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512 Ram
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We don't know how much ram the Droid 3 will have. Evidently the Chinese reviewed Milestone 3 has 512mb of ram, but that's the Milestone 3. We assume that the Droid 3 and the Milestone 3 will be essentially the same as the models have been in the past, but we don't know for sure. We'll just have to wait and see at this point.
It seems odd that it's been about a year and a half since the original Droid came out (which is a pretty long length of time in the mobile phone market), and the 3rd iteration of Motorola's Droid series has the exact same amount of RAM as the 1st.
And I know that the 512 RAM figure isn't set in stone for American markets. But if history has taught us anything, I think it is somewhat safe to assume that the hardware from the Milestone will be the same as what makes it to the Droid 3.
And I know that the 512 RAM figure isn't set in stone for American markets. But if history has taught us anything, I think it is somewhat safe to assume that the hardware from the Milestone will be the same as what makes it to the Droid 3.
It seems odd that it's been about a year and a half since the original Droid came out (which is a pretty long length of time in the mobile phone market), and the 3rd iteration of Motorola's Droid series has the exact same amount of RAM as the 1st.
And I know that the 512 RAM figure isn't set in stone for American markets. But if history has taught us anything, I think it is somewhat safe to assume that the hardware from the Milestone will be the same as what makes it to the Droid 3.
I thought the Droid 1 had 256?
Either way, 512 in the Droid 3 is a little disappointing.
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It seems odd that it's been about a year and a half since the original Droid came out (which is a pretty long length of time in the mobile phone market), and the 3rd iteration of Motorola's Droid series has the exact same amount of RAM as the 1st.
And I know that the 512 RAM figure isn't set in stone for American markets. But if history has taught us anything, I think it is somewhat safe to assume that the hardware from the Milestone will be the same as what makes it to the Droid 3.
I thought the Droid 1 had 256?
Either way, 512 in the Droid 3 is a little disappointing.
Sent from my ZombieStomped Droid 2
My mistake, you are correct. The D1 had 512MB of onboard memory, and 256MB of RAM.
However, I still think that if Motorola wanted to make this their flagship phone, they should have gone with 1GB of RAM, given that other phones on the market already contain this much.
My mistake, you are correct. The D1 had 512MB of onboard memory, and 256MB of RAM.
However, I still think that if Motorola wanted to make this their flagship phone, they should have gone with 1GB of RAM, given that other phones on the market already contain this much.
No one ever said Motorola was making this their flagship phone. That will soon be the Bionic on Verizon and the Photon on Sprint. A flagship device has to be cutting edge to be worth anything, as the original Droid, the Droid X, and the Atrix all were at the time of their release. The Droid 3, with specs similar to a number of phones out there...and especially with a lack of 4G...is clearly not intended to be their flagship phone.
Should 512MB of RAM be a deal breaker? I have the original Droid and am running SS 4.5. It's running smooth! I like the slide out keyboard but also like what the Bionic offers. Long story short, should I hold out for the Bionic?
Chances are, unless they up the ram, the Bionic's ram situation will be the same as the Atrix. Sure there's 1gb of ram in there, but only half of that is usable by the phone. The other half is for the Webtop software. So in effect, the Atrix really only has 512mb of ram when in use as a phone. The Bionic will more than likely be the same way. So while the 512mb in the Milestone 3 (and presumably in the Droid 3) might seem disappointing on the surface, it's not different in actual use than any of Motorola's other top phones.
I'd love for the Droid 3 to drop with a 1gb of ram. But even if it does, it will probably be because of Webtop, and we'd be in the same situation as having 512mb of ram.
My mistake, you are correct. The D1 had 512MB of onboard memory, and 256MB of RAM.
However, I still think that if Motorola wanted to make this their flagship phone, they should have gone with 1GB of RAM, given that other phones on the market already contain this much.
No one ever said Motorola was making this their flagship phone. That will soon be the Bionic on Verizon and the Photon on Sprint. A flagship device has to be cutting edge to be worth anything, as the original Droid, the Droid X, and the Atrix all were at the time of their release. The Droid 3, with specs similar to a number of phones out there...and especially with a lack of 4G...is clearly not intended to be their flagship phone.
I'm aware that Motorola has never stated that the Droid 3 would be their flagship phone. It has just always seemed that this has been how they've treated the Droid line of phones. They pushed the Droid, the Droid X, the Droid 2, and now the Droid X2 as "the next big thing" in mobile phones, and I see no reason why they would treat the D3 any different.
