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Should I keep the thunderbolt? Thread starter nickguz Start date Aug 25, Joined Oct 2, Messages 46 Reaction score 0. I just got the thunderbolt today and I really like it. I got the extended battery, so battery is not an issue. So im wondering if I should return it and get the bionic when it comes out or keep it?
The only advantage the bionic has is dual core? This is the first phone with htc sense I had and im really liking it. I think its better than motoblur.
Ive had a droid 2 before this, so I know what motoblur is like. Well anyway, do you think the bionic is worth the dual core, or would you recommend me keeping the thunderbolt? Klaista2k Member. Joined Mar 4, Messages 70 Reaction score 0. I'm asking myself almost the same thing Excpet I would return it for the Droid 3. The Thunderbolt is a sweet device but I really feel like I need a keyboard! I can type perfectly fine with the touchscreen.
I definitely would want 4g, even though the droid 3 looks pretty cool. Im trying to decide between htc sense and dual core. Edit: but in your situation, id say keep the thunderbolt. IMO its a much better device, you will get much better at typing as you use it.
Imho HTC is the only Android device for me. The main question for you is, is dual core important to you? So is it worth springing for the HTC Thunderbolt now, or would you be wiser to wait for the Bionic to arrive? Check out this comparison and see what you think. It has an 8MP rear-facing camera and 1. Despite those impressive specs, the Droid Bionic — set to launch sometime in the second quarter of this year — comes out ahead in a few noteworthy measures: The Bionic runs a dual-core 1GHz processor.
That distinction, also present in Android tablets like the new Motorola Xoom , makes a big difference when it comes to multitasking and resource-intensive applications. And for handset manufacturers, this means more potential sales for their hot devices. With wireless penetration above 90 percent in the U. And right now, having exclusive rights to certain devices is one of the ways carriers compete against one another.
So unfortunately, I'd say that it's unlikely Virgin Mobile will get any of the hottest or most advanced smartphones anytime soon. But Nicole said she thinks that phones like the Optimus V and the Samsung Intercept are a pretty good value for the price.
Nicole, who tests and reviews many of these phones for CNET, said LG has promised that all of its entry-level Optimus phones will be upgraded to the Gingerbread version of the Android operating system.
But the company has yet to roll out any sort of upgrade schedule. She added that Gingerbread will bring a few interface improvements to the Optimus V, but if Flash isn't in a particular phone now, it probably won't be there with Gingerbread, owing to hardware limitations. Nicole recommends this link to get more details on Gingerbread features.
So the short answer to your question is this: If you really want a "luxury" smartphone, you should probably leave Virgin Mobile and go to one of the big carriers. Sorry to break the bad news to you. I'm skeptical about security, and quite frankly, I rarely see anyone using them with current credit cards.
Do you think this is really the future of payment systems? And eventually I do see mobile payments taking off. That said, there's no question that the industry has been talking about this for a long time. And the start has been slow.
Her article was specifically about Visa's implementation called PayWave. One of the problems with broad adoption of mobile payments is the fact that device makers haven't added the necessary NFC chips in enough phones.
Retailers have also dragged their feet on getting the necessary NFC readers to allow for the payments to be taken. But Visa isn't waiting for these devices to land in the marketplace. Its PayWave system allows wireless subscribers to put NFC-enabled "skins" and stickers on their phones to start using mobile payments with existing phones.
Visa plans a commercial rollout of this service in the U. Wells Fargo, Chase, U. Bank, and Bank of America are each running trials of the service now in the states. As you point out in your question, there are some security concerns.
And Elinor's story discusses these issues. That said, according to her reporting, using an NFC-enabled phone for payments may actually be more secure than using a credit card.
Elinor talked to security experts Collin Mulliner and Karsten Nohl for their opinions. Mulliner had done research on ways to attack NFC mobile phones in But he said attacks that he had suggested as possible then would likely not be an issue using the Visa implementation. Still, he wondered if a Trojan horse could be created to get inside a phone via a malicious Web link or download and then hijack transactions. Visa technology partner DeviceFidelity said there are ways to mitigate these attacks.
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