Phone Battle which to get

bigaudiofanat · 06-02-2010, 07:55 AM

With the iphone not coming this year "next year 3rd quarter is predicted"

I am going to go ahead and get a new hone.

I am looking at 3 phones and would like some input on them if possible.

1st up is the Droid Eris
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Cheap phone and still able to do the things I want.

2nd is the Motorola Devour
I have played with this one and like it. With the real keyboard and the android interface it is pretty nice.
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3rd is the Droid Incredible
I have played with this one as well. The only thing I am worried about is the interface and the battery life. I have heard both are a bit buggy but I cannot confirm. Other than that seems to be a nice sick phone with the camera and all.
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Chupacabra · 06-02-2010, 08:03 AM

I would go go for the incredible,, its the newest one. plus it runs on qualcomm's snapdragon 1 ghz processor.

so no matter what updates it will handle it.

Zaggeron · 06-02-2010, 08:29 AM

I recently got the Motorola Droid and I almost wish I would have waited for the incredible. The other two you list aren't really contenders IMO. The only down side to the incredible vs. a regular Droid is no physical keyboard -- I find it handy, others may say bleh, and the fact that it runs a customized version of Android so you have to wait longer for updates. On the plus side, it runs a customized version of Android and it looks sweet, faster processor -- though the droid can safely be overclocked to match the speed if you root it, and more built in memory.

theDreamer · 06-02-2010, 08:32 AM

Incredible laggy...lol?
The Incredible is the phone to get right now, minus the HTC EVO4 on Sprint.
The Eris is old and still on an older version of Android, update still in the status of "soon." The devour is a social networking device first and a phone second, so it might work for you if you are on Facebook, Twitter, etc. all the time.

Also, again, AT&T has a five year contract which will not end until Q4 of 2011 or Q1 of 2012.

texasviking · 06-02-2010, 09:22 AM

What makes you think the iPhone isn't coming this year??

bigaudiofanat · 06-02-2010, 09:24 AM

This “For that pricing [on the iPad], AT&T was able to negotiate a six-month extension on the iPhone exclusive,” Marshall said.

Did AT&T iPad deal delay Verizon iPhone until 2011? | TiPb

Chupacabra · 06-02-2010, 09:39 AM

Iphones are overrated products... trend setters 3 years ago... kinda on the pointless side in today's market.

HTC incredible is where it's at.... or the Moto Droid... the physical keyboard does come in handy every now and then...

but dude 1ghz processor... that alone is enough for me to change over.

bigaudiofanat · 06-02-2010, 09:47 AM

Sorry have to disagree with that I have a ipod touch and I love have everything is right there and I use it more for texting than my phone even. If I could get a iphone with Verizon right now I would.

Chupacabra · 06-02-2010, 10:16 AM

But its the same thing dude.... The new Droid phones will do everything your Ipod touch does... minus the whole I-tunes thing... but I think dragging and dropping files is easier than getting I-tunes to work right.

You can still watch movies... on a MUCH better screen and resolution, you can still play games... (NES emulator, does apple have that?)

You can still text with virtual and physical screen.

and you get an open source phone, meaning all your apps will be of open source nature, not controlled by big brother....

Flash on the phone. and flash on the camera.

USB charging with a normal USB not a proprietary Apple to usb cable. replaceable batteries, EXPANDABLE MEMORY.

Im not saying apple sucks, its just that it sucks.

tjlazer · 06-02-2010, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chupacabra

You can still watch movies... on a MUCH better screen and resolution, you can still play games... (NES emulator, does apple have that?)

Yep I can do all that and more on my iPhone 3G (easily Jailbroken of course)

bigaudiofanat · 06-02-2010, 10:45 AM

I hate having to drag and drop when I can just make lists and have itunes and ipod sync them. Drag and drop is for flash drives plus all my music is in apple lossless so the droid will not read it. Not to say I am going to use it for music but still.

Expandable memory does not appeal to me either. 8GB built in is enough I know the camera will take a lot of that space. But I do not plan on using the phone for music or movies well maybe one or two.

And the virtual and physical iphone does not have a physical one nor does the incredible the only one that has it is the Devour. But that is not a big deal.

Chupacabra · 06-02-2010, 10:54 AM

its pretty clear that you are an apple sheeple as with tjlazer... and should stick with one.

Why not go to AT&T.... Its not that bad of a service, might not be on par with verizon, but its number 2 for sure. i had ATT for years without an issue.

plus usually when you get an iphone which is cheap now $97 and the new one comes out you can upgrade for half the price and will end up being like if you bought the new one from the get go.

sheeple

bigaudiofanat · 06-02-2010, 10:59 AM

Use to be with them.

No service in my area in the middle of no where.

Wrongly billed almost every month.

Crappy customer service.

I will pass been with Verizon now for 4 years and love them will never go to anything else. No matter if att has changed or not.

With Verizon you get half the price of your phone off of your new one as well.

Even when people come to my house for installs if the do not have Verizon usually they are not able to call but can text.

tranceformer · 06-02-2010, 12:14 PM

I had he Droid Eris for a few weeks and returned it for the Motorola Droid. I tried out the incredible in the store for a while, I'd trade my Motorola Droid for it if I could, I'm not a fan of the exterior of the Motorola. Stay away from the Eris. I haven't tried the devour so no comment on that one.

Chupacabra · 06-02-2010, 12:28 PM

The Eris now has the 2.1 android update, but its processor is so damn slow its almost pointless to actually update.

