Decent Android phone, sim-free, €250

kc66

Good spec, over €400 on expansys.ie
€250 on ibood

Brand: Motorola
Type: Atrix™
High-end dual-core Smartphone with 16GB
Revolutionary Webtop application enables mobile computing
With 16 GB internal memory
Card slot: microSD, up to 32GB
RAM: 1 GB
Operating System: Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Multiple networks: WCDMA 850/1900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 14Mbps (Category 10) Edge Class 12, GPRS Class 12, eCompass, AGPS
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, multitouch
Resolution: 540 x 960 pixels, 4.0 inches (~275 ppi pixel density), a display so clear it hurts
Chipset: Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H
CPU: Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU: ULP GeForce
Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser: HTML, Adobe Flash 10.1
Corning® Gorilla® Glass
Biometric fingerprint reader
Touch sensitive controls
MOTOBLUR UI with Live Widgets
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
HDMI port
microUSB v2.0
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
1080p MP4/H.263/H.264.WMV/Xvid/DivX @ 30 fps playback
Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk
Facebook, Twitter, MySpace integration
Photo viewer/editor
Organizer
Quick Office v3.0 document editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Stereo Bluetooth® technology 2.1+EDR (supports profiles A2DP 1.2, AVRCP, HFP 1.5 AG, HID 1.0 Host, HSP 1.0, OPP, PBAP PSE)
Primary Camera:5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features: Geo-tagging, image stabilization
Video: 720p@30fps
Secondary VGA camera
Standard battery, Li-Po 1930 mAh
Stand-by: Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time: Up to 8 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 9 h (3G)
Dimensions: 63.5 x 117.75 x 10.95 mm
Weight: 135 grams
Legal warranty: 2 years
The expected shipping date of this product is 13 January 2012

ch750536

Ordered. Not told wife. ****.

SickBoy

This appears to be a really good phone for the price. Very tempted.

discombobulate

Looks a good deal. Review here: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/motorola-atrix-930919/review

drunkmonkey

SickBoy wrote: »

This appears to be a really good phone for the price. Very tempted.

It is, when your being put up beside the Samsung Galaxy S2 in test reviews you know it's one of the top phones's in the world. Motorola have updated android for it and fixed a few of the bugs with the launch model. Steal at that price.

Picked up the dock for €160 as well from ebay, couldn't resist:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLEs7aUO4Zk

kc66

Its expected to receive an ICS update also.

questionquick

great phone, , i would get this only i bought another phone just a few days again... seems like a bargain... does it include shipping?

questionquick

You could be waiting a while to get your phone judging by these threads

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056241842&page=4

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=73828970

discombobulate

questionquick wrote: »

You could be waiting a while to get your phone judging by these threads

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056241842&page=4

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=73828970

There have been a couple of problems with shipping from iBood in the past although most people will tell you they've received everything well on time. Ive used them around 5 times and never had a problem

uck51js9zml2yt

I ordered the Acer they had last week.

I'm still waiting but its within limits.

Slunk

6% with fat cheese too. Very tempted

questionquick

Slunk wrote: »

6% with fat cheese too. Very tempted

6% with fat cheese? what???!! what is fat cheese?

Mr.Crinklewood

Sold out.

questionquick

Sold out now,, think i might of got the last one only ordered a few mins ago!

uhassan

sold out

Slunk

BostonB

Slunk wrote: »

+

bricky06

this is a good phone for a good price but... MOTOBLUR is a disaster! I'd have launcherpro on it within 10min.

questionquick

Saw this on simply electronics for 295 or so..although it says it has Android 2.2 but surely this can be updated to 2.3

verbat

the phones simply electronics sell are gray imports and will not have a brand warranty, and the spec might be different compared to uk phones,

uck51js9zml2yt

questionquick wrote: »

Slunk wrote: »

6% with fat cheese too. Very tempted

6% with fat cheese? what???!! what is fat cheese?

check out fatcheese.ie
Its a shopping portal that gives you a rebate

kc66

questionquick wrote: »

Saw this on simply electronics for 295 or so..although it says it has Android 2.2 but surely this can be updated to 2.3

It has 2.3.4, soon to be ICS. Not that it matters much now.

animaal

kc66 wrote: »

It has 2.3.4, soon to be ICS. Not that it matters much now.

I've just ordered this phone; I haven't seen any mention of ICS though. (e.g. https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c)

Have you seen something hinting at a release?

