Droid x

[yang704]

Is worth switching to the soon release DROID X from VERIZON?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc2808

[blazin-asian]

its an EVO minus the 4G and additional storage. the included 16gb card is nice though.

[ChrisH09]

Originally Posted by yang704

Is worth switching to the soon release DROID X from VERIZON?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc2808

If you want to pay through the roof on monthly charges...be my guest. Verizon is known to nickle and dime there users. Looks to be a nice phone, but the hotspot feature is $20 a month, capped at 5GB, and 5 cent a MB after that. Sprints Evo is $30 a month, Unlimited Data and no charges afterward. I feel paying $10 more for unlimited is worth it, that combined with a almost 30-40 difference in month charges.

Thats just me.

[phat78boy]

No front facing camera or HTC Sense, if you like HTC Sense that is.

[lipidfats]

Droid X: 1ghz TI OMAP is better than snapdragon, slightly higher resolution, not capped at 30fps, larger battery with better life (most likely), 3 microphones, 8gb of onboard storage plus 16gb memory card, probably better build quality with less defects. i also want to say video camera quality will be better, but not sure.

EVO 4G: 4G capable, front facing camera, you get more with sprint plans, you pay less with sprint, kickstand!, htc sense enhancements

Most important to me is service/plans. I prefer Sprint and I love what HTC does via software, so I prefer my EVO. IMO it's not a game changer... i'm not leaving sprint after all these years just for the Droid X. Maybe when they come out with something more beastly. Anyway, both great phones, i don't think you'd be dissatisfied either way.

[edub186]

Originally Posted by lipidfats

Droid X: 1ghz TI OMAP is better than snapdragon, slightly higher resolution, not capped at 30fps, larger battery with better life (most likely), 3 microphones, 8gb of onboard storage plus 16gb memory card, probably better build quality with less defects. i also want to say video camera quality will be better, but not sure.

EVO 4G: 4G capable, front facing camera, you get more with sprint plans, you pay less with sprint, kickstand!, htc sense enhancements

Most important to me is service/plans. I prefer Sprint and I love what HTC does via software, so I prefer my EVO. IMO it's not a game changer... i'm not leaving sprint after all these years just for the Droid X. Maybe when they come out with something more beastly. Anyway, both great phones, i don't think you'd be dissatisfied either way.

Evo isn't gonna be capped for much longer. -
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/e...mmunity-video/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hpsK...layer_embedded

Camera quality on the Droid X isn't better -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl2-PxIxyok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0fu50l05Gs

Not a fanboi but it's clear the HTC EVO 4G is the more superior phone.

[lipidfats]

Originally Posted by edub186

Evo isn't gonna be capped for much longer. -
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/e...mmunity-video/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hpsK...layer_embedded

Camera quality on the Droid X isn't better -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl2-PxIxyok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0fu50l05Gs

Not a fanboi but it's clear the HTC EVO 4G is the more superior phone.

yea, i know about the uncapped stuff, but that's not even guaranteed. Right now there's screen tearing when it's uncapped, so it's not even complete, at least not since last i checked. There has to be a real reason why htc capped it in the first place and i'm not buying the excuse about hdmi out. i bet battery is going to take a beating. We gotta wait to see how that plays out and/or if htc puts out a fix to see if it should be considered.

Camcorder is still out for debate until i see more. htc is notorious for having some of the crappiest sensors for their cameras which is why I threw out the guess that droid x would have a little better one.

I would not call the evo a "more superior" phone. It has 4g capabilities, a front facing camera and htc backing it with custom software to its advantage. Of course, that last bit is just a matter of opinion as it's about the UI. There are many people who hate sense and think it has too much bloat. 4G is not a player right now IMO. It seems you gotta live in houston to have a reliable connection, and even then you drain battery down fast. When i get 4g in my area, i'm gonna leave it off as android with 3g is fast. The droid x has the better processor with gpu. Snapdragon is nice, but it's not better than that OMAP. Just check out games on the old droid with lesser cpu compared to any htc device with snapdragon. And out of the box it's not capped. Not everyone is willing to go through the root process, ya know?

I love my EVO and i wouldn't switch for the droid x, but there are clearly some advantages in the droid x, and also some for the evo. None of that matters to me anyway because I'm with sprint until they stop putting out equally good phones. I'll definitely check out the reviews as they come in to see what its shortcomings are. The EVO came with some negative surprises, so could the droid x.

[luckyzac]

Have you seen this phone next do the Evo? It is freaking huge...Motorola puts too much blank space on their phones...

[QMeli907]

This is a repost. Search is there for a reason nooblets

[gobmonster]

It all depends. Evo is slightly cheaper (plan), but with that said, im sure the Droid X is way more powerful. It has a better processor (face it guys, qualcomm always sucks) and a dedicated gpu.

Oddily enough, i think the evo's aesthetics are well enough worth keeping it. To me, it looks way better and also has that kick stand that i didnt think i'd make so much use of lol. It really is an awesome phone by design if not by hardware (and battery life )