife hope to use our phones running/biking -- we're especially interested in arm-band cases or something similar. Seems like DX offerings are limited, and with a death date already announced and a somewhat unique shape of the back of the phone, designers might be inclined to ignore the DX. So far, my limited internet searches haven't shown great exercise bands or other active-style cases. Have you DX owners been able to find what you want/need to use your phone as you want?
Thanks in advance, and in all likelihood, looking forward to joining the DX club very soon!
1) I worry about the operating system getting left behind over the next 2 years. Seems that Motorola is less likely to support new Android OS's that might come out over the next 20 months. With Apple's performance over the last few years, it seems quite certain that an iPhone 4 will be upgraded (if only once a year) and will be less likely to become obsolete over a 2 year contract. I guess I could "root" (or whatever its called) the DX to install an upgraded OS if Motorola didn't, but I'd rather not get into that -- I'm not too techie, and I seem to cause myself problems whenever I try to modify electronics. Especially with 4G and/or LTE, Android 3.0, and other upgrades likely due in the next 3-6 months, I'm worried a little bit - kind of feels like I'm buying a phone that is already on the way out, and big changes may put it far behind as soon as next summer. I mean, I don't have to have the latest and greatest, but I don't want an obsolete and unsupported phone, either. Of course, there will probably never be a time when there isn't something later and greater looming on the horizon.
2) Lack of accessories. Kind of a silly concern, but the iPhone has such a wealth of cases, exercise bands, you name it. Probably not a deal-breaker, but I and my wife hope to use our phones running/biking -- we're especially interested in arm-band cases or something similar. Seems like DX offerings are limited, and with a death date already announced and a somewhat unique shape of the back of the phone, designers might be inclined to ignore the DX. So far, my limited internet searches haven't shown great exercise bands or other active-style cases. Have you DX owners been able to find what you want/need to use your phone as you want?
Thanks in advance, and in all likelihood, looking forward to joining the DX club very soon!