Dammit Motorola!

SkyHog said:
The Motorola Cliq is one of the lamest phones I've seen yet.

I was hoping for a really good, solid phone so people could stop saying Android is only on crappy phones. Motorola = fail.

I just had the honor of playing with one. Dammit.

http://www.motorola.com/consumers/U...toid=62045a6e00be2210VgnVCM1000006d06b10aRCRD
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To be honest, I'm waiting until I see a Tao/Scholes/Whatever. Jha basically said "we are betting the smartphone farm on Android", and Blur seemed like a lever to get at the hyper-social market (my cousin, for example, who was bitterly complaining about how difficult it was to text, tweet, facebook, et al from her current LG smartphone)
 
Areeda said:
More details please. What's wrong with it?

Joe
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The test model constantly crashed with "Force Close" messages, there's no flash for the camera (sorely missing on all Android devices to date), its heavy, its really bulky. It uses a proprietary charger, it gets really hot and overheats, and the whole interface is based around myspace, facebook and twitter.

Basically, its a poor attempt at a phone.
 
SkyHog said:
The test model constantly crashed with "Force Close" messages, there's no flash for the camera (sorely missing on all Android devices to date), its heavy, its really bulky. It uses a proprietary charger, it gets really hot and overheats, and the whole interface is based around myspace, facebook and twitter.

Basically, its a poor attempt at a phone.
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Thanks Nick!

One of these days I will find a smart phone I actually want that works with a provider that provides acceptable coverage in my area.

Joe
 
I think HTC is coming out with an android phone that is supposed to be pretty sweet. The HTC hero I think.
 
bigred177 said:
I think HTC is coming out with an android phone that is supposed to be pretty sweet. The HTC hero I think.
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Both the G1 and the MyTouch are HTC phones, and while I love my G1, I do have to admit that it is lacking in hardware features. The camera is great (better than the iPhone's), but it lacks a camera flash. The trackball is a royal pain in the ass to use, and the rings are not nearly loud enough when the phone is in your pocket. The vibrate feature might as well not exist as I never feel it either.

I had big hopes for Motorola.
 
How long has Android been out? Why is it "only on crappy phones" - you'd think google would want it on higher end models?
 
woodstock said:
How long has Android been out? Why is it "only on crappy phones" - you'd think google would want it on higher end models?
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It has been out for almost a year.

I don't think they're on crappy phones, per se, but the phones are missing some features that would make them ideal, for sure.

The Cliq is dead in the water, IMHO.
 
SkyHog said:
The Motorola Cliq is one of the lamest phones I've seen yet.

I was hoping for a really good, solid phone so people could stop saying Android is only on crappy phones. Motorola = fail.

I just had the honor of playing with one. Dammit.
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Frankly, I've *always* found Moto's phones to have a fairly high suck factor when it comes to user interfaces, and with a couple of notable exceptions through the years (StarTac, RAZR, etc.) the entire handset design has been pretty mediocre.

In fact, I would not be at all surprised to find out that Steve Jobs' disappointment with the ROKR (the "iTunes Phone") was the catalyst for Apple developing the iPhone.
 
Many Moto phones (historically, anyway) are specced for rugged durability which can sometimes be at odds with the designs people want today. Many Moto phones are used by businesses - think hard hat construction sites - who need the direct connect feature, for example. Sounds like a different business model. Businesses who need one type of phone aren't necessarily going to need the other type, and consumers with gee-whiz needs aren't going to need a phone you can drop 20+ feet onto concrete.
 
woodstock said:
Many Moto phones (historically, anyway) are specced for rugged durability which can sometimes be at odds with the designs people want today. Many Moto phones are used by businesses - think hard hat construction sites - who need the direct connect feature, for example. Sounds like a different business model. Businesses who need one type of phone aren't necessarily going to need the other type, and consumers with gee-whiz needs aren't going to need a phone you can drop 20+ feet onto concrete.
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True. But T-Mobile has no direct connect, and no one on a construction set needs to be running a PDA, methinks, especially one that requires ruggedization.
 
Google needed a launch customer, and they got it with HTC and T-Mobile (two companies not known for pushing the design envelope). Many companies weren't quite ready to make a bet on Google, but now everyone is flying to it.

I have high hopes for the Motorola units; especially the Tao. I have a G1 (been on it for ~5 months now), and there are few hardware related features that drive me batty.

Cheers,

-Andrew
 
I got to play with the Cliq a little bit more tonight. Its actually not as bad as I first thought, although it is still running an ancient version of Android, and apparently, neither Motorola nor Google is willing to take responsibility for the upgrade path to newer versions.

I kinda want one, but unfortunately, until they work out upgrades to Android, I can't imagine that I'm going to jump.
 
Um, I have a Motorola, with Android, and a flash. What are you talking about?
 
smigaldi said:
FYI Cliq is Android 1.5 a earlier version of the code. The droid has the full 2.0 version.
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I see a lot of debate on whether it will ever be upgraded, with the consensus of opinion being a direct upgrade from 1.5 to 2.0.1. I hope its true...that could sway me.
 
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