dcorn

Good lord, all these new phones are bordering on tablet size! Can't I get a phone with decent specs in a smaller form factor??

I currrently have the Droid Pro and I really like it. Keyboard is great (came over from Blackberry) and the touch screen fits my needs. Now if they could only make the same thing in 4G with maybe a slightly bigger screen (3.5" up from 3.1"?). I'm sure this will never happen since the original pro wasn't a big seller, but I can dream, right? (I think I've seen a total of 4 other people with a Pro, and 2 of them I convinced to buy the phone )

Anywho, I had the OG Droid for a year and got by without the keyboard (that slider thing sucked) so I'm sure I can do it again, but I have fairly small hands and do not want a 4+ inch screen. Plus I don't need it taking up all the real estate in my pants lol. I feel like I'll be waiting for quite a while, or even swapping for the iphone *shudder* since it's a smaller phone with a lot of capability.

oOMavrikOo

I went from Sprint Hero to an Evo 3D and thought that phone was huge at first. After a couple days the size just kinda feels comfortable. I now have the RAZR and it's a bit bigger than the 3D and I must say that with its super thin form factor, this phone feels great in my hands. I don't have really big hands either. I can palm a basketball, but just barely.

dirkbonn

Here's another link with some info about the Fighter. He also writes about some
of the other soon to be released phones but he seams pretty excited about the
fighter at this time.

Android Upgrade Dilemma: HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III, Droid
Fighter | Stark Insider

Just an observation but it appears that since
Google bought Motorola Mobility we should see no more motoblur on their phones.
Just straight ICS 4.0. Love it!!!

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dcorn

Pretty sure I can't palm a basketball at all. I just don't want a giant phone. In my hand, my pocket, anywhere. I have no need for a 4.6" LCD screen. That's why I bought a Kindle Fire lol.

I had a Droid Incredible for a few weeks in between the OG Droid and the Pro, and I thought it was a pretty great device. If I didn't want the keyboard on the Pro so bad, I would have kept the DInc. Something like that, in that size, with all the new technology would be perfect. 3.7" screen works great for me personally, then couple it with a dual core processor, 4G, etc. I'd be sold.

hilmar2k

I think the 4" screen on my Inc2 is perfect. If the Inc 4G has a 4" screen, it may be my next phone. A friend has the Rezound, and that phone is just too big. Even he wishes he got an Inc2.

dirkbonn

I remember when I first got my Droid X I was worried that it would be just to big with it's 4.3" display. Well, when I first got it I put a clear case on it, (which made it even bigger) but I sort of got used to it. But when it turned out that the phone with the case on it wouldn't fit in the car doc, I removed the case. Wow, now my phone suddenly got smaller and seamed to me just the right size. I now really like the 4.3" screen size and am thinking 4.6" screen.... Whoa, that just might be to big. But logically it probably just be the same size as my "X" was with the clear case.

So if I should end up with a "Fighter", I'll probably get used to it too. However, that remains to be seen. Right now I'm of the mind that 4.3" is just right, but maybe in 4-5 months I'll be saying the same thing about 4.6".

But the thing I worry most about is how any new phone I get will "stack-up" against my "X", which has been the absolute best phone I have ever had.

If the fighter is released on April 12th which appears to be the date, I will most likely wait until after the CTIA show in May before "pulling the trigger" on my upgrade just in case Motorola and Verizon have some SUPERphone waiting in the wings.

Now I'm just waiting for a little more info on the "Fighter" and it's specs. i.e. Ram, internal memory, micro SD card size, processor speed, etc.

C'mon Moto/VZW, turn'em loose!!!

pittguy578

Any new cool phones coming to verizon soon? I am tired of the iPhone and want to switch back. The one feature I really want is a good camera which has been androids weakness.

EarlyMon

Welcome back!

Hope you don't mind, I moved your question here to the ongoing discussion for new Verizon phones.

The new buzz is building for the Droid Fighter, but also check out the new camera on the HTC One X.

timelord65

I wholeheartedly agree. I just used an upgrade for the iPhone 4s after having the htc inc and droid x. I prefer andoid, but decided to give the iphone a try. Except for the size, the iphone is a very nice device.

I love the camera and camcorder on it thought. Much better than any droid phone I've owned. I hope the fighter has a better camera than the razr. If so, I'll sell the 4s and get the droid fighter without hesitation.

oOMavrikOo

What's wrong with the camera on the RAZR?

gallandof

also interested in the next big phone. I no longer work for verizon, but I have another upgrade to waste. using my nexus daily also have rezound and razr. Any rumors on a VZW galaxy note or anything along those lines.

