Eligible for new phone on Nov 6...what should I get?

[headbanger51]

Got my OG Droid the day it was released last November and have been loving it. What I love most is how customizable it is and easily rooted. But I'll be eligible for a new phone Nov 6th and am not sure what to do.
I really like the Droid X...have a few friends who have it. But Tegra 2 is coming out in January. Some of the other phones out there look pretty sweet but I love that Droids just seem to have the biggest following of people and devs throwing out custom ROMs and various apps that are only for rooted phones.
So...what should I do? Get a new phone? If so, which one? Or should I wait for something better?

 

[UBRocked]

Moved this to the lounge. Not so much because it probably belongs here...but because here you will find a lot more opinions from people with different devices.

I would wait until something better comes out but don't go overboard (there is ALWAYS something better around the corner). I am not eligible for an upgrade until next summer so I already have that mindset of waiting. I just don't know that there is anything out currently that is a HUGE upgrade to the OG Droid. 256MB of more RAM, HDMI out (which I probably won't use) 8MP camera with 720p, and/or possibly getting a bigger screen are all nice upgrades. But I'm hoping that we start to see some "real" advancements soon.

 

[headbanger51]

Yeah, there's just something nice about getting a new phone, but you're right on all points. The more I read about the T2 the more I like the idea of holding out until January. Hopefully it lives up to the hype.

 

[Martimus]

The only way to find out will definitely be to wait. We know that the Tegra 2 and multi-core CPU's are on the horizon. LTE is also on the way and, by next summer, that'll likely change the smartphone landscape

Speaking from experience the Droid X is an awesome phone... but by January it'll be close to end-of-life. The life cycles of these phones are getting shorter and shorter.

 

[UBRocked]

The life cycles of these phones are getting shorter and shorter.

Not true. This phone looks like it's working just fine and I think it's a little older

My wife has a blouse that looks just like that...nice!

 

[Martimus]

I'm not sure which is older... the phone, the shirt, or that hair!

 

[headbanger51]

Nice hand gesture. Moments after this picture was taken, that dude was blindsided by Terry Tate, office linebacker.

Terry Tate the Office Linebacker - The Office Linebacker#

 

[Exiled]

Speaking from experience the Droid X is an awesome phone... but by January it'll be close to end-of-life. The life cycles of these phones are getting shorter and shorter.

I was just going to say that... I love my droid X and it is an amazing phone and has been for 3 months. And I'll be quite happy for the length of my 2 year contract. But I think at this point you might as well wait and see what comes out around the holiday season. Maybe see what LTE brings. Its not that the X isnt a great phone-- it certainly is-- but since its been out for 3 months now its kinda pointless, and I would say that with any phone due to the rate that technology is progressing.

OR, you could probably find a great deal on a used droid x at this point.

 

[mcatdtDROID]

iPhone 4

 

[Bnice]

Htc evo 4g

 

[mike1]

I would go with the HTC Merge which is supposed to come out on November 11th, if you don't go for that though I would wait for LTE.

 

[baillou2]

Not true. This phone looks like it's working just fine and I think it's a little older

My wife has a blouse that looks just like that...nice!

NOW I know why it was called the BIG 80's.

p.s. NO FLASH! HA. HILARIOUS.