I'm totally guessing on the Droid c3po, but if the "Droid" licensing stays, I don't see why they wouldn't market with the Lucas tie-in. Then again the R2D2 didn't quite sell like was expected.
Now, to all the people questioning me on saying "outside of 4g this is a step down from the DX". Tell me how I'm wrong?
The DX has the same clock speed, more battery life, a bigger screen, higher resolution, and an HDMI out.
The TB has 4g.
While "Droid" branding certainly helps marketing campaigns, if they learned their lesson from the R2D2 phone the c3po phone will probably flop like a pancake too, especially if they make it as ugly and unimpressive spec-wise as the R2D2 (an extra $50 for a graphic on the back?). I think they over-estimate the love of Star Wars out there (awesome franchise, well #4-6 anyway, but I don't want a phone that looks like a character from it).
By same clock speed, do you mean 1GHz? That tells us nothing. The second generation Snapdragon blows away the processor on the X. TB has a much higher quadrant score than the X.
Battery life? I'll give you that one, the X gets good battery life. TB owners will probably have to utilize many battery saving techniques, keep chargers handy at home, work, and car, and possibly buy the extended battery to be fully satisfied. It boggles the mind how HTC has not learned from the EVO and Incredible complaints and included a bigger battery. Even the 1600 stock would be a big improvement.
Bigger screen? Both are 4.3" inches...and I'd rather have the wider TB screen than the tall skinny one the X has. Better for typing and reading. Plus, while its a great phone, the X is super-fugly with its camera hump, hard buttons, and squared edges, imo.
Higher resolution? You are completely ignoring screen technology though (SLCD on TB, LCD on X). The TB will definitely look better. I bet you won't even be able to tell a difference with the naked eye between it and the Bionic with its qHD screen (unless you are looking 3" away from the screen).
HDMI out? Yes, it does not have it (don't know why they chose not to). But I will probably never use HDMI or DLNA. I'd rather have DLNA than HDMI anyway (no wires). If you want that function that badly on the TB, you can buy an adapter from HTC if your TV does not have DLNA capability. I know that costs extra $, but so will all the accessories you have to buy. It's just business ("Milk them for everything they're worth!").
I understand that the Atrix is the better phone for you because of your location. Why don't you talk about it in its thread, we all want the TB in here so stop trying to convince us it is not worth it. We understand it is not the "Jesus of smartphones," but it will be awesome for our purposes nonetheless and will be better than any phone on the market (including the Atrix imo, simply because of MotoBlur, lockdown, and AT&T's poor service in many places, notwithstanding that it has the dual core processor).
