The battle of the Droids??!

[Shroomster]

Originally Posted by PK198105

why dont you root...

I might if the rumored 2.1 for MT3g stays a rumor....

[tomato]

ha!!! I knew it!!! I knew N1 would be first online for that one ;)

Here is a first look at Froyo running on Google's Nexus 1

(video is half way down the page, 7 minutes)

http://www.phonedog.com/2010/05/23/g...ate-available/

Beta tester says 2.2 makes EVO look sluggish by comparison b/c 2.2 considerably faster than 2.1 ... hmm...

[cali yaris]

what the heck is Froyo

[tomato]

"Froyo" is the updated operating system on your android smart phone.

Right now, the most recent Android smart phones (Nexus 1, Droid Incredible, Motorola Droid, EVO, etc.) are running on "eclair" Version 2.1, I believe. Google just released 2.2 (Froyo) but it's only out on just a few Google phones so far.

Every time G releases a new update, they call it the name of a pastry (there was donut, cupcake, eclair and now froyo) and they put a giant replica of it next to the Android sculpture on the Google campus

Check this out, the new "froyo" sculpture is out.

http://www.androidcentral.com/froyo-...googles-campus

these sculptures are enormous. The Android dude is probably somewhere between 12 and 15 feet high.

[Shroomster]

wiki-link<<<CLICK for Android o.s. explanations

[cali yaris]

thanks, I get it now. Noob here!

will the new EVO come with Froyo, since it's not even out yet?

[tomato]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

thanks, I get it now. Noob here!

will the new EVO come with Froyo, since it's not even out yet?

I'm guessing not initially because it has Sense UI already on it, but HTC has made some kind of a promise earlier this year and said that all the devices they released in 2010 should be able to get it (yes, including the mytouch slide Shroomster's wife is gonna want in about a week ). They didn't say when, though.

(Sense UI is a user interface that sits on top of the android operating system.)

What is likely gonna happen is that your EVO will come out with 2.1 out of the box and in a couple of months (?), you'll be getting an OTA (over the air) update.

http://gizmodo.com/5543847/htc-says-...kely-get-froyo

EVO is the hottest Android phone right now, followed closely by the Incredible Droid on VZW so I doubt HTC will drop the ball on that one.

[Shroomster]

lol don't remind me....

[Rain]

Frozen Yogurt with my phone? Sign me up. LOL

[Aothachos]

cant wait till the moto droid gets the 2.2 update so much good things they said its going to be 2x-5x faster or something like that, you will be able to save apps on your memory card now, no longer on the 256mb stock phone storage, your phone becomes a mobile hot spot so all you do is activate it and connect your laptop or whatever to it wireless for internet service, and so much more, its so sick can't wait :)

what i can't really wait for is the Moto Droid 2.0 thats coming out in 2011 lol when im due for an upgrade woop woop

[tomato]

OK, so I was at Radio Shack today picking up an adaptor for my SD card, and I spoke to the guy at the counter about the EVO.

Apparently today is the last day to pre-order at Radio Shack and be guaranteed to receive the EVO on its scheduled roll-out date.

You need $50 down to pre-order. You need to qualify for an upgrade or be ready to sign a new 2 year contract with Sprint.

Plans start at $69.99 and up to $99.00 + $10 mandatory fee for "heavy data usage" (tethering extra)

In San Francisco, 4G networks are supposed to roll-out in September of 2010.

If you are a AAA member (that's new), or a credit union member, you qualify for a 10% discount on the monthly plan (but that's before they add on the $10 and the tax).


(@ Kioshi, I'm pretty sure there is a 30 day guarantee / full refund, so check it out, looks like you can't go wrong.) You have 30 days in California to cancel the contract and return the phone, 14 days in other states. (Yup, we're special in California)

[tomato]

I forgot. Radio Shack, like Best Buy, will handle the rebate part for you, so all you pay is your $200 and you're out the door. If you go to Sprint directly, you have to do the rebate thingy.

[Kioshi]

if i had $175 extra after paying my monthly bills in life...i'd jump on this offer.
Contract ends next year in April O_O

[tomato]

since I was in the neighborhood, I went to the Google IO conference last week.

Here is a developer doing the unboxing for you guys. Nice guy

[tomato]

The geek press has been talking a lot about how "big" that phone is.

I don't know about you but I think it's just right

What do you think, does this phone makes my hand look fat?

Here is the EVO, and here is a Nexus One for comparison.

[cali yaris]

what's with the little row of dots down the side?

[tomato]

oh, I think that's the protective cover.

If you mean at the bottom? That, I believe is where the buttons are (back, menu, home, and search) and the trackpad.

google "EVO unboxing youtube" and you should find the techs' initial reviews. Looking at these videos can give you a very good idea of what to expect before you get the phone in your hands.

I think I posted Phonedog's video, but there is also mobileburn, wirefly and others

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz7ii...eature=channel

[Kioshi]

i dont mind it being big. As long as its thin and fits in my pocketing w/o a buldge.

So...you got a Nexus phone? You're on bart :)