Droid X: The next Moto Droid phone for Verizon

[1075]

Oh yeah, I've had one for about 3-4 weeks now. If anyone has questions, ask me!

Can't believe that no one has asked this yet, how does it work as a PHONE?? Call quality/clarity, earpiece volume, RF performance, speaker etc....

 

[B00giE]

Can't believe that no one has asked this yet, how does it work as a PHONE?? Call quality/clarity, earpiece volume, RF performance, speaker etc....

Seconding this, even though most of my stuff is text based it's still going to have to pull phone duty.

Also have you tried to play any ripped divx movies with it and if so how is the performance? Does it support .mkv (anybody?)

 

[dimachka]

can you run these benchmarks ?
http://androidandme.com/2010/06/news/high-end-android-gpu-showdown/

and can you verify CPU speed with this app
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/systempanel-app-task-manager_fhgp.html

From a guy on HowardForums with the droidx, NOT MY INFO:

somebody there asked for these results in benchmarks. pass it along if you like.
neocore=44.1fps
nenamark1=23.0fps
quadrant =score of 1289
and the cpu speed app they wanted results is :dont know as not sure what they want to see.
and the glbenchmark app needs a password to open.

 

[UNCjigga]

Hey UNC, thanks for filling in the blanks for us.

Does it have an FM radio?

Yes, requires that you have headphones plugged in as usual.

Regarding the notification LED, I noticed that something else recently gave me a blue notification but not sure what it was (not bluetooth though because I don't use it.)

One gripe I neglected to mention, coming to this from the Incredible has me missing Flash in the browser.Froyo can't get here soon enough.

 

[UNCjigga]

Can't believe that no one has asked this yet, how does it work as a PHONE?? Call quality/clarity, earpiece volume, RF performance, speaker etc....

OK, so call quality is typical of other Verizon phones in that its generally great. Weird thing is I never see 4 bars of signal, usually never see more than 2. But that doesn't affect call quality or 3g speed like you'd expect. I use Google Voice for all outgoing calls and it works great. The speakerphone is ok (sounds clear) but it's not as loud as other Verizon phones I've used before.

 

[UNCjigga]

Seconding this, even though most of my stuff is text based it's still going to have to pull phone duty.

Also have you tried to play any ripped divx movies with it and if so how is the performance? Does it support .mkv (anybody?)

Movies look great, even noticeably better than the Incredibles screen. It rested using a 480p rip and it didn't appear that lower dpi hurt image quality too much. As for mkv support, I use Act1 with flat mp4 files so not sure what the native player supports.

 

[Supraman21]

Do you think you can record a video in hd and post it?

 

[blafarm]

Regarding the notification LED, I noticed that something else recently gave me a blue notification but not sure what it was (not bluetooth though because I don't use it.)

Thanks UNCjigga,

Did you happen to notice whether or not the notification light went-off after a certain amount of time (when you knew you had a voicemail, email or sms)?

Just trying to determine if I'll have to wake this phone up to see if I have messages -- which seems to be the way the INC works.

Thanks again for sharing.

 

[jmcb]

Yea, thanks for the info UNC.

All I need now is a pre order date....or a special promotion for ppl not eligible for upgrades yet....lol

 

[Phobic9]

Yep thanks for the info UNCJigga. I'm going to go ahead and buy one of these unless there's some last minute gotcha stuff Verizon throws in at the announcement next week.

 

[laughlinblue]

UNCjigga, thanks for taking the time to post. My question is this:

What is your overall impression of this phone based on other phones you have tested/used? Thanks in advance.

 

[abaez]

The engadget preview will also alot of everyone's questions as well, along with a ton of photos of the device, and a sample video.

 

[1075]

Thanks for the response UNCjigga.

One more thing if you don't mind, what are your thoughts on the size of this phone. I am an active person and work as a firefighter (protect it from moisture, temperature extremes etc.), but I take my cell everywhere, to the gym, running, walking, working etc.. Do you find it's size to be a burden in any way? Seems to me that a phone that long could push out of a pants pocket when you sit down, cross your legs etc.

 

[UNCjigga]

Do you think you can record a video in hd and post it?

Will do, any suggested hosts for the video or should I just use YouTube?

 

[JubbaTheHutt]

Will do, any suggested hosts for the video or should I just use YouTube?

So I know I'm probably going to get a lot of flack for this, but I just want to make sure you posting all these details before the phone's actual, official unveiling is Kosher?

I mean I'm all for finding out as much about this phone before it's release as the other posters, but I just want to make sure your job isn't at risk or anything of that nature?

With that being said, I appreciate all the info you've given us thus far, and can't wait to see what you'll drop on us next!

As far as video hosting, Youtube is always an easy resource, but you could always host at dailymotion, photobucket, or even tinypic.

I'm sorta curious about the whole lack of signal strength bars. Sounds a lot of like the same issue plaguing the Incredible. Do you by chance know the total storage (both internal and external)? I suspect it will be 16gb like the Droid2. Also, how's the responsiveness of the screen and accelerometer?

 

[dguy6789]

#1 thing I'm concerned with is battery life. How would you say the battery life compares to the Droid Incredible?

 

[theineffablebob]

#1 thing I'm concerned with is battery life. How would you say the battery life compares to the Droid Incredible?

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http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=30001266&postcount=91

Will do, any suggested hosts for the video or should I just use YouTube?

Use YouTube.

 

[1075]

I'm sorta curious about the whole lack of signal strength bars. Sounds a lot of like the same issue plaguing the Incredible.

Signal strength bars are a very poor indicator of RF performance. The best and most accurate measure to use is the phones actual signal strength measured in -db. The lower the reading, the better signal (i.e. -78db) the closer you get to roughly -100db or so, some phones start having trouble with not holding calls, or poor quality, depending on the handset.

On many phones you have to put the phone in test mode to see the actual signal strength display, once again this varies from phone to phone.

The bar display is merely a graphic and does not necessairly indicate the RF performance of a phone.

 

[JubbaTheHutt]

The bar display is merely a graphic and does not necessairly indicate the RF performance of a phone.

I understand how it works, but the issue has plagued the Incredible since day 1 and a majority of people don't understand it. I haven't heard of any issues with actual call quality or low strengths with connections because of this issue, but nonetheless it's nice when a indicator actually works properly.

 

[theineffablebob]

I understand how it works, but the issue has plagued the Incredible since day 1 and a majority of people don't understand it. I haven't heard of any issues with actual call quality or low strengths with connections because of this issue, but nonetheless it's nice when a indicator actually works properly.

HTC explained why the Incredible's signal icon isn't "accurate." When the radio isn't in use, the phone reduces the amount of power to it to save battery and this causes the signal reading to appear lower.

 

[JubbaTheHutt]

Ah, well that makes sense. Good to know.

Now, I'll just continue to wait patiently for UNCjigga to drop another nugget of Droid X awesomesauce onto our plates

 

[wolf2009]

it's up on motorola website now!

http://alienbabeltech.com/main/?p=19206

 

[Bateluer]

it's up on motorola website now!

http://alienbabeltech.com/main/?p=19206

https://www.motorola.com/worp/campaigns/droid-x-by-motorola/USA/

 

[thescreensavers]

4 days away from the announcement. I wonder when the D2 will be coming out?

I am feeling it will be the same time. The D2 is just a model refresh from the D1 with some changes. So I think thats why that device hasn't been leaked as much lol.

Pre-Orders need to start.

 

[JD50]

Wow, a lot of new folks in this thread.