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dcorn

Camera on the Nexus is amazing.

dirkbonn

Here's some info on what may be the new Droid Fighter. Nothing new regarding specs but some different pictures. (If it is indeed the Fighter)

New Motorola device surfaces, looks much like the Droid RAZR

hakoreh

MY question is that I see all the other carriers prepping phones like AT&T and T-Mobile with the new HTC phones and Huawai (did I spell that right?) but I hardly see anything that's worth writing home about for Verizon? Sure they are releasing the Droid Fighter or Fireball that's basically an Incredible 3 or HD but really the specs are last years technology. All I see Motorola doing is rereleasing the Droid RAZR in a different shape or form every few months.

I'm sitting pat until something worthy comes out but so far I don't even see any leaks or upcoming anything that's getting me excited.

What do you guys think?

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Wontfinishlast

I think most of us are just really hoping Verizon will bring in the Samsung Galaxy S3 later this year.

hilmar2k

What, exactly, is it that you're looking for? My Inc2 is just about perfect, save for the lack of LTE. I cannot see any reason why it needs to have a significantly faster processor, more memory, etc. It never lags significantly, has a great screen, and good battery life. The Incredible 4G looks like it just may be the perfect device next month. A perfect balance of power, size, and (hopefully) solid battery life. To me, anything more is just overkill and wasted.

oOMavrikOo

I agree. What are you doing with your phone that requires so much under the hood?

ylexot

Hopefully, running Ubuntu...
Ubuntu for Android | Ubuntu


Also, remember that software has to follow hardware. The hardware has to exist before somebody can write the software to take advantage of it. Just because there isn't anything out there right now doesn't mean that there won't be something that requires it in the future. And if you have your phone for two years, you might want to get something that can handle future software...or at least has a better chance.

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Wontfinishlast

^+1

Also, why settle for a civic when you can get a ferrari for only $100 more

oOMavrikOo

Although I do love new tech, I guess I just have a personal contentment with what I have in my RAZR. Coming from the Evo 3D, it wasn't necessarily a major upgrade, but I feel like it can get the job done for what I need from it for the next two years. I really don't feel like having an actual desktop on this small a screen really makes sense to me. To each his own. I've never used Ubuntu before. Could you explain the benefits of having that on your phone?

ylexot

Yeah, I think you're missing the point of Ubuntu for Android. You're not using it on a small screen. Basically, you take your phone, hook it up to a monitor through HDMI and keyboard/mouse through USB (or use something like the Motorola Lapdock) and it switches from Android mode into Ubuntu mode where you have a full desktop OS/applications with access to all the files on your phone and wifi/3G/4G connectivity. You can still run your Android apps on the desktop too.

oOMavrikOo

If it's as you describe, that could be interesting. I may just retract my previous argument. In fact, I do retract. So is this a quad core only feature? I use System Panel alot to monitor my usage and it rarely shows the seconds core on my RAZR being used. The same was said about my Evo 3D until I rooted and installed an optimized ROM that took advantage its power. I still don't think developers or even OEMs are writing software to take advantage of multi core devices. That's where my contentment and slight skepticism come into play.

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ylexot

Canonical (the makers of Ubuntu) were using a Motorola Atrix 2 (dual-core) to show off the functionality and they said it was capable, but it could benefit from a more powerful processor. Here's a nice video about it

Wontfinishlast

+1 for software following hardware. If you want tech to last two years anymore, you better get the hardware capable of handling it. That being said, just about everything out there right now is last years tech...

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Mayhem

Give me a dual core phone with ICS and a 5" screen and I'll be happy.

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varaonaid

Yep, it's looks like it's going to be released under the name Galaxy Journal in VZW. Here's the link that talks about it: Samsung Galaxy Note headed to Verizon as the Galaxy Journal | Android Community

varaonaid

I've reconsidered my position on waiting for the quad cores to come out. My husnand and I have DX's that seem to be dying a slow and painful death so we're probably gonna jump to a Rezound as soon as they go back on sale (hopefully SOON!). By the time that quadcores come out, get the bugs out and become affordable, we'd be looking at another upgrade so I realized that the 1.5ghz dual core is 3x what I have on my DX and that really is a fairly worthy upgrade. Plus looks like it'll be getting official ICS in the next week or two. Come on SALE! (they were on sale for $99 until just before our upgrade dates so I'm hoping for some April fools sale or something!)

hilmar2k

Just make sure you're never far from an outlet. Man does the Rezound suck down the battery.

