Comments on: First Impressions of the DROID 4 – Great Keyboard, Poor Display and Surprisingly Decent Battery Life

By: leobg

leobg — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:59:00 +0000

Where did you see in my post referring to AMOLED screens being better?? I am just saying D4′s LCD is bad when it comes to color reproduction, so bad it is noticeable (obvious?) even to non-professionals..

By: Michelle Gilbert

Michelle Gilbert — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:03:00 +0000

I’m here to gripe about battery life. Day 1 with the D4, I got 8 hours. Yeah, that’s right… eight. Yes, I know about the Task Manager. No, I didn’t watch YouTube the whole time. All I did was read incoming emails and try to tweak a few settings. I’d say I spent a total of an hour using the thing, if that. VERY disappointed. I can’t even worry about the display quality… I’m too busy throttling the thing down so I can get through my day without it dying on me. Anyone else having trouble? I’m rather shocked, and back to the Verizon store it may go.

P.S. As to the whole “who needs a keyboard?” discussion, I’ll tell you who: Someone with carpal tunnel. Tapping a touchscreen is downright painful.

By: Thorp

Thorp — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:02:00 +0000

I’m sure by now keyboard users aren’t going to expect any serious info on the D4. Many GNex and non-GNex commenters are constantly talking trash about physical keyboards. Heck, even Kellex is in on it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:54:00 +0000

take it back and exchange i would

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +0000

are you that guy on that verizon commercial that gets his first 4G phone and opens it in the barn?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:41:00 +0000

that’s probably NOT what she said

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:33:00 +0000

amoled is over saturated, so take your pick

By: Rebel

Rebel — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:42:00 +0000

That’s because it was the phone to get if you needed to lock down your unlimited data with Verizon. You were either taking that a DI2 or DX2. The D3 was the obvious choice for most people.

By: Moxy

Moxy — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:29:00 +0000

So you think the Razor is more natural than the D4? Try reading MrSix’s comment more carefully. The D4 DOES have more natural color than the Razor. Personally, I think the Super AMOLED screens suck due to their overblown colors. They take us back to the early days of digital cameras when reds stuck out like a sore thumb. If you take any well-crafted photo with moderate contrast and color saturation and display it on the Razor, you get crap.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:16:00 +0000

bottom bezel on the nexus is tiny. have you ever used one?

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By: Dolphfins2000

Dolphfins2000 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:50:00 +0000

For the people who are looking to buy the Droid 4 & look here for info & not cry about the screen here’s my review on it so far. First thing, I love the phone. Its finally what i have been waiting for. I use a lot of different phones in the past & i just needed that boom. The Droid 4 overall size & feel in your hands is perfect. The SCREEN….I don’t have any problem with it at all. I don’t use a magnify glass or hold it 3 inches from my face so i don’t see any problems at all. Out in sunlight i can see everything the same way i did in my house without even needing to turn brightness up. The keyboard is the best one i ever used. The feel & press of the keys are great, LED back lit is even better in the dark. The camera is fast, you see something you want a pic of in 3 5seconds your good. The speaker for music & ring-tones on this phone is super loud & clear. I love that, i need to be able to hear my phone in a loud environment, no problem here. Lock button is NOT like the one the Razr has but its better then the Droid 3, (didn’t like the droid 3′s) HDMI mirror mode works like a charm. It is super fast, have not had any lag, force closes or reboots. Moto Blur isn’t bad but its not the greatest. It lets you hide a lot of stuff you don’t use or don’t want to see from the app drawer. Will root it when the time comes tho. Last thing the battery life shocked me, After the first full charged i got 15 hours out of it & barely put it down, I was doing everything from installing apps, browser, texting non stop, places to calls for over 2 hours, playing music, watching youtube clips & just fixing my home screens a little better to how i like it. I may try ADW Launcher EX or Go Launcher with a ICS theme on it just to see how it works out.

By: Dolphfins2000

Dolphfins2000 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +0000

Yo man, I didn’t say anything about carrying a 55inch tv around. All i said is if i want the best screen picture & color, i turn my 55inch tv on. Its just a phone my PHONE doesn’t need to be so super AMOLED. I am very happy with the Droid 4. I needed a keyboard & for $150 from best buy that is what i got. I’m just sick of everyone crying about the damn screen & they don’t even have the phone or want it. Why comment on something when you are not even getting it. For $150 bucks the phone kicks ass. I don’t use a magnify glass or look at my phone from 3 inches from my face so i cant even tell the whole screen difference. In the past 2 years i have used the Droid, Droid 2, DroidX, HTC Incredible, Samsung Fascinate, Samsung Stratosphere, IPhone and each time it all came down to i had a phone. I don’t buy a phone so i can sit at the bus stop, watch Netflix & eat gramma”s cookies. I’m done here, you enjoy your phone & i will enjoy my Droid 4.

By: Dolphfins2000

Dolphfins2000 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +0000

Yo man, I didn’t say anything about carrying a 55inch tv around. All i
said is if i want the best screen picture & color, i turn my 55inch
tv on. Its just a phone my PHONE doesn’t need to be so super AMOLED. I
am very happy with the Droid 4. I needed a keyboard & for $150 from
best buy that is what i got. I’m just sick of everyone crying about the
damn screen & they don’t even have the phone or want it. Why comment
on something when you are not even getting it. For $150 bucks the phone
kicks ass. I don’t use a magnify glass or look at my phone from 3
inches from my face so i cant even tell the whole screen difference. In
the past 2 years i have used the Droid, Droid 2, DroidX, HTC Incredible, Samsung Fascinate, Samsung Stratosphere,
IPhone and each time it all came down to i had a phone. I don’t buy a
phone so i can sit at the bus stop, watch Netflix & eat gramma”s
cookies. I’m done here, you enjoy your phone & i will enjoy my Droid
4.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:02:00 +0000

I’d say Blackberry screens, especially on later devices are really nice ones.