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I can’t think of a single thing the Bionic has that the SGSII doesn’t have. Add that the SGSII’s screen is quite a bit ahead of the Bionic and the GPU is (arguably, I’ll grant) better, not to mention reports of better battery life with the SGSII. I still fail to see where Moto is making something better than anyone else, or, in reality, even keeping up with the top tier.

OMAP is OK, but not the powerhouse they were a year ago. They’re still good, but you can’t really argue them as the best out there. Samsung changed that with the Hummingbird processor (part of why Google tapped it as their next Nexus, the Nexus S). Since then, OMAP has been in catch-up mode (albeit they still make a very serviceable chip).

The, “I can afford the good stuff” argument is the same one people use who buy iPhones and Harley motorcycles. Just because it’s expensive doesn’t mean it’s the best. The iPhone 4 on Verizon costs the same as the Droid Bionic; doesn’t make them equals.

The best phone/tablet on the market today are made by Samsung. Back in the day, it used to be the best phone was made by Motorola (Droid) and the best tablet was, sadly, by Apple (iPad). Moto, much like Apple, has been stagnating in their development and living off of legacy. I know Google wanted them for their patents, but I sorely hope that Google brings in some much needed innovation and imagination to Motorola Mobility.

I’ll readily admit to VZW being the best for coverage and signal in many areas, but they’re not in all. Areas with T-Mo HSPA+ vs. VZW 3G come to mind. If you rarely leave your area and someone has better coverage and faster speeds than VZW, then Verizon’s not the best for you. Of course, if you live in an area with strong VZW LTE coverage or if you travel often, the choice is clearly VZW as the better carrier. YMMV, as they say.

But when it comes to cost, AT&T is often the same price as VZW, so price doesn’t automatically denote quality in this case, either. I’ll agree that it’s always a good idea to spring for the best carrier in your usage area, though. A superphone is worthless if it can’t get a signal.

That’s too bad; there are a lot of great options out there for Android handsets that aren’t on Verizon, but it sounds like VZW is the best carrier for you. Here’s hoping you get the Nexus Prime in the near future.

I’m on VZW and T-Mo. I live in Colorado Springs, so we get really good T-Mo coverage with fairly decent “4G” speeds (more like 3G+, but it’s still at about 3-5Mbps which is plenty good enough; VZW 3G around here is at about 0.5-1Mbps).

I had 2 OG Droids for my wife and me, but I traded them for 2 7″ tablets (perfect size for a tab) and a flip phone (until I get SIP calling worked out). We’re getting LTE soon, though, so I might stick with VZW for my next device. I really don’t like being tied to them, though, because their device selection of late hasn’t been impressive to me. If I didn’t have good coverage with T-Mo, though, I probably would have stayed with VZW and lived with the limited device list.

Love the idea! Samsung has the ability to make something like that happen, as does Moto (look at all the Galaxy S variants out there, and now SGSII variants). For instance, I bought the OG Droid for the slider, but after getting used to Swype I never slid the keyboard out again. I’d love a SAMOLED+ screen, but I don’t need a FFC.

Great concept! Let’s hope Google/Moto buy Sprint and make all this a reality. On-contract phones purchased and customised via an online portal ala Dell-type configuring. That would be awesome!