SecretSexyNinja

AND 4g AND a 3000mah+ battery.. :P Have a Dinc.. still havent used my upgrade from last november.. still waiting. . . cmon SG3! freaking announce it!

Wontfinishlast

Seriously! Altho I doubt the sg3 will have that big of a battery since they're so obsessed with being thin... But I wish they would just make it official already!!!

OutlawFirebird

I am also waiting on something new for verizon, lately it seems that most of the other carriers are getting better phones then verizon. Almost every phone I started to get interested in, turned out to be a gsm phone.
I'll hang on to my droid 2 for a while. maybee a quad core may come out, I dout it though I heard quad core isn't lte compatible.

Wontfinishlast

Quad core had nothing to do with lte compatibility. It just happens that the first few quad cores out are not compatible. Rumors are the Exynos quad core chip will be compatible, but thats yet to be seen. If it is, we will surely hear about it during the announcement of the samsung galaxy s3. If not, its only a matter of time.

hilmar2k

It's not the quad core chips that aren't compatible. The only LTE modem currently is made by Qualcomm, and it isn't compatible with the Tegra 3. That will all change soon as more LTE modems are coming that will be.

Of course, since a dual core S4 chip smokes the Tegra 3, this is really all moot.

DahDee

Hello, new here and hoping I am not going to start by asking stupid questions, but....

Anybody think it is significant that the $49 Rezound promo expires on 4/9, which would have the 15-day return period expiring, at latest, on 4/24, 2 days before the rumored launch for the Incredible 4G? Does this make 4/26 more credible for first availability of the new phone?

My 2-yr contract just expired, now eligible for credits toward a new phone to replace my trusty Incredible. If I were to buy the Rezound now, to lock in the promo deal in case the new phone is delayed or just isn't going to come out as rumored, and the Incredible 4G does indeed launch at or about the end of the month, but outside my 15-day return window, would I still be able to exchange one for the other without some exorbitant cost? What could I expect my cost to be?

How much difference should I expect to see between the 720p screen on the Rezound and the qhd screen on the Incredible 4G (if, of course, rumors are true)? Sounds like qhd is something of a downgrade and disappointment.

Thank you for any information and comments!

rsarno

I dont think the Rezound is a huge enough upgrade worthy of using up a 2yr. I would suggest maybe do what i did, use an insurance claim ($99 i think?) to get a replacement, tell them the phone is lost .. they will give you the updated Incredible2 which is a great upgrade and is very stable.

now you have a newer phone, and an upgrade in case anything awesome drops. In which case your newer phone goes on ebay and can get at least the $100 back i would assume.

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hilmar2k

My friend has the Rezound, I see virtually no difference between its screen and the screen on my Inc2 (which is not even qHD). I don't think you'll see much, if any difference. And the rest of the Inc4G is going to annihilate the Rezound.

DILands

Verizon Motorola Droid Fighter Specs, Pics and features leaked [First looks]

UrsusVIIILXXXVII

Is HTC still lousy with battery life? My very first phone was a T-mobile Dash (HTC Excalibur) and the battery sucked big time. Flash forward and a friend of mine had an HTC Evo and he had to carry around a portable charger. I thought by now HTC would have gotten better with that.

My understanding has been that, as far as basic phone operation goes, Motorola has great reception abilities, Samsung is just about decent reception wise and HTC's are good as long as they're fully charged. Through the years I've wanted to have my mind changed about all of this but for me this comparison generally still stands true.

bbeelzebub

Once I got GB on my DINC, battery life suprisingly was tons better. All in all though, to answer your question, Yes.

It looks like slimming down Sense and using the S4 is helping a lot according to reviews. Of course, that is still before LTE enters the picture on the new phones.

UrsusVIIILXXXVII

Thanks for the input. I read that HTC recognized that they went too far with Sence UI and were gonna take it down a notch with the new iteration. If only the other major 2 would recognize their shortcomings and make adjustments.

I called Verizon a few days ago and, though my contract isn't up until November, they would let me upgrade to a 4G device now. As it stands now, barring my DX doesn't crap out on me, I haven't seen anything that really catches my eye yet. I could hold out for the next Nexus device if it comes out at the end of the year like the last one did.

