[Q]Atrix Now or Wait???

[evi1st3wi3]

Now that the Atrix has an unlockable bootloader, Gingerbread, and is only $100 on contract, should I wait for something better (Galaxy S II or HTC Holiday) or go ahead and upgrade? Is the Tegra 2 as good as the Exynos? Is the WVGA SAMOLED Plus display better than a qHD screen? Will the SGS2 be worth an extra $100 on top of what the Atrix costs now?

My only real problems with the Atrix were the fact that is wasn't very hackable and that it only had two touch points (which really wasn't a big deal to begin with) and now that both have been fixed, I want to know if the Exynos (or dual-core qualcomm) is a better processor and if the phone as a whole is worth the wait and extra cash.

 

[npoc]

Exynos will be faster as it has support for the arm neon commands and both are cortex a9. Although I'm pretty sure the tegra 2 is faster than the qualcomm proc in the sensation and evo 3d.

I got frustrated with t-mo today, and returned my lightly used sensation and bought a used atrix off contract in the hopes that it will tide me over till a Nexus 3 (it's a longer story). So far I'm happy with my decision simply because of the recent bootloader unlock.

I like the qHd over the samoled simply because I don't do much phoning outside, and the extra pixels are worth it. I can deal with the slightly worse contrast ratios to benefit by having more pixels to play with.

btw today fry's has the atrix for $49.

 

[evi1st3wi3]

Thanks for your opinion npoc, it was really helpful. $50 is a hard deal to pass up and I don't know if the increase in processing power will be worth a price tag that's 4x the atrix's...but idk I always like having the latest and the greatest. I may have to sleep on this one.

I'm sure whatever I get I will be happy with it.

Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

 

[KefkaticFanatic]

If you care about games, Tegra 2 is preferable though not required, as though games will be developed for Tegra 2 you can use apps like Chainfire to get around that restriction albeit dealing with some bugs.

The Galaxy S II is a very promising contender, but the quality could be different than seen in Europe with the US carrier models. Also, the deal with the screen not being as nice or something is still around.

And I think the Atrix is 1 penny at Amazon right now

 

[evi1st3wi3]

And I think the Atrix is 1 penny at Amazon right now

Ya, I found that 1 cent deal, the only problem is I'm not a new customer...and I'm on a family plan so I can't even get the $30 deal. But, I don't know the logistics of the Fry's deal so it could be something similar.

Ugh, I just wish the SGS2 would be released on AT&T already so I could just go in the store and see them both in my hands to figure out which one I really want.

 

[RogerPodacter]

I'm thinking of now getting the atrix as well. I'm sick of my nexus one amoled screen using so much power displaying white colors.

I just spent an hour with the atrix and the screen looks beautiful. But I run cyan 7 AOSP so that might take a while now that it's unlocked. Ugh what to do.

 

[jruweaver]

$0.01 on amazon get it now!

 

[AudioMaster13]

Ya, I found that 1 cent deal, the only problem is I'm not a new customer...and I'm on a family plan so I can't even get the $30 deal. But, I don't know the logistics of the Fry's deal so it could be something similar.

Ugh, I just wish the SGS2 would be released on AT&T already so I could just go in the store and see them both in my hands to figure out which one I really want.

I am also contemplating the Atrix. Im on the same plan type as you, Family Plan with upgrade. Please PM me or just respond on this thread what you decide. Im trying to figure this out as well. (soon)

 

[kan51]

$0.01 on amazon get it now!

wawooo ~``

 

[dmginc]

Get it! I loooooooooooooooooove mine!

 

[evi1st3wi3]

I couldn't stand it anymore and I went ahead and bought the Atrix! When I was in the store the guy said the unofficial word on the SGS2 is August and that was too long for me so I made the executive decision to buy the Atrix. From the hour that I've had it, all I can say is I think I am going to be very very happy with my decision

I compared the Atrix screen to the Infuse and honestly, the extra brightness and saturation didn't make too much of a difference. I think I will enjoy the 4" screen size as well as the qHD resolution more than the 4.3", WVGA screen the SGS2 has. Even without rooting and bootloader unlocking, this seems to be awesome phone and I can't wait till tonight when I have time to sit down and hack this thing up!