Motorola DEVOUR brings the MOTOBLUR love to Verizon
0. phoneArena posted on 03 Feb 2010, 08:30
Verizon customers will soon get the social-centric MOTOBLUR interface with the Motorola DEVOUR…
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1. ToddD00 posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:45 0 0
Like the looks of the phone a lot. But why 1.6?? Makes no sense. On a side note. This is not iPhone news so why post it phonearena *chimes the bell for vzw fanman comments*
2. clevername posted on 03 Feb 2010, 09:35 0 0
To answer your question(why 1.6) since android is open source and anyone can pu any ui over it updates for it are spread out unevenly among handsets. Usually the fist to get it are the handsets that run barebones android(droid, mytouch, etc.) however populariity of the handset figures into this equation as well but the nitty gritty of it is that handsets that run a custom UI, such as htc androids running the sense UI, the samsung moment with it's unique samsung UI, or motorola handsets with motoblur, cannot just accept an upgrade to the OS because the custom UI needs to be updated as well. So one choice potential android buyers have(but prolly don't know) is should they buy an android phone they can update immediately, or one that has o wai for updates because the custom UI? Hope this helped and until then make mine marvel!
3. VZWPunchingBag posted on 03 Feb 2010, 09:48 0 0
1.6? For some reason I thought it was coming out with 2. Back to not being excited about any of our android phones again.
7. sinfulta posted on 03 Feb 2010, 12:17 0 0
1.6 Software is Google Nav capable. (1.5 is not) which is the main app people seem to care about between all the different versions. True 2.1 looks nicer, but Motoblur, sense...etc. All look better than stock android in my opinion anyway. The phone does not look as nice person as it does in these pictures. The silver looks painted on and cheap in person and reminds me of a sidekick in form factor. The Droid I had to say it feels and looks better in person.
4. jundibasam posted on 03 Feb 2010, 10:25 0 0
It will only be for a month or two that the phone has 1.6. There are other reports out there that Motorola will be releasing a Motoblur compatible Android 2.0 or even 2.1 in the latter part of March or beginning of April.
5. vzwtechbill posted on 03 Feb 2010, 10:49 0 0
1.6 is just a number to me, really affects application compatibility more than anything else. Form factor wise, this phone has a much better look to it than the Droid IMO. Got rid of that oversided dirctional pad for a sleaker optical mouse, plus removed the search button that I almost never use from bottom of screen. Keyboard looks better spaced without the trackpad in the way to clog it up. Plus the odd shelf is gone from bottom of phone. I'd take this over the Droid.
6. rjt185 posted on 03 Feb 2010, 12:05 0 0
This seems like a native upgrade path for envTouch users that find themselves able to carry the higher monthly bill and want a smartphone.
10. Cali_E posted on 03 Feb 2010, 14:09 0 0
one of my co-workers saw it at a kickoff meeting and he said that the little black square is a light sensor. not a virtual mouse. idk but really? no directional pad at all?
11. iloveme posted on 04 Feb 2010, 22:51 0 0
it is a directional pad :) look at page 9 of 73:http://www.motorola.com/static
files/Support/US-EN/Mobile%20Phones/DEVOUR/US-EN/_Documents/Static_Fi les/Devour_UG_68000202479a.pdf