Washout

thats the first time i think ive ever seen anything sold out on IBOOD

kc66

animaal wrote: »

I've just ordered this phone; I haven't seen any mention of ICS though. (e.g. https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c)

Have you seen something hinting at a release?

When I was looking into the phone last week I found a couple of articles saying it was getting ICS. Upon more research it seems it probably wont! CM9 it is then.

jmch81

Just received a e-mail for this saying its delayed ! :mad:

Dear James,

06-01-2012 you have ordered via iBOOD one or more Motorola Atrix Batch 2.

Unfortunately we have to inform you that there is a delivery delay. The new expected shipping date is 18-01-2012.

In case you decide to cancel your order, you can send us a request via 'My iBOOD'. Our apologies for the inconvenience this delay may cause.

As soon as your order will be dispatched you will receive a shipping confirmation, containing a track & trace code. With this code you can see what the expected delivery date will be.

In case you have questions, please contact our Customer service by using the contact form on our website.

Best regards,

iBOOD.com

ch750536

jmch81 wrote: »

Just received a e-mail for this saying its delayed ! :mad:

Yep, me too

Trevor451

I still think that the LG otpimus 7 is a better bargain (sub €200 phone) with roughly the same specs and better operating system (I have owned two android phones before and windows phone 7 is miles ahead)

rai555

Trevor451 wrote: »

I still think that the LG otpimus 7 is a better bargain (sub €200 phone) with roughly the same specs and better operating system (I have owned two android phones before and windows phone 7 is miles ahead)

would you suggest whereabout to buy this phone ?
cheers

uck51js9zml2yt

Got an email from ibood to say my acer order had been cancelled by them inadvertently and a new order was being processed to ship tomorrow...i'll not hold my breath..

bobbyg

Trevor451 wrote: »

I still think that the LG otpimus 7 is a better bargain (sub €200 phone) with roughly the same specs and better operating system (I have owned two android phones before and windows phone 7 is miles ahead)

Had one and lost it over the Christmas, would love a new one for less than €200 but can't find one anywhere for this price!

discombobulate

bobbyg wrote: »

Had one and lost it over the Christmas, would love a new one for less than €200 but can't find one anywhere for this price!

Few on adverts for cheap http://www.adverts.ie/for-sale/q_lg+optimus+7/sortby_best_match-desc/

Edit: Didnt notice 2 of them have faults

GerardKeating

bobbyg wrote: »

Had one and lost it over the Christmas, would love a new one for less than €200 but can't find one anywhere for this price!

Still on Amazon.de for €210ish

questionquick

Not many apps on Windows phone 7 compared to Android though?

ch750536

Shipped!

BostonB

All that matter is if the platform has the apps you want. So check that rather than the thousands you'll never install.

Atomic Pineapple

WP7 is miles behind iOS and Android in terms of well....everything! It only gained sockets in the latest update for gods sake!

Atomic Pineapple

LIGHTNING wrote: »

How so? Its stable so that puts it ahead of Android OS!

In terms of functionality, developers, apps, devices.

I've a Lumia here that would disagree with you

It's UI is probably the best of the three though.

questionquick

For those of you like me excited to receive this phone,

my tracking slip said it left germany this morning, and is in london this afternoon.

Hopefully Ireland tomorrow ...so should get it tomorrow or Monday.

A2LUE42

Nice phone, a little heavy, but 1/2 the price of my S2

jmch81

questionquick wrote: »

For those of you like me excited to receive this phone,

my tracking slip said it left germany this morning, and is in london this afternoon.

Hopefully Ireland tomorrow ...so should get it tomorrow or Monday.

Mine is in a race with a wallet coming from italy, which has an estimated delivery fast of monday.

Really looking forward to getting the phone and getting rid of my samsung europa! Guess i better find a good cover and stand for it!

k123456

The laptop Dock, is an interesting idea, is this the only phone, that docks to a "laptop" dock

beanhead

acer liquid mt from expansys is around 160, running gingerb decent screen & cpu

uck51js9zml2yt

beanhead wrote: »

acer liquid mt from expansys is around 160, running gingerb decent screen & cpu

got one this week having cancelled ibood(still waiting on refund)

its a nice little phone, but having had a Galaxy, I'm missing the bigger screen.
The curved back fits the hand nicely but the curved glass take a bit of getting used to.

It comes with a 2 gb card and a case so not a bad deal.