I'm not saying the Droid 3 won't be a good phone, or that it won't be a very good release for Motorola and Verizon. I'm simply saying that given the specs for the Milestone 3 (and again I'll state, I know this isn't definitively what will be in the D3), this is really not a huge upgrade from what we've already seen in the D2 and what we've already seen in other phones already present in the market.
My mistake, you are correct. The D1 had 512MB of onboard memory, and 256MB of RAM.
However, I still think that if Motorola wanted to make this their flagship phone, they should have gone with 1GB of RAM, given that other phones on the market already contain this much.
No one ever said Motorola was making this their flagship phone. That will soon be the Bionic on Verizon and the Photon on Sprint. A flagship device has to be cutting edge to be worth anything, as the original Droid, the Droid X, and the Atrix all were at the time of their release. The Droid 3, with specs similar to a number of phones out there...and especially with a lack of 4G...is clearly not intended to be their flagship phone.
I'm aware that Motorola has never stated that the Droid 3 would be their flagship phone. It has just always seemed that this has been how they've treated the Droid line of phones. They pushed the Droid, the Droid X, the Droid 2, and now the Droid X2 as "the next big thing" in mobile phones, and I see no reason why they would treat the D3 any different.
I'm not saying the Droid 3 won't be a good phone, or that it won't be a very good release for Motorola and Verizon. I'm simply saying that given the specs for the Milestone 3 (and again I'll state, I know this isn't definitively what will be in the D3), this is really not a huge upgrade from what we've already seen in the D2 and what we've already seen in other phones already present in the market.
The Bionic is the flagship since it was announced at the expo. The D3 is only 3G, with Verizon adding new markets everyday, by the time the Bionic comes out there will be plenty 4G coverage. It will also probably be ready and a test point to see how well their 4G can handle traffic because the iphone 5 with 4G is coming out next summer and they know that will take a huge toll on their network. I imagine they will announce tiered data shortly before the Bionic or after, maybe to get a little more in sales so they can test their network more accurately. No 3G phone will ever be a flagship again because nobody is talking about it anymore, you used to see commercials about 3G coverage and what not, now all you hear about is fast and 4G.
The Bionic is the flagship since it was announced at the expo.
Except that it had been cancelled, then re-confirmed, then entirely re-spec'd, then...
And the rumor now is July 7th will be the official roll-out date for Verizon's tiered data plans. Again, only rumor, but it's definitely a possibility.
I'm simply saying that given the specs for the Milestone 3 (and again I'll state, I know this isn't definitively what will be in the D3), this is really not a huge upgrade from what we've already seen in the D2 and what we've already seen in other phones already present in the market.
Of course it's not a huge upgrade from other phones presently in the market. It's not intended to be. It doesn't bring anything new to the table, but it's still no slouch with current tech all around.
As for not being much of an upgrade from the D2, I'll have to disagree:
4" screen
qHD resolution (sure it's pentile, but most folks really don't have an issue with it in everyday use)
Dual core processor
Vastly improved keyboard
Vastly improved rear 8mp camera with 1080p video
Front facing camera
Yeah, that's a big jump from the Droid 2 in a lot of ways. It's a much larger jump that the D2 was from the D1. The only things holding it back from being at the cutting edge of current tech are the lack of 4G and - possibly - the ram. Besides those two things, everything in this phone is very current and a big step up from the Droid 2. There's actually not really anything else that could be added to it besides those two things to make it any more advanced when one looks at the tech that's currently available.
It seems to me that a lot of people are just trying to talk themselves out of getting the Droid 3 by saying it's a disappointment or behind the curve. The fact of the matter is that it's very cutting edge for a 3G phone, and it's exactly what we've been expecting it to be for months. There are no surprises for anyone who's been following it. If person feels something is missing that they really want, then by all means that person should keep waiting for something else.
The Droid 3 is shaping up to be a great phone for what it's intended to be.
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tonydelite
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the 512MB of ram doesnt really bother me. My Droid 1 has 256 and i'm doing just fine with that.
Droid 3 looks like a sweet ass phone (except the pentile.. ugh. but i'll probably buy it anyway!)
Droid 3 looks like a sweet ass phone (except the pentile.. ugh. but i'll probably buy it anyway!)
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