ok guys here is the thing
i'm planning to buy a new device (after having ages with htc MEGA )
so i'm a fond of the atrix and all it's features it's just the perfect phone but only for the gyrosensor
so there is two devices i will choose from either the atrix or galaxy tab 7"
but i really think more about the atrix so what do you think ?
is gyrosensor matter that much or will i wait for the next motorola handsets ?
The Atrix has some sort of compass that acts as a gyro sensor or something. It needs to be calibrated. Ive never noticed a difference. For purposes of playing a game that requires 'tilting' or moving the phone the Atrix works just fine. The screen responds well to 'landscape' mode. And In Google maps my little arrow turns when I turn the phone. I dont know of any loss of functionality resulting in the Atrix not having a gyro sensor, if that is the case.
Edit: the Atrix has an accelerometer.
really thx for your attention you made me feel good now about the atrix and i think there is no reason for not buying it
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I have been dual booting my Kaiser as of the last couple weeks, and have fallen in love with Android. When it works, which it does about 90% of the time, it is 100x better than WM. All I find myself longing for is the stabilty of an actual Android specific phone.
I have a couple questions for those of you that have experience with the Hero, as well the G1...
Hero questions (And please forgive me if search would answer some of these, my google search didn't net any direct comparisons of the Hero and G1 in a true personal use sense, just passing in reviews, and I didn't find much on XDA other than hardware comparisons):
1. How well does the onscreen keyboard work? Are there apps out there that give a bigger better keyboard, or is the pre-installed already as good as it gets? I do a decent amount of typing, from couple paragraph work emails to IM with the lady.
2. How would you rate the screen image quality in person? I am not a snob when it comes to 'spec' numbers, what I care about is how it actually looks, ie clear and crisp.
3. How is the video playback?
If you have owned/ used a G1, could you compare the Hero directly with the G1 as well.
Basically, I am trying to decide between the two, or possibly the Samsung Galaxy. I do like a physical keyboard, so i have been leaning towards the G1 because of that, but the spec sheets on the Hero are far superior. So if the onscreen keyboard flies well, I will likely take that route then.
strange that you totally don't care about/aware of the voice quality of a phone.
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strange that you totally don't care about/aware of the voice quality of a phone.
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Pretty much every review out there already covers call quality, and it isn't at the top of my list, to say the least. I type much more than I actually talk on my phone. The only time I make phone calls is to my dad to let him know I am on my way, and to my manager for imediete approval of an exception for a customer. And I have to use my BB at work (I sell cell phones, and they gave us one for free, but we have to use them at work).
This is mostly a treat for myself, and will be used mainly for web browsing, IM with the lady, video playback, and messing around with android in general.
The on screen keyboard is actually good and its so forgiving , also I think you can install other keyboard from the android market , the screen is ok ( I had an iphone before and the iphone's one is better ) also the samsung has a better screen ( samsung!! ) , the hero is my first android phone so really I can't compare it for you , but I will say go for the better hardware (magic ,hero) so you make sure if there are updates you will get them .
The keyboard is superb! By far the best on screen keyboard I have ever used.
It fixes most typos or mis-presses. very impressive.
The screen quality isn't groundbreaking, but is very nice. Personally I don't need anything better.
The Oleophobic coating (anti fingerprint) on the screen works as advertised.
I barely have the need to wipe the screen. It's actually very cool.
I haven't tried video playback yet, but I heard that it's not that good.
All I can tell you is the Hero plays the Intro video that it comes with perfectly.
All in all a very good/impressive phone.
The user experience is very good.
HTC have earned some extra credit points with me.
When comparing my Atrix to my CM'd Defy in Quadrant, I see that the Atrix draws a deep shadow on the lower left part of the planet, while the Defy doesn't. I went looking on youtube and only saw this on Tegra 2 devices, so I'm wondering, is this a feature (more advanced ambient occlusion support?) or a bug?
I've now seen this on the Atrix, Optimus 2x, G2x, and Xoom, but not the Transformer.
I saw same thing I think not 100% sure but I think its part of the chipset drivers so I would have to say not a bug?
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Thanks for the reply. I guess that my concern about it being a bug is due to the fact that it looks pretty bad, i.e. jerky and uneven. And why doesn't the Tegra 2 Transformer show it? I emailed the Quadrant developer to see what their take is.
its nvidia stuff, theyre the bet to give us good stuff, but they're doing something wrong, im really dessapointed with them
Hello, this is mt first post here because i'm going made about this decision:
I've Seen an Atrix and want to buy it..
But i Have 2 Devices, 1 Apple Ipod Touch 4 and a ZTE Racer (Very cheap cellphone with android 2.1, horrible touchscreen...) I Would Be Fine with Ipod touch if it id support SIM Cards so i could use a Cellphone internet Connection like 3G, but it doesnt, in other hand, my Phone does support it, but it has so many down sides, that im using him ONLY to make calls and to be the "mobile router" to allow my Ipod to use His internet... yeah its complicated, and i want to only use 1 Phone. Because i like to PLAY 3D Games, Like Modern Combat, Nova, Order & Chaos etc.. I was going to buy the atrix but i've seen reviews about a touchscreen bug that stops responding about 10~20 secs (i dont know if this was fixed in the latest update) and something about games not (yet) being compatible with him (like Order & Chaos). I Dont Really like Apple "not allowing almost nothing" and im a bit of power user/Hacker, so i do know about hardware, operating systems and all.. but staying with ipod seems to be more "safe" to be sure that it will run the games that will yet come.. please your opinion would be helpful about: How Much this phone will do until its trash?, the games will be ported or no chance? the finger prob will be fixed?
