Comments on: Costco Offers the DROID Bionic for $59, Throws in a Car Dock and Spare Battery Charger for Free

By: LionStone

LionStone — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:18:00 +0000

Maybe if they threw in a kitchen sink also I’d probably get it because I really need a kitchen sink

By: LionStone

LionStone — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:59:00 +0000

Hehe…or, the red-headed step Droid

By: LionStone

LionStone — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:50:00 +0000

…”better than the comparable TB/”,..

Of course, if you dont care about having a great camera.

By: Pmegna

Pmegna — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:09:00 +0000

Limit 5 per member….LOL !!!

By: ddevito

ddevito — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:17:00 +0000

Whatever floats your boat bud, enjoy.

By: jroc74

jroc74 — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 04:34:00 +0000

I got good eyes…and I agree its a sweet deal.

I got good eyes….and after owning the G Nex, RAZR and Rezound….Pentile is waaaay overblown.

By: jroc74

jroc74 — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 04:31:00 +0000

Have to agree that after updates and at this point in time the Bionic can hold its own against any current Android phone on Verizon.

Whats funny is…some folks with other phones wanna remind you that …”after a few updates it will be a better phone”

That phone right now is the Bionic. I have a RAZR…and if I had the funds when the Bionic launched…I might have that instead of a RAZR. And I’m still thinking about getting on on my family plan. I also …had… a G Nex.

By: A Guest

A Guest — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:33:00 +0000

Bionic is nice… I just wish my data would work… seems 902 update removed 3G from my phone… I get 4G, when I’m in 4G… and nothing else, when I’m not(even though it’s a very good 3G coverage area)

By: Taglogical

Taglogical — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:38:00 +0000

I would factory wipe your phone and re-apply the 902 OTA update if you have not done-so already.

By: Ecrunion

Ecrunion — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:35:00 +0000

This phone, with the latest .902 software and an extended battery is rock solid. I consistently get 16-18 hours on a charge with moderate/heavy usage. I know it’s not the cream of the crop phone anymore on Verizon, but it’s still a great phone. I also think the screen gets more hate than it deserves. I think it is just fine. I have debated switching to another phone like the Razr or the Nexus, but I love the battery life so much I never do. Just my two cents.

By: hkklife

hkklife — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:03:00 +0000

I honestly think I would take a Bionic’s screen over the dim, green RAZR screens as mentioned above.

Even after the latest 902 update, the Bionic still isn’t perfect but it’s sooo much better. It remains about one major (and by that I mean ICS + the absolute latest Blur + the latest Webtop components enjoyed by the RAZR and D4) update away from greatness. My DB has rock-solid battery life, RF performance, voice quality, and I swap between 2 extended batteries to make it through any kind of workday. Sure, I’d like the build quality and sleekness of a Maxx but the DB is “good enough” for right now. I also hate the width of the RAZRs seeing as how they are only packing 4.3″ screens. The DB feels really nice in hand.

Of course, the Bionic’s camera is beyond horrific and a little more internal storage space would be nice. The DB’s camera is worse than my Droid X or X2 cameras that preceded it. This is a super deal for anyone getting started with an LTE device and certainly better than the comparable Thunderbolt/Charge/Breakout/Stratosphere offers.

By: Johnny Carter

Johnny Carter — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:01:00 +0000

The 901 update seemed good, but I’ve been having trouble with 902. Games don’t want to play well and will freeze up momentarily. I’ve also been having trouble where it is reading the battery level wrong and the battery stats are all messed up. Took it to a Verizon store and they saw that switching the battery didn’t help and that a different charger didn’t help so they sent me a refurbished one and it has the same problem sometimes. I’m really upset that Motorola said they’d make a bootloader unlock tool but didn’t and that they won’t give a time frame for releasing ICS.

By: Taglogical

Taglogical — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:54:00 +0000

After the updates, Droid Bionic is the best phone on Verizon IMO and the ‘Review’ pointed-to in this article does not, in any way reflect a Bionic that you would purchase ‘today’. I also like the Razr MAXX, despite it’s awful, green OLED display that many in this community seem to enjoy so much.

Here’s some more food for thought, the article says that the Bionic’s screen wasn’t as good as the Nexus, Razr and Rezound… and consider this a truthful, anecdotal lesson in subjectivity, the Bionic’s screen is BETTER than the Nexus and the Razr, and it’s arguably ‘better’ than the Rezound (Rezound has higher resolution which is nice, but the Bionic is more visible outdoors)

Lastly, and to ‘qualify’ this post for the Nexus owners who are going to cry murder upon reading this, I have owned 3 Galaxy Nexus devices.

This is a fantastic deal for a fantastic phone!

By: Eric Chee

Eric Chee — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:11:00 +0000

o well i was referring more to the AXI0M rom itself cuz very little ICS roms have a working camera. But yeah I loved the stock camera after the update of 902. But Droid Th3ory’s AXI0M version AB11 is OUTSTANDING! when that update came out yesterday i was jumping up and down xD

By: Raj Bhatt

Raj Bhatt — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:09:00 +0000

The locked bootloader and the pentile screen killed me. Otherwise it is a good phone. Ended up having to pay full retail for the Galaxy Nexus.