06-02-2010, 07:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	Phone Battle which to get With the iphone not coming this year "next year 3rd quarter is predicted" I am going to go ahead and get a new hone. I am looking at 3 phones and would like some input on them if possible. 1st up is the Droid Eris Enter your location Cheap phone and still able to do the things I want. 2nd is the Motorola Devour I have played with this one and like it. With the real keyboard and the android interface it is pretty nice. Enter your location 3rd is the Droid Incredible I have played with this one as well. The only thing I am worried about is the interface and the battery life. I have heard both are a bit buggy but I cannot confirm. Other than that seems to be a nice sick phone with the camera and all. Enter your location __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

06-02-2010, 08:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chupacabra Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Weston, Florida Posts: 477 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z s M6 Rep Power: 200	I would go go for the incredible,, its the newest one. plus it runs on qualcomm's snapdragon 1 ghz processor. so no matter what updates it will handle it. __________________ Where are my aluminum pedals?

06-02-2010, 08:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zaggeron A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,951 Drives: '10 370ZR '13 BRZ Rep Power: 18	I recently got the Motorola Droid and I almost wish I would have waited for the incredible. The other two you list aren't really contenders IMO. The only down side to the incredible vs. a regular Droid is no physical keyboard -- I find it handy, others may say bleh, and the fact that it runs a customized version of Android so you have to wait longer for updates. On the plus side, it runs a customized version of Android and it looks sweet, faster processor -- though the droid can safely be overclocked to match the speed if you root it, and more built in memory. __________________ 2010 Platinum Graphite 370z Roadster:Touring/Sport 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited

06-02-2010, 08:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4210	Incredible laggy...lol? The Incredible is the phone to get right now, minus the HTC EVO4 on Sprint. The Eris is old and still on an older version of Android, update still in the status of "soon." The devour is a social networking device first and a phone second, so it might work for you if you are on Facebook, Twitter, etc. all the time. Also, again, AT&T has a five year contract which will not end until Q4 of 2011 or Q1 of 2012. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

06-02-2010, 09:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	This “For that pricing [on the iPad], AT&T was able to negotiate a six-month extension on the iPhone exclusive,” Marshall said. Did AT&T iPad deal delay Verizon iPhone until 2011? \| TiPb __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

06-02-2010, 09:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
texasviking Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: DFW Posts: 160 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 15	What makes you think the iPhone isn't coming this year??

06-02-2010, 09:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
Chupacabra Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Weston, Florida Posts: 477 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z s M6 Rep Power: 200	Iphones are overrated products... trend setters 3 years ago... kinda on the pointless side in today's market. HTC incredible is where it's at.... or the Moto Droid... the physical keyboard does come in handy every now and then... but dude 1ghz processor... that alone is enough for me to change over. __________________ Where are my aluminum pedals?

06-02-2010, 09:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	Sorry have to disagree with that I have a ipod touch and I love have everything is right there and I use it more for texting than my phone even. If I could get a iphone with Verizon right now I would. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

06-02-2010, 10:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Chupacabra Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Weston, Florida Posts: 477 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z s M6 Rep Power: 200	But its the same thing dude.... The new Droid phones will do everything your Ipod touch does... minus the whole I-tunes thing... but I think dragging and dropping files is easier than getting I-tunes to work right. You can still watch movies... on a MUCH better screen and resolution, you can still play games... (NES emulator, does apple have that?) You can still text with virtual and physical screen. and you get an open source phone, meaning all your apps will be of open source nature, not controlled by big brother.... Flash on the phone. and flash on the camera. USB charging with a normal USB not a proprietary Apple to usb cable. replaceable batteries, EXPANDABLE MEMORY. Im not saying apple sucks, its just that it sucks. __________________ Where are my aluminum pedals?

06-02-2010, 10:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	I hate having to drag and drop when I can just make lists and have itunes and ipod sync them. Drag and drop is for flash drives plus all my music is in apple lossless so the droid will not read it. Not to say I am going to use it for music but still. Expandable memory does not appeal to me either. 8GB built in is enough I know the camera will take a lot of that space. But I do not plan on using the phone for music or movies well maybe one or two. And the virtual and physical iphone does not have a physical one nor does the incredible the only one that has it is the Devour. But that is not a big deal. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

06-02-2010, 10:54 AM	#12 (permalink)
Chupacabra Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Weston, Florida Posts: 477 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z s M6 Rep Power: 200	its pretty clear that you are an apple sheeple as with tjlazer... and should stick with one. Why not go to AT&T.... Its not that bad of a service, might not be on par with verizon, but its number 2 for sure. i had ATT for years without an issue. plus usually when you get an iphone which is cheap now $97 and the new one comes out you can upgrade for half the price and will end up being like if you bought the new one from the get go. sheeple __________________ Where are my aluminum pedals?

06-02-2010, 10:59 AM	#13 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	Use to be with them. No service in my area in the middle of no where. Wrongly billed almost every month. Crappy customer service. I will pass been with Verizon now for 4 years and love them will never go to anything else. No matter if att has changed or not. With Verizon you get half the price of your phone off of your new one as well. Even when people come to my house for installs if the do not have Verizon usually they are not able to call but can text. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

06-02-2010, 12:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
tranceformer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Palm Beach, FL Posts: 1,213 Drives: 2009 370Z PW 6MT Rep Power: 267	I had he Droid Eris for a few weeks and returned it for the Motorola Droid. I tried out the incredible in the store for a while, I'd trade my Motorola Droid for it if I could, I'm not a fan of the exterior of the Motorola. Stay away from the Eris. I haven't tried the devour so no comment on that one. __________________ Ray 2009 370Z Base Sport 6MT / 12.860 @ 109.09mph / 1.921 60ft / street tires official 1/4 mile track times

06-02-2010, 12:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
Chupacabra Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Weston, Florida Posts: 477 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z s M6 Rep Power: 200	The Eris now has the 2.1 android update, but its processor is so damn slow its almost pointless to actually update. __________________ Where are my aluminum pedals?

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