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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 3:54 pm
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Originally Posted by chanp
Nice, my store has them, but wont activate until Thurs. Any other thoughts before then, esp of why I may NOT want it, would be appreciated.
Only reasons not to get it:

1) Motorola is very, very slow in getting updates to its phones - the Cliq on T-Mobile is still running Android 1.6. Even the Droid X runs an older version of Android at its launch. They have said they'll have "Froyo" on it as soon as they can, but that could easily slip to the end of the year.

2) It is BIG. Big is fine if you want a BIG phone, but you really do need to keep in mind that this is not really a shirt pocket kind of phone.

3) CDMA only - which means it'll be pretty much useless for anything other than WiFi data abroad where GSM is king. Yes - you can buy a second phone for travel. That said - The Verizon 3G network is fantastic.

At the rate Android phones are coming out, the Droid X will be considered outdated by September. Of course, that doesn't bother everyone, but keep in mind that Verizon will have LTE (4G) sooner or later.
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