At one point, I had truly believed the Samsung Galaxy Note was the Android smartphone champion to fulfill my needs and wants via TouchWiz. The giant 5.3inch screen with vivid colors and sharp resolution was mesmerizing and the stylus proved to be a worthy novelty. A loudspeaker sufficient for media playback along with a reliable camera only made such a device that much better! Turning heads in public with the gigantic dimensions was also another huge benefit in toting that device which seemed to be the ultimate example of smartphone superiority. After my first blue Note has shattered from an accident, I immediately made plans to save for another model in white and was left pacing the carpet with my temporary Galaxy S2 with ICS. When my new Note finally arrived, I was elated and began yet another honeymoon period with the Samsung juggernaut.
In the coming days, the nagging issue of portability became all the more prevalent in my daily use. Whether I was tolerating its huge size on a packed dance floor, in my own cradling hands or in the cramped quarters of my car's dash, the irritation with the Note motivated me to consider a downsizing option in a smaller Android. There was definitely a shift in my opinion of that phone in the worst way, and I bet it had everything to do with boredom. As much as I had been in love with the Note and spent moments showing off the stylus in Words with Friends gameplay and screenshot doodling, it got old...very old. In the grand scheme of things, I was in possession of nothing more than a phablet that was too big for me. My clouded judgment of the honeymoon period had worn off, and not even the news of an upcoming second generation Note could change my outlook.
Upon posting a notice of my intention to sell the great white Note, two buyers suddenly appeared and I was thrust into a search for a Note replacement. Initially, it would have been much easier to go back to my Samsung Galaxy S2, but it had already been sold along with my Dell Venue Pro and ASUS SL101 slider tablet. Available funds were not enough to purchase a new Galaxy S3, and going the open box route via online vendors seemed like a sensible move. To my surprise, a used S2 was STILL out of my price range...even a PINK model! Even if an Android beggar couldn't be choosy, there was no way I was going to settle for anything from Sony and its forgettable Timescape/Mediascape panes of animation. Upon passing over listings for BLU and mid-range Samsung units, I came across an 8GB Motorola RAZR XT910. My immediate impulse was to ignore that as well, but one thing set off a light bulb: lapdock connectivity! Memories of the Atrix 4G and its lapdock began playing back in my mind, and I instantly found a solution to not only replace the Note, but the slider tablet as well! After reading online reviews and understanding the adoption of potential cons, I made the move and chose the open box RAZR. To make this situation even sweeter, a friend who worked for Verizon informed me of a Lapdock 100 unit that was on sale for $50!!! At that point, I was satisfied and ready to bid farewell to the Note once and for all.
While the Note continued to be an amazing model in its own right, it could no longer serve its purpose as my preferred Android. In addition to finally being over the portability issue, I was just a geek who got bored and needed some change. This most likely explains my willingness to jump from the TouchWiz platform to MotoBLUR. Either way, I am still with Android instead of being stuck with a lowly iPhone 3GS.
TRENT
Sent from my Motorola RAZR XT910 via Lapdock 100
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