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Is it just gizmodo, or do a lot of people not like the droid x motoblur?
I personally think its mostly fine and that they're really over reacting
I personally think Gizmodo's review was in poor taste and really wasn't fair to the phone. I've had it since launch and have no complaints at all. The Motorola widgets are a bit bothersome but the best part about them is that you don't have to use them. The stock 2.1 experience is great although a lot of the apps that Motorola shipped it with are not uninstall-able. I rooted it last night to delete some of the useless apps and have sped up the phone considerably. I wish Giz would've thought through their review a little more as it was pretty harsh on the software side. They levied the software to much against the overall quality of the phone.
That's my 2 cents
That's my 2 cents
I popped into my local Verizon shop the day after X's release. I currently own the original Droid. I didn't particularly like MotoBlur at all or the unique X homescreen setup. I actually installed LauncherPro on it to see how it looked and wow ... i could really see myself owning one of these. Too bad I have to wait a bit before upping again :(
The phone is definitely fast. Of course there are still little nuances of 2.1 which can lag. However, when X gets 2.2 this should be corrected. Based on my 15 minutes with the handset and trying out various things I already do on a day to day basis, I can definitely see myself recommending this phone (data leakage flaw and all)
The phone is definitely fast. Of course there are still little nuances of 2.1 which can lag. However, when X gets 2.2 this should be corrected. Based on my 15 minutes with the handset and trying out various things I already do on a day to day basis, I can definitely see myself recommending this phone (data leakage flaw and all)
1) The Droid X UI is NOT Motoblur. Motorola have said so themselves.
2) Gizmodo tends to be really Apple biased
3) Gizmodo tends toward the sensational. Either something is REALLY AWESOME or it ABSOLUTELY SUCKS, which is silly
4) 2 & 3 above are why I rarely read anything they write
2) Gizmodo tends to be really Apple biased
3) Gizmodo tends toward the sensational. Either something is REALLY AWESOME or it ABSOLUTELY SUCKS, which is silly
4) 2 & 3 above are why I rarely read anything they write
Well, Sanjay Jha said it was MotoBlur (www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/live-from-verizons-mot...).
But whatever it is, what matters is that it is something on top of Android (not stock Android), and you will not get the updates as soon as they come out.
But whatever it is, what matters is that it is something on top of Android (not stock Android), and you will not get the updates as soon as they come out.
"I believe the original Droid is stock android and it still hasn't been updated"
- Ahem, I don't where you're getting your facts from, but as a Droid 1 owner I can tell you Droids have received 2 major OTA OS updates: 2.0 -> 2.0.1 and 2.0.1 -> 2.1. In addition, the Droid has generally been the 1st handset after the N1 to receive OS updates.
- Ahem, I don't where you're getting your facts from, but as a Droid 1 owner I can tell you Droids have received 2 major OTA OS updates: 2.0 -> 2.0.1 and 2.0.1 -> 2.1. In addition, the Droid has generally been the 1st handset after the N1 to receive OS updates.
I haven't played with the Droid X very much, but in my experience with following Gizmodo, they tend to overreact in many instances and seem to be fairly biased on certain subjects. I love them, but I have to take their onions with a grain of salt a lot. I mean they buy stolen merchandise to exploit poor corporations =) (that last sentence was sarcasm ps)
The problem is, Motoblur means you'll be waiting even longer for OS updates. Which sucks, especially if you aren't going to use the widgets.
Along the same lines as what Peter was saying, the difference between 2.2 and 2.1 isn't monumental in the same way that 2.1 was from 1.6. One thing to consider is that this might not be the case once Gingerbread rolls around. If Google really does attempt to clamp down on these variations, it could spell out something pretty interesting for HTC and Motorola.
I've had some slight variations in battery life. I usually hit my Advanced Task Killer every hour or so and that gives me about a full day (18hrs) of battery life. Are you running any sort of task killer or intensive widgets? I have none of the Motorola widgets running at all.
I agree. They're complaining about the widgets, but you don't have to USE them. I like the fact that Motorola has a better email app on it, so I can see all my email accounts (except Gmail) from a single inbox.
