DROID Pro Launching Q4; 1.3GHz, Android 3.0
You may want to hold off on that DROID 2 purchase…
Verizon's 2010/2011 roadmap has been leaked to Boy Genius Report and there's plenty of useful little tidbits for those considering upgrading in the next few months.
Most interesting is probably the existence of yet another Motorola DROID. Boasting a 1.3GHz CPU, a 4-inch display and global roaming capabilities, this device will reportedly hit the market in November. Motorola and Verizon are also planning a "slab form-factor" device that resembles the old Motorola Q (pictured below, if you don't remember) but packs a full touchscreen and Android 2.2. Expect more global Android devices from both Samsung and HTC before the end of the year, too.
There's also a couple of tablets on the horizon for Verizon (oh, I went there), with devices from Motorola and Samsung planned. Samsung's will sport a 7-inch display while Motorola's will be a 10-inch job with either a 1GHz or 1.3-GHz CPU. It's also got a front-facing camera, and Android 3.0. Unfortunately, 3.0 will likely hold up the release, pushing it back from a planned December release to February 2011.
As far as Verizon's LTE network goes, the carrier is hoping to have 75 percent of the country covered by April 2012, and there'll be a Novatel LTE MiFi device out in January or February apparently capable of supporting up to 10 simultaneous Wi-Fi users. According to BGR sources, LTE data pricing is said to be $59.99/month, though it’s not yet clear what the data allowance will be.
There was no mention of a CDMA iPhone 4 for the network, but it's not altogether impossible given evidence presented by previous reports.
Source: Boy Genius Report
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I heart my droid
I keep waiting and waiting for the top of the line... but man they are really pumping out new models. All I ask is for a phone that doesnt become "old" in as little as 8 months
I keep waiting and waiting for the top of the line... but man they are really pumping out new models. All I ask is for a phone that doesnt become "old" in as little as 8 months
How many pieces of technology on this site don't become "old" in 8 months?
As the days go by I think I'm becoming more and more of an Android fanboy. In the beginning it was because of the superior hardware, open-source software, user-customizability, ability to easily do whatever I please with the hardware.
But now I'm getting more and more worried that my love of hardware is becoming clouded with dreams of Android 3.0 and new devices... Isn't that sortof what we bashed the iPhone fanboys for?
Actually, no. *MOST* of them are still convinced that Steve is a god and that a software update will fix their antenna.
~Android Fanboy (I think)
I heart my droid
I heart my Nexus One!
^^
Wrong. I for one am not a big fan of Steve. However, Im loving my jailbroken iPhone and Cydia app store. Can do so much more with my phone now, like run Flash for instance.
I like the phone, but not the price of that data plan...
^^Wrong. I for one am not a big fan of Steve. However, Im loving my jailbroken iPhone and Cydia app store. Can do so much more with my phone now, like run Flash for instance.
well, Thats good for you. but that's morally wrong... sounds like you should be giving your money to the cydia and jailbreak teams, not Steve...
thats why I'd never get an iphone and jailbreak. I'd rather give my money to the guys who are nurturing functionality like what a jailbreak gives you. not the guys who try to make it illegal! when you buy an iphone, you are telling Apple that their way is right.
still, I know you can't base all your purchasings on morals alone... just saying is all...
I heart my droid
Igot1forya - it's I ♥ My DROID, I ♠ My Cat.
i just joined the "droids" and i LOVE it !!
I would ditch my 3GS for a "droid" if AT&T would ever release the damn Dell Streak!!!
I ♥ My Rooted EVO!
I ditched my iPhone for a Droid today!
You can never wait for the top of the line model with the Android community because the development goes so fast. Here we are, just launching the Droid 2 and Droid 3 is already in the planning.
I keep waiting and waiting for the top of the line... but man they are really pumping out new models. All I ask is for a phone that doesnt become "old" in as little as 8 months
On the hardware side, anything with 512MB RAM and a 1 GHz Snapdragon should be fast enough for years to come. Mine seems to handle even heavy websites just fine, especially after I updated to Froyo. Better battery life due to finer manufacturing processes will probably be the biggest benefit of upgrading in 2011.
It's on the software side that it will be hard to keep up with a non-rooted phone. Carriers and phone manufacturers will want to keep Android 3 exclusive to new handsets, to differentiate them from older ones. They can then market new Android 3-features as model-specific. Of course you can root your phone and keep up. Froyo works on many 2009 and early 2010 phones thanks to modded ROMs, bringing functionality to the same level as the latest models.
I heart my Nexus One!
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I heart my Nexus One too. We will have Android 3.0 before everyone else.
Don't know why it chopped it off.
OK...
HTC Desire is already in my pocket...
Now, I want a tablet pc with android with good battery life time.
Slightly off-topic... Did anyone get Froyo update on Desire/Vodafone in the UK? yesterday?
Hopefully the Droid pro has a slide out keyboard.
If so, this will be my next phone purchase.
I picked up the HTC Incredible and haven't looked back.
This is Verizon people. When its said to cost $59.99 for LTE service that will be IN ADDITION to the required $30 3g plan. LOL
I keep waiting and waiting for the top of the line... but man they are really pumping out new models. All I ask is for a phone that doesnt become "old" in as little as 8 months
Wait until the device meets your needs at the price you are willing to pay. It is going to be a long time before the smart phone market turns into the console market of new releases every 5 to 10 years.
Is that really important for a fast mobile CPU? It is better to have the Android upgraded to make the CPU and GPU balance the work.
Unix/Linux created the better concept in windowing server and client design than Windows but it is Mac OS X and iOS perfected it.
If crawling on hardware design only, then, Android will just drive their users to iOS. Introduced by Android and landing in iOS in the coming decade.
I'm liking Samsung's designs more than Motorola's ones but I can't understand why Samsung is so behind in their Verizon line!?
I heart my droid
Amen, brother! I just got a Droid X and this thing is pure sex! I know they'll come out with better ones, and in another year or two, I'm sure I will upgrade. But for right now, I am totally thrilled with this bad boy! Can wait till the OTA upgrade to 2.2 (yeah, I could root it, but I don't see the need... yet!).
It seems doubtful that we will see a CDMA iPhone anytime soon. Apple just hired new antenna engineers and none of the postings asked for someone with previous experience with CDMA designs but they did mention different versions of wifi and quad band GSM. The antenna designs for different frequencies can be greatly different from one-another so if they are not hiring anyone who has worked with CDMA then it seems far-fetched that they would be building a device for that platform.
They had horrendous problems with the current antenna design and, I believe, have learned from those mistakes. Do not get me wrong here. I hate Apple and hope they go into complete obscurity but I know they are not stupid. They messed up horribly and have likely learned from their screw up.
I love my vibrant
phones are the new desktops and laptops. people used to replaced their computers every 2 years or so. now theyre lasting longer they dont have that income so they have phones that become outdated so quickly they can get people to buy one every year at around half the price of a desk/laptop and they still have a steady revenue stream. you could always take care of your phone and keep it for a few years.
Smart phones are getting faster, so why is taking so long to produce a 4GHz processor that uses .500v? I swear my phone will be faster than my pc in the next two years. By then it will be hard to determine a phone from a laptop. JMO
Running captivate here. Love it!!! Rooted, enabled sideloading and am loving wifi tethering for no extra charge. My friend with an Itouch connected up and it worked flawless.