People need to stop whining about dual core...

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You guys who complain constantly that the Thunderbolt isn't running a dual core processor need to just stop and realize that software follows hardware development by months and years. That means that even if the TB HAD a dual core processor, not only would Gingerbread not be able to fully utilize it, but none of the software available in the market would know what to do with dual cores either.

When dual cores came out for PC systems, Windows XP wasn't even capable of using more than one core. They had to put out a new OS, Vista - which sucks - and then service patch the hell out of XP for it to take advantage of the dual core systems. Hell, Windows didn't even natively support Hyperthreading when Intel first announced it, it also took a huge patch to be recognized and dealt with by the XP Operating System.

All you guys complaining about not having dual cores in HTC phones should be THANKING HTC for giving us the most stable and best hardware on the market... No, they aren't "bleeding edge" like Samsung, but lets be honest here... How many Android users do you know who own any number of HTC phones, and how many do you know who are either not happy with, or returned their Samsung phones? I love the Droid 1, and don't get me wrong, the Droid Bionic looks like one badass phone, but I'll stick with HTC and stability any day over bleeding edge features that might not work for months because of the software not being able to keep up with the hardware changes.

Again, Gingerbread does NOT have the capability to take full advantage of dual core processors yet, so stop worrying about it, and just be happy with the fact that they are still producing phones for us that work, that people are pleased with, and don't get returned because of a ****ty UI or sluggish response compared to another phone. I dunno about you guys, but I'm getting a Thunderbolt on release day, and in three months, I'll upgrade another line to the next HTC release, and three months after that, and so on until I've replaced all 5 of my lines with brand spankin new HTC phones. Screw the lockdown on Moto phones - and even if the Bionic isn't locked down, it will still have Motoblur (read: failsauce) - and the crappy UI and toyish feel of Samsung phones... HTC is always on the forefront of Android development... and for everything they've given us in the Eris, the Incredible, and now the Thunderbolt, we should be a bit more appreciative.

Feel free to complain about the battery life, cuz yeah... it sucks. :P

What incentive do you have for upgrading if you already contain one of the countless other android phones that were released in the last year with

A 1ghz processor

<3.7inch screen 800x480

5/8mp HDR rear cam

VGA/1.3 mp ffc



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Including the DINC

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Better processor, better gpu, more ram, LTE.

Originally Posted by karnovaran

Better processor, better gpu, more ram, LTE.

Theres other phones with the same cpu and gpu releaaed in the past year, the DHD for example.

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Well yeah, but the DHD isn't available to Verizon users. The comparable for most of us is the Incredible and the Thunderbolt IS an upgrade, despite misconceptions about its processor.

The thunderbolt is an upgrade if:

A) you have a DInc but you're in one of 38 lte marketplaces

B) you have an eris

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Originally Posted by A_Flying_Fox

The thunderbolt is an upgrade if:

A) you have a DInc but you're in one of 38 lte marketplaces

B) you have an eris

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and C) you're wife just dropped her D1 and broke the screen, and now you have to give her your Droid Incredible. heh.

I can pretty much guarantee an upgrade yearly thanks to her butterfingers...

Originally Posted by A_Flying_Fox

A) you have a DInc but you're in one of 38 lte marketplaces

A lot of us are in those markets.

Hoping to ditch my Eris as soon as this comes out. Hopefully they'll offer an early upgrade option since my contract doesn't expire until May. Still, that wouldn't be too long to wait. Here's hoping I don't get screwed with extra 4G prices since I won't be in any of those 2011 markets, and I only want a 1-year contract for this puppy.

Since the LTE functionality has it's own SIM, it could be removed if the user didn't want LTE and then VZW wouldn't need to charge extra for 4G. Of course, all of this would depend on VZW not being greedy and not following the Sprint's example... which is pretty unlikely, I guess.