So Samsung is finally selling Super AMOLED to other manufacturers? I wonder what "advanced" means. The display in S II is advertised as "Super AMOLED Plus" and has normal RGB. This may be something different.
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Anyone else find the phone painfully unremarkable? The corner, the metal strip in the center....it's so bland. Design hasn't really been Moto's strength. Should've contracted a Frog Design or something up here in SF (Yves Behar, where you at?).
I tweeted re: the locked bootloader and Moto replied that they do it for "security" reasons and based on carrier requirements. I replied back that HTC has been unlocking its phones, so that excuse is invalid.
Maybe I'm alone, or maybe my pictures don't do it justice, I found the phone quite striking actually. In images the tapered corners do look a bit awkward but in person it really holds together well. I actually prefer this to the T-mo and Sprint SGSII variants.
As for bootloaders, we can't truly expect absolute access on all of these devices. It's just unrealistic. A lot of consideration goes into the software on a mobile phone. While one technical rep was showing off the software on the device, I asked whether certain things would be deletable, the PR minder standing next to him chimed in that the software package is included to enhance the users experience and they expect users to be satisfied with it as is. This was typical PR nonsense. The tech rep saved the moment though by pointing out that some of the software is contractual and does show big benefits from being included, such as the NFL app (Moto and VZW are NFL sponsors) which looks great on the screen and streams great thanks to LTE. The games they chose (I forget them right now) were chosen to highlight the graphics prowess (hopefully that means Let's Golf is gone).
My point, then, is that just because the technical staff wants us to be able to unlock the bootloader and have our way with the device, doesn't mean that there aren't a million factors that make this impossible. Verizon's influence alone could be enough to stymie this initiative. And if Motorola dragging its feet spares us the ugly compromise HTC chose to implement its unlocking scheme, then I'm all for it.
There seems to be a lot of misinformation about HTC unlocking boot-loaders. What HTC (& Motorola, for that matter) said was they would unlock models that the carriers allowed them to. So far, HTC has unlocked only 1 model device for the US market (Sprint, specifically). See the list here: http://htcdev.com/bootloader
You can pretty much bet that VZW won't allow unlocking. At least they have shown absolutely no indication they will start.
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Omid.M - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - link
Curious why the SGS2 isn't in that matrix? Thanks for the shots and details. Looks good so far, shame about the bootloader./preachingtothechoir
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deputc26 - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - link
I also wondered this, would like to see the galaxy nexus in there too.JasonInofuentes - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - link
Will oblige.Dark Legion - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - link
The OMAP 4460 in the nexus prime runs at 1.5GHz I thought, and it also has a microSD slot right?ssj4Gogeta - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - link
So Samsung is finally selling Super AMOLED to other manufacturers? I wonder what "advanced" means. The display in S II is advertised as "Super AMOLED Plus" and has normal RGB. This may be something different.Omid.M - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - link
Probably Advanced = qHD resolution as opposed to 480x800grkhetan - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - link
For example, shouldn't this article come up when I click on Smartphones in the top navigation bar?JasonInofuentes - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - link
For shorter more up to the minute coverage always look in our Pipeline section to the right on every page. We appreciate your comments and welcome any suggestions to make your experience better, especially when it comes to finding the content you're looking for.Jason
MadMan007 - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - link
Too bad the battery is sealed rather than user-replacable. That's one big advantage many of Apple's competitor's have.ChuckDriver - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - link
That is the price of its thinness. People that like this phone but need a user replaceable battery will likely go with a Droid Bionic.piroroadkill - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - link
At least, at 1800mAh, it's a healthy capacity..Omid.M - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - link
Anyone else find the phone painfully unremarkable? The corner, the metal strip in the center....it's so bland. Design hasn't really been Moto's strength. Should've contracted a Frog Design or something up here in SF (Yves Behar, where you at?).I tweeted re: the locked bootloader and Moto replied that they do it for "security" reasons and based on carrier requirements. I replied back that HTC has been unlocking its phones, so that excuse is invalid.
@moids
JasonInofuentes - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - link
Maybe I'm alone, or maybe my pictures don't do it justice, I found the phone quite striking actually. In images the tapered corners do look a bit awkward but in person it really holds together well. I actually prefer this to the T-mo and Sprint SGSII variants.As for bootloaders, we can't truly expect absolute access on all of these devices. It's just unrealistic. A lot of consideration goes into the software on a mobile phone. While one technical rep was showing off the software on the device, I asked whether certain things would be deletable, the PR minder standing next to him chimed in that the software package is included to enhance the users experience and they expect users to be satisfied with it as is. This was typical PR nonsense. The tech rep saved the moment though by pointing out that some of the software is contractual and does show big benefits from being included, such as the NFL app (Moto and VZW are NFL sponsors) which looks great on the screen and streams great thanks to LTE. The games they chose (I forget them right now) were chosen to highlight the graphics prowess (hopefully that means Let's Golf is gone).
My point, then, is that just because the technical staff wants us to be able to unlock the bootloader and have our way with the device, doesn't mean that there aren't a million factors that make this impossible. Verizon's influence alone could be enough to stymie this initiative. And if Motorola dragging its feet spares us the ugly compromise HTC chose to implement its unlocking scheme, then I'm all for it.
sammsiam - Friday, October 21, 2011 - link
There seems to be a lot of misinformation about HTC unlocking boot-loaders. What HTC (& Motorola, for that matter) said was they would unlock models that the carriers allowed them to. So far, HTC has unlocked only 1 model device for the US market (Sprint, specifically). See the list here: http://htcdev.com/bootloaderYou can pretty much bet that VZW won't allow unlocking. At least they have shown absolutely no indication they will start.