Im Looking into the future and i see android getting over apple quickly so i want to stick to the "best" thinking in the future soon.
Sorry if this is not the category
Many thanks
I would say Atrix is the best investment at the moment. It has a very attractive price for a dual core phone. It has an unlocked bootloader and vanilla android / CM7 on the way.
In terms of hardware Atrix is also very future proof. If I were you I'd get the Atrix.
p.s. I haven't noticed the touch screen bug though I played pretty much all of the tegra 2 games.
Hi,
I'm using a LG Optimus One right now and I'm looking to upgrade to the atrix.
I'm temporarily in the US and have found a really good deal on a used Atrix so I'm really tempted, however I've still got some questions:
1. Is the atrix able to run all games (even the dual-core ones) when it's running on stock rom?
2. Do you think it's worth for me to spend about 100 $ more to get a newer phone like the HTC Sensation? (I mean I'm not sure how big the difference between this two would be, and the atrix even has more ram)
3. How good does the fingerprint sensor work? It sounds really cool in theory but how good is it really?
4. Do you think in terms of overall experience (speed, smoothness of scrolling) the atrix is comparable to the iPhone 4?
Thanks in advance!
Edit: I want to be able to ocassionally do stuff on my phone with one hand? This is possible on smaller screens like my Optimus One but is it possible on the atrix?
I haven't had a lot of gaming experience (at least on the phone), but all the games I've tried that are compatible from the Market runs pretty smoothly on the Atrix.
To answer your question about the fingerprint sensor, it works quite well as an unlock safety mechanism, for me at least. Especially with the volume button unlock mod, and if you are willing, on custom roms that greatly reduced the lag that stock rom has for unlocking with finger swipe.
Other people also have luck in utilizing the sensor as a trackball during navigation or text selection.
As for one hand usage, I use the phone mostly with just one hand, and I'm even using swype exclusively to type. To me it's perfectly comfortable and I feel like it wouldn't be so if the phone was any bigger.
Here's what I think:
Q. Is the atrix able to run all games (even the dual-core ones) when it's running on stock rom?
A: So far I've been able to play everything I've thrown at it (stock or not), even the latest and greatest games. And if you mean dual-core games as Tegra games, of course it can play them, the Atrix is a Tegra 2 phone.
Q. Do you think it's worth for me to spend about 100 $ more to get a newer phone like the HTC Sensation? (I mean I'm not sure how big the difference between this two would be, and the atrix even has more ram)
A: You preatty much have it sorted out, I personally wouldn't go for the Sensation (or any other dual-core at the moment), in that case I would wait a bit longer to get a Tegra 3 phone.
Q. How good does the fingerprint sensor work? It sounds really cool in theory but how good is it really?
A: For me it's been a really great and useful feature since I track my car and control many of it's features (locks, alarm, etc) and also control several video survelliance cameras right from the Atrix, so the FP is a must for me.
Q. Do you think in terms of overall experience (speed, smoothness of scrolling) the atrix is comparable to the iPhone 4?
A: I consider the Atrix far superior than the iPhone 4 (this has been discussed over and over). I can list the features but it will get very lenghty. I will just mention a few:
1. Atrix is a 1 Ghz (overclockable) Dual-Core nVidia powered device. IPhone 4 is an 800 single core.
2. Removable (longer lasting) battery. The iphone's battery doesn't perform very well at all.
3. Android OS, subjective I know, but I rather have complete control of the OS since it's MY phone.
4. More RAM. Very important for performance.
5. Webtop and real HDMI output
Q: I want to be able to ocassionally do stuff on my phone with one hand? This is possible on smaller screens like my Optimus One but is it possible on the atrix?
A: Of course, I always install two different Keyboard layouts, Swift X Pro for two thumb typing, and Swype for one hand typing.
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Yo hello guys. I have a very good idea on how to make apple's 3d touch come to life on any android phone with just software. They way it should work is to see the point of touch in the screen. When you press harder , the point is getting bigger. So the program should detect if the point is getting bigger so it will give the 3d touch menu. All this sound great to me , but unfortunately I am not a developer yet. I hope a developer can make this happen . If you know any , give them this link
Hmmm. To get it working system-wide would probably require changing some low-level View hierarchy code that I don't like to think about... But to add such a thing to your own app? I think even I could whip up a demo. The next problem would be in getting accurate readings from the pressure sensor.
3D Touch is only supported on the newer Apple devices because they already have the necessary hardware in place. Older iPhones aren't getting it officially (even though there's at least one Jailbreak tweak for that under development). I'm not sure all phones even have a pressure sensor, let alone one that works well. For now, I think I'd rather stick to long-clicks.