I got my DX 8 months after it was released for $20 on a one day sale through Wirefly. If I can get a similar deal around the holidays, I will snatch it up in a heartbeat. Right now I'm torn between the Galaxy Nexus and the Droid RAZR Maxx but I'll wait and see what comes out next. I am not opposed to what has been rumored of the GS III. There's still so much time left for me to decide.

bbeelzebub

I hear ya there. They offered me an early upgrade back in September just because I've been with them so long. I've just been sitting patiently awaiting the next gen processors knowing I don't want to have to strap a brick to the phone to get a day's use without having to handicap everything. I'm hoping the Inc 4G or the Fighter will be the one. I keep my phones the full contract if I can help it, so I'm being picky. I like HTC, but unless the battery life is up to par, I've no qualms jumping ship to Moto. My brother has a Razr and I really like where they are headed. The way they've integrated MotoCast into the phone is really appealing.

dirkbonn

Not having seen anything but rumored specs on the Droid Fighter, I'm still holding out that the LTE radios might be 2nd generation models that again are rumored to be much less battery hungry. If they don't show up in the Dinc4 or the Fighter, I'll have to wait until CTIA in early May to see if anything is announced about the new LTE radios and the phones they might be in. Although if the battery in the Fighter is the 3300 mAh then the LTE radio and its juice requirements are not as critical.

Since my "X" is just "humming along" I don't have a problem waiting, although I do have a NE2 and Loyalty discount available as of March 15th

Patiently/impatiently waiting for my next phone,

DahDee

So the Droid Fighter is rumored for release on 4/12, with:

4.6" 720P HD
1.8 GHz OMAP4470
PowerVR SGX544

... while the Incredible 4G is rumored for release on 4/26, with:

4.3" AMOLED qhd
1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
Adreno 225

Both will have ICS, 4G LTE. Much bigger battery on Fighter.

Which will be the better performer on apps/web etc.?
Will either have a noticeably better screen?

rsarno

Do they both allow for an sdcard?

Do they both have removeable battery?

do they both come with ics shipped? or is it an expected update?

Id need to answer those questions, i havent looked into any device yet but i will.

Without looking into a single thing i would lean toward HTC just because i like the feeling of their phones, and Sense is actually pretty sweet.

ylexot

Actually, the 4/12 rumor was for Verizon training. Release would be some time after that.

DahDee

I think I know what you are talking about -- the Device Workshops schedule. If you check that out, you will see that the last 4 devices on the list (prior to the Droid Fighter) have worked out like this:

LG Spectrum -- 2/9... Actual Verizon retail release date: 1/19
Droid 4 --2/16... Actual Verizon retail release date: 2/9
Galaxy Tab -- 2/23... Actual Verizon retail release date: 3/1
Lucid (formerly Cayman) -- 3/29... Actual Verizon retail release date: 3/29

Note: The first 2 items on the schedule, the Xyboard and the MOTOACTV, were released to retail weeks before the scheduled workshop dates.

I think there is a pretty good chance we see the Droid Fighter on or right about April 12

dirkbonn

Ahh, good info. I hadn't dug into the actual release date compared to the "workshop" dates, thanks.

I would guess it will be released with ICS. But, I also am curious about the SD Card and whether or not the battery is customer removable. I think it's nice to have that option, "just in case".

Also, no rumors regarding 2nd gen LTE radios, But I guess this is to be expected. That info will be in the official specs when they're finally released.

Right now (based on alot of rumors) the Fighter is on the top of my list for my "X" replacement.

Time will tell,

heyeaglefn

You really think that it can be released on 4/12, when there is virtually no information about this device out there? We are talking one week, and no big leaks. I don't see it happening.

DahDee

Lots of leaks and info about the Droid Fighter out there! I think it is worth noting that we have seen at least as much info about the Fighter as we saw about the Lucid (Cayman) before its recent release. Verizon looks to have tightened up on substantive leaks about new phones.

Also just found this Verizon system screen shot on Phone Arena, looks like a more recent schedule than the Device Workshops list we previously saw, e.g. has an updated/more accurate release date for the Galaxy Tab and added the Brightside release:



Edit: Looks like the VTE Z66 is an LTE tablet. I wonder, could the Samsung on this list be the next Galaxy for Verizon????

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Wontfinishlast

I think it's more likely it's the journal, vzw's version of the galaxy note.