Comments on: New DROID Bionic 5.5.893 Fastboot Files Released

By: Smrzzy

Smrzzy — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:45:00 +0000

You are absolutely right as I was in the same boat as you. No regrets and still have the stock option with no intentions of rooting.

By: Smrzzy

Smrzzy — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:43:00 +0000

I have been happy with the Bionic and getting the extended battery is highly recommend.

By: warren harding

warren harding — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:14:00 +0000

Ok I’m still running on 5.5.886 on my rooted Bionic. If I installed this, would it “update” my phone?

By: Alexander Maxham

Alexander Maxham — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:10:00 +0000

It seems a lot of us went from the OG Droid to the Droid Bionic including me…..except I had a few phones and different carriers in between

By: Spamsump

Spamsump — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:20:00 +0000

New to this site, the Android OS and the Bionic. I arrived here from the iPhone 4 after 2 months of it being neutered by the 5.0.1 downdate. Will be happily paying ATT the $155 for the privilege of being untethered from “ve vill make it dis vay, AND YOU VIL LIKE IT!” Apple.

I love the Bionic! I love the super-slow responses of the touch screen which can lead to who knows what will happen next. Because of this outlandish screen response speed I think the Calculator should be renamed Random Number Generator.

I love the dual-purpose removable battery! I actually did remove the original battery and put the extended one in, only to take it out, and out, and out, and out because the phone locks up, a lot. Even the vaunted Backup Assistant locked it up one morning. The web provided a method of kicking BA to the curb without resorting to rooting, though I suspect I may have to root it someday. Apps which lock up the phone from here forward will be removed or neutered, one way or the other.

But it’s the sheer, unadulterated speed of this OMAP4430 dual-core processor that really stuns me! If I could just talk as fast as this processor runs people would probably stop telling me that I sometimes talk too fast. Does the Bionic come with one core shut down? If so how do you turn them both on?

I am getting used to the Android OS, but after less than a month I am not ready to say which is better since I really have a lot to learn about how to get it to do what I want it to do. And with ICS supposedly not too far down the road, this may change.

The bionic is somewhat of an improvement over the iPhone 4. The wireless works, whereas not so much for the Bluetooth, both of which my iPhone 4 (and its two replacements under warranty) lost with the 5.0.1 downgrade.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:19:00 +0000

I went from the OG Droid to the Bionic in early December. I’m lovin’ it!! I was concerned about battery life but I took the risk knowing the .893 update was on the horizon. It was available about 2 weeks later and now I get all day out of a charge with heavy use and sometimes almost 2 days with light use on the standard battery. I didn’t want the Razr because of the inaccessible battery. I’m thinking of going to the hi-cap battery now. I run 3G routinely and only switch to 4G if I have a big download. Honestly, 3G is very fast for what I need it to do. With the larger battery I may run 4G all the time.

As for what the Bionic is capable of, all I can say is WOW! I find new capabilities all the time. It does way more the the OG Droid. I especially like the 2.3.4 OS over the old Froyo.

By: Gregory Poe

Gregory Poe — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

I love my bionic except one thing:

The data is super unreliable.

This has been going on the last month or so and I am really frustrated

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:30:00 +0000

Smartphone technology will always have that wow factor but I feel like we are too used to how readily available it is made to us. Despite the Bionics ups and downs its still turned out to be a brilliant phone and will likely last those two years. Glad the Bionic owners are happy with it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:23:00 +0000

I’m surprised how good the Bionic is. For all the negativity it got, it’s still a great phone and super fast/stable. Not nearly as thick as all the nerds made it out to be and has a very nice feel in my hands. Also not the mention that the screen looks very good despite all the pentile woes. Now I’m going to root and rom it for my brother and unleash this beast!

Good news for Bionic owners. Happy rooting everyone, and now back to my Nexus

By: tjhrulz

tjhrulz — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:52:00 +0000

You were not first XD

By: Adam Metzner

Adam Metzner — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:15:00 +0000

I see ”
non expandable memory” as your first reason that you don’t like the Nexus. Can I ask why you need more then 32 gig? And what do you mean cloud is no good during outages? You can still keep music on the phone too.
Really I don’t know why Im even asking. Its apparent that you don’t know much about what you are talking about

By: Eric Chee

Eric Chee — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:14:00 +0000

Love my bionic. Size… yes it would be nicer to be smaller but performance wise is great. like all my other fellow bionic owners below, the battery life with the extended battery is absolutely great. can go a whole day (even sometimes a day and a half) on 4G with constant gaming, internet, emailing, music and more all in the same day. Like im serious, it takes a lot for me to drain this thing out. and with go launcher (or even default blur) it runs absolutely smooth. Never had really a big performance issue. bionic is a phone that was worth having for 2 years when the time it was released. there are always gonna be better phones coming out but that doesnt mean the one you bought before them makes it any less other than the ciricle of life of technology

By: Vnvjeep

Vnvjeep — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:32:00 +0000

Could someone please tell me how I can get my hands on the 901 update? I’m still on 893. Thank you!

By: Dave Eric Smith

Dave Eric Smith — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:25:00 +0000

Thank you Kellen, for continuing to bring us Bionic owners good news. I wish you and your family a Happy New Year.

By: your dad

your dad — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:24:00 +0000

You are a dumb ass and not funny at all. Bionic is solid! Not a piece of garbage..