As part of the Midwest Moms promotion with Verizon Wireless, Jenny and I have a chance to check out the brand new Droid Bionic from Motorola. Have you seen the commercials for the Bionic? They make it look like you could time travel using it or something. I already have a Droid X2, and I was interested to see what the big deal was. The first thing I noticed is that the Bionic is slightly smaller and thinner than the X, which I was very glad to see. But…
The big deal? That thing is freaking fast.
The Bionic is on the Verizon 4G LTE network, which is spreading rapidly across the country. Dayton and Cincinnati are both on the network, and from my experience, areas between those two cities are on it as well. It really is so much faster than 3G, it’s crazy. I could immediately tell the difference when I used it for browsing the first time, but when I attempted to keep Sam quiet installed the Netflix app and tuned into some Spiderman educational programming for Sam, the difference was dramatic.
With 3G, the picture is pretty grainy and there’s a lot of buffering time. Not so with 4G LTE! The picture was really clear and the movie loaded quickly without pause. Streaming video on a phone isn’t a necessity, for sure, but it’s surprising how often it’s come in handy for me. Last Sunday I used it to do a pilates video in my grandma’s living room. I got a work out in that day before I consumed a zillion calories at dinner when I definitely wouldn’t have otherwise.
The Bionic is really fast in terms of processing, too. I haven’t experienced many delays in opening apps, making phone calls, etc. The battery life is pretty short, but an extended-life battery for my X made a huge difference and I’m sure it would with the Bionic as well. Overall, I’m pretty impressed with the Bionic!
