Motorola Flip and Motorola MB525 launched in SA

Rico0505 said:
Motorola ugh!:sick:
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Don't be so fast to say that. I also hated Moto, but bought the Milestone when it came out - they've changed their game with their new Android phones. The Milestone is brilliant... and these may not be so bad.
 
Glad I ordered the HTC Desire Z instead. This Flip thing is really not for me. Square phone, looks weird.
 
mcryan said:
Don't be so fast to say that. I also hated Moto, but bought the Milestone when it came out - they've changed their game with their new Android phones. The Milestone is brilliant... and these may not be so bad.
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THe Milestone is brilliant, the lack of a Android upgrade just really suck...

Even Leaf seem to be upgrading phones faster than Motorola... nd the bootloader is locked - no mods possible...)

Samsung seem like they might be the best deal for a Android phone when it comes to support currently?
 
The Motorola Flip has been around for some time already. I thought it was a bit of a gimmick untill I played with it. It fits in th pocket nicely and the flip action is a bit addictive. If you don't like using the phone you can just sit there and flip it open and close and look cool.
 
Asterix_T said:
The Motorola Flip has been around for some time already. I thought it was a bit of a gimmick untill I played with it. It fits in th pocket nicely and the flip action is a bit addictive. If you don't like using the phone you can just sit there and flip it open and close and look cool.
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For that i rather buy a ZIPPO :p
 
People, Motorola is quite alright these days in regards to their Android phones. Blame Google for licensing Android under the Apache license...
 
DJNgoma said:
People, Motorola is quite alright these days in regards to their Android phones. Blame Google for licensing Android under the Apache license...
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<rant> If you are in the US yes, if you are in ZA, expect upgrades to recent OS version AT LEAST 6 months late. And a locked bootloader, etc.

https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades have their upgrade schedule. Most US phones are upgraded and the suckers in other countries sit with ancient software versions.

Motorola often have great phones, their support for non-US users just completely suck</rant>

Samsung, HTC (even with Leaf) and LG seem to be a much better idea for Android phones. (And even if they don't release updates, you can still load a custom ROM, since they don' lock their bootloaders)
 
I'm loving my Milestone.

MoHag, which version are you on? I just upgraded mine to 2.1 this week.
 
brettwlewis said:
I'm loving my Milestone.

MoHag, which version are you on? I just upgraded mine to 2.1 this week.
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2.1-update1, but the Droid have had 2.2 availabe forever and it is very similar hardware (UMTS/GSM radio vs. CDMA2000 is the main difference). (And it has a unlocked bootloader, etc.)

I'm running out of space on phone and don't see any apps I want to uninstall and you need FroYo to move them to SD card. Flash don't wor - FroYo needed. Phone slows down because of slow CPU - FroYo have significantly faster Java, etc...
 
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MoHaG said:
2.1-update1, but the Droid have had 2.2 availabe forever and it is very similar hardware (UMTS/GSM radio vs. CDMA2000 is the main difference). (And it has a unlocked bootloader, etc.)

I'm running out of space on phone and don't see any apps I want to uninstall and you need FroYo to move them to SD card. Flash don't wor - FroYo needed. Phone slows down because of slow CPU - FroYo have significantly faster Java, etc...
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Froyo is def. better than Eclair.
 
Apologies for the dead thread revival, but has anyone seen the MB525 (DEFY) for sale anywhere from the cellular service providers?
 
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