Will THIS replace your Droid?

riffdex · Oct 14, 2010

XJweber said:
Sounds like a sweet phone...... It'll have to be rootable for me to buy one and if data is tiered I'm hosed.

Well, if it's coming as soon as the article is saying, I'd say it probably wouldn't be 4G. VZ 4G network still needs a lot of work, but idk. If it's 3G you can just keep your current (unlimited) plan and upgrade to the Tegra (assuming it's any good). For me, it would have to be vanilla android with froyo, and rootable. I need to be able to remove all the bloatware that will surely come on it :/

Gunner · Oct 14, 2010

If it can be rooted and the bootloader can be unlocked, then I'd consider it. Otherwise, I'll be getting Samsung's latest at upgrade time.

PhilosoRaptor · Oct 14, 2010

If it keeps the Droid hardware form factor (physical keyboard) like the D2 did, then I will definitely get it so I don't have to buy all new accessories for it too

. Even if it don't though, I will prolly get it. I'll be due for an upgrade by then. My Droid has served me well, but it's definitely starting to show its age with all the apps I have one it and constant redrawing still (even after doing the local.prop memory fix), it's getting old having to do all these optimizations just to keep it responsive.

riffdex · Oct 14, 2010

T4rd said:
If it keeps the Droid hardware form factor (physical keyboard) like the D2 did, then I will definitely get it so I don't have to buy all new accessories for it too . Even if it don't though, I will prolly get it. I'll be due for an upgrade by then. My Droid has served me well, but it's definitely starting to show its age with all the apps I have one it and constant redrawing still (even after doing the local.prop memory fix), it's getting old having to do all these optimizations just to keep it responsive.

I woulda been more excited about the Droid 2 if it had vanilla android... But yeah, I bet by the time this thing hits the shelves I'll be rdy for an upgrade. I don't really care if it has a keyboard or not. I still want something new. o_O

My Droid is very unresponsive (I know it's the price I pay for having a custom froyo rom, but I can't live without froyo - but it was a lot better when I was on a custom 2.1 ROM) but anyways, I'm sick of waiting 5 secs for the homescreen to load and constant lag. I could OC but I need battery life as it is. I feel like my Android experience would be a lot better with an updated phone

johnlgalt · Oct 15, 2010

A lot of the same things as mentioned in this thread.

Rootability.
Vanilla Android / No MotoBLAH / SenseUI wannabe crap....
No protected bootloaders disallowing custom ROMs.

If it aint' got that, I may not get a new phone.

androidlover14 · Oct 15, 2010

johnlgalt said:
A lot of the same things as mentioned in this thread.

Rootability.
Vanilla Android / No MotoBLAH / SenseUI wannabe crap....
No protected bootloaders disallowing custom ROMs.

If it aint' got that, I may not get a new phone.

AMEN. haha I used to be about the keeping up with the Joneses life but I have slowed down since and this Droid is just too amazing. Except for the keyboard. I could definitely live without a keyboard as long as I have swype and a 4 inch screen.

I think a good idea would be to somehow convince motorola, htc, samsung, etc. that they need to make their phones well and customizable enough that we wouldn't need to root them. Saves the hassle of being worried about bricks, voided warranties, user error. If this new phone has 1.3 ghz I don't really see a need to root as long as it has the features I want and need. As long as Verizon doesn't charge 20 dollars a month for these features.

kg6epf · Oct 16, 2010

Next phone requirements:

Rootability and 4G (or LTE or whatever they end up calling it)

ArthurIhde · Oct 16, 2010

nooo it wont replace my droid

JustROLLIN · Oct 16, 2010

Yeah, if its not an LTE phone I will not even consider the move as I am located in one of the launch markets for this technology.

riffdex · Oct 16, 2010

I REALLY wish I was in an area where they plan to launch LTE :/

PhilosoRaptor · Oct 16, 2010

johnlgalt said:
A lot of the same things as mentioned in this thread.

Rootability.
Vanilla Android / No MotoBLAH / SenseUI wannabe crap....
No protected bootloaders disallowing custom ROMs.

If it aint' got that, I may not get a new phone.

I guarantee (esp. for Motorola) that every phone since the Droid and now on will have a locked/protected boot loader. So I guess you'll be hanging on to your Droid until it's dead and totally obsolete, heh.

Fortunately, protected boot loaders only delay the inevitable and will be unlocked (thanks to .xda devs) eventually as the Droid X was. Once that happens, the rest of your concerns will be alleviated. All I care about is root so I can uninstall unwanted software that carriers are forcing on us with all the new phones now. That and wireless tethering, heh.

drudometkin · Oct 16, 2010

My droid still runs flawlessly. So I won't be upgrading for a while. Probably another year.

xmr405o · Oct 17, 2010

I would jump but I said that about the Droid X.

So I'll have to see how it is first when it comes out. It's funny how I just realized that I've had this phone for almost a year....wow. I must really love this phone.

snapcase · Oct 17, 2010

I never use my keyboard for typing... But I still think I want my next phone to have one. They're great for gaming.

The_Chief · Oct 17, 2010

While we're making wish lists (hint hint Verizon), I want my next phone to have FM radio capability. And a forward-facing camera. And rootable/ROMable. And I want it to build me an island, transform into a jet and fly me there :rolleyes:

corbinator · Oct 18, 2010

The_Chief said:
While we're making wish lists (hint hint Verizon), I want my next phone to have FM radio capability. And a forward-facing camera. And rootable/ROMable. And I want it to build me an island, transform into a jet and fly me there

HERE HERE!!!! And then make me really good doughnuts!!

PhilosoRaptor · Oct 18, 2010

The_Chief said:
And I want it to build me an island, transform into a jet and fly me there

Wouldn't you want the Evo 4G then..? It also